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  • A Group Of Geography Students Studied The "Seven ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A group of geography students studied the "Seven Wonders of the World." At the end of the lecture, the students were asked to list what they considered to be the present-day seven wonders of the world. Although there was some disagreement, the following got the most votes: 1) the Great Pyramids of ...read more

  • There Was A Black Slave Named Jack Who Chopped ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    There was a black slave named Jack who chopped wood every day for his master. It was a hard task. His hands would bleed. His entire body would also be painful. Ever since he was a child, he did just that. One very exhausting day, he thought of his dire situation. Whose fault was it that he ended ...read more

  • John Bevere: The Bait Of Satan  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 24, 2007
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    Quote John Bevere, "The Bait of Satan" He states, "In the New Testament it often describes an entrapment used by the enemy. Offense is a tool of the Devil to bring people into captivity. Paul instructed young Timothy: And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach, ...read more

  • The Point: Sometimes, The Only Path To Peace Is ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 8, 2007
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    [The Point: Sometimes, the only path to peace is straight through struggles.] In Hosea 2:15 God says "I will make the valley of Achor a door of hope." Many years ago I read a book entitled "Door of Hope"; it pointed out that the Hebrew word "achor" means "trouble". So, what God may have *really* ...read more

  • What Is A Grandparent?

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Sep 10, 2007
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    What is a Grandparent? Taken from papers written by a class of 8 year olds: - Grandparents are a lady and a man who have no little children of their own. They like other people’s. - A grandfather is a man grandmother. - Grandparents don’t have to do anything except be there when we come to see ...read more

  • Several Years Ago When It Was Safer To Do This, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Sep 11, 2007
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    Several years ago when it was safer to do this, a man picked up a hitchhiking serviceman in Florida. When the young sailor got in the car, he said, "Forgive me. I’m hungover. I’ve got a bad headache. I’ve been drinking all week." He began to brag about his sexual escapades over the weekend, and the ...read more

  • When My Wife And I First Got Married, We Moved To ...

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Sep 23, 2007
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    When my wife and I first got married, we moved to St. Louis where I started seminary. It was a stressful time the first year. I started learning Greek and Hebrew and learned the fine art of being married. I had enough time in my schedule to clean the house, do the dishes and do the laundry while ...read more

  • Caesar Rodney's Story – Delaware Quarter

    Contributed by Todd Pugh on Jan 14, 2008
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    Caesar Rodney’s Story – Delaware Quarter Was a soldier / Judge / Speaker of Delaware’s Assembly / In fact he held more offices than any other Delaware Citizen. But the reason Rodney is on the Quarter is for his role as a delegate to the Continental Congress. In early July of 1776 he was in Kent ...read more

  • On Thursday I Tried To Re-Shelve Volume One In ...

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Mar 4, 2008
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    On Thursday I tried to re-shelve volume one in Manton’s Works. The color and markings stand out, so rather than look carefully for the location, I scanned the shelves where I expected to see the set. My books are filed alphabetically by author, so I knew generally where to look. But my first glance ...read more

  • Standing On A Small Platform, A Reader Calls Out ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    Standing on a small platform, a reader calls out names, “Michael Hyde. Donald Jackson. Jose Munoz.” The names being read were those engraved on “The Wall.” No one calls it anything else. It was once highly controversial. This was not a statue, no soldier on horseback, but a black granite gash in ...read more

  • Something To Say

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on May 1, 2008
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    SOMETHING TO SAY Far too many people just talk even when they have nothing of value to say. That is not wise and certainly not intelligent. Albert Einstein was the featured speaker at a dinner given at Swarthmore College. When it came time for him to speak, he astonished everyone by standing up ...read more

  • I ...

    Contributed by Elijah Stepp on May 11, 2008
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    Illustration: (From Speaker’s Sourcebook II by Glenn Ven Eckeren) Perhaps you heard about the church that planned to have the “No Excuse” Sunday Service…. Their advertisement for their “No Excuse Sunday” read as follows…. Cots will be placed in the foyer for those who say "Sunday is my only day ...read more

  • In One Of His Meetings, D.l. Moody Was Explaining ...

    Contributed by Andy Grossman on Jun 18, 2008
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    In one of his meetings, D.L. Moody was explaining to his audience the truth that we cannot bring about spiritual changes in our lives by our own strength. He demonstrated the principal like this: "Tell me," he said to his audience, "how can I get the air out of the tumbler I have in my hand?" One ...read more

  • When You Think About It, There Have Been A Lot Of ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jun 24, 2008
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    When you think about it, there have been a lot of famous walls built throughout history … and they were built for all kinds of reasons. • The Great Wall of China is one of the most famous walls. It was built to keep the invaders OUT. • On the other hand, the Berlin wall was built to keep the ...read more

  • A Few Years Ago The Plain English Campaign Ran A ...

    Contributed by David Moore on Jul 11, 2008
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    A few years ago the Plain English Campaign ran a national survey that found that some people would rather have a grander job title than a pay rise. This might seem astonishing, but upgrading job titles has apparently become more and more popular as employers try to keep their staff happy. Here are ...read more

  • Under New ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 21, 2008
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    UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT I am reminded of a story where a salesman was driving through town and became hungry. He saw a sign for a restaurant and parked his car and went in. The first thing he noticed was how dirty the windows were, and then he saw how dirty the table tops were. The waitresses were ...read more

  • The Flat Tire

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
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    THE FLAT TIRE Two students were taking organic chemistry at the university. Having done well in their work and labs, they were both going into the final exam with solid A's. So far, so good. Trouble was, they were so confident that they decided to party the night before the big test. It was a ...read more

  • God’s Design Is For A Man And Woman To ...  PRO

    Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 23, 2000
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    God’s design is for a man and woman to enter into a permanent, intimate relationship with one another. A relationship like Eddie and Mary enjoy. Let me read you a letter that Eddie wrote to Ann Landers: Dear Ann Landers: On Aug. 14, 1945, the war ended in the South Pacific. That was the day I ...read more

  • Too Late In A Terrible Way  PRO

    Contributed by Scott Weber on Mar 23, 2001
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    TOO LATE IN A TERRIBLE WAY You can’t read the article that appeared in the Atlanta Journal, June 5, 1997 without some remorse and sympathy for Clarence Jackson. "The clock struck midnight, and Clarence Jackson didn’t turn into a millionaire." Jackson, who is 24, works in a small cleaning ...read more

  • A Successful Beauty Product Company Asked The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on May 22, 2001
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    A successful beauty product company asked the people in a large city to send pictures along with brief letters about the most beautiful women they knew. Within a few weeks thousands of letters were delivered to the company. One letter in particular caught the attention of the employees and soon it ...read more