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  • Once, A Man Said, "If I Had Some Extra Money, I'd ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2003
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    Once, a man said, “If I had some extra money, I’d give it to God, but I have just enough to support myself and my family.” And the same man said, “If I had some extra time, I’d give it to God, but every minute is taken up with my job, my family, my clubs, and what have you—every single minute.” And ...read more

  • In 1969, Lois Cheney Wrote These Words In Her ...  PRO

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 12, 2003
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    In 1969, Lois Cheney wrote these words in her book, God is No Fool: Once, a man said, “If I had some extra money, I’d give it to God, but I have just enough to support myself and my family.” And the same man said, “If I had some extra time, I’d give it to God, but every minute is taken up with my ...read more

  • If I Had It, I Would Give It...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 23, 2010
     | 2,379 views

    IF I HAD IT, I WOULD GIVE IT... Once, a man said, "If I had some extra money, I'd give it to God, but I have just enough to support myself and my family." And the same man said, "If I had some extra time, I'd give it to God, but every minute is taken up with my job, my family, my clubs, and what ...read more

  • Let's Say That Right Now You Had A $100 Bill In ...

    Contributed by Michael Fritz on Nov 3, 2006
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    Let’s say that right now you had a $100 bill in your pocket and I asked you to give it to me for this glass of water. You would probably say that I was crazy or at least wonder what was so special about it. But let’s change the picture a little bit, Imagine that you have been walking for days and ...read more

  • Who's Watching?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 7, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
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    WHO'S WATCHING? I remember the story of that man who wanted to steal a goat. He took his four children and said to them: "You hide there, you hide by my left, you hide at my back, you hide by my right. If you see anybody coming, give me a sign that I will quickly stop whatever I 'm doing." But as ...read more

  • Just In Case

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 7, 2013
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,460 views

    JUST IN CASE A Louisiana game warden had been tracking Boudreaux, the infamous Cajun poacher, Late one night he stumbled upon the criminal’s cabin. Climbing upon the roof, the game warden waited for the dawn, hoping to jump the poacher as he emerged. The game warden after a fitful night of trying ...read more

  • I Was Reading The Other Day About When The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    I was reading the Other day about when the British and French were fighting in Canada in the 1750s Admiral Phipps, commander of the British fleet, was told to anchor outside Quebec. He was given orders to wait for the British land forces to arrive, then support them when they attacked the city. ...read more

  • Father William Bausch Told A Story Of A Boy Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Olanrewaju on Aug 13, 2007
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    Father William Bausch told a story of a boy who one morning had arrived very early at school and waited patiently at the door. Next to arrive was a lady who was surprised that this youngster had arrived so early. "It’s locked" the pupil said as the teacher tried the door. She began to fumble for ...read more

  • In A Little Fishing Village In Scotland, The ...

    Contributed by Betty Johnson on Sep 22, 2008
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    In a little fishing village in Scotland, the people gathered to welcome home a fishing vessel that had been away at sea for many days. As the boat neared the shore, the men gazed eagerly toward the dock where a group of their loved ones were waiting. The skipper, looking through his telescope, ...read more

  • Who Do You Rely On?  PRO

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Nov 25, 2008
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    WHO DO YOU RELY ON? In "Point Man", Steve Farrar tells about a photographer for a national magazine who was assigned to take pictures of a great forest fire. He was advised that a small plane would be waiting to fly him over the fire. The photographer arrived at the airstrip just an hour before ...read more

  • As Luck Would Have It

    Contributed by James Snyder on Dec 17, 2022
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    Quite frankly, I do not believe in luck in any degree. Once in a while, I will say it, but I don't believe it. Luck has no place in my wallet. Sometimes things happen that you can't plan for, which turns out to be rather good. Luck has nothing to do with it. This past week my ...read more

  • Give Me My Change  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 10, 2002
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    GIVE ME MY CHANGE A Buddhist approaches a hotdog vendor and says, "Make me one with everything." The Buddhist gives the vendor a $20 bill and waits. Finally he says, "Where’s my change?" The vendor replies, "All ...read more

  • Our Persistent Prayer  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on May 7, 2003
    based on 16 ratings
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    OUR PERSISTENT PRAYER Billy Graham said, “Heaven is full of answers to prayers for which no one ever bothered to ask.” Have faith in the God of the dream; let’s ask God to bring the dream to completion. God’s answer is ready; ...read more

  • Time Itself

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 15, 2004
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    Nobel-laureate George Wald wrote: “One has only to wait: time itself performs the miracles. Given so much time the impossible becomes possible, the possible probable, and that probable virtually certain.” R.C. Sproul, Not a Chance: The Myth ...read more

  • The Reason Why Many Fail In Battle Is Because ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006
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    "The reason why many fail in battle is because they wait until the hour of battle. The reason why others succeed is because they have gained their victory on their knees long before the battle came...Anticipate your battles; fight them on ...read more

  • The 21st Century Christian Leaders Are No ...

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 30, 2006
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    The 21st century Christian leaders are no different over these perplexing issues: Dr Rowan Williams likes to tell the story of Pope John XXIII, who woke up worrying about a problem. He said to himself: “I’ll ...read more

  • Acts 1:4 On One Occasion, While He Was Eating ...

    Contributed by Steven Cannon on Jan 15, 2007
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    Acts 1:4 On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: "Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. Acts 1:5 For John baptized ...read more

  • It Is Far Harder To Live For Christ Moment By ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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    "It is far harder to live for Christ moment by moment than it is to die once for Him; and if we wait for great occasions in which to display our fidelity, we shall find that our life has slipped away, and with it the opportunities which each hour ...read more

  • Prayer Is Not A Way Of Making Use Of God; ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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     | 2,360 views

    "Prayer is not a way of making use of God; prayer is a way of offering ourselves to God in order that he should be able to make use of us. It may be that one of our great faults in prayer is that we talk too much and listen too ...read more

  • How Rude That In The Traffic Of Our Lives We ...

    Contributed by Ladonna Omobude on Nov 24, 2009
     | 2,257 views

    How rude that in the traffic of our lives we often cut God off. We are in such a rush we move God out the way instead of waiting and allowing him to go before us. We are not sensitive to the Lords leading. We fail to realize that ...read more