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What I Learned At The Recycling Center

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Jan 21, 2020

Recycling centers have always been something that fascinated me. Usually these companies are in buildings that were themselves built for another purpose, but were, well, “recycled” as places where we can take aluminum cans, newspapers, and so forth. Besides, we managed to save enough aluminum cans ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 36:20-25

Tags: Scripture, Bibles Destroyed

Denomination: Baptist

They Who Wish To Be Saved Must Imitate Those ...  PRO

Contributed by Wayne Burnett on Feb 26, 2001

"...They who wish to be saved must imitate those who take a city by storm-- rush into it ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:12

Tags: Forgiveness For Others, Becoming A Christian, Lordship Of Christ

Denomination: Church Of God

About Mary Magdelene  PRO

Contributed by Tony Klinedinst on Aug 9, 2002

About Mary Magdeline “With seven demons in you, you may be the life of the party, but ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-20

Tags: People In The Gospel, Marriage Commitment, Romantic Love

Denomination: Baptist

J.b. Phillips Said, "Anyone Who Opens His ...

Contributed by Bud Rose on Nov 26, 2005

J.B. Phillips said, “Anyone who opens his personality to the living Spirit takes a ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit In Believers

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Climax Of God's Happiness Is The Delight He ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"The climax of God’s happiness is the delight He takes in the echoes of His excellence in the ...read more

Tags: Worship Purpose

Modern English Is Full Of Bad Habits Which ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Modern English is full of bad habits which spread by imitation and which can be avoided if one is ...read more

Tags: Communication General

If We Are Forced To Fight, We Must Have The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If we are forced to fight, we must have the means and the determination to prevail or we will not have ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

Have You Noticed That Even The Busiest People ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Have you noticed that even the busiest people are never too busy to take time to ...read more

Tags: Workplace

If The Russians Were Really So Proud Of Their ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If the Russians were really so proud of their communist experiment, they would take down the Iron ...read more

Tags: Government

Perhaps Hell Is Nothing More Than An Enormous ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Perhaps hell is nothing more than an enormous conference of those who, with little or nothing to ...read more

Tags: Church General

Modern English Is Full Of Bad Habits Which ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Modern English is full of bad habits which spread by imitation and which can be avoided if one is ...read more

Tags: Learning

Perception Is Strong And Sight Weak. In Strategy ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Perception is strong and sight weak. In strategy it is important to see distant things as if they were close and ...read more

Tags: Thought

Perhaps Hell Is Nothing More Than An Enormous ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Perhaps hell is nothing more than an enormous conference of those who, with little or nothing to ...read more

Tags: Communication Speech

Never One Thing And Seldom One Person Can Make ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Never one thing and seldom one person can make for a success. It takes a number of them ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Dont Ask Too Much Of Any Set Of Rules. Think Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Dont ask too much of any set of rules. Think of how long it is taking to put ...read more

Tags: Commandments General

Words Mean More Than What Is Set Down On Paper. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them ...read more

Tags: Words

We Dont Receive Wisdom; We Must Discover It For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We dont receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey no one ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

16% Of Americans Are Caring For An Aging Parent ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

16% of Americans are caring for an aging parent by either taking them into their homes or paying for ...read more

Tags: Family

True Peace With God Comes To Us When God Says To ...  PRO

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Jun 3, 2004

True peace with God comes to us when God says to us, “you are one ugly person. I can’t stand to look at you. Your breath stinks, you’re out of shape, and you aren’t worthy of me. Here, take this outfit of righteousness - put it on. Keep it on. Take these works of my Son. Take this holiness ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Denomination: Lutheran

The Red Neck Wedding

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Feb 22, 2003

The Red Neck Wedding In the Summer of 2000 a couple came to me and explained that they wanted me to perform their Wedding ceremony. The man was a farmer and the woman had grown up on a farm. They explained to me that this was both of their 2nd marriage and neither one of them had a Church ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 126:2

Tags: Wedding, Humorous Weddings

Denomination: Baptist