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  • Coco Is A Fluffy Kitten Who Loves To Play Early ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Nov 25, 2008
     | 1,949 views

    Coco is a fluffy kitten who loves to play early in the morning a wake people up. One morning, dad could not go back to sleep so he turned on the TV hoping it would put him to sleep. A show came on about deep sea fishing. The fisherman were so excited about fishing that pretty soon, dad could not ...read more

  • Writing In His Book, A Work Of Heart, Dr. Reggie ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009
     | 1,274 views

    Writing in his book, A Work of Heart, Dr. Reggie McNeal, director of the leadership development for the Southern Baptist Convention says, "Common wisdom maintains that children are given to parents so parents can instruct them. The truth is, God gives children to parents to teach parents things ...read more

  • Sin Promises Freedom, But It Only Brings Slavery ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Feb 19, 2009
     | 2,920 views

    Sin promises freedom, but it only brings slavery (John 8: 34); it promises success, but brings failure; it promises life, but “the wages of sin is death” (Rom.6: 23). The boy thought he would “find himself,” but he only lost himself! When God is left out of our lives, enjoyment becomes ...read more

  • I ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2009
     | 3,079 views

    I CHEATED... Davy Troxel said: My 8-year-old son came home from school with a stuffed animal he had won at the class Valentine party. "How did that happen?" I asked. "Well," he explained, "the teacher put all our names together, then picked one out. I cheated, though," he said, looking ...read more

  • The Unknown Is An Adventure

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Mar 15, 2009
     | 3,367 views

    THE UNKNOWN IS AN ADVENTURE Stanley Jones writes, "Many live in dread of what is coming. Why should we? The unknown puts adventure into life; it gives us something to sharpen our souls on. The unexpected around the corner gives a sense of anticipation and surprise. If we saw all the good things ...read more

  • Arthritic Church

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Mar 30, 2009
     | 3,127 views

    ARTHRITIC CHURCH Dennis is suffering from Rheumatoid arthritis. Many of you are familiar with the disease. The body attacks itself causing pain, disfigurement, and an inability for the body to function as it should. My friends, the Bible says that we are the Body of Christ. This church and our ...read more

  • Farewell, President

    Contributed by Jim Kane on May 18, 2009
     | 3,024 views

    FAREWELL, PRESIDENT An on-line friend directed my attention this week by to a recently published note by one of our nation’s most distinguished church historians, Dr. Martin Marty on the eve of President Obama’s inauguration. It was titled, "Farewell, President" and in it he quoted the late ...read more

  • The Bolted Door

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Feb 4, 2010
     | 4,219 views

    The Bolted Door C.S. Lewis, Irish Oxford Scholar and well-known author for his Narnia fiction series for children, wrote after the death of his wife, "Where is God? ...Go to Him when your need is desperate, when all other help is vain, and what do you find? A door slammed in your face, and a sound ...read more

  • Are Your Life's Priorities ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 4, 2010
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    Are Your Life’s Priorities Reversed? Ray Kroc, the founder of McDonald’s, used to say that the three most important things in his life were God, his family, and McDonald’s and that when he got to the office, the order was reversed. As Christians we must never reverse that order. We are an ...read more

  • Defensive Striving

    Contributed by Todd Catteau on Oct 27, 2010
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    DEFENSIVE STRIVING There's a term in driver's education - Defensive Driving. Driving to save lives, time, and money, in spite of the conditions around you and the actions of others. Its aim is to reduce the risk of driving by anticipating dangerous situations, despite adverse conditions or the ...read more

  • Make Them Thirsty

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
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    MAKE THEM THIRSTY The young salesman was disappointed about losing a big sale, and as he talked with his sales manager he lamented, "I guess it just proves you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink." The manager replied, "Son, take my advice: your job is not to make him drink. ...read more

  • What Is Spiritual Maturity?

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 29, 2010
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    WHAT IS SPIRITUAL MATURITY? In our Pueblo group we asked how we could define spiritual maturity? Someone said, "Being spiritually mature probably means you don't try to figure out whether the people around you are spiritually mature or not." Someone else said, "It's all I can do to figure ...read more

  • On Self-Control

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 14, 2011
     | 6,782 views

    ON SELF-CONTROL Daniel Akst in a secular article called, "Whose in Charge Here?" wrote: "Life in modern Western cultures is like living at a giant all-you-can-eat buffet offering more calories, credit, sex, intoxicants, and just about anything else one could take to excess than our forebears ...read more

  • The Best Definition Of A Friend

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Mar 21, 2011
     | 1,843 views

    THE BEST DEFINITION OF A FRIEND A British publication once offered a prize for the best definition of a friend. Among the thousands of answers received were the following: "One who multiplies joys, divides grief, and whose honesty is inviolable." "One who understands our silence." "A volume ...read more

  • Fire Of Discipleship

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Jul 26, 2011
     | 6,683 views

    FIRE OF DISCIPLESHIP I love to make a campfire. Many years ago I remember going on a fishing trip in the mountains of Arizona. There were about 10 men from our church and it was a great time of fellowship. It was my duty to get the fire going. Well get it going I did. I had it so hot in that cabin ...read more

  • Freedom "For"  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 28, 2011
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    FREEDOM "FOR" From Robert Youngs: I have on my table a violin string... it is free. I twist one end of it and it responds. It is free. But it is not free to do what a violin string is supposed to do--produce music. So I take it, fix it in my violin and tighten it until it is taut. Only then ...read more

  • Am I Still Your Child?

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Dec 6, 2011
     | 2,447 views

    AM I STILL YOUR CHILD? What if Lynne and I adopted a child and brought him/her into our home. That child might be so thankful that every day they might ask, "Can I mow the lawn today, can I do the dishes for you, do you need a foot massage?" That would be great, but it would break my heart to ...read more

  • Hot Air

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 7, 2012
     | 2,417 views

    HOT AIR When we were building this sanctuary we were discussing whether to put paper towel dispensers in the new rest rooms or those hot-air hand dryers. I strongly recommended the paper towel dispensers because of a story I heard about at another church. They installed the hot-air hand dryers. ...read more

  • The Frozen Waterfall  PRO

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 9, 2014
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    THE FROZEN WATERFALL The present day church in America appears to be mostly principle and very little power. We say the right things and believe the right things, but produce very little evidence to confirm what the Bible says. You might say that the modern church is much like a FROZEN ...read more

  • Valentine's Day, Romantic

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 24, 2021
     | 2,386 views

    “Every Valentine’s Day our campus newspaper has a section for student messages. Last year my roommate surprised his girlfriend with roses and dinner at a fancy restaurant. When they returned from their date, she leafed through the paper to see if he had written a note to her. Near the bottom of ...read more