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  • The Time Is Here! The Summer Is Over And School ...

    Contributed by Paul Dietz on Sep 12, 2008
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    The time is here! The summer is over and school is back in session! The time for our children’s learning process is back on schedule. Teachers are all geared up to instruct their students in all the skills of mathematics, language usage, social studies and the sciences. Last week I found a very ...read more

  • Dr. Paul Tripp Tells Of A Night In Which He Got ...

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Sep 17, 2008
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    Dr. Paul Tripp tells of a night in which he got home late from work after counseling all day and teaching an evening class at Westminster Seminary. He was tired and desperately wanted some relaxation time to read the paper, drink a diet coke and hit the remote control. Tripp had a plan for the ...read more

  • However, They Are Some Situations That Would Test ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 22, 2008
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    However, they are some situations that would test that conviction. Here is a story about one who lived by the principle of thanksgiving. It is a letter written years ago to Billy Graham. Dear Rev. Graham: You will probably never see this letter. I know, however, I feel compelled to write to ...read more

  • Have You Ever Heard Of George Mueller? One Day ...

    Contributed by Barry Edmondson on Nov 10, 2008
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    Have you ever heard of George Mueller? One day he looked down the streets of Bristol, England, & saw 100’s of homeless children. He was so moved with concern for them that he decided that something had to be done. He had only two pence in his pocket. That’s two cents. But he decided to start an ...read more

  • The Meaning Of Life

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    THE MEANING OF LIFE Atheist philosopher Bertrand Russell: "Unless you assume a God, the question of life's purpose is meaningless." (Quoted in Warren, The Purpose Driven Life, 17). Welsh scholar Rheinallt Williams: "There is nothing which arises more spontaneously from man's nature than the ...read more

  • The Ode To The Innkeeper  PRO

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Jan 1, 2009
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    THE ODE TO THE INNKEEPER The Innkeeper stands, he is guarding the door He's got all he wants, he has room for no more 'O yes, there's a stable, not fit for a king Have that if you like, it don't mean a thing. But don't come inside, I've so much to do I haven't the time to listen to you.' A night ...read more

  • Hope In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009
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    HOPE IN PERSECUTION Hope is a strange thing. It will give you confidence in the bleakest of times. But hope is not any good unless you have your hope in someone that will not let you down. There are a lot of things that we hope for, and a lot of things that we wish for. The hope I am talking about ...read more

  • Don't Be Cheap With The Seed

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2009
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    DON’T BE CHEAP WITH THE SEED In Canada, a believer operated a large grain farm. His spread included some twenty-five hundred acres. When asked how he planted the seed, he reached in a bin and pulled out an ear of corn. Then he proceeded to pop out the kernels one by one as he walked along, ...read more

  • No Talking Him Into ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
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    NO TALKING HIM INTO IT One lady said: Rushing to work, I was driving too fast and as a result was pulled over by the highway patrol. The state trooper noticed that my shirt had the name of a local high school on it. "I teach math there," I explained. The trooper smiled, and said, "Okay, here’s a ...read more

  • Einstein And The Driver  PRO

    Contributed by Reylourd Reyes on Mar 26, 2009
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    EINSTEIN AND THE DRIVER Let me end this message with a short story. Who among you knows Albert Einstein? I guess you graduating seniors know him. The one who formulated the E=MC2, which led to the discovery of the atomic bomb. When he discovered the formula, a lot of institutions invited him to ...read more

  • Down At The Upper Room, Sometimes There Are Guys ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Apr 13, 2009
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    Down at the Upper Room, sometimes there are guys down there that are simply repulsive. Most aren’t that bad. But there are a few. I remember Danny. He has passed on. But Danny was quite a case. He stank. He peed himself and the urine odor was enough to make you wretch. This is not an exaggeration. ...read more

  • Our God Is Still Able

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on May 14, 2009
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    OUR GOD IS STILL ABLE An officer in the first World War gives this account of God’s willingness and ability to save men from shot and shell when they pray. A German machine gun crew had their gun trained on an angle of our trenches where troops frequently passed back and forth and the casualties ...read more

  • Note The Contrast Between Fleeing And Pursuing. ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jun 23, 2009
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    Note the contrast between fleeing and pursuing. It is not enough to just stop doing things or at least stop the frequency of those things that do not honor God. Sometimes it is easy to think, “I just do it once in while. What’s the harm?” The problem is that people really do see what you’re saying. ...read more

  • Little Bethany Was As Cute As A Bug's Ear. The ...

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jul 22, 2009
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    Little Bethany was as cute as a bug's ear. The only child and the only grandchild, she was the center of attention. Discipline was not the strong suit of these new parents. They would feed her in the middle of the night, even though she was old enough to sleep through the night, because they ...read more

  • A Friend Of Mine Shared This With Me A Few Days ...

    Contributed by Robert Harmon on Aug 9, 2009
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    A friend of mine shared this with me a few days ago after suffering the loss of his beloved wife. She sent this to him the day she was involved in a serious car accident. He has found a great deal of peace from the words... G U I D A N C E Author Unknown When I meditated on the word GUIDANCE, I ...read more

  • Mistaken For Jesus  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Sep 3, 2009
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    MISTAKEN FOR JESUS Some years ago I heard an interesting story about a young boy living in Paris at the end of the World War II. He had been orphaned by the atrocities committed by the German forces. Now all alone, he was having to scrounge around the ruined city as best as he could to find ...read more

  • From Betty Lukens- A Roman Soldier's Letter To ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 26, 2009
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    From Betty Lukens- A Roman soldier’s letter to his parents in the 1st century AD. “But the most shocking experience I’ve had lately was over 40 men who denounced the gods to become Christians. They have really caused a stir. Nothing our priests could do, nothing they could offer them, nothing ...read more

  • Elisha Hoffman: A Burden Too Big To Bear  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2009
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    ELISHA HOFFMAN: A BURDEN TOO BIG TO BEAR Many New Testament promises have corresponding verses in the Old Testament that reinforce their power. When Peter, for example, said, ". . . casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you" (1 Peter 5:7), he was but restating David’s words in Psalm ...read more

  • Chief Justice Of Supreme Court Humble Enough To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 17, 2009
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    Chief Justice of Supreme Court Humble Enough to Stand Next to a Chinese Laundryman As Christians, we are to trust God the Holy Spirit by being completely humble. Let me share a story which gives us a picture of humility; maybe you will see yourself in this story: When Charles Evans Hughes was ...read more

  • Now Picture This. You Are Travelling In The ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Mar 10, 2010
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    NOW PICTURE THIS. You are travelling in the removal van with your wife and the driver. Your wife can't be a "back seat driver" because you don't even know where you are going. The driver thinks your crazy, when all of a sudden, God appears in the truck right beside you and says, "THIS IS IT! YOU ...read more