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  • The Iron

    Contributed by Darrell Campbell on Sep 4, 2018
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    A man comes home while his wife is in the middle of ironing . He says to his wife, "Honey, I need to take a quick shower, but I am expecting an urgent call. Would you get it for me if they call?" The man proceeds to jump in the shower, and the phone rings and rings and rings. He jumps out the ...read more

  • Forgiving And Forgetting

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 9, 2020
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    Once upon a time in their marriage, Saul Rosenberg did something really stupid. Ethel Rosenberg chewed him out for it. He apologized, they made up. However, from time to time, Ethel would mention what he had done. "Honey," Saul finally said one day, "why do you keep bringing that up? ...read more

  • James Madison The 4th President Of The U.s. Said ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    James Madison the 4th President of the U.S. said of grace, “Grace, it is a free gift of God...to neglect grace is to neglect Him.” The Book of Mormon disgraces grace as in Moroni 10:32-33 “Yea, come unto Christ, and be perfected in him, and deny yourselves of all ungodliness; and if ye shall deny ...read more

  • Compassion Should Motivate Us To More Than Just ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Compassion should motivate us to more than just feeling sorrow for someone it should motivate us to action. Pity is a feeling, but true compassion demands an action. There is a funny story about Peter admitting people at the gates of heaven. Peter asks one man who appears, ‘Tell me one act of ...read more

  • I've Read A Lot Of Nursery Ryhmes. One Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    "I’ve read a lot of nursery ryhmes. One of the most familiar is "Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the King’s horses and all the King’s men, couldn’t put Humpty together again." Charles Swindoll says that little nursery ryhme was originally written about people,; ...read more

  • Lee Bracey, The Director Of Woodburn Christian ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Lee Bracey, the director of Woodburn Christian Children’s Home up by Ft. Wayne, told of overhearing a conversation his dad had with a friend of his named Glen. “Glen,” he asked, “do you pray for me every day?” “Yes,” Glen replied, “I do.” Lee said his dad paused… and then asked “Sometimes do you ...read more

  • Dr. David Seamands In His Book Healing For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Dr. David Seamands in his book Healing for Damaged Emotions says, “The two primary causes of emotional stress are the failure to receive forgiveness and the failure to forgive.” [Wheaton, ILL: Victor Books, 1989, pp.29-30] Or as the great philosopher Lucy explained to Charlie Brown at the end of ...read more

  • A Few Years Ago A Certain Pastor Was Sick On A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A few years ago a certain pastor was sick on a Sunday morning. That hadn’t happened for a number of years. He tried to hold my head up long enough to watch a little religious television that morning. A local congregation had a program and their special speaker that day was Oliver North. What he ...read more

  • A Law On Drunken Driving In Louisiana Is Now One ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A law on drunken driving in Louisiana is now one of the toughest in the nation. There is a mandatory prison sentence for anyone convicted of driving while intoxicated. Getting it passed was a major victory for various groups against drunk driving. They could not have gotten it passed it if were not ...read more

  • For Over Fifteen Years I Have Been Asking People ...  PRO

    Contributed by Hal Seed on Jul 27, 2007
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    “For over fifteen years I have been asking people of all walks of life from Morocco to India and from Turkey to the Sudan about the implications of a son’s request for his inheritance while the father is still living. The answer has almost always been emphatically the same.” …the conversation runs ...read more

  • Some Time Ago, There Was A Comic Strip In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Aug 31, 2007
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    Some time ago, there was a comic strip in Peanuts that showed Lucy in her psychiatrist booth. She is trying to analyze Charlie Brown. She says, "Charlie Brown, life is like a deck chair." "Like what?" "Charlie, have you ever been on a ship when the passengers try to open up one of those chairs so ...read more

  • Turn Around

    Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Sep 27, 2007
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    Illustration: Turn Around Repentance is not basically a religious word. It comes from a culture where people were essentially nomadic and lived in a world with no maps or street signs. It’s easy to get lost walking through the desert. You become aware that the countryside is strange. You ...read more

  • Two Young Boys Were Spending The Night At Their ...

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Oct 24, 2007
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    Two young boys were spending the night at their grandparents’ house. At bedtime, the two boys knelt beside their beds to say their prayers. The youngest one began praying at the top of his lungs, "I PRAY FOR A NEW BICYCLE. I PRAY FOR A NEW NINTENDO. I PRAY FOR A NEW VCR..." His older brother ...read more

  • S ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
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    SECURITY? What’s good about America? How about peace and security? A lady said: Security and peace of mind were part of the reason we moved to a gated community. But both flew out the window the night I called a local pizza shop for a delivery. "I’d like to order a large pepperoni, please," I ...read more

  • Not For Sale

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Oct 2, 2008
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    Not For Sale The unknown author of the following story captures the value of a name. "After the American Civil War the managers of the infamous Louisiana Lottery approached Robert E. Lee and asked if he’d let them use his name in their scheme. They promised that if he did he would become rich. ...read more

  • Fountain Of Youth

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Oct 28, 2008
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    Fountain of Youth There is a legend of a Fountain of Youth believed to be in Florida. The legend has different variations of regaining one's youth. Some say must you drink the water, while others suggest if you bathe in the water it will restore your youth. Some records date back to the 15th ...read more

  • When Paul Speaks Of Being Dead To Sin, He's ...

    Contributed by David Baeder on Nov 8, 2008
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    When Paul speaks of being dead to sin, he’s using a figure of speech. He is not referring to literal physical death. What does he mean? He means that sin is off limits. How many of you who are married can remember your wedding vows? When you got married did you pledge to “forsake all others”? ...read more

  • 2008 Politics

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 10, 2008
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    2008 POLITICS This time around, our American bishops weren't cowering in a corner–they were telling everyone that politicians who fail to defend the most defenseless humans–preborn babies–and who want to use your tax money and mine to murder these children–are not worthy of our vote. And even ...read more

  • T ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2009
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    TOAST An explorer in the deepest Amazon suddenly finds himself surrounded by a bloodthirsty group of natives. Upon surveying his situation, he says quietly to himself, "I’m toast." A ray of light breaks forth from the sky and a voice booms out: "No, you are NOT toast. Pick up that stone in front ...read more

  • Study More, Say ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2009
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    STUDY MORE, SAY LESS Charles Spurgeon said this: "If you ask me how to shorten your sermons, I should say, study them better. Spend more time in the study that you may need less in the pulpit. We are generally longest when we have least to say." We have already seen what George Whitefield said, ...read more