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  • What Other Gods?

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 2, 2009
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    WHAT OTHER GODS? What other gods could we have besides the Lord? Plenty. For Israel there were the Canaanite Baals, those jolly nature gods whose worship was a rampage of gluttony, drunkenness, and ritual prostitution. For us there are still the great gods Sex, Shekels, and Stomach (an unholy ...read more

  • Paul Called The False Teachers "Hypocritical ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jun 3, 2007
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     | 2,745 views

    Paul called the False Teachers "hypocritical liars whose consciences have been seared." In other words, they convinced themselves that they are above any outside standard. So it’s no surprise that they themselves do NOT follow the rules they make for their followers. We run into the same kinds ...read more

  • Well, In Nascar Racing, Nearly Every Car Has A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,220 views

    Well, in NASCAR racing, nearly every car has a sponsor. Sponsors are the people who supply the racer with the resources to run the race. Often they’ll supply the car, the engine, the tires, and the funding for the pit crew. They are the people that make it possible for the driver to win the race. ...read more

  • Former Pro Basketball Star Bill Bradley Tells ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Former pro basketball star Bill Bradley tells that at the age of fifteen he attended a summer basketball camp that was run by Easy Ed Macauley, a former college and pro star. "Just remember that if you’re not working at your game to the utmost of your ability," Macauley told his assembled campers, ...read more

  • Did You Know That Every Year 3,000 Lives Are ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jan 23, 2008
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    Did you know that every year 3,000 lives are killed and injured as a result of drunk driving in the United Kingdom and this heightens around Christmas time. So the government along with the DVLA run drink-driving campaigns on TV. Where they show real life car accidents as a result of drinking and ...read more

  • The Average Cost Of Rehabilitating A Seal ...  PRO

    Contributed by Roger Nelmes on Jan 29, 2008
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    1. The average cost of rehabilitating a seal after the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska was $80,000. At a special ceremony, two of the most expensively saved animals were released back into the wild amid cheers and applause from onlookers. A minute later they were both eaten by a killer ...read more

  • Just As Afraid Of You...?

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Mar 22, 2009
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    JUST AS AFRAID OF YOU...? The late great trumpet player Louis Armstrong tells a story about while growing up in Louisiana, having to go down to the pond and getting water for Allie May. He gets down there and is about to scoop the water out of the pond, and all of the sudden coming out of the ...read more

  • Perfect Obedience: Arabian ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2009
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    PERFECT OBEDIENCE: ARABIAN HORSES Arabian horses go through rigorous training in the deserts of the Middle East. The trainers require absolute obedience from the horses, and test them to see if they are completely trained. The final test is almost beyond the endurance of any living thing. The ...read more

  • Citizenship

    Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on May 27, 2009
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    Every year, in US they are at least 50,000 couples who are married just for the citizenship… I know a bright young man; his name is __________, who after several years of waiting his green card, with no possibility to run his own business without legal papers, decided to take this short cut. He ...read more

  • Its Like This Story Of A Frightened Soldier Who ...

    Contributed by Guy De Swardt on Apr 2, 2010
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    Its like this story of a frightened soldier who was running from sniper bullets. He dove into a bunker thinking that he was alone. To his surprise another soldier crawled into the bunker as well. The second soldier happened to be wearing a cross around his neck. “Thank goodness you’re here”, said ...read more

  • What Other Gods?

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 24, 2010
     | 2,178 views

    WHAT OTHER GODS? What other gods could we have besides the Lord? Plenty. For Israel there were the Canaanite Baals, those jolly nature gods whose worship was a rampage of gluttony, drunkenness, and ritual prostitution. For us there are still the great gods Sex, Shekels, and Stomach (an unholy ...read more

  • A Christmas Story: Tongue In Trouble

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010
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    A CHRISTMAS STORY: TONGUE IN TROUBLE The classic movie, A Christmas Story, is a nostalgic look at growing up in Gary, Indiana, through the eyes of a boy named Ralphie. One scene depicts playtime in the middle of winter. Two boys surrounded by their classmates are arguing whether a person's tongue ...read more

  • The Battle Is Really Over

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 24, 2010
     | 2,290 views

    THE BATTLE IS REALLY OVER Theologians tell a story to illustrate how Christ’s triumph presently benefits our lives: Imagine a city under siege. The enemy that surrounds they city will not let anyone or anything leave. Supplies are running low, and the citizens are fearful. But in the dark of the ...read more

  • Brezhnev's Hope

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jun 5, 2011
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    BREZHNEV'S HOPE As Vice President of the U.S., George Bush represented the U.S. at the funeral of former Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. Bush was deeply moved by a silent protest carried out by Brezhnev's widow. She stood motionless by the coffin until seconds before it was closed. Then, just as ...read more

  • Fear Of Bugs

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Jul 26, 2011
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    FEAR OF BUGS I hear the word camping and run for cover. Through the daily writings most of you know that a number of weird things happen to me. How much more in the open woods. Of all the times I camped OUTSIDE I have never had a good experience. If there are 1,000 people in a field and 1 ...read more

  • I Shall Be Alive...

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Aug 11, 2011
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    I SHALL BE ALIVE... One of the penetrating churchmen of the past generation was Reverend James Gordon Gilkey. While living in Portland, Oregon, he was told by his physician that he had an incurable disease. Death could not be averted, nor long delayed. What did he do? Here is his own story: "I ...read more

  • New Perspective

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 15, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,744 views

    New Perspective A guy was crossing the street to visit his neighbor. As he started to cross the street, a car was bearing down on him, so he stopped and backed up to the curb. The car stopped, so he started to cross, and the car started to move toward him. He changed direction and went back to the ...read more

  • Your Legacy

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 2, 2014
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     | 7,698 views

    What is the soil of your heart like? Is it growing and producing fruit for the Kingdom of Heaven – are you using your life for eternity? 1. Quote: “I will not waste my life! I will finish my course and finish it well. I will display the Gospel of the grace of God in all I do. I will run my race to ...read more

  • Touched By A Five Year Old

    Contributed by John Gullick on Aug 15, 2017
     | 5,336 views

    On July 27th In Indiana a policeman, Lieut Aaron Allen was shot by a man he was trying to help. He was killed and he had a five year old son. Not long after police including the police chief drove cars 1- 2 hours down highway 31 in Indiana and arrived in a town with their sirens going. They ...read more

  • Five Life Lessons For A Three-Year Old

    Contributed by Gregory Fisher on Sep 27, 2017
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     | 4,172 views

    At the age of 3 years old, our family lived with my maternal grandparents while my father was in seminary. One day the kid living next-door to us came up to me and said, “Greg Fisher I am going to give you a bloody nose.” The next thing that happened—when he did, in fact, punch me in the ...read more