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  • The Word Impenitent Means Without Repentance, ...

    Contributed by Ronnie Brown on Jun 9, 2006
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    The word impenitent means without repentance, without remorse. In one of my favorite movies, Indiana Jones is looking for the Holy Grail. He has certain clues that will take him through the deadly traps that lay ahead. The first clue is this: “The Breath of God. Only the penitent man will pass.” ...read more

  • A Very Special Glue

    Contributed by Floyd Johnson on Nov 26, 2006
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    Col. 1:15-23 (Ill.) It is a very special glue not like those we have available to us: 1.There is a very simple glue that holds the little plastic toys that can be thrown against the wall. It sticks, but comes off so easy. 2.Then there is rubber cement it holds papers together, but allows them to ...read more

  • One Year A Sunday School Was Putting On A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 15, 2006
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    One year a Sunday School was putting on a Christmas pageant. One little boy really wanted the part of Joseph. However, when the parts were handed out, the part of Joseph was given to a boy he detested. Instead, he was assigned to play the inn-keeper instead. The little boy was pretty upset ...read more

  • I Think That One Of The Reasons It's A Wonderful ...

    Contributed by Randall Bergsma on Dec 19, 2006
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    I think that one of the reasons It’s A Wonderful Life has been a Christmas classic film is because it captures a characteristic of the Christ of Christmas even if unwittingly so. The story is all about fresh starts and second chances. Reflect with me if you’ve seen the film: When they were just ...read more

  • A Roman Catholic Priest […] Was Making His Way ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Feb 8, 2007
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    “A Roman Catholic priest […] was making his way down [an] alley to his parked car, [when] a man suddenly emerged from the shadows, thrusting the muzzle of a revolver into his ribs demanding, ‘Hand me your wallet!’ Offering no word of protest, the priest immediately began to comply. As he reached ...read more

  • Dan 1:1 In The Third Year Of The Reign Of ...

    Contributed by Steven Cannon on Feb 13, 2007
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    Dan 1:1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. And the Lord delivered Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, along with some of the articles from the temple of God. These he carried off to the temple of his god ...read more

  • Give Me All, And I'll Give You ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
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    GIVE ME ALL, AND I’LL GIVE YOU ME In Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis wrote: Christ says, "Give me All. I don’t want so much of your time and so much of your money and so much of your work: I want You. I have not come to torment your natural self, but to kill it. No half-measures are any good. I ...read more

  • Does He Show Through?

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Sep 3, 2009
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    DOES HE SHOW THROUGH? One Sunday as they drove home from church, a little girl turned to her mother & said, "Mommy, there’s something about the preacher’s message this morning that I don’t understand." The mother said, "Oh? What is it?" The little girl replied, "Well, he said that God is ...read more

  • General Douglas Macarthur Unique Signature At The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 22, 2009
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    General Douglas MacArthur Unique Signature at the Japanese Surrender Ending World War II We need to understand not just the pain, but the power to come. We need to appreciate not just the hard times, but the victory ahead. We need to grasp not just the cross, but the crown to follow. On ...read more

  • Note: The Following (Point I) Is Directly Quoted ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 30, 2009
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    NOTE: The following (point I) is directly quoted from Melton, Donnie www.learnthebible.com and he answers the questions for the Tithes and Offering quiz (he designed) handed out to the congregation: I. The tithes and offering test: a. Malachi 3 - Tithes and Offering Test: i. The first problem ...read more

  • Somebody Once Wrote A Book ‘men Are From Mars And ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Dec 4, 2009
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    SOMEBODY ONCE WROTE A BOOK ‘MEN ARE FROM MARS AND WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS WHICH REALLY SPEAKS ABOUT HOW DIFFERENT MEN AND WOMEN REALLY ARE. I THINK IT STANDS OUT THE MOST ON THE WEDDING DAY ITSELF. THE BIG DAY ARRIVES AND THE HUSBAND TO BE WAKES UP, RELAXES MIGHT HAVE A FULL ENGLISH BREAKFAST THEN ...read more

  • A Bug's Life: Small Steps Of Faith

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 15, 2010
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    A BUG'S LIFE: SMALL STEPS OF FAITH A Bug’s Life, Start time 6:30 Overview from Belknapp: Dot complains to Flik about her underdeveloped wings. She wants to fly now! Flik encourages her, showing her that a seed that starts out small eventually grows into a towering tree-it only takes time and ...read more

  • The Psychoanalyst Victor Frankl And His Friends ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Mar 23, 2010
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    The psychoanalyst Victor Frankl and his friends were imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp during World War II. It was winter. They had been marched off to work in the morning, spent the day at hard labor, been given only a little thin soup to eat, and then staggered back to camp in the late ...read more

  • Customer ...

    Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on May 2, 2010
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    (ILL: Customer Service) Have you ever had to call a company about a product, and had to deal with customer service? It can be a nightmare, can’t it? I have had to call the IRS a few times in the past. You see, ministers are given some benefits in regard to their taxes, but you have to record the ...read more

  • N Ancient Days, When The Games Were Held In ...

    Contributed by Dale Miller on May 15, 2010
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    N ANCIENT DAYS, WHEN THE GAMES WERE HELD IN ATHENS, THEY KEPT A FIRE LIT THRU OUT THE ENTIRE GAMES. WHEN THE FIRST OF THE MODERN OLYMPICS BEGAN, THE ORGANIZERS DECIDED THAT THEY NEEDED THE OLYMPIC TORCH. IN 1936, AT THE BERLIN GAMES, UNDER HITLER, FOR THE FIRST TIME, THEY HAD A PROCESSION, ...read more

  • Sodom And Sydney

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jul 29, 2010
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    SODOM AND SYDNEY Sydney is well known for its GAY & LESBIAN MARDI GRAS. It is an annual parade, dance party and festival, the largest such event in the world and attracts many international and domestic tourists. For many years Fred Nile, a Christian minister has railed against their wickedness, ...read more

  • The Jeweled Lady Of Pompeii

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 31, 2010
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    THE JEWELED LADY OF POMPEII Of the 20,000 inhabitants of Pompeii, some 2,000 lost their lives, among them a woman who loved finery above all else. As the deadly rain of fire came down, she decided to run to the harbor and escape by ship. That was wise, but this rich and beautiful woman stayed ...read more

  • Make Me!

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jan 14, 2011
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    "MAKE ME!" They had behaved badly in class but they were equally disruptive in the detention room, swearing, acting tough and defying anything I said with a smart comment. Unacceptable behaviour. I have never really had a problem with anger, but the closest I came was in that classroom. Teaching ...read more

  • Something Beautiful

    Contributed by Barry Edmondson on Feb 5, 2011
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    SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL In 1502, in Florence, Italy there was a large block of marble given to a church in Santa Maria, the church immediately hired who they thought was a professional to sculpt this enormously huge piece of rock. The man was a professional and soon after commencing this great task ...read more

  • No Other Plan

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Jun 17, 2011
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    NO OTHER PLAN An old legend imagines Jesus arriving in heaven right after the Ascension, welcomed by all the angels. Then the angel Gabriel asks Jesus, "You suffered much, dying for the sins of mankind. Does everyone down on earth know it?" "Oh, no," replied the Savior, "just a handful of folks ...read more