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  • The Bigger ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 13, 2010
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    THE BIGGER PICTURE In How Life Imitates the World Series, Dave Bosewell tells a story about Earl Weaver, former manager of the Baltimore Orioles. Sports fans will enjoy how he handled star Reggie Jackson. Weaver had a rule that no one could steal a base unless given the steal sign. This upset ...read more

  • My Wife Knows

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Oct 26, 2010
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    "Where's my..." "On the kitchen bench" "...keys". "What happened to my..." "It's in the washing machine. You wore it yesterday." My wife knows my thoughts before I ask. It's uncanny. "Do you know where my..." "On your desk" "...phone is". She is intimately acquainted with my habits, thoughts and ...read more

  • Una Historia Impactante La De Charles Templenton, ...

    Contributed by Fernando Ocampo on Oct 27, 2010
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    Una historia impactante la de Charles Templenton, un elocuente predicador, compañero de púlpito y amigo de Billy Graham quien, en el recorrido de la vida cristiana y el ministerio, llegó a un momento en donde sus cuestionamientos acerca de Dios tornó su corazón hacia la dureza. Templenton no ...read more

  • A Winning Father

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Jan 1, 2011
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    A WINNING FATHER One of the most powerful stories in the history of the Olympic Games involved a canoeing specialist named Bill Havens. He was a shoe-in, I'm told, to win a gold medal in the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris. But a few months before the Games were held, he learned that his wife ...read more

  • Shirley Goodnest And Marcy  PRO

    Contributed by Shawn Rose on Feb 27, 2011
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    SHIRLEY GOODNEST AND MARCY A mom was concerned about her kindergarten son walking to school and he didn't want his mother to walk with him. She wanted to know that he was safe, yet give him the feeling that he had independence. So she had an idea how to handle it. She asked a neighbor if she ...read more

  • Falling After Dark

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2011
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     | 5,274 views

    FALLING AFTER DARK There is a story told about a construction worker. This construction worker was employed on a high-rise building project, which required him and others to work after dark. He was busy on the edge of one of the walls which was many stories high, when he suddenly lost his balance ...read more

  • Winning The Lottery

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2011
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    WINNING THE LOTTERY Christmas night 2002, Jack Whittaker had five out of five numbers in the West Virginia Power ball drawing. Jack Whittaker had just won $314 million, the largest undivided lottery jackpot in history. He took the one lump payment and received $113 million after taxes. Listen ...read more

  • Serving Saves A Soul

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jul 8, 2011
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    SERVING SAVES A SOUL One of the best ways to do these good things is to get involved in Vacation Bible School: Praying for VBS, inviting kids to come, serving in VBS, and following up on our guests. Kids will get saved. Sometimes even parents get saved through VBS. Florence Lee can tell you that. ...read more

  • What I Don't Want To Be

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 1, 2011
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    WHAT I DON'T WANT TO BE I recall a conversation I once had with a precocious little boy we once had in the church I pastored for 10 years in Wiesbaden. I asked him what he wanted to be when he grew up. "Well," he replied, "I don't want to be a fireman." I'd never had a kid tell me what he was ...read more

  • We Don't Know Her Story

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 22, 2011
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    WE DON'T KNOW HER STORY They called her their troubled one, or their feisty one. She had wild flyaway hair much like that of a punk rocker, but jet-black. And she was only, at the oldest, a couple of weeks old. So small, she looked as if she could fit in one hand. The ICU nurses all took turns ...read more

  • Visions Of Glory

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 9, 2011
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    VISIONS OF GLORY Chan Gailey, who just began his second season as head coach for the Buffalo Bills, got his start coaching football at Alabama's Troy State University. In 1984, with a 12-1 record, he led the Troy State Trojans to a Division II NCAA national championship. A week before the big ...read more

  • We Have The Key

    Contributed by Matthew Olanrewaju on Sep 17, 2011
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    WE HAVE THE KEY Father William Bausch told a story of a boy who one morning had arrived very early at school and waited patiently at the door. Next to arrive was a lady who was surprised that this youngster had arrived so early. "It’s locked" the pupil said as the teacher tried the door. She began ...read more

  • Prison Vs. Full-Time Work

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Oct 28, 2011
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    PRISON VS. FULL-TIME WORK In prison you spend the majority of your time in an 8' X 10' cell. At work you spend most of your time in a 6' X 8' cubicle. In prison you get three meals a day. At work you only get a break for one meal and you have to pay for that one. In prison you get time off for ...read more

  • Looking At The Light

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 6, 2012
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    LOOKING AT THE LIGHT A pastor told a story of a man in his congregation who had lost literally hundreds of thousands of dollars. He owed everybody. One day the pastor asked him, "How in the world are you even surviving? How can you smile? How can you be enthusiastic about Jesus and about life when ...read more

  • Architectural Design By Touch

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 8, 2012
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    ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN BY TOUCH Three years ago (2008), Chris Downey had just started a promising architectural job at a successful design firm. A few weeks after he took the job, he noticed that there was something wrong with his vision. The doctors told him he had a tumor wrapped around his optic ...read more

  • No Runs, No Hits, No Errors  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 17, 2012
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    NO RUNS, NO HITS, NO ERRORS In one little Midwestern town, Miss Jones had the distinction of being the oldest resident in town. So when she died, the editor of the local paper wanted to print a little article remembering this dear old lady, except he couldn't think of anything to say when he sat ...read more

  • Eat, Drink And Be Merry...?

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Sep 11, 2012
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    EAT, DRINK AND BE MERRY...? After the "Cold War" was over, a squadron of Russian pilots was invited to participate in tactical war games at a U.S. Air Force base. A gala dinner was planned by the Base Commander. Thinking to relax the guests, he offered a WW II toast to open the meal. Smiling, he ...read more

  • Peace And The Chicken

    Contributed by David Simpson on Jan 15, 2013
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    PEACE AND THE CHICKEN As you and I well know, there are so many times when the circumstances around us are not peaceful. There is tension and turmoil that is so unsettling. It reminds me of the chicken that fell out of the chicken truck a few years ago. I pulled into the church driveway one ...read more

  • A Stone From The Old West

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 11, 2014
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    THE PRECIOUS STONE NO ONE SAW Back when the Old West was being settled, pioneers flocked across the country to California and Oregon. In one particular spot on the Eastern slopes of the Rockies there was a large, dirt covered rock protruding in the middle of the trail. Wagon wheels were broken on ...read more

  • Supreme Court Case Victory  PRO

    Contributed by Paddick Van Zyl on Apr 9, 2014
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     | 8,499 views

    In the Supreme Court case between Humanity and Satan, proceedings took on a surprising turn, in the court room when Judge God read out the charge against the defendant (humanity). Sin was the main charge with a list of violations being read out, some minor & seemingly insignificant while others ...read more