Contributed by Scott Epperson on Nov 4, 2006
Crocodile Hunter ILLUS. ( one thing to fight with something another to kill it)
In the news the other day it was reported that the world famous Australian Crocodile Hunter had been killed by a sting ray, really by accident.
I loved to watch the Croc Hunter on the animal planet and other
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Steve Malone on Jul 23, 2002
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Astronaut James Erwin is one of but a few men to walk on the moon. As he stood upon the lunar landscape and looked up at the earth, he prayed for the first time in his life. He thought about the strife among nations, poverty, hunger, and rampant evil; and he thought to himself: "What is more
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by David Gant on Oct 22, 2006
One day a little girl was sitting and watching her mother do the dishes at the kitchen sink. She suddenly noticed that her mother had several strands of white hair sticking out in contrast on her brunette head.
She looked at her mother and inquisitively asked, "Why are some of your hairs white,
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Baptist
Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Apr 17, 2008
One day a little girl was sitting and watching her mother do the dishes at the kitchen sink. She suddenly noticed that her mother had several strands of white hair sticking out in contrast on her brunette head. She looked at her mother and inquisitively asked, "Why are some of your hairs white,
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Church Of God
One of the things all the gurus of preaching say is a necessary trait for successful preaching is to be vulnerable, transparent – to show the people you’re preaching to that you share their struggles. Allow me to be transparent for a moment.
There is a good reason why this passage has become
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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One day she was reading the newspaper and came across an article about the ministry of D.L. Moody and the Revival that was taking place in the United States. Even though she had never heard of him before, she began to pray and ask God to send Moody to her church in England.
Some time later, Moody
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005
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On one occasion Norman “Kid” McCoy, who was welterweight boxing champion in 1896, was fighting a contender who had the misfortune of being deaf. Once McCoy discovered his opponent’s disability, he wasted no time in taking advantage of it. Near the end of the third round McCoy stepped back a pace
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When Benjamin Franklin, one of our founding fathers, served as the Ambassador to France, he occasionally attended what was called The Infidels Club -- a group that spent most of its time searching for and reading literary masterpieces.
On one occasion Franklin read the book of Ruth to the club,
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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I was watching ESPN’s “Who’s Number One: The Greatest Comebacks of all time.” And they were talking about the professional cyclist Lance Armstrong. In 1996, he was diagnosed with stage three testicular cancer. It had spread to his lungs, his abdomen, and his brain. His doctors told him that he
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Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Dec 23, 2003
A woman was washing dishes one night and as she looked at the plate she asked herself, “How many times have I washed this plate?” And she put the plate down, went to her room, packed a small bag, and left the house. That night she called home to check on the kids and said she loved them all but she
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Baptist
Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jun 3, 2006
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One way baptism becomes a source of division, is when preachers emphasize it so much that they neglect the condition of the heart. It leads to people being baptized for the wrong reasons.
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Now being
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Christian Church
Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jan 7, 2009
“One day, people are going to forget about the Heisman Trophy, the jump pass and the national championship. One day, this [championship] ring is going to rust. There are only four things that are going to last forever: God, his word, people and rewards.”
"Because I’m so passionate about it, and
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Peter Chan on Feb 11, 2005
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One preacher, who was dead against the theory of evolution, cried out in one of his sermons: “O men of science give back to me my ancestors in the Garden of Eden, and you may keep yours in the Zoological Gardens.” Actually, evolution is not a fact but a theory. But, the tragic thing about the
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Presbyterian/Reformed
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A man was going to Halloween party one night dressed in a devil’s costume. On the way to the party it started to rain and storm, so he decided to take shelter in the nearest building. Which just happened to be a church where a revival meeting was taking place. As soon as he walked through the door
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Baptist