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  • I Read A Fable About A Man Who Was Browsing In A ...

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jun 18, 2007
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    I read a fable about a man who was browsing in a store when he made the shocking discovery that God was behind a sales counter. So the man walked over and asked, "What are You selling?" God replied, "What does your heart desire?" The man said, "I want happiness, peace of mind, and freedom ...read more

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

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    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

  • Warren Bennis In "Why Leaders Can't Lead", ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Warren Bennis in "Why Leaders Can’t Lead", writes: "The flying Wallendas are perhaps the world’s greatest family of aerialists and tightrope walkers.... I was struck with (Karl Wallenda’s) capacity for concentration on the intention, the task, the decision. I was even more intrigued when, several ...read more

  • The Happy Hypocrite." It Is A Story About A Man ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    “The Happy Hypocrite." It is a story about a man who was born with an awful facial deformity. He grew up alone and lonely. When reaching adulthood, he decided to move from his town to begin a new life. On his way he discovered a beautiful mask that fit his making him look handsome. At first 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 Scary Ride

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A father said: On a summer day I took my three-year-old daughter to a Kiddy Park in Dallas, Texas to ride the rides. I put her on a small ride which she insisted on trying even though it was the ’scariest.’ As she whipped around the corners in the kiddy car, she wrinkled up her face into a ...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

  • Somewhere In The New England States There Was A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Somewhere in the New England States there was a painting contest and the theme was peace. It was narrowed down to two very different paintings and some were questioning when the judges announced that the painting of the beautiful lake with an umbrella in the sand and the soft colors of the sky came ...read more

  • California's Most Colorful Stagecoach Robber, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    California’s most colorful stagecoach robber, “Black Bart.” For 6 years starting in 1877, Black Bart committed 28 robberies wearing a flour sack over his head, brandishing a shotgun demanding, “Will you please thrown down your treasure box, sir?” He was wounded in his last robbery, dropping a ...read more

  • A Television Program Preceding The 1988 Winter ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A television program preceding the 1988 Winter Olympics featured blind skiers being trained for slalom skiing, impossible as that sounds. I am an extremely novice skier. I have a hard to avoiding the obstacles in front of me that I can see. Imagine being blind and trying to ski. Paired with sighted ...read more

  • Movie Usher

    Contributed by Jim Heidebrecht on Jun 21, 2007
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    MOVIE USHER: Use their flashlight to show you the way in a dark place. If something goes wrong, everyone looks to the guy who has been identified as knowing the way – by his jacket, his name tag, his silly hat, and his light There was a young man working as an usher, and his manager asked ...read more

  • The Web-Slinging Superhero Has Gone And Done It ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jul 1, 2007
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    The web-slinging superhero has gone and done it again! Spiderman 3 opened on May 6, 2007 and on opening night grossed in excess of a staggering M$151 US – and climbing! This movie was different from Spider 1 and 2 in that Peter Parker, a.k.a. Spiderman, was forced to deal with what the overview ...read more

  • Howard Hendricks A Bible College Professor, ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jul 27, 2007
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    Howard Hendricks a Bible College professor, tells of the time they had a guest over for dinner and his 4 year old son prayed at the table. He said, "God, make this food easy to eat and protect the fence in the back yard. Jesus name, Amen." The guest said afterwards, "The food part I understand, but ...read more

  • I Read About A Small Boy Who Was Consistently ...  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 6, 2007
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    I read about a small boy who was consistently late coming home from school. His parents warned him one day that he must be home on time that afternoon, but nevertheless, he arrived later than ever. His mother met him at the door and said nothing. At dinner that night, the boy looked at his plate. ...read more

  • God's Healing Power Heals Two Young Women With ...

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 8, 2007
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    GOD’S HEALING POWER HEALS TWO YOUNG WOMEN WITH CHRONIC INJURIES Four of our interns went into a clothing store and began ministering and encouraging one of the clerks. She began to open up, telling them that she used to be in the circus and ripped her tendons in both wrists by doing four back ...read more

  • How Can Salvation Be Offered To Us As A Free Gift ...  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Oct 1, 2007
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    How can salvation be offered to us as a free gift of God, yet Discipleship have a great cost? Consider this analogy: Suppose you have a desire to climb Mount Everest. Suppose a wealthy businessman heard of your desire and offered to pay for the entire expedition. It costs about $70,000 to do it. He ...read more

  • Examine Your Hearts Today As You Partake Of The ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Oct 7, 2007
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    Examine your hearts today as you partake of the body and blood of Christ. Repent of any thought, word, or deed that the Holy Spirit points out in your life that is not pleasing to God. Rededicate yourself to being His disciple, and receive the heart warming assurance John Wesley experienced on ...read more

  • Appropriate Church Behavior

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 16, 2007
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    Appropriate Church Behavior In church last Sunday I noted a small child who was turning around smiling at everyone. He wasn’t gurgling, spitting, humming, tearing the hymnbooks, or rummaging through his mother’s handbag. He was just smiling. Suddenly his mother jerked him around, and in a stage ...read more

  • A Christmas Parable

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Dec 2, 2007
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    A Christmas Parable A man is climbing a mountain, at the top of which he hopes to find God. By ascending the heights, the seeker expects to leave all the cares and miseries of life behind in the valley. But while he climbs, God is coming down the mountain into the toil and grief. In the mists ...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