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  • In Front Of Our Own Church, Our Church Sign Has ...

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on May 21, 2003
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    In front of our own church, our church sign has been tampered with. Today, on it is the phrase, “Jesus Loves You”. Kids recently jumbled up all the letters and made it read other things. I placed it back in correct order and found 6 letters missing. I think a christians life is to say to others ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mushrooms Or Toadstools  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Apr 27, 2004
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     | 1,267 views

    Illus.: “Mushrooms or Toadstools” Dad brought home what looked like mushrooms. Some in the family thought they were toadstools. Were they edible or not? Someone remembered seeing an article in the National Geographic magazine on mushrooms. They found the article which had pictures and ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • A Missionary Sat On The Patio Watching A Black ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 28, 2004
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    A missionary sat on the patio watching a black ant crawl up a table leg until it reached some spilled sugar. It seemed to eat, then crawled back down the table leg. Soon the two black ants crawled up the table leg to the sugar. They ate and left. Soon a steady steam of black ants moved up and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • There Was A Lady That Broke Down In The Middle ...

    Contributed by Shane Rodriguez on Nov 8, 2004
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     | 7,500 views

    There was a lady that broke down in the middle of the desert. As she walked the heat beat down on her and her tongue swelled and her lips cracked from no water. She finally sat down and gave up from walking any further. Later she was found dead from lack of water. The sad thing is a mile north from ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • A Survey Of 7,000 People, Conducted By The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Dec 10, 2004
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     | 7,370 views

    “A survey of 7,000 people, conducted by the sponsorship Research International in six countries found that the Shell Oil logo, the Mercedes badge and the five Olympic rings were recognized far more widely than the Christian Cross. McDonald’s golden arches and Shell’s glowing yellow shell were ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • A View Of Suffering  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 18, 2005
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    A VIEW OF SUFFERING Yes, suffering is the enemy of the average American. In America, Christians pray for the burden of suffering to be lifted from their backs. In the rest of the world Christians pray for stronger backs so they can bear their suffering. It’s why we look away from the bag lady ...read more

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  • Alan Alda Almost Died. He Had An Intestinal ...

    Contributed by Joe Adaline on Sep 28, 2005
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    Alan Alda almost died. He had an intestinal blockage while vacationing in Chile. The doctor had to be found right away. While the doctor was being located, Alda wrote letters to his wife and children. He told them, he loved them. His last words, his last will and testament. Thank God the operation ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • During His 1960 Presidential Campaign, John F. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 17, 2005
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    During his 1960 presidential campaign, John F. Kennedy often closed his speeches with the story of Colonel Davenport, the Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives. One day in 1789, the sky of Hartford darkened ominously, and some of the representatives, glancing out the windows, feared ...read more

  • A Little Boy Opened The Big And Old Family Bible ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
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    A little boy opened the big and old family Bible with fascination, looking at the old pages as he turned them. Then something fell out of the Bible and he picked it up and looked at it closely. It was an old leaf from a tree that has been pressed in between the pages. "Momma, look what I found," ...read more

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  • A Young Couple Who Had Just Witnessed A Bill ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
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    A young couple who had just witnessed a Bill Cosby performance went backstage hoping to get the comedian’s autograph in their newly born son’s baby book. An aide took the book to Cosby, and when it was returned the couple excitedly looked for his signature. They couldn’t find it, and they left the ...read more

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  • Our Neighbor's Cat Was Run Over By A Car, And The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
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    Our neighbor’s cat was run over by a car, and the mother quickly disposed of the remains before her four-year-old son Billy found out about it. After a few days, though, Billy finally asked about the cat. “Billy, the cat died,” his mother explained. “But it’s all right. He’s up in heaven with ...read more

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  • The Most Common Reasons Donors Discontinue ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
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    The most common reasons donors discontinue giving: · 53% Don’t have the money · 30% Don’t know how the money is used · 27% Don’t know the ministry accomplishments · 23% Ministry spends too much on fund raising · 22% Don’t understand the ministry’s purpose Of course every reason has a reason behind ...read more

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  • Religious People Are More Generous With Their ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
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    Religious People Are More Generous with their time and money, according to a national survey. Independent Sector, a nonprofit coalition, found that people who attended religious services regularly gave over twice as much as others on average last year—$2,151 compared to $964. They also volunteered ...read more

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  • Market Shift: Zondervan General-Market Revenues ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006
     | 1,594 views

    Market Shift: Zondervan General-Market revenues grew from 1.5% for the company to 17.7% between ‘93 and ’03, while the CBA channel’s share fell from 72.9% to 52.1% over the same period. ABA sales grew from 4.5% to 9.1% during the same decade. One national chain told Zondervan it has conducted a ...read more

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  • Teach Creationism: 64% Of Americans Say That ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,423 views

    Teach Creationism: 64% of Americans say that creationism should be taught alongside evolution in public schools according to a new Pew Forum on Religion poll. 38% favor replacing evolution with creationism. The poll found that 42% hold strict creationist views (living things have existed in their ...read more

  • Listen To This Quote By British Justice Peter ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on May 30, 2006
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     | 1,907 views

    Listen to this quote by British Justice Peter Smith, that I found on Foxnews.com: "Merely because an author describes matters as being factually correct does not mean that they are factually correct. It is a way of blending fact and fiction together to create that well known model ’faction.’ The ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • After A Violent Storm One Night, A Large Tree, ...

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Sep 27, 2006
     | 1,037 views

    “After a violent storm one night, a large tree, which over the years had become a stately giant, was found lying across the pathway in a park. Nothing but a splintered stump was left. Closer examination showed that is was rotten at the core because thousands of tiny insects had eaten away at its ...read more

  • Even When He's Silent

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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     | 3,201 views

    Even When He’s Silent The Holocaust is one of the terribly traumatic episodes of modern history, yet it has also yielded some astounding stories of bravery and faith. In France a Jewish family were hidden by some concerned French nationals in the basement of their house. The Jewish family waited ...read more

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  • During The Course Of His Sermon, A Preacher ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    During the course of his sermon, a preacher wanted to emphasize the brevity of life. He took a long pause, then said, “Every member of this church is going to die.” But, to his surprise, a man in the back row responded to this statement with a big smile. Repeat twice, louder…After the sermon he ...read more

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  • During The Early 1980's, A Retired British ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 10, 2007
     | 972 views

    During the early 1980’s, a retired British couple feared that a nuclear holocaust was imminent. They determined they would find the most reasonable place to live on earth, one with a high standard of living, freedom, and unlikely to be a nuclear target. After they found their secluded nest, they ...read more

    Denomination: Independent/Bible