Contributed by Timothy Smith on Oct 20, 2006
Several years ago my wife, Deborah looked down to discover the diamond in her wedding ring was missing! Naturally, we searched and searched. I found it hard to believe that she could lose it- it was such a huge stone.. So, being the kind of husband I am I purchased her another diamond. And then,
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THE HUNDRED-DOLLAR WORD
I’m sure you have all heard of Rudyard Kipling. He is the author of famous books like The Jungle Book and Captain Courageous. His writings not only made him famous but also brought him a fortune. A newspaper reporter came up to him once and said, "Mr. Kipling, I just
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Catholic
Contributed by Ken Henson on Jul 12, 2012
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EATING THE WEALTH OF A NATION
Cleopatra made a bet with Mark Antony. She said, "I bet you, I can eat the wealth of an entire nation in one meal." And Mark Antony said, "Okay, I will take you up on the bet. Let me see you take the wealth of an entire nation in one meal." According to Plyne, he
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Contributed by Shawn Rose on Jul 8, 2008
An evangelist accompanied a missionary on a missionary trip overseas. While there, one of the natives that had given his life to the Lord asked the evangelist, "Preacher, if the Lord gave you two houses, would you give one of them to the Lord?" "Certainly," the evangelist replied. The native
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Contributed by Daniel Austin on Dec 30, 2008
Josh McDowell lists 61 major prophecies that were fulfilled in the birth, life, and death of Jesus. Peter Stoner, a mathematician, applied the principles of probability to just 8 of these prophecies.
ILL: Imagine covering the state of Texas with silver dollars 2 feet deep. The number of silver
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Contributed by Andy Payne on Jan 18, 2009
Starfish
An old man was walking on the beach one day and he noticed that hundreds and maybe thousands of starfish had been washed up on the beach and were dying. He thought to himself what a shame, but what could he do, he was only but one person. The problem was too great. Then something in
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Contributed by Kent Lenard on Sep 8, 2003
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Albert Schweitzer wisely said, " I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: The ones among you who will be really happy
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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"Rightly conceived, time is the friend of all who are in any way in adversity, for its mazy road winds in and out of the shadows sooner or later into sunshine, and when one is at its
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Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Apr 7, 2009
William Barclay said: "In the Christian life we have the presence of Jesus. He is...the goal of our journey and the companion of our way...the one
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Anglican
Contributed by Jorge Acevedo on Feb 23, 2010
Someone said that mining gold is like developing people. When gold is mined several tons of dirt must be moved to get an ounce of gold. But one doesn’t go
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Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 12, 2010
Book of Ezra. The idea was that they gathered in unity for the same purpose. Unity is one of the basic foundations for accomplishing a work for God (Phil 2:1-4). Lack of unity is one of the
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Contributed by Paul Wallace on Mar 3, 2008
Saving Faith
It is the personal surrender of one’s will to God’s will. Without the element of submission there is no real faith. There is no trust without obedience. Obedience is the inevitable outcome
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Wesleyan
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Edgar A. Guest was born in Birmingham, England, became a United States citizen in 1902, and eventually received the title “Poet Laureate of Michigan.” His poem “Sermons We See,” drives home the urgency of being a good, Christlike role model for others to follow:
I’d rather see a sermon
than hear
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Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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I was no longer the Dirty American
I read a story the other day on the Internet by a missionary to India named Doug Nichols. Nichols was serving as a missionary in India when a bout with tuberculosis landed him in a public hospital for a spell. It wasn’t like hospitals here. It was a big ward
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