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  • Have You Ever Noticed That Good Feeling That You ...

    Contributed by Michael Trask on Jan 18, 2007
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    Have you ever noticed that good feeling that you get when you give of yourself? Perhaps you gave time to help someone with a flat tire on the side of the road, or perhaps you helped a lost child be reunited with his mother in a crowd, or maybe when the clerk at the store gave you too much ...read more

  • What Does A Line That Goes Down The Middle Of The ...

    Contributed by Art Good on Jun 7, 2007
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    What does a line that goes down the middle of the road mean? Solid line, no passing. Stay on your own side of the road. Dotted line, like one in picture means you can pass if there is nothing coming the other way. Whether solid line or dotted line, reminds you that you are supposed to drive on ...read more

  • Faith Is Like This – You Are A Paratrooper. You ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Faith is like this – You are a paratrooper. You learn how to pack your chute. You crease the silk in just the right way, making sure that all the lines of the chute are not tangled. You fold it and pack it perfectly. You get in the plane and you fly to the drop zone. You hook up and wait for the ...read more

  • One Night A Drunkard Sat At A Table In A Bar, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    One night a drunkard sat at a table in a bar, drinking with his companions. Soon his wife came in and set a covered dish before him, saying, “Jack, you seem too busy to come home for supper, so I brought your supper to you.” As she left the saloon the man’s companions roared with laughter. Jack ...read more

  • John Fischer, On A Hill Too Far Away: Tells ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    John Fischer, On a Hill Too Far Away: tells about a church in Old Greenwich, CT which has a ten-foot cross located not on a wall or suspended from the ceiling or even on the steeple of the building. This cross is bolted firmly in front of the platform not three feet from where the preacher ...read more

  • The Ability To Read And To Study God's Word For ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 23, 2007
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    The ability to read and to study God’s Word for yourself, gives you a great step up in your battle with temptations and trails. The Puritans thought reading was so important that in 1647 they passed the “Old Deluder Satan Act”, the first law in the United States requiring public education be ...read more

  • A Boy Entered A Grocery Store And Asked The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Oct 12, 2007
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    A boy entered a grocery store and asked the grocer for a box of Duz detergent. The grocer was puzzled and asked why he wanted a box of Duz. The boy said that he was going to wash his cat. The grocer said, “Youlg man, you shouldn’t wash your cat with this kind of soap.” However, the boy insisted ...read more

  • Dr. James Dobson Writes In "Preparing For ...

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Nov 29, 2007
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    • Dr. James Dobson writes in “Preparing For Adolescence” that there are several important things to note about emotions (Pgs. 124-136): o They are cyclical-no one stays up to long or down to long…we go from high to low and back again. o Don’t rely solely on impressions…be sure your inner voices are ...read more

  • The Great British Admiral Lord Nelson Was Known ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 29, 2007
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    The great British admiral Lord Nelson was known for treating vanquished opponents with courtesy and kindness. After one naval victory a defeated officer strode confidently across the quarterdeck of Nelson’s ship and offered the admiral his hand. With his own hand remaining at his side, Nelson ...read more

  • Creation Was Good! In A Scene Of The Television ...

    Contributed by Timothy Dolan on Jan 5, 2008
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    Creation was good! In a scene of the television show ‘Joan of Arcadia’(which is not always theologically correct by the way) Joan asks God to prove that He is God. He asks Joan, “now.. how might I do that?” She says, “do a miracle or something.” God says, “what about that,” as He points to a ...read more

  • Lying Is So Ingrained In Our Culture That We've ...

    Contributed by Darren Mccormick on Feb 26, 2008
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    Lying is so ingrained in our culture that we’ve come to joke about some of the more common lies. Doug Mushrow has written an article titled “19 Great American Lies.” Here are a few of the classics: [SLIDE] 1. The check is in the mail… [SLIDE] 2. Your table will be ready in a few ...read more

  • When The Gospel First Came To Africa, Some Of The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 10, 2008
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    When the gospel first came to Africa, some of the early converts became so passionate about prayer that they built their own private prayer huts. Each hut was set aside for just one person, and a path used only by that person led up to its door. If someone neglected the loving discipline of ...read more

  • Just Tell The Truth

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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    JUST TELL THE TRUTH A small boy was on the witness stand in an important lawsuit. The prosecuting attorney cross-examined him, then delivered, he thought, a crushing blow to the testimony. "Your father has been telling you how to testify, has he not?" "Yes," the lad replied and did not hesitate ...read more

  • We Are Living Life, Liberty And The ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Aug 16, 2008
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    We are living Life, Liberty and the Pursuit But sometimes we are pursuing the wrong things in the wrong direction. Did you hear the story about the elderly lady that had heard on the news about a car driving the wrong way on the interstate She was so worried that her husband was in danger that she ...read more

  • He's No ...

    Contributed by Loyd Taylor on Oct 29, 2008
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    HE’S NO STRANGER He’s the wisest man in the church There’s nothing he can’t do If you turn down your ministry He’ll be there to do it for you. He’s also a very faithful member And shows up right on time If you don’t honor your commitment He’ll cover you every time. He’s obviously very ...read more

  • Parenting "To Make My Child Happy"

    Contributed by Kerry O'neill on Mar 12, 2010
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    PARENTING "TO MAKE MY CHILD HAPPY" Several years ago, I was part of a great church in Omaha, Nebraska that ran a Christian school. When the parents of the students were surveyed and asked "What is your main role as a parent to your child?" the number one response was "To make my child happpy." ...read more

  • I'm Sorry…and Congratulations

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Sep 19, 2011
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    I'M SORRY...AND CONGRATULATIONS After breaking up with his fiancée, a young man realized the error of his ways when he wrote: "Dearest Marie, No words could ever express the great unhappiness I’ve felt since breaking our engagement. Please say you'll take me back. No one could ever take your place ...read more

  • What You Don't Know

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Nov 12, 2011
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    WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW They say, "What you don't know can't hurt you." But it's not true, is it? Suppose your house is invaded by termites that are eating away at the studs and beams and rafters, and you don't know it. Suppose you are on an extended trip but you left water boiling on the ...read more

  • The Antichrist In Jewish Literature

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 23, 2012
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    THE ANTICHRIST IN JEWISH LITERATURE In Jewish literature, the Antichrist was sometimes referred to as Belial. According to the Jewish Encyclopedia, "in Jewish circles in the pre-Christian period the expectation was prevalent of the appearance of Belial (one of Satan's lieutenants) if not of Satan ...read more

  • The Worst Boss Ever

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 11, 2018
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    What if you had a boss that demanded that you check in with him every ten minutes no matter what? What if he required that even if you were in the middle of other important work in your office? What if he demanded that whether you were at the office or at home? What if he required that even if ...read more