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  • Mother's Arms

    Contributed by Eugene Morell on Feb 24, 2012
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    MOTHER'S ARMS There was a teenager who didn’t want to be seen in public with her mother, because her mother’s arms were terribly disfigured. One day when her mother took her shopping and reached out her hand, a clerk looked horrified. Later, crying, the girl told her how embarrassed she was. ...read more

  • The Unity Of The Bible

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 4, 2021
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    Notice the UNITY of the Bible. it is miraculous! * The Bible was written over a period of 1,500 years. • The Bible was written by over 40 different authors (Among them were kings, military leaders, peasants, philosophers, fishermen, tax collectors, poets, statesmen, musicians, ...read more

  • Sophie And Shirley, Two Elderly Widows In A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Sophie and Shirley, two elderly widows in a Florida adult community, are curious about the latest arrival in their building -- a quiet, nice looking gentleman who keeps to himself. Shirley says, "Sophie, you know I’m shy. Why don’t you go over to him at the pool and find out a little about him. He ...read more

  • What Happened Here ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 4, 2009
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    What Happened Here Today? One day a man came home from work to find total mayhem at home. The kids were outside still in their pajamas playing in the mud and muck. There were empty food boxes and wrappers all around. As he proceeded into the house, he found an even bigger mess. Dishes on ...read more

  • The Story Is Told About A Professional Football ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 23, 2001
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    The story is told about a professional football player who didn’t like to obey curfew, & many nights he sneaked out. He would take blankets & pillows & put them under the covers of his bed, so that when the coach checked his room, it would look like he was sound asleep like all the others. ...read more

  • I Was Taking A Shower When My 2-Year-Old Son Came ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 12, 2003
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    I was taking a shower when my 2-year-old son came into the bathroom and wrapped himself in toilet paper. Although he made a mess, he looked adorable, so I ran for my camera and took a few shots. They came out so well that I had copies made and included one with each of our Christmas cards. Days ...read more

  • One Of The Worst Things We Can Do Is Have An ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Oct 18, 2004
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    One of the worst things we can do is have an unrealistic expectation that life will be without trouble. Several years ago I had a young couple in my office who wanted me to perform their wedding. I told them to do so, would require them to complete our pre-marital counseling. The girl looked at me ...read more

  • Two Sisters I Know, Joanne And Linda Who Have ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2004
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    Two sisters I know, Joanne and Linda who have since become lovely ladies with families of their own,while they still were young girls were playing one day. Joanne the older of the two sisters by three years became at one point very angry with her little sister and said to her in frustration and ...read more

  • A Workaholic Dad  PRO

    Contributed by Felipe Villegas on Dec 29, 2005
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    This poem was written by a workaholic dad: I have a son who’s five years old, a boy so very fine. When I look at him it seems to me that all the world is mine. But seldom do I ever see my son awake and bright. I only see him when he sleeps. I’m only home at night. When I come home so weary ...read more

  • We Live In A World Today That We Should Sift All ...

    Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Jul 31, 2011
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    We live in a world today that we should sift all our children’s activities and things that they are exposed to each day as though we were looking and inspecting the candy they get on Halloween night and throw out the things that look suspicious. I know it’s hard and most of the time just impossible ...read more

  • John Piper: Your Heart Has To Get Bigger  PRO

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Oct 31, 2012
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    JOHN PIPER: YOUR HEART HAS TO GET BIGGER "Little hearts give little lusts big power. Big hearts give little lusts little power because they look little! When you SEE the magnitude of your treasure, your soul swells to get around it and you MOCK pornography as a POWERLESS thrill! That’s the way it ...read more

  • One Day A Certain Old, Rich Man Of A Miserable ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    One day a certain old, rich man of a miserable disposition visited a rabbi, who took the rich man by the hand and led him to a window. "Look out there," he said. The rich man looked into the street. "What do you see?" asked the rabbi. "I see men, women, and children," answered the rich man. Again ...read more

  • Seeing Only Self

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Aug 9, 2007
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    “Seeing Only Self” One day a certain old, miserly, rich man visited a rabbi, who took him by the hand and led him to a window. “Look out there,” he said. And the rich man looked out into the street. “What do you see?” asked the rabbi. “I see men, and women, and little children,’ answered the ...read more

  • A Number Of Years Ago, When The New Volkswagen ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Nov 26, 2007
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    A number of years ago, when the new Volkswagen Beetle was introduced, one of the features that received significant attention was that it was burglarproof. Volkswagen bragged there was no way anybody could steal their car. To demonstrate their point, VW hired a professional burglar and called a ...read more

  • A Blessing Is God's Expression Of Favor On You. ...

    Contributed by Charles Whitmire on Jan 6, 2008
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    A blessing is God’s expression of favor on you. In the passage we look at this morning, God commanded his priests to give his people a blessing from him. When I started looking at this passage this week, one image came to mind. It’s sort of funny actually, but a scene from Rocky II came to mind. ...read more

  • To Prevent Rot – My Grandmother, Grinny, Would ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    1. To prevent rot – My Grandmother, Grinny, would take the rock ice from ice cream churn after churning ice cream and pour it around her mailbox post to keep the grass from growing there. A North American once asked a South American why they couldn’t seem to get their governments in order down ...read more

  • Joyless Christians

    Contributed by C Jordan on Apr 22, 2008
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    JOYLESS CHRISTIANS A little girl once went to visit her grandmother in the country. Things were fine until Sunday. This lady went to a very old-fashioned church that kept the Sabbath by forbidding all work, fun, playing. The little girl woke up Sunday and started right off playing and laughing, ...read more

  • A Few Years Ago, When The New Volkswagen Beetle ...

    Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Jan 28, 2009
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    A few years ago, when the new Volkswagen Beetle was introduced, one feature that received lots of attention was the claim to be burglarproof. Volkswagen bragged there was no way anybody could steal their car. To demonstrate their point, VW hired a highly skilled burglar and called a news ...read more

  • My Nearsightedness; My Glasses Were Broken And I ...

    Contributed by Marie Tombow on Feb 2, 2009
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    My nearsightedness; my glasses were broken and I couldn’t see beyond the end of my nose -- While in the Navy, I was in charge of getting the barracks cleaned before inspection. When I checked the barracks floor, it really looked clean to me; but we failed inspection. Barracks floor and new ...read more

  • Be Warm And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2009
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    BE WARM AND FILLED! What does it mean that God has placed Christ’s church in our hands? One of the most stirring indictments on the church ever penned was made by Charles Schultz many years ago. Snoopy is shivering out in a snowstorm beside an empty food dish. He was looking longingly, ...read more