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  • Listen To This Dreary Inscription On A Gravestone ...

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 23, 2005
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    Listen to this dreary inscription on a gravestone in Britain near Windsor Castle: Pause, my friend, as you walk by; As you are now, so once was I As I am now, so you will be. Prepare, my friend, to follow me! A ...read more

  • In Her Book, First Lady From Plains, Rosalynn ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
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    In her book, First Lady from Plains, Rosalynn Carter told of the “wonderfully odd” things she learned about White House history while a resident there. It seems that the children of President James A. Garfield rode large three-wheelers around as they carried on pillow fights in the East Room. Teddy ...read more

  • The Supreme Test Of Goodness Is Not In The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
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    The supreme test of goodness is not in the greater but in the smaller incidents of our character and practice; not what we are when standing in the searchlight of public scrutiny, but when we reach the firelight flicker of our homes; not what we are when some clarion-call rings through the air, ...read more

  • In Her Book, First Lady From Plains, Rosalynn ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
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    In her book, First Lady from Plains, Rosalynn Carter told of the "wonderfully odd" things she learned about White House history while a resident there. It seems that the children of President James A. Garfield rode large three-wheelers around as they carried on pillow fights in the East Room. Teddy ...read more

  • Silver Shoe Kid

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 27, 2006
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    Story – Silver shoe kid. I worked for years in a department store. There was this kid that worked in the China Department. A place of high value products. This kid was offered a much better position – turned it down! Why? Because he walk out each day with a set of silverware I each shoe. Big ...read more

  • The Late Bishop Edwin Hughes Once Delivered A ...

    Contributed by Carl Kolb on Oct 24, 2009
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    The late Bishop Edwin Hughes once delivered a rousing sermon on "God’s Ownership" that put a rich parishioner’s nose out-of-joint. The wealthy man took the Bishop off for lunch, and then walked him through his elaborate gardens, woodlands, and farm. "Now are you going to tell me," he demanded when ...read more

  • Just One Request

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jan 1, 2010
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    Poem: “Just One Request” “Dear Master for this coming year Just one request I bring: I do not pray for happiness, Or any earthly thing— I do not ask to understand The way Thou leadest me, But this I ask: Teach me to do The thing that pleaseth Thee. I want to know Thy guiding voice, To walk ...read more

  • Why Do You Ask?

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 24, 2010
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    WHY DO YOU ASK? A vicar was walking along the road when a lady stopped him and this question. "Vicar" she asked. "What do you think about cremation?" Without hesitation the vicar replied, "You know the scriptural principle don't you?" "No" the lady replied. "You bury treasure but you burn ...read more

  • Sharing The Cup With All

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 31, 2010
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    SHARING THE CUP WITH ALL One Sunday morning in 1865, a black man entered a fashionable church in Richmond, Virginia. When Communion was served, he walked down the aisle and knelt at the altar. A rustle of resentment swept the congregation. How dare he! After all, believers in that church used the ...read more

  • The Man Whose Heart Is Pure

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 9, 2011
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    THE MAN WHOSE HEART IS PURE Charles Spurgeon: “The man whose heart is pure, will be able to see God in nature. When the heart is clean, he will hear God's footfall everywhere in the garden of the earth in the cool of the day. He will hear God's voice in the tempest, sounding in peal on peal from ...read more

  • How Amazing Would It Be

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Dec 15, 2011
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    HOW AMAZING WOULD IT BE For 33 years God lived on earth as a man – Jesus, and walked amongst us. How amazing would it be if Queen Elizabeth II decided to come and live here in Billericay? How amazing would it be if the Queen decided to come and live next to your school? How amazing would it be if ...read more

  • Tough Teacher

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 27, 2012
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    TOUGH TEACHER A school teacher injured his back and had to wear a plaster cast around the upper part of his body. It fit under his shirt and was not noticeable at all. On the first day of the term, still with the cast under his shirt, he found himself assigned to the toughest students in ...read more

  • Last Night I Had The Privilege Of Writing "paid ...

    Contributed by David Tack on Jul 21, 2013
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    “Last night I had the privilege of writing "paid in full" on someone’s bill. It felt great to see them smile and walk out with no debt on their shoulders. I wondered if that’s how Jesus felt when He went to the Father on my behalf and took my debt that I could have never paid and put ...read more

  • Just The House He Was Looking For

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 14, 2014
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    Alan Carr tells a story about a man who was tired of his friends owning nicer homes than his, so he went to see a realtor to put his home on the market and began to search for a new one. One day as he was reading the paper, he came across a listing for a home that seemed to be just what he was ...read more

  • Watch Where Your Mouth Steps

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Aug 1, 2020
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    Gal 6:1 Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. Before you condemn a person for losing a battle with their personal demons be sure you count your own battles and losses. No ...read more

  • The Tale Is Told Of A Soldier During The Civil ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    The tale is told of a soldier during the Civil War who simply could not make up his mind which side of the conflict he supported. So, he dressed in a blue coat and gray pants, and walked down the center of the battlefield confident of his approval by both sides...and was immediately shot by both ...read more

  • Monastery

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Monastery The story is told of a monastery in Portugal, perched high on a 3,000 foot cliff and accessible only by a terrifying ride in a swaying basket. The basket is pulled with a single rope by several strong men, perspiring under the strain of the fully loaded basket. One American tourist who ...read more

  • Morris, An 82 Year-Old Man, Went To The Doctor At ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 7, 2007
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    Morris, an 82 year-old man, went to the doctor at The Trailer Estates Medical Clinic to get a physical. A few days later the doctor saw Morris walking down the street with a gorgeous young woman on his arm. A couple of days later the doctor spoke to Morris and said, "You’re really doing great, ...read more

  • One Day A Rich Man Went Fishing. He Had All The ...

    Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Sep 21, 2007
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    One day a rich man went fishing. He had all the latest and finest equipment. Hours later he had caught nothing. He walked on up the river and came upon a small boy with a stick and a bent hook. The boy had a fine string of trout over his shoulder and he was about to go home. The man questioned the ...read more

  • The Truth Is That God, Who Needs Nothing, Wants ...

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 5, 2008
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    The Truth is that God, who needs nothing, wants us. The Truth is that we–all of us–have discounted that divine presence and desire, perhaps thinking it’s too good to be true. And so, like Peter, the Rock, we turn to God when He invites us to act in goodness, truth and beauty. We listen to Him ...read more