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  • Famous Last Words

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Aug 23, 2008
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    Famous Last Words P.T. Barnum - 1891: "How were the receipts today at Madison Square Garden?" Humphrey Bogart - 1942: "I should never have switched from Scotch to Martinis." Writer, Oscar Wilde - 1900: he died saying, "Either that wallpaper goes or I do." Lady Nancy Astor - 1964: "Am I dying, ...read more

  • Hell Should Break Your Heart

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009
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    HELL SHOULD BREAK YOUR HEART It is difficult for any of us to receive a hard truth, however necessary it may be for us to hear it. But it is always much easier to hear it if it is told in love. Pastor and author Ray Stedman tells of a congregation that had dismissed its pastor. Someone asked a ...read more

  • What Is Your ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
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    WHAT IS YOUR NAME? The story is told of a soldier in the army of Alexander the Great, who was brought before the great world-conqueror for court martial. When the emperor had listened to the charges and the evidence, he turned to the soldier facing condemnation and said, "What is your name?" ...read more

  • Try This Next Time You're Stopped By A Policeman ...

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Apr 15, 2009
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    Try this next time you’re stopped by a policeman for speeding. Try saying, “Officer, I’m sorry for speeding, but I’ve never robbed anybody. I’ve never cheated on my income tax, and I’ve stopped at every stop sign in town.” Do you think that would work to keep yourself from getting a ticket? ...read more

  • Childlike Forgiveness

    Contributed by Ramon Canals on Jun 5, 2009
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    CHILDLIKE FORGIVENESS A few months ago, I was in El Paso holding an evangelistic meeting, and the young people were serving dinner to the mothers being that it was Mother’s Day. I was seating in a chair watching what was going on, and right in front a four-year-old girl pushed a two-year-old boy, ...read more

  • Have You Ever Felt Like You Want To Connect With ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Sep 2, 2009
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    Have you ever felt like you WANT to connect with God, but you don’t even know what to say? No problem! The Spirit takes the impulses of your Heart and brings them before God … in a language that Abba Father will absolutely understand. The other day, I got a call wonderful call on my cell phone ...read more

  • The Main Thing In Life Is To Keep The Main Thing ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Sep 21, 2009
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    The main thing in life is to keep the main thing the main thing. There is a story involving Yogi Berra, the well-known catcher for the New York Yankees, and Hank Aaron, who at that time was the chief power hitter for the Milwaukee Braves. The teams were playing in the World Series, and as usual ...read more

  • Four Christmases

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 7, 2009
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    FOUR CHRISTMASES Four Christmases is a movie (I haven’t seen it) about one couple who has to go to 4 Christmas celebrations; One for her mother, one for her father, one for his mother, one for his father because all of them are divorced. Does anyone see a problem with this? However, for many ...read more

  • John Wesley Sells Painting To Meet Someone's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010
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    John Wesley Sells Painting to Meet Someone’s Need The story is told of the famed evangelist and preacher, John Wesley, who, one winter day, met a poor girl in one of the schools under his care. She seemed almost frozen. He asked her if she had no clothing but the thin garments she was wearing. She ...read more

  • Ordinary People Talking. And That's How It Should ...

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Apr 8, 2010
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    Ordinary people talking. And that’s how it should be. Look at our reading. Jesus invested a lot of time in his 12 disciples. He invested even more in the four key disciples; Peter, Andrew,James and John. Yet it wasn’t the four who first asked to tell the people the good news of the resurection It ...read more

  • John Maxwell Wrote A Great Book Called ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 7, 2010
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    John Maxwell wrote a great book called “Failing Forward” the premise of the book is that if we learn from our mistakes then we actually improve in life. He states, “Everybody fails, errs, and makes mistakes. You’ve heard the saying ‘To err is human, to forgive is divine.’ Alexander Pope wrote that ...read more

  • Reputation And Character

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 30, 2010
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    Quote: William Hershey Davis • "Reputation is what you are supposed to be; • Character is what you are. • Reputation is what you have when you come to a new community; • Character is what you have when you go away. • Reputation is made in a moment; • Character is built in a lifetime. ...read more

  • The Center Of A Family  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2011
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    THE CENTER OF A FAMILY Gary Ezzo says that one of the problems with families today is that the husband and wife join hands to form a family circle and then a child comes along and they place the child in the center with the husband and wife still forming the circle. But now everything revolves ...read more

  • Pavarotti's Grandmother

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 8, 2011
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    PAVAROTTI'S GRANDMOTHER Luciano Pavarotti, the famous opera star, almost missed his calling. As a young man, he taught elementary school and sang only occasionally. But several people made the difference for him. One was his grandmother who, when he was a boy, would hold him in her lap and say, ...read more

  • Roosevelt's Grandmother

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jan 24, 2012
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    ROOSEVELT'S GRANDMOTHER I like the story I read about US President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Apparently President Roosevelt got tired of the same inane small talk and smiles that he had to put up with at the innumerable White House receptions that he attended. So, one evening he decided to find out ...read more

  • The Hunger Games: Laying Down Your Life

    Contributed by Jeff Morrison on Mar 30, 2012
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    THE HUNGER GAMES: LAYING DOWN YOUR LIFE In the movie, "The Hunger Games," 16 year old Katness is faced with a dramatic choice when her 12 year old sister is chosen by lottery to fight for their district. She knows her sister is small and frail, and that she would not last in the life or death ...read more

  • Billy Graham: Strong Statements

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 20, 2012
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    BILLY GRAHAM: STRONG STATEMENTS The preacher to the Presidents, Billy Graham, now 93 years old, has come out with some surprising statements in the past few months. Recently, Mr. Graham quotes his late wife Ruth as saying, "If God doesn't punish America, He'll have to apologize to Sodom and ...read more

  • Jealous In A Restaurant  PRO

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Jan 10, 2013
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    JEALOUS IN A RESTAURANT There is an old story about an older couple having dinner in a restaurant. The wife sees another couple about their age sitting in a booth nearby. She sees the husband sitting close to his wife, with his arm around her. He is whispering things in her ear, and she is smiling ...read more

  • Give Of Yourself - Serve Others

    Contributed by David Simpson on Jan 30, 2018
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    When we are out of control, God is in control. But, God is not selfish. He may desire to use you to help others, even to stop your own life from spinning out of control. Are you a victim or a volunteer? Would you be willing to say as did, Isaiah, "Here am I Lord, send me," (Isaiah 6:8) or would ...read more

  • How Do You Make People Feel About Themselves?

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 14, 2022
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    How do you think the people on your staff, in your family or church, or even close friends would say that you make them feel about themselves?? Consider these great quotes on how we treat others: John Maxwell – "People may hear your words, but above all, they feel your attitude. Your ...read more