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  • Greedy Monkey

    Contributed by David Baeder on Jun 9, 2009
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    GREEDY MONKEY Have you heard of the mischievous monkey? He was running loose and getting into people's houses and stealing food. Try as they may, the town’s people could not capture the monkey. One man had an idea. He got a very large jar with a very narrow neck and put some peanuts in the ...read more

  • From Aaron Saufley- My New Book

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 3, 2009
     | 1,999 views

    From Aaron Saufley- My new book "The Jumbo Shrimp Gospel" was inspired by a conversation I had with my 7 year old. I read her the part of Jesus’ sermon on the mount where Jesus talked about turning the other cheek and getting undressed when someone takes your shirt (yeah, that’s what he said). ...read more

  • When Michelangelo Looked At A Particular Piece ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 11, 2009
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    When Michelangelo looked at a particular piece of marble, he saw what ended up being his sculpture Angel Holding a Candelabra. Asked about how he created such beautiful artwork out of a simple marble slab, he said, “I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.” When God looks at ...read more

  • Saved And Saving - D. L. Moody Shared ...

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 14, 2009
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    SAVED AND SAVING - D. L. Moody shared this: One day I saw a steel engraving that I liked very much. I thought it was the finest thing I ever had seen, at the time, and I bought it. It was a picture of a woman coming out of the water, and clinging with both arms to the cross. There she came out ...read more

  • The Power Of Hope

    Contributed by Gary Birch on Dec 6, 2009
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    THE POWER OF HOPE I read that a few years ago some researchers performed an experiment to see the affect hope has on those undergoing hardship. Two sets of laboratory rats were placed in separate tubs of water. The researchers left one set in the water, and found that within an hour they had all ...read more

  • Janet Reno, Attorney General Of The United States ...

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jun 2, 2010
     | 1,520 views

    Janet Reno, Attorney General of the United States during the Clinton administration, was interviewed on “60 Minutes” on June 26, 1999. She seems to hold this ancient opinion of Christians. Here is how she defined a cultist: A cultist is one who has a strong belief in the Bible and the Second ...read more

  • God Uses People Like Derrick

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 17, 2011
     | 2,361 views

    GOD USES PEOPLE LIKE DERRICK In Dayton, Ohio, attorney Derrick Farmer gave a motivational talk to at-risk teens. Derrick is 48 years old and has been an attorney since 1999. Now, what was unusual about this event was that it was picketed by 30 Dayton police officers. Why? When Derrick was 16 years ...read more

  • Quotations On Humility

    Contributed by Billy Nale on Apr 20, 2011
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    QUOTATIONS ON HUMILITY "I have three precious things which I hold fast and prize. The first is gentleness; the second frugality; the third is humility, which keeps me from putting myself before others. Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before ...read more

  • Relax And Lower Your Branches  PRO

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Nov 2, 2011
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     | 1,954 views

    RELAX AND LOWER YOUR BRANCHES Several years ago, the Wall Street Journal carried a story about Sally, an overly conscientious youngster who made herself miserable over the smallest failures and setbacks. Early one fall, while the leaves were still on the trees, there was an exceptionally heavy ...read more

  • Picking And Choosing  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 28, 2012
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    PICKING AND CHOOSING An extremely nervous patient came to his dentist for root canal surgery. He was brought into the examining room and made comfortable in the reclining dental chair. The dentist then injected a numbing agent around the patient's tooth, and left the room for a few minutes while ...read more

  • New Moms: An Amazing Design Feature

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 22, 2012
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    NEW MOMS: AN AMAZING DESIGN FEATURE After a woman gives birth, when she is holding her baby, her core body temperature will raise by as much as 2 degrees in order to help keep the baby warm. Research has shown that even tiny premature babies can be kept warm with skin to skin contact with their ...read more

  • The Word Of God

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 9, 2012
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     | 5,965 views

    ILLUS: (I had 6 plastic see through pitchers on stage… one of which was full of water. Holding up an empty pitcher I said…) Imagine this empty pitcher represents that nation of Israel. (I began to pour water from the full pitcher into the empty one). God poured out His will and wisdom into them. ...read more

  • Wild Bill Resurrected?

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Apr 15, 2013
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     | 3,359 views

    WILD BILL RESURRECTED? In 1876, Wild Bill Hickock was killed in Deadwood, SD by Jack McCall while playing poker at the Nuttal and Mann's Saloon. You may recall that he was holding what has been referred to as the "Dead Man's Hand" (2 8s and 2 Aces -- all black with an unknown 5th card). He was ...read more

  • Give Into God

    Contributed by Bruce Lee on Jun 15, 2015
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    Psalm 66:18 "If I regard iniquity in my heart the Lord will not hear." Have you ever felt an unfamiliar and strange feeling like you should be talking to God? That is simply soul searching. It is actually God reaching out to you. But sin blocks that connection. When you "regard" or "cherish" ...read more

  • F.e.a.r

    Contributed by Alexier Mayes on Aug 8, 2017
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    Theres a song written by Ian Brown, known most famously as the Lead Singer from Manchester Band 'The Stone Roses' The song simply entitled FEAR uses the letters of the word to describe a sentence and the most poignant one of all states:- FINAL EXECUTION AND RESURRECTION Four words which mean ...read more

  • Baksheesh

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 27, 2018
     | 3,244 views

    Donald Barhhouse says, “One of the first words learned by the traveler in India is “baksheesh.” Multitudes of begars hold out their hands and say this one word. Preaching through an interpreter, I had occasion to speak of salvation as the gift of God. I emphasized the word. It is a gift. I ...read more

  • Loving One Another.

    Contributed by Roy Fowler on Sep 13, 2020
     | 4,361 views

    There is a song where a woman with a flat tire on a cold wet and very dark night, has a man stop to help her change her flat tire. He won't take money for helping her but tells her to pass it on to someone else that she can help. She stops at a dinner and tips the pregnant waitress that looks ...read more

  • Anxiety And Relationships

    Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Dec 27, 2020
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     | 2,451 views

    Anxiety can be the ruin or the salvation of our relationships. It is an alarm mechanism. It alerts us to potential danger. But sometimes it goes off too often or quickly. Sometimes we do not seem able to regulate it. Shocked, we lash out, hold our ground, or retreat. However, anxiety can be our ...read more

  • Soldier For Life

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jul 2, 2021
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     | 1,954 views

    While I am honored and privileged to have served in my country's military, my desire now is to serve honorably in the army of Jesus Christ. I want to be able to serve on the battlefield, I want to live the life of a warrior. I am too old to serve my country, but I pray for many years to do ...read more

  • Doug Goins, Pastor At Peninsula Bible Church In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
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    Doug Goins, pastor at Peninsula Bible Church in California has written... There are also many temptations that can capture our attention, trying to seduce us with false promises. There are many books (in Christian book stores), video tapes, and seminars that will tell us what we can add to God to ...read more

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