Contributed by David Yarbrough on Oct 15, 2001
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Several years ago, an experiment on endurance was conducted at the University of California at Berkeley. The experiment involved placing Norwegian field rats in a tub of water, where they were forced to swim until they grew exhausted and finally drowned. During the first experiment, the researchers
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Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
LUTHER'S DREAM
In a dream, Martin Luther found himself being attacked by Satan. The devil unrolled a long scroll containing a list of Luther's sins and held it before him. On reaching the end of the scroll Luther asked the devil, "Is that all?"
"No," came the reply, and a second scroll was
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"The things required for prosperous labor, prosperous manufactures, and prosperous commerce are three. First,
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"We spend the first half of our lives trying to understand the older generation, and the second half trying
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"Experience has two things to teach; the first is that we must correct a great deal; the second,
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2002
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… the probability of just eight prophecies being fulfilled is one chance in one hundred million billion. That number is millions of times greater than the total number of people who’ve ever walked the planet.
… if you took this number of silver dollars, they would cover the state of Texas to
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Contributed by Chris Hodges on Jul 29, 2003
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Regarding sin, one observed:
Man calls it an accident, God calls it an abomination
Man calls it a blunder, God calls it a blindness
Man calls it a defect, God calls it a disease
Man calls it chance, God calls it a choice
Man calls it an error, God calls it enmity
Man calls it fascination, God calls
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Bucket Theology
Two buckets of water were mentioned in the Bible. Do you remember what Pilate did when he had a chance to acquit Jesus? He called for a bucket and washed his hands of the whole thing. Matthew 27:24: “When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that instead an uproar was
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By the way, the subject of rest reminds me about this story I heard about a father who was playing cops and robbers with his 3 active sons in the back yard after dinner.
One of the boys "shot" his dad and yelled, "Bang! You’re dead!"
The dad fell dramatically to the ground. But then, he just lay
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 22, 2005
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Famed educator Booker T. Washington recalled the “entrance exam” that earned him a place at the Hampton Institute in Virginia as a young man.
The head teacher ordered Washington to take a broom and sweep the classroom. Because he knew this was his chance, he swept the room three times and dusted
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Surprised to see an empty seat at the Super Bowl stadium, a diehard fan remarked about it to a woman sitting nearby.
"It was my husband's," the woman explained, "But he died." "I'm very sorry," said the man. Then he continued.
"Yet, I'm really
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