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  • Latimer, Who Lit The Evangelical Candle In ...

    Contributed by Eric Peloquin on Dec 1, 2006
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    Latimer, who lit the evangelical candle in England, said 400 years ago to the bishops of England, “I would ask you a strong question. Who is the most diligent prelate in all England, that passeth all the rest in doing his office?” And he added, “I will tell you. It is the Devil. He ordereth his ...read more

  • A "Do It Yourself" Catalog Firm Received The ...

    Contributed by Steven Kelso on Dec 4, 2006
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    A "Do it yourself" catalog firm received the following letter from one of its customers: "I built a birdhouse according to your stupid plans, and not only is it much too big, it keeps blowing out of the tree. Signed, Angry The firm replied: "Dear Angry, We’re sorry about the mix-up. We accidentally ...read more

  • The Message Of Jubilee Was That When You Live ...

    Contributed by Randall Bergsma on Dec 19, 2006
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    The message of Jubilee was that when you live with God your failures couldn’t ruin you for good. A fresh start was always coming. God is a god who flips things around to remake them. Isaiah even points at it with a word play. Verse 3: a crown (phe-er) instead of ashes (epher, ). Ashes were the ...read more

  • Many Times When My Wife And I Are Asked How Can ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Jan 1, 2007
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    Many times when my wife and I are asked how can we keep going, country after country for almost 45 years. I tell them it is the joy of the Lord that gives strength. Winning souls is the second best joy you can have here on earth next to your own personal salvation. Remember it is not only a ...read more

  • I Remember A Calvin And Hobbes Comic Strip Where ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jan 10, 2007
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    I remember a Calvin and Hobbes comic strip where the Boss catches Calvin sitting at his desk staring out the window. The Boss demands, “Why aren’t you working Calvin?” And Calvin responds: “Because I didn’t see you coming.” Well, Calvin obviously didn’t think that one through … but at least he ...read more

  • Samuel Chadwick -- There Is No Power Like That ...

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 15, 2007
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    Samuel Chadwick -- There is no power like that of prevailing prayer—of Abraham pleading for Sodom, Jacob wrestling in the stillness of the night, Moses standing in the breach, Hannah intoxicated with sorrow, David heartbroken with remorse and grief, Jesus in sweat of blood. Add to this list form ...read more

  • Samuel Chadwick -- There Is No Power Like That ...  PRO

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 15, 2007
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     | 1,738 views

    Samuel Chadwick -- There is no power like that of prevailing prayer—of Abraham pleading for Sodom, Jacob wrestling in the stillness of the night, Moses standing in the breach, Hannah intoxicated with sorrow, David heartbroken with remorse and grief, Jesus in the sweat of blood. Add to this list ...read more

  • Once A Man Asked An Evangelist "How Can We Have ...  PRO

    Contributed by Richard White on Sep 18, 2003
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    Once a man asked an evangelist “how can we have revival?” The evangelist answered by asking “Do you have a place where you can pray?” Yes the man replied. Tell you what to do, go to that place and take a piece of chalk along. Kneel down there, and with the chalk draw a complete circle around ...read more

  • Aw Tozer In "I Talk Back To The ...

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Feb 17, 2004
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    ILLUSTRATION... AW Tozer in “I Talk Back to the Devil” "Money often comes between men and God. Someone has said that you can take two small ten-cent pieces, just two dimes, and shut out the view of a panoramic landscape. Go to the mountains and just hold two coins closely in front of your eyes--the ...read more

  • E. Stanley Jones Tells Of The Time He Was About ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 16, 2004
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    E. Stanley Jones tells of the time he was about to board a plane when he heard God, in his spirit, telling him not to get on the plane. He learned later that the plane crashed and there were no survivors. When he shared his experience with someone, they said, “You mean to say that you were the ...read more

  • A Man Went To His Doctor To Find Out Why He Had ...

    Contributed by David Hill on Jul 8, 2004
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    A man went to his doctor to find out why he had been having such severe headaches. The doctor ran some tests and after a few hours called the man into his office. "I have terrible news," he told the patient. "Your condition is terminal." "Oh, no!? the man cried. "How long do I have?" "Ten ..." ...read more

  • On Her 60th Birthday, A Woman From Brooklyn ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Parks on Oct 21, 2004
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    On her 60th birthday, a woman from Brooklyn decided to prepare her last will and testament. She went to her rabbi to make two final requests: First, she insisted on cremation. “What is your second request?” the rabbi asked. “I want my ashes scattered over Bloomingdale’s.” “Bloomingdale’s. Why ...read more

  • Defining A Neighbor  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2004
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    DEFINING A NEIGHBOR It’s been said, "One cannot define one’s neighbor; one can only be a neighbor." Haddon Robinson said, "Your neighbor is anyone whose need you see, whose need you are able to meet." A neighbor is someone who says, "What is mine is God’s and what is God’s belongs to my ...read more

  • The Impossible Dream — Joe Darion  PRO

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Jan 13, 2005
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    The Impossible Dream -- Joe Darion To dream the impossible dream, To fight the unbeatable foe, To bear with unbearable sorrow, To run where the brave dare not go. To reach the unreachable star! This is my quest, To follow that star, No matter who hopeless, No matter how far; To fight for the ...read more

  • One Bible Mom Came To Jesus: Then Jesus Went Out ...

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on May 7, 2009
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    ONE BIBLE MOM came to Jesus: Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, ‘Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed.’ But He answered her not a ...read more

  • A.w. Tozer On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 27, 2010
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    A.W. Tozer on Time A.W. Tozer wrote: “Time is a resource that is nonrenewable and nontransferable. You cannot store it, slow it up, hold it up, divide it up or give it up. You can’t hoard it up or save it for a rainy day–when it’s lost it’s unrecoverable. When you kill time, remember ...read more

  • High Hopes

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 23, 2010
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    HIGH HOPES A Mother was taking her four-year-old daughter to school. She was a doctor and had left her stethoscope on the car seat. Her little girl picked it up and very excited began to play with it. Excellent, thought the Doctor, My daughter wants to follow in my footsteps! Then the child spoke ...read more

  • Weird Laws In California

    Contributed by C Jordan on Jun 5, 2011
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    WEIRD LAWS IN CALIFORNIA 1. It is illegal for anyone to try to stop a child from playfully jumping over puddles of water. 2. A California law makes it illegal to set up a mousetrap without a hunting license. 3. In Berkeley, California, it's against the law to whistle for your lost canary before 7 ...read more

  • Life After Death  PRO

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 8, 2012
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    LIFE AFTER DEATH It's good to remember what stories you have told so that they don't come back to haunt you. A young man's boss asked him, "Boy, do you believe in life after death?" "Yes, sir," the young man answered. The boss said, "Well that's good, because about a ...read more

  • Missing Husband

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 8, 2012
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    MISSING HUSBAND A woman went to the police station to report her husband as missing. She described him as "29 years old, six foot three, athletic, and handsome." The sergeant shook his head. "Wait a minute, lady. I know your husband. He’s 50, short, and overweight." The woman said, ...read more