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  • The Gas Prank

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 1, 2010
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    THE GAS PRANK According to a story in the Grand Rapids Press, the owner of a small foreign car had begun to irritate his friends by bragging incessantly about his gas mileage. So they decided on a way to get some humor out of his tireless boasting, as well as bring it to an end. Every day, one of ...read more

  • It Really Is Finished  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 15, 2010
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    IT REALLY IS FINISHED After suffering on the cross for six hours, Jesus shouted, "It is finished!" (John 19:30). Everything that needed to be done to provide salvation had been accomplished. When former President George W. Bush was asked about regrets during his presidency, Bush answered that he ...read more

  • When God Want’s To Make A ...

    Contributed by Tony Maramara on Aug 7, 2010
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    When God Want’s to Make a Man When God wants to drill a man, And thrill a man, And skill a man, When God wants to mold a man To play the noblest part; When He yearns with all His heart To create so great and bold a man That all the world shall be amazed, Watch His methods, watch His ways! How He ...read more

  • It Wasn’t Long After Arriving At This ...

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 20, 2010
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    It wasn’t long after arriving at this church that I discovered unbeknownst to the leadership that the church had been running a $12,000 a month deficit the two years after Katrina which was supplemented by donations received from across the country which were not dedicated to relief. Then we ...read more

  • Woman Steals From Church And Blames Satan

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010
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    WOMAN STEALS FROM CHURCH AND BLAMES SATAN In March 2009, a 62-year old woman was charged with stealing more than $73,000 from her church in the state of Washington. When the detectives interrogated her, she told them: "Satan had a big part in the theft." It sounds like she was saying that the ...read more

  • Sin Is Like A Raccoon

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 13, 2010
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    SIN IS LIKE A RACCOON In A View from the Zoo, Gary Richmond, a former zookeeper, has this to say: Raccoons go through a glandular change at about 24 months. After that they often attack their owners. Since a 30-pound raccoon can be equal to a 100-pound dog in a scrap, I felt compelled to mention ...read more

  • Don't Find Us Lacking!

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 24, 2011
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    DON'T FIND US LACKING! Mexican jails are not known for their tidiness or orderliness. Shortly after having taken office, the then President of Mexico, Luis Echeverria, decided to do something about this. Without giving any advance notice, he chose to visit the jails at midnight. He found guards ...read more

  • Math Tests Through The Decades

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 29, 2011
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    MATH TESTS THROUGH THE DECADES * 1960s test: "A logger cuts and sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is four-fifths of that amount. What is his profit?" * 1970s new-math test: "A logger exchanges a set (L) of lumber for a set (M) of money. The cardinality of Set M is 100. ...read more

  • Pride And Peril: The Art Forger

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2011
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    PRIDE AND PERIL: THE ART FORGER Yesterday I was reading about a man called Han van Meegeren who was a Dutch artist and an extremely talented ART FORGER. He forged some of the world’s most famous paintings so well that the best art critics and art experts of his time thought his paintings were ...read more

  • D. L. Moody And The Chicago Campaign

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2011
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    D. L. MOODY AND THE CHICAGO CAMPAIGN In 1893, the World Exposition was held in Chicago, and more than 21 million people visited the exhibits. Among the features was a "World Parliament of Religions," with representatives of the world's religions, meeting to share their "best points" and perhaps ...read more

  • Christian Caste System

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 26, 2011
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    CHRISTIAN CASTE SYSTEM Division is the opposite of unity. When we exclude or separate others based on race, socioeconomic status, age, appearance or personal hygiene we are dividing. In his autobiography, Mahatma Gandhi wrote that during his student days he read the Gospels seriously and ...read more

  • We're Supposed To Be Surrounded

    Contributed by Michael Walther on May 25, 2011
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    WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE SURROUNDED The television series "Band of Brothers" follows the experiences of a company of paratroopers as they participate in the invasion of Europe. In one scene Lt. Richard Winters is leading his men into the heart of the Battle of the Bulge. Another Lt. is pulling back ...read more

  • Jaden's Peace

    Contributed by Jamie Lee on May 31, 2011
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    JADEN'S PEACE Jaden our son woke up one morning at 3 am. Screaming. It wasn't a scream of "my diaper is wet" or "I am hungry." It was a scream of despair and panic. That night he slept with us. The next night as I was getting ready to lay him down in the crib, he latched on to me and I ...read more

  • Famous People

    Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on Jun 8, 2011
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    FAMOUS PEOPLE Do you know anyone famous? Maybe relatives or ancestors who did something incredible? Once I worked part time at a luxury condo in Minneapolis as a security guard letting residents in and out of the complex. One late night a man entered whom I didn't recognize. As he began walking ...read more

  • God Wants To Live In Your House

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2011
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    GOD WANTS TO LIVE IN YOUR HOUSE C. S. Lewis, Mere Christianity: "Imagine yourself as a living house. God comes in to rebuild that house. At first, perhaps, you can understand what He is doing. He is getting the drains right and stopping the leaks in the roof and so on: you knew that those jobs ...read more

  • Gold In Heaven

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jun 16, 2011
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    GOLD IN HEAVEN There was a rich man who was distressed on hearing he could take none of his riches to heaven. He pleaded with God to make an exception. Finally, God said, "Okay, whatever you can fit into a garbage bag can be brought in." The man immediately thought of gold. He joyfully went and ...read more

  • The Wedding Problem

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jun 22, 2011
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    THE WEDDING PROBLEM Mary Campbell of Elgin, Illinois that had to say "I do" three times at three different weddings before she finally became Mrs. Randy Peterson. The couple took out their wedding license in Kane County and made all the arrangements for their wedding at a church in Ontarioville. ...read more

  • What A Waste...?

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Jul 8, 2011
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    WHAT A WASTE...? When I lived in another city, I became acquainted with an organization called the Wycliffe Bible Translators. In fact, we had a man come speak to our church. I’ll never forget the impression he made on me. He had a PhD in linguistics. He was an incredibly well-educated and gifted ...read more

  • Colors Of Storms

    Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Jul 27, 2011
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    COLORS OF STORMS As I was watching the weather warnings run across the TV screen, I began to think about how we go through life's storms without any warnings. Each one of the storms we go through are painted a different color of severity, Green, Yellow, Orange and Red. It could be that a Green ...read more

  • New Jerusalem

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Aug 25, 2011
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    NEW JERUSALEM One Stadia is equal to 600 feet. So the dimensions would be approximately 1363 miles high, 1363 miles wide and 1363 miles long. It doesn’t seems that long when you think that the length would be from approximately the East Coast to Colorado when you consider all believers from all ...read more