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  • An Outstretched Hand

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Feb 9, 2009
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    AN OUTSTRETCHED HAND In Stockholm, Sweden, a woman was injured as she rushed to catch a streetcar. She stumbled in front of the moving car and was caught beneath it. The police sent for a crane to lift the car off her body. While waiting for the crane a crowd of people gathered out of curiosity. ...read more

  • Spoiled Child Of God

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 11, 2009
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    SPOILED CHILD OF GOD Have you ever noticed a parent spoiling his child by allowing him to freely roam, disobey, be out late at night without accountability, talk back to him, etc? At times, parents are fearful of losing their child’s love if they restrict their activity or don’t give in to their ...read more

  • Boy Crises?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
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    BOY CRISES? Generally, boys and girls of similar backgrounds have similar academic success. An American Assoc. of Univ. Women report says while girls have graduated from high school and college for years at a higher rate than boys, the largest disparities in educational achievement are not between ...read more

  • I Was Just Watching The Movie,

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Mar 30, 2009
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    I was just watching the movie, “Chicken Run” the other night. In the movie, the rooster, played by Mel Gibson has convinced two rats who scrounge for things to get them what they need to help the chickens escape the chicken farm. The rats had been demanding eggs, but the hens had refused. But ...read more

  • Women Feel Used With Casual ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009
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    WOMEN FEEL USED WITH CASUAL SEX For decades many have claimed that the sexual and feminist revolutions freed women to enjoy casual sex without fear of adverse consequences. Yet according to Professor Anne Campbell from Durham University in the UK, the negative feelings reported by women after ...read more

  • Now The Picture Jesus Paints Is Of An Enemy ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jun 2, 2009
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    Now the picture Jesus paints is of an enemy sowing some weeds. The plant most think is commonly called darnel or cockle earning the name “false wheat” as it looks so much like wheat especially in the early stages. It is common in Syria and Israel. The problem is that by the time it is developed ...read more

  • I Want To Conclude With A Clip. This Movie Is The ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jun 16, 2009
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    I want to conclude with a clip. This movie is the story of a POW camp that was forced to build an important and strategic bridge. In this scene, one man unexpectedly decides to intervene on behalf of another. He does it out of his convictions and the love of God in him. [Show clip: To End All Wars ...read more

  • What Are Your Spiritual Gifts? What Comes Easy To ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 10, 2009
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    What are your spiritual GIFTS? What comes easy to you that is not so easy for others? A man is pulled over by a police officer for a broken headlight. The cop looks in the car and sees a collection of knives on the backseat. "Sir," he says. "Why do you have all those knives?" "They’re for my ...read more

  • Pete Peterson Was The First U.s. Ambassador To ...

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Nov 10, 2009
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    Pete Peterson was the first U.S. ambassador to Vietnam after the war. But it wasn’t his first time in Hanoi. Peterson was a POW from 1966 to 1972 at the prison camp named "Hanoi Hilton". When asked how he could return to the land where he’d endured years of starvation, brutality and torture, he ...read more

  • Be Found Doing Your Duty  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 27, 2009
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    BE FOUND DOING YOUR DUTY "Keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come"(Matt 24:42). A man named Col Davenport was speaker of the Connecticut house of representatives in the late 1700s. On May 19, 1780, the sky of Hartford darkened ominously, and some of the ...read more

  • History Books Report That Ww Ii Began On Sept 1, ...

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Dec 15, 2009
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    History books report that WW II began on Sept 1, 1939 when German armies invaded Poland. The original plan was to invade on August 26th. The order was sent out to stand down because of a last minute change in plans. All units but one received the news. That unit moved forward on the 26th, ...read more

  • No Money- No Learning – But ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2009
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    “No Money- No Learning – But Joy” A prayer meeting was being held at a mission chapel. A poor worker came and kneeled at the altar. He could not understand even the simple Gospel message. While others were rejoicing, he kept on saying, “Jesus! Jesus! Jesus” which was all the prayer he knew. Soon ...read more

  • In 1715 King Louis Xiv Of France Died After A ...

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 7, 2010
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    In 1715 King Louis XIV of France died after a reign of 72 years. He had called himself "the Great," and was the monarch who made the famous statement, "I am the state!" His court was the most magnificent in Europe, and his funeral was equally spectacular. As his body lay in state in a golden ...read more

  • Before He Became A Christian, Augustine Lived A ...

    Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Jan 18, 2010
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    Before he became a Christian, Augustine lived a pleasure filled life. Many years after his conversion, he was approached by a prostitute he once knew, who called out his name. When he ignored her, she said, “Augustine, you know me. Don’t you remember me?” Augustine said, “Yes, I know you, but ...read more

  • Beer Into Bread

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Apr 21, 2010
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    BEER INTO BREAD There was a young boy in his school class, and his teacher was telling them how foolish the Bible is and the stories written in the Bible. In particular, she pointed out the story where Jesus turned the water into wine. She asked the boy to stand up and said, "Surely you do not ...read more

  • I Recently Read About An Exasperated Mom Who Sent ...

    Contributed by Ricki Lee Brooks on May 4, 2010
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    I recently read about an exasperated mom who sent her disobedient little boy to his room. When his time was up, he came out far more confident than when he had gone in. He said, "I’ve been thinking about what I did and I said a prayer." "That’s fine," his mother said, 'if you ask God to make you ...read more

  • Heartprints

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jun 28, 2010
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    HEARTPRINTS Whatever our hands touch - we leave fingerprints! On walls, on furniture, on doorknobs, dishes, books, As we touch we leave our identity. Oh please where ever I go today, help me leave heartprints! Heartprints of compassion, of understanding and love; Heartprints of kindness and ...read more

  • Impersonal America

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 14, 2011
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    IMPERSONAL AMERICA Here is how Max Lucado rates us as a society: "Call us a fast society, an efficient society, but don’t call us a personal society. Our society is set up for isolation. We wear ear buds when we exercise. We communicate via e-mail and text messages. We enter and exit our house ...read more

  • Closed For Alterations  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 16, 2011
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    CLOSED FOR ALTERATIONS Billy Graham tells a story--a simple illustration--that I want to borrow. A preacher once passed a shop which was no longer open for business. A sign hung in the window that said, "Closed for Alterations." The owner had closed shop for a while in order to remodel the store. ...read more

  • Being A Shepherd

    Contributed by Dr. Nicholas M. Muteti on Jun 24, 2011
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    BEING A SHEPHERD My ancestors were farmers and shepherds. Their task was both varied and arduous, demanding and dangerous. Not only did they have to protect their sheep from dangers, sickness, and wild beasts, they also had to be constantly on the search for good pastures and sufficient water. I ...read more