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  • The Story Is Told Of A Young Man Who Had Just ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Visser on Feb 20, 2006
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     | 2,691 views

    The story is told of a young man who had just started his new job in the produce department of a grocery store, when a woman came up to him asking to buy a half head of lettuce. As politely as he could, the young man said that “In this store, we don’t sell half heads of lettuce, we sell whole ...read more

  • World Class Failures  PRO

    Contributed by Kay Kurtz on Oct 26, 2006
    based on 31 ratings
     | 5,099 views

    World class failures: * There was a guy, a general, who lost two-thirds of all the battles he fought in the American Revolution. George Washington. He won the war. * There was another guy who graduated 42nd out of a class of 43. Then he went out and conquered Europe. Napoleon. * There’s a guy ...read more

  • Lowell Ogden Tells The Story Of A Little Boy Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 34 ratings
     | 3,761 views

    Lowell Ogden tells the story of a little boy who lived out in the country around the turn of the century. He had never seen a traveling circus, and one was coming to his town on Saturday. The lad asked his father for permission to go and his dad said that he could, providing his chores were done ...read more

  • Standing On A Small Platform, A Reader Calls Out ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 24, 2007
     | 1,490 views

    Standing on a small platform, a reader calls out names, “Michael Hyde. Donald Jackson. Jose Munoz.” The names being read were those engraved on “The Wall.” No one calls it anything else. It was once highly controversial. This was not a statue, no soldier on horseback, but a black granite gash ...read more

  • In 2003 The Us Census Bureau Reported An Increase ...

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Oct 11, 2007
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     | 1,104 views

    In 2003 the US Census Bureau reported an increase in poverty among Americans; nearly 35,000,000 Americans live below the poverty level. What exactly does it mean to be poor? And how many of us might qualify as being poor? Perhaps when you see how much American poor have you will quickly realize ...read more

  • You Know, It Does You No Good To Find A Treasure ...  PRO

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Oct 11, 2007
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     | 1,511 views

    You know, it does you no good to find a treasure if you don’t know what you’ve got. Now, I’m the kind who always thinks a treasure might be around the corner. I haven’t ever bought lottery tickets or anything like that, but I used to always play those prize-winning games they had at McDonalds. ...read more

  • When Larry Crabbe, Christian Psychologist And ...

    Contributed by Amanda Wilson on Oct 20, 2007
     | 1,571 views

    When Larry Crabbe, Christian psychologist and author, became a father, he decided he was going to do parenting right! So Larry made sure he hugged his sons and told them he loved them. He had father-son talks, dinners and camping trips. He personally saw to it that his sons had a thorough ...read more

  • The Great Evangelist George Whitefield Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Don Jones on Mar 19, 2007
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    The great evangelist George Whitefield was relating the difficulties of the gospel ministry to some friends. He said that he was weary of the burdens and was glad that his work would soon be over and that he would depart this earthly scene to be with Christ. The others admitted having similar ...read more

  • God Of All Comfort

    Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Aug 25, 2009
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    GOD OF ALL COMFORT I remember one time, when I was around 10 years old, I went to summer camp with my church for the first time. This was the longest I had been away from home. I remember the first few nights being so homesick. I cried for my mom and dad. I missed them so much and all I wanted to ...read more

  • Proud Former Famous Athlete Humbled At Nursing ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2009
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    Proud Former Famous Athlete Humbled at Nursing Home We have a choice of either humbling ourselves or being humiliated. There was an elderly man who was once a famous, award-winning athlete in track and field. He had a room full of plaques and statues and framed certificates. Years after retiring ...read more

  • Abraham's Upheaval

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Mar 9, 2010
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    ABRAHAM'S UPHEAVAL I understand the UPHEAVAL OF MOVING to a different city. Packing endless boxes of books, dismantling beds and throwing out all the junk we have accumulated over time - big job. Then watching a huge truck back into our driveway, and take it all away. We have done all that many ...read more

  • Saint Patrick  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 15, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,000 views

    SAINT PATRICK Historical Background of Patrick: Patrick lived in the fifth century, a time of rapid change and transition. In many ways we might say that those times of turbulence and uncertainty were not unlike our own. The Roman Empire was beginning to break up, and Europe was about to enter ...read more

  • He Knows Me  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 4, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
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    HE KNOWS ME David Redding tells of having a big, black Scottish shepherd as a pet when he was growing up on a farm in the country. He named the dog Teddy and they became inseparable companions. Teddy would wait on him to come home from school at the bus stop. Teddy slept at the foot of his bed. ...read more

  • An Understanding Of The Rapture Can Be Gained ...

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Oct 5, 2010
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    An understanding of the Rapture can be gained from understanding the Jewish Wedding Tradition. IN THE JEWISH WEDDING TRADITION, • As the young man becomes of age to marry, • He builds a room onto his father’s house, • So there will be a place • For him and his bride to live. WHEN THE YOUNG ...read more

  • The Mother Of The Holiness Movement

    Contributed by John Putty on Apr 5, 2011
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    THE MOTHER OF THE HOLINESS MOVEMENT From the book, "The Cure of All Ills", Revivalist record the impact of the prayer life of Phobe Palmer in the holiness movement. In this spiral of spiritual, social, moral and political degeneracy of the decade preceding 1857, God looked for a man, but he found ...read more

  • Smoke Alarms

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 11, 2011
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    SMOKE ALARMS This is one of my smoke alarms. (HIT BUZZER) Annoying, isn’t it? Now a smoke alarm is supposed to go off if the house is on fire. But mine goes off more often than that. Generally my smoke alarm goes off when I’m cooking (yes I’ve burnt my food). And when the smoke from burnt ...read more

  • In Philadelphia

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Jul 2, 2011
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    IN PHILADELPHIA My father died in a Philadelphia hospital in 1999. Some weeks before his death, I was able to spend a few days with him. I stayed at the home of some friends in Washington Crossing, just a few miles north of Philadelphia, and each day I would drive into the city. The first morning ...read more

  • Forgotten Steps

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 7, 2012
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    FORGOTTEN STEPS A man who was not an architect decided to draw the plans for his new home. He was very proud of what he had done. He hired a builder with the firm understanding that he would follow the blueprints exactly. "You may not like my plans, but they suit me. So don't even try to ...read more

  • The Obedience Of Gladys Aylward

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jan 23, 2013
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    THE OBEDIENCE OF GLADYS AYLWARD Gladys Aylward, missionary to China, during the 1930s as a young woman she left her home in England and sailed to China. Here she opened a home for orphaned children who'd been left to starve or wander the streets. When the Japanese invaded China, Gladys was forced ...read more

  • I Think It's Jesus In The Liimo

    Contributed by Joe Tilton on Jun 4, 2013
     | 2,143 views

    I THINK IT'S JESUS IN THE LIMO The Oklahoma Conference Leader Bishop Hayes is returning home after a speaking engagement. When his plane arrives, there is a limousine there to transport him to his home in Oklahoma City. As he prepares to get into the limo, he stops and speaks to the driver. "You ...read more