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  • A Couple Had Adopted A Baby Boy After Trying To ...

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Jul 26, 2006
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    A couple had adopted a baby boy after trying to have a baby for five years. To their surprise, a short time after the adoption, the mother discovered she was pregnant, and she later gave birth to a boy. One day when the two boys were eight and nine years old, a neighbor came to visit. observing the ...read more

  • It All Depends

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 13, 2006
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    It all depends on where you are, It all depends on when you are, It all depends on what you feel, It all depends on how you feel. It all depends on how you’re raised, It all depends on what is praised, What’s right today is wrong tomorrow, Joy in France, in England sorrow. It all depends on point ...read more

  • Great God Of Love: We Praise You For Jesus The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "Great God of love: We praise you for Jesus the Christ, and on this the celebration of his birthday, we thank you for his coming. We thank you for the prophet's hope and the angel's song for the birth in Bethlehem. We thank you that in Jesus you joined us, sharing human hurts and pleasures. In this ...read more

  • Elisabeth Elliot, At Urbana 76, Told Of Her ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 17, 2009
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    Elisabeth Elliot, at Urbana 76, told of her brother Thomas Howard. Their mother let him play with paper bags she’d saved if he put them away afterwards. One day she walked into the kitchen to find them strewn all over the floor. Tom was out at the piano with his father singing hymns. When ...read more

  • Let Me Tell You About Sin And The Power Of Sin. ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Mar 23, 2010
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    Let me tell you about sin and the power of sin. It keeps its victims in an almost trance-like state. It is a sort of spell that keeps you from recognizing the deadly path on which you tread. It brings you to do things openly that would in any moment of clear thought shame you and that you would ...read more

  • Jesus’ Mission We're Told In Luke 19:10 Is ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Mar 28, 2010
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    Jesus’ mission we're told in Luke 19:10 is to “Seek and save what was lost.” Lost doesn’t mean “damned or doomed,” says William Barclay. In the New Testament it simply means to save people in the wrong place. Barclay continues that “a thing is lost when it has got out of its own place into the ...read more

  • God, Our Landlord, Pays Us Rent

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on May 11, 2010
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    GOD, OUR LANDLORD, PAYS US RENT Israel could have felt much like John Donne, who wrote, "We are God’s tenants here, and yet here He, our landlord, pays us rents – not yearly, nor quarterly, but hourly and quarterly; every minute He renews His mercy." Remember how Jeremiah put it (Lam. 3:22-23)? ...read more

  • What The Name

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 4, 2010
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    What the Name "Hoover" means in Finland At the end of World War I, Herbert Hoover, later to become President of the United States, led the allied relief efforts in Europe. He kept hundreds of thousands from starving, and a new word entered the Finnish language. In Finland, to “HOOVER” means to be ...read more

  • Home Is Just Beyond

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Nov 20, 2010
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    HOME IS JUST BEYOND The story is told of a little girl who lived near a cemetery. Even though she had to pass through it after the sun was set she never seemed to be apprehensive. Someone finally said to her: "Aren't you afraid to go through the cemetery?" "Ah, no," she replied, "I am not afraid, ...read more

  • No Good Christians

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Jul 26, 2011
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    NO GOOD CHRISTIANS Have you ever been on a vacation and then felt like you need another vacation because you were so tired? That is this life. A lot of times we do things that we think will bring us peace and contentment but in the end they just make us more worn out. The more you TRY to be a ...read more

  • God Is Building A Testimony

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Oct 13, 2011
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    GOD IS BUILDING A TESTIMONY A young man in his 20s came to faith in Christ after many years of bad choices and consequences and of breaking the hearts of his mother and others around him. The reality of his genuine conversion was proven over the dramatic change that continued throughout his life. ...read more

  • Billy Graham Describes An Experience He Had ...

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Oct 5, 2012
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    Billy Graham describes an experience he had walking down a street, and a drunk man recognized him, and accosted him, stinking of liquor, claiming “I became a disciple at one of your meetings”. Billy Graham said “he must have been one of my disciples. He certainly wasn’t a disciple of Jesus”. (I ...read more

  • The Egg Promise

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Mar 7, 2013
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    THE EGG PROMISE Two brothers were getting ready to boil some eggs. "I’ll give you a dollar if you let me break three of these on your head," said the older one. "Promise?" asked the younger. "Promise!" Gleefully, the older boy broke two eggs over his brother’s head. Standing stiff for fear ...read more

  • Community: "A Part Of Me Loved War"

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Dec 2, 2013
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    "A part of me loved war. Now, please understand, I am a peaceful man, fond of children and animals. And I believe that war should have no place in the affairs of men. But, the comradeship our platoon experienced in that war provides a moving and enduring memory in me. A comrade in war is ...read more

  • A Little Girl Was Always Scared To Go To Sleep ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A little girl was always scared to go to sleep alone in the dark. Oftentimes she would want to sleep with her parents, but they were trying to help her conquer her fear. Meaning well, they would say, “Don’t be frightened, Elizabeth, Jesus is with you; He will protect you; you don’t need to be ...read more

  • C. S. Lewis Recounts That, When He First Started ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    C. S. Lewis recounts that, when he first started going to church he disliked the hymns, which he considered to be fifth-rate poems set to sixth-rate music. But as he continued, he said, "I realized that the hymns (which were just sixth-rate music) were, nevertheless, being sung with devotion and ...read more

  • It Was A Cold Winter's Night. The Wind Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    It was a cold winter’s night. The wind was howling and a bone chilling rain was falling when the telephone rang at the home of a doctor. The man that was calling said that his wife needed urgent medical attention. The doctor was very understanding and said, "Sir, I’ll be glad to come and see what I ...read more

  • Little Pigs, Little Pigs Let Me In. Not By The ...

    Contributed by Matthew Koscielski on Jun 23, 2007
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    Little pigs, little pigs let me in. Not by the hair of our chiny, chin, chin. Then I’ll huff and puff and blow your house in. So the big bad wolf huffed and puffed, and blew the house of the second pig in. So off they ran......... I give you this question. “My little pigs, when the Big Bad Wolf, ...read more

  • Men Did You Know That Because A Woman's Vocal ...

    Contributed by Eldon Reich on Aug 24, 2007
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    Men did you know that because a woman’s vocal cords are shorter than a man’s she can actually speak with less effort than you can. Shorter vocal cords not only cause a woman’s voice to be more highly pitched, but also require less air to become agitated, making it possible for her to talk more with ...read more

  • Dr. Thomas Holman At The University Of Washington ...

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Oct 10, 2007
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    Dr. Thomas Holman at the University of Washington in Seattle did a study some years ago with his colleagues. They developed a “life’s events scale” where they determined a numerical value for the different things in life that cause us stress. The loss of a spouse = 100 pts. Divorce = 73 Getting ...read more