Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
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“It was May 21, 1946. The place - Los Alamos. A young and daring scientist was carrying out a necessary experiment in preparation for the atomic test to be conducted in the waters of the South Pacific atoll at Bikini. “He had successfully performed such an experiment many times before. In his
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After 25 years as a missionary in Africa, Samuel Morrison was coming home on the same ocean liner that brought Teddy Roosevelt back from an African hunting expedition. The dock where the great ship pulled into New York Harbor was jammed with what looked like the entire population of New York City.
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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Andor Foldes is now seventy-two, but he recalls how praise made all the difference for him early in his career. His first recollection of an affirming word was at age seven when his father kissed him and thanked him for helping in the garden. He remembers it over six decades later, as though it
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Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 27, 2006
How an animal migrates is significant in determining how much energy is needed as well as how much must be stored in the body. Flying, for example, is more physically intensive than walking or swimming, so migratory birds must build up large energy stores before they set off. Just before spring and
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Peter Loughman on Nov 17, 2006
We had a lady in our church in San Antonio – Betty.
Betty is a woman in command. Betty is a woman that would get things done.She would call the downtown shelter every year and ask how many coats were needed. Yes it does get cold in San Antonio.
She would go to a local store. Find some very nice
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Danny Rogers on Nov 29, 2006
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A farmer one planted two fruit trees on opposite sides of his property. The one he planted to provide a hedge hide the unsightly view of an old landfill; the other to provide shade to rest under near a cool mountain stream which ran down beside his fields. As the two trees grew, both produced began
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Baptist
Contributed by Don Jones on Dec 29, 2006
When my son was 3 years old he was sitting in his room. We could hear his frustrated voice coming from his room. The vocal frustration grew and grew until finally his mom went to see what the problem was.
She walked in the room and saw my son sitting before a pile of blocks on the floor. She
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Baptist
Contributed by Don Jones on Jan 1, 2007
When my son was 3 years old he was sitting in his room. We could hear his frustrated voice coming from his room. The vocal frustration grew and grew until finally his mom went to see what the problem was.
She walked in the room and saw my son sitting before a pile of blocks on the floor. She
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Baptist
Contributed by Robert Castile on Jan 2, 2007
Try this on for size. These are twelve questions for the purpose of self-examination proposed by the famous Methodist missionary John Fletcher of Madeley. He called them "Self-examination Questions for Spiritual People." And he meant that we should ask ourselves these questions each and every
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Holiness
Contributed by Ray Searan on Feb 21, 2007
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In the former Soviet Union several years ago, there was a house church that had to meet in secret to avoid reprisals from the communist government. One Sunday these believers arrived inconspicuously in small groups throughout the day so as not to arouse the suspicion of KGB informers. By dusk, they
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Assembly Of God
A young lady named Sally had an experience in a seminary class, given by her professor who was known for his elaborate object lessons. One particular day, Sally walked into the class and saw a big target on the wall. On a table nearby was a bunch of darts. The professor told the students to draw a
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Episcopal/Anglican
Contributed by Thomas Cash on Aug 20, 2007
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There was once an optimistic farmer who couldn’t wait to greet each new day with a resounding, "Good morning, God!" He lived near a woman whose morning greeting was more like, "Good God... morning?" They were each a trial to the other. Where he saw opportunity, she saw problems. Where he was
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Sep 10, 2007
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What is a Grandparent?
Taken from papers written by a class of 8 year olds:
- Grandparents are a lady and a man who have no little children of their own. They like other people’s.
- A grandfather is a man grandmother.
- Grandparents don’t have to do anything except be there when we come to see
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Church Of God
Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Oct 26, 2007
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Illustration: A young college student in a small town attended college across the street from a vey conservative and traditional church. Bob, was a very different kind of individual. His dress was unorthodox, his tee shirt had holes and he wore blue jeans and he always went bare foot. The
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