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  • Bill Faye, Author Of "Sharing Jesus Without ...

    Contributed by Daniel Lawson on Sep 2, 2007
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    Bill Faye, author of "Sharing Jesus without Fear," notes that Americans have found a new way to deny Christ: "It’s by keeping silent about him." Fay asked, "Do we really believe it when Jesus said that unless a person is saved, he’s damned?" And if we do, he asked, "How do we allow our people to ...read more

  • Anger Is The Spontaneous Reaction We Have When ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 5, 2007
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    Anger is the spontaneous reaction we have when someone interferes with our will or messes up our plans. If you doubt that, see what emotion seizes you on the way home when someone cuts you off on Loop 410. (The other day, Susan and I were driving to church when a car wasn’t cooperating with my ...read more

  • A Six-Year-Old Boy Came Home With A Note From ...

    Contributed by Darrin Fish on Dec 8, 2007
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    • A six-year-old boy came home with a note from his teacher in which it was suggested that he be taken out of school, as he was “too stupid to learn.” That boy was Thomas A. Edison. • Alfred Tennyson’s grandfather gave him 10 shillings for writing a eulogy for his grandmother. Handing it to the ...read more

  • Maybe You Have Been Hit With So Much Adversity ...

    Contributed by Darrin Fish on Dec 10, 2007
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    • Maybe you have been hit with so much adversity you feel like the little girl who was riding along on her bike when she bumped her head on the low hanging branch of a tree. • She ran into the house hollering, "Mom, Joey hit me!" • Her Mom looked up from what she was doing and said, "Sissy, Joey ...read more

  • Men In Black

    Contributed by Mark Nichols on Mar 12, 2008
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    Men In Black. Begin video with Will Smith’s character at the training center for Men In Black. He arrives late. He says, “Excuse me, but why are we here?” A marine promptly stands up and says, “We are here because you’re looking for the best of the best sir!” Will Smith laughs and says, “This ...read more

  • John Wimber Likens The Saying Of Prayers To The ...

    Contributed by Andy Beech on Mar 29, 2008
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    John Wimber likens the saying of prayers to the throwing of a ball from one person to another. If you throw a ball to a friend - you throw it so that they can catch it. If you throw the ball and the friend chooses not to catch it, or for some reason is unable to catch it, then there can be no ...read more

  • Pickpockets On Board

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2008
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    PICKPOCKETS ON BOARD Dean Niferatos was riding the Number 22 Chicago Transit Authority bus in Chicago. The bus brimmed with dozing office workers, restless punkers, and affluent shoppers. At the Clark and Webster stop, two men and a woman climbed in. The driver, a seasoned veteran, immediately ...read more

  • I Think Christians Need To Wake Up. Story: Larry ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    I think Christians need to wake up. Story: Larry Burkett hosted a radio broadcast teaching Christian financial principles. In one program he spoke about the value of hiring Christian employees. He received a letter from a listener that said: “I heard your program and decided to hire all ...read more

  • This Past July 1st Marked The 70th Year That ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    This past July 1st marked the 70th year that soldiers have stood guard at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. They are meticulous in all that they do. They prepare for their duty thoroughly. They train for hours and hours. Their public and private lives reflect the honor ...read more

  • Two Highly Pedigreed And Blue-Blooded Poodles ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 10, 2008
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    Two highly pedigreed and blue-blooded poodles were walking daintily along the street with their noses held high. They came upon an old hound with long, floppy ears lying asleep in the sun. They winked at one another, then one said, “Hi. My name is Fifi, spelled F-I-F-I.” The old hound opened one ...read more

  • I Found An Interesting Story In A Book Of Bible ...

    Contributed by A. David Hart on Apr 13, 2008
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    I found an interesting story in a book of Bible Illustrations, which brought to life a truth that we the church should follow. It said, An old man once said, that it took him forty years to learn three simple things. The first was that he could not do anything to save himself; the second was that ...read more

  • A Motorist Was Driving In The Country When He Saw ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 5, 2008
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    A motorist was driving in the country when he saw some men who had come from an ecumenical meeting: a Baptist Pastor, a Catholic Priest, an Anglican Vicar, and a Jewish Rabbi. They were standing on the shoulder of the road, fishing. Next to them was a sign that read "Turn Around. The End Is Near." ...read more

  • A Pastor Tells The Story Of Traveling Home From ...

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Aug 10, 2008
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    A pastor tells the story of traveling home from his student church in Tennessee on a Sunday night. As he neared his home the car in front of him swerved and plunged down the bank. He stopped and rushed over to the car, which was overturned. He thought everyone had been killed. But the doors ...read more

  • Did You Hear About The Lady That Was Bitten By A ...

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 5, 2008
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    Did you hear about the lady that was bitten by a skunk with rabies? The doctor came into her room and informed her: "Yes, the skunk had a bad case of rabies, and rabies is a highly contagious disease. You are now infected with rabies." The doctor told her that rabies was deadly, and there was no ...read more

  • A Young Man Once Fell In Love With A Girl And Saw ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Sep 11, 2008
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    A young man once fell in love with a girl and saw the starlight in her eyes when he proposed. He bought a ring to give her but he was poor, and it wasn’t a very big diamond. He said to her apologetically, "It is not a very big stone." But she replied, "It is as big as we make it." If you are ...read more

  • Robert Cook, President Of King's College Once ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Sep 11, 2008
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    Robert Cook, President of King’s College once related a true story from the early years of his ministry. Evidently at that time, he had been receiving some rather pointed criticism. In fact, it had become of such great concern to him that he sought the counsel of a friend, the beloved Bible ...read more

  • Don't Tell Me I'm Cranky!!!!

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Sep 29, 2008
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    Don't Tell Me I'm Cranky!!!! Medications can have some unintended emotional side effects. Whether they are necessary prescribed meds or maybe just cold medicine, they can alter your mood sometimes without even us realizing it. For me, certain allergy and OTC cold meds have the effect of lowering ...read more

  • True Peace And Joy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
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    True Peace and Joy As a third-century man was anticipating death, he penned these last words to a friend: "It’s a bad world, an incredibly bad world. But I have discovered in the midst of it a quiet and holy people who have learned a great secret. They have found a joy which is a thousand times ...read more

  • The Jews Of Paul's Time, By And Large, Rejected ...

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 11, 2008
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    The Jews of Paul’s time, by and large, rejected the Son of God, and the covenant of faith. That’s why they revolted over and over against the Romans, who ultimately destroyed Jerusalem and scattered them all over the world. Here, Paul gets really cutting. He lumps the Jews who reject Christ ...read more

  • Noah's Message From The Steps Going Up To The Ark ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 22, 2008
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    Noah’s message from the steps going up to the Ark was not, “Something good is going to happen to you!” Amos was not confronted by the high priest of Israel for proclaiming, “Confession is possession!” Jeremiah was not put into the pit for preaching, “I’m O.K.; you’re O.K.!” Daniel was not put ...read more