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  • Rocking The Bridge

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Sep 1, 2011
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    ROCKING THE BRIDGE A mouse rode the back of an elephant across a bridge. The bridge bowed and swayed. After the crossing, the mouse looked down and said, "Boy, we sure rocked that bridge didn't we?" I wonder, ...read more

  • A Rather Pompous-Looking Deacon Was Trying ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    ILL.- A rather pompous-looking deacon was trying to impress a class of boys with the importance of living the Christian life. "Why do people call me a Christian?" the man asked. After a moment’s ...read more

  • Years Ago There Was A Well Known Speaker By The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Years ago there was a well known speaker by the name of Dr. Harry Ironside. One time he was visiting a sheep ranch in Texas and he saw the most peculiar animal. It looked like it had two heads, not one, four front feet instead of two and four back feet instead of two. Then the rancher explained, ...read more

  • Safe As In Bed

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Oct 15, 2009
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    SAFE AS IN BED In the movie Gods and Generals, one of Stonewall Jackson’s staff officers asked him how he can be so peaceful and calm when there are bullets, shells, and death all around him? He responded, ...read more

  • I Can Remember As A Young Boy Saying Prayer For ...  PRO

    Contributed by James Chandler on Dec 9, 2003
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    I can remember as a young boy saying prayer for the family one Thanksgiving meal. In my prayer I included the phrase, "Dear God, I sure hope the Oakland Raiders make it to the Superbowl." I learned that wasn’t really appropriate. As I grew, I also learned that real hope is not the ...read more

  • In A "Peanuts" Cartoon, Charlie Brown Says To ...

    Contributed by Mark Evans on Jan 7, 2004
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    In a “Peanuts” cartoon, Charlie Brown says to Linus: “Perhaps you can give me an answer, Linus. What would you do if you felt that no one liked you?” Linus replies, “I’d try to look at myself objectively, and see what I could do to improve. ...read more

  • A Man Was Out Fishing In His Boat, When He ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A man was out fishing in his boat, when he hooked into a large bass. He fought the fish for quite awhile, and finally got it reeled into the boat. He could not believe his eyes. It was a 37 pound striper, a prize keeper. On the shore, he ran into a second fisherman who had a stringer with a dozen ...read more

  • Spiritual Gambling

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on May 30, 2013
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    SPIRITUAL GAMBLING The problem of compulsive gambling may seem foreign to most of us. Yet experts believe that millions of Americans are psychologically addicted to gambling. It gives them the excitement of hope and risk, but it usually ends in defeat. It is indeed a temporary pleasure. For those ...read more

  • You Have To Get In

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 27, 2010
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    YOU HAVE TO GET IN A trapeze artist once supposedly boasted that he could take a person seated in a wheelbarrow across a tightrope many hundreds of feet up between two tall buildings. "Who thinks I can do it?" he asked a crowd who had gathered to watch. One man raised his ...read more

  • The Preacher's Son Was 5 Years Old And Always ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    The preacher’s son was 5 years old and always quick to give an answer. He was in Sunday school one time and the teacher asked: is there anything God can’t do – the rest of the class agreed that God could do anything. The young boy raises his hand and the teacher reluctantly calls on him. Ok, she ...read more

  • A Bitter Spirit Of Rivalry

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Many years ago Michelangelo, the sculptor, and Raphael, the painter, were commissioned to execute works of art for the beautification of the Vatican. Although each had a different job to do and both were highly respected, there arose such a bitter spirit of rivalry between them that at last they ...read more

  • Reporters And City Officials Gathered At A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Reporters and city officials gathered at a Chicago railroad station one afternoon in 1953. The person they were meeting was the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize winner. A few minutes after the train came to a stop, a giant of a man - six feet four inches with bushy hair and a large mustache stepped from the ...read more

  • I Know Because I See

    Contributed by Bruce Montgomery on Apr 21, 2008
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    I KNOW BECAUSE I SEE The fingerprints of God are everywhere in nature! Faith - at least in part - is the spiritual seeing or perceiving of the fingerprints on the things he has made. We see the order, the beauty, the greatness, the complexity of what he has made - and these are the evidence that ...read more

  • In The Town Of Port Hope In Ontario, There Is A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In the town of Port Hope in Ontario, there is a monument erected, not for a politician or a war hero, but for a poor, unselfish working man who gave most of his life and energy to help those who could not repay him. Joseph Scriven was born in Dublin 1820. In his younger days, he had the potential ...read more

  • In Germany, They First Came For The Communists ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
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    In Germany, they first came for the Communists and I did not speak up because I wasn’t a Communist. Then they came for the Jews and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a trade unionist. Then they came for the ...read more

  • The Noted English Architect Sir Christopher Wren ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
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    The noted English architect Sir Christopher Wren was supervising the construction of a magnificent cathedral in London. A journalist thought it would be interesting to interview some of the workers, so he chose three and asked them this question, “What are you doing?” The first replied, “I’m ...read more

  • A Christian Couple Was Ministering To Believers ...

    Contributed by George Rhodes on Apr 19, 2006
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    A Christian couple was ministering to believers in Eastern Europe, behind the Iron Curtain. The couple had brought in Christian literature, blankets, and other necessary items. At the church gathering, the couple assured the believers that Christians in America were praying for believers in Eastern ...read more

  • The Process Of Sanctification Can Be Compared To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    The process of sanctification can be compared to an iceberg, which is almost 90% under water. As the sun shines on the iceberg, the exposed part melts, moving the lower part upward. In the same way, we are usually aware of only a small part of our sinfulness and need, which is all we can deal with ...read more

  • On The Instrument Panel Of An Airplane There Are ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    On the instrument panel of an airplane there are a number of different gauges, but did you know that one of those gauges is called the “attitude gauge”? What the attitude gauge does is it tells the pilot the planes position in relation to the horizon. If the plane is pointed below the horizon it is ...read more

  • My Grandma Used To Say, "Money Money Money, Ain't ...

    Contributed by Todd Brock on Nov 13, 2008
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    My grandma used to say, "MONEY MONEY MONEY, ain't worth nothing if you ain't got your health". Oh how right she was--now that I am older and full of aches and pains, I understand.Jerry Bridges in his book, "Practice of Godliness" gives this definition of a faithful person: "The faithful person is ...read more