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  • When You Wait To Buy What You Need – Not Getting ...

    Contributed by Ted Mulder on Dec 30, 2004
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    When you wait to buy what you need – not getting weary in doing well – many times you are in place for a miracle. Last month we gave more than what we had in our giving budget. We knew that was what we were suppose to do, but it caused our clothing budget to dip too low and Joanne was telling me ...read more

  • There Is A Story Of An Attractive African Woman ...  PRO

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Jan 18, 2005
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     | 3,066 views

    There is a story of an attractive African woman on the slave block in the American south. For obvious reasons, bidding was intense. Finally she was turned over to the man who bought her, certain she was going to be used, abused, & discarded. As they walked away from the slave block, the man said ...read more

  • Since January 22, 1973 When The Supreme Court ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jan 29, 2005
     | 1,359 views

    Since January 22, 1973 when the Supreme Court legalized abortion on demand there have been over 53 million abortions. One out of every three pregnancies end in the killing of the unborn baby. More unborn lives have been snuffed out than 10 times the number of Americans lost in all our wars. And ...read more

  • Woman In Suitcase  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Mar 17, 2005
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    Woman In Suitcase In January of 1985, a large suitcase, unmarked and unclaimed, was discovered at the customs office at Los Angles International Airport. When U.S. customs agents opened the suitcase, they found the curled-up body of an unidentified young woman. She had been dead for a few days, ...read more

  • It Happened In The Jungle One Day. A Lion With A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Todd Catteau on Oct 31, 2005
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     | 2,197 views

    It happened in the jungle one day. A lion with a big ego went around asking the other animals who the king of the jungle was. “Who’s the king of the jungle?” the lion roared at a monkey. “Why you are, Mr. Lion,” said the monkey with fear in his voice. The lion went on and found a zebra. “Who’s the ...read more

  • Judging Others Isn't Easy  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 12, 2005
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     | 3,831 views

    Judging others isn’t easy. In his little book Illustrations of Bible Truth, H.A. Ironside pointed out the folly of judging others. He related an incident in the life of a man called Bishop Potter. "He was sailing for Europe on one of the great transatlantic ocean liners. When he went on board, he ...read more

  • The Evangelist David Pawson Tells A Story About A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Andy Beech on Nov 29, 2005
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    The evangelist David Pawson tells a story about a budgerigar that sang hymns. He belonged to an old lady in Cardiff and could sing a whole verse of ’What a friend we have in Jesus!’ And when visitors come to this old folks home they heard a little voice saying ’What a friend we have in Jesus,’ ...read more

  • Overworked: The Report, Issued By The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
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    Overworked: The report, issued by the International Labor Organization, found that Americans added nearly a full week to their work year during the ‘90’s, climbing to 1,979 hours on average last year, up 36 hours from ‘90. That means Americans who are employed are putting in nearly 49.5 weeks a ...read more

  • O Brother Where Art Thou?  PRO

    Contributed by Troy Borst on May 11, 2006
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    INTRODUCTION... O Brother Where Art Thou? I was flipping through the TV the other night and one of the stations had on a movie that I have enjoyed watching before that stars George Clooney and was released in 2000. "O Brother Where Art Thou?" is a story about three prisoners (George Clooney, John ...read more

  • Don't Miss This: Not Even Good, Humanitarian ...

    Contributed by Randall Bergsma on Dec 26, 2006
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    Don’t miss this: not even good, humanitarian performance fills up the soul! Bob Geldof was a British rock musician who decided to do something about the famine in Ethiopia during the early 1980’s. He put his own career on the back-burner and spent an entire year of his life organizing fund-raising ...read more

  • In His Book The Knowledge Of The Holy, A.w. Tozer ...  PRO

    Contributed by Doug Lyon on Jan 29, 2007
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    In his book The Knowledge of the Holy, A.W. Tozer writes, “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us. The history of mankind will probably show that no people has ever risen above its religion, and man’s spiritual history will positively demonstrate ...read more

  • The Story Is Told Of A Young Boy Who Wanted $100 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
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    The story is told of a young boy who wanted $100 very badly. He prayed for a long time, but nothing happened. Undaunted by the lack of response, he wrote a letter to God presenting his request once again. When the postal authorities received the letter addressed to “God, USA,” not knowing what ...read more

  • Wise Men Came From Afar

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 5, 2010
     | 4,599 views

    WISE MEN CAME FROM AFAR Most people know that Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, but they really do not understand as much as we think they do. In a small Southern town there was a "Nativity Scene" that showed great skill and talent had gone into creating it. One small feature ...read more

  • Bangedy Bang

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 4, 2011
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    BANGEDY BANG A soldier in the heat of battle had his gun jam on him. The enemy was charging straight for him and he was defenseless, desperate! For some unknown reason he pointed his finger at the man and said "Bangedy bang" and the guy fell down dead. He looked at his hand and thought, wow! ...read more

  • When Does The Size Of A House Become Sinful?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 4, 2011
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    WHEN DOES THE SIZE OF A HOUSE BECOME SINFUL? Several years ago, Millard Fuller of Habitat for Humanity addressed the National Press Club on public radio, on which he recalled a workshop he conducted at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary with 200 pastors in attendance. The assembled pastors quickly ...read more

  • Don't Waste Your Life

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 20, 2011
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    DON'T WASTE YOUR LIFE In his book Don’t Waste Your Life, John Piper recounts a story his father often told of his days as a fiery Baptist evangelist. It is the story of a man who came to saving faith in Jesus Christ near the end of his earthly existence. Piper writes: "The church had prayed for ...read more

  • The Difference Between Life And Death  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2012
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    THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH In his book Winning Life’s Toughest Battles, psychologist Julius Segal wrote about the 25,000 soldiers who were held by the Japanese in POW camps during World War II. "Forced to exist under inhumane conditions, many of them died. Others, however, survived and ...read more

  • People Are Special!

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 17, 2020
     | 2,421 views

    Aug. 13, 2020 (UPI) -- A 95-year-old California man known to neighbors as "Bicycle Bob" was treated to a celebration after he logged his 100,000th mile of cycling… he took up cycling when he retired in the 1990s and has been logging his miles ever since. Mettauer logged his 100,000th ...read more

  • Effective Greeting

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Nov 17, 2020
     | 2,055 views

    We are to connect with other people in an attractive way. Evangelism depends on it. The unity of the Body of Christ depends on it. When we lived in Kansas City, we visited Impact Church. As we walked into the foyer of that large church, we were greeted by a lady who drew us in immediately. She ...read more

  • It Happened In The Jungle One Day. A Lion With A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,910 views

    It happened in the jungle one day. A lion with a big ego went around asking the other animals who the king of the jungle was. “Who’s the king of the jungle?” the lion roared at a monkey. “Why you are, Mr. Lion,” said the monkey with fear in his voice. The lion went on and found a zebra. “Who’s ...read more