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  • One Evening Several College Students Spread ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
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    One evening several college students spread limburger cheese on the upper lip of a sleeping fraternity brother. Upon awakening the young man sniffed, looked around, and said, "This room stinks!" He then walked into the hall and said, "This hall stinks!" Leaving the ...read more

  • The Mother Eagle Teaches Her Little Ones To Fly ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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     | 3,577 views

    "The mother eagle teaches her little ones to fly by making their nest so uncomfortable that they are forced to leave it and commit themselves to the unknown world of air outside. And just so does our God to us. He stirs up our comfortable nests, and pushes us over ...read more

  • To Laugh Often And Much; To Win The Respect Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 2,287 views

    "To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligence people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a ...read more

  • An Excited Army Recruit Asked His Company ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 12, 2007
     | 1,406 views

    An excited Army recruit asked his company commander for a furlough. His wife was going to have a baby. Permission was granted, and when the furlough papers were drawn up and the soldier was leaving, the officer asked exactly when the baby was due. “About nine months after ...read more

  • A Pastor Friend Asked Me To Go With Him To ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Nov 15, 2007
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    A pastor friend asked me to go with him to cleanse a house for a church member that keep having apparations in his house. They lived alone but people kept seeing people in his house when no one was there. We prayed through the house annoiting it with oil and dedicating it to Jesus, and commanded ...read more

  • To Me, Worship Comes In Many Forms. Just The ...

    Contributed by Jordan Wirkkala on Dec 11, 2007
     | 1,234 views

    To me, worship comes in many forms. Just the other day I was at Starbucks doing a devotional. I felt God was speaking to me. I noticed how beautiful the leaves were and thought to myself, why are they beautiful? And, I realized it was because they were dying. I ...read more

  • What Did We Do To Deserve This?

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Aug 13, 2008
     | 1,761 views

    WHAT DID WE DO TO DESERVE THIS? In an old Dennis the Menace cartoon, Dennis and his little friend Joey are leaving Mrs. Wilson's house, their hands full of cookies. Joey says, "I wonder what we did to deserve this." Dennis answers, "Look, ...read more

  • Tabernacle Faith

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Apr 7, 2013
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     | 3,425 views

    TABERNACLE FAITH Rabbi Jonathan Sacks writes about the feast of Tabernacles: "Sitting in the booth underneath its canopy of leaves, I often think of my ancestors and their wanderings across Europe in search of safety; and I begin to understand how faith was their only home. Their existence was ...read more

  • Relationships

    Contributed by Roy Fowler on Sep 13, 2020
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    Scripture: 1 Peter 4:8 Quotes about friends. A friend is one who overlooks your broken fence and admires the flowers in your garden. (Unknown) Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart. (Eleanor Roosevelt) Relationships ...read more

  • A Prayer Of God's ...

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Apr 21, 2009
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    A PRAYER OF GOD’S SERVANTS We are God’s servants. We put God’s love for all people first. No race is superior to another. No government is more loved than another. No nation is dearer than another. We do not put our nation’s economy before God’s economy. He tells us to seek first His Kingdom, ...read more

  • Anglican Church Faces Split: The Worldwide ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    Anglican Church Faces Split: The Worldwide Anglican Communion has delivered an ultimatum to the Episcopal Church USA and the Anglican Church of Canada: Stop endorsing homosexuality or leave the Anglican Communion! Both churches must cease ordaining homosexuals and presiding over same-sex ceremonies ...read more

  • Unscheduled Absenteeism Is At A 5-Year High, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,226 views

    Unscheduled Absenteeism is at a 5-year high, according to a recent survey by CCH, Inc., an employment law resource firm. The survey found programs that give employees more control over their schedules are the most successful in stemming unscheduled absences. The top four programs are; alternative ...read more

  • Our Days Are Numbered. One Of The Primary Goals ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006
     | 2,695 views

    “Our days are numbered. One of the primary goals in our lives should be to prepare for our last day. The legacy we leave is not just in our possessions, but in the quality of our lives. What preparations should we be making now? The greatest waste in all of our earth, which cannot be ...read more

  • When People Have Been Brought Up Together, They ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 1,629 views

    "When people have been brought up together, they are like two trees that grow near each other in the same forest. You can hardly distinguish the branches and leaves of the one from those of its neighbor. All seem to belong together. So with the thoughts, feelings, actions of these old friends. ...read more

  • Why Is It That We Don't Witness To Others? Let ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,895 views

    Why is it that we don’t witness to others? Let me share some statistics with you. Why people don’t witness: 1. 90% have failed in witnessing attempts in the past 2.The are biblically illiterate 3. They leave it to the professionals 4. We ...read more

  • Upper Lip

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,871 views

    Upper Lip One evening several college students spread limburger cheese on the upper lip of a sleeping fraternity brother. Upon awakening the young man sniffed, looked around, and said, “This room stinks” He then walked into the hall and said, “This hall stinks” Leaving ...read more

  • Christaholics

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,092 views

    Author Calvin Miller writes: “Many Christians are only “Christaholics” and not disciples at all. Disciples are cross-bearers; they seek Christ. Christaholics seek happiness. Disciples dare to discipline themselves, and the demands they place on themselves leave them enjoying the happiness of their ...read more

  • The Church, Especially In The Realm Of ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Aug 21, 2007
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    “The church, especially in the realm of evangelicalism, has over history bounced between two extremes. On the one hand isolationism, which makes us very sure of what we have to say but there’s no one to talk to, on the other an absorption by the culture, which gives us someone to ...read more

  • As We Look Today At The Eighth Commandment, "You ...

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Sep 20, 2007
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    As we look today at the eighth commandment, “You shall not steal,” here are a couple of stories to remind us that crime does not pay. A London taxi driver found an ingenious way to keep his cab clean. He would wrap up the leftovers from his lunch together with any other garbage he found in the cab ...read more

  • Are You Worth Saving?

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Nov 14, 2010
     | 3,687 views

    ARE YOU WORTH SAVING? Bishop Moore tells the story of a little boy who was swimming one day in a lake when suddenly he suffered some type of physical difficulty and could swim no farther. The boy struggled for his life. He had gone under twice, when he felt the strong arm of a man lifting him. The ...read more