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  • A Jealous Wife  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 8, 2012
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    A JEALOUS WIFE A man worked in an office with several attractive ladies. His wife, constantly jealous, had a list of questions ready every day. Then she would examine his coat. If she found a blond hair she would accuse, "You’re having an affair with a blond woman." If she found a red hair, black ...read more

  • Ali Kissed 'em!

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 16, 2012
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    "ALI KISSED 'EM!" Former boxing writer Harold Conrad visited a women's prison with heavyweight fighter Muhammad Ali. "All the inmates lined up," wrote Conrad. "They were ooh-ing and aah-ing as he went along. There were some good-looking ones. But he kissed only the ugly ones." After they left the ...read more

  • The Bible: Like No Other Book

    Contributed by Hal Seed on Nov 9, 2012
     | 3,064 views

    THE BIBLE: LIKE NO OTHER BOOK The Bible has been burned and banished by more people and cultures than any other book. For centuries the only translation of the Bible available to the peoples of Europe was a fourth-century Latin translation called the Vulgate. Only priests and scholars knew Latin, ...read more

  • Storage Wars. ...

    Contributed by Tim Spear on Dec 6, 2012
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    I enjoy watching a TV show called Storage Wars. In this reality show people bid on storage units that have been abandoned after having five minutes to look at them from the doorway. I enjoy watching because many times they find some great treasures worth a lot of money buried in all the other ...read more

  • Is The Bible Relevant?

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 19, 2013
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    IS THE BIBLE RELEVANT? "As far as reliability is concerned, it's only fair to note that the Bible contains the best documented text of any volume in human history. Perhaps the most amazing support comes from the Dead Sea scrolls which were discovered in 1947 after lying in the Qumran caves for ...read more

  • Grace And Matthew

    Contributed by Kevin Karhoff on Mar 12, 2013
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    GRACE AND MATTHEW These days people don't know Matthew as a failure and embarrassment who sold his soul to the Romans for a job. We know Matthew as a follower of Jesus who wrote the first book of the New Testament. It's important to understand that the grace of God doesn't simply invite us to ...read more

  • The Lawyer's Invitation

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jun 1, 2013
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    THE LAWYER'S INVITATION A pastor told the true story of one of his church members, an attorney, who after meditating on several scriptures, decided to cancel the debts of all his clients that had owed him money for more than six months. He drafted a letter explaining his decision and its biblical ...read more

  • Guidelines For Praying  PRO

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 4, 2014
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    GUIDELINES FOR PRAYING If the request is wrong, God says, "No." If the timing is wrong, God says, "Slow." If you are wrong, God says, "Grow." But if the request is right, the timing is right and you are right, God says, "Go!" Here is a prayer where everything was RIGHT: In its early days, ...read more

  • Poinsettia

    Contributed by David Simpson on Dec 19, 2014
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    There are a lot of symbols at the Christmas season. All represent something. Santa Claus, mistletoe, wreaths, candles, etc. I’ve always admired the beauty of poinsettias, and decided to do a little research on them. You may know that they were named after Joel Poinsett, who happened to be the ...read more

  • The Intruder

    Contributed by James Dorman on May 11, 2017
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    One night I was certain that I was about to become the victim of a home invasion. Something had awakened me. I heard a strange noise and became even more alert. As I slowly looked around with my heart thumping I saw him! He was standing there looking at me. I wasn’t sure what to do. I ...read more

  • Promoted

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 4, 2020
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    The boss called one of his employees into the office. "Rob," he said, "you've been with the company for a year. You started off in the mail room, one week later you were promoted to a sales position, and one month after that you were promoted to district manager of the sales ...read more

  • Bigger Hands

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Aug 9, 2020
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    A story is told of a little girl that would not take a handful of cherries when the general store owner told her to take one After several times of saying no, the owner told her to hold out her hands and he filled them with the cherries she loved. On the way home, Momma asked her why should would ...read more

  • It's Father's Day, And The Very First National ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    It’s Father’s Day, and the very first national celebration of this day was on June 19, 1924, by proclamation of President Calvin Coolidge (But not finalized until 1972.) But it all came about because of the efforts of Sonora Smart Dodd. Sonora was sitting in church in 1909 listening to a Mother’s ...read more

  • Starved To Death  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Somewhere recently I read of a tribe of natives in a South American jungle who learned that the leaves of certain trees would give them extra energy and strength and would keep them from getting hungry. So they began to eat them regularly. They seemed strong, energetic and seldom got hungry. A few ...read more

  • How Many Observe Christ's Birthday How Few, His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    “How many observe Christ’s birthday How few, his precepts O, ’tis easier to keep holidays than commandments.” –Ben Franklin, Christmas was not celebrated during the 1st 2 centuries after Christ’s life on earth. In AD 245, when a group of scholars attempted to pinpoint the exact date of Christ’s ...read more

  • On December 2001, The "Leaning Tower Of Pisa" ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    On December 2001, the “Leaning Tower of Pisa” was finally reopened to the public, after having been closed for almost a dozen years. During that time, engineers completed a 25 million dollar renovation project designed to stabilize the tower. They removed 110 tons of dirt, and reduced its famous ...read more

  • Valuable Necklace

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Valuable Necklace An American tourist in Paris, who purchased an inexpensive amber necklace in a trinket shop, was shocked when he had to pay quite a high duty on it to clear customs in New York. This aroused his curiosity, so he had it appraised. After looking at the object under a magnifying ...read more

  • June 11, 2001, Timothy Mcvey, The Home-Grown ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    June 11, 2001, Timothy McVey, the home-grown terrorist who bombed the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City was executed. His final statement to the world was this poem. As he faced his executioner, he still wanted the same thing Adam and Eve wanted. To be master of his own fate—captain of his ...read more

  • I Heard A Story About Fdr That When He Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    I heard a story about FDR that when he was president he got tired of saying the usual things all the time at those White House receptions. So one evening he decided to find out if anybody was paying any attention to what he was saying. As each person came up to him and shook his hand he would smile ...read more

  • Be Gentle With Thy Wife

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,224 views

    Be Gentle With Thy Wife (from Doris Shields) Be gentle, for you little know How many trials rise; Although to thee they may seem small, To her of giant size. Be gentle, though perchance that lip May speak a murmuring tone, The heart may beat with kindness yet, And joy to be thine own. Be ...read more