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  • Praise The Lord And "Amen"

    Contributed by Charles Jones on Dec 16, 2010
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    "PRAISE THE LORD" AND "AMEN" Story has it that there was a preacher that was trying to sell his horse. One day a potential buyer came to the church for a test ride. The preacher said, "Before you start, you should know that this horse only responds to church talk." Go is 'praise the lord' and stop ...read more

  • Ben Franklin  PRO

    Contributed by Kelly Fellows on Dec 7, 2007
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    Ben Franklin -Probably the most popular story of lightning involves old Ben Franklin. -Benjamin Franklin is credited with testing and discovering the effects of electricity through his historic kite flying experiment in Philadelphia in 1752. -The problem he and others had with lightning was ...read more

  • He Had Been Married For 10 Years But Did Not ...

    Contributed by Segun Omole on Feb 28, 2008
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    He had been married for 10 years but did not have any child even though he loved children. Everyone would ask him what was the problem. Some would even offer him medical advice free of charge but he kept trusting God and His word. He’d gone for several medical check ups and even his wife had been ...read more

  • Homeschooler Numbers Continue To Grow. Brian Ray ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    Homeschooler numbers continue to grow. Brian Ray of National Home Education Research Institute estimates 1.9 million to 2.4 million K-12 children were home educated during '05-06. Research shows homeschoolers on average exceed the national average on standardized achievement test for elementary and ...read more

  • Once When Alabama Was Playing Auburn, Coach Bear ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim George on Apr 19, 2001
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    Once when Alabama was playing Auburn, Coach Bear Bryant sent in his 2nd string quarterback with instructions to run on every play and he had better not pass the ball. Alabama led by three points and only had to run the clock out to win. Three downs in a row Alabama was crushed. On the fourth down ...read more

  • Celebrities Tend To Misbehave In Tiresome And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 11, 2002
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    Celebrities tend to misbehave in tiresome and predictable ways--tantrums, affairs, addictions--and we tend to think they’re spoiled. But one psychiatrist, Cornell’s Robert B. Millman, says they’re not spoiled, they’re sick. The affliction is Acquired Situational Narcissism. ASN develops when ...read more

  • The Fine Art Of Doing Nothing  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 26, 2002
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    The Fine Art of Doing Nothing The sign on the stage proclaimed: "The Motionless Man: Make Him Laugh. Win $100." The temptation was irresistible. For three hours boys and girls, men and women, performed every antic and told every joke they knew. But Bill Fuqua, the Motionless Man, stood perfectly ...read more

  • Just In Case

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 7, 2013
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    JUST IN CASE A Louisiana game warden had been tracking Boudreaux, the infamous Cajun poacher, Late one night he stumbled upon the criminal’s cabin. Climbing upon the roof, the game warden waited for the dawn, hoping to jump the poacher as he emerged. The game warden after a fitful night of trying ...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

  • Jesus Said, "My Father's House Is To Be A House ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 24, 2007
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    Jesus said, “My Father’s house is to be a House of Prayer.” All through the Bible, we find again and again, God working through the prayers of His children. We remember the Day Elijah … We remember Elisha, when he prayed that his servant’s eyes would be opened and he saw the armies of God, with ...read more

  • Stanley Jones In His Book Liberating Ministry ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    Stanley Jones in his book Liberating Ministry from the Success Syndrome writes: "Prayer is surrender--surrender to the will of God and cooperation with that will. If I throw out a boathook from the boat and catch hold of the shore and pull, do I pull the shore to me, or do I pull myself to the ...read more

  • Don't Wait For A Cyclone To Preach The Word!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 25, 2021
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    A.W. Tozer once said, "I heard of one graduate of a theological school who determined to follow his old professor’s advice and preach the Word only. His crowds were average. Then one day a cyclone hit the little town and he yielded to the temptation to preach on the topic, “Why God Sent A ...read more

  • Star Wars Episode Iii: Revenge Of The Sith

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Apr 27, 2008
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    Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith The film takes place three years after the onset of the Clone Wars; the noble Jedi knights are spread out across the galaxy leading a massive clone army in the war against the separatists. After Chancellor Palpatine is kidnapped, Jedi master Obi-Wan ...read more

  • A Man By The Name Of Von Neumann Was A Brilliant ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Hensley on Aug 8, 2002
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    A man by the name of Von Neumann was a brilliant mathematician. He also had an incredible memory, His feats of memory are described by Herman Goldstine: As far as I could tell, Von Neumann was able on once reading a book or article to quote it back verbatim; moreover he could do it years later ...read more

  • The Physics Professor Had Just Finished His ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ron Crow on Mar 7, 2003
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    The physics professor had just finished his lecture about the pendulum, wherein he had shown the mathematical proof that an untouched pendulum will always swing in ever-decreasing arcs. He then asked for a volunteer to demonstrate this fact by standing against a wall with a pendulum bob against ...read more

  • I Suppose It's Obvious, But Once An Aircraft Has ...  PRO

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Oct 21, 2005
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    I suppose it’s obvious, but once an aircraft has been built and tested and then used in active service, there is no way that it can then be left unchecked and uncared for. Sometimes it might be something small which needs fixing or changing. It might be something so small that it could almost seem ...read more

  • At Age Thirty, Joseph Could Never Have Handled ...

    Contributed by C Jordan on Jan 16, 2010
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    At age thirty, Joseph could never have handled this world-class task without an intense and experience-oriented course in management. It began in Potiphar’s house, where he managed all of his affairs. It continued in prison where he was eventually responsible for all the prisoners. And thirteen ...read more

  • In Their Book Sway, Ori And Rom Brafman Tell ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 28, 2010
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    In their book Sway, Ori and Rom Brafman tell about a test that was conducted at a college. They said the teacher couldn't make it, but they had a guest instructor. Half the students were given a brief bio that included the statement that the instructor was competent, even though he was considered ...read more

  • One Preacher Noted: "If We Had Witnessed Jesus' ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    One preacher noted: “If we had witnessed Jesus’ struggle that night, we might have said, ‘If He is so broken up when ALL He is doing is praying, what will He do when He faces a real crisis? Why can’t He approach this ordeal with the calm confidence of His 3 sleeping friends?’ Yet when the test came ...read more

  • H ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
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    HOMESCHOOL Homeschooler numbers continue to grow. Brian Ray of National Home Education Research Institute estimates 1.9 million to 2.4 million K-12 children were home educated during 2005-06. Research shows homeschoolers on average exceed the national average on standardized achievement test for ...read more