A family counselor named Jill Manning says, “I can unequivocally tell you pornography, especially Internet pornography with its violent, demeaning, or highly explicit messages, is damaging, not only for youths, but for many adults as well. It has lasting affect on social and sexual attitude and
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Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jan 23, 2008
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
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Contributed by Thomas Cash on Mar 9, 2010
Joshua challenges us to put away our idols! Now, we have a TV show called American Idol, but let me show you some real idols. These were given to my mother by Art & Ruth Morris, founders of South India Church of Christ Mission. What you are looking at are Hindu pocket gods. Hindus have many gods,
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Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
LEGEND OF A KING AND A HEAVY STONE
There are certain lessons of grace that can be learned only in the valley of pain and distress. Show me a Christian who has suffered much and deepened his dependence on God, and I will show you a sensitive soul full of compassion for others, and with a deep
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Contributed by Tim White on Dec 5, 2011
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KNOW WHY YOU WORSHIP AS YOU DO
Why would some people buy a cat and tie it to the bedpost to show their reverence to God?
Many years ago, a very poor holy man lived in a remote part of China. Every day before his time of meditation, in order to show his devotion, he put a dish of butter up on the
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Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Dec 27, 2011
Timothy Smith writes in his sermon on Jesus being born to die,
"I was watching "48 Hours Mystery" last Tuesday night on CBS. Their show that night was called "The Mystery of Christmas." It was all about finding and looking at historical evidence for the birth of Christ. Early in the show Maureen
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002
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God has given us two ears, but one tongue, to show that we should be swift to hear, but slow to speak. God has set a double fence before the tongue, the teeth and the lips, to teach us to be
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Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 23, 2002
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He Was A Stranger and I Took him In
The story is told of a Kansan who owned a general store. He was a
well-intending man who made a habit of offering a verse of Scripture
whenever anyone purchased something from him. The group of people who sat
around the store in this rural area enjoyed the
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Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008
Encourage Someone Today
Dante Bartiel Rossetti, the famous 19th-century poet and artist, was once approached by an elderly man. The old fellow had some sketches and drawings that he wanted Rossetti to look at and tell him if they were any good, or if they, at least, showed potential
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Pentecostal
The Scripture texts we will be looking at today continue to paint a portrait of two lives. These two life stories communicate to us today the importance of having integrity and a strong relationship with the Lord.
David’s story shows how he was a man after God’s own heart. The result of this
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Contributed by David Flowers on Jun 2, 2005
There is a scene in "Rainman" where Charlie grabs Raymond by the neck. Raymond grabs a notebook and records the time and date of the offense. Though there is very bad language in this scene and most churches would not want to
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Contributed by Donny Granberry on Sep 20, 2007
*ILLUSTRATION*
Kids want to grow up.
Not only do they want to get bigger, but they want to get stronger.
Parents will mark their growth on door frames and measure their growth.
You can ask a boy, show me your
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Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Dec 31, 2007
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The city commission of Miami established a municipal beautification committee. They appointed 25 members to it. Word got around, and it seems that everyone wanted on it. Request after request was granted until 131
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