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  • A 6 Year Girl In Our Church Had The Greatest ...

    Contributed by David Moore on Jan 16, 2007
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    A 6 year girl in our church had the greatest insight. While remodeling the back of there house, an old piano became the subject of conversation. Being an upright piano the kids had grown to like the looks of it. Because it had been in a room that was exposed to the differences of hot and cold ...read more

  • Giving In Theory  PRO

    Contributed by Susan Blader on Jan 21, 2007
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    Giving in Theory The story is told of the missionary who asked a new convert, “Pablo, if you had a hundred sheep, would you give fifty of them to the Lord’s work?” “You know I would gladly give them,” he replied. “Pablo, if you had fifty cows, would you give twenty-five to the Lord’s work?” “Of ...read more

  • A Lady Visiting The Holy Land Came Upon A ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 20, 2007
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    A lady visiting the Holy Land came upon a sheepfold located high on a hilltop. Her attention was drawn to one poor sheep lying by the side of the road bleating in pain. Looking more closely, she discovered that its leg was injured. She asked the shepherd how it happened. "I had to break it ...read more

  • Crossing The River

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Apr 21, 2009
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    CROSSING THE RIVER Max Lucado in SIX HOURS ONE FRIDAY tells this story: A missionary in Brazil discovered a tribe of Indians in a remote part of the jungle. They lived near a large river. The tribe was in need of medical attention. A contagious disease was spreading across the village. People ...read more

  • Giving Up Cussing  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 15, 2009
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    GIVING UP CUSSING A little boy was sitting sadly on the curb beside his lawn mower, when along came a minister riding a bicycle. The minister noticed that the boy appeared discouraged, so he thought he would try to help. "Hello there!" said the minister. "How would you like to trade your lawn ...read more

  • Here's The Question. Do We Really Want To Get Rid ...

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Jun 4, 2009
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    Here’s the question. Do we really want to get rid of all the devious, carnal, and despicable people around us? C. S. Lewis suggested in his Reflections on the Psalms that we are really only opposed to the enemies of God when they cease to amuse us, flatter us, and serve some utility for us (p. 74). ...read more

  • Do You Trust God?

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jun 8, 2009
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    DO YOU TRUST GOD? There was a Seinfeld episode where Kramer scoots into Jerry’s apartment where Jerry and George are talking, and he says "Do you guys want to have some fun!" George and Jerry say "Sure." And then Kramer says "Do you really want to have some fun? Or are you just saying you want to ...read more

  • Our Will Is Who We Are

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 16, 2009
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    OUR WILL IS WHO WE ARE Watchman Nee: "A man’s will is his organ for decision-making. To want or not to want, to choose or not to choose are the typical operations of the will. "Our emotions merely express how we feel. Our mind simply tells us what we think, but our will communicates what we ...read more

  • The Definition Of A Bbq

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Jul 8, 2009
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    THE DEFINITION OF A BBQ It’s the only type of cooking a "real man" will do. When a man volunteers to do the ’BBQ’ the following chain of events is put into motion: 1) The woman goes to the store. 2) The woman fixes the salad, vegetables, and dessert. 3) The woman prepares the meat for cooking, ...read more

  • Resentment: Swing At Everything  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
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    RESENTMENT: SWING AT EVERYTHING One year Dave Hagler was working as an umpire in a rec-baseball league in Boulder, Colorado. Unfortunately, Dave got pulled over for speeding one day. He tried to talk the officer out of giving him a ticket. Dave asked for leniency since it could make his insurance ...read more

  • Before You Lead Me, Where Are You Going?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 24, 2009
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    BEFORE YOU LEAD ME, WHERE ARE YOU GOING? I heard the story of the woman driving through a snowstorm just outside of Denver. She was completely lost and struggling under the hazardous weather conditions. She was relieved when she happened upon a snowplow. Since she was lost she decided to follow ...read more

  • In Her Book, The Hiding Place, Corrie Ten Boom ...

    Contributed by Shane Hargrave on Aug 4, 2009
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    In her book, THE HIDING PLACE, Corrie Ten Boom relates an incident that taught her to be thankful for things we normally would not be thankful for. She and her sister, Betsy, prisoners of the Nazis, had just been transferred to the worst prison camp they had seen yet, Ravensbruck. Upon entering ...read more

  • My Mind Was On The Eels  PRO

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Aug 10, 2009
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    MY MIND WAS ON THE EELS Today in class we are going to be studying a book called Old Yella, a 1956 novel by Fred Gipson. OK my English teacher may have got my attention for that long, as long as it took to introduce the book. In fact I had to Google who wrote the book and when it was written, ...read more

  • Separate: Staying In Ranks

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Aug 14, 2009
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    SEPARATE: STAYING IN RANKS The word "separate" is a military term, and it means to "stay in ranks." My son Jason just graduated from an intensive 9-week school for Drill Sergeants (we Brownworths never seem to finish going to school!). He will now be responsible for training as many as 240 "raw" ...read more

  • Claiming That Suitable Behavior Towards Christ's ...

    Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 16, 2009
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    Claiming that suitable behavior towards Christ’s ontological significance, according to Joseph Parker a 19th century English preacher, is paramount, and he wrote, "There are other men who do not come to worship Christ; who simply come to speculate upon Him…such patronage they offer the Son of God! ...read more

  • David, Jerusalem And D-Day  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Oct 6, 2009
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    DAVID, JERUSALEM AND D-DAY The 65th Anniversary of D-Day was observed June 6th. It was the largest single day amphibious invasion of all time. With nearly 200,000 troops involved; 160,000 would land on the 50 mile stretch of beaches known as Normandy. There were many obstacles that day: the ...read more

  • Ted Williams, Who Died In 2002 Was Arguably The ...

    Contributed by Kevin Short on Oct 13, 2009
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    Ted Williams, who died in 2002 was arguably the best hitter baseball has ever known. He was the last baseball player to hit better than .400 in a season. Upon his death George Will said in his column "There is no joy in Red Sox nation, a.k.a. New England, or in any heart where baseball matters." ...read more

  • Carrying Guilt

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Oct 26, 2009
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    CARRYING GUILT When I was a summer chaplain, I visited a person in the ICU hooked up to the machines and such, and suddenly I was overwhelmed with grief that I also had a strong panic attack. Although the patient looked nothing like my grandfather, I was just suddenly stuck with the picture of him ...read more

  • My Mum Suffered From Corns On Her Foot. She Was ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 28, 2009
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    My Mum suffered from corns on her foot. She was totally frustrated with this callused patch of hard, thickened skin and could not get relief. One day I invited her to Church and a woman spoke on healing. Invitations were given to come forward but my Mum, although interested in everything the woman ...read more

  • Praise Be To The Lord, The God Of Israel, ...

    Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Jan 3, 2010
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    "Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come and has redeemed his people" (Luke 1:68 NIV). A little child plays innocently in a park. Suddenly a man grabs her from behind and drags her into a van. She’s gagged. A bag’s pulled over her head. Dust stings her eyes. The smell of sweat ...read more