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  • Signs That Your Childhood Is Finally Over  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 7, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,586 views

    SIGNS THAT YOUR CHILDHOOD IS FINALLY OVER - Just one peanut butter and jelly sandwich doesn’t do it anymore. - Driving a car doesn’t always sound like fun. - Being bad is no longer cool. - You’re taller than the slide at the McDonald’s Playland. - You have ever said, "Whatchoo talkin’ ’bout, ...read more

  • The Perfect ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,960 views

    THE PERFECT STORY The story is told about a perfect man who met a perfect woman. After a perfect courtship, they had a perfect wedding. Their life together was, of course, perfect. Then one stormy, Christmas Eve this perfect couple was driving along a winding road when they noticed someone on ...read more

  • Some Of You Here Tonnight Will Be In That Same ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Dec 18, 2008
     | 1,033 views

    SOME OF YOU HERE TONNIGHT WILL BE IN THAT SAME PREDICAMENT - STILL IN YOUR TRESPASSES AND SINS, BUT THE WHY OF CHRISTMAS MEANS YOU CAN BE REDEEMED AND MADE A CHILD OF GOD. I WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT A TRUE STORY TO DRIVE THIS TRUTH HOME TONIGHT. IT’S TOLD BY ERNEST GORDON INFACT THERE IS A FILM ...read more

  • Boice On The Virgin Birth  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,634 views

    BOICE ON THE VIRGIN BIRTH One well-known Christian author, James Montgomery Boice, eloquently documents amazing things Jesus’ virgin birth, sinless life and sacrificial death accomplished for mankind as an amazing sign of His love. Jesus endured a human birth to give us a new spiritual birth. ...read more

  • In The Secret Service  PRO

    Contributed by Abraham Shanklin on May 19, 2003
    based on 15 ratings
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    In the Secret Service A gentleman was in front of a preacher coming out of the church one day. The preacher grabbed him by the hand, pulled him aside and said to him, "You need to join the Army of the Lord!" The man replied, "I’m already in the Army of the Lord, Pastor." The Pastor questioned, ...read more

  • Meekness = Humility – Dr. Samuel Brengle ...  PRO

    Contributed by Troy Mason on Apr 21, 2001
    based on 18 ratings
     | 3,972 views

    Meekness = humility – Dr. Samuel Brengle (Salvation Army) said “The axe cannot boast of the trees it has cut down. IT could do nothing but for the woodsman. He made it, he sharpened it, he used it. The moment he throws ...read more

  • A Rookie Baseball Pitcher Who Was Struggling ...

    Contributed by Joe Fornear on Oct 12, 2004
     | 2,973 views

    A rookie baseball pitcher who was struggling trying to get his pitches over the plate, so the catcher walked out to have a talk with him. "I’ve figured out your problem," he told the young southpaw. "You always seem to lose control at the same point in ...read more

  • Former President Calvin Coolidge Was Known As A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 1,246 views

    Former president Calvin Coolidge was known as a man of few words. Once, at a White House dinner, a woman approached Coolidge and said, "Mr. President, I have a bet with a friend that I can get you to say at least three words." Coolidge looked at ...read more

  • A Letter To Santa  PRO

    Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 21, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
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    A LETTER TO SANTA: Dear Santa Claus: You’ll probably be surprised to receive this letter from an adult. You may be even more surprised as you read it to find that the writer is neither a maiden aunt nor a disgruntled bachelor. I’m a young mother. It isn’t my intention, Santa, to hurt your ...read more

  • Friday, The American Medical Association Released ...

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 22, 2005
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    Friday, the American Medical Association released the results of an interesting study teenage anger. The study was conducted at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston. It found that teenagers, who don’t manage their anger, are at a higher risk for weight gain than those who do. ...read more

  • The Properties Of Healing Are Not Found Just ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 25, 2008
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    "The properties of healing are not found just within our bodies. They are also present in our minds and souls. God provided us with the ability to heal from emotional trauma and tragedy. When we lose someone we love, we are devastated; we mourn and grieve while wondering if our days will ever be ...read more

  • Two Elderly Women Were Out Driving In A Large ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Aug 16, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,926 views

    Two elderly women were out driving in a large car. Both could barely see over the dashboard. As they were cruising along they came to an intersection. The light was red, but they went on through. The woman on the passenger seat thought to herself, "I must be losing it; I could have sworn we just ...read more

  • Parables: Ground ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
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    PARABLES: GROUND RULES The parables help clarify the ground rules of the kingdom. If you’ve ever played baseball, you know that certain parks have ground rules, and the umpires and coaches discuss these rules before each game. For example: At Wrigley Field, a ball that gets lodged in the vines ...read more

  • The Spilled Fruit Salad!  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Dec 8, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
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    THE SPILLED FRUIT SALAD! Here is a bowl of fruit salad for you! I always make fruit salad for Christmas, it has been a family tradition for many years. While at home, my Mom and Dad always received a lot of fruit for Christmas. We would always make fruit salad out of the fruit and top it with ...read more

  • As Our Messiah Jesus Is Coming Again To Usher In ...  PRO

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Jan 22, 2007
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     | 1,883 views

    As our Messiah Jesus is coming again to usher in His Millennial reign over the world as our rightful King of Kings and Prince of Peace. Moody Bible Institute publishes the daily devotional guide TODAY IN THE WORD. The devotional for June 19, 1992, contained this observation: A group of ...read more

  • Trick-Or-Treaters Rake In A Lot Of Candy Every ...

    Contributed by Cris Willis on Dec 27, 2007
     | 2,637 views

    Trick-or-treaters rake in a lot of candy every October 31. In fact, according to the National Confectioners Association, Halloween is the number-one holiday for candy sales, beating out Christmas, Easter and Valentine’s Day. The NCA predicts Halloween candy sales to reach $2 billion in 2003 in the ...read more

  • Gift Giving Should Be Personal And Relational

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Dec 11, 2011
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    GIFT GIVING SHOULD BE PERSONAL AND RELATIONAL Have you ever seen the episode of "Friends" where Joey and Chandler wait too long to buy Christmas gifts? They end up having to buy gifts from a gas station. They give Rachael wiper blades and an air freshener. When Rachel ...read more

  • Avoiding Sales

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2012
     | 3,006 views

    AVOIDING SALES The Houston Chronicle, Sept. 25, 1995 records the following quote. As a man sat contemplating the impending expenses of Christmas, his wife burst through the door with an armload of packages. She gleefully remarked, "You told me to stay away from all of those sales so ...read more

  • If There Is A Lack Of Respect For The Right To ...

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 6, 2010
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    If there is a lack of respect for the right to life and to a natural death, if human conception, gestation and birth are made artificial, if human embryos are sacrificed to research, the conscience of society ends up losing the concept of human ecology and, along with it, that of environmental ...read more

  • Peter Mcmartin, Van. Sun Columnist, Writing In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on May 25, 2001
    based on 99 ratings
     | 1,749 views

    Peter McMartin, Van. Sun columnist, writing in yesterday’s paper said: Where is our sun? Where is the true warmth of our existence? Here he is asking essentially where can joy be found. His answer is family: “I will eat Christmas dinner with my wife and children – who are the suns of my existence – ...read more