Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 2, 2005
There was a little boy who was so crippled that he could not open his Bible, which he had always had before him. A gentleman asked him why he was so fond of reading it. "I like to read the Bible," said the boy, "because it tells me of Jesus Christ." The gentleman asked, "Do you think you have
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
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A recent survey by America’s most popular teen magazine revealed that only 4.1% of the teenage girls in America feel they could to go their father to talk about a serious problem. Even more recently, USA Today published the eye-opening results of a study of teens under stress. When asked where they
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Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jul 28, 2006
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May 2000 Mr.Kevin storey, was driving down the M3 from Poole to Winchester He was pulled up by the traffic police he was doing 68mph in 50mph zone. However the officer was not intrested in his speeding but more interested in the Kit Kat he had been eating whilst driving. He explained it was a
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Contributed by Tony Abram on Mar 3, 2007
Give Me New England!
For three days Edwards had not eaten a mouthful of food: for three nights he had not closed his eyes in sleep. Over and over again, he had been saying to God, "Give me New England! Give me New England!" and when he arose from his knees, and made his way into the pulpit they say
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THE BIBLE LEAF
A little boy opened the big family Bible at home. He was fascinated as he fingered through the old pages. Suddenly something fell out of the Bible. He picked up the object and looked at it closely. What he saw was an old leaf that had been pressed in between the pages. "Mamma,
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HOPE FOR AN ORPHANAGE
Opening Video Illustration: Bluefishtv.com - "Making a wish for an orphanage."
The girl in the story shares how he she came down with cancer twice, and the second time the "Make a Wish Foundation" asked her what she wanted in life – a wish. Her wish was her hope – her
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Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Apr 6, 2011
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WE NEED A GUIDE, NOT GUIDANCE
I opened a concordance to look up the word "guidance," expecting to find a long list of verses promising guidance from God. Guidance wasn’t there, but instead the word "guide" and a number of verses promising that God Himself would be the guide of His people.
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 27, 2012
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TOUGH TEACHER
A school teacher injured his back and had to wear a plaster cast around the upper part of his body. It fit under his shirt and was not noticeable at all. On the first day of the term, still with the cast under his shirt, he found himself assigned to the toughest students in
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Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Nov 5, 2000
One of images which remains with me is the sight of the Nile valley seen from 35,000 feet up when returning from the Middle East. There was a green fertile strip on both sides of the river and then nothing but sand - and that’s where David felt he was. When I was preparing this message television
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Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 26, 2007
Alive Or Not?
Medical authorities determine a person to be "alive" if there is either a detectable heartbeat or brain-wave activity. With that in mind, it is eye-opening for some to realize that unborn children have detectable heartbeats at eighteen days (two and one-half weeks) after conception
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Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 10, 2007
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The knowledge of our wives must extend beyond the everyday. Yet there are days when all a man has to do is open his mouth and he takes his life in his own hands. There is a story of a couple who was attending a marriage seminar on communication and the instructor told them that is was essential
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The world cannot understand the spiritual realm without the willingness to open their hearts to the Spirit’s leadings and promptings.
i. No Spirit - no wisdom (1 Cor. 2:10)
ii. No Spirit - no insight (John 14:26)
iii. No Spirit - no freedom (2 Cor. 3:17)
iv. No Spirit - no church
v. No Spirit -
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Contributed by Dave Kinney on Sep 27, 2008
A funeral service was being held for a woman who had just passed away. At the end of the service the pall bearers were carrying the casket out of the chapel when they accidently hit the wall and it jarred the casket pretty hard. Then all of the sudden there was a faint groan coming from the casket.
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Contributed by Ruth Hind on Oct 11, 2008
So humility is seeing our own and other peoples worth with a God’s eye view and treating them accordingly. But perhaps the best way to describe humility is to turn to an example, My example is George Carey former Abof C who when he was Vicar of a large Church in Durham which was left open all the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS
One time a rabbi, a priest and a Christian minister were talking about how each of them celebrated Christmas. The minister and priest said that they give thanks for all of God's blessings and on Christmas morning they open their gifts.
"We do it a little
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