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  • Confession And Contrition

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Oct 28, 2009
     | 3,567 views

    CONFESSION AND CONTRITION Metro News (Ottawa). It tells how in 2008, 22 people died from eating cold cuts processed by Maple Leaf Foods. To his credit, Michael McCain, the Maple Leaf CEO, owned up to the fact that the meats were contaminated with listeria at his company's plant in North York. ...read more

  • Christian Growth Like A Garden

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Nov 3, 2009
     | 3,927 views

    CHRISTIAN GROWTH LIKE A GARDEN I’ve spent some time lately in the veggie garden; I enjoy the sights and sounds of the garden growing. The beans quietly stretching up through the soil, the tomato plant as it battles against the spring cold with its occasional dash of yellow that may grow into a ...read more

  • Albert Schweitzer On Serving And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 9, 2009
     | 4,079 views

    Albert Schweitzer on Serving and Happiness Albert Schweitzer said: “I do not know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know, the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.” Resources: Building Up One Another, Gene A. Getz, Victor Books, ...read more

  • Astronaut James Erwin Realized That God Walking ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 12, 2009
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    Astronaut James Erwin Realized that God Walking on Earth was More Important the Man Walking on the Moon Astronaut James Erwin is one of but a few men to walk on the moon. As he stood upon the lunar landscape and looked up at the earth, he prayed for the first time in his life. He thought about the ...read more

  • A Quaker Woman Wonders If Godly Living Will ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 16, 2009
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    A Quaker Woman Wonders if Godly Living will Attract Unbelievers to her Religion A GODLY QUAKER came up to her pastor and said, "Pastor, I think, and wonder if you do also, that if one lived beautifully and walked correctly and stayed away from evil that others seeing us would be inclined to love ...read more

  • Matters Of Debate Between Rabbis Included How To ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 30, 2009
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    Matters of debate between rabbis included how to implement the commands. Contrast later Rabbis words, "How far should you go in admonishing people? Rav said: Until they beat you up for reprimanding them (Arachin 16b)…I might think that you should admonish him even if his face turned white for ...read more

  • A Better Life

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 8, 2010
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    A BETTER LIFE There was a time, and maybe still is, when you might hear a parent say something about wanting to provide a "better life" for their son or daughter. A better life than what they had growing up. And by better life, they mean - a bigger house, more and nicer cars, and more stuff. And ...read more

  • Would You Join Our Church If We Paid Your Debt?

    Contributed by David Vanlandingham on Feb 14, 2010
     | 2,542 views

    WOULD YOU JOIN OUR CHURCH IF WE PAID YOUR DEBT? What do you think would happen if we put out the word that on April 1, 2010, all of the debts of every member of the League St. Church of Christ would be paid off by an anonymous benefactor (maybe a Bill Gates, etc)? Would that excite you just a ...read more

  • Don't Forget About Growing

    Contributed by David Moore on Feb 18, 2010
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    DON'T FORGET ABOUT GROWING In N. Ireland, during the troubles there, some of those caught up in paramilitary violence would be converted, and no sooner were they saved than they were paraded from church to church sharing their testimony as an ex-paramilitary. Such events often drew large crowds, ...read more

  • Beer Into Bread

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Apr 21, 2010
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     | 5,528 views

    BEER INTO BREAD There was a young boy in his school class, and his teacher was telling them how foolish the Bible is and the stories written in the Bible. In particular, she pointed out the story where Jesus turned the water into wine. She asked the boy to stand up and said, "Surely you do not ...read more

  • Consult ...

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jul 7, 2010
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    CONSULT GOD A group of engineering students who were given the problem, “How long should a 1 kg beef roast stay in a 160-degree oven for the centre to reach a temperature of 65 degrees?” They had to do these projects at school. One kid did this series of experiments. Another kid went out and ...read more

  • God's Supply

    Contributed by Clarence Clough on Jul 25, 2010
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    GOD'S SUPPLY Missionary statesman Hudson Taylor had complete trust in God's faithfulness. In his journal he wrote: "Our heavenly Father is a very experienced One. He knows very well that His children wake up with a good appetite every morning... He sustained 3 million Israelites in the wilderness ...read more

  • River Of Laughter

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Aug 20, 2010
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    RIVER OF LAUGHTER As he was born my heart was bursting with JOY. I held my son Ben up to the Lord and dedicated him then and there. I was so grateful for the gift of a child. I remember driving home at the beginning of that day laughing and honking the horn so everyone could SHARE THE JOY I had, ...read more

  • A Young Lady Was Sunbathing On The Beach When A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 21, 2010
    based on 15 ratings
     | 7,292 views

    A young lady was sunbathing on the beach when a little boy in his swimming trunks, carrying a towel, came up to her and asked her, "Do you believe in God?" She was surprised by the question but she replied, "Why, yes, I do." Then he asked her: "Do you go to church every Sunday?" Again, her ...read more

  • Edison Burns All His Mistakes  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2011
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     | 5,105 views

    EDISON BURNS ALL HIS MISTAKES Thomas A. Edison's plant was on fire. As he helplessly watched it burn, taking his costly experiments up in flames, he called his son Charles. "Come!" he said. "You'll never see anything like this again!" Then he called his wife. As the three stood gazing, Edison ...read more

  • Back Where We Started

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Apr 25, 2011
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    BACK WHERE WE STARTED I have a photograph, taken of my father’s father around 1910, when he was about 28. I put that photograph next to a photo of me that was taken when I was 30. The poses were just about the same. And surprisingly, the only real different between the two photos is that he was ...read more

  • Impersonal America

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 14, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,660 views

    IMPERSONAL AMERICA Here is how Max Lucado rates us as a society: "Call us a fast society, an efficient society, but don’t call us a personal society. Our society is set up for isolation. We wear ear buds when we exercise. We communicate via e-mail and text messages. We enter and exit our house ...read more

  • Hating To Lose

    Contributed by Tim White on Aug 15, 2011
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    HATING TO LOSE As a young man growing up, my family enjoyed TV sports. Part of the fun was choosing a team and cheering for them. What maximized the fun was having someone in the family pick the other team, and it became personal. My brother hated to lose. He was noted for changing teams mid-game ...read more

  • Worship And The Woman At The Well

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 29, 2011
     | 3,878 views

    WORSHIP AND THE WOMAN AT THE WELL The Nelson Study Bible states: "By mentioning the two different worship sites, the woman was perhaps trying to shift the conversation away from the subject of her own sins to theological questions. Or perhaps she realized that she was a sinner (v. 18), and knew ...read more

  • Is There A Doctor?

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Nov 29, 2011
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     | 1,773 views

    IS THERE A DOCTOR? I heard on the news of a woman who was on an overseas flight. She called flight attendant over to her and told her she was having a heart attack. The flight attendant asked, "Is there a doctor on board?" At that point, 67 heart doctors stood up. They were all headed to a ...read more