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  • How Many Times Would You Forgive Your Dog?

    Contributed by Scott Berry on Aug 13, 2009
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    HOW MANY TIMES WOULD YOU FORGIVE YOUR DOG? Think for a minute, how forgiving would you be as if your pet messed the carpet several times a day? I think eventually you’d give up on your pets and take them out into the wilderness and set them free, you know what I mean - dump them. God’s love and ...read more

  • No Hate For Evil

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 10, 2010
     | 3,595 views

    NO HATE FOR EVIL Story taken from Dr. David Jeremiah: The Ortiz family ministers to a small congregation in Ariel, about 40 miles north of Jerusalem. On the Feast of Purim, gifts of food and drink are sent to friends. As if in celebration of the holiday, a gift basket was delivered to the Ortiz ...read more

  • Egyptian Astronomer Ptolemy In The 2nd Century ...

    Contributed by Bret Toman on May 20, 2010
     | 3,016 views

    Egyptian astronomer Ptolemy in the 2nd century postulated that the earth was the center of the universe, that the earth was still, that other planets orbited and other planets rotated, but the earth not. The universe revolved around the earth. It made sense, and people believed it. For 1400 years. ...read more

  • What Americans Believe

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 31, 2010
     | 1,181 views

    WHAT AMERICANS BELIEVE Even those who claim to be Born Again are not necessarily firmly grounded in the truths of the Bible. In his book which provides a statistical analysis of religious beliefs in America, George Barna cites several fascinating statistics which are based on a national survey. ...read more

  • Social Networking And The Brain

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 2, 2011
     | 1,537 views

    SOCIAL NETWORKING AND THE BRAIN By Amanda Gardner HealthDay Reporter – Mon Dec 27, 5:03 pm ET MONDAY, Dec. 27 (HealthDay News) -- The size of your amygdala, an almond-shaped portion of the brain involved in emotions, may be as strong a marker for having rich and varied social relationships as how ...read more

  • Hidden Prayer Results In Revival

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 22, 2011
     | 4,282 views

    HIDDEN PRAYER RESULTS IN REVIVAL I heard Brother John Harrell of Bridge City, Texas tell of a church up in the piney woods of east Texas that began to have a tremendous breakthrough revival. An evangelist came in and they started their series of meetings and from the beginning of the meeting, all ...read more

  • Out-Of-Whack Priorities

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 26, 2011
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     | 5,856 views

    OUT-OF-WHACK PRIORITIES USA Today ran an article on October 25th, 1995 that is a great illustration about priorities. It reads... "Ronald Warwick, captain of the luxury cruise ship Queen Elizabeth II, questioned a passenger who paid full fare for his dog to join them on an around-the-world ...read more

  • Colossian Philosophy: "Borrowed" Features

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2011
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    COLOSSIAN PHILOSOPHY: "BORROWED" FEATURES I used to collect basketball cards. This was way back in the early 90s, though I still have held on to them. Basketball cards took off well after baseball cards, and each brand over time had its own unique features. Some were UV coated, others had gold ...read more

  • Never, Never Be Late  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2011
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     | 4,991 views

    NEVER, NEVER BE LATE A local priest was being honored at his retirement dinner after 25 years in the parish. A leading local politician and member of the congregation was chosen to make the presentation and to give a little speech at the dinner. However, he was delayed so the priest decided to say ...read more

  • Who Will Do The Need-Meeting?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 11, 2011
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    WHO WILL DO THE NEED-MEETING? One preacher told of shopping at the supermarket when a lady came down the aisle heading straight for him. She screeched to a halt within a few feet of him, wagged her finger, and said, "I left your church. I left your church". So I said, "Well, if it’s my church, I ...read more

  • Who Do You Say I Am—in England?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 9, 2011
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    WHO DO YOU SAY I AM--IN ENGLAND? A teaching assistant accused of looting. An 11 year old girl appears in court and admits breaking windows in Nottingham. Teenagers appear before Magistrates with no parent in attendance. Magistrates ask, "Where are their parents?" Two girls interviewed by the BBC ...read more

  • Could It Happen Every Day?

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Jul 1, 2012
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    COULD IT HAPPEN EVERY DAY? Jeff Ingle tells the story of spending four days with 75 other pastors in a Pastor's Prayer Summit in Wisconsin. He writes, "In my time I've been to many camps, conferences and retreats but never have I been to anything like this. For four days, we met together with no ...read more

  • Who Will You Reach? Blind Auditions

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Apr 6, 2013
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    WHO WILL YOU REACH? BLIND AUDITIONS In 1997 Princeton University conducted an experiment using orchestra auditions as their guinea pig. It was discovered that different people were selected when the auditions were performed from behind a sheet or curtain rather than when the orchestra auditions ...read more

  • Entry-Level Faith

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Jun 3, 2013
     | 5,635 views

    ENTRY-LEVEL FAITH During World War II, a young teenager tried to enlist in the navy. Only fifteen but large for his years, he told the recruiting officer in Richmond, Virginia, that he was sixteen. The officer looked at him and shook his head. "Sorry, son, you're not old enough." Two months ...read more

  • Get In The Game: Be A Disciple For Christ

    Contributed by Pastor Randall Timblin on Oct 23, 2017
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    Discipleship is never easy. It’s not something that you are born with. However, when you are born again, it is something you should plan on doing. Discipleship can be as simple as sharing your testimony with others. Some of us don’t even have a testimony but should. What were you like ...read more

  • Stealing God

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Aug 20, 2019
     | 3,393 views

    A couple had two little boys, ages 8 and 10, who were mischievous. They were always getting into trouble, and their parents knew that if any mischief occurred in their town, their sons were probably involved. The boys' mother heard that a Pastor in town had been successful in disciplining ...read more

  • Mowing Your Yard In The Midst Of A Flood!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 15, 2020
     | 3,174 views

    Glen and Jo Ann live in Orange County, California in a low lying area. It flooded one year and the local newspaper sent a reporter in a boat out to Glen and Jo Ann’s neighborhood. The reporter found Jo Ann, sitting on their roof watching large objects floating by, so he climbed up on the roof to ...read more

  • How Can You Tell When A Church Is Dying?

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 31, 2022
     | 1,493 views

    FUNNY STORY!!! Calvin Coolidge, our thirtieth president, was an extremely quiet and reserved man with very little personality. When questioned, he rarely answered in more than two or three words—a tendency which earned him the nickname, “Silent Cal.” The public saw him as a stiff and emotionless ...read more

  • There's A Man Named George Raindrop, An ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    There’s a man named George Raindrop, an interesting name. He Wrote a book called "No Common Task." It’s got one interesting event in it that I want to relate it to you. In the book he tells about a nurse and how this nurse taught a man to pray and literally changed the man’s entire life. ...read more

  • Ephesians 5:15-16, "Be Very Careful, Then, How ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,846 views

    Ephesians 5:15-16, “Be very careful, then, how you live— not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.” Jesus calls us to “make the most of every opportunity to fulfill His mission and ours. “D. L. Moody said that his ‘greatest mistake’ occurred ...read more