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  • A Mother Was Teaching Her Young Son To Use The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Apr 6, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,457 views

    A mother was teaching her young son to use the phone. She showed him which numbers to push and explained about the dial tone and the sound of the other phone ringing. The process had begun. The son waited anxiously for the call to be completed, but no one picked up the phone on the other end. Mom ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Switch To Vibrate Companies Are Limiting On The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
     | 1,378 views

    Switch to Vibrate Companies are limiting on the job cellphone use in reaction to the noisy jangle of beeps and tunes emanating from incoming personal calls. 30% of employees say cellphones ringing at work is their #1 pet peeve, according to a Randstad USA study. A Sprint survey finds 53% of workers ...read more

  • Claria Knall, A Young Mother From Oklahoma ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,994 views

    Claria Knall, a young mother from Oklahoma writes, “It was one of the worst days of my life. The washing machine broke down, the telephone wouldn’t stop ringing, my head ached, and the mailman brought the bill that I had no money to pay. Almost at the breaking point I lifted my one-year-old into ...read more

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  • It Was One Of The Worst Days Of My Life: The ...

    Contributed by Karl Ingersoll on Jun 19, 2008
     | 3,220 views

    It was one of the worst days of my life: The washing machine broke down, the telephone kept ringing, my head ached, and the mail carrier brought a bill I had no money to pay. Almost to the breaking point, I lifted my one-year-old into his high chair, leaned my head against the tray, and began to ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Paint Me With Diamonds

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Oct 22, 2011
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     | 2,909 views

    PAINT ME WITH DIAMONDS A woman decided to have her portrait painted. She told the artist, "Paint me with diamond rings, a diamond necklace, emerald bracelets, a ruby broach, and gold Rolex." "But you are not wearing any of those things," he replied. "I know," she said. "It's in case I should ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Safe Sex In My Day

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 7, 2011
     | 2,354 views

    SAFE SEX IN MY DAY Sex is God's idea and was and is a wonderful blessing within marriage! Reminds me of a grandfather and his grandson on a fishing trip. The subject turned to sex. The grandson, a teenager, asked, "Papa, they didnt have a whole lot of problems with sexual diseases, AIDS, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • And We Were Afraid  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
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    AND WE WERE AFRAID Writer and naturalist Anne Dillard tells of a cold Christmas Eve when she, then a young girl, and her family had come home from a late dinner out. Ginger ale and a plate of cookies sat on a special table. Dillard had taken off her winter coat and was warming herself on the ...read more

  • Corrie Ten Boom, That Saintly Lady Who Endured ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 22, 2008
     | 1,703 views

    Corrie ten Boom, that saintly lady who endured such brutality from the Nazis in Ravensbruck during World War II, once said that she had learned to hold everything loosely in her hand. She said she discovered, in her years of walking with Him, that when she grasped things tightly, it ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Written By Irenaues From The 2nd Century. From ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rita Sims on Sep 9, 2001
    based on 49 ratings
     | 4,260 views

    Written by Irenaues from the 2nd Century. From God’s Hands It is not you who shape God; it is God that shapes you. If then you are the work of God, await the hand of the Artist who does all things in due season. Offer the Potter your heart, soft and tractable, and keep the form in which the ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Mindy Caliguire In Spiritual Friendship Says, ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 1, 2007
     | 618 views

    Mindy Caliguire in Spiritual friendship says, “What do you do when you can’t stand the thought of praying, when the words of the Bible seem plastic and false… when you have been doing everything ‘right’ and the bottom falls out? It’s at these times when it is the spiritual friends who throw ...read more

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • If God Is Able To Place The Stars In Their ...

    Contributed by David Haun on Dec 22, 2003
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     | 4,282 views

    "If God is able to place the stars in their sockets and suspend the sky like a curtain, do you think it remotely possible that God is able to guide your life? If your God is mighty enough to ignite the sun, could it be that he is mighty enough to light your path? If he cares enough about the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • A Survey Of 7,000 People, Conducted By The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Dec 10, 2004
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     | 7,381 views

    “A survey of 7,000 people, conducted by the sponsorship Research International in six countries found that the Shell Oil logo, the Mercedes badge and the five Olympic rings were recognized far more widely than the Christian Cross. McDonald’s golden arches and Shell’s glowing yellow shell were ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Open War Is Upon You

    Contributed by C Jordan on Jun 21, 2006
     | 3,057 views

    QUOTE: (From Waking the Dead by John Eldredge) "In the second film of The Lord of the Rings trilogy - The Two Towers - there is a king who is reluctant to go to war. Theoden...is fearful and timid. An army is marching through his lands, an army bred for a single purpose: to destroy the world of ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Baptism Is A Label  PRO

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jul 7, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,625 views

    BAPTISM IS A LABEL Some believed that because they were circumcised they were saved. But God never intended circumcision/baptism to do anything. Consider, for example, labels. They name the products, but they do not bring them into being. So with circumcision: BAPTISM LABELS YOU A CHRISTIAN, BUT ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Out Of Parental Concern And A Desire To Teach Our ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 22, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,354 views

    Out of parental concern and a desire to teach our young son responsibility, we require him to phone home when he arrives at his friend?s house a few blocks away. He began to forget, however, as he grew more confident in his ability to get there without disaster befalling him. The first time he ...read more

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  • Persian Legend — Pour Water Into Basket

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 30, 2007
     | 3,121 views

    Persian Legend - Pour Water into Basket A certain king had a task to accomplish. He called two of his servants. They were given the same wages and told to fill a basket with water from a nearby well, saying that he would come in the evening to inspect their work. After dumping one or two ...read more

    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • What Happens Every 15 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010
     | 4,428 views

    What Happens Every 15 Minutes Hands on Illustration: Set the timer for 15 minutes – I am setting this timer for 15 minutes and 15 minutes from now it will ring and at that point I will tell you how valuable 15 minutes are in this world. When the Timer goes off and rings this is what would have ...read more

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  • Come With Me For A Moment. Come With Me As We ...  PRO

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Mar 13, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,738 views

    Come with me for a moment. Come with me as we leave here and drive down Elizabeth Street. At the end of Elizabeth Street, you take a left on Debary Ave. Drive on Debary Ave. until to reach Providence and take a left. Drive down Providence until you reach Saxon. Take a right on Saxon and drive ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • James C. Dobson >>>> When I Think Of Parents ...  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Oct 27, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,046 views

    James C. Dobson >>>> When I think of parents today, I’m reminded of a photograph of an elegantly dressed woman who is holding a cup of coffee. Her little finger is cocked ever so daintily to the side, and her face reveals utter self-confidence. Unfortunately, this woman does not yet know that her ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • (Seinfeld Re-Run)jerry Was Asking ...

    Contributed by David Kirkner on Aug 22, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 13,478 views

    Illustration: (Seinfeld re-run)Jerry was asking George if he told his female friend the truth when he (George) was describing himself (George) to the girl. George responded: "Yes, I did" and Jerry replied "As you see it" ... Later in the diner Jerry was leaving to tell his female friend some ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist