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  • Story By Ray Trygstad  PRO

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Sep 24, 2006
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    Story by Ray Trygstad There’s a story about three people attending a church service one Sunday morning seeking help through the preaching of the Word. One was a businessman who had failed and was contemplating suicide. The other was a young man whose wages were not sufficient to support his ...read more

  • I Was At A Local Amusement Park With My 3 Year ...  PRO

    Contributed by Robbie Parsons on Oct 3, 2006
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    I was at a local amusement park with my 3 year old daughter recently. She begged me to win her a Spongebob Squarepants toy at one of the side games where you knock over bottles with bean bags. Being a sucker for my little girl, I plunked down my money for three beanbags. I threw the first ...read more

  • When I Bought My Wife's Engagement Ring At ...

    Contributed by Gene Edwards on Jan 12, 2007
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    WHEN I BOUGHT MY WIFE’S ENGAGEMENT RING AT TYRELL’S JEWELER’S, IN SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA. THE JEWELER ASKED ME IF I WANTED A DIAMOND WITH A SLIGHT BREAK, A VERY SLIGHT BREAK, OR WHAT HE CALLED A THREE-V DIAMOND, ONE WITH A VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY SLIGHT BREAK. I SAID, I WANT ONE WITH NO BREAK AT ALL ...read more

  • God Is Also Like An Obsessed Lover. Let Me Tell ...

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Jan 25, 2007
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    God is also like an obsessed lover. Let me tell you what I mean by that. I have known people so captivated by romance that they have had the name of their beloved tattooed on their body. I knew one man who did that, and the woman he loved eventually broke it off with him. Her name was Marie, and -- ...read more

  • In His Book The Knowledge Of The Holy, A.w. Tozer ...  PRO

    Contributed by Doug Lyon on Jan 29, 2007
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    In his book The Knowledge of the Holy, A.W. Tozer writes, “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us. The history of mankind will probably show that no people has ever risen above its religion, and man’s spiritual history will positively demonstrate ...read more

  • Life Examples: Isaiah: A Life-Changing Encounter ...  PRO

    Contributed by Nathan Parker on Mar 10, 2007
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    Life Examples: Isaiah: A Life-Changing Encounter (Isaiah 6:1-7) Isaiah’s whole life changed when he saw the majestic Lord seated on His heavenly throne. His awesome vision of God pierced him to cry out, "I am a man of unclean lips...For my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts" (Isaiah 6:5). ...read more

  • On September 3, 1939, Dr. Donald Grey Barnhouse ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    On September 3, 1939, Dr. Donald Grey Barnhouse was traveling by train through Europe on the way to preach in Belfast, Ireland. Hitler was unleashing his fury. There were wars and rumors of more wars. Britain’s prime minister was ready to declare war. Everything was tense. What was next? Troops ...read more

  • I Read About An Owner Of A Manufacturing Plant ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    I read about an owner of a manufacturing plant who decided to make a surprise tour of the shop. Walking through the warehouse he noticed a young man just lazily leaning up against some packing crates with his hands in his pocket doing nothing. The boss walked up to him and angrily said, "Just how ...read more

  • The End Of The War

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Billy Graham wrote in "The Key To Personal Peace" “One of the powerful, enduring images that my wife, Ruth, and I have of our early years together is of the ticker-tape parades in New York City celebrating the end of WWII. The war was finally over And those who were spared from death by the enemy ...read more

  • One Of The Greatest Battles In American History, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    One of the greatest battles in American History, was the battle of the Alamo, which was fought back in 1836. There 150 Texans, under the command of Col. William B. Travis, at the Alamo. And for 13 days those 150 men, held off the siege of 5,000 Mexican troops under the command of General Santa ...read more

  • A Stray Dog Had Been Hit By A Car, A Beautiful ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A stray dog had been hit by a car, a beautiful husky with blue eyes. A passerby rescued it and rushed it to the vet. The hind leg was badly damaged but the man agreed to pay the $500.00 to see if they could save the leg. The vet did all he could but the dog’s leg had to be amputated anyway. The man ...read more

  • Spurgeon Once Said: "There Is No Need For Us To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Spurgeon once said: "There is no need for us to go beating about the bush, and not telling the Lord distinctly what it is that we crave at His hands. Nor will it be seemly for us to make any attempt to use fine language; but let us ask God in the simplest and most direct manner for just the things ...read more

  • A Young Police Officer Was Taking His Final Exam ...

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jul 24, 2007
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    A young police officer was taking his final exam for the police academy And he read the following question in the exam paper: “You are on patrol in the outer city when an explosion occurs in a gas main in a nearby street. On investigation you find that a large hole has been blown in the ...read more

  • John Wesley, An Autobiographical Sketch  PRO

    Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Oct 12, 2007
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    Illustration:: John Wesley describes his pilgrimage in terms of his preaching rather vividly. It parallels closely his inward growth. (1) From the year 1725 to 1729 I preached much, but saw no fruit of my labor. (2) From the year 1729 to 1734, laying a deeper foundation of repentance, I saw ...read more

  • There's Always Mountains

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Mar 23, 2009
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    THERE'S ALWAYS MOUNTAINS In the Broadway musical, The Scarlet Pimpernel, the 18th century (fictional) hero encourages his followers by reminding them of David vs. Goliath. The song goes: "David walked into the valley With a stone clutched in his hand He was only a boy But he knew someone must ...read more

  • There Were Two Brothers Named John And Charles. ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on May 18, 2009
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    There were two brothers named John and Charles. They grew up in a religious home. They believed there was a God. They had religious training. One even became a minister. But it was not until their 30’s or so, did they truly have their hearts, as one of them put it, ‘strangely warmed.’ That heart ...read more

  • What Would You Do?

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jul 9, 2009
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    WHAT WOULD YOU DO? A young police officer was taking his final exam for the police academy and he was set the following problem to solve. "You are on patrol in the outer city when an explosion occurs in a gas main in a nearby street. On investigation you find that a large hole has been blown in ...read more

  • Snoopy Complains On Thanksgiving About Having To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 16, 2009
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    Snoopy Complains on Thanksgiving About Having To Eat Dog Food There was a Peanuts cartoon in the paper a while back. The cartoon pictured Charlie Brown bringing out Snoopy’s dinner on Thanksgiving Day. But it was just his usual dog food in a bowl. Snoopy took one look at the dog food and said, ...read more

  • Olympic Speed Skaters Slow Down When No Hope Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 7, 2009
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    Olympic Speed Skaters Slow Down When No Hope of Winning At the 2002 Winter Olympics, Apolo Ohno, an American, hoped to win his second gold medal in the men’s 5,000-meter short track, speed-skating relay. But during one of the turns, another American skater fell. His fall and recovery only took a ...read more

  • M. Scott Peck, In The Road Less Travelled Wrote ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jan 11, 2010
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    M. Scott Peck, in The Road Less Travelled wrote that he spent much of 9th summer on his bike. About a mile from house was a road with a very steep hill that ended with sharp turn at the bottom. One morning he was riding down the hill and felt the gathering speed to be ecstatic! Applying brakes and ...read more