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  • Marvin Rosenthal, Writing In "Israel, My Glory," ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 20, 2007
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    Marvin Rosenthal, writing in "Israel, My Glory," tells about a mother who was asked by a census taker how many children she had. She responded, "Well, there’s Billy and Harry and Martha and...." "Never mind the names," the man interrupted, "Just give me the number!" ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • In A Recent Cheerios Poll, 76% Of Kids 6 To 14 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    In a recent Cheerios poll, 76% of kids 6 to 14 said their mom gives them the best advice. 46% said they always thank their mom for help, but 85% say they believe they should thank her more than they do. The survey also found that the top three characteristics of a great mom are being ...read more

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  • H. G. Wells, Who Was An Agnostic At Best, An ...

    Contributed by Lynn Malone on Feb 1, 2006
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    H. G. Wells, who was an agnostic at best, an atheist at worst, said Jesus “is easily the dominant figure of history.” He would further say that any historian, regardless of theological bias, simply cannot portray history accurately without giving proper place to “a penniless teacher from ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Everyone Eventually Surrenders To Something Or ...

    Contributed by John Harvey on May 31, 2006
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    “Everyone eventually surrenders to something or someone. If not to God, you will surrender to the opinions or expectations of others, to money, to resentment, to fear, or to your own pride, lusts, or ego. You were designed to worship God—and if you fail to worship him, you will create other things ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • European Historian Lord Acton Said, "Power Tends ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    European historian Lord Acton said, “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Abraham Lincoln said, “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” And best-selling novelist Amy Tan gave this ...read more

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  • God's Attention Is Focused On You And He Will ...

    Contributed by Charles Whitmire on Jan 6, 2008
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    God’s attention is focused on you and he will give you peace When my wife and I are talking I am often guilty of doing something else... Every now and again, I have to hit the pause on the TV, or turn off the radio and ask her to repeat ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Roses In The Balken Mountains: Produce Some Of ...

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 21, 2008
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    Roses in the Balken Mountains: Produce some of the world’s finest perfume. In order to get the best fragrance the workers must pick them in the darkest part of the night. The start right after midnight and finish within two hours. Scientific study has shown that this is the interval where the ...read more

  • In The Film 'the Shawshank Redemption', The Main ...

    Contributed by Neil Richardson on Mar 12, 2008
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    In the film ’The Shawshank Redemption’, the main character Andy Dufresne risks his life by speaking personally to the brutal chief prison guard. But by giving the man some sound financial advice, he secures a break with some beers for his fellow prisoners, although he himself does not drink a ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • A Man Approached Horace Greeley One Day To Ask ...

    Contributed by Rick Bezanson on Jul 12, 2008
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    A man approached Horace Greeley one day to ask for a donation for foreign missions. Greeley turned him down, but the man continued his plea and Greeley again said, "No". Finally the unfortunate one said: "Why, Mr. Greeley, wouldn't you give $10 to save an immortal ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • How Can You Praise When You Feel Down? Look Back ...

    Contributed by Michael West on Sep 29, 2008
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    How can you praise when you feel down? Look back to where you have been and recall the blessings and miracles, recall what God has already done in your life and through your life. Then put on the garment of praise for those things and in a short period of time of praising and giving thanks ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Author Jill Briscoe In "Here Am I Lord, Send ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Oct 21, 2008
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    Author Jill Briscoe in "Here Am I Lord, Send Somebody Else" writes of this subject, "God transports us to a situation. There is no such thing as happenstance in the life of a child of God. His intent is to use fallible people to give out His infallible truth to a world living in error. He wants to ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • A Human Being Should Be Able To Change A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, ...read more

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  • Yet It Is So Difficult To Convince Others To ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 30, 2009
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    Yet it is so difficult to convince others to take that course, even when they see it. The problem is that only God can give the appetite for the Scriptures that brings such great spiritual nutrition. The natural man is like a dying cancer patient to whom food has become detestable. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • The True Blessing

    Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Jun 15, 2011
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    THE TRUE BLESSING When God blessed Abraham, He blessed him so that he could be a blessing to all nations. To be a true blessing to others requires that we share with them the power of God’s transforming Truth. If you give food to a man who is trapped in a pit, they are still trapped in that ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Meekness......don't Leave Home Without It.

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 15, 2020
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    William Barclay gives an extra "amplified" translation of Matthew 5:5: "Blessed are the Meek". "Oh, the bliss of the man who is always angry at the RIGHT TIME and never angry at the wrong time, who has every instinct, every impulse, and every passion under control because ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • I Surrender All – Judson W. Van Deventer, 1896

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Mar 19, 2008
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    I Surrender All – Judson W. Van DeVenter, 1896 Van DeVenter beautifully describes the process of absolute surrender in his timeless hymn I Surrender All. If I may impose my perception of this hymn, I would suggest that He reveals the struggle involved in surrendering all that he is to the Lord. ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Liz Curtis Higgs Was One Of The Best-Known Disc ...

    Contributed by Kent Kessler on Aug 30, 2007
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    Liz Curtis Higgs was one of the best-known disc jockeys in America, and she lived quite a…wild lifestyle without God. In fact, Howard Stern was the A.M. show, and Liz Curtis Higgs was the P.M. show. And one day Howard Stern said to Liz, “You know, you need to clean up your act.” Now, that really ...read more

    Denomination: Methodist

  • Go To God €" He Is The Source Of Our Goodness On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008
     | 1,756 views

    Go to God – he is the source of our goodness on this earth. Matthew 7:11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! Story: This story about Hudson Taylor – a well known ...read more

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  • To Be Had For The Asking

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jul 28, 2009
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    TO BE HAD FOR THE ASKING A few days after the Civil War had been officially ended a man was riding along a road in West Virginia. Suddenly a soldier, clad in a dirty and tattered Confederate uniform, sprang out of a thicket, seized the horses’ bridle, and with twitching face demanded, "Give me ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Contributed by C Jordan on Dec 19, 2009
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    STORY: "Puppies for Sale" (Chicken Soup for the Soul). A little boy appeared under the store owner’s sign, "Puppies for sale." "How much are you going to sell the puppies for?" he asked. The store owner replied, "Anywhere from $30 to $50." "I have $2.37," the little boy said, "Can I please look ...read more

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