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  • On Monday, September 15, 2008, A Very Interesting ...

    Contributed by Mark Hiehle on Sep 24, 2008
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    On Monday, September 15, 2008, a very interesting panel of men was assembled and interviewed as a PBS special. The program aired on Friday night, September 19th. The gathering was of past and current White House Chief of Staff. One of the questions that was posed to the men was, “In your ...read more

  • On Monday, September 15, 2008, A Very Interesting ...

    Contributed by Mark Hiehle on Sep 25, 2008
     | 1,485 views

    On Monday, September 15, 2008, a very interesting panel of men was assembled and interviewed as a PBS special. The program aired on Friday night, September 19th. The gathering was of past and current White House Chief of Staff. One of the questions that was posed to the men was, “In your ...read more

  • Redemption And Restoration In Real Life  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 27, 2008
    based on 10 ratings
     | 9,353 views

    Redemption and Restoration in Real Life I conclude this morning with a story about what happened since a tragic event that took place 9 months ago around Christmas time at New Life Church in Colorado Springs. I share it because I think it makes a point about moving beyond the 'Who, Them?' To ...read more

  • M ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 6, 2008
     | 1,601 views

    Materialism Matthew Sleeth is a medical doctor who wrote a provocative book called "Serve God Save the Planet." Dr. Sleeth was a former emergency room doctor and chief of medical staff at a prominent hospital in the northeast. He writes about a colleague named Todd. I think Todd represents the ...read more

  • Zorthian's Fear

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Jan 26, 2009
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    ZORTHIAN'S FEAR A mural artist named J.H. Zorthian read about a tiny boy who had been killed in traffic. His stomach churned as he thought of that ever happening to one of his three children. His worry became an inescapable anxiety. The more he imagined such a tragedy, the more fearful he became. ...read more

  • Jack The Neighbor

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2009
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    JACK THE NEIGHBOR Someone in Elgin once had a neighbor named Jack. Jack was a tough man. He worked hard, he drank hard, he fought hard, and he was harsh and gruff in his manner. Most people were afraid of Jack. But this one neighbor got brave and said hello to him over the fence one day. He ...read more

  • Living Together And Divorce

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 11, 2009
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    LIVING TOGETHER AND DIVORCE A recent study by the Penn State University interviewed 92 couples found, in general, those who lived together before marriage were • more verbally aggressive, • more hostile and • less supportive than those who waited until marriage to live ...read more

  • Daddy's Empty ...

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Aug 28, 2009
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    DADDY’S EMPTY CHAIR A man’s daughter had asked the local minister to come and pray with her father. When the minister arrived, he found the man lying in bed with his head propped up on two pillows. An empty chair sat beside his bed. The minister assumed that the old fellow had been informed of ...read more

  • The Census Taker From Rome  PRO

    Contributed by Dorothy Napier on Sep 21, 2009
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    THE CENSUS TAKER FROM ROME I am reminded of a story told of a cesus taker from Rome, who went to Galilee around 28 A.D. As he entered the region he came upon a man sitting on a donkey. he man had long hair and a flowing beard. He wore an old cloak, sandals, and beads. Pardon me the census taker ...read more

  • As The Parents Of Three Young Children, My Wife ...

    Contributed by Ricki Lee Brooks on Oct 24, 2009
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    As the parents of three young children, my wife and I often took advantage of many helps in order to be good nurturers. However, sometimes even our best efforts resulted in the unexpected. With hopes of teaching our oldest son the necessity of depending upon God, we began reading to him from the ...read more

  • The Country Of The Blind By H.g. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2009
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    The Country of the Blind by H.G. Wells DON’T BE LIKE THOSE WHO WON’T SEE. Don’t be like those who don’t want to be confused with the facts, because they think they know it all already. H. G. Wells, who wrote The War of the Worlds, once wrote a short story called The Country of the Blind. It’s ...read more

  • Football Player Given Second Chance By Coach ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 10, 2009
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    Football Player Given Second Chance by Coach After Running the Wrong Way “Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah the second time….” The words “the second time” underscore God’s determination to get his message to the Ninevites and to use Jonah in the process. In other words, Jonah quickly found out ...read more

  • Cinderella (From Max ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 19, 2009
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    Cinderella (From Max Lucado) Now I want to turn things to an illustration as we transition to our final point. It is a true story that takes place at Disney World. Cinderella’s castle. It was packed with kids and parents. Suddenly all the children rushed to one side. Had it been a boat, the castle ...read more

  • A Man, I'll Call Him Ken, Once Wrote Of A ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Dec 24, 2009
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    A man, I’ll call him Ken, once wrote of a ‘chance’ encounter in his life. As a freshman in high school, he saw a boy from his class walking home from school. His name was Kyle. He had an arm full of books. Ken wondered why anyone would carry home so many books on a Friday. He wrote Kyle off as a ...read more

  • Antivirus: Holy Spirit  PRO

    Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Mar 18, 2010
    based on 7 ratings
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    ANTIVIRUS: HOLY SPIRIT Jesus said in verse 7 of John 16, "For if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you." Jesus was God in the flesh, of course. He could have spoken this world out of existence at any given time, but, I would like to use an ...read more

  • He Was Nicknamed "The Crocodile ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jun 1, 2010
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    He was nicknamed “THE CROCODILE HUNTER”, and he was a unique man with a smile as wide as fun itself and Australian to the core. You couldn’t help but remember STEVE IRWIN! He and his wife Terri owned and operated Australia Zoo in a little place called Beerwah on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. ...read more

  • Truly Thankful: J. B. Fuqua

    Contributed by Richard Jumper on Nov 16, 2010
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    TRULY THANKFUL: J. B. FUQUA When J. B. Fuqua was just a boy, someone lent him a helping hand. And he paid them back millions of times over for their kindness. J. B. grew up in rural Virginia in the years after World War I. Those were lean times for many people. J. B. made up his mind at a young ...read more

  • The Son And The Rose

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 22, 2011
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    THE SON AND THE ROSE Arnold Prater, in his book You Can Have Joy! tells about a man in a little English village named John Deckard. He was a clerk in a textile factory. A modest and quiet man, he lived in an ordinary little house at the edge of town with his wife and his six-year-old son, Rob. ...read more

  • One Day I Will Be Healed

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Mar 30, 2011
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    ONE DAY I WILL BE HEALED A few weeks ago, I saw a special on TV about faith healers. In that show, Lisa Ling went to the meeting of a renowned faith healer where she interviewed a man named Steve. When he was 18, Steve was in a car crash that left him with brain injury and a speech impediment. ...read more

  • How Much Land?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 4, 2011
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    HOW MUCH LAND? In his 1886 short story "How Much Land Does a Man Need?" Leo Tolstoy shows how a continual desire for more can ultimately cause us to lose everything. The main character of the story is a peasant named Pahóm, who at the beginning can be heard complaining that he does not own ...read more