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  • Ingrid Trobisch, Reflecting On The Death Of Her ...

    Contributed by Todd Leupold on Nov 3, 2008
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    Ingrid Trobisch, reflecting on the death of her husband, Walter – a godly man whose writings have ministers to millions – wrote in an article for Partnership magazine (Sept-Oct. 1985): "It took me many years to learn that no man on this earth can satisfy the deepest longings of a woman's heart. ...read more

  • What Riches Of Grace

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    Charles Spurgeon said: "What riches of grace does free forgiveness exhibit! To forgive at all, to forgive fully, to forgive freely, to forgive ever! Here is a constellation of wonders, and when I think of how great my sins were, how dear were the precious drops which cleansed me from them, I am ...read more

  • Hope For A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2009
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    HOPE FOR A CHANGE In the Peanuts comic strip, we find Snoopy thinking to himself: "Yesterday I was a dog. Today I’m a dog. Tomorrow I’ll probably still be a dog. Ohh...there’s so little hope for advancement." Well, there is hope for those who have a dog’s life, but the change will require them ...read more

  • Church Health Services

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009
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    CHURCH HEALTH SERVICES Nearly 70% of U.S. churches provide direct health services and 65% provide educational health programs, according to the National Council of Churches (NCC) USA Congregational Health Survey. Only 6.4% offer no programs of any kind in health care ministries. The congregations ...read more

  • I Heard About An Expert In Diamonds Who Happened ...

    Contributed by Todd Catteau on Feb 24, 2009
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    I heard about an expert in diamonds who happened to be seated on an airplane beside a woman with a huge diamond on her finger. Finally, the man introduced himself and said, "I couldn’t help but notice your beautiful diamond. I am an expert in precious stones. Please tell me about that stone." She ...read more

  • You Don't Have To See To Believe

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Mar 10, 2009
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    YOU DON'T HAVE TO SEE TO BELIEVE Mt. Diablo is only about 3,500 feet, but it is very noticeable as it sits all alone in the Concord, California valley. Before I called them "God sightings" I found myself caught up in an "aha" moment as I looked at the cloud covered Mt. Diablo. I couldn’t help but ...read more

  • Church Is Good For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009
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    CHURCH IS GOOD FOR MARRIAGE Married couples who attend church services frequently are happier and more likely to succeed in their marriages than those who don’t attend church often or not at all, finds a Univ. of Virginia study. 70% of husbands who attend church regularly are “very happy” in their ...read more

  • Finishing The Race Together

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 8, 2009
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    FINISHING THE RACE TOGETHER Several years ago, five handicapped finalists gathered at the starting line for the Special Olympics. They had all trained hard for this day. Hearts were pounding. And each one wanted to win. The starter’s gun discharged and the athletes exploded from their crouched ...read more

  • Steven Jobs Was The Founder Of Apple Computers. ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Dec 24, 2009
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    Steven Jobs was the founder of Apple Computers. There came a point in time when the company was struggling and he approached John Sculley – who was head of one of the divisions of Pepsi Cola – to come on board and help lead them out of difficulty. Sculley kept resisting and Jobs kept persisting. ...read more

  • Shannon Of Cincinnati Bible College In Ohio. ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Feb 6, 2010
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    Shannon of Cincinnati Bible College in Ohio. “In Stockholm, Sweden, a lady was pinned beneath a streetcar. She was seriously injured and bleeding badly. A crowd collected. They tried to move the streetcar, but it was too heavy. There was nothing to do but wait for the heavy equipment to come. She ...read more

  • Valentinus  PRO

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Mar 18, 2010
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    VALENTINUS "Valentinus was the name of a young man who lived in Rome during reign of Claudius II when Christians were being persecuted. Although he was not a Christian, he helped them, but he was caught and put into prison. In prison he became a believer in Jesus. Because of this, Valentinus was ...read more

  • What Are You Prepared To Do?

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Apr 24, 2010
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    WHAT ARE YOU PREPARED TO DO? In the movie The Untouchables, Eliot Ness, played by Kevin Costner, is frustrated because he cannot bring down Al Capone. So he asks for a street wise Irish beat cop, played by Sean Connery, for his help. The Irish cop agrees under one condition. He said always be ...read more

  • Generosity

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Oct 21, 2010
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    You all probably remember the photos that Eve [our former children’s worker] brought back from Zambia of bags of grain lying in church as people had brought a true tithe, ten per cent of their crop to give to God. People in Africa have very little and yet are very generous. In this country ...read more

  • A Champion Blood Donor

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Nov 10, 2010
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    A CHAMPION BLOOD DONOR Joe Kerkofsky is America's blood-donor champion. The American Association of Blood Banks will honor the 62-year-old retired security guard at a special presentation in Chicago. Mr. Kerkofsky lost an arm in an accident when he was six. He was thence rejected for military ...read more

  • Shooting At The Saints

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
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    SHOOTING AT THE SAINTS It is said that when the British and French were fighting in Canada in the 1750s, Admiral Phipps was the commander of the British fleet. He was given orders to anchor outside Quebec. His orders were to wait for the British land forces to arrive, then support them when they ...read more

  • Would You Become A Dog?

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Dec 30, 2010
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    WOULD YOU BECOME A DOG? C. S. Lewis: “Lying at your feet is your dog. Imagine, for the moment, that your dog and every dog is in deep distress. Some of us love dogs very much. If it would help all the dogs in the world to become like men, would you be willing to become a dog? Would you put down ...read more

  • Recovery Is Connection

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 3, 2011
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    RECOVERY IS CONNECTION Henry Cloud in How People Grow writes, "Virtually every emotional and psychological problem, from addictions to depression, has alienation or emotional isolation at its core or close to it. Recovery from these problems involves helping people get more connected to each other ...read more

  • Preaching And Practicing

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Mar 20, 2011
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    PREACHING AND PRACTICING There were two doctors with the same name who lived a few doors apart. One doctor was a Christian and a lay preacher; the other doctor made no profession of faith. One night a rather sick person, who was also a Christian, and wanting help from a fellow believer, knocked ...read more

  • Hope Is

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Apr 25, 2011
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    HOPE IS Hope is faith in the immutable promise that miracles prevail when the darkness tries to win-out with cries of despair. Hope is a gift from God that helps us yearn, and live a life that believes and moves with the pledge of a better tomorrow. And what’s more, hope springs-forth ...read more

  • Saving A Stranger

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 23, 2011
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    SAVING A STRANGER In his book Open the Door Wide to Happy Living, T. Huffman Harris told of a young man named Eddie who became tired of life and decided to leap from a bridge into a turbulent river. Jim, a total stranger, saw Eddie being swept downstream and plunged into the water in an effort to ...read more