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  • In The Film ‘the Buddy Holly Story', Gary Busey ...

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Feb 10, 2006
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    In the film ‘The Buddy Holly Story’, Gary Busey starred as Buddy Holly. The year is 1956. Buddy Holly and his band ‘The Crickets’ have sold thousands of records with their first hit ‘That’ll be the day’. Somehow they manage to get themselves a live concert at a very popular venue. The crowd have ...read more

  • Picture Yourself Driving Your Car Down A Mountain ...

    Contributed by Michael Fritz on Nov 3, 2006
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    Picture yourself driving your car down a mountain road in an unfamiliar area. You suddenly come upon a sharp curve in the road and try to stop but you were going just a little bit too fast and your car crashes into the guardrails. You realize what has happened and begin to survey the situation ...read more

  • Let's Say That Right Now You Had A $100 Bill In ...

    Contributed by Michael Fritz on Nov 3, 2006
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    Let’s say that right now you had a $100 bill in your pocket and I asked you to give it to me for this glass of water. You would probably say that I was crazy or at least wonder what was so special about it. But let’s change the picture a little bit, Imagine that you have been walking for days and ...read more

  • You Know It's A Bad Church Business Meeting ...

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Feb 16, 2007
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    You Know It’s A Bad Church Business Meeting When... …People arrive at the meeting, clutching copies of books about "spiritual abuse." …You’re asked to try on a pair of bloody gloves. …A loyal supporter presses a can of Mace into your hands. …The church constitution suddenly becomes revered as ...read more

  • James S. Stewart Tells Of An Oil Painting ...

    Contributed by Ray Mckendry on Apr 9, 2007
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    “James S. Stewart tells of an oil painting depicting Faust engaged in a chess game with the devil. Faust, you will recall, was the man who gambled his life with the devil and lost. The look on Faust’s face in the painting is one of abject despair. He has been reduced to a few pawns, a knight, and ...read more

  • Love Is Patient And Kind. Sometimes We Need To Be ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Mar 25, 2009
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    Love is patient and kind. Sometimes we need to be careful what we say and learn to think on our feet to say positive things about people. The story is told about a 6’ 10 “ Texan who walked up to the counter at McDonalds, slammed down his big fist and said to the girl behind the counter, “I want ...read more

  • When I Was A Senior In High School, I Took A Trip ...

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jul 16, 2009
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    When I was a senior in high school, I took a trip with some friends over to Myrtle Beach South Carolina. We were headed east on the interstate, going up a long hill, when suddenly the cars started acting very strange on the other side. People were weaving, waving, yelling, flashing their lights and ...read more

  • Holding On

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Mar 18, 2010
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    HOLDING ON Let me share a story from Chuck Swindoll. "Four guys decided to go mountain climbing one weekend. In the middle of the climb, one fella slipped over a cliff, dropped about 60 feet and landed with a thud on the ledge below. The other three hoping to rescue him yelled, 'Joe, are you ...read more

  • Not In Vain

    Contributed by Stephen Wright on Apr 9, 2011
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    NOT IN VAIN In Washington, a Sunday school class was disrupted by a boy who wouldn’t behave. He also kept the other children from paying attention. The faithful teacher became discouraged and felt that his efforts were in vain. The mischievous youngster grew to manhood and travelled west, where he ...read more

  • Close, But...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 11, 2011
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    CLOSE, BUT... A high school senior was asking his father's advice on how to woo the girl of his dreams. And his dad said "Well son, when you take her out for pizza tonight and you're sitting across the table from her, take her hand in yours, gaze longingly into her eyes and softly say 'Wow, you ...read more

  • Restore Your Passion

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 30, 2012
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    RESTORE YOUR PASSION Two strangers, a man and a woman, meet for the first time and instantaneously a spark of interest is ignited. They begin meeting once a week for dinner. But that isn’t enough. Their growing interest in one another demands more contact. Result: their telephone bill soars. They ...read more

  • Francis Chan's Servant Witness

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Oct 31, 2012
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    FRANCIS CHAN'S SERVANT WITNESS Francis Chan was flying to Africa and seated next to him was a man who happened to be a Muslim. So they were talking about what they believed and the man said "Ya, I know some Christians and I hear their message and it turns me off. I’m not interested." So the ...read more

  • When Martin Luther Was Printing His Translation ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    When Martin Luther was printing his translation of the Bible in Germany, pieces of the printed Scripture fell to the floor. A young girl picked one of them up and read the phrase of our text, “For God so loved the world that he gave”. The rest of the sentence was missing. That moment for her was a ...read more

  • The Importance Of Preaching

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Several years ago “The British Weekly” published this provocative letter: Dear Sir: It seems ministers feel their sermons are very important and spend a great deal of time preparing them. I have been attending church quite regularly for thirty years, and I have probably heard 3,000 of them. To my ...read more

  • We're Like The Guy Who Was Trying To Lose Some ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    We’re like the guy who was trying to lose some weight. When he got to the office one morning his co-workers noticed that he was carrying two dozen Crispie Cream Donuts. They asked him why He had bought two dozen donuts if he was trying to lose weight. He said, “Well on my way to work this morning I ...read more

  • With That In Mind I Want To Share The Following ...

    Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Oct 14, 2007
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    With that in mind I want to share the following with you. It was taken from the tomb of a Bishop in Westminster Abbey 1100 A.D.: It says: When I was young and free and my imagination had no limits I dreamed of changing the world. As I grew older and wiser and realized the world would not ...read more

  • In The Movie, Hotel Rwanda, Based On A True Story ...

    Contributed by Jay Winters on Dec 30, 2007
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    In the movie, Hotel Rwanda, based on a true story from the Rwandan civil war and genocide, Paul Russebegina played by Don Cheadle goes and makes a deal with the leader of the genocidal Interahamwe militia to get more supplies for his hotel where he is hiding refugees. The deal goes fine, but this ...read more

  • A Farmer Loaned His Mule To A Neighbor To Help ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Dec 31, 2007
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    A farmer loaned his mule to a neighbor to help with some plow work. After an hour or so, he came back for help. “That mule won’t do a thing. I can’t even get him to move over to the plow.” The farmer said, “Let’s go have a look at him.” He picked up a 2 x 4 and followed his neighbor out to the ...read more

  • A Millionaire Decides To Throw A Massive Party ...  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 21, 2008
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    A millionaire decides to throw a massive party for his fiftieth birthday. During the party he grabs the mic and he announces to his guests that down in the garden of his mansion he has a swimming pool with two great white sharks in it. “The man who dares to swim across that pool gets 1 MILLION ...read more

  • If We Would Stop And Look Around, As God Can Be ...

    Contributed by Michael West on Mar 8, 2008
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    If we would stop and look around, as God can be seen in nature, we would see that God was very happy with His creation. Think for a moment how everything lives and moves. Our planet moves at 66,000mph and the rotational speed of the Earth at the equator is about 1,038 miles per hour. The ...read more