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  • A Poor Man In Ireland Was Plodding Home, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Stephen Wright on Nov 14, 2004
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    A poor man in Ireland was plodding home, carrying a huge bag of potatoes. A horse and wagon finally drew up alongside him and the driver invited the man to climb aboard. He sat down but continued to hold the heavy bag. When the driver suggested that the man set the bag down, he replied, “I don’t ...read more

  • I Remember The First Time I Was With Someone ...

    Contributed by Tim Richards on Sep 3, 2005
     | 1,597 views

    I remember the first time I was with someone when they died. Just before Lloyd passed from this life to the next he talked about how he saw someone holding his hands out to him. I believe he was talking about Jesus. The rest of in the room didn’t see Him, but we didn’t have ...read more

  • When Woody Hays Came To Coach Football At Ohio ...

    Contributed by Ben Randall on Feb 4, 2007
     | 1,182 views

    When Woody Hays came to coach football at Ohio State, he had been coaching at Denison University in Ohio, and his new surroundings took him by surprise. He says that when he stood in the 86,000 seat stadium of OSU it shook him. - He brought his young son with him, who was holding his hand ...read more

  • Abe Lincoln Told The Story Of A Blacksmith Who ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Abe Lincoln told the story of a blacksmith who heated a piece of iron in the forge, not knowing what he was going to make. At first he thought of shaping it into a horseshoe but changed his mind. After hammering on the iron for a while, he decided to try to make it into something else. By this time ...read more

  • Always Assume The Safest Position - George Adam ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    ALWAYS ASSUME THE SAFEST POSITION - George Adam Smith tells us that he was once climbing the Weisshorn above the Zermatt Valley with two guides on a stormy day. They had made the ascent on the sheltered side. Reaching the top, and exhilarated by the thought of the view before him, Smith sprang to ...read more

  • Sir George Adam Smith Tells How He And His Guide ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Sir George Adam Smith tells how he and his guide were climbing the Weisshorn in the Swiss Alps. It was stormy and they were making their climb on the sheltered side of the peak. When they reached the summit, they were filled with the exhilaration. Sir George forgot about the fierce winds, leaped up ...read more

  • I Choose Not To Be Arrogant Nor To Put My Hope In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Darryl Klassen on Jul 27, 2007
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     | 2,285 views

    I choose not to be arrogant nor to put my hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put my hope in God, who richly provides me with everything for my enjoyment. I choose to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. I choose to lay up treasures in heaven that ...read more

  • The Ten Commandments In Verse  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Oct 13, 2007
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    The Ten Commandments in Verse Above all else love God alone; Bow down to neither wood nor stone. God’s name refuse to take in vain; The Sabbath rest with care maintain. Respect your parents all your days; Hold sacred human life always. Be loyal to your chosen mate; Steal nothing, ...read more

  • A Young Roman Was Condemned To Death For Treason. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Stephen Wright on Oct 13, 2007
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    A young Roman was condemned to death for treason. At the end of the trial an older brother stepped forward. He had lost both arms fighting for Rome. Holding out the stumps he pleaded for his brother’s life. He confessed his brother’s guilt and that he was worthy of death, but he pleaded for his ...read more

  • Billy Graham Tells The Story Of A Little Boy Who ...

    Contributed by Matthew Sullivan on Feb 18, 2008
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    Billy Graham tells the story of a little boy who was frightened by the thunder and lightening during a terrible storm and he called out one night and said, “Daddy, come here I’m scared.” And the father said, “Son, don’t be scared, God loves you. He will take care of you.” “I know God loves me,” ...read more

  • Stanley Jones In His Book Liberating Ministry ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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    Stanley Jones in his book Liberating Ministry from the Success Syndrome writes: "Prayer is surrender--surrender to the will of God and cooperation with that will. If I throw out a boathook from the boat and catch hold of the shore and pull, do I pull the shore to me, or do I pull myself to the ...read more

  • We Begin Today's Message By Viewing The Final ...

    Contributed by Carl Greene on Aug 2, 2008
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    WE BEGIN TODAY’S MESSAGE BY VIEWING THE FINAL SCENE FROM “THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS.” HERE, CHINGACHGOOK, THE LAST MOHICAN, MORNS THE LOSS OF UNCAS, HIS SON AND ACKNOWLEDGES HIS OWN MORTALITY. WE SEE THE PAIN IN HIS EYES WHEN HE GAZES AT HIS “WHITE” SON. WE SEE A YOUNG WOMAN COME TO THE WHITE ...read more

  • E. Stanley Jones, Famous Missionary To India At ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 25, 2009
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    E. Stanley Jones, famous missionary to India at the beginning of the last century, summed up the matter for us. Prayer is surrender – surrender to the will of God and cooperation with that will. If I throw out a boat hook from a boat and catch hold of the shore and pull, do I pull the shore to ...read more

  • Abraham Lincoln's Attitude On Restoring The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2009
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    Abraham Lincoln’s Attitude On Restoring the South God does not hold our old sins against us, nor does He act like forgiveness is a favor to us, even though it is. When President Lincoln was asked how he would treat the rebellious southerners when they were defeated, he said, “I will ...read more

  • For Prayer - Sir George Adam Smith ...

    Contributed by Timothy Brown on Jan 23, 2010
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    Illustration for Prayer - Sir George Adam Smith tells how he and his guide were climbing the Weisshorn in the Swiss Alps. It was stormy and they were making their climb on the sheltered side of the peak. When they reached the summit, they were filled with the exhilaration. Sir George forgot about ...read more

  • A.w. Tozer On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 27, 2010
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    A.W. Tozer on Time A.W. Tozer wrote: “Time is a resource that is nonrenewable and nontransferable. You cannot store it, slow it up, hold it up, divide it up or give it up. You can’t hoard it up or save it for a rainy day–when it’s lost it’s unrecoverable. When you kill time, remember ...read more

  • Our Will Is Ours

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 28, 2010
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    OUR WILL IS OURS "We have no direct control over our feelings, but we have over our will. Our wills are ours, to make them God's. God does not hold us responsible for what we feel, but for what we will. In His sight we're not what we feel, but what we will. Let us, therefore, not live in the ...read more

  • Holdfast

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 7, 2011
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    HOLDFAST In the plant world, there are plants who hold fast onto objects like rocks. Their root system is called a holdfast. Many people associate holdfasts with seaweed. If we have ever attempted to pull a piece of seaweed from a rock, we can understand the name of this plant structure; we ...read more

  • Home Bible Study Fined

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Sep 29, 2011
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    HOME BIBLE STUDY FINED San Juan Capistrano, CA -- 2011: Chuck and Stephanie Fromm were fined $300 and ordered to stop holding a regular Bible study at their home. The meeting violates a city ordinance as a "church" and not as a private gathering, they were told. They also face additional charges ...read more

  • The Rock Wasn't Shaking!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 2, 2022
     | 1,748 views

    A passenger ship tragically capsized at sea. Many drowned, but one teenager was found clinging to a rock. After he was rescued, someone asked him if he was terrified. He responded by saying, “Yes, I was shaking all the time…but the rock I was holding onto wasn’t shaking!”  Psalm ...read more