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  • Thus, If We Would Attempt To Good Purpose The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Nov 4, 2004
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    Thus, if we would attempt to good purpose the healing of men’s souls, we must go forth in the name and power of Jesus Christ, calling on helpless sinners to arise and walk in the way of holiness, by faith in Him. How sweet the thought to our souls, that in respect to all the crippled faculties of ...read more

  • Several Years Ago, I Read Patrick Morley's Book ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Nov 7, 2004
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    Several years ago, I read Patrick Morley’s book “Walking with Christ in the Details of Life.” It is a book of meditations that includes one called “Revival: The Gospel of Addition.” In it, he said the following, “The American gospel has evolved into a gospel of addition without subtraction. It is ...read more

  • One Day 2 Men Were Talking As They Saw A Woman ...  PRO

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Dec 20, 2004
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    One day 2 men were talking as they saw a woman walking down the road. One of the men said, “That’s Mrs. Jones. She always has something good to say about everyone.” The other man decided to test her, so when she got close he hollered, “Mrs. Jones, what do you think about the devil?” She thought ...read more

  • The 18th-Century British Physician John Hunter, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
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    The 18th-century British physician John Hunter, who was a pioneer in the field of surgery and served as surgeon to King George III, suffered from angina. Discovering that his attacks were often brought on by anger, Hunter lamented, “My life is at the mercy of any scoundrel who chooses to put me in ...read more

  • Medieval Theologians Argued That Since A Ladder ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
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    Medieval theologians argued that since a ladder leaning against a wall forms a triangle and a triangle is a symbolic reminder of the Holy Trinity, anyone who carelessly blunders through this mystical space is risking divine wrath! Even when that argument lost itself in history’s muddle, condemned ...read more

  • The 18th-Century British Physician John Hunter, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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    The 18th-century British physician John Hunter, who was a pioneer in the field of surgery and served as surgeon to King George III, suffered from angina. Discovering that his attacks were often brought on by anger, Hunter lamented, "My life is at the mercy of any scoundrel who chooses to put me in ...read more

  • One Of The Basic Characteristics Of Infancy Is A ...

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Jul 1, 2006
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    “One of the basic characteristics of infancy is a lack of self-control. Not only do babies need diapers, they must be carried because they lack the necessary control and muscle coordination to sit up much less walk or run. If babies are healthy and normal, in time they will develop more and more ...read more

  • I'm Raising Kids!

    Contributed by Kevin Earls on Oct 25, 2006
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    Illustration: I’m Raising Kids! Harmon Killebrew, the great baseball player of yesteryear, tells in his autobiography about growing up in a home with four boys. He says that on one occasion his father was out in the front yard playing baseball with the boys and a neighbor walked by and said, "Mr. ...read more

  • There's A Little Stream Flowing At The Back ...

    Contributed by Bruce Willis on Nov 29, 2006
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    There’s a little stream flowing at the back property line behind the neighbor’s house and ours. I’ve walked back there and this Summer there was no flow. That stream or branch had no flow of water. Have you ever crossed the Coosa River when there was no water flowing under the bridge? No! That’s ...read more

  • Remember Woody Allen’s Comic Assessment? "I ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 19, 2001
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    Remember Woody Allen’s comic assessment? "I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work," he said. "I want to achieve immortality by not dying." Which is it? Are we immortal because there are those who remember and cherish the fact that once we walked this "vale of tears" or are we immortal ...read more

  • Like A Mighty Army Moves The Church Of God" May ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    “Like a mighty army moves the church of God” may be the blueprint in a familiar hymn, but it has not always been observed. In fact, someone wrote a parody of this particular verse of “Onward, Christian Soldiers,” and it runs like this: Like a halting caravan Moves the church of Christ; We are ...read more

  • How Many Of You Saw The Movie ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Illustration: How many of you saw the movie Garfield? Well before Garfield hit the big screen, he was in the Newspaper. In one particular strip Garfield is lying in his box and his owner, Jon, walks up and says, "Are you Depressed, Garfield? Garfield, doesn’t answer him, he just gives him one of ...read more

  • When Robert Ingersoll, The Notorious Agnostic, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    When Robert Ingersoll, the notorious agnostic, was in his heyday, two college students went to hear him lecture. As they walked down the street after the lecture, one said to the other, "Well, I guess he knocked the props out from under Christianity, didn’t the?" The other said, "No, I don’t think ...read more

  • Unqualified Commitment

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Unqualified commitment A college man walked into a photography studio with a framed picture of his girlfriend. He wanted the picture duplicated. This involved removing it from the frame. In doing this, the studio owner noticed the inscription on the back of the photograph: “My dearest Tom, I love ...read more

  • Two Children Went To Sunday School One Day And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Two children went to Sunday school one day and the teacher told them the story in Genesis about Lot’s wife looked back and how she became a pillar of salt. As they were walking home afterwards one of the children said to the other one, "Do you really believe that Lot’s wife was turned into a ...read more

  • What Is It Like To Sign Your Name To A Paper That ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Nov 9, 2007
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    What is it like to sign your name to a paper that could possibly mean the end of your life? What is it like to walk down the cold hallways of a processing station? What is it like to sleep in a squeaky bunk bed where men have laid down their lives to never come home again? It takes the faith of ...read more

  • Cartoon From Shows A Line Of Pews And A Sentence ...

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 21, 2008
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    Cartoon from shows a line of pews and a sentence being passed from pew to pew. 1st pew: My ear kind of hurts 2nd pew: The pastor has an earache 3rd pew: The pastor got a hearing aid 4th pew: The pastor is having trouble hearing 5th pew: The pastor ...read more

  • A Rich Farmer From The State Of Texas Once Went ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    A rich farmer from the State of Texas once went to the airport, walked up to the ticket counter, put $500 on the counter, and said, "Sell me a ticket." The clerk responded: "Yes, sir. Delighted to. Where to, sir?" Whereupon the farmer replied: "It doesn’t make any difference. I’ve got business in ...read more

  • G ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
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    GERANIUMS A man walked into a flower shop and asked for some potted red geraniums. "I’m sorry," said the clerk in flower shop, "we are completely sold out of all of our potted geraniums. But I’d be more than happy to give you a deal on something else. Could you use African violets ...read more

  • What's That Smell?

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Nov 12, 2008
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    WHAT'S THAT SMELL? What are some of the things we experience as we walk through a cow pasture? Usually we see cows, hay, and cow patties. The cow pasture is a place full of sights, sounds and smells. What is that smell? Some would say that the cow pasture really stinks While others would say, no ...read more