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  • There Was A Group Of Scientists In A Mountainous ...

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Sep 6, 2007
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    There was a group of scientists in a mountainous area, and they employed a little boy to be their guide because he knew where an eagle’s nest was. They found the nest at the bottom of a crag on the side of the mountain and saw there were several eggs in it. Those scientists really wanted one of ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • I Can't See You

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 12, 2007
     | 1,918 views

    I Can’t See You One night a house caught fire and a young boy was forced to flee to the roof. The father stood on the ground below with outstretched arms, calling to his son, “Jump! I’ll catch you.” He knew the boy had to jump to save his life. All the boy could see, however, was flame, smoke, and ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Why Did The Philistines Allow Samson's Hair Go ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Steffens on Dec 11, 2007
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    Why did the Philistines allow Samson’s hair go grow back when they knew it was the key to his great strength? Was it because they blinded his eyes? No, for even a blind but strong Samson could cause severe havoc. Why then did they allow his hair to grown back? Because the ...read more

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Write It Down

    Contributed by Ted Harvey on Jul 31, 2009
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    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 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • I Sold Life Insurance For Many Years, And Since ...

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 7, 2010
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    I sold life insurance for many years, and since that time I have presided at many funerals. Few of those souls knew when they were going to die. The elderly grandmother didn’t know that her grandson was going to kill her for some drug money. The three boys I gave diplomas to didn’t know that ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Shed The Load

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 18, 2010
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    SHED THE LOAD A missionary in the Philippines was driving in a large flat back truck. He saw a local farmer who he knew walking with a really heavy load tied to his back. The load was obviously heavy and weighing him down, so the missionary stopped and told the farmer to jump on board the truck. ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Running Away

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Jul 29, 2011
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    RUNNING AWAY As a child did you ever think of running away from home? There were a couple times that I was so tried of discipline that I just wanted to leave, but I knew that when I got back home the discipline would probably be worse, so I stayed. Plus, where would I go? I remember movies of kids ...read more

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  • What Can You Do When God Seems Invisible And You ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Mar 2, 2008
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    What can you do when God seems invisible and you can’t find him it seems or feel him? Ruth Graham can tell us how. Broken marriage & family. Wrote of trusting God in “In every pew sits a broken heart”: “I came to a point where I saw the need to let go even of my questions. I would not have all the ...read more

    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • I Read The True Story Once About A Woman Who Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
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    I read the true story once about a woman who was babysitting for the 2 year old son of her preacher. The boy was sleeping in her home one night while the preacher and his wife were out of town and the boy woke up at 4:30 a.m. crying for his daddy. “I didn’t know what to do until I remembered my ...read more

  • I Read The True Story Once About A Woman Who Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    I read the true story once about a woman who was babysitting for the 2 year old son of her preacher. The boy was sleeping in her home one night while the preacher and his wife were out of town and the boy woke up at 4:30 a.m. crying for his daddy. “I didn’t know what to do until I remembered my ...read more

  • Saving One Saves Many

    Contributed by Jay Winters on Jun 29, 2008
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    SAVING ONE SAVES MANY Sir Nicholas Winton was a stockbroker in 1938 when Hitler's troops began to march into Czechoslovakia. In his gut he knew that something evil was underfoot. He quit his job as a stockbroker and began to charter trains, raise money, and transport Jewish children out of ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • We Went To Kroger As A Family Tonight. When We ...

    Contributed by Melissa Pratt on Sep 25, 2008
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    We went to Kroger as a family tonight. When we got to the juice aisle, our six-year-old, Joshua said, "Mom, can we get some grape juice?" I was surpised as I have never purchased grape juice for the kids to drink, only apple and orange. I said, "Josh, do you even like grape juice?" He replied, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • I'd Play For Nothing.

    Contributed by Dale Krueger on Feb 7, 2009
     | 1,847 views

    "I'D PLAY FOR NOTHING." Ernie Banks, the great baseball player, once said that if the management only knew, he'd play baseball for nothing, he loved the game so much. His enormous salary did not compel him to endure the work to earn it, but the game itself was so enticing that the love of it bound ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Max Lucado: Beside, Under, With Christ?

    Contributed by Kevin Karhoff on Mar 23, 2013
     | 1,977 views

    MAX LUCADO: BESIDE, UNDER, WITH CHRIST? As Paul said, "It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me" (Gal 2:20). The apostle sensed within himself not just the philosophy, ideals, or influence of Christ but the person of Jesus. Christ moved in. He still does. When grace happens, Christ ...read more

    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • A Dying Church

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Oct 13, 2019
     | 4,986 views

    John MacArthur tells this awesome story: There once was an old church in England. A sign on the front of the building read, ''We preach Christ crucified.'' After a time, ivy grew up and obscured the last word and it read, 'We preach Christ.'' The ivy grew some ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Bible Riddles  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
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    Bible riddles Q. Who was the greatest financier in the Bible? A. Noah. He was floating his stock while everyone else was in liquidation. Q. Who was the greatest female financier in the Bible? A. Pharaoh’s daughter. She went down to the bank of the Nile and drew out A little prophet. Q. What ...read more

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  • And It Came To Pass...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2011
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    AND IT CAME TO PASS... "The Bible is alive, it speaks to me; it has feet, it runs after me; it has hands, it lays hold of me." -- Martin Luther During a Sunday class the question was asked, "In your time of discouragement, what is your favourite Scripture?" A young man said, "The Lord is my ...read more

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  • Jesus Is...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
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    JESUS IS... In Genesis He is the Seed of the Woman. In Exodus He is the Passover Lamb. In Leviticus He is our High Priest. In Numbers He is the Pillar of Cloud by day and the Pillar of Fire by night. In Deuteronomy He is the Prophet like unto Moses. In Joshua He is the Captain of our Salvation. In ...read more

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  • Go Find Something To Do For God

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 19, 2012
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    GO FIND SOMETHING TO DO FOR GOD Ruth Rettig tells the story of having gone through unsuccessful cancer surgery and following up with chemo in Houston, which meant 500-mile roundtrips from their home in central Texas. The trips were exhausting enough but the chemo made her feel sick to death. She ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • The Witch Of Wall ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 13, 2012
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    THE WITCH OF WALL STREET Hetty Green, nicknamed "The Witch of Wall Street" (November 21, 1834 – July 3, 1916), was an American businesswoman, known for her frugality during the Gilded Age, as well as for being the first American woman to make a substantial impact on Wall Street. She was born ...read more

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