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  • Prejudiced Toward Attractive People

    Contributed by Nathan Ingram on Nov 30, 2009
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    PREJUDICED TOWARD ATTRACTIVE PEOPLE In her book Better Than Ever, Dr. Joyce Brothers, popular psych, shows we are prejudiced toward attractive people. We consistently judge beautiful people to be more sensitive, kind, intelligent, interesting, sociable, and exciting than less attractive people." ...read more

  • I Was Invited To Compete In The Howard Wood ...

    Contributed by Kerry O'neill on Feb 2, 2010
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    I was invited to compete in the Howard Wood Relays while running track in high school. It was time for the 110 meter high hurdles. I had set my blocks and the starter called "Runners, come to your marks." I was so nervous and decided to look to my left and right to see that I was lined up like ...read more

  • 10146; A Contractor Who Worked For One Company ...

    Contributed by Kelly Fellows on Jun 9, 2010
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    ➢ A contractor who worked for one company for over 20 years – he built many many houses. ➢ He was looking forward to doing some traveling with his wife, etc. ➢ The owner of the company asked him to build one more house. ➢ The contractor reluctantly said yes (tho in his ...read more

  • She Is Almost Ninety Years Old, And Apparently ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Aug 17, 2010
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    She is almost ninety years old, and apparently she's BEAUTIFUL. I am a Chaplain in an aged care facility and I meet a lot of 90 year olds. Some look pretty good for their age but SARAH catches your attention. The perfect Hollywood star, aging gracefully and looking years younger without the use of ...read more

  • Let The Master Play

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Aug 22, 2010
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    LET THE MASTER PLAY An organist was practicing one day in a great church in Europe. As he was playing, a man came up to the organ and asked if he could play. The organist looked at him and thought to himself. "I shouldn’t let this man play, just look at him, he is unshaven, his clothes are ...read more

  • Fake Gems

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,164 views

    FAKE GEMS Anything that is extremely valuable will be counterfeited. Fake gems have been around for thousands of years, but as the technology for making them has advanced, fakes are now harder to detect with the naked eye. Gem buyers today must be aware of three types of gems that are made to ...read more

  • A Mother's Marred Hands  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 13, 2011
    based on 41 ratings
     | 9,032 views

    A MOTHER'S MARRED HANDS 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 ...read more

  • Testimony Of Charles Spurgeon  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2011
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    TESTIMONY OF CHARLES SPURGEON Charles Spurgeon, credited as the greatest preacher in the history of the English World, read a copy of Pilgrim’s Progress while plundering through his grandfather’s belongings. Through this book he became aware of his sinfulness and depravity. He carried this guilt ...read more

  • Whose Boy Are You?  PRO

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Sep 29, 2011
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    WHOSE BOY ARE YOU? "I was about 12 years old when a new preacher came to my church. I would always go in late and slip out early. But one day the preacher said the benediction so fast I got caught and had to walk out with the crowd. I could feel every eye in church on me. "Just about the time I ...read more

  • Ornamentals

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on May 5, 2012
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    ORNAMENTALS Back in 1960, my family moved from Ohio to Arizona. The first time we went to the Phoenix Airport, I was impressed by the beautiful orange trees that lined the drive. It was the first time this Ohio boy had ever seen citrus trees. The oranges were big as grapefruits. They looked so ...read more

  • God's Taking My Picture  PRO

    Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on Jan 23, 2013
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    GOD'S TAKING MY PICTURE I heard a story of a little girl who walked to and from school daily. The weather one morning was questionable and clouds were forming, yet she made her daily trek to the elementary school. As the afternoon progressed, the winds whipped up, along with thunder and ...read more

  • I Read This Story In A Max Lucado Book. He ...

    Contributed by Ronnie Knight on May 1, 2007
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    I read this story in a Max Lucado book. He called it “Groceries and Grace.” Apparently a middle aged man had gone to the Grocery Store to pickup some bread and cheese. After he found the items he got in line at the check out and he noticed that a lady with a full buggy pulled in behind him. When he ...read more

  • Learn From The Past And Live Your Future ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Learn from the past and live your future differently I was reading the other day. Once, two men went moose hunting in Canada for a week. A bush pilot dropped them off at their camp and arranged to pick them up in one week. They both shot a moose. When the pilot returned he looked at their two ...read more

  • Barry Cameron Tells About An Airplane Flight That ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 13, 2007
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    Barry Cameron tells about an airplane flight that he took. "On the flight there were 4 servicemen. Before the door on the plane was closed, the pilot announced we had a number of special guests on our flight (the servicemen in uniform) and asked us to show our appreciation to them. The plane ...read more

  • Almost Every Culture Has A New Year's ...

    Contributed by Jay Winters on Jan 10, 2008
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    Almost every culture has a New Year’s celebration. The ancient Romans celebrated the new year with the birth of Janus, the two faced god who could look back into the past and forward into the future. They exchanged gifts, not because they were overjoyed with each other, but as a method of bribery ...read more

  • Barry Cameron Tells About An Airplane Flight That ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
     | 2,255 views

    Barry Cameron tells about an airplane flight that he took. On the flight there were four servicemen. Before the door on the plane was closed, the pilot announced we had a number of special guests on our flight (the servicemen in uniform) and asked us to show our appreciation to them. The plane ...read more

  • Beware Of Drifting

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Apr 17, 2008
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    BEWARE OF DRIFTING Leonardo da Vinci, when painting "The Last Supper," went looking for models to sit for the various disciples and for Jesus. He found a handsome and innocent looking man in a choir in one of the churches in Italy. He painted him as Jesus in the great painting. The man's name was ...read more

  • In John 6:40 Jesus Says, "For My Father's Will Is ...

    Contributed by Mike Cleveland on Aug 17, 2008
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    In John 6:40 Jesus says, “For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.” But wait a minute, there is something within every person that prevents us from looking to Jesus. It is the belief that we’re ...read more

  • Set Free  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
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    SET FREE A man said to his pastor: “I am a miserable sinner and there is no help available for me. I have prayed to God, I have tried to be good and I have tried to do the right thing at the right time, but I always seem to fail.” The pastor asked him: “Do you believe in the life, the death, and ...read more

  • Barry Cameron Tells About An Airplane Flight That ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
     | 1,561 views

    Barry Cameron tells about an airplane flight that he took. On the flight there were 4 servicemen. Before the door on the plane was closed, the pilot announced we had a number of special guests on our flight (the servicemen in uniform) and asked us to show our appreciation to them. The plane erupted ...read more