Contributed by Fred Sigle on Jun 29, 2006
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French writer Alexis de Tocqueville, after visiting America in 1831, said, “I sought for the greatness of the United States in her commodious harbors, her ample rivers, her fertile fields, and boundless forests—and it was not there. I sought for it in her rich mines, her vast world commerce, her
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jun 29, 2006
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I recently read in the National geographic magazine about a forest fire in Yellowstone national park, rangers found a bird literally petrified in ashes at a base of a tree. As the ranger touched the petrefied bird
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Baptist
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The Weight of a Prayer
Louise Redden, a poorly dressed lady with a look of defeat on her face, walked into a grocery store. She approached the owner of the store in a most humble manner and asked if he would let her charge a few groceries. She softly explained that her husband was very ill and
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Church Of God
Contributed by John Harvey on Jul 16, 2006
“The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today are Christians who acknowledge Jesus with their lips and walk out the door and deny him by their lifestyle. That is what an
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Baptist
Contributed by Monte Brown on Aug 23, 2006
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THE MASTER OF THE STORM
By James Rowe
Out on the ocean of life we sail,
Battered by many a raging gale,
Yet we are sure that we shall prevail,
No storm can His ship over whelm
Billows may threaten and winds may blow,
Courage and faith we shall always show;
Nothing can harm us as on we go,
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Baptist
Contributed by David Ward on Aug 26, 2006
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Dallas Willard writes: “As a child I lived in an area of southern Missouri where electricity was available only in the form of lightning. But in my senior year of high school the REA (Rural Electrification Administration) extended its lines into the area where we lived, and electrical power became
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Baptist
Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Sep 24, 2006
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John N. Oswalt, professor of Old Testament and Semitic languages, Asbury Theological Seminary (Wilmore, Kentucky): “Isaiah calls to mind historic events which would give credence to the eschatological [last times, end times, judgement] hope. Gideon and his people, faced by an oppressive horde,
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Oct 3, 2006
J. Calvin said in a sermon on Ephesians May 1558
“Although we cannot conceive either by argument or reason how God has elected us before the foundation of the world yet we know it by His declaring it to us; and experience itself
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Baptist
Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Oct 14, 2006
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Did you know that the most popular exotic fish is the shark. Did you know if they are kept in fish tanks they will grow in proportion to their surroundings. Yet fully mature shark can be as small as
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Baptist
Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Nov 5, 2006
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CHILREN’S SERMON
I once heard about a confrontation between a young boy and his mother.
The mother asked her son, "Young man, there were two cookies in the pantry this morning! May I ask how it happened that there’s only one now?"
The boy didn’t flinch but said, "It must’ve been so dark I didn’t
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Nov 10, 2006
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I read the story of a man riding down the road on a horse and cart when he saw a stranger struggling under a heavy load. He stopped and offered him a ride that was gladly accepted. But as they rode along together, he noticed the stranger still kept carrying the huge sack on his back. So he said,
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Baptist
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I saw a Peanuts cartoon with Lucy saying to Charlie Brown, "I hate everything. I hate everybody. I hate the whole wide world!"
Charlie Brown says, "But I thought you had inner peace."
Lucy
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Free Methodist
Contributed by Rusty Davidson on Feb 19, 2007
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Farmer felt called to preach. Sitting under a tree sees letters P and C in the clouds. Decides it means “Preach Christ.” Sells farm and equipment goes to preach. He was horrible. After a sermon a neighbor came to
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Baptist
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 20, 2007
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Marvin Rosenthal, writing in "Israel, My Glory," tells about a mother who was asked by a census taker how many children she had. She responded, "Well, there’s Billy and Harry and Martha and...." "Never mind the names," the man interrupted, "Just give me the number!"
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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The history of the world suggests that without love of God there is little likelihood of a love
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