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  • What Counts Most, As I Look Back Over The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "What counts most, as I look back over the years, are not my accomplishments but rather the friends who worked with me as partners in these accomplishmentsThe quality and quantity of these accomplishments are fuzzy and ...read more

  • As Followers Of Jesus, We Should Be Seeking ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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     | 3,855 views

    "As followers of Jesus, we should be seeking Gods perspectiveAre you, like me, overwhelmed and losing perspective? We need to stop and climb the mast of the ship of faith, to see life ...read more

  • A Man Was Telling His Neighbor In Trailer ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 7, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,556 views

    A man was telling his neighbor in Trailer Estates, "I just bought a new hearing aid. It cost me four thousand dollars, but it’s state of the art. It’s perfect." "Really," ...read more

  • A U.s. Volunteer Nurse Helps In Haiti After ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 28, 2010
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    A U.S. Volunteer Nurse Helps in Haiti After Earthquake Gene McCoy is the Sr. Minister of the Memorial Christian Church in Mt. Home, AR. His oldest daughter, Heidi, is a nurse and has gone to Haiti to serve with a medical team. She was written her folks several times, which I have shared via email. ...read more

  • Years Ago, When 20th Century Fox Advertised In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Scott Weber on Mar 23, 2001
    based on 107 ratings
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    - Years ago, when 20th Century Fox advertised in the New York papers to fill a vacancy in its sales force, one applicant replied: "I am at present selling furniture at the address below. You may judge my ability as a saleman if you will stop in to see me at anytime, pretending that you are ...read more

  • One Afternoon My Wife And I Arrived Home To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Daniel Birchfield on Nov 27, 2001
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    One afternoon my wife and I arrived home to discover that the bird feeder hanging beside our carport had been taken over by a large blacksnake. My wife and I stared for a few moments at the large snake which had coiled itself around the feeder and finally she said, "Well, we are going to have to ...read more

  • Ham, Henek, Met  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,982 views

    HAM, HENEK, MET While I was serving in Paraguay, a Maka Indian named Rafael came to sit on my porch. I was eating and went out to see what he wanted. He responded, "Ham, henek met." Again I asked what I could do for him, but the answer was the same. I understood what he was saying but not its ...read more

  • In Answer To William Ernest Henley's "Invictus", ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 15, 2002
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    In answer to William Ernest Henley’s "Invictus", charging that he is the captain of his soul, leaving no room for Christ’s work on the cross, Dorothea Day answers him in her poem, "My Captain". What a great comparison between the heresy of salvation by works and salvation by grace: Out of the ...read more

  • The Most Important Job  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 24, 2002
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    THE MOST IMPORTANT JOB One pastor, Thomas Elliff, decided to spend his entire morning in prayer – no coffee break, no telephone, no meetings – just prayer. He writes, “At noon I opened the door to my study. I discovered a stranger waiting to visit for just a moment. “Pastor,” he said, “You ...read more

  • Into The Day  PRO

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on Apr 30, 2002
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     | 2,682 views

    INTO THE DAY I got up early one morning And rushed right into the day; I had so much to accomplish I didn’t have time to pray. Troubles just tumbled about me And heavier came each task. Why doesn’t God help me, I wondered, He answered, "You didn’t ask." I tried to come into God’s presence, I ...read more

  • There Is A Story About A Man And Wife Who Were ...  PRO

    Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 21, 2002
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    There is a story about a man and wife who were celebrating their Golden Wedding Anniversary--fifty years of married life. Having spent most of the day with relatives and friends at a big party given in their honor, they were back home again. They decided, before retiring, to have a little snack of ...read more

  • Taken From The Tomb Of A Bishop In Westminster ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 26, 2002
    based on 27 ratings
     | 2,178 views

    Taken from the tomb of a Bishop in Westminster Abbey 1100 A.D.: When I was young and free and my imagination had no limits I dreamed of changing the world. As I grew older and wiser and realized the world would not change I shortened my sights somewhat and decided to change only my country: but it ...read more

  • When I Was Pregnant With My Now 2 Year Old, In ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 27, 2005
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    When I was pregnant with my now 2 year old, in the UK, Mark’s parents asked if we would like Mark’s old cot for the baby to sleep in. The first chance that Mark and I were alone, I went on and on, something like ’What kind of a country is this, having babies sleep on cots! How dangerous! I want to ...read more

  • Peace  PRO

    Contributed by W F on Dec 11, 2005
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    A friend sent me this email recently ... A Wise man said to me! "The way to achieve inner peace is to finish all the things you’ve started." So I looked around the house to see all the things I started and hadn’t finished ... and before leaving the house this morning I finished off a bottle of red ...read more

  • I Was A Supply Preacher For A Small Town Texas ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
    based on 26 ratings
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    I was a supply preacher for a small town Texas Church, coming in early Sunday, preaching a sermon to the congregation, and then leaving after lunch. Arriving early one Sunday I sat down at a local donut shop, opened my Bible and went over my sermon notes. A man was sitting down the counter from ...read more

  • A Christian Who Passes Through The Dark Tunnel Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005
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     | 2,723 views

    A Christian who passes through the dark tunnel of depression tends to focus on his sinful weaknesses and failures. God can use this time in a positive way, however, to enlarge his appreciation for His all-encompassing and all-sufficient grace. In 1964, Alan Redpath, former pastor of Moody Church ...read more

  • Lillian Pearsall Of Moravia, N.y. Tells This ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 19, 2006
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    Lillian Pearsall of Moravia, N.Y. tells this story of when she was a telephone operator. A customer talked overtime on a long-distance call from a pay telephone booth. Even with my friendly reminders, he refused to deposit his overtime coins. Instead he slammed down the phone, irate and verbally ...read more

  • Church For Fanatics

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 20, 2006
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    Church For Fanatics One man wrote "I was a supply preacher for a small town Texas Church, coming in early Sunday, preaching a sermon to the congregation, and then leaving after lunch. Arriving early one Sunday I sat down at a local donut shop, opened my Bible and went over my sermon notes. " A man ...read more

  • Anyone Else?

    Contributed by Samuel Troyer on Oct 23, 2006
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    Anyone Else? A man slipped and fell off a cliff while hiking on a mountaintop. Luckily he was able to grab a branch on his way down. Holding on for dear life, he looked down only to see a rock valley some fifteen hundred feet below. When he looked up it was twenty feet to the cliff where he had ...read more

  • Do Any Of You Remember The Loss Of The Vessel ...

    Contributed by Tony Searles on Nov 24, 2006
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    Do any of you remember the loss of the vessel called the "Central America"? She was in a bad state, had sprung a leak, and was going down. She therefore hoisted a signal of distress. A ship came close to her, and its captain asked, through the trumpet, "What is wrong?" "We are in bad repair and are ...read more