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  • David Cho As A Young Man Was A Buddhist. He Was ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Feb 26, 2008
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    David Cho as a young man was a Buddhist. He was pretty devout but his life was hopeless. He lived in abject poverty in Korea and as happens a lot with people in those situations he was dying. In his case, he was dying of tuberculosis. TB often runs rampant in the slums. He had heard that the God ...read more

  • Jesus Took Our Place At Calvary

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 19, 2008
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    Jesus Took Our Place At Calvary A man named Goho rose to be chief of the tribe. He was a good man, and far wiser and advanced in understanding than his fellow tribesmen. The year he became chief, the tribe brought in 40 heads. He judiciously suggested that the tribe use one head each year as a ...read more

  • Reagan's Prayer  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 5, 2003
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,234 views

    REAGAN’S PRAYER "If I had a prayer for you today, among those that have all been uttered, it is that one we’re so familiar with: ’The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you; the Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace.’ Thank ...read more

  • Larry Kiser – The Joy Of Sacrificial Giving To ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 2, 2008
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    Larry Kiser – The joy of sacrificial giving to the Lord’s work is one value easily lost in the presence of prosperity. I regularly saw my parents give beyond what was comfortable for them. I don’t know how frequently my children see me give sacrificially to God’s kingdom. Proverbs 3:9 tells us to ...read more

  • Mamie Adams Always Went To A Branch Post Office ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Hensley on May 3, 2001
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    Mamie Adams always went to a branch post office in her town because the postal employees there were friendly. She went there to buy stamps just before Christmas one year and the lines were particularly long. Someone pointed out that there was no need to wait in line because there was a stamp ...read more

  • If They Could Write  PRO

    Contributed by Troy Mason on Aug 23, 2002
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    IF THEY COULD WRITE What glorious news they’s have to tell If only they could write today Those who have gone afar to dwell Where all the glorious spirits stay In fancy then I set it down What they would pen for me "I’ve touched the hem of Jesus’ gown The way they did in Galilee And thinking ...read more

  • Mamie Adams Always Went To A Branch Post Office ...  PRO

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Oct 18, 2004
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    Mamie Adams always went to a branch post office in her town because the postal employees there were friendly. She went there to buy stamps just before Christmas one year and the lines were particularly long. Someone pointed out that there was no need to wait in line because there was a stamp ...read more

  • Oral Roberts Used To Use A Chorus That Some ...

    Contributed by David Butcher on Oct 21, 2006
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    Oral Roberts used to use a chorus that some detested, ‘Expect a miracle every day, Expect a miracle when you pray, If you expect it God will find a way, To perform a miracle for you each day.’ - Expectations may be high and in the right place but there are still times of waiting for His answer! ...read more

  • I Worked With My Daddy On Saturdays In The ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 27, 2007
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    I worked with my Daddy on Saturdays in the grocery from the time I was a senior in high school through being a senior in college. The farmers would come to the movies on Saturday night and wait until after the double feature and the serial and the previews to pick up their groceries. Daddy would ...read more

  • Andrew Murray The Great South African 19th ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Andrew Murray the great South African 19th Century preacher put it like this: The Spirit teaches me to yield my will entirely to the Will of the Father. He opens my ear to wait in great gentleness and teachableness of soul for what the Father has day by day to speak and teach. He discovers to me ...read more

  • The Man Tells The Story As Simply As It ...

    Contributed by Anne Benefield on Mar 3, 2008
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    The man tells the story as simply as it happened. Notice that he speaks of Jesus as just a man. He must have heard others call Jesus by name. After sending the blind man to the Siloam pond, Jesus leaves. He isn’t waiting for the man to return to thank Him. Whenever we do anything good, don’t ...read more

  • In The Worst Of Times, God Has A People And He ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Oct 28, 2008
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    In the worst of times, God has a people and He does incredible things. In 1974, the Arab oil embargo caused many people to wait in line for gas. Watergate shook the United States. Times were not good. Country singer Merle Haggard sang a song “If we make it through December.” The same year, ...read more

  • The Aged Atheist  PRO

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Mar 29, 2009
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     | 3,868 views

    Dr. Jess Moody once wrote with biting sarcasm, "What do aged atheists have to talk about, as they sit around waiting to die? Do they discuss the legacy of morality, decency, integrity, and spiritual sensitivity they have given to their children? Or the good atheism has done the world: the ...read more

  • Friendly ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 12, 2010
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    Friendly Employees Mamie Adams always went to a branch post office in her town because the postal employees there were friendly. She went there to buy stamps just before Christmas one year and the lines were particularly long. Someone pointed out that there was no need to wait on line because ...read more

  • Missing Husband

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 8, 2012
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    MISSING HUSBAND A woman went to the police station to report her husband as missing. She described him as "29 years old, six foot three, athletic, and handsome." The sergeant shook his head. "Wait a minute, lady. I know your husband. He’s 50, short, and overweight." The woman said, ...read more

  • Paul And Silas Prison - Chains Of Praise

    Contributed by Edward Hardee on Aug 26, 2024
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    Paul and Silas in Prison I wonder what it was like in the prison cell. Chained up hands and feet. Behind bars. Waiting on God. Maybe for a moment there was silence. Processing. Maybe wondering whether or not they were going to be the next martyrs. Then Silas shuffles and the chains rattle. Paul ...read more

  • Medicine For ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    “Medicine for America” “God’s Providence in Human Affairs” Blessings Deuteronomy 28:1-2 says, “If you fully obey the LORD your God and carefully follow all His commands I give you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations on earth. All these blessings will come upon you ...read more

  • [116]. A Message From A Poem – Having A Chat With God

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jun 27, 2025
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    [116]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – HAVING A CHAT WITH GOD There is nothing pretentious here. It is a simple prayer mixed with thoughts of the Lord. This poem is a meditation, one that I hope you can relate to in your life. Some make prayer a sanctimonious affair and it is about as dead as a ...read more

  • God Has The Right

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Oct 13, 2004
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    • Henry Blackaby writes, "He has a right to interrupt your life. He is Lord. When you accepted Him as Lord, you gave Him the right ...read more

  • Hallelujah Chorus' Custom

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 29, 2007
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    Illustration: 1872 Hallelujah Chorus’ Custom On March 23, 1743, when “The Messiah” was first performed in London, the king was present in the great audience. It is reported that all were so deeply moved by the “Hallelujah Chorus” that with the impressive words, “For the Lord God omnipotent ...read more