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  • Chapter 11

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Mar 4, 2014
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    Two old friends met one day after many years. One graduated from a prestigious college and was very successful. The other had not attended college and was very poor. The poor friend said, "How has everything been going with you?" The successful friend said, "Well, one day I opened the Bible at ...read more

  • During The Great Depression A Good Man Lost H...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 9, 2015
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    During the Great Depression a good man lost his job, exhausted his savings, and forfeited his home. His grief was multiplied by the sudden death of his young wife. The only thing he had left was his faith. One day as he combed the neighborhood looking for work he stopped to watch as men did ...read more

  • A Trip To Hell

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 15, 2019
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    TRIP TO HELL Can we take a trip, a trip so many will take; but a trip none must make. Let's take a trip that all the lost will take, a journey down the dark corridors of the doomed and the damned. As we fall over the edge, we enter a chasm that is filled with total darkness. We are overcome by ...read more

  • You Do Not Know Wealth, You Do Not Understand ...

    Contributed by Scott Epperson on Jun 8, 2007
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    You do not know wealth, you do not understand prosperity, if you have not found Gods Word. It is the truth in the world of falsehood, and life in the midst of death. It reveals what is not seen clearly by the naked eye, and uncovers what men and their carnality has hidden. People have speculated ...read more

  • Center Field

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Center Field In Discipleship Journal, Don McCullough wrote: “John Killinger tells about the manager of a minor league baseball team who was so disgusted with his center fielder’s performance that he ordered him to the dugout and assumed the position himself. The first ball that came into center ...read more

  • My Neighbors Bible

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    My Neighbors Bible I am my neighbor’s Bible He reads me when we meet Today he reads me in my home Tomorrow on the Street He may be a relative or friend, Or slight acquaintence be He may not even know my name Yet he is reading me And pray who is this neighbor Who reads me day by day to learn ...read more

  • One Night A Wife Found Her Husband Standing Over ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    One night a wife found her husband standing over their infant’s crib. As she watched him looking down at their very first baby, she saw on his face a mixture of emotions: disbelief, doubt, delight, amazement, enchantment, skepticism. Touched by this unusual display and deep emotions, with eyes ...read more

  • A Story Is Told Of A Small Group Study That Was ...

    Contributed by John Browning on Aug 6, 2007
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    A story is told of a small group study that was done each week a church. Each week it would be held in a different member’s home and the host would provide snacks and the opening prayer. One young lady always provided the best food, had the cleanest home, etc. But she could never say the prayer; ...read more

  • The Culture Has Wrongly Insisted That Faith And ...

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Sep 13, 2007
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    The culture has wrongly insisted that faith and reason are incompatible. One of the classes that I took in my undergraduate degree in Religion at Liberty University was a biology class which dealt with the issues of evolution and creation from a scientific and a biblical view point. The ...read more

  • There Was A Young Ambitious Man Talking To His ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rick Bezanson on Oct 17, 2007
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    There was a young ambitious man talking to his grandfather about his future plans. The young man said,” I will learn my trade.” The grandfather asked, “And then?” The young man said,” I will set up a business.” The grandfather asked, “And then?” The boy said,” And then I will make my fortune.” The ...read more

  • Wayne Muller, In His Book "Learning To Pray," ...

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Oct 20, 2007
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    Wayne Muller, in his book “Learning to Pray,” writes, “In northern California, there is fog in the morning. As I write this, looking out my window, I know that the mountains and the trees, the grasses and the sky, remain hidden in the fog, but I cannot see them with my eyes. Instead, I feel their ...read more

  • There Is A Small Tree Which Grows In Southeast ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Dec 11, 2007
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    There is a small tree which grows in Southeast Asia known as the Judas-tree. From its branches grow gorgeous blossoms. These blossoms look like scarlet sunbeams. The brilliant beauty of the crimson flowers attracts thousands of tiny insects. Wild bees also try to draw honey from their exquisitely ...read more

  • What Happens When We Pattern Our Sonship On Those ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 1, 2008
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    What happens when we pattern our Sonship on those around us? Illustration: 4276 Imitating Each Other Or Christ In the British Museum a Greek writing tablet, earlier than the Christian era, is shown. It is the classical equivalent of a child’s copybook. The headline has been written by the master. ...read more

  • Leaving You In Good Hands

    Contributed by Egerton Gbonda on May 1, 2008
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    LEAVING YOU IN GOOD HANDS The story is told of a mum who would take her son to nursery school, kiss him good bye and would always say to him "Darling, I’m leaving you in good hands, OK?" She will do this every day she takes her son to school. When the son was of age and mum was quite old now and ...read more

  • We Need Light

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on May 29, 2008
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    WE NEED LIGHT Do you realize there is a physical disorder caused by lack of light? It is called Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D.) and it effects 1 in 5 of us. It is caused by lack of exposure to sunlight, which in turn alters a person’s brain chemistry. During the fall and winter months when ...read more

  • There Is A Historical Account Of The Preparations ...

    Contributed by Deborah Westbrook on Aug 19, 2008
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    There is a historical account of the preparations for one of Napoleon’s famous battles. As Napoleon was talking to a group of his high ranking officers, his horse, standing nearby, spooked and bolted. A quick thinking private, observing the scene, pursued the runaway on his own horse, and was ...read more

  • I Was Walking By The Beach The Other Day And ...

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Oct 24, 2008
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    I was walking by the beach the other day and there were 4-6 foot waves pounding on the shore. All I could hear was the roar of those waves. Then I noticed an object suspended in the air above the trees near the shore. it was a hawk with its wings spread out enjoying the wind! The hawk was so still ...read more

  • I Was Walking By The Beach The Other Day And ...

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Oct 24, 2008
     | 1,958 views

    I was walking by the beach the other day and there were 4-6 foot waves pounding on the shore. All I could hear was the roar of those waves. Then I noticed an object suspended in the air above the trees near the shore. it was a hawk with its wings spread out enjoying the wind! The hawk was so still ...read more

  • I Was Walking By The Beach The Other Day And ...

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Oct 24, 2008
     | 1,817 views

    I was walking by the beach the other day and there were 4-6 foot waves pounding on the shore. All I could hear was the roar of those waves. Then I noticed an object suspended in the air above the trees near the shore. it was a hawk with its wings spread out enjoying the wind! The hawk was so still ...read more

  • Take Up Your Cross

    Contributed by John Tung on Feb 12, 2009
     | 7,119 views

    TAKE UP YOUR CROSS Christiana Tsai was a Christian woman who developed an eye disease that made it impossible for her to see light directly and was virtually blind. She had to wear very dark glasses. Yet, she did not withdraw into her own room and say how tough she has it. No, she used her ...read more