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  • Dr. H.a. Ironside Told The True Story About An ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Dr. H.A. Ironside told the true story about an old Scot who lay suffering and actually heading into the shadows of physical death. He had been told by a doctor who was a real friend that “his moments on this earth are but few.” Another friend came by and said, “They tell me you will not be with us ...read more

  • If You Were To Walk Down The Aisles Of Any ...  PRO

    Contributed by Don Griffin on Jul 11, 2007
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    If you were to walk down the aisles of any pharmacy in America you’d find that one of their most popular products is pain killers. They have shelves that are packed with bottles Ibuprofen, Aspirin, Tylenol etc. If you want, you can buy them in huge jars holding 250 pills. Other shelves contain ...read more

  • Be Rich Toward God  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Bauer on Aug 1, 2007
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    Be rich toward God. Grandparents are often accused of spoiling the grandchildren Why? The children see grandpa sitting on the floor playing with his toddler grandchildren. The son or daughter is shocked and jealous: "Dad, I’m surprised. You never got down on the floor and played with ...read more

  • Fact: Since 1900, The Percentage Of The World's ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Oct 7, 2007
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    Fact: Since 1900, the percentage of the world’s atheistic and non-religious peoples (agnostics, secularists, com­munists, and so on) has grown from 0.2 percent to 21.3 percent - in other words from less than one-fifth of one percent to over one fifth of the world’s population. This is the most ...read more

  • Just Believe By Joel Vicente

    Contributed by Joel Vicente on Oct 16, 2007
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    JUST BELIEVE by Joel Vicente THOUGH TIME MAY BE TOUGH AND THE ROAD REAL ROUGH JUST BELIEVE THOUGH YOU’VE CRIED MANY TEARS AND WAITED MANY YEARS JUST BELIEVE IF GOD SAID HE WILL THEN JUST BE STILL AND BELIEVE FOR GOD WILL TRULY DO WHAT HE PROMISED YOU IF YOU JUST BELIEVE JUST BELIEVE IN HIS ...read more

  • Comeback Churches  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 31, 2007
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    In his book Comeback Churches, Ed Stetzer said: Comeback churches cast a compelling vision for outreach. They made intentional, strategic efforts to move outward. ** - The main reason a church does not grow is that it doesn’t want to grow. Everyone in the church should be engaged in three ...read more

  • As We Journey Towards Christmas And Into The New ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Nov 24, 2007
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    As we journey towards Christmas and into the New Year, let us all follow in the steps of our Servant-King Jesus, not just for a Season but for a lifetime. By His Spirit may we truly be humble, servant leaders. It is recorded that Mother Teresa once said: “I belong to Jesus. He must have the ...read more

  • According To The Last United Nations Survey, ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 5, 2007
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    According to the last United Nations survey, there are about 12,000 murders in the USA each year. There were all kinds of circumstances behind those murders, but you can be sure of one thing. ANGER was at the heart of all of them. Jesus went straight to the heart of the matter. Dallas ...read more

  • Two Ladies On A Train  PRO

    Contributed by Darrin Fish on Dec 7, 2007
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    Two Ladies on a Train • Years ago a man found himself on a train between two ladies. • And Unfortunately for him the two ladies were arguing constantly about whether the window should be open or shut. • The lady farthest from the window argued that she would die of heat stroke if it wasn’t ...read more

  • Rejoice

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 16, 2008
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    REJOICE I can recall a memorable moment many years ago when Susan and I were taking Kimberly, age 2, and her slightly younger cousin, Able, to church in the car. Kimberly was in a foul humor that morning, but her smily faced cousin decided it was time for a word of exhortation. Though he could ...read more

  • The 19th Annual Christianity Today Book Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009
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    The 19th annual Christianity Today Book of the Year Awards went to: The Jesus Legend by Paul Rhodes Eddy and Gregory A. Boyd Resounding Truth by Jeremy S. Begbie Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament by G.K. Beale and D.A. Carson Caring for Mother by Virginia Stem Owens There Is ...read more

  • Standing Out

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Feb 23, 2009
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    STANDING OUT I remember an experience as a 16-year-old, Salvation Army soldier. I was walking to the church from my house for Bible study. In those days, soldiers wore uniforms to every church function. On route to the church, there were 12 or 15 peers hanging outside the pool hall that I had to ...read more

  • Just As Scared Of You  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Apr 3, 2009
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    JUST AS SCARED OF YOU The great musician Louis Armstrong told the story about the old lady who sent him to spring with a bucket to get water. When Armstrong got there, he saw the eyes of an alligator, and in fear he drops the bucket and runs back to the lady. She asks him where her water is, and ...read more

  • Nancy Leigh Demoss: Arthur Matthews Was Serving ...

    Contributed by David Rumley on Apr 16, 2009
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    Nancy Leigh DeMoss: Arthur Matthews was serving as a missionary in China when the Communists took control. He spent years in house arrest with his wife and daughter, and his writings show what it’s like to embrace the plan and purposes of God in suffering. "An escapist generation reads security, ...read more

  • The Peaceful One

    Contributed by Davon Huss on May 5, 2009
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    THE PEACEFUL ONE In 1520 Ferdinand Magellan battled for an entire year to find a passage around South America. There, at the very tip of the continent, in its icy waters he encountered some of the worst weather anywhere on earth. Raging seas, towering icebergs and a mutinous crew plagued his ...read more

  • Rich Landowner Learns That God Owns ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2009
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    Rich Landowner Learns that God Owns Everything The late Bishop Edwin Hughes once delivered a rousing sermon on "God’s Ownership" that put a rich parishioner’s nose out-of-joint. The wealthy man took the Bishop off for lunch, and then walked him through his elaborate gardens, woodlands, and farm. ...read more

  • When Julie Gave Birth To Our Son Ben, And Then To ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 21, 2009
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    When Julie gave birth to our son Ben, and then to Rachel two years later, I was overjoyed. I held them up to God soon after birth and praised God for the privilege of raising them. I realized even then that they belonged to Him, and I needed His help to be a parent. I drove home in the car honking ...read more

  • She Believed In Me

    Contributed by Jorge Acevedo on Feb 23, 2010
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    "SHE BELIEVED IN ME" Several weeks ago, an American Idol contestant said something like this before facing the judges, "I'm doing this for my best friend who died 4 years ago." They showed pictures of her and her friend laughing and doing things together. Then, crying she said, 'She was the only ...read more

  • Holy Spirit: Object Lesson

    Contributed by David Ward on Apr 1, 2010
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    HOLY SPIRIT: OBJECT LESSON To be filled with the Holy Spirit means that we allow him to occupy and control every area of our lives. How much of you does the Holy Spirit have? [Produce two glasses of water and two packets of Alka-Seltzer. Open one packet and empty into one glass; drop the other ...read more

  • During World War Ii, A Military Governor Met With ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 29, 2010
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    During World War II, a military governor met with General George Patton in Sicily. When he praised Patton highly for his courage and bravery, the general replied, “Sir, I am not a brave man . . . The truth is, I am an utter craven coward. I have never been within the sound of gunshot or in sight of ...read more