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  • The Most Precious Possession That Ever Comes To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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     | 1,951 views

    The most precious possession that ever comes to a man in this ...read more

  • Toilets And Stamps! (07.19.05--Pride--Nehemiah ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jul 17, 2005
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    Toilets and Stamps! (07.19.05--Pride--Nehemiah 3:5) The goal was now in sight! What I had worked so hard for, was suddenly staring me in the face and it was so great to have achieved what I had worked so hard for. Potential realized, the prize won, perhaps now, I could let up a bit. I had been ...read more

  • Mccartney's Video Illustration: From The Movie ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 20, 2004
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    McCartney’s Video Illustration: From The movie “The Great Escape” preview of the movie. The movie is about Allied soldiers who planned and executed “The Great Escape” from a German Prisoner of War camp in WWII. The movie focuses on how determined these soldiers were to escape from their present ...read more

  • In Our Basement We Have A Piece Of Paper Stapled ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 8, 2005
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    In our basement we have a piece of paper stapled to a door frame. About twice a year I bring all the grandkids to the basement and they stand against the door frame to measure how tall they are and how much they have grown. The paper is covered with lines, beside which are their names and dates. ...read more

  • A Man Was Hired To Paint The Lines On The Highway ...

    Contributed by James Westmoreland on Oct 23, 2006
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    A man was hired to paint the lines on the highway that divide the lanes. Now the company didn’t have a lot of resources so he had to do his painting on foot. After the first day at work his supervisor was very impressed when he learned that this new employee had painted three miles’ worth of ...read more

  • There Was A Mental Hospital That Devised A Very ...

    Contributed by Chris Edmondson on May 26, 2007
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    There was a mental hospital that devised a very unusual test to determine whether their patients were ready to go back into the real world. They took the mental patients who looked like they were making progress into a room where they had a water faucet that was turned on, and water was draining ...read more

  • I've Heard The Statement, "There Are No Atheists ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jun 3, 2007
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    I’ve heard the statement, “There are no atheists in a foxhole.” It’s true that a man who ignored God all his life will probably call out to Him when he’s facing enemy fire. But how much better to be like the World War II General I read about. Lt. General Sir William Dobbie was Governor General of ...read more

  • In One Of His Meetings, D.l. Moody Was Explaining ...

    Contributed by Andy Grossman on Jun 18, 2008
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    In one of his meetings, D.L. Moody was explaining to his audience the truth that we cannot bring about spiritual changes in our lives by our own strength. He demonstrated the principal like this: "Tell me," he said to his audience, "how can I get the air out of the tumbler I have in my hand?" One ...read more

  • Calms The Storm

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Dec 2, 2008
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    CALMS THE STORM God is greater than any problem we will ever face, and Jesus is able to calm any storm. In 1993, I had the privilege of preaching the funeral for Bro. Moses Lee. Bro. Lee served for many years as a pastor in Franklin, Tensas and Winn Parishes, later on he served in the Mobile area. ...read more

  • Philippi And Ebay

    Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Jul 30, 2011
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    PHILIPPI AND EBAY How would you rate your self as a Christian on a scale from 1 to 10? Better yet how would your family and friends rate you on the same scale? People see you and I on a different perspective than we do ourselves. For the people who have Internet, I’m sure have encountered eBay at ...read more

  • Just Didn't Work Right  PRO

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Aug 13, 2012
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    JUST DIDN'T WORK RIGHT My parents bought my 16 year old daughter her first car, a 1970 VW Beetle. While it was cute and a collector car, it wouldn’t run right. Even though it had been a gift from her grandparents, it cost as much in repairs as a new car would have cost in payments. While it had ...read more

  • About Nine Years Ago, They Found That Their ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Oct 20, 2007
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    About nine years ago, they found that their worship service had lost its spark Senior minister Mike Pilavachi says, “We seemed to be going through the motions, but I noticed that although we were singing the songs, our hearts, were far from Him.” They became too focused on what they liked about the ...read more

  • A Little Boy Was Asked, "What Is A Saint?" He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Curtis Kittrell on Aug 20, 2003
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    A little boy was asked, "What is a saint?" He replied, "A saint is a person who lets the light shine through." Evidently he got this idea by watching the sun shine through the prophets and other great people of God in the stained-glass windows of his church. But he was certainly not far off base. A ...read more

  • Effects Of Sin

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 28, 2004
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    Effects of Sin How does a worm get inside an apple? Perhaps you think the worm burrows in from the outside. No, scientists have discovered that the worm comes from inside. But how does he get in there? Simple! An insect lays an egg in the apple blossom. Sometime later, the worm hatches in the ...read more

  • Ah, Dearest Jesus, Holy Child  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
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    Ah, dearest Jesus, holy Child, Make thee a bed, soft, undefiled, Within my heart, that it may be A quiet chamber kept for Thee. My heart for very joy doth leap, My lips no more can silence keep, I too must sing, with joyful tongue, That sweetest ancient cradle song, Glory to God in highest ...read more

  • Worry

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Worry A great percentage of our illnesses is in some way related to worry and anxiety and stress. In fact, the #1 killer in America is heart disease. • 38% of all deaths are heart related and many of those are related to hypertension, high blood pressure and anxiety. • Worry has been linked to ...read more

  • Signal Hill . . .

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2008
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    Signal Hill . . . In that night, I heard the city, and God’s voice spoke to my heart. I heard wives and husbands screaming at each other. I heard dogs barking, cars screeching, sirens blaring and guns shooting. I heard the things that Jesus hears when He listens to the city and I began to weep. In ...read more

  • Sinful ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 14, 2010
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    Sinful Nature How does a worm get inside an apple? Perhaps you think the worm burrows in from the outside. No, scientists have discovered that the worm comes from inside. But how does he get in there? Simple! An insect lays an egg in the apple blossom. Sometime later, the worm hatches in the ...read more

  • After The Baptism

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 28, 2012
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    AFTER THE BAPTISM Recently my 7-year-old son was baptized at nearby Lake Tahoe. With tears streaming down my face, I watched as he came out of the water, then excitedly asked if he felt any different. "Yeah, Mom, I do," he replied. "Now I have water up my nose!" (Leslie A. Williamson, ...read more

  • Andrew Carnegie Made Millions In The Steel ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2002
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    Andrew Carnegie made millions in the steel industrial. He worked hard helping the poor and underprivileged. Once a socialist came to see him in his office and soon was railing against the injustice of Carnegie having so much money. In his view, wealth was meant to be divided equally. Carnegie asked ...read more