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  • There Was An Story Of A Woman Who Was Sranded In ...

    Contributed by Ronito Nartea on Sep 13, 2005
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    There was an story of a woman who was sranded in a remote area because her car failed . She decide to walk about to find out if there are people around the vicinity who could help her. In that area bad elements roams around suddenly a npoise from the woods caught her attention and she saw a group ...read more

  • For Over One Hundred Years The Holy Grail Of ...

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Jan 27, 2006
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    For over one hundred years the Holy Grail of athletic competition was to run the mile in less than four minutes. With each failed attempt the possibility of success faded further. In the 20’s, 30’s, 40’s, and early 50’s science and what passed for sports medicine held that the human body was simply ...read more

  • 1956 National Championship In Melbourne…in The ...

    Contributed by Roger Nelmes on Jan 10, 2007
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    1956 National Championship in Melbourne…in the third lap, Ron Clarke (Australian and World Junior Mile record holder) and John Landy moved forward at a strong pace. They were shooting for a new world record! Then Alec Henderson tried to squeeze between the two runners and the inside edge of the ...read more

  • Your God Is Too ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2009
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    YOUR GOD IS TOO SAFE The words that Mark Buchanan wrote of his own experience in his book entitled "Your God Is Too Safe." He wrote that when he was saved, "I hit the ground running. Immediately, I volunteered for everything, anything, that I felt vaguely interested in and marginally qualified ...read more

  • Micaela Played T-Ball. Many Of You Know About The ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Aug 24, 2009
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    Micaela played t-ball. Many of you know about the t-ball experience. One of the kids asked me if Micaela’s team was good. I chuckled because from what I see no t-ball team is “good.” They are there to learn some basics and have fun. The biggest struggle that the coaches face is not kids who can’t ...read more

  • Spurgeon ...

    Contributed by C Jordan on Aug 29, 2009
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    SPURGEON QUOTE: You remember the story I told you of the Welshman who heard a young man preach a very fine sermon-a grand sermon, a highfaluting, spread-eagle sermon; and when he had done, he asked the Welshman what he thought of it. The man replied that he did not think anything of it. • "And ...read more

  • In The Spring Of 1851, He Accepted A Newly ...

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Dec 8, 2009
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    In the spring of 1851, he accepted a newly created teaching position at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI), in Lexington, Virginia. He became Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy and Instructor of Artillery. Despite the high quality of his work, he was not popular as a teacher. His ...read more

  • Changing Our Lives Due To The Harshness Of This ...

    Contributed by Michael Hahn on Apr 14, 2012
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    Changing our lives due to the harshness of this world - Coming or going: leaving or staying? Which one will we be happy doing? The psalmist wrote: "Happy is the man who does not go in the company of sinners, or take his place in the way of evil-doers, or in the seat of those who do not give honour ...read more

  • Authority Vs. Power  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2014
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    AUTHORITY VS. POWER There's a difference between power and authority. If you have authority, but no power, your authority is useless. A government man was taking geological readings for the Department of the Interior. He approached one farmer and said, "I've been authorized by the government to ...read more

  • He's My Father!!!!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 12, 2022
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    There is an old Roman story which tells how a Roman emperor was once enjoying a great victory. He had the privilege of marching his troops through the streets of Rome with all of his captured trophies, and his prisoners behind him. This emperor was marching with his troops; the streets were lined ...read more

  • My Friends, If You See A Temptation Coming, And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 24, 2007
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    My friends, if you see a temptation coming, and you can avoid it, run! Don’t wait around, don’t play around, run. You drop a match in your lap, you don’t sit there and wonder how long it can sit there before it burns you. You get rid of it. … > 1 Samuel 17:48 When the Philistine started ...read more

  • The Buzzard  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 7, 2007
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    THE BUZZARD If you put a buzzard in a pen that is 6’ x 8’ and is entirely open at the top, the bird, in spite of its ability to fly, will be an absolute prisoner. The reason is that a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with a run of 10-12’. Without space to run, as is its habit, it ...read more

  • Pursued By The Atoning Love  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 6, 2007
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    Pursued by the Atoning Love One evening a woman was driving home when she noticed a huge truck behind her that was driving uncomfortably close. She stepped on the gas to gain some distance from the truck, but when she sped up the truck did too. The faster she drove, the faster drove the truck. Now ...read more

  • Does Christ Have Authority Over You? Do You ...

    Contributed by Charles Whitmire on Jan 20, 2008
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    Does Christ have authority over you? Do you submit to his will for your life? Here’s the real question: Who’s in charge of you? A few years ago a certain bracelet became popular with Christian youth. I’m sure you saw them... WWJD was the inscription, right? I had a police officer friend in Bastrop ...read more

  • 1956 National Championship In Melbourne…in The ...

    Contributed by Roger Nelmes on Jan 28, 2008
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     | 1,161 views

    1956 National Championship in Melbourne…in the third lap, Ron Clarke (Australian and World Junior Mile record holder) and John Landy moved forward at a strong pace. They were shooting for a new world record! Then Alec Henderson tried to squeeze between the two runners and the inside edge of the ...read more

  • It Started Like So Many Evenings. Mom And Dad At ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 4, 2001
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    It started like so many evenings. Mom and Dad at home and Jimmy playing after dinner. Mom and Dad were absorbed with jobs and did not notice the time. It was a full moon and some of the light seeped through the windows. Then Mom glanced at the clock. "Jimmy, it’s time to go to bed. Go up now and ...read more

  • Let Me Tell About A Man Who In My Book Is A ...

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
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    Let me tell about a man who in my book is a world-hugger. His parents called him Billy Frank. His wife calls him Bill. His face is drawn by the gravitational pull of years. The wrinkles on his brow betray a life of hard work and stress. His legs are weak. So, too, his arms. His hands ...read more

  • You Forgot  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Dillinger on Jun 5, 2003
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    YOU FORGOT Ken Blanchard writes: When my son Scott was a senior in high school, he used to cause problems by parking his truck in the driveway. Nobody could get in or out because his truck was big enough to go to war. I always told him to park it out in the street. One day I came home to ...read more

  • Let Me Demonstrate With The Following: "The Mall ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Dec 8, 2003
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    Let me demonstrate with the following: "The mall was shoppers. They were it seemed racing every which way in the halls and stores. Cashiers struggled to stay ahead of the growing lines of impatient customers. Amid the havoc, nobody noticed that an elderly woman had dropped her packages near an exit ...read more

  • Hearing Problem  PRO

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Apr 23, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
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    HEARING PROBLEM A middle-aged man was distraught over his wife’s stubborn refusal to admit she had a hearing problem. One day he asked his family doctor for advice how to convince his wife that she has this problem. The doctor promptly told him that when he got home he was to confirm the problem ...read more