Contributed by Jeff Simms on Nov 12, 2003
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The first sermon I ever preached was in Yerington, Nevada in 1988. It stands as the worse sermon in recorded history. There was about 20 people present in that little desert church to hear me. I said everything I intended say in about 5 minutes. Then, I said it again and looked back down at my
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Contributed by Thomas H on Jan 21, 2005
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So, what is a disciple? Is a disciple a pupil? Is a disciple a student? Is he or she someone who learns all about the Bible so they will know a lot? So they can rattle off the five points of Calvinism or give a deep discussion on the differences between premillennialism, post millennialism and
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Contributed by Brian Harvison on Aug 2, 2008
There was man who wanted to paint his house, but he couldn’t afford to buy any paint.
So he came up with an plan.
He would volunteer to paint the church for free-if the church would buy the paint.
He would then secretly thin the paint with water, which would give him enough paint to cover both
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Contributed by Gerald Steffy on Aug 28, 2009
HARLAND SANDERS: STORY OF HOPE
Here’s a man sitting on his porch in Kentucky. He’s only recently retired from the post office, and he’s sitting there when his first Social Security check is delivered. He’s very, very discouraged. He thinks to himself, Is this what life is going to be from now
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Contributed by John Roy on Jan 29, 2001
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People who are truly thankful don’t complain, they find a reason to be grateful. Matthew Henry, who wrote a commentary on every book of the Bible, was once robbed. The thieves took everything of value that he had. Later that evening he wrote in his diary these words, “I am thankful that during
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2001
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IT JUST CAN'T WAIT
Following the news of ex-Beatle George Harrison’s death, "Today" how anchor Anne Curry interviewed Anthony DeCurtis, a writer for Rolling Stone* magazine. DeCurtis talked at length about Harrison’s search for a meaningful spiritual life. Curry said, "Apparently Harrison was the
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Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Aug 12, 2005
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Dave Brown, author of “Entertaining Ourselves in church” speaks about “Neil Postman, a professor of communications arts and sciences at New York University wrote a fascinating book called, Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business.
He says, “Postman doesn’t write as a
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CHRISTMAS SIGNS
- From a toy store: "Ho, ho, ho spoken here."
- In a bridal boutique: "Marry Christmas."
- Outside a church: "The original Christmas Club."
- From a department store: "Big pre-Christmas sale. Come in and mangle with the crowd."
- In a Texas jewelry store: "Diamond tiaras: $70,000.
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Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Nov 16, 2004
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A serviceman wrote about a bit of unintended comedy he witnessed in the army. In happened during a company inspection at the Redstone Arsenal in Alabama.
An inspection was being conducted by a colonel. Everything had gone smoothly until the officer came to the man standing next to the soldier who
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 1, 2005
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According to the Bureau of Standards in Washington, D.C., a dense fog covering seven city blocks to a height of 100 feet is composed of less that one glass of water. That amount of water is divided into about 60 billion tiny droplets. Yet when those minute particles settle over a city or the
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