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  • A Unique Excuse

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 10, 2011
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    A UNIQUE EXCUSE A man who bought a brand new Mercedes and got out on the interstate. It was a convertible and the top was down, the breeze was blowing through his hair, and he decided he would open it up to see what it could do. The needle hit 80 miles an hour, then 90, then 100, then 110, then ...read more

  • A Bad Day  PRO

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jan 17, 2012
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    A BAD DAY Mr. Insured had just purchased a new 7509cc Honda motorcycle. After a few leisurely trips around the block to become acquainted with this powerful new machine, he parked the cycle in front of his home to show it off to his neighbors. It started to rain, however, and not wanting to get ...read more

  • Kindness To An Old Man Opened The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Aug 19, 2007
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    Illustration: Kindness to an Old Man Opened the Door Doug Nichols, said that “While serving with Operation Mobilization in India in 1967, I spent several months in a TB sanitarium with tuberculosis. After finally being admitted into the sanitarium, I tried to give tracts to the patients, doctors, ...read more

  • Finding Grace  PRO

    Contributed by Johnathan Hester on Jun 15, 2008
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    FINDING GRACE If you want to learn the meaning of faith, get down to a child's level. "What could this possibly be?" I thought to myself. "Why would someone place that sign so low? No one could read it." You see them everywhere. Small signs promoting yard sales, cars, and business opportunities ...read more

  • The Easiest And Yet Hardest Thing To Do

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Sep 29, 2009
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    THE EASIEST AND YET HARDEST THING TO DO Many were following Jesus, but they do not really want to trust Him as their Saviour. It seems so easy and yet so hard. D. L. Moody shared this experience. One day he went to his little nephew house, who was then about 3 or 4 years old. He threw a ...read more

  • Grandma's Hands

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 23, 2016
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    Grandma’s Hands When I stand at the graveside for an elderly person, I think about the life they have lived, that dash between the birth date and date of death. I think about all they have seen, all they have experienced. And I think about this story that is told: Grandma, some 90+ years, sat ...read more

  • I Read The Story Of A Twenty-Six Year Old School ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Willis on Dec 18, 2006
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    I read the story of a twenty-six year old school teacher who had never been married. She said that when she was a little girl her parents had divorced and her mother had gone to live in a far away state while she had stayed with her father who was a physician. She said, “I spent my whole life ...read more

  • Sept. 19, 2001 - New York Times Ran A Story ...

    Contributed by Mark Canfield on Nov 9, 2006
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    Sept. 19, 2001 - New York Times ran a story called Aboard Flight 564 - Peter Hannaford As it was at most US Airports, last Saturday was the first near normal day at Denver International since the terrorist attacks. On United Flight 564, the door had just been locked and the plane was about to pull ...read more

  • The Heaviest Loads

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Oct 30, 2011
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    THE HEAVIEST LOADS N. T. Wright, in writing about this passage (Mt 23:1-12), tells the story of trying to prepare for a hiking and camping trip. He went to an outfitter who took him around the store showing him everything he would need. The salesman recommended a good sleeping bag and a durable ...read more

  • I Didn't Save You. God Did.

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 19, 2012
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    "I DIDN'T SAVE YOU. GOD DID." Fireman Edward Cushing tells the story of an old frame house burning on the southside of Chicago. He ordered the hoses to start fighting the fire and then dashed inside and pulled three people out. When the blaze was over, the Chief came over and told him he did a ...read more

  • The Keeper Of The Springs By Peter Marshall  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 8, 2012
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    THE KEEPER OF THE SPRINGS by Peter Marshall Once upon a time, a certain town grew up at the foot of a mountain range. It was sheltered in the lee of the protecting heights, so that the wind that shuddered at the doors and flung handfuls of sleet against the window panes was a wind whose fury was ...read more

  • Who Saved Me?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 28, 2012
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    WHO SAVED ME? During a terrible storm at sea that threatened every moment to carry the ship to the bottom, one of the ship’s crew was doing something on the deck when a great sea struck the ship and went fairly over the deck, striking this man with great force, disabling him and carrying him into ...read more

  • The Keeper Of The Springs

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Dec 2, 2020
     | 2,996 views

    THE KEEPER OF THE SPRINGS by Peter Marshall Once upon a time, a certain town grew up at the foot of a mountain range. It was sheltered in the lee of the protecting heights, so that the wind that shuddered at the doors and flung handfuls of sleet against the window panes was a wind whose fury was ...read more

  • Parable: There Once Was A Thriving Little Church ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tom Doubt on Jul 14, 2003
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    Parable: There once was a thriving little church in the country. Internal squabbles developed that tore the church apart. Attendance dwindled until the church died. It time a middle-class neighborhood grew up around the church. One day a newcomer, tired of looking at the run down church, ...read more

  • Beyond Our Daily Bread  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 5, 2003
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    BEYOND OUR DAILY BREAD Author Jeanne Zornes writes: As a new Christian, I presumed Jesus’ main job was taking care of me. He led to me a job, roommates to share apartment costs, and a car that ran. But after a while my tastes got fussier. Like the Israelites waking up to manna every morning, I ...read more

  • Happy To Be Alive  PRO

    Contributed by James O. Davis on Oct 28, 2003
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    HAPPY TO BE ALIVE Bob Leland is a man who really encouraged me several years ago. You may have seen him on television. He has a healthy dose of enthusiasm for life. You may remember, he ran the New York marathon in 98 hours, 47 minutes, and 17 seconds. That’s not bad for someone who has no ...read more

  • Once There Was A Pastor Who Was Such A Golf ...  PRO

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Nov 2, 2003
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    Once there was a pastor who was such a golf addict that one Sunday he called in sick and went golfing instead. Two angels were above him on the golf course, discussing the situation. One angel said, “You just wait. I’m gonna punish him good for this.” The other angel just floated back to see what ...read more

  • Movie "About A Boy"

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Sep 2, 2006
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    Movie "About a Boy". Scene Setup: Will Lightman (Hugh Grant) is a bored, spoiled, London bachelor. He fills up his time with meaningless activities, but his need for meaning comes crashing in on him as he takes an inventory of his life. This entire scene, narrated by Will, shows him coming to terms ...read more

  • Of The Need To Be Deliberate And ...

    Contributed by Michael De Rosa on Sep 9, 2006
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    Illustration of the need to be deliberate and diligent: The weeds overcome When we lived in KCMO, we rented a duplex on Walrond Avenue. We had our own fenced in back yard and along the entire fence line, we had a lot of shrubs and weeds. I did not like that and wanted to get those things out of ...read more

  • The Nail-- As The Story Goes, They Built A New ...

    Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Apr 9, 2007
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    THE NAIL-- As the story goes, they built a new church building and people came from everywhere to see it. They admired its beauty! Up on the roof, a little nail heard the people praising everything about the lovely structure except the nail! No one even knew he was there, and he became angry and ...read more