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  • Would You Consider Abortion...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jul 20, 2008
     | 2,690 views

    WOULD YOU CONSIDER ABORTION... Would you consider abortion in the following situations? (1) There’s a preacher and wife who are very, very, poor. They already have 14 kids. Now she finds out she’s pregnant with number 15. They’re living in tremendous poverty. Considering their poverty and the ...read more

  • Living Life Upside Down By Russ Lee  PRO

    Contributed by John Petty on Aug 22, 2008
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     | 2,484 views

    "LIVING LIFE UPSIDE DOWN" by Russ Lee John has a new way of looking at life He’s tired of his job, his kids and his wife He says the secret to his success Was in leaving and finding himself Now he’s someone to somebody else. And you say we’ve risen to a new age of truth You’re calling it a ...read more

  • I Love You Already

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Sep 16, 2008
     | 1,783 views

    I Love You Already There was an elderly man who lost his wife of 70 years. He was blind and could barely walk with assistance. He was being moved to a nursing home because his bride was no longer able to care for him. As the nurse led the old gent down the hallway to his new room, he started ...read more

  • Don't Have To Spank Me

    Contributed by Rev. Ryan Peters on Nov 3, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,097 views

    DON'T HAVE TO SPANK ME During the normal works of the day, Jenny the local Pastor’s wife is watching her three little boys while her husband is at the church. When all of a sudden she hears a large crash in the living room, and when she runs in to see what it was there was little 4-year-old Brian ...read more

  • God Blesses Christian Parents

    Contributed by Eric Hanson on Nov 17, 2008
     | 2,651 views

    GOD BLESSES CHRISTIAN PARENTS How wonderful for children to have parents who are truly "in the Lord." They will be able to honor such men and women, thus activating the promise mentioned in verse 3. Nancy’s Grandparents took her Grandfather’s mother into their home and cared for her when she ...read more

  • Celebration Fires

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
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    CELEBRATION FIRES During the dark winter of 1864, at Petersburg, Virginia, the Confederate army of Robert E. Lee faced the Union divisions of General Ulysses S. Grant. Late one evening one of Lee's generals, Major General George Pickett, received word that his wife had given birth to a beautiful ...read more

  • Lee Strobel Story

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    LEE STROBEL STORY I have been fascinated by the testimony and story of Lee Strobel. Lee was a journalist for the Chicago Tribune. By his own testimony he was ruthless. He liked his high end lifestyle of work, travel and partying. By his own admission he was an atheist. He had no time for his ...read more

  • The Life Of The Early Church Didn't Spring Up ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Dec 30, 2008
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    THE LIFE OF THE EARLY CHURCH DIDN’T SPRING UP FROM THE BOTTOM UP, NOR FROM THE TOP DOWN. PAUL SCANLON WRITES OF MEETING A BAPTIST PASTOR WHO FOR TWENTY YEARS HAD BEEN IN MINISTRY AT THE SAME CHURCH. HE AND HIS WIFE HAD A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN AND FINISHED UP VERY ILL ON MEDICATION. I WAS SPEAKING TO ...read more

  • Paul And Kelly ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 11, 2009
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    PAUL AND KELLY BENITEZ In 1967, Paul Benitez and his fiancée Debra were married. In 1968, they had a baby boy and named him Kelly. Paul was drafted into the Army in 1969. While he was overseas, Debra moved away and changed her name. Paul was never able to find his wife nor his baby boy. He would ...read more

  • A Family Was Sitting Around The Dinner Table One ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A family was sitting around the dinner table one evening waiting for their dad to get in from work. Finally, he came in late because it had been a rough day. When he came in, he sat down at the table and offered thanks for the food. As soon as he finished his prayer, he began to complain and ...read more

  • Charles Swindoll, In Growing Deep In The ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 26, 2007
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    Charles Swindoll, in Growing Deep in the Christian Life, tells about a man who bought fried chicken dinners for himself and his date late one afternoon. The attendant at the fast food outlet, however, inadvertently gave him the proceeds from the day’s business--a bucket of money (much of it cash) ...read more

  • The Story Is Told Of A Terrible Traffic Accident. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 24, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 6,256 views

    The story is told of a terrible traffic accident. Police officers were called to the scene and when they arrived they found a husband, wife, and 2 children lying unconscious in the car. They pulled them from the car, and as they waited for the paramedics to arrive they noticed a monkey in the car ...read more

  • We Live In A Society That Has This Upside Down. ...

    Contributed by Dale Harlow on Dec 17, 2007
     | 1,886 views

    We live in a society that has this upside down. A guy gets arrested for dog fighting. He is in big trouble. It is not only federal trouble, but the state is going to try him for animal cruelty too. Now I want you to know that I am not opposed to that. I joke about not liking dogs, but I am ...read more

  • When We Think Of Power And Strength We Have ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on May 6, 2007
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     | 1,570 views

    When we think of power and strength we have images like WWF and body-slamming 250 pounds on the mat! Or husbands suggesting something to our wives and they agree – now that’s power! It is short-lived but we’ll take whatever we can get! It’s the picture of “My Big, Fat, Greek Wedding” – the husband ...read more

  • John Bevere Notes: That When Adam Sinned In The ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 22, 2007
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    John Bevere notes: That when Adam sinned in the Garden he not only became subject to decay and death all of creation itself suffered the consequence of Adams choice to sin. i. “Consequently, not only Adam but all creation he was placed over immediately took the nature of death. Prior to Adam’s ...read more

  • The Last Samurai

    Contributed by Jordan Lumbard on Jun 5, 2007
     | 2,046 views

    PLAY VIDEO CLIP – THE LAST SAMURAI The Battle of Thermopylae took place in 480 B.C, - With only 300 Spartan Warriors defending their post against a 1 Million man Persian army. - The Spartans put up the most brave and determinied resistance, taking their stand on a little hill, and fighting in a ...read more

  • Houston Pastor John Bisagno ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    ILLUSTRATION Houston pastor John Bisagno describes a time when his daughter Melody, age five, came to him and asked for a doll house. John promptly nodded and promised to build her one, then he went back to reading his book. Soon he glanced out the study window and saw her arms filled with ...read more

  • Being A Parent And A Father Can Be An ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 15 ratings
     | 5,715 views

    Being a parent and a father can be an interesting and trying experience. Someone said, “Fathers spend the first part of a child’s life urging him to talk and walk, and the rest of his childhood telling him to sit down and keep quiet.” A son who was in college wrote home to his dad. He said, “Dear ...read more

  • There Is A Fascinating Article In The April 2007 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    There is a fascinating article in the April 2007 issue of Smithsonian Magazine about French photographer, Henri Cartier-Bresson. In 1947 he was labeled the “photographer of the decisive moment.” The article states that, “since 1952 and the publication of his book of photographs, The Decisive ...read more

  • Pauline Just Returned To The States After Being ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,667 views

    Pauline just returned to the States after being in Portugal for 4 months. She told my wife the other day that while she was there she felt like God wanted her to teach a ladies’ bible study on Wednesday mornings. So she did but after a while she felt God was telling her that on Wednesday mornings ...read more