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  • Have You Heard The Saying "You Are What You ...

    Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on Mar 25, 2008
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    Have you heard the saying “you are what you eat”? Well good thing that’s not true because I’d probably be an eggplant or something, but what is true is “you are what you think”. You are what you think, you are what you read, and you are who you hang out with. If you put garbage in, you’ll get ...read more

  • Many Of You Heard Or Read About 27-Year-Old Aron ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    Many of you heard or read about 27-year-old Aron Ralston who had his right arm pinned by an 800-pound boulder in a climbing accident. He had gone hiking in Bluejohn Canyon. He was an experienced climber, for he had already climbed over 49 other peaks in Colorado which were over 14,000 feet. He ...read more

  • Casual Is Not Always Appropriate

    Contributed by James Snyder on May 2, 2020
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    If confession is good for the soul, I would like to give my soul a little treat. During this "stay-at-home" phenomenon, the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and Yours Truly, have been enjoying our time alone. We certainly have taken advantage of it. Not too long ago, my wife came up ...read more

  • The Foxhole Christian  PRO

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Jan 23, 2001
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     | 3,778 views

    ILLUSTRATION…the foxhole Christian “’There are no atheists in foxholes,’ wrote William T. Cummings in 1942. ‘While crouched in a trench with bullets zinging overhead, even the most reluctant heart begins to bargain with God- just in case He might exist. ‘God if you only get me out of this alive, ...read more

  • A Short Distance From The Pentagon, Inscribed ...  PRO

    Contributed by Daniel Becker on Sep 15, 2001
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    A short distance from the Pentagon, inscribed with an iron stylus on blocks of granite, the walls of the Jefferson Memorial in Washington proclaim the words of our third President, “And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure, when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in ...read more

  • A Four-Year-Old And A Six-Year-Old Presented ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Hensley on May 11, 2002
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    A four-year-old and a six-year-old presented their Mom with a house plant. They had used their own money and she was thrilled. The older of them said with a sad face, “There was a bouquet that we wanted to give you at the flower shop. It was real pretty, but it was too expensive. It had a ribbon on ...read more

  • A 3 Year-Old Girl Named Charlotte Received A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Fordham on Oct 29, 2002
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     | 2,457 views

    A 3 year-old girl named Charlotte received a certificate of achievement following her last swimming class. When her dad came home from work that evening, the mom handed him the cherished award and said to the little girl, “Charlotte, would you like to tell your daddy what this is?” Charlotte ...read more

  • A Paddy's Day Joke  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 9, 2003
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    A PADDY’S DAY JOKE Paddy was tooling along the road one fine day when the local policeman, a friend of his, pulled him over. "What’s wrong, Seamus?" Paddy asked. "Well didn’t ya know, Paddy, that your wife fell out of the car about five miles back?" said ...read more

  • Pornography & Sexual Addiction: The National ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
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    Pornography & Sexual Addiction: The National Coalition for the Protection of Children & Families reports Americans invested $220 million at fee-based adult sites in ‘01, and 27.5 million visited a pornography website in January ‘02. 3%-6% of the U.S. public is thought to be sexually addicted. More ...read more

  • Connections

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on May 7, 2009
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    CONNECTIONS My truck would not start. I tried several things to fix it and even had the battery checked. I thought I was in for a big expense. I prayed for my truck. A friend told me to clean the terminals, which I already had done. But I cleaned them thoroughly again and the truck started ...read more

  • Given, But Not Taken

    Contributed by Tim Spear on Sep 1, 2011
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    GIVEN, BUT NOT TAKEN I like to use coupons to save money especially when eating out or for lodging. Businesses give coupons all the time, but not all are used. I found two such coupons in my wallet this week and started to throw them out, but then I thought they would be useful as an illustration. ...read more

  • Unconverted Ministers

    Contributed by Tim Spear on Sep 6, 2011
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    UNCONVERTED MINISTERS Thousands of ordained men in the present day know nothing whatever about Christ, except His name. They have not entered "the door" themselves, and they are unable to show it to others. Unconverted ministers are the dry-rot of the Church...We must never fail to ask, Where is ...read more

  • Powerful Names

    Contributed by Rev. Duraimony Dickson on May 23, 2021
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    The children’s magazine once stated that a lot of people subconsciously predict career success based on a name. According to James Bruning, Ph.D., a psychology professor at Ohio University, participants predicted that girls with feminine names like Emma and Sarah would be more successful if they ...read more

  • Mindy Caliguire In Spiritual Friendship Says, ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 1, 2007
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    Mindy Caliguire in Spiritual friendship says, “What do you do when you can’t stand the thought of praying, when the words of the Bible seem plastic and false… when you have been doing everything ‘right’ and the bottom falls out? It’s at these times when it is the spiritual friends who throw ...read more

  • Scottish Minister Alexander Whyte Was Known For ...

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on May 28, 2008
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    Scottish minister Alexander Whyte was known for his uplifting prayers in the pulpit. He always found something for which to be grateful. One Sunday morning the weather was so gloomy that one church member thought to himself, "Certainly the preacher won't think of anything for which to thank the ...read more

  • In 1530 The Great Reformer Martin Luther Wrote: ...

    Contributed by John Boquist on Aug 3, 2008
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    In 1530 the great reformer Martin Luther wrote: “I am not ashamed to confess publicly that next to theology there is no art which is the equal of music, for she alone, after theology, can do what otherwise only theology can accomplish, namely, quiet and cheer up the soul of man, which is clear ...read more

  • Those Of Us Who Have Been Shocked By God's Truth ...

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 13, 2008
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    Those of us who have been shocked by God’s Truth at some point in our lives often realize that what we have been doing in good faith and, we thought, to honor God was in fact just the opposite of what God wants. And, I hasten to add, we often spend the ...read more

  • In 1989, A Small Church In Holland, Michigan Was ...

    Contributed by Bledar Valca on Dec 24, 2008
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    In 1989, a small church in Holland, Michigan was seeing for ways how to make Jesus they focus of their Christian life. Having read “In His Steps” by Charles Sheldon, they agreed with a company to produce a bracelet that would have the letters “WWJD” on it. The letters stand for “What Would Jesus ...read more

  • Hope Of A Good Day

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    Hope of a Good Day Max Lucado, preacher and writer, teaches that "every day deserves a chance." He feels so strongly about it, he wrote a book with the same title. Regardless of what is in our day, if we give it a chance, it can become a "good" day. Of course, coupled with this thought is the ...read more

  • As We Paid Nothing For God's Eternal Love And ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 19, 2007
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    As we paid nothing for God’s eternal love and nothing for the Son of His love, and nothing for His Spirit and our grace and faith, and nothing for our eternal rest...What an astonishing thought it will be to think of the unmeasurable difference between our deservings and our receivings. O, how free ...read more