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  • Wayne Was Quite Bright And Very Interested In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 19, 2002
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     | 1,570 views

    Wayne was quite bright and very interested in theology and spiritual matters. But there was a vacuum in the “inner parts” of our relationship. When I’d bring up a problem in my life, or express sadness or fear, Wayne would simply go away. It was a little eerie. I’d be sharing something very ...read more

  • Mickey Mantle, An Almost Mythical Baseball Star ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Mickey Mantle, an almost mythical baseball star who feared he had failed to fulfill career expectations because of alcohol abuse and whose recent years were haunted by self-recrimination, died of cancer. He was 63. The former New York Yankees center fielder and a member of baseball’s Hall of Fame ...read more

  • Brennan Manning Urges Us Toward Creative ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Nov 19, 2007
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    Brennan Manning urges us toward creative listening imagining God’s words to us as such (I invite you to close your eyes and imagine Jesus speaking these words to you now): “Has it crossed your mind that I am proud you accepted the gift of faith I offered you? Proud that you freely chose Me, after I ...read more

  • Avoid ...

    Contributed by Joe Bertone on Aug 1, 2012
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    AVOID TRAGEDY David Bloom, Today show co-host on weekends, died on April 6, 2003, while covering Operation Iraqi Freedom. Ironically, Bloom did not die from injuries sustained in conflict, but rather of a pulmonary embolism. Pulmonary emboli occur among those who sit for long periods of time, and ...read more

  • The Gravedigger's Cough

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Nov 29, 2012
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    English writer F.W. Boreham tells a story about an old gravedigger who had a terrible cough. A visitor to the cemetery expressed sympathy to the old man and his cough. The gravedigger motioned to the graves around him and said, “There’s plenty here who would be glad of my cough.” His point being ...read more

  • Standing Up For Persecuted Christians

    Contributed by John Crowe on Oct 29, 2015
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    Michael Horowitz is a Jewish attorney in Washington, D.C. who has done more for persecuted Christians than almost any Christian I know. He recently wrote to me that from his long experience with efforts to help rescue persecuted Christians, his sad experience is that U. S. Christian leaders are ...read more

  • Sabbath Sympathy

    Contributed by Nickolas Kooi on Jun 1, 2018
     | 3,621 views

    Never one to back down from a fight, Jesus takes the bait, and summons the man. He literally says, “Rise in the midst of the group.” And there are two reasons for this request. He wants everyone to see and witness this event. He wants him up and in the middle. The second is this. As a ...read more

  • Where Is Your Treasure?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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    WHERE IS YOUR TREASURE? Long ago, in a kingdom far, far away, a rich king hired a "fool" to entertain him and make him laugh when he was sad. He gave the fool a golden scepter and told him that when he met a greater fool than he, to pass the golden scepter to that person. Years passed and one ...read more

  • A Man Does Not Always Mean What He Says (Humor)

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Mar 13, 2023
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    Many of you are aware ... that there are times ...when we men ....do not always say what we mean, ... So, please allow me to translate ......for your future benefit: When a man says, IT WOULD TAKE TOO LONG TO EXPLAIN Well .... He generally means: ... I have no idea ... how it works. When a man ...read more

  • Eliminate The Little Sins

    Contributed by Scott Sharpes on Apr 12, 2006
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    Eliminate the Little Sins (7) When a person becomes a Christian, he usually undergoes some radical life changes, especially if he has had an immoral background. Through the first steps of spiritual growth and self-denial, he gets rid of the large, obvious sins. But sad to say, many believers stop ...read more

  • Who Is To Blame  PRO

    Contributed by Shane Hart on Aug 10, 2006
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    Who Is To Blame We read in the paper and hear on the air Of killing and stealing and crime everywhere. We sigh and say, as we notice the trend, “This young generation... Where will it end?” But can we be sure it is their fault alone? Are we less guilty, who places in their way Too many things that ...read more

  • A Few Years Ago, Time Magazine Featured A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Oct 11, 2001
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    ILL. A few years ago, Time Magazine featured a story about Peter Sellers. It told about him appearing on the Muppet Show & being interviewed by Kermit The Frog. His interview began with Kermit telling Peter Sellers, "Now, just relax & be yourself." Peter Sellers responded, "I can’t be myself ...read more

  • Where Christ Would Be  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2002
    based on 11 ratings
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    WHERE CHRIST WOULD BE At the state university I attended, I knew a history professor who was a Christian. He would go down to a local nursing home and visit with the elderly men and women there on a weekly basis. Though some were lovingly visited every day by their families – having been sent ...read more

  • One Of My Favorite Comics Is Peanuts. One ...  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Mar 28, 2004
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    One of my favorite comics is Peanuts. One winter evening Linus sticks his head out the door and calls to his sister Lucy, “Mom said to tell you it’s time to come in.” Standing next to her snowman Lucy says, “Rats.” As she turns to go in she says, “Goodnight friend, I’ll see you in the morning.” ...read more

  • Philippine Girl

    Contributed by John Harvey on Nov 2, 2004
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    **Philippine Girl-{page 33} The Christians surrounding the girl’s bed were sad. Because of her extensive internal injuries doctors could do nothing for her. Weeks ago, the believers had bought her a white dress to celebrate her new life and pure heart in Christ Jesus. Her father had not been ...read more

  • The Problem Of Goodness  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2003
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    THE PROBLEM OF GOODNESS "The simple fact is that for all our moral hesitation and stuttering, many people know goodness and excellence when they see it and they are overwhelmed by the magnetism of goodness. Goodness attracts. Goodness is proclaimed so that the circle of adulation can widen. So we ...read more

  • Forty Middle-Aged Men Sat On Metal Chairs On The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    FORTY MIDDLE-AGED MEN SAT ON METAL CHAIRS ON THE CAPITOL STEPS IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, THAT JANUARY DAY, IN 1984, WHICH INCLUDED JIMMY DOOLITTLE, PAPPY BOYINGTON, AND WILLIAM STOCKDALE. B. ALL FORTY MEN RECEIVED: A AUTOMOBILE LICENSE STAMPED WITH FOUR DISTINCTIVE WORDS, "CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF ...read more

  • There Was Once A Little Boy Called Bob Who Had ...

    Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Oct 14, 2007
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    There was once a little boy called Bob who had received a clown puppet for his birthday he was so proud of this puppet that he wanted to take it to school and show it off However after getting dressed for school he couldn’t find it anywhere he knew his little sister had probably taken it and ...read more

  • Torn Away: Baby Richard

    Contributed by Scott Kircher on Oct 11, 2009
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    TORN AWAY: BABY RICHARD When Paul says that they were "torn away" from them, that word translated as "torn away" means bereaved or made an orphan. He feels like he has been torn away from his children. When I hear this word, I get a certain picture in my head. Baby Richard – 1995 (picture of ...read more

  • Shopkeeper Seeks Revenge On Bitter ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 5, 2009
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    Shopkeeper Seeks Revenge on Bitter Rival What you believe about Jesus determines what you do with him. Two shopkeepers were bitter rivals. Their stores were directly across the street from each other, and they would spend each day keeping track of each other’s business. If one got a customer, he ...read more

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