Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 18, 2010
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STATS ON FORGETFULNESS
I was relieved recently to find out that I’m not the only one who forgets things. According to researcher Karen Bolla, everyone does at one time or another.
These are the six things people most often forget:
• (6). faces 42%
• (5). what was said 49%
• (4). words 53%
• (3).
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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A little girl was always scared to go to sleep alone in the dark. Oftentimes she would want to sleep with her parents, but they were trying to help her conquer her fear. Meaning well, they would say, “Don’t be frightened, Elizabeth, Jesus is with you; He will protect you; you don’t need to be
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Contributed by Rick Stacy on Apr 2, 2002
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When our two oldest girls, Shannon and Sandi, were in High School I was pretty certain that neither would live past their eighteenth birthday. If they didn’t kill each other there was a very good possibility I would.
When they were little they were cute but in their teens they were always
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Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Dec 31, 2007
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Joe Craig, Tucson, AZ, was nearly 4 yrs old. He was well-behaved except for one habit--he didn’t like to wear shoes. When it was time for his first Vacation Bible school, his parents told Joe he must keep his shoes on at church. He nodded in agreement, but they worried about his ability to resist
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2003
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A CRUSHING GRIEF-- COMMUNION MEDITATION
Her name was Laurie. Robert Barnett only met her one time and that was for less than an hour. It was in the ICU at a university hospital. It was the last day of Laurie’s life on earth, only neither Laurie nor Robert knew that at the time. During the brief
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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LEIGHTON FORD--Leighton Ford is a minister and a brother-in-law to Billy Graham. Leighton’s son Sandy died an untimely death. Leighton wrote a book about his son. The following is taken from that publication.
"When Sandy was alive, he sometimes made his friends a little uncomfortable by being
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Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 25, 2025
God Moved Christian across Pond to Save Him from Drowning
One of my favorite miracle stories is from Jan Ramsey. My wife Mary used to work at Lakeshore School with Jan. She was a member of First Baptist in Swartz. Jan gave this prayer testimony about her dad, James, and I think he was 81 at the
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Contributed by Dana Chau on Jun 16, 2003
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A couple of years back, Susan, Esther and I flew out to Washington DC to spend time with my mentor for two weeks. One night after dinner at my mentor’s house, both Susan and I raced to the kitchen sink to do the dishes. When I beat Susan to the dishes, my mentor’s wife made the comment, "I guess
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Contributed by John Harvey on Nov 17, 2004
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**The Prince of Grenada-- The prince of Grenada, an heir to the Spanish crown, was sentenced to life in solitary confinement in Madrid’s ancient prison called “The Place of the Skull.” The fearful, dirty, and dreary nature of the place earned it the name. Everyone knew that once you were in, you
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Here’s an illustration of delighting in a weakness:
Charlie Boswell was blinded during World War 2. But he didn’t allow his blindness to stop him from playing sports. In fact he went on to become the 13 time USA Blind Golf Champion In 1958 Charlie was presented with the Ben Hogan award. Hogan, of
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