Contributed by Mike Leiter on Nov 11, 2001
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Lying is becoming easier and easier for people these days. According to polls reported by USA Today American’s lie – and are lied to – much more than we realize. The book The Day America Told The Truth says that 91 percent of
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Contributed by Bob Ashcraft on Dec 8, 2001
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There was a blacksmith who had a young son that was very strong-willed and discontent. He always wanted to do more than his father would allow. One morning when the blacksmith was forging new horseshoes, the boy came to take a look at his dad’s work. “That’s close enough!”, the blacksmith told to
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Contributed by Robert Massey on Apr 8, 2002
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In 1900, in Bangor, Ireland, a group of Salvation Army youth were conducting a street meeting. A young man named Billy Nicholson who had desired to do great things for God passed by. Several of the ones in the Salvation Army troop knew that Billy professed Christianity so they invited him to
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Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 15, 2002
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An Indianapolis patrolman ran into trouble while investigating a routine traffic mishap. His problem began after he had interviewed witnesses, arrested one of the drivers, and written up the accident report. He suddenly noticed that the offending motorist was chewing on something that wasn’t gum.
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2002
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About 40 percent of Americans characterize the nation’s moral values as
"poor" and 41 percent say the state of moral values is "only fair." Only 18
percent rank the situation as "good" or "excellent." Weekly church attendees
had an even more negative perspective about the nation’s moral climate -
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Contributed by Mary Lewis on Jul 11, 2002
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Children lined up in the cafeteria of a religious school for lunch. At the head of the table was a large pile of apples. The teacher made a note: "Take only one, God is watching." At the other end of the table was a large pile of chocolate
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 8, 2002
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Of the many things in life that are certain one of them is you always get found out in the end or, to use the old adage, ’Be sure your sins will find you out’.
This young couple were about to get married. The young man went to his Dad and said, "I’m a bit apprehensive about getting married, Dad".
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Contributed by Clark Tanner on Sep 27, 2002
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RE-INTRODUCING THE DEVIL
In a British radio broadcast circa 1943, reading one of his own essays, C. S. Lewis was discussing some of the basic Christian beliefs. In talking about the personal existence of the devil, Lewis anticipated the scoffing of the so-called enlightened modern thinkers who
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 21, 2002
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STARING DEATH IN THE FACE
"The first button, the second button, the third button and then we saw the belt."
This is what Baruch Neuman said when he realized he was facing a suicide bomber.
Is that not how Satan attacks? Once glance, another thought, and then we are in bondage to a sin that we
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Oct 25, 2002
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[Seared Conscience, Citation: J. Douglas Burford, Mission, Kansas]
During my college years—in my infinite wisdom—it occurred to me that it made no sense to stop at red traffic lights when there was clearly no traffic around.
So I began to stop only briefly—just long enough to
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Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 31, 2002
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The Bible defines worldliness by centering morality where we intuitively know it should be. Worldliness is the lust of the flesh (a passion for sensual satisfaction), the lust of the eyes (an inordinate desire for the finer things of life), and the pride of life (self-satisfaction in who we are,
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Contributed by Bruce Howell on Nov 11, 2002
Many years ago, something unusual happened in a Moscow theatre that illustrates the convicting and transforming power of the Gospel. Matinee idol, Alexander Rostovzev was converted while playing the role of Jesus in a sacrilegious play entitled, ¡°Christ In A Tuxedo.¡± He was supposed to read two
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 14, 2002
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World’s Biggest Liar Contest
LONDON (Nov. 14) - The World’s Biggest Liar will defend his title against a small but devious group of challengers in a pub in northern England Thursday.
George Kemp beat five-time winner John Graham last year with a string of tall tales including one about his
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Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
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Few college football coaches have made a point against drugs as effectively as Erk Russell of Georgia Southern College. He arranged for a couple of good ol’ country boys to burst into a routine team meeting and throw a writhing, hissing, six-foot-long rattlesnake onto a table in front of the squad.
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Contributed by Clyde Grimes on Dec 28, 2002
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A Native American and a white man were deeply moved by the same sermon. That very night the Native American received Jesus as his Savior, but for days the white man refused to accept Christ. At last he, too, repented and enjoyed the sweet peace of having his sins forgiven. Later he asked his
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