Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2002
The ultimate violation of the Fifth Commandment is soberly brought to light by nationally known cases of children murdering their parents. One example is the much publicized Eric and Lyle Menendez trials of 1993. The brothers admitted to killing with premeditation both their parents with a
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Contributed by W F on Nov 4, 2007
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You know, 2006 was an interesting year for the devil. Every 100 years the 6th day of the 6th month ‘06 comes around. “6/6/06” the devil’s birthday perhaps!?
There’s a little town in Michigan which cashed in on the occasion too. Located just 90 miles from Detroit is a little town called “Hell.”
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Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Nov 3, 2009
CHRISTIAN GROWTH LIKE A GARDEN
I’ve spent some time lately in the veggie garden; I enjoy the sights and sounds of the garden growing. The beans quietly stretching up through the soil, the tomato plant as it battles against the spring cold with its occasional dash of yellow that may grow into a
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Salvation Army
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An 80 year old couple were having problems remembering things, so they decided to go to their doctor to get checked out to make sure nothing was wrong with them. When they arrived at the doctor’s, they explained to the doctor about the problems they were having with their memory. After checking
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Contributed by William Yates on Jun 12, 2002
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Sara Hughes Illustration: The Women’s’ Ice Skating Competition in the 2002 Winter Olympics was supposed to be a clash of the Titans for the gold with U.S. skater Michelle Kwan pitted against Irina Slutskaya. Sara Hughes, a 16-year-old fourth place contender, however, stunned the world when she took
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Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 23, 2007
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It was a cold, winter day. A carcass, on an ice floe, floated slowly down the Niagra River. An Eagle, flying overhead, spied the easy prey below, and descended upon it. He began to eat. As he did, the water of the river began slowly pushing the flow toward the falls. But could not the eagle,
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Contributed by Ted Harvey on Jul 31, 2009
WRITE IT DOWN
Ma and Pa were sitting on the porch swing. Ma asked Pa to go down to the drug store and buy her an ice cream sundae with chocolate syrup. And she told him to write it down because he wouldn’t remember it. He told her he would not write it down; he didn’t need to write it down; he
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Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Oct 20, 2004
If I said to you, "Thou shalt not think of a purple elephant," - suddenly, you would be able to think of nothing else. But, if I then set before you a huge hot fudge sundae - creamy Blue Bell vanilla ice cream, laced with deep dark fudge, topped with mounds of whipped cream, lightly toasted
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Baptist
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THE TWO FROGS IN THE CREAM. I love the story of the two frogs that fell in the ten gallon milk bucket. They swam for hours. The one frog said, "What is the use?" and he gave up and drowned. The other frog said, I cannot afford to give up. So the frog kicked and kicked until the cream turned into
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Steve Malone on Mar 4, 2003
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I’d like to ask you a few questions as we begin our time together today… They are real easy questions to answer. OKAY – here we go.
Is every soft drink the same?
Is every french fry the same?
Is all music the same?
Is all fried chicken the same?
Is all make up the same
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Clark Tanner on May 5, 2007
A woman approached a well-known preacher who had just returned from the mission field in a third world country where occult worship was wide-spread and he had seen a great deal of actual deliverances from demon possession in the power of the Holy Spirit. He had preached on that subject, telling
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Contributed by Chris Surber on Jun 13, 2007
Teachers use fear to motivate and discipline their students. A couple of years ago I spent a few months substituting at a Christian Academy. I taught grades 3rd through 8th as needed. The younger kids at this school were disciplined using color coded cards.
Every day they had to go past the
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Christian Church
Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Oct 12, 2021
My beautiful mama was always so strong, a tower of strength, courage and faith that stood like a beacon for our family.
Psalm 46:1 says God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
As I meditated on this, I remembered a time when I was about 3 years old or so.
I saw myself
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Charismatic
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 28, 2009
According to the Associated Press, "Philippine troops went house to house Thursday threatening to use force to move hundreds of residents from the steaming slopes of a lava-spilling volcano. Some farmers begged to stay to guard their livestock while their families spent Christmas Eve in a shelter.
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