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  • One Life

    Contributed by Bledar Valca on Dec 29, 2008
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    ONE LIFE One single life has value and is important to God. Think of how God saved the world (or His people) through one person: Noah found favor in the eyes of God when the whole world thought evil all the time. God raised Joseph from the prison to save the world from famine. God used Moses to ...read more

  • Two Irishmen, Pat And Mike, Had Narrowly Escaped ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 25, 2009
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    Two Irishmen, Pat and Mike, had narrowly escaped death on a sinking ship. They were floundering around in icy ocean waters on a couple of planks. Pat was addicted to the grossest profanity, so he thought he ought to repent of it, so the Lord would come to their rescue. Mike thought Pat’s theology ...read more

  • Jon And Kate Plus 8

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Mar 25, 2009
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    JON AND KATE PLUS 8 The are known from TLC’s show about their lives "Jon and Kate Plus 8." Kate couldn’t have children, so they went to a fertility clinic and had twins. They wanted another one, so they went again. This time she had 7 fertilized eggs. She was told to selectively get rid of ...read more

  • Global Warming Doubts

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009
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    GLOBAL WARMING DOUBTS More than 31,000 U.S. scientists, including more than 9,000 Ph.D.s (in fields such as atmospheric science, climatology, Earth science, environment and dozens of other specialties) have signed a petition rejecting "global warming," the U.N.’s assumption that human production ...read more

  • Our Motive For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2009
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    OUR MOTIVE FOR MISSIONS When Hudson Taylor was director of the China Inland Mission, he often interviewed candidates for the mission field. On one occasion, he met with a group of applicants to determine their motivations for service. "And why do you wish to go as a foreign missionary?" he asked ...read more

  • Annie The Bishop

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Aug 27, 2009
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    ANNIE THE BISHOP The resident "bishop" in our house is Annie the wonder-dog. At one point she was a 65-pound running machine. At age 92 (in dog years) her spine has so much arthritis she needs twice the normal human dose of prednisone just to walk. She is not healthy; she cannot do what she was ...read more

  • Game Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 19, 2009
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    Game of Life In 1860, a lithographer named Milton Bradley decided to invent a board game where people by playing it would learn life lessons. They would learn about the risks and the rewards in life and decisions and consequences. It was originally called “The Checkered Game of Life.” It was a ...read more

  • Oxen, Nuts And Shells  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 31, 2009
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    OXEN, NUTS AND SHELLS All of us, at one time or another, have heard humorous stories of people who in a moment of frightful crisis will make extravagant promises to Almighty God, to other people; or, to themselves! Then, when the crisis is over or has subsided, they reduce the levels of their ...read more

  • Lantern In A Porthole Saves Man Over ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 3, 2009
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    Lantern in a Porthole Saves Man Over Board There is a story of an Atlantic passenger lying in his bunk in a storm, deathly sick—seasick. A cry of “Man overboard!” was heard. The passenger thought, “God help the poor fellow. There is nothing I can do.” Then he thought at least he could put his ...read more

  • Reading Someone Else's Mail

    Contributed by Nigel Heath on Jan 25, 2010
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    Reading Someone Else's Mail Have you ever read somebody else's mail? Come on, admit it. Surely there was a time you can remember when you saw an opened letter somewhere and you invented some reason why it would be the responsible thing to do to read it! Or perhaps I'm preaching to a congregation ...read more

  • As An Amateur Photographer, I Have Often Been ...

    Contributed by Michael Tkachuk on May 17, 2010
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    As an amateur photographer, I have often been asked to take photos of people at various events – maybe it was at a wedding, or for a school yearbook, or for the press. Well, some of the photos turned out very pleasing but some were not so flattering. The request has always been to destroy bad ...read more

  • Can't Call Him A Liar

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 2, 2010
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    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

  • Seeing—and Believing

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Sep 10, 2010
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    SEEING--AND BELIEVING Two children were playing on a hillside, when they noticed that the hour was nearing sunset, and one said, wonderingly: "See how far the sun has gone! A little while ago it was right over that tree, and now it is low down in the sky." "Only it isn’t the sun that moves; it’s ...read more

  • Buy Less, Love More

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 17, 2011
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    BUY LESS, LOVE MORE Shane Claiborne writes: I am incredibly hopeful this Advent, because there are so many signs of Christians who are longing for new ways to celebrate our Savior that are not cluttered with the noise of shopping and infected with the myth that happiness must be purchased. On the ...read more

  • Sadducees' Trial Methods

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 18, 2011
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    SADDUCEES' TRIAL METHODS "Critics deny the accuracy of the description John gives. They cite the Mishnah requiring that trials be held in the daytime, that several days are required to try a capital crime, and that the accused not be directly questioned, among other details. However, exceptions ...read more

  • The Post-It Note

    Contributed by Paul Barreca on May 23, 2011
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    THE POST-IT NOTE In his book, "Built to Last," Jim Collins describes how 3M employee Art Fry invented the Post-It Note: "One day in 1974, while I was singing in the church choir, I had one of those creative moments. To make it easier to find the songs we were going to sing at each Sunday’s ...read more

  • Several Years Ago I Read A Story Written By A...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 11, 2015
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    Several years ago I read a story written by a preacher in the Philippine Islands. One day he was passing a large church on Good Friday when he spotted many selling incense, candles, veils and rosaries. He also saw several small boys who were running about selling crosses. He heard them calling, ...read more

  • [094]. A Message From A Poem – Forgetting The Past, Look Ahead

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on May 1, 2025
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    [094]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – FORGETTING THE PAST, LOOK AHEAD Someone posted to a Christian forum I was on, a four line stanza once, that in effect said that you can not go back and fix the past, i.e. to go back and alter the beginning but you can start from here and make a brand new end. I ...read more

  • God's Plan For Pain!" Matthew 16:21-28 Key ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 6, 2005
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    “God’s Plan for Pain!” Matthew 16:21-28 Key verse(s): 25:“‘For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it.’” “And whatever you do, make sure you don’t hurt yourself!” The tractor tire was heavy; definitely a two man job. Perched on the back of his ...read more

  • Biting The Hand That Feeds You  PRO

    Contributed by Ty Tamasaka on Jul 26, 2011
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     | 5,843 views

    BITING THE HAND THAT FEEDS YOU The other week, Laura and I were watching the Animal Planet. On the show we were watching was a dog that was rescued from a neglectful family. The poor animal had a big chain collar embedded into its neck. It had been a long time since the large animal had ...read more