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  • Hard Work Is Worth It

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009
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    HARD WORK IS WORTH IT The story is told of a nursery worker about to plant a number of young saplings, some straight and some crooked, thus reasoned with himself – "These straight saplings will no doubt grow up to be fine trees without much attention on my part; but I will see if, by proper ...read more

  • Aging Are Leaving No ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009
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    AGING ARE LEAVING NO INHERITANCE An AARP analysis of the Federal Reserve Board’s 2004 Survey of Consumer Finances finds 21% of people born after 1964 thought they would inherit money someday. But with each passing year, the pressures on the nest-eggs of older people will only grow. A lot of ...read more

  • A Pastor Name Richard Wurmbrand Was Imprisoned In ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on May 27, 2009
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    A pastor name Richard Wurmbrand was imprisoned in Communist Romania for being a Christian. He gave this account: “Hungry, beaten, and rugged, we had forgotten theology and the Bible. We had forgotten the ‘truths about the Truth,’ therefore we lived in ‘the Truth.’ We could not think anymore. In our ...read more

  • I Have Broken Many Pocket Knives, Using Them For ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 8, 2009
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    I have broken many pocket knives, using them for purposes not intended by the manufacturer. I have broken a couple trying to pry something. (Take out pocket knife and show as an object lesson). God blesses us with material things. He helps us find a career and our place in this world. He gives ...read more

  • Allure Of Lust And Greed

    Contributed by David Baeder on Jun 10, 2009
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    ALLURE OF LUST AND GREED Last night they had another one of those Dateline stings. In the sting, an undercover agent poses as a 13-15 year old on the internet, in one of those on-line chat rooms. Almost every man who came to a house to meet an underage girl for immoral purposes had seen previous ...read more

  • True Biblical Worship So Satisfies Our Total ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 17, 2009
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    True biblical worship so satisfies our total personality that we don’t have to shop around for man-made substitutes. William Temple made this clear in his masterful definition of worship: For worship is the submission of all our nature to God. It is the quickening of conscience by His holiness; ...read more

  • I Made A List Of Crisis That People Sometimes ...

    Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Aug 11, 2009
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    I made a list of crisis that people sometimes face and I want to read them to you and see if you’ve faced any of these in your life. COMMON CRISIS PEOPLE OFTEN FACE 1. The loss of a valued relationship…such as breaking up with a boyfriend of girlfriend, or divorce. The dissolving of a longtime ...read more

  • The Only One Pulling  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Nov 2, 2009
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    THE ONLY ONE PULLING A guy drives into a ditch, but luckily, a farmer is there to help. He hitches his horse, Buddy, up to the car and yells, "Pull, Nellie, pull!" Buddy doesn’t move. "Pull, Buster, pull!" Buddy doesn’t budge. "Pull, Coco, pull!" Nothing. Then the farmer says, "Pull, Buddy, ...read more

  • From Exaggeration To Lies. Illicit Cola Says ...

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Nov 8, 2009
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    From exaggeration to lies. Illicit Cola says this. Life wouldn’t be much fun without a bit of entertainment and mischief. Don’t grow old and boring – live life on the edge. Take a dirty big gulp of illicit and get amongst it! Illicit cola – it’s good to be bad. Well the times I’ve been bad weren’t ...read more

  • Blasphemy Challenge  PRO

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Nov 12, 2009
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    BLASPHEMY CHALLENGE J. Michael Shannon tells how some young people put up a web site to encourage atheism. The site invited people to dare God to send them to hell. More than 400 young people took the challenge. People who took the challenge received a free copy of documentation that promotes ...read more

  • Always Thankful  PRO

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Dec 4, 2009
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    ALWAYS THANKFUL "Several churches in North Dakota were being served by a clever old preacher. The people were always amazed, for no matter what the circumstances, the preacher could always find something to give thanks for. As he made his rounds one cold December morning, he was late in getting to ...read more

  • The Hope Of 3:16  PRO

    Contributed by James Mercer on Dec 8, 2009
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    THE HOPE OF 3:16 I don’t know about you, but I will be glad to turn the calendar to a new decade in a few weeks. An ongoing war on two fronts, the Great Recession draining our family resources, the growing immorality of our country, tragic accidents and gruesome killers all over the news. The ...read more

  • Million Dollar Story

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 23, 2010
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    MILLION DOLLAR STORY A man had a heart attack and was rushed to the hospital. He could receive little company and was not to be excited. While in the hospital a rich uncle died and left him a million dollars. His family wondered how to break the news to him with the least amount of excitement. It ...read more

  • When God Forgives, He Forgets

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Mar 12, 2010
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    WHEN GOD FORGIVES, HE FORGETS How different God’s pardon is from ours! So often we forgive as did the mother of the little girl who had been good a whole week, and asked mother for a favor. "I know," was the answer, "that you have been good all this week, but you know you were bad last week." ...read more

  • Buddy Wasisname And The Other Fellers ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on May 16, 2010
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    Buddy Wasisname and the Other Fellers (Newfoundland comedy group) feature a song on one of their albums called “Only 19”. It is the story of a young man who married what he thought was his young bride until they got ready for their first night together. She removed her cork leg, make-up that’s ...read more

  • Is There Any Hope?

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 21, 2010
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    IS THERE ANY HOPE? Years ago an S-4 submarine was rammed by a ship off the coast of Massachusetts. It sank immediately. The entire crew was trapped in a prison house of death. Every effort was made to rescue the crew, but all ultimately failed. Near the end of the ordeal, a deep sea diver, who ...read more

  • There's An App For That

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Feb 10, 2011
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    THERE'S AN APP FOR THAT So is your sin and guilt getting the better of you? Well, now "There’s an app for that." CBS News reports (February 9, 2011) a new application for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch called the "Confession Booth app. All you do is confess to your iPhone! It sells for $1.99 ...read more

  • An Everyday Lady

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on May 15, 2011
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    AN EVERYDAY LADY On December 1, 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks refused to obey a bus driver’s order to give up her seat to make room for a white passenger. At the time of her action, Rosa Parks served as the secretary of her local NAACP chapter. But even so, she acted as a private ...read more

  • Drinking Coffee And Talking

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Sep 2, 2011
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    DRINKING COFFEE AND TALKING One evening a man and his wife called another couple to see what they were doing. "Oh," said the other wife, "we're just drinking coffee and talking." As she hung up the phone, she demanded, "Why don't we ever do that? They're just drinking coffee and talking." Her ...read more

  • Counterfeit Christmas

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 12, 2011
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    COUNTERFEIT CHRISTMAS According to a British Paper (Romsey Advertiser): "Christmas shoppers looking for a bargain should be wary of counterfeit goods which flood the market in the run-up to the festive season," the UK Border Agency has warned. "Fake Ugg Boots, GHD hair straighteners, iPhones and ...read more