Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2001
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Maybe you’ve heard the story about the rich old lady and the handsome young man she met in a in a restaurant. As the meal ended she came right to the point and asked, "Will you spend the night with me for one million dollars?" He looked her over and the mere thought of sleeping with this woman
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Contributed by David Fox on Nov 10, 2001
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“Rudyard Kipling lived from 1865 to 1936. He was English, yet born in Bombay, India. He wrote poetry and is the author of books like Captain Courageous, How the Leopard Got His Spots, and The Jungle Books.
Kipling’s writings not only made him famous but also brought him a fortune. A newspaper
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Pentecostal
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In a certain pond, there were two ducks and a frog who were neighbors and the best of friends. They played together all day long during the summer time.
But as the cold drew near and the water dried up, the ducks realized they would have to move. This would be easy for them, but what about their
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Jason Pettibone on Apr 29, 2002
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Henry Ford was an automotive genius. He came up with great ideas and handed them to researchers for development. One of his ideas was the concept of an engine in which the pistons were set at an angle to each other rather than in a straight line. He sketched out his idea for the V-8 motor and
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Dec 16, 2001
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Many of you have probably seen the movie “Castaway” where Tom Hanks is stranded alone on an island. The film does a good job of showing his intense longing for the day when he will be rescued. He has a small picture of his fiancée, which he looks at day after day, year after year. Hoping,
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jun 14, 2002
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[illustration]
The story is told of a prince and his family who were captured by an enemy king.
When brought before the enemy king, the prisoner was asked, "What will you give me if I release you?"
"Half of my wealth," was the prince’s reply.
"And if I release your children?"
"Everything I
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 24, 2002
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Eric D. Davis, 31, should have planned his bank robbery in Toledo, Ohio, more carefully. Police say that after the heist Davis, running with the loot toward his getaway car, fell down. When his driver panicked and sped off, Davis jumped into the next available vehicle, which had two men in the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 6, 2002
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Lisa Beamer: Reflecting on the loss of her dad.
“Slowly I began to understand that the plans God has for us don’t just include ‘good things’, but the whole array of human events. The ‘prospering’ he talks about in the book of Jeremiah is often the outcome of a ‘bad’ event. I remember my mom saying
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 13, 2002
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ESCAPING JUDGMENT?
Because of a minor infraction, a shipmate of mine aboard the USS Reeves, bound for Japan, was busted one rank, fined and given extra duty for three weeks.
Looking forward to celebrating his 21st birthday on July 22, he consoled himself every night during his extra duty by
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Contributed by Jim Kane on Oct 3, 2002
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A worried mother wondered where her daughter was on the rainy school day afternoon. She should have been home by now. The rain was heavy, the thunder loud, and the lightning was bright.
Finally, after a few anxious minutes she decided to put her coat on and look for her late child. Out the door
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Church Of God
Contributed by Timothy Mills on Oct 24, 2002
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When I was about 15 years old, my Dad worked part time for a mortuary. The funeral director sent Dad to Detroit to get the new hearse for them. As we drove cross country, I would roll out my sleeping bag in the back compartment of the hearse. This resulted in several interesting events. One was
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Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 8, 2003
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Abraham Lincoln, America’s most beloved president, was anything but beloved while he was in office. The South hated him. The anti-war activists hated him. Democrats hated him, calling him a widow-maker. The media ridiculed his eyes, looks, and body, calling him a freak of nature. Harpers magazine
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Nate Barbour on Jan 29, 2003
There was a girl that grew up in Jerusalem. One day, she and her father went shopping in the marketplace. She was holding tight to her daddy’s hand. Well, out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of a shiny, new baby doll. She longed for it so bad. She let her Father’s hand slip out
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The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveller, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could.
To where it bent in the undergrowth,
Then I took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better
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Anglican
Contributed by Rodney Killam on Apr 18, 2003
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Max Lucado (as found in his ‘God’s Inspirational Promise Book’, but written for his book, ‘In the Eye of the Storm’), told this fictional story of an angel trying to find another way for salvation:
“He looked around the hill and foresaw a scene. Three figures hung on three crosses. Arms spread.
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Holiness
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2003
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A "CAST" SHEEP
There is an Old English shepherd’s term called a "cast" sheep. This is a sheep that has turned over on its back and can’t get back up again. It happens frequently. And when it happens, all the sheep can do is lie on its back, with its feet flaying frantically in the air. Sometimes
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Contributed by Stan Martin on Aug 25, 2003
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Two gas company service men, a senior training Supervisor and a young trainee were out checking meters and parked their truck at the end of the alley and worked there way to the other end. At the last house a woman looking out her kitchen window watched the two
men as they checked her gas
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Christian/Church Of Christ
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There is generally a staff of three in our building, our secretary Patsy, youth and children’s minister Sandy, and the warden, me. One day this week, at a particularly still and quiet moment, there was an incredible BOOM that shook the building. Sandy and I hit the hallway at the same time – we
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United Methodist
Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 14, 2003
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A friend of mine gave a Bible to someone who was going through a difficult time. The person was in real need, and their life had been one disaster after the other, but in all that time there was never any concrete attempt to give their life to God and follow him. As my friend gave a Bible to this
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Methodist
Contributed by Bruce Howell on Dec 24, 2003
The Farmer and His Ad
A certain farmer lived on the same farm all his life. It was a good farm, but with the passing years the farmer grew tired of it. He longed for a change, something better. Every day he found some reason for criticizing some feature. Finally he decided to sell it and so he
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Wesleyan
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