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  • If I Had My Life To Live Over

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 29, 2003
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    IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER (Written after she found out she was dying from cancer.)- by Erma Bombeck I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the earth would go into a holding pattern if I weren’t there for the day. I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose ...read more

  • Works-Driven Rituals

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 4, 2011
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    WORKS-DRIVEN RITUALS Every year a great throng of people make pilgrimage to the Shrine of Guadalupe in Mexico, a site where supposedly the Virgin Mary once stood...however unlikely that is. They go there hoping to get her attention, and to get her to intervene for them with her son Jesus. They ...read more

  • The Fields Of Flanders Were No Place To Be On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    The fields of Flanders were no place to be on Christmas Eve, 1914. Thousands of British, French, Belgian and German troops were dug-in and planning yet another day’s carnage. None of them would have guessed that the “War to End All Wars” would continue nearly four more years and ultimately cost ...read more

  • I Read A Story This Past Week About A Woman Who, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Keith Broyles on Oct 4, 2007
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    I read a story this past week about a woman who, in early December had stopped at a grocery store to pick up a few things on her lunch break. One of them was a cinnamon-scented air freshener. She had smelled a candle with the same scent in the store but wanted to know exactly what the air ...read more

  • There's A Little Guy Somewhere, Waiting To ...

    Contributed by Daniel Owens on Jan 9, 2008
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    There’s a little guy somewhere, Waiting to appear; Curled up inside his mother’s protective atmosphere. He’s the one they didn’t plan on, He’s an extra mouth to feed, a little inconvenience neither of them need. He’s doctor’s bills and formula, He’s sleepless nights and stress, He wet and ...read more

  • A History Of Halloween  PRO

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Oct 25, 2001
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    A HISTORY OF HALLOWEEN The Celtic festival of Samhain is probably the source of the present-day Halloween celebration. The Celts new year began on November first. A festival that began the previous evening honored Samhain, the Celtic lord of death. The celebration marked the beginning of the ...read more

  • If I Had My Life To Live Over- By Erma ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 3, 2010
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    IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER- by Erma Bombeck (written after she found out she was dying from cancer). I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the earth would go into a holding pattern if I weren't there for the day. I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose ...read more

  • The Red Neck Wedding

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Feb 22, 2003
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    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

  • Recently I Received An E-Mail Which Dealt ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Tkachuk on Dec 23, 2004
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    Recently I received an e-mail which dealt beautifully with the true meaning of Christmas. The theme of the message focused on children and was entitled, “Teach the Children.” Let me share it with you this morning. This is what it said: “I just finished the household chores for the night and was ...read more

  • Light Up Your World  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2010
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    LIGHT UP YOUR WORLD There is a mere strip of sand called Castle Island near the eastern end of the Bahamas archipelago. Few people are aware of it - and, as tiny and isolated as it is, Castle Island is important for the lighthouse that is its sole source of humanity! One day, a young man was ...read more

  • In His Marvelous Book, The Kingdom Of God Is A ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on Jul 23, 2001
    based on 142 ratings
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    : In his marvelous book, The Kingdom of God is a Party, Tony Campolo tells a story that illustrates how I believe the church must begin to live out our witness in the new millennium. Campolo was attending a Christian conference in Honolulu, Hawaii. Since there was a six-hour time differential ...read more

  • Australia Is In The Middle Of Grand Final Fever ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Oct 1, 2010
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    Australia is in the middle of GRAND FINAL FEVER with the NRL - THE DRAGONS VS THE ROOSTERS. What are the characteristics needed for those chosen to be the warriors of this battle? What is it that will win the game and bring victory? What will provide the competitive edge that guarantees success in ...read more

  • One Of My Favourites Is One Jesus Himself Often ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    One of my favourites is one Jesus himself often used; he said God’s kingdom is like a party, a banquet, and a feast. Today God is calling people to leave behind the binge drinking and drugs and join the real party. Leave behind the rat race and workaholism and join his party, leave behind divisive ...read more

  • You Turn On The Tv Set To See A Large Family ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Luthy on Feb 26, 2002
    based on 51 ratings
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    You turn on the TV set to see a large family sitting at a long dining room table. A man and a woman sit at opposite ends of the table, with three boys on one side and three girls on the other. Then another woman appears from the kitchen wearing a blue blouse and a white apron. She’s also wearing ...read more

  • The Super Bowl Is Known As Much For Its ...

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Apr 24, 2005
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    The Super Bowl is known as much for its commercials as it is for football, and Super Bowl XXXIX was no different. Ameriquest Mortgage Company sponsored two ads. One had a man coming home with a bag of groceries and a bouquet of flowers. He begins dinner by starting a pot of spaghetti sauce. As ...read more

  • In The Film Version Of Ray Bradbury’s ...

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on May 29, 2010
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    In the film version of Ray Bradbury’s “Something Wicked This Way Comes,” the action starts with a cold October wind blowing through a Midwestern town. Let’s look at the theater film preview of this film and give you an idea of what I’m talking about. The “October People” had come with their ...read more

  • Many Of You Here This Morning Know The Story Of ...

    Contributed by Joe La Rue on Apr 1, 2008
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    Many of you here this morning know the story of Gen. Douglas MacArthur, the commander of the American forces in the Philippines when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec 7, 1941 and launched their assault on the Philippine Islands later that day. When all hope of saving the Philippines was ...read more

  • One Famous Business Man: About A 100 Plus Years ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    ONE FAMOUS BUSINESS MAN: ABOUT A 100 PLUS YEARS AGO A YOUNG MAN HAD TO LEAVE HOME BECAUSE HIS FAMILY COULD NOT AFFORD TO FEED AND HOUSE HIM. ON HIS WAY TO HIS FUTURE HE MEET AN OLD FRIEND WHO WAS CAPTAIN OF A CANAL BOAT. THE CAPTAIN ASKED WHERE HE WAS OFF TO. HE REPLIED, “I DON’T KNOW.” HE TOLD HIM ...read more

  • Questions On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
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    QUESTIONS ON SUFFERING Steven Curtis Chapman is one of the best known singer-songwriters of contemporary Christian music. Over the last 15 or 20 years, his songs have blessed millions of people. Recently tragedy struck the Chapman home, and Michelle Malkin wrote about it: “Steven Curtis Chapman’s ...read more

  • When It Was Dark

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Apr 15, 2022
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    When It Was Dark I’m not quite sure how to say this. We have always said in the church that our faith was based upon facts. It was a faith built upon evidence that led us to the facts. My friends, something has come to light just this past week that is out now in the professional journals and ...read more