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  • The Elephant And The ...

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on May 12, 2008
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     | 2,166 views

    The Elephant and the Ambulance A woman’s red station wagon was crushed by an elephant at a circus. The owners of the animal apologized, explaining that the animal, for some reason, simply liked to sit on red cars. In spite of the damage, the woman’s car was still drivable. But on the way to the ...read more

  • Dr. James Dobson Reports That The Average ...

    Contributed by Shawn Rose on Jul 28, 2008
     | 2,392 views

    Dr. James Dobson reports that the average preschool child watches between 30 and 50 hours of television per week while the average time spent interacting with his or her father is 37 seconds per day. He also stated, "There is no higher calling on earth for men than to be a father." Casting Crowns ...read more

  • Someone Once Wrote; And, I Quote: "Whoso Draws ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
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    Someone once wrote; and, I quote: "Whoso draws nigh to God one step through doubtings dim, God will advance a mile in blazing light to Him." The late great American author, lecturer, and radio commentator, Will Oursler (1913 - 1985), once said: "The beginning of faith is the beginning of our ...read more

  • Michael Brown, "Go And Sin No More" 20 Reasons ...

    Contributed by Todd Pugh on Feb 6, 2007
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    Michael Brown, “Go and sin no more” 20 reasons not to sin 1) Sin does not satisfy a. Proverbs 27:20 Hell and Destruction are never full; So the eyes of man are never satisfied. b. Hebrews 11:25 talks about, “the passing pleasures of sin,” 2) Sin leads to More sin 3) Sin Leads to Worse Sin 4) Sin ...read more

  • In 1989 The Sf Bay Area Suffered A Great ...

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on May 18, 2007
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    In 1989 the SF Bay Area suffered a great earthquake. Katie and I were living there at the time. Growing up there, I had experienced many, many earthquakes – this was the first earthquake where I was truly frightened. After the earthquake I heard many stories about different people’s experiences. ...read more

  • Right And Wrong And Ruby ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2009
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    RIGHT AND WRONG AND RUBY BRIDGES A federal judge had ordered New Orleans to open its public schools to African-American children. White parents in the community decided to keep their children at home if this verdict was enforced. They made it known that any African-American children who came to ...read more

  • Resisting The Temptation To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2010
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    Resisting the Temptation to Lie It’s the only thing we can do when we can’t see ahead – follow the Lord step-by-step. That means doing what we know HE wants us to do, even if it doesn’t always make sense to us. Jim George, in his book, God’s Man of Influence, talks about trying to sell a used ...read more

  • A Shortcut Is Not Always That Short

    Contributed by James Snyder on May 1, 2021
     | 2,320 views

    I have always appreciated shortcuts in life. If I can find a shortcut, I will take it because time is valuable to me. I take pride in coming up with a shortcut that actually saves me time. However, not all of my shortcuts have really been that short and I have paid the price. Last week, for ...read more

  • Phil Yancey Writes About It In His Book, What's ...

    Contributed by Art Good on Jul 26, 2007
     | 3,227 views

    Phil Yancey writes about it in his book, What’s So Amazing About Grace? It’s a picture of what our church is, can be, will be, should be. One of the pictures Jesus often uses of grace is of a wedding banquet. So this is what Yancey writes: Accompanied by her fiance, a woman went to the Hyatt ...read more

  • Delusional Spiritual Myopithy!" John 15:26-John ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on May 12, 2005
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    “Delusional Spiritual Myopithy!” John 15:26-John 16:4 Key verse(s) 26:“When the Counselor comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father, he will testify about me.” Oh that dreaded sign! “Caution––Men Working!” Normally I am pretty good about ...read more

  • Principles For Change

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
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    Principles for change: A. People must have reasons for change 1. They must see the value to them of the change 2. The plan must be understood by them 3. They must be involved in the process B. People must be prepared for change, don’t just drop it on them. Introduce the ...read more

  • All I Will Ever Need To Know I Learned From ...  PRO

    Contributed by Wayne Burnett on Feb 28, 2001
    based on 302 ratings
     | 2,465 views

    -All I will ever need to know I learned from Noah. One, Don’t miss the boat. Two, Remember that we are all in the same boat. Three. Plan ahead. It wasn’t raining when Noah built the Ark . Four, Stay fit. When you’re 600 years old someone may ask you to do something really big. Five, Don’t listen to ...read more

  • A Cow Gets Lost  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,394 views

    A COW GETS LOST Mike Yaconelli writes in The Wittenburg Door: I live in a small, rural community. There are lots of cattle ranches around here, and every once in a while a cow wanders off and gets lost.... Ask a rancher how a cow gets lost, and chances are he will reply, “Well, the cow starts ...read more

  • One Day As My Two Year Old Daughter And I Had ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 18, 2007
     | 1,271 views

    One day as my two year old daughter and I had finished our shopping at the mall, I was walking ahead of her continually asking her to "hurry up." I wanted to get home, but she was enjoying all the sights and sounds. As she walked right behind me, I looked back to see my daughter had stopped to ...read more

  • The Results Of Spiritual Blindness

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    The Results of Spiritual Blindness. On November 30, 1991 fierce winds from a freakish dust storm triggered a massive freeway pileup along Interstate 5 near Coalinga, California. At least 14 people died and dozens more were injured as topsoil whipped by 50 mile-per-hour winds reduced visibility to ...read more

  • Xxxchurch Was Founded By Craig Gross, With ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 2, 2008
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     | 1,266 views

    XXXChurch was founded by Craig Gross, with help. They have a website at XXXchurch.com. The guys who run it are Christians, and they pioneered a ministry to reach people who are caught in pornography – not just who buy it and view it, but the people who are running the industry. For a few years ...read more

  • I'd Like A Little More Audience Participation In ...

    Contributed by Darren Mccormick on Feb 26, 2008
     | 1,240 views

    I’d like a little more audience participation in the next few moments. Here’s what I’d like you to do. If you’re 34 years of age or younger---I’d like for you to stand up….some on, go ahead it’ll just take a couple of moments. Okay you can be seated. And I hope you count yourselves as some of ...read more

  • 1 From Strength To Strength We Sometimes Go, Then ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Mar 25, 2010
     | 4,354 views

    1 From strength to strength we sometimes go, then again we're sinking low, In the shadow of a mountain looming high above our heads. We need not fear what lies ahead for the Word has clearly said, That our faith would be sufficient to make the mountain disappear. CHORUS: Speak to the mountain, ...read more

  • Can't Call Him A Liar

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 2, 2010
     | 4,537 views

    CAN'T CALL HIM A LIAR During quail season in Georgia, an Atlanta journalist met an old farmer hunting with an ancient pointer at his side. Twice the dog ran rheumatically ahead and pointed. Twice his master fired into the open air. When the journalist saw no birds rise, he asked the farmer for an ...read more

  • Know Where You Stand

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jan 14, 2011
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    KNOW WHERE YOU STAND The Johnson and Johnson company once had in their mission statement that employees would “operate with honesty and integrity” Several weeks before a major incident involving Tylenol, the president of Johnson and Johnson sent a memo to all the presidents of divisions in the ...read more

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