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  • According To James Hamilton, There Are Two Kinds ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
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    According to James Hamilton, there are two kinds of Bible readers--those who skim the surface and those who dig deep. He describes them by comparing them to two common insects. He writes, "One is remarkable for its imposing plumage, which shows in the sunbeams like the dust of gems; as you watch ...read more

  • Rick Warren, A Preacher In California, Wrote An ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Sep 5, 2006
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    Rick Warren, a preacher in California, wrote an article once entitled: “How to keep your profession from being an obsession.”In that article he gave this little test. Here’s seven questions that might help you measure how your are doing in this extreme. See how many you say “yes” to. I’ll give you ...read more

  • Once In His Dream A Man Was Haunted And Thwarted ...  PRO

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Sep 7, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,162 views

    Once in his dream a man was haunted and thwarted by a mysterious, veiled figure. As soon as he had gained a fortune, the veiled form snatched it away from him. When he was about to enter into peace and joy, the veiled figure attacked his mind with fear and anxiety. When he was hungry and sat ...read more

  • If You Ask Anyone In My Family If They Have Ever ...

    Contributed by Doris Sparks on Apr 5, 2007
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    If you ask anyone in my family if they have ever seen an angel; they would tell you the story that occurred on winter Sunday. We were driving up a very steep hill in town in a van. This was before mini-vans and this big 9-passenger van was not good on slippery roads. The road was snow packed and ...read more

  • Story: A Little Boy Came Back From Sunday School ...

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Apr 9, 2007
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    Story: A little boy came back from Sunday school one morning and his father asked him:. “Well, what did you learn?”. The little boy replied: “How the people of Israel were kept in Egypt and used as slaves by this guy called Pharaoh.” “Oh?” said the father. “Then what happened?” The little boy ...read more

  • Where's The Fire?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
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    WHERE’S THE FIRE? In a small town, the volunteer fire department’s telephone was answered by the policeman on duty, who would in turn sound the fire whistle to rally the volunteers to duty. One Saturday morning, the town chief of police, had just come on duty when the fire department phone rang. ...read more

  • A Bad ...

    Contributed by Dwight L. Moody on Jun 11, 2009
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    A BAD BOY I once heard of a father who had a prodigal boy, and the boy had sent his mother down to the grave with a broken heart. One evening the boy started out as usual to spend the night in drinking and gambling, and his old father, as he was leaving, said, "My son, I want to ask a favor of you ...read more

  • A Higher Source

    Contributed by Dwight L. Moody on Jun 11, 2009
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    A HIGHER SOURCE "I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honour him" (Ps. 91:15). First, "I will deliver." When God called Moses to go down into Egypt to deliver the children of Israel from the hand of the Egyptians, in all the world there wasn’t a man who, humanly speaking, ...read more

  • Save One More For Jesus

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 9, 2010
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    Rick Warren about his dad- My father was a minister for over 50 years, serving in small churches. His favorite activity was taking teams of volunteers overseas to build church buildings for small congregations. In his lifetime, Dad built over 150 churches around the world. In 1999, my father ...read more

  • The Hitchhiker

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Mar 3, 2011
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    THE HITCHHIKER There was a man the side of the road hitch hiking on a very dark night in the middle of a storm. It was late at night and no cars were passing. The storm was so strong he could hardly see a few feet ahead of him. Suddenly, he saw a car coming towards him and stop. Without further ...read more

  • Lost And Found

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Mar 15, 2011
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    LOST AND FOUND Our tummies rumbled --it was time for lunch. "What do ya say we head-in," I asked, as the girls strapped in. We careened down the mountain and caught the chairlift. My baby and I rode on one chair, behind her two, older sisters in another. The view ahead would make a great shot, ...read more

  • Your Mess Becomes Your Message

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 21, 2011
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    YOUR MESS BECOMES YOUR MESSAGE Joe Almanza grew up in a family of organized crime called the Mexican Mafia: "We were supplying most of the heroin for the Southern and Midwestern US. I became addicted to heroin. I went to many drug addiction agencies. I sold some heroin to an undercover agent ...read more

  • King Of The Jungle

    Contributed by Randy Wilson on Aug 1, 2011
     | 3,635 views

    KING OF THE JUNGLE I'm reminded of the lion who woke up one morning and decided it was time to stroll through the jungle and check on his kingdom. He came first to a giraffe chewing on some leaves up in a tree. "Hey, long neck," he asked, "Who's the king of the jungle?" "Why you are on great ...read more

  • The Story Is Told Of A Prosperous, Young ...  PRO

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Feb 13, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,974 views

    The story is told of a prosperous, young investment banker who was driving a new BMW sedan on a mountain road during a snowstorm. As he veered around one sharp turn, he lost control and began sliding off the road toward a deep precipice. At the last moment he unbuckled his seat belt, flung open his ...read more

  • A Darkened Mind

    Contributed by Andy Grossman on Feb 15, 2012
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    A DARKENED MIND The god of this age, Satan, wants people to be blinded to the Truth. He loves a darkened mind. Sean Sellers was a willing mind. His parents were long haul truckers from Colorado. Sean filled the empty hours with the occult. He began with Dungeons and Dragons. The he began ...read more

  • The Hilarious Baptism Experience!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 2, 2014
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    I remember the time I came to the platform to officiate in a formal wedding. I had just come out of the bathroom and didn't realize until I was in front of all those people that stuck to my shoe and trailing behind was an eight-foot stream of toilet paper I remember the time I looked down in ...read more

  • Punishment In Another’s Place

    Contributed by Daniel King, D. Min. on Jul 25, 2018
     | 4,563 views

    Main Idea: When Jesus died on the cross, He took the punishment we deserve. Key Verses: “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through ...read more

  • Mowing Your Yard In The Midst Of A Flood!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 15, 2020
     | 2,778 views

    Glen and Jo Ann live in Orange County, California in a low lying area. It flooded one year and the local newspaper sent a reporter in a boat out to Glen and Jo Ann’s neighborhood. The reporter found Jo Ann, sitting on their roof watching large objects floating by, so he climbed up on the roof to ...read more

  • Give God A Blank Check!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 4, 2021
     | 2,376 views

    I read once about a family that put their elderly grandmother on a plane for her first flight. She wasn’t too sure about this mode of transportation, but she grudgingly went along with it. When she returned, some of the family members couldn’t help playfully asking, “Grannie, did the plane hold you ...read more

  • Hiring A Dog

    Contributed by John Bright on Jan 17, 2021
     | 1,777 views

    A sign was hung in an office window. It read: Help wanted. Must type 70 words a minute. Must be computer literate. Must be bilingual. An equal opportunity employer. A dog was ambling down the street and saw the sign. He looked at it for a moment, pulled it down with his mouth, and walked into ...read more

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