Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 1, 2002
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BETTER THAN SHOPPING
It was a few days before Christmas on the Oregon coast. Two men whose families lived next door opted to go sailing while their wives went Christmas shopping. An unexpected storm surprised the weekend sailors. Before long, the sea became angry, and the two had a
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Contributed by Billy Kryger on Aug 19, 2002
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If a sparrow flew to the Atlantic Ocean and filled his little beak with water; and then flew all the way across the United States to the Pacific Ocean and emptied his beak, then rested for 1,000 years; Then he flew back to the Atlantic, filled his beak, flew to the Pacific, emptied his beak; and
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Contributed by Davon Huss on May 5, 2009
THE PEACEFUL ONE
In 1520 Ferdinand Magellan battled for an entire year to find a passage around South America. There, at the very tip of the continent, in its icy waters he encountered some of the worst weather anywhere on earth. Raging seas, towering icebergs and a mutinous crew plagued his
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Christian/Church Of Christ
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Take a clear glass or cup and fill it with dirty water. Say this is a type of our sinfull soul before God’s forgiveness. Then dump it out in a bucket and say this is Christ forgivness, He cleans out all the sin. Then wash in the cup in a clean bucket. This is a type of baptism in Jesus name. Then
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Contributed by Kent Lenard on Oct 25, 2004
Lloyd Ogilive tells a story about when his family took a vacation by sailing from New York harbor to Quebec.
They were going through the locks that allow ships travel up the river where they have to move to higher elevations. You come into a lock at the level of the water where you are. Then
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Contributed by David Goering on Aug 24, 2018
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Your family and one of your best friends families has decided to go camping, but you forgot to bring a container for water, on your way to the campsite your friend sees a container in the ditch he stops and picks it up, it has a skull and crossbones on the outside of the container, it says poison
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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THE LIGHT THAT SAVES
The story is told of a remarkable event that took place a little more than 30 years ago in the Gulf of Mexico. Darrel Dore was working on an oil rig when the rig suddenly started to wobble. Before too long, the rig tipped to one side and crashed into the water. Darrel found
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 2, 2002
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HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT KNOWLEDGE?
There’s a story about a proud young man who came to Socrates asking for knowledge. He walked up to the muscular philosopher and said, “O great Socrates, I come to you for knowledge.”
Socrates recognized a pompous numbskull when he saw one. He led the young man
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"The educator becomes Gods mind at work to help grow the best possible plants in Gods garden. He exists to prepare the soil, to sow the
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Contributed by Terry Cavanaugh on May 10, 2008
Dale Earnhardt said, following one race, “I cried a little bit in the race car on the way to the checkered flag. Well, maybe
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Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 19, 2003
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PLUNGING TO MURKY EARTH
A family was out vacationing at the lake one summer. Dad had been puttering out by the boat house. Two of his sons, a 12-year old and a 3-year old were down playing along the dock. The 12 year old was supposed to be watching his little brother, but he got distracted. The 3
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Contributed by Frank Gallagher on Sep 13, 2001
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These shepherds were symbolic of Jesus Christ the Good Shepherd, who would also humbly follow God’s will. Their sheep represent us as believers, in several ways:
- Sheep cannot clean themselves. Some animals such as a cat can do that, but not sheep. Likewise, we as unbelievers were not able to
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 21, 2001
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"I read about an instant cake mix that was a big flop. The instructions said all you had to do was add water and bake. The company couldn’t understand why it didn’t sell-until their research discovered that the buying public felt uneasy about a mix that required only water. Apparently people
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 22, 2002
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Anne Sullivan was born at Feeding Hills, Massachusetts, in poverty, in affliction. She was half-blind. When her mother died she was sent to the poorhouse. As was common in those days when a person didn’t have any relatives that would take them into their home.
- Then, at the Perkins
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