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  • Don't Crash Or Shut Down

    Contributed by Pastor Gbenga Shadare on May 6, 2010
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    DON'T CRASH OR SHUT DOWN Two things can happen to a car when it has been involved in a crash. It can either survive with the engine still purring and working or the car’s engine is completely shut down, stopped by fire and the dismembering of its parts. Now, I would like you to carefully consider ...read more

  • Questions Help You Learn...?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 31, 2010
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    QUESTIONS HELP YOU LEARN...? A father and his small son were out walking one day when the lad asked how electricity could go through the wires stretched between the telephone poles. "I don't know," said his father. "I never knew much about electricity." A few blocks farther on, the boy asked ...read more

  • Shepherding In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 8, 2010
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    Shepherding in Israel H.V. Morton gives an account of this sort of thing: "Early one morning I saw an extraordinary sight not far from Bethlehem. Two shepherds had evidently spent the night with their flocks in a cave. The sheep were all mixed together and the time had come for the shepherds to go ...read more

  • The Devil's Counterfeit Initially Looks Like The ...

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jul 27, 2010
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    The devil’s counterfeit initially looks like the real thing. But its fake. • A counterfeit faith stops when man’s capacity ends – a Biblical faith begins where man stops. • A counterfeit faith depends of appearance, coercion, and deception – a Biblical faith depends on the reliability of Christ • ...read more

  • John Maxwell Wrote A Great Book Called ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 7, 2010
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    John Maxwell wrote a great book called “Failing Forward” the premise of the book is that if we learn from our mistakes then we actually improve in life. He states, “Everybody fails, errs, and makes mistakes. You’ve heard the saying ‘To err is human, to forgive is divine.’ Alexander Pope wrote that ...read more

  • The Battle Is Really Over

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 24, 2010
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    THE BATTLE IS REALLY OVER Theologians tell a story to illustrate how Christ’s triumph presently benefits our lives: Imagine a city under siege. The enemy that surrounds they city will not let anyone or anything leave. Supplies are running low, and the citizens are fearful. But in the dark of the ...read more

  • Shaping To Fit "Up There"

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
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    SHAPING TO FIT "UP THERE" A Christian man who in a time of business recession lost his job. He then also lost a sizable fortune, and his beautiful home. To add to his sorrow, his wife died, and having no children and very few relatives, he found himself very much alone. The man was a Christian and ...read more

  • Burning Down Or Smoke Signals?

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 30, 2010
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    BURNING DOWN OR SMOKE SIGNALS? A shipwrecked man was once washed ashore on an uninhabited island. Using the few things he managed to salvage from the wreck and from whatever he could find on the island, he painstakingly built himself a hut. That little hut was the only protection he had from the ...read more

  • The Duration Of Life

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
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    THE DURATION OF LIFE God originally determined 30 years as the ideal span of life for all animals, including mankind. The donkey, the dog, and the monkey considered it much too long, however, and begged God to reduce their years by 18, 12, and 10. Being healthy, vigorous, and somewhat greedy, the ...read more

  • Today's Witches (Translation Follows)

    Contributed by David Pin on Feb 19, 2011
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    TODAY'S WITCHES (TRANSLATION FOLLOWS) Hoy en día las brujas no son mujeres con un grano en la nariz y sólo algunos dientes que mostar, tampoco tienen una voz desagradable y una risa burlona. Por el contrario, en mi país por ejemplo, las brujas modernas son rubias, hablan con dulzura, son bonitas y ...read more

  • How To Be An Enjoyable Person

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Mar 8, 2011
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    HOW TO BE AN ENJOYABLE PERSON In his book, The Power of Positive Thinking, Norman Vincent Peale lists some rules for becoming the kind of person whom others enjoy being around. Here are some of them: 1) Learn to remember names. I believe this goes a long way with people. 2) Acquire the quality ...read more

  • Glory  PRO

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jun 2, 2011
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    GOD’S GLORY AT MARANATHA At the 2009 Kansas high school state track championship, an unusual thing happened. The team that won the girls 3,200-meter relay was disqualified. But what happened next was even more unusual. The team that was awarded the state championship by default turned right around ...read more

  • Jack Nicklaus And Repentance  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 14, 2011
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    JACK NICKLAUS AND REPENTANCE Jack Nicklaus is considered by most as the greatest golfer who has ever played the game. Once, when he was at the top of his game, he quit playing for 30 days to correct something with his game. He couldn’t correct it. He tried but to no success. Then he went back to ...read more

  • It Looked Like An Apple Store

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Jul 25, 2011
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    IT LOOKED LIKE AN APPLE STORE "They looked like Apple products. It looked like an Apple store. It had the classic Apple store winding staircase and weird upstairs sitting area. The employees were even wearing those blue t-shirts with the chunky Apple name tags around their necks," But upon closer ...read more

  • Fear Of Bugs

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Jul 26, 2011
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    FEAR OF BUGS I hear the word camping and run for cover. Through the daily writings most of you know that a number of weird things happen to me. How much more in the open woods. Of all the times I camped OUTSIDE I have never had a good experience. If there are 1,000 people in a field and 1 ...read more

  • Are You Planting The Right Seed?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2011
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    ARE YOU PLANTING THE RIGHT SEED? Some time ago "Reader’s Digest" told the story about a company who mailed out some special advertising business post cards with a mustard seed glued to it with the following caption that went something like this: "If you have faith as small as this mustard seed in ...read more

  • Wearing 30,000 Bibles

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Feb 26, 2012
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    WEARING 30,000 BIBLES Years ago a missionary returned to England for a brief furlough after many years of faithful service in India. He was invited to a dinner at a great summer resort where he met many women of prominence and position. After dinner he went to his room and penned a ...read more

  • Beautiful Feet?

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on Mar 14, 2012
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    BEAUTIFUL FEET? The Bible says, in Romans 10:15, "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace..." (NKJV). I don't know about you, but when I think about beautiful things, feet don't rank very high on my list. Feet are sweaty and stinky. Did you know that your feet have ...read more

  • The Slightest Wish  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 18, 2012
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    THE SLIGHTEST WISH During the War Between the States, General Lee one day sent word to Stonewall Jackson that the next time he rode in the direction of headquarters the Commander-in-Chief would be glad to see him on a matter of no great importance. General Jackson received the message and ...read more

  • What Commitment?

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Jul 1, 2012
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    WHAT COMMITMENT? When I was in my first year of ministry, I walked into our District preachers meeting at the same time as Bobbie Potter, who was pastor of Munholland UMC in Old Metairie. He asked if I preach last Sunday which I did. Then he asked, "What did you ask them to commit to?" I said I ...read more