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  • The Blight Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009
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    THE BLIGHT OF SIN Blight is a destructive plant disease that can infect any plant, even trees. Infected trees exhibit a blackening of the blooms, leaves and twigs, and the whole tree is eventually involved. The blight causes the tree to decay outwardly and the decay can eat all the way to the ...read more

  • The Deep Root Effect

    Contributed by Richard Francis on May 10, 2009
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    THE DEEP ROOT EFFECT I remember vividly a trip to a dentist for "deep root" surgery. I was told that as the nerve in my tooth was most likely dead, there was no need for an anaesthetic. I trusted the dentist as he selected which long wire to insert into my cavity to remove what ever was left ...read more

  • Humility And Experience

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 20, 2009
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     | 8,576 views

    HUMILITY AND EXPERIENCE Listen to this true story: "My father began teaching business classes at the local prison through a community college. On his first night of class, he started a chapter on banking. During the course of his lecture, the subject of ATMs came up, and he mentioned that, on ...read more

  • Finishing The Race Together

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 8, 2009
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    FINISHING THE RACE TOGETHER Several years ago, five handicapped finalists gathered at the starting line for the Special Olympics. They had all trained hard for this day. Hearts were pounding. And each one wanted to win. The starter’s gun discharged and the athletes exploded from their crouched ...read more

  • Your Pain In My Heart

    Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Dec 7, 2009
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    YOUR PAIN IN MY HEART Until we walk where others walk, we usually don’t care much about what they are going through. This is why so many people who experience tragedy, start support groups to help others like themselves. Until we hurt we are not much help. We are like the Queen, who, when told ...read more

  • This Past Week, Another And I Hosted A Hospice ...

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Feb 26, 2010
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    This past week, another and I hosted a Hospice luncheon at which the speaker was a woman named Elaine Magruder. Elaine is a nurse who lives in Midland, Texas, and she tells how God sent her to Vietnam to start the first hospice program there. To hear her story is truly inspirational. Elaine says ...read more

  • Minnesota Crime ...

    Contributed by Kerry O'neill on Mar 12, 2010
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    Minnesota Crime Commission… "Every baby starts life as a little savage. He is completely selfish and self-centered. He wants what he wants when he wants it: his bottle, his mother's attention, his playmate's toys, his uncle's watch, or whatever. Deny him these and he seethes with rage and ...read more

  • Salvation Brings Forgiveness...for You And For ...

    Contributed by Vonnie E James on Mar 21, 2010
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    SALVATION BRINGS FORGIVENESS...FOR YOU AND FOR OTHERS This person was working in a certain company for may years. However for whatever reason, he was unable to get along well with the Supervisor. The relationship was like trying to stick adhesive tape on a bottle covered with grease. He never ...read more

  • We Learn An Impt Lesson About Change In General ...

    Contributed by John Perry on May 11, 2010
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    We learn an impt lesson about change in General Stonewall Jackson's famous valley campaign. Jackson's army found itself on one side of a river when it needed to be on the other side. After telling his engineers to plan and build a bridge so the army could cross, he called his wagon master in to ...read more

  • Amen, Pharaoh

    Contributed by Jeremiah Menyongai on Oct 5, 2010
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    AMEN, PHARAOH A pastor was invited at another church to preach. When he began his sermon, there was enthusiasm. The more the congregation responded loud to his sermon, the longer he went on. Finally, he noticed that the host pastor had started responding to his sermon by saying "Amen, ...read more

  • Eternity ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010
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    Eternity Clothes Norma Lauby, of La Mesa, California, was browsing in the ladies’ department one day with her son who was just learning to read. Trying to read all the signs he could, he came upon one in the maternity department. “Look, Mom!” he said excitedly as he pointed at the sign. “They’re ...read more

  • Anatomy Of Fear

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
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    ANATOMY OF FEAR In spite of what they say, 90% of the chronic patients who see today's physicians have one common symptom. Their trouble did not start with cough or chest pain or hyperacidity. In 90% of the cases, the first symptom was fear. This is the opinion of a well-known American ...read more

  • Heartwarming  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2011
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     | 3,067 views

    HEARTWARMING Vance Havner put it best when he wrote, "We need a heart warming...The early Christians did not need a shot in the arm every Sunday to keep them going. They knew Jesus and they upset the world and worried the devil and gave wicked rulers insomnia and started something the jails ...read more

  • A Mother's Secret For Success

    Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Jul 28, 2011
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    A MOTHER'S SECRET FOR SUCCESS This is a poem we found 11 years after my moms death.It touches my heart each time I read it. A Mothers Secret For Success When in the morning I wash my children, I prayed that they might be washed by the Saviours precious blood. When I put on their garments, I ...read more

  • Phobias Into Faith

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Aug 5, 2011
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    PHOBIAS INTO FAITH As most of you have read in my past e mails I hate to camp. I hate the dark. I hate spiders and you show me a snake I am finished. But the Lord has used all these phobias for me to put my faith into practice. If we had everything we ever needed we wouldn’t need God. Left to ...read more

  • Cut-Off Forgiveness

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 15, 2011
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    CUT-OFF FORGIVENESS John MacArthur: "I'll never forget one time when I cut off a guy in a Porsche. I was driving a Volkswagen bus. He had a convertible with a hat and the whole routine- Sunglasses, leather jacket, everything. So he pulled up beside me. He started to curse. He just cursed and ...read more

  • Do Dead Men Bleed?  PRO

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Oct 3, 2011
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     | 2,832 views

    DO DEAD MEN BLEED? It is dangerous to base our salvation experience entirely upon feeling. Knowing that, and acting upon it, are still sometimes strangers. Like the psychiatrist who took on a very disturbed man as a patient. The man thought he was dead. No matter what techniques the doctor ...read more

  • At Ten Minutes To Seven, On A Dark, Cool, Evening ...

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Aug 3, 2012
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    At ten minutes to seven, on a dark, cool, evening in Mexico City in 1968,John Stephen Arkwari of Tanzania, painfully hobbled into the Olympic stadium-the last to finish the marathon. The winner had already been crowned, and the victory ceremony was long finished. So, the stadium was almost as ...read more

  • Stressed Santa

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Jan 6, 2013
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    STRESSED OUT SANTA A shopping mall Santa Claus in California had a meltdown after refusing to cuddle a bawling toddler, calling the mother evil and ripping off his beard and costume in front of startled children. Kelly Fornatoro, 33, said she told Santa her 19 month old son, Brian, would stop ...read more

  • He Will Quiet You With His Love!

    Contributed by Bala Samson on May 24, 2013
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    He will quiet you with His love! Zephaniah 3:17”………..He will quiet you with His love…” When I was admitted for an operation, the next room woman delivered a baby with a hole in her heart, the family did something which was horrendous and incredible, they decided to abandon her. The little infant ...read more