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  • Consider A New Mother Home Alone With Her Baby. ...

    Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Aug 2, 2009
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    Consider a new mother home alone with her baby. Suddenly she’s awakened by the smell of smoke. The house is on fire. Her only thought is for her baby. She races down the smoke-filled hall without a thought for her own safety. She grabs him in her arms, shields his face from the flames with her ...read more

  • Zacchaeus And The Dragon's Den  PRO

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Aug 21, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,843 views

    ZACCHAEUS AND THE DRAGON'S DEN Imagine Zacchaeus before The Dragons Den, (TV show where businessmen invest their millions). Imagine the corrupt entrepreneur Zack making his pitch. Duncan Bannatyne and the other dragons are not going to invest there millions into such a dubious character (rip him ...read more

  • What Would Most People Say If They Were Asked, ...

    Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Aug 25, 2009
     | 1,525 views

    "What would most people say if they were asked, "What pops into your mind when you hear the word Christian?" What do you think most people would say? Legalistic? Judgemental? Intolerant? I am convinced that way too few of them would say, "The word that pops into my mind is love." Yet love is ...read more

  • I. Earthly Wisdom-Those Who Study Bees Tell Us ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 11, 2009
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    Earthly Wisdom-Those who study bees tell us when a honeybee drives its barbed stinger into flesh, it becomes so firmly imbedded that the only way the bee can escape is to leave the stinger behind. This, however, is sure to cause the death of the bee. It receives such a wound that it cannot possibly ...read more

  • Christ's Protective Armor

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 19, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,149 views

    CHRIST'S PROTECTIVE ARMOR In 1934, King Alexander of Yugoslavia landed in France for an official visit. Before he left his warship, he dressed in the full uniform of an admiral of the navy. Finding that the uniform’s tunic did not fit easily over his bulletproof vest, he took the vest off. ...read more

  • Time Magazine On The Benefits Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 3, 2009
     | 2,671 views

    Time Magazine on the Benefits of Religion Some time ago, Time Magazine ran an article that reported on the benefits of religion and the church, and some of the observations included: 1. Heart-surgery patients who draw comfort from their religious faith have a significantly higher survival rate than ...read more

  • A.w. Tozer And Andrew Murray On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 22, 2009
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    A.W. Tozer and Andrew Murray on Humility Humility and dying to myself are inseparable. A.W. Tozer nailed the nail on the head, saying, “In every Christians heart there is a cross and a throne and the Christian is on the throne till he puts himself on the cross; if he refuses the cross he remains on ...read more

  • I Have Tried Fasting A Few Times In My Life And ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 23, 2009
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    I have tried fasting a few times in my life and always found it helpful. Once, after a fast for a week or so, I was so hungry for food that I went out and bought a pizza. I was sick that night. Not a good idea to introduce pizza to a starving stomach too quickly. Are you hungry enough? I was ...read more

  • A Young Ensign, After Nearly Completing His ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Mar 9, 2010
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    A young Ensign, after nearly completing his first overseas cruise, was given an opportunity to display his capabilities at getting the ship underway. With a stream of commands he had the decks buzzing with men, and soon his ship was steaming out of the channel en route to the states. His ...read more

  • Its Like This Story Of A Frightened Soldier Who ...

    Contributed by Guy De Swardt on Apr 2, 2010
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    Its like this story of a frightened soldier who was running from sniper bullets. He dove into a bunker thinking that he was alone. To his surprise another soldier crawled into the bunker as well. The second soldier happened to be wearing a cross around his neck. “Thank goodness you’re here”, said ...read more

  • One Of The Most High And Holy Times I Ever Had In ...

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Apr 19, 2010
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    One of the most high and holy times I ever had in Ukraine was the Lord’s Supper service we had at the children’s camp in Kaniv. We were upstairs from the craft room that afternoon. Junk and dirty clothes were scattered everywhere around the room. Some people sat on rough benches, some sat on the ...read more

  • The Devil's Counterfeit Initially Looks Like The ...

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jul 27, 2010
     | 2,205 views

    The devil’s counterfeit initially looks like the real thing. But its fake. • A counterfeit faith stops when man’s capacity ends – a Biblical faith begins where man stops. • A counterfeit faith depends of appearance, coercion, and deception – a Biblical faith depends on the reliability of Christ • ...read more

  • Carry Their Burden  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 17, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,345 views

    CARRY THEIR BURDEN A pastor gathered a group of people from his church to train them to witness. After some minimal training, he sent the group out into the neighborhood. When they returned to share their experiences, one young man said he had tried to tell an older gentleman about the love of ...read more

  • The Danger Of The Serpent

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 5, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
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    THE DANGER OF THE SERPENT There was a tragedy in Florida. I’m not sure if the baby BURMESE PYTHON came with a warning. If not, it should have. The Oxford, Florida family that brought the serpent home as a pet would live to regret allowing such a creature in the house. The snake, now 12 feet long, ...read more

  • Elements Of A Seder

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Apr 15, 2011
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    ELEMENTS OF A SEDER Jesus was Jewish. He celebrated the Passover every year that He was on this earth. He is also clearly pictured in all the symbols of Passover and in the message of Passover itself. Wine: used various times during the meal (Cup of blessing, Cup of Plagues, Cup of Redemption, ...read more

  • Hope Is A Source Of Life

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jun 5, 2011
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    HOPE IS A SOURCE OF LIFE Hope prays for God’s "will to be done on earth as it is in heaven" (Matthew 6:10) and then seeks to be God’s agent of change! One writer says: "Biblical and Christian hope does not mean living in the clouds, dreaming of a better life. It is not merely a projection of ...read more

  • Strength Won't Do It

    Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Jul 30, 2011
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    STRENGTH WON'T DO IT My Dad died in Dec 04. He was the strongest man I ever knew...he was the most honest man I ever knew….he was a good farmer...good mechanic ...good Dad...good husband...but he wasn't strong enough to defeat death. If I could write down the good deeds my Dad done in his life on ...read more

  • The Mind Is Like Silly Putty

    Contributed by Michael Walther on Oct 10, 2011
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     | 4,238 views

    THE MIND IS LIKE SILLY PUTTY "The peace of God which passes understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 4.7) Our minds are wonderful creations of God. But did you know they need to be guarded? When I was a boy I used to play with Silly Putty. You could do a lot ...read more

  • Where Does God Fit In?

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Dec 1, 2011
     | 2,819 views

    WHERE DOES GOD FIT IN? One Christmas season a schoolteacher in England supervised the construction of a manger scene in a corner of her classroom. Her pupils were delighted to set up the model barn and cover the floor with real straw and then arrange the clay figures of Mary, Joseph, the ...read more

  • I Don't Want To Be A Saint...  PRO

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on Dec 1, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,933 views

    "I DON'T WANT TO BE A SAINT..." So the Bible clearly teaches that everyone who has been sanctified and set apart by God is a saint. I read a story earlier this week about a Wisconsin mom who was trying to teach her kids how God sees them. She told them that when they receive Jesus as Savior that ...read more