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  • Prayer: U.s. News And The Internet Site Beliefnet ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    Prayer: U.S. News and the Internet site Beliefnet funded a poll to learn more about why, how, where and when people pray. Here is a summary of the findings: · 75% percent were Christian. · 64% say they pray more than once a day. · 56% say they most often pray for family members, with 3.3% saying ...read more

  • Decorate To Celebrate: Consumer Purchases Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
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    Decorate To Celebrate: Consumer purchases of Christmas and seasonal decorations have risen sharply since ‘00, according to a new research report from Unity Marketing, Gifts & Decorative Accents Report, 2003:The Market, The Competitors, The Future Trends. Over 60% percent of consumers bought ...read more

  • In Rural Arizona, A Man Went To See The Hopi ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 4, 2006
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    In rural Arizona, a man went to see the Hopi Indians perform ceremonial dances. It was a long lonely drive to the reservation across secluded desert terrain and some rough roads. Late afternoon, after the dances, the man returned to his car only to discover he had a flat tire. To make matters ...read more

  • A Man In Spokane (Mr. Russell) Had Arranged For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
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    A man in Spokane (Mr. Russell) had arranged for the minister from Fourth Memorial church to have his wedding. The day came and the minister didn’t. The minister sent a replacement. The man was upset, and never forgot the incident. 30 years later Carolyn had a garage sale. My mother was there ...read more

  • The "Coronary And Ulcer Club" Lists The Following ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
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    The "Coronary and Ulcer Club" lists the following rules for members... 1. Your job comes first. Forget everything else. 2. Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays are fine times to be working at the office. There will be nobody else there to bother you. 3. Always have your briefcase with you when not ...read more

  • A Man Purchased A White Mouse To Use As Food ...

    Contributed by George Rhodes on Apr 19, 2006
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    : A man purchased a white mouse to use as food for his pet snake. He dropped the unsuspecting mouse into the snake’s glass cage, where the snake was sleeping in a bed of sawdust. The tiny mouse had a serious problem on his hands. At any moment he could be swallowed alive. Obviously, the mouse ...read more

  • Us Golfer Arnold Palmer Once Played A Series Of ...

    Contributed by W F on Jun 25, 2006
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    US golfer Arnold Palmer once played a series of exhibition matches in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi king was so impressed that he wanted to give Palmer a gift. Palmer said, “That really isn’t necessary, Your Highness. I’m honoured just to have been invited." The king said, "I would be deeply upset, if ...read more

  • Unconditional Love  PRO

    Contributed by Marc Carr on Aug 7, 2006
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    Unconditional Love Floyd Landis, embroiled in a doping scandal since winning this year’s Tour de France, raised a Mennonite in Pennsylvania, leans on his mother for support. “She’s the one that no matter what happens, to me or to anyone else in life, she will remain unchanged,” he said. “When ...read more

  • What Those Oats Can Do  PRO

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 9, 2006
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    Illustration ------------- What Those Oats Can Do Henry Crowell, founder of the Quaker Oats Company and a significant contributor to the work of Moody Bible Institute knew how to use money wisely. As a young man, he received Christ as his Savior. When he began his business career in a little Ohio ...read more

  • There's A Story Of A Man Named Mr. Brown Who Ran ...

    Contributed by Bryan Dill on Oct 25, 2006
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    There’s a story of a man named Mr. Brown who ran a clinic for rich women who didn’t have much to do. They had been idle so long together that their nerves got the best of them. They imagined all sorts of things wrong with themselves as they grumbled about their aches and pains. Mr. Brown and ...read more

  • Giving Thanks For Fleas

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Nov 19, 2006
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    Giving Thanks for Fleas Corrie Ten Boom in The Hiding Place relates an incident that taught her an important principle. She and her sister, Betsy, had just been transferred to the worst German prison camp they had seen yet, Ravensbruck. Upon entering the barracks, they found them extremely ...read more

  • In One Of The Biggest Movies Of The Year, ...  PRO

    Contributed by J. Curtis Goforth, O.s.l. on Dec 2, 2006
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    In one of the biggest movies of the year, Talladega Nights, Will Ferrell who plays the race car driver Ricky Bobby is at the table getting ready to eat. And when he asks the blessing, he prays to “the baby Jesus.” But in the middle of his prayer in which he returns thanks for the bountiful ...read more

  • My Very First Dream

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Dec 8, 2006
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    INTRODUCTION… My very first dream (p) I would like to begin this morning by telling you about the very first dream I can remember. It is not a long dream. I honestly do not know how old I was when I had this dream, I think I was in first or second grade. The setting of the dream is my back ...read more

  • Dorothy Rodefeld Is Known In Madison, Wisconsin, ...

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Dec 18, 2006
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    Dorothy Rodefeld is known in Madison, Wisconsin, as the "light lady" because of the elaborate Christmas displays she builds each year at her 19th century farmhouse. Last year, however, Dorothy’s nativity scene was robbed. Among the missing items were a shepherd and a wise man. But it was the loss ...read more

  • The Story Is Told Of A Man Who Was Reading The ...

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 23, 2006
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    The story is told of a man who was reading the paper while his children were in bed. Much to his chagrin, a young daughter appeared who said she could not sleep. He told her to go back to bed, but she began to cry. So he conceived a plan. In the paper was a picture of the world, and he cut ...read more

  • One Day, Ten-Year Old Ryan Was Driving Imaginary ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
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    One day, ten-year old Ryan was driving imaginary race cars with his friends. Several minutes later he came bounding into the house and yelled, "Mom, you’ve got to come quick. Billy wants to accept Jesus into his heart." Skeptical of the child’s sudden interest in spiritual things, Susie asked, ...read more

  • Life Examples: Jesus: Example Or Sacrifice (Mt. ...

    Contributed by Nathan Parker on Mar 10, 2007
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    Life Examples: Jesus: Example or Sacrifice (Mt. 26:39) Some believe that Jesus came to show us how to live a good life-and to be sure, He is our example of righteousness. We are to become like Him. But that isn’t the reason Jesus came. Jesus came to die, to become the sacrificial, substitutionary, ...read more

  • We Live In A World That Is Looking For Peace. ...

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Mar 13, 2007
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    We live in a world that is looking for peace. Most of us are more familiar with tension, stress and anxiety than peace. Lack of peace is the result of our complex, accelerated and stressed-out world. If you can complete these sentences with the appropriate word, you need to learn what resources ...read more

  • Several Years Ago The Minnesota ...

    Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Apr 4, 2007
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    Illustration: Several years ago the Minnesota Crime Commission released a statement that backs up what the Bible teaches about our human nature. In its report it stated that “every baby starts life as a little savage. He is completely selfish, and self-centered. He wants what He wants when He ...read more

  • Results Were Not As We Hoped

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Apr 4, 2009
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    RESULTS WERE NOT AS WE HOPED On 16 January 2008 Newcastle United FC celebrated the return of former manager Kevin Keegan, known as 'King Kev.' A BBC sport website said: "He is back at Newcastle, much to the delight of the majority of the club's fans." A sign of how highly regarded Keegan was on ...read more