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  • What A Friend We Have In Jesus  PRO

    Contributed by Jonathan Campbell on Jun 24, 2008
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     | 3,604 views

    WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS Only the Lord and the man in question really know what burdens of sorrow and affliction were heaped upon the writer of this great hymn. One thing we do know, however, is that this beautiful and blessed hymn would never have been penned if the author had not known ...read more

  • Jesus Comes As Light

    Contributed by N A on Dec 12, 2010
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     | 3,151 views

    JESUS COMES AS LIGHT "Jesus has come, moreover, not as a blaze which will soon die down, but as a light which will last our day, yea, last for ever. After the long dark and cold night of our misery, the Lord comes in the fittest and most effectual manner; neither as lightning, nor candle, nor ...read more

  • No Time To Make Money

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on May 1, 2005
     | 2,697 views

    NO TIME TO MAKE MONEY Charles Spurgeon shared this story of a friend - Professor Agassiz was a very talented who took on a simply job and spent most of his time serving the Lord. One close friend expressed his wonder that a man of such abilities as Agassiz should remain contented with such a ...read more

  • The Making Of Me  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 2, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,721 views

    THE MAKING OF ME Thomas Edison once said, “I did not have my mother long, but she cast over me an influence which has lasted all my life. The good effects of her early training I can never lose. If it had not been for her appreciation and her faith in me at a critical time in my experience, I ...read more

  • Several Years Ago, I Made A Promise To My Eldest ...

    Contributed by Matthew Cook on May 28, 2005
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    Several years ago, I made a promise to my eldest son – that I would build him a fort to play in, and it would be done before I had to make a 6-month military deployment. Time was getting short, and with less than a week to go before I left, I completed the fort. It was terrible…the nails were to ...read more

  • A Mother Was Putting Her Little Four-Year-Old ...  PRO

    Contributed by Lynn Malone on Aug 8, 2005
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    A mother was putting her little four-year-old daughter to bed for the night. The child was afraid of the dark, and the mother, on this particular occasion, with her husband away, was fearful also. When the light was out, the child caught a glimpse of the moon outside the window. “Mommy,” she ...read more

  • During One Of His Political Campaigns, A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
     | 1,453 views

    During one of his political campaigns, a delegation called on Theodore Roosevelt at his home in Oyster Bay, Long Island. The President met them with his coat off and his sleeves rolled up. “Ah, gentlemen,” he said, “come down to the barn and we will talk while I do some work.” At the barn, ...read more

  • In The Anatomy Of An Illness: As Perceived By The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
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    In The Anatomy of an Illness: As Perceived by the Patient, Norman Cousins tells of being hospitalized with a rare, crippling disease. When he was diagnosed as incurable, Cousins checked out of the hospital. Aware of the harmful effects that negative emotions can have on the body, Cousins reasoned ...read more

  • Another Poll Sheds Light On This Paradox Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
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     | 5,643 views

    Another poll sheds light on this paradox of increased religiosity and decreased morality. According to sociologist Robert Bellah, 81 percent of the American people also say they agree that “an individual should arrive at his or her own religious belief independent of any church or synagogue.” Thus ...read more

  • Jeff Bezos, 36-Year-Old Founder Of Amazon.com, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
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    Jeff Bezos, 36-year-old founder of Amazon.com, shared the following 5 time management tips in the Wall Street Journal. Set aside Tuesdays and Thursdays as your own, without any regularly scheduled meetings. Break your routines. Visit Stores. Scrutinize your own Web site. Learn from unexpected ...read more

  • Another Poll Sheds Light On This Paradox Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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     | 1,753 views

    Another poll sheds light on this paradox of increased religiosity and decreased morality. According to sociologist Robert Bellah, 81 percent of the American people also say they agree that "an individual should arrive at his or her own religious belief independent of any church or synagogue." Thus ...read more

  • I Have Been Told That In The Jungles Of South ...

    Contributed by Mark Price on May 12, 2006
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    I have been told that in the jungles of South America, that monkey trappers use jars with narrow mouths, hung in trees by wire, to trap their prey. They hang the jars on the branches, and place rocks inside. As the monkeys travel through the trees, the branches rattle the stones in the jars. The ...read more

  • How Would It Have Felt To Grow Up In Slavery, To ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 23, 2006
     | 1,691 views

    How would it have felt to grow up in slavery, to give birth to children who were slaves, and then to die in slavery? Wouldn’t you wonder, "Where is God in all this? If we are God’s people, why isn’t he doing something?" But God thinks in the long term --decades, centuries, and even millennia. ...read more

  • Most Of Us Have Gone To The Zoo Before And At The ...

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Dec 28, 2006
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    Most of us have gone to the zoo before and at the zoo, even if we cannot stand the snakes there is always that pull to go and see them. There are some places that have pythons that are 12 to 18 feet long. In my mind he wasn’t pretty, in fact my thinking is that the only good snake to me is a dead ...read more

  • Introduction: Gregory Elder Tells Of Growing Up ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
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    Introduction: Gregory Elder tells of growing up on the Atlantic Coast, where he spent long hours working on intricate sand castles. One year, for several days in a row, he was confronted by bullies who smashed his creations. Finally he tried an experiment: He placed cinder blocks, rocks, and chunks ...read more

  • Kagawa Is A Famous Japanese Christian. He Said ...

    Contributed by W F on Apr 6, 2007
     | 1,638 views

    Kagawa is a famous Japanese Christian. He said that in the cross he found Christianity’s greatest uniqueness. He said, “I am grateful for Shinto, for Confucianism and for Buddhism. I owe much to these faiths. Yet these three faiths utterly failed to minister to my heart’s deepest needs. I was a ...read more

  • Eye Of The Needle  PRO

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Nov 23, 2002
    based on 13 ratings
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    Ill. – Eye of the needle Jesus was not saying that it is impossible for the rich to be saved. In those days cities were walled and had huge gates, which were open in the day light hours but barred shut at night. If a trader arrived at the city after dark he would not be able to get into the city ...read more

  • When I Was In South Africa, A Fine, Handsome ...  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Apr 7, 2003
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    When I was in South Africa, a fine, handsome Dutchman came into my service, and God laid his hand on him and convicted him of sin. The next morning he went to the beautiful home of another Dutchman and said to him, “Do you recognize that old watch?” “Why, yes,” answered the other. “Those are ...read more

  • A Woman Missionary In The South Pacific Islands ...  PRO

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on May 28, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 2,492 views

    A woman missionary in the South Pacific Islands was explaining to a group of children the custom and significance of giving gifts at Christmas. "Giving gifts," she said, "expresses love and reminds us of the perfect gift of love we received from God: Jesus." Later that week, a young native ...read more

  • The Rev. And Mrs. R. Porteous Were Taken ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jun 8, 2003
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    The Rev. and Mrs. R. Porteous were taken prisoners by Chinese communist bandits in 1931, and led to a lonely spot on top of a hill where they were to be executed. The leader said, “This is the place.” The executioner took a long knife from its holder and raised it above the necks of the courgeous ...read more