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  • Liberty In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2009
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    LIBERTY IN LIMITS Tom Landry, former Hall of Fame Coach of the Dallas Cowboys and a great man of faith in Christ, once had this to say: "Most successful football players not only accept rules and limitations but, I believe, they need them. Players are free to perform at their best only when they ...read more

  • Ghost

    Contributed by Allan Quak on Jan 8, 2010
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    Ghost Perhaps you have seen the movie "Ghost". Admittedly it came out in 1990 so maybe it is a bit old for some of you. It stars Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore. Early in the movie Patrick dies and becomes a "ghost". Near the end of the movie Demi has to let him go as he walks to a group of ...read more

  • The Best Way To ...

    Contributed by Jerry Glander on Jan 16, 2010
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    The Best Way to Pray A priest, a minister and a guru sat discussing the best positions for prayer while a telephone repairman worked nearby. "Kneeling is definitely the best way to pray," the priest said. "No," said the minister. "I get the best results standing with my hands outstretched to ...read more

  • A Problem Worthy Of God

    Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Jan 18, 2010
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    A PROBLEM WORTHY OF GOD Martin Luther says the fact that a moral and just God can let the guilty go unpunished is "a problem worthy of God." Any judge who sets a guilty person free with no punishment is immoral and unjust. Suppose a Judge has a man before him who is guilty, but has truly had a ...read more

  • The Large Cattle Ranches In Oklahoma And The ...

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Sep 13, 2010
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    The large cattle ranches in Oklahoma and the southern plains use wooden fence posts instead of metal "T posts" because of the constant wind. After a while the constant pressure from the wind bends the metal posts. The wooden fence posts are able to endure the force and remain upright. Properly ...read more

  • Better And Wiser Judge

    Contributed by Clarence Clough on Sep 23, 2011
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    BETTER AND WISER JUDGE Supreme Court Justice Horace Gray once informed a man who had appeared before him in a lower court and had escaped conviction on a technicality: "I know that you are guilty and you know it, and I wish you to remember that one day you will stand before a better and wiser ...read more

  • Inheritance

    Contributed by Joseph Adedio on Mar 28, 2017
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    The word of GOD is unique and encompassing.No matter what you think is not possible to the human thinking is possible to HIM.He promised us our inheritance and by faith we must claim it because He has promised and He will never fail. Whatever you labor for, you will duly enjoy it.Stand on His word ...read more

  • British Sculptor Sir Jacob Epstein Was Once ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 11, 2007
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    British sculptor Sir Jacob Epstein was once visited in his studio by the eminent author and fellow Briton, George Bernard Shaw. The visitor noticed a huge block of stone standing in one corner and asked what it was for. “I don’t know yet. I’m still making plans.” Shaw was astounded. “You mean you ...read more

  • There Was A Guy Who Leaned Slightly To The Left. ...

    Contributed by Danny Pinksen on Jun 28, 2007
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    There was a guy who leaned slightly to the left. His friend suggested he go and see a chiropractor and have his legs checked. After years of refusing, he finally went to the chiropractor only discover that one leg was ¾" shorter than his right. A quick bit of adjusting later, he was cured, and both ...read more

  • Two Preachers And Two Signs

    Contributed by Johnny Knight on Aug 11, 2007
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    Two Preachers and Two Signs Two preachers were standing beside the mountan road holding two signs.  One sign said "turn around before it is too late" and the other said "the end is near".  All the sudden a car came speeding around the curve and past the two preachers holding their signs and never ...read more

  • Well I Want To Talk To People About Christ, But ...

    Contributed by Damon Rambo on Apr 4, 2008
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    Well I want to talk to people about Christ, but I’m scared. What kind of excuse is that? Imagine for a moment that you were the parent of a child that just got ran over. And you went to one of the people who were standing on the side of the street, watching, and you ask them “why didn’t you warn ...read more

  • The Great Wall Of China Is The Largest Wall Ever ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on May 29, 2008
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    The Great Wall of China is the largest wall ever built. It took 1800 years to build from 220 BC until sometime during the Ming dynasty in the 1600’s. When it was completed, it was 6000 miles long. At one point, 800,000 people were working on that wall day and night Some people spent their entire ...read more

  • This Chair I'm Sitting In Is Being Stressed By ...

    Contributed by Ronald Franklin on Aug 7, 2008
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    This chair I’m sitting in is being stressed by my weight. As a former engineer, there was a time in my life when I could calculate those stresses – but not any more! So, this chair is under stress - but it is not stressed out! The stresses on it are well within its capacity. Those stresses TEND to ...read more

  • The Famous Architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2009
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    The famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, designed some unusual buildings. On a university campus in Florida stands a library designed by Wright with an extremely low ceiling, so low that if you are six feet tall and not careful, you keep bumping your head. A man who was having this trouble asked ...read more

  • Jesus Honored Marriage And Weddings

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Nov 7, 2022
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    Note the high honor our Lord places upon marriage and the wedding ceremony in his very first miracle. It honors God when we come to a wedding pure and proclaim our trust in God for the marriage to succeed! By his presence at the marriage feast, the Son of God said, ‘This is an honorable thing’ ...read more

  • His Cross

    Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Mar 14, 2023
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    HIS CROSS The idols of my heart were many, I sunk low beneath the Law’s demand. Satan’s chains held me a prisoner, Burdened down by sin, I could not stand. Then there before me stood the answer! Guilt and slavery would soon be loss. For my shackles broke and fell from me, When I knelt humbly ...read more

  • Susanna Wesley Told Her Young Son, John, "If You ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Armbrester on Dec 17, 2002
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    Susanna Wesley told her young son, John, "If you would judge of the lawfulness or the unlawfulness of pleasure, then take this simple rule: Whatever weakens your reason, impairs the tenderness of your conscience, obscures your ...read more

  • A Little Boy's Prayer  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
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    A little Boy’s Prayer "Dear God, please take care of my daddy and my mommy and my sister and my brother and my doggy and me. Oh, please take care of yourself, God. If anything happens to ...read more

  • The Founder Of Ibm Thomas Watson Says: "The Way ...  PRO

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Nov 26, 2003
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    The founder of IBM Thomas Watson says: "The way to succeed is to double your failure rate." Or as Thomas Edison said "There is only one good idea in 100 so I want to discover the 99 failures as quick as possible."Here is a personal evaluation question: Do I view failure as an opportunity for growth ...read more

  • Faithful To The Finish  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 24, 2003
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    FAITHFUL TO THE FINISH In the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Derek Redmond of Great Britain was considered a favorite contender for a medal. It was the evening of August 3, 1992 as Redmond was pitted against seven others in a semi-final in the 400 meters. Redmond knelt poised, waiting for the race to ...read more