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  • Heaven, An Inheritance  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 12 ratings
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    Heaven, an Inheritance Jesus said, "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in Me. In My Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take ...read more

  • A Wealthy Man And His Son Loved To Collect Rare ...

    Contributed by Bob Soulliere on Feb 24, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,464 views

    A wealthy man and his son loved to collect rare works of art. They had everything in their collection, from Picasso to Raphael. They would often sit together and admire the great works of art. When the Vietnam conflict broke out, the son went to war. He was very courageous and died in battle ...read more

  • There Is A Moving Scene In The Movie Dr. Zhivago ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jun 12, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
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    There is a moving scene in the movie Dr. Zhivago where the Comrade General is talking with Tanya about a traumatic experience in her childhood. He asks her, “How did you come to be lost?” She replies, “Well, I was just lost.” But he persists and asks again, “No, how did you come to be lost?” ...read more

  • In The Film 'the Shawshank Redemption', The Main ...

    Contributed by Neil Richardson on Mar 12, 2008
     | 2,984 views

    In the film ’The Shawshank Redemption’, the main character Andy Dufresne risks his life by speaking personally to the brutal chief prison guard. But by giving the man some sound financial advice, he secures a break with some beers for his fellow prisoners, although he himself does not drink a ...read more

  • The Definition Of Grace

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 29, 2011
     | 4,412 views

    THE DEFINITION OF GRACE George Stansberry to a group of Bible college students: "If you leave this service today and see a needy person on the street and give him a dollar, that is unmerited favor. He did nothing to deserve it. But if you leave here and go to your car and find a man breaking ...read more

  • Charles Smith Was A Jehovah's Witness, Working ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Dec 28, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
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    Charles Smith was a Jehovah’s Witness, working his way up in the organization for 37 years. Outside one of their meetings, he noticed someone with a sign that simply said, “1 John 5:13.” He decided he would read it later. “These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of ...read more

  • In The Classic Christmas Movie From 1947, "A ...

    Contributed by Jay Winters on Dec 24, 2007
     | 1,314 views

    In the classic Christmas movie from 1947, “A Miracle on 34th St.,” a young and skeptical girl named Susan goes up to Santa in the middle of Macy’s department store, which this year is not being manned by a fake Santa, but the real Kris Kringle. The little girl goes up to Santa and he says, “Well ...read more

  • Kolkata, India (Reuters) - An Indian Man Who ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2008
     | 1,613 views

    KOLKATA, India (Reuters) - An Indian man who took an impersonator to court to get a divorce faces legal action after his real wife found out, lawyers said Friday. Sanjib Saha presented a woman as his wife in a lower court in the eastern city of Kolkata this month. Both said they sought a mutual ...read more

  • God Is Every Where  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 18, 2002
    based on 74 ratings
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    GOD IS EVERY WHERE A fifth grade teacher in a Christian school asked her class to look at TV commercials and see if they could use them in some way to communicate ideas about God. Here are some of the results: GOD is like a FORD ... He’s got a better idea. GOD is like COKE ... He’s the real ...read more

  • Recently Someone In Our Congregation Shared A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Oct 5, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,897 views

    Recently someone in our congregation shared a photocopy of an article from the May 13, 1955 (that’s right, 1955) issue of Housekeeping Monthly entitled The Good Wife’s Guide that feature tips on how to please their husbands when they come home from work. Here are some excerpts: • Have dinner ...read more

  • Martyrdom Of Missionary Doctor Paul ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 29, 2010
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    Martyrdom of Missionary Doctor Paul Carlson Don Carson has written a book which is also titled, “How Long O Lord: Reflections on Suffering & Evil.” At the beginning of the book, he recounted this real-life story. A pastor is cutting his front lawn. He looks up from his task just in time to see a ...read more

  • Larry Crabb, In His Book "Shattered Dreams," ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Sep 9, 2004
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    Larry Crabb, in his book “Shattered Dreams,” (another way of saying letdowns) “Our shattered dreams are never random. They are always a piece in a larger puzzle, a chapter in a larger story. Pain is a tragedy. But it’s never only a tragedy. For the Christian it’s always a necessary mile on the ...read more

  • No Atheist In Foxholes

    Contributed by Scott Epperson on Nov 11, 2006
     | 1,930 views

    No Atheist in Foxholes The world has come along ways in a short time. They refuse to believe in anything evil yet our world grows more evil every day. Unfortunately your decision to believe in hell does not lower the temp. of hell one degree, brighten the darkness in the least not calm the ...read more

  • It's Been Said That God Is Like Coke...he's The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    It’s been said that GOD is like Coke...He’s the real thing. GOD is like General Electric...He brings things to life. GOD is like Bayer Aspirin...He works wonders. GOD is like Hallmark Cards...He cares enough to send the very best. GOD is like Tide...He gets the stains out that others leave ...read more

  • The Cover Story Of Time Magazine Once Featured ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    The cover story of Time magazine once featured actor Peter Sellers (Mar 3, 1980). Appearing on The Muppet Show, he was told by Kermit the Frog that it was all right to "just relax and be yourself.’ To which Sellers replied, "I could never be myself. You see, there is no me. I do not exist." ...read more

  • Four Christmases

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 7, 2009
     | 1,357 views

    FOUR CHRISTMASES Four Christmases is a movie (I haven’t seen it) about one couple who has to go to 4 Christmas celebrations; One for her mother, one for her father, one for his mother, one for his father because all of them are divorced. Does anyone see a problem with this? However, for many ...read more

  • It Looked Like An Apple Store

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Jul 25, 2011
     | 1,333 views

    IT LOOKED LIKE AN APPLE STORE "They looked like Apple products. It looked like an Apple store. It had the classic Apple store winding staircase and weird upstairs sitting area. The employees were even wearing those blue t-shirts with the chunky Apple name tags around their necks," But upon closer ...read more

  • The Ugly Tie Contest

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 18, 2011
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    THE UGLY TIE CONTEST George Hazlett's wife made him a necktie a few years ago that he rarely wore. In fact, George had forgotten about it until one day a local men's store in Salem, Ohio, announced an "ugly tie" contest. George secretly pulled the tie from its resting place and entered it. He ...read more

  • Garlands Of Heaven

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 29, 2011
     | 3,584 views

    GARLANDS OF HEAVEN In India, whenever I preached I would get a garland made of carnations or roses or some other kind of flower. (This was done as a gesture of honor.) They smelled nice at first, but they were bulky and awkward (most of them would hang down almost to your knees), and after your ...read more

  • Are You A Good Showcase?  PRO

    Contributed by Ellis Wedel on Jan 4, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,952 views

    Are You a Good Showcase? Gutav Dore, the famous artist, once lost his passport while traveling in Europe. When he came to the boundary post between two countries and was asked for his passport, he fumbled about and finally announced, "I have lost it, but it is all right. I’m Dore, the artist. ...read more