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  • Amy Carter Brought An Assignment Home One Friday ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
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    Amy Carter brought an assignment home one Friday night while her father was still President. Stumped by a question on the Industrial Revolution, Amy sought help from her mother. Rosalynn was also fogged by the question and, in turn, asked an aide to seek clarification from the Labor Department. A ...read more

  • Here Is An Instruction On How To React To Hungry ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005
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    Here is an instruction on how to react to hungry pythons, as given to Peace Corpsmen serving in Brazil: “Remember not to run away, the python can run faster. The thing to do is to lie flat on the ground on your back with your feet together, arms at your side, head well down. The python will then ...read more

  • Us Magazines

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,572 views

    Magazines Hit Wall: A National Endowment for the Arts study finds that book reading has increased 10% since ’92 and fewer than 47% read any form of literature in the previous 12 months. The Audit Bureau of Circulations data shows that U.S. magazines grew nicely from 245 million copies in ’70 to ...read more

  • We Had A Car Key Made For Our Son... The First ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dan Waite on Feb 4, 2006
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    We had a car key made for our son... The first time he wanted to go out on his own he put the key in the ignition, and it started, then promptly stalled. So he came and asked for help. I put my car key in the ignition, and it started, and kept running. So I started to leave, thinking nothing ...read more

  • Amy Carter Brought An Assignment Home One Friday ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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    Amy Carter brought an assignment home one Friday night while her father was still President. Stumped by a question on the Industrial Revolution, Amy sought help from her mother. Rosalynn was also fogged by the question and, in turn, asked an aide to seek clarification from the Labor Department. A ...read more

  • Here Is An Instruction On How To React To Hungry ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 2,374 views

    Here is an instruction on how to react to hungry pythons, as given to Peace Corpsmen serving in Brazil -- "Remember not to run away, the python can run faster. The thing to do is to lie flat on the ground on your back with your feet together, arms at your side, head well down. The python will then ...read more

  • In One Of His Books, Charles Allen Tells About A ...

    Contributed by Steven Angus on May 31, 2006
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    In one of his books, Charles Allen tells about a highway that was being built in England. In the way stood a very, very old building. The workmen tore it down and cleared off the ground on which it stood. After the ground had been exposed to the sunshine and rain for some months, a wonderful thing ...read more

  • In His Book Why Prayers Are Unanswered, John ...

    Contributed by Nathan Johnson on Jul 26, 2006
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    In his book Why Prayers are Unanswered, John Lavender retells a story about Norman Vincent Peal. When Peale was a boy, he found a big, black cigar, slipped into an alley, and lit up. It didn’t taste good, but it made him feel very grown up…until he saw his father coming. Quickly he put the cigar ...read more

  • The Sleep Son  PRO

    Contributed by Daniel Harman on Aug 28, 2006
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    THE SLEEP SON A mother watched her son begin to drain of energy as the week went on. By the end of the week he’d lost his desire to get out of bed. She heard the alarm go off through his bedroom door. Apparently he just kept punching the little snooze button on the top. Finally, after 3 or 4 extra ...read more

  • If You Honestly Want To Be A Disciple Of Jesus ...  PRO

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Oct 14, 2006
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    If you honestly want to be a disciple of Jesus Christ in the twenty-first century, “Sunday Morning Is Not Enough”: "GENTLEMEN, THIS IS A FOOTBALL!" “This quote comes from a story about legendary football coach Vince Lombardi of the Green Bay Packers. Each year he would gather his players for ...read more

  • One Of The Espn Channels I Really Like Is Espn ...

    Contributed by Bryan Dill on Nov 5, 2006
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    One of the ESPN channels I really like is ESPN Classic. The entire network is dedicated to showing broadcasts of games that have already been played. And, I really like watching some of those older games that are classic rivalries, or famous players from years ago. But, the best part about it ...read more

  • A Women Who's Husband Had Died Years Earlier ...

    Contributed by Gerald Albers on Feb 24, 2007
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    ; A women who’s husband had died years earlier had stopped by her Pastors office one day. She had been crying inside for 2 long painful years. As she talked, she related everything that had happened up to the time of her husband’s death --- everything! She knew every detail. Finally she opened ...read more

  • Some Time Ago A Man Was Staying In A Chalet In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
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    Some time ago a man was staying in a chalet in the Swiss Alps. Early one morning he heard what sounded like an earthquake. Hurriedly he got out of bed and ran to the front desk and asked if there was something wrong, if the mountains were breaking up? He was scared. The man at the front desk ...read more

  • Listen To What Ann Graham Lotz Says In Her Book, ...

    Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Apr 3, 2007
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    Listen to what Ann Graham Lotz says in her book, “I saw the Lord.” She writes: “Hurricane Katrina was a resounding wake-up call, not just to New Orleans and the Gulf coast, but to this entire nation. Wake up, America! Disaster can strike at any moment! Your unprecedented prosperity, your advanced ...read more

  • Yard-Sale Grace

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 23, 2009
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    YARD-SALE GRACE The Yadkinville Church of Christ had a yard sale. Well, it was actually a storage room giveaway. Dennis Conner said, "We didn’t really sell anything. We had so much stuff that it took up too much space. Also, we wanted to reach out to the community. As people came up we told ...read more

  • Alice Started Saving $1,000 A Year For Retirement ...

    Contributed by Aaron Mishoe on Apr 2, 2009
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    Alice started saving $1,000 a year for retirement when she was 21 years old. She saved this much for 8 years and then stopped at age 29 but let the amount build interest until she was 65. She paid a total of $8,000 into her retirement plan. Ben waited until age 29 to start saving $1,000 a year ...read more

  • Try This Next Time You're Stopped By A Policeman ...

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Apr 15, 2009
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    Try this next time you’re stopped by a policeman for speeding. Try saying, “Officer, I’m sorry for speeding, but I’ve never robbed anybody. I’ve never cheated on my income tax, and I’ve stopped at every stop sign in town.” Do you think that would work to keep yourself from getting a ticket? ...read more

  • The Broom And The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009
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    THE BROOM AND THE WATER In his Pilgrim’s Progress, John Bunyan describes Interpreter’s house, which Pilgrim entered during the course of his journey to the Celestial City. The parlor of the house was completely covered with dust, and when a man took a broom and started to sweep, he and the others ...read more

  • Object Lesson: Planted In God's Love

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Oct 14, 2009
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    OBJECT LESSON: PLANTED IN GOD'S LOVE Items needed: Table Seeds (enough for all listeners) Large pot with potting soil Set up the table with the seeds and pot arranged on it where listeners can get to them during the invitation, perhaps in the front of your worship area. Then introduce the ...read more

  • Joshua Challenges Us To Put Away Our Idols! Now, ...

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Mar 9, 2010
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    Joshua challenges us to put away our idols! Now, we have a TV show called American Idol, but let me show you some real idols. These were given to my mother by Art & Ruth Morris, founders of South India Church of Christ Mission. What you are looking at are Hindu pocket gods. Hindus have many gods, ...read more