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  • 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

  • Kelly Willard Was The Solo Voice In Many ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Nov 21, 2007
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    Kelly Willard was the solo voice in many Maranatha Music Songs in the 80’s. She recorded 10 solo albums for her Lord. But in 2004 her world fell apart. Her marriage of 29 years ended in divorce, her parents died, and her 18 year old daughter Haylie committed suicide after battling severe ...read more

  • Each Of Our Days Are Measured In The 24 Hours It ...

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Feb 10, 2008
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    Each of our days are measured in the 24 hours it takes for the Earth to rotate on its axis. A year is the time the Earth takes to revolve around the Sun, about 365 and a quarter days. That’s why every four years an extra day at the end of February is added – well that’s not quite true because if ...read more

  • Everyone Is A Unique Creation Of An Almighty ...

    Contributed by James Chandler on Feb 17, 2008
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    Everyone is a unique creation of an almighty God. Everyone: the church is for everyone. Believer and unbeliever Rich and poor Red, yellow, black and white Old and young Extroverted and introverted Unique: We are all different. Different personalities Different Strengths ...read more

  • Both Fridays And The Number 13 Have Both Been ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
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    Both Fridays and the number 13 have both been considered “unlucky” down thru the ages. The number 13, for example: The Turks so disliked that number that they practically removed it from their vocabulary (Brewer, 1894). Many cities do not have a 13th Street or a 13th Avenue. Many buildings don’t ...read more

  • Kids Follow Parent Models 91% Of Kids Want To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2008
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    Kids Follow Parent Models 91% of kids want to help others, says a new Kid, Inc. study of 6- to 14- year olds. 58% chose volunteering over playing video games; 38% would rather see money for their gifts go to a worthy cause instead of receiving a present. More than half responded that they have the ...read more

  • God Wants You To Rejoice In Your Relationship!  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    God wants you to rejoice in your relationship! *God wants our churches and our marriages to be alive and overflowing with joy. So the Old Testament tells us that the joy of the Lord is our strength; the New Testament tells us to “rejoice in the Lord always.” Then in Proverbs 5 in words too vivid ...read more

  • You're Driving A Bus For Sunday School. At Your ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Apr 12, 2008
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    You’re driving a bus for Sunday school. At your first stop you pick up 7 kids. At the next stop you pick up 4 kids and at the next stop 6 kids. You drop them all off and go out for more. The next three stops you get 5 kids each and the last stop 2, and actually drop off 3. How old is the ...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

  • Nothing Is Quite As Sweet As The Attachment Most ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 12, 2008
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    Nothing is quite as sweet as the attachment most children have to their mother. (from Reader’s Digest): One evening after dinner, my five-year-old son Brian noticed that his mother had gone out. In answer to his questions, I told him, "Mommy is at a Tupperware party." This explanation satisfied ...read more

  • A Schoolteacher Was Giving A Lesson In Fractions. ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 20, 2008
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    A schoolteacher was giving a lesson in fractions. "Johnny, suppose there were seven in your family -- five children and mother and father --a total of seven. And suppose there was pie for dessert. What fraction of the pie would you get?" Johnny answered, "One-sixth." "But you don’t understand," ...read more

  • Alice Started Saving $1,000 A Year For Retirement ...

    Contributed by Aaron Mishoe on Apr 2, 2009
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    Alice started saving $1,000 a year for retirement when she was 21 years old. She saved this much for 8 years and then stopped at age 29 but let the amount build interest until she was 65. She paid a total of $8,000 into her retirement plan. Ben waited until age 29 to start saving $1,000 a year ...read more

  • Isolation, Loneliness More Difficult Than ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2009
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    ISOLATION, LONELINESS MORE DIFFICULT THAN PAIN William H. Willimon, in his commentary on our text, shared the following story from his childhood. "A little girl in my second grade class got the dreaded disease of polio. Our teacher described to us the possible complications of her disease. She ...read more

  • No House Without ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on May 31, 2009
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    No House Without Sorrow Among the parables that Chinese teachers use is the story of a woman who lost an only son. She was grief-stricken out of all reason. She made her sorrow a wailing wall. Finally she went to a wise old philosopher. He said to her, “I will give you back your son if you will ...read more

  • The Bible Found Me  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009
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    THE BIBLE FOUND ME Campell Morgan had already enjoyed some success as a preacher by the time he was 19 years old. But then he was attacked by doubts about the Bible. The writings of various scientists disturbed him. As he read their books and listened to their debates he became more and more ...read more

  • As Long As God Is Awake  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 12, 2009
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    AS LONG AS GOD IS AWAKE A mother and her little four-year-old daughter were preparing to retire for the night. The child was afraid of the night. The child was afraid of the dark, and the mother, alone with the child, felt fearful also. When the light was out, the child caught a glimpse of the ...read more

  • Have You Ever Felt Like You Want To Connect With ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Sep 2, 2009
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    Have you ever felt like you WANT to connect with God, but you don’t even know what to say? No problem! The Spirit takes the impulses of your Heart and brings them before God … in a language that Abba Father will absolutely understand. The other day, I got a call wonderful call on my cell phone ...read more

  • Holman On Faith

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 15, 2010
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    HOLMAN ON FAITH Holman defines FAITH: Trusting commitment of one person to another, particularly of a person to God. Faith is the central concept of Christianity. One may be called a Christian only if one has faith. Holman adds: Our English word "faith" comes from the Latin fides, as developed ...read more

  • Crushed For Our Iniquities

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 22, 2010
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    CRUSHED FOR OUR INIQUITIES Think about the Lord's instructions for worship in the Old Testament tabernacle. Some of the ingredients of the holy anointing oil had to be crushed before they were used, because until they were crushed their fragrance could not be released. The crushing of the incense ...read more

  • Roman Soldier Shares Coat With A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 30, 2010
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    Roman Soldier Shares Coat with a Beggar Martin of Tours was a Roman soldier and a Christian. One cold winter day, as he was entering a city, a beggar stopped him and asked for alms. Martin had no money; but the beggar was blue and shivering with cold and Martin gave what he had. He took off his ...read more