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  • Good Hope, Alabama Is A Small Town With Small ...

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jun 15, 2010
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    Good Hope, Alabama is a small town with small town values. In Cullman County you can’t legally buy beer. Daystar Church, which had grown dramatically under pastor Jerry Lawson, ran up against the sensibilities of this conservative north Alabama community by focusing a month-long series on sex. ...read more

  • The Church: A Model Home  PRO

    Contributed by Ciprian Luca on Jun 19, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,353 views

    THE CHURCH: A MODEL HOME "Perhaps the best analogy to describe all this is that of a model home. We are God's demonstration community of the rule of Christ in the (unbelieving) city. On a tract of earth's land, purchased with the blood of Christ, Jesus the kingdom developer has begun building new ...read more

  • Frank Graeff Was A Methodist Pastor, Serving Some ...

    Contributed by David Moore on Jul 22, 2010
     | 3,650 views

    Frank Graeff was a Methodist pastor, serving some of the leading churches in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. And throughout the area, he was known as the “Sunshine Minister,” because of his optimistic attitude. he was an encouragement to everyone who knew him. However, what those people ...read more

  • The Game

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jul 31, 2010
     | 2,165 views

    GENESIS 19: THE GAME Genesis 19 reads like a VIDEO GAME. It opens with a powerful weapon in the arsenal - Abraham's prayer (Genesis 18:23-32) which provides firecover throughout the story. The two angels that come into town are the heroes on a RESCUE MISSION from HIGH COMMAND called "JUST CAUSE". ...read more

  • Trojan Horse! It Appears Innocent Enough, But It ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Aug 14, 2010
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    TROJAN HORSE! It appears innocent enough, but it is a harmful piece of software that looks legitimate. It tricks people into loading the wrong things into their systems. It gives a hacker access to cause damage. Unless you have a good ANTIVIRUS PROGRAMME, you will get infected and your whole ...read more

  • Let The Master Play

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Aug 22, 2010
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    LET THE MASTER PLAY An organist was practicing one day in a great church in Europe. As he was playing, a man came up to the organ and asked if he could play. The organist looked at him and thought to himself. "I shouldn’t let this man play, just look at him, he is unshaven, his clothes are ...read more

  • Why Should I Surrender?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 29, 2010
    based on 1 rating
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    WHY SHOULD I SURRENDER? The story is told of the military legend Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia (336-323) and conqueror of Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt, Babylonia, and Persia, almost all of the known world. One day on the warpath, Alexander and small company of soldiers approached a strongly ...read more

  • The Kudzu Vine

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Dec 4, 2010
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    THE KUDZU VINE Kudzu was introduced to the United States in 1876 at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Countries were invited to build exhibits to celebrate the 100th birthday of the U.S. The Japanese government constructed a beautiful garden filled with plants from their ...read more

  • A Walk Worthy Of The Title

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
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    A WALK WORTHY OF THE TITLE Cal Ripken Jr. is the Iron Man of baseball. On September 6, 1995, he broke the record held by Lou Gehrig of 2,130 consecutive games played. Of course, there were days when that consecutive streak was in danger. In a June 1993 game Ripken was involved in a ...read more

  • The Durability Test

    Contributed by Antonio Silveira on Jan 8, 2011
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    THE DURABILITY TEST Endurance is a quality that God expects us to manifest. If you go to an IKEA store, you will find somewhere in the chair department a glass box with what is called the durability test. They have a mechanism that simulates someone sitting on the chair, and they say the chair was ...read more

  • Waiting Vs. Watching For Him

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 23, 2011
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    WAITING VS. WATCHING FOR HIM The Lord told us not only to wait for him but to watch for him, and he has pronounced a special blessing on those who watch. The difference between waiting and watching is illustrated in a story told of a Scotch fishing village. After days at sea, the skipper of a ...read more

  • The Magnitude Of The Request

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2011
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    THE MAGNITUDE OF THE REQUEST Napoleon and his soldiers overcame an island in the Mediterranean Sea. They had fought for many days to take the island and finally succeeded. After the capture of the island at the price of many lives, Napoleon and his generals gathered for a celebration. As they were ...read more

  • The Stress-Free Life Of The Bedouins

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 4, 2011
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    THE STRESS-FREE LIFE OF THE BEDOUINS The Bedouin shepherd lives in shabby box tents that dot the hillsides throughout Israel. When compared to our lives saturated with modern conveniences it seems as though they live a very difficult life. However, an interesting fact is that their average life ...read more

  • A Light In The Darkness  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 4, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 10,258 views

    A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS In 1963, my grandfather was serving as the Senior Minister of West End United Methodist Church in Nashville. West End is situated right across the street from Vanderbilt University, and has always been a wealthy, predominately white church. One communion Sunday, a black ...read more

  • When You Can't Fight, Pray

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Jun 14, 2011
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    WHEN YOU CAN'T FIGHT, PRAY Nancy told me the other day that, not too long ago, she overheard Graham praying. Here he was, near the end of his life, beset with a failing body more than nine decades old, and what was he praying for? His country. Your country. Mine. He fought for this country. He ...read more

  • He's No Longer In The Grave  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2011
    based on 21 ratings
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    HE'S NO LONGER IN THE GRAVE In 1887, twenty two years after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, his coffin was dug up and opened because there were constant rumors that his body was not in the grave. So they dug it up and the body was there. The rumors continued so 14 years later they ...read more

  • On The Way To The Fair

    Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Aug 28, 2011
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    ON THE WAY TO THE FAIR A man was going to the county fair one day with a pig under one arm and a chicken under one arm, and a basket on his head. He came to a crossroads and didn’t know which way to turn. While he stood there deciding, an attractive young woman approached him, heading the same ...read more

  • Nuk Nuk Nuk

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Sep 27, 2011
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     | 1,707 views

    NUK NUK NUK As you know our 12-year-old son Chase is autistic. I have introduced both our boys to a very intellectual series of programs called The Three Stooges. The problem with Chase being autistic is he can do a "Nuk Nuk" almost anywhere at anytime. So the slapstick has started at our house. I ...read more

  • Chippie's Story  PRO

    Contributed by Scott Spencer on Nov 14, 2011
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     | 3,175 views

    CHIPPIE'S STORY Max Lucado shares the story of a parakeet named Chippie. Chippie’s owner decided to clean his cage...with a vacuum cleaner. She was almost finished when the phone rang, so she turned around to answer it. Before she knew it, Chippie was gone. In a panic she ripped open the vacuum ...read more

  • Defusing A Bomb

    Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on Nov 29, 2011
     | 2,123 views

    DEFUSING A BOMB The setting is modern day Iraq. A soldier specially trained is cautiously approaching a large cigar-shaped bomb capable of destroying the lives of anyone within half a block. He has good intentions of defusing it and making peace instead of destruction. But the bomb is a real ...read more