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  • On A Particularly Rough Airplane Flight, A Lady ...  PRO

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Apr 26, 2004
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    On a particularly rough airplane flight, a lady became very airsick. Her shoulders drooped, and her head slumped forward - she was totally wiped out. The stewardess came by to help her. "Come, come now," she said, "buck up and get control of yourself. Sit up and take courage." She put her arm under ...read more

  • After Hearing And Reading All The Health Warnings ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Sep 6, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,457 views

    After hearing and reading all the health warnings the media consistently blesses us with, someone wrote this tongue-in-cheek observation. "Brace yourself. Somewhere, they’re plotting the scare of the week. Air is polluted; water is too. Fish that swim in it are not good for you. Fresh fruits and ...read more

  • My Attempt To Help Bring Clarity And ...  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Sep 20, 2007
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    My attempt to help bring clarity and understanding to the commandments may be out done by “The Hillbilly’s Ten Commandments.” These are the simple down home interpretation of the Ten Commandments as posted on the wall at Cross Trails Church in Louisville, KY. (1) Just one God (2) Put nothin’ ...read more

  • Xxxchurch Was Founded By Craig Gross, With ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 2, 2008
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    XXXChurch was founded by Craig Gross, with help. They have a website at XXXchurch.com. The guys who run it are Christians, and they pioneered a ministry to reach people who are caught in pornography – not just who buy it and view it, but the people who are running the industry. For a few years ...read more

  • Missionary, Fred Craddock, Buys Pastries For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 12, 2009
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    Missionary, Fred Craddock, buys pastries for German-Jewish Refugees In the 1940s, Fred Craddock began serving as a missionary to India. When World War II ended, Craddock’s church wired him funds for a steamer ticket to return home. Arriving in his port of departure on Christmas day, Craddock ...read more

  • A Young Girl Got Saved In A Powerful Revival That ...

    Contributed by Steven Spence on Jul 20, 2010
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    A YOUNG GIRL GOT SAVED IN A POWERFUL REVIVAL THAT WAS BEING HELD AT HER CHURCH. AND THAT AFTERNOON SHE WAS RUNNING THROUGH THE HOUSE SINGING AND DANCING AND JUST FULL OF JOY. WHEN HER GRANDFATHER STOPPED HER. AND SAID... “YOU OUGHT TO BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF. YOU JUST JOINED THE CHURCH AND ...read more

  • Holding Confirmed Tickets

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 31, 2010
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    HOLDING CONFIRMED TICKETS Sometime when you're in an airport, observe the difference between passengers who hold confirmed tickets and those who are on standby. The ones with confirmed tickets read newspapers, chat with their friends or sleep. The ones on standby hang around the ticket ...read more

  • Pursuit Of Happiness

    Contributed by Larry Hinkle on Dec 12, 2019
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    A disgruntled early American once complained to Ben Franklin, “so where is all this happiness that the Constitution was supposed to guarantee me?” Franklin is said to have responded, “The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it ...read more

  • Mere Human Reason

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Sep 17, 2008
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    Martin Luther said to Erasmus: "Mere human reason can never comprehend how God is good and merciful; and therefore you make yourself a god of your own fancy, who hardens nobody, condemns nobody, pities everybody. You cannot comprehend how a just God can condemn those who are born in sin, and ...read more

  • A Pardon Must Be Accepted  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Dec 31, 2008
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    A PARDON MUST BE ACCEPTED About the year 1830, a man named George Wilson killed a government employee who caught him in the act of robbing the mails. He was tried and sentenced to be hanged. However, President Andrew Jackson sent him a pardon. But Wilson did a strange thing. He refused to accept ...read more

  • Two Irishmen, Pat And Mike, Had Narrowly Escaped ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 25, 2009
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    Two Irishmen, Pat and Mike, had narrowly escaped death on a sinking ship. They were floundering around in icy ocean waters on a couple of planks. Pat was addicted to the grossest profanity, so he thought he ought to repent of it, so the Lord would come to their rescue. Mike thought Pat’s theology ...read more

  • Judgement And Mercy - 2 Sides Of The Same Coin

    Contributed by John Bright on Apr 27, 2021
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    Mercy and Judgement are two sides of the same coin – We often put different parts of God’s character (attributes) into conflict. If we declare God as merciful, can He still bring righteous judgement? Let me share an example to help you understand the connection between mercy and judgment. If you ...read more

  • The Word Of God.

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Jan 2, 2007
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    1. Speak the Word of God. 2. Believe the Word of God. I tell the students that I teach in our schools around the world to stand and repeat these words before each session. a. Lord, give me ears to hear. b. Lord, give me a mind to ...read more

  • Another Aspect On Being Broken Is In The Words ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Another aspect on being broken is in the words of Vance Havner who said, "God uses broken things. It takes broken soil to produce a crop, broken clouds to give rain, broken grain to give bread, broken bread to give strength. It is the broken alabaster box that gives forth perfume . . . it is ...read more

  • The Golden ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 15, 2010
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    The Golden Rule Four men sit down together. In the discussion they start to speak about what is called “the Golden Rule,” and how it is understood. The first speaks. “Leviticus 19 says, “Love your neighbour as yourself.” But who is my neighbour? The great rabbi Hillel, who is one of the main ...read more

  • During World War Ii This Slogan Was Often Heard: ...

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Feb 6, 2007
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    During World War II this slogan was often heard: ¡§Give until it hurts.¡¨ And people did! Some have taken this same SLOGAN and applied it to Christian GIVING. I¡¦ve heard preachers say, ¡§If you haven¡¦t GIVEN UNTIL IT HURTS, then you haven¡¦t GIVEN nearly enough.¡¨ Yet, this ...read more

  • God Wants To Trade

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 7, 2019
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    God wants to trade your dry barren ground for a fertile garden ; He wants to trade your weeds for beautiful flowers ; He wants to take our anxiety and give us assurance (everything is all right) ; He wants to give us faith instead of fear ; He wants to take your curses and give you blessings ; He ...read more

  • Well, There Is A Christian Connection With All ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Tkachuk on Dec 21, 2004
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    Well, there is a Christian connection with all of things we think about at Christmas including gift giving and Christ’s birthday. We give gifts because we attempt to humbly imitate God the Father who gave His Son as His gift to us on that first Christmas morning. Gifts were also brought by the ...read more

  • C.s. Lewis Said, "I Do Not Believe One Can Settle ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    C.S. LEWIS SAID, "I DO NOT BELIEVE ONE CAN SETTLE HOW MUCH WE OUGHT TO GIVE. I AM AFRAID THE ONLY SAFE RULE IS TO GIVE MORE THAN WE CAN ...read more

  • The Heart

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jun 24, 2009
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    THE HEART We say "I give you my heart..." Maybe we should say, "God, give me Your heart." Let my heart beat with the heartbeat of God...Let my heart be broken by what breaks his heart..." God is chasing you...will you come to Him? You need a heart transplant - He ...read more