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  • Recently When Hurricane Ike Was Taking Aim At ...

    Contributed by William Jones on Sep 20, 2008
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    Recently when Hurricane Ike was taking aim at Galveston Texas all the residents of that island were given orders to leave the island or to face certain death. As the Hurricane approached they were given one last warning, leave before it is too late, if you do not there will be no rescue. Many of ...read more

  • The Concept Of

    Contributed by David Hodgin on Jun 30, 2009
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    The concept of “The Six Degrees of Separation” is worth bringing up here. In this concept, people who study such things say that everyone in the world is at most six acquaintances apart from every other person in the world. It is referred to as “The Human Web” and works like this, I know someone, ...read more

  • A Snake Is A Snake

    Contributed by John Petty on Nov 2, 2009
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    A SNAKE IS A SNAKE There was a tragedy in Florida not too long ago. I am unsure if the baby Burmese python came with a warning. If not, it should have. The Oxford, Florida family that brought the serpent home as a pet would live to regret allowing such a creature in the house. Earlier this year ...read more

  • The Spinning Got ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
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    THE SPINNING GOT HIM A boy entered a grocery store and asked the grocer for a box of Duz detergent. The grocer was puzzled and asked why he wanted a box of Duz. The boy said that he was going to wash his cat. The grocer said, "Young man, you shouldn’t wash your cat with this kind of soap." ...read more

  • Repent!

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 8, 2022
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    Johnny the painter, was big on cutting corners so he could make more of a profit. So when a church hired him to paint their wooden building, Johnny submitted the lowest bid, and was hired. As always, he thinned his latex paint with water to stretch it. One day while he was up on the scaffolding ...read more

  • Honesty Or Dishonest Gain

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Jan 23, 2024
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    1 Peter 5:1-3 warns against dishonest gain - "Be shepherds of God's flock that is under your care...not pursuing dishonest gain, but eager to serve." In January 2024 a USA pastor and his wife were charged after hundreds of Christians invested in their cryptocurrency scheme. ...read more

  • Standing Up For Truth

    Contributed by John Bright on Feb 4, 2026
     | 163 views

    Both these letters make it clear who is a danger to the house churches. They paint a picture of men whose words and actions need to be challenged and condemned. Do you think it was as hard for them back then as it is for us today? I had a friend who visited a church and attended Sunday School. ...read more

  • The London Underground Is The One Of The Largest ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Overton on Oct 7, 2004
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    The London Underground is the one of the largest subway systems in the world. Affectionately called “the tube” by the British, it handles up to 3 million passenger journeys a day. If you ever get the chance to ride the London Underground, you will most definitely while standing on the platform, ...read more

  • A Small Boy Had Been Consistently Late For ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Hensley on Mar 15, 2001
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    A small boy had been consistently late for dinner. One particular day his parents had warned him to be on time, but he arrived later than ever. He found his parents already seated at the table, about to start eating. Quickly he sat at his place, and then noticed what was set before him--a slice of ...read more

  • Philip Yancey In His Great Book, "Where Is God ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
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    Philip Yancey in his great book, "Where Is God When It Hurts" tells the story of NBA basketball player Bob Gross. He insisted on playing in a key game despite a badly injured ankle. Knowing that Gross was an important part of the game, the team doctor injected Marcaine, a strong painkiller into ...read more

  • In The Clint Eastwood Movie "High Plains ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 3, 2003
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    "In the Clint Eastwood movie "High Plains Difter", Clint was coming up against a whole town of people who had a dark secret they thought they had safely hidden, but he knew their secret and was about to expose them. A woman he was with warned him that the people were afraid, and she said, “that ...read more

  • I Read About A Small Boy Who Was Consistently ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 1,295 views

    I read about a small boy who was consistently late coming home from school. His parents warned him one day that he must be home on time that afternoon, but nevertheless he arrived later than ever. His mother met him at the door and said nothing. At dinner that night, the boy looked at his plate. ...read more

  • A Priest Was Driving Down The Freeway With Two ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 14, 2006
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    A priest was driving down the freeway with two penguins sitting in the back seat of his car. A police officer pulled the priest over for speeding & upon seeing the penguins said to the priest "what do you think you’re doing with those penguins, take them to the zoo right away." The officer then let ...read more

  • Acts 20:18 When They Arrived, He Said To Them: ...

    Contributed by Steven Cannon on Jan 15, 2007
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    Acts 20:18 When they arrived, he said to them: "You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I came into the province of Asia. Acts 20:19 I served the Lord with great humility and with tears, although I was severely tested by the plots of the Jews. Acts 20:20 You know ...read more

  • Acts 20:18 When They Arrived, He Said To Them: ...

    Contributed by Steven Cannon on Jan 15, 2007
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    Acts 20:18 When they arrived, he said to them: "You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I came into the province of Asia. Acts 20:19 I served the Lord with great humility and with tears, although I was severely tested by the plots of the Jews. Acts 20:20 You know ...read more

  • The Danger Of The Serpent

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 5, 2011
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    THE DANGER OF THE SERPENT There was a tragedy in Florida. I’m not sure if the baby BURMESE PYTHON came with a warning. If not, it should have. The Oxford, Florida family that brought the serpent home as a pet would live to regret allowing such a creature in the house. The snake, now 12 feet long, ...read more

  • Conscience

    Contributed by Shine Thomas on Aug 1, 2017
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    In 1984, Avianca Airlines, Spanish airline 707, had a crash, hit a mountain. They went into the rubble, everybody died, the plane is all over the place. Finally, they found little black box which has the cockpit recorder on it so they can get the dialogue that’s going on in the cockpit just before ...read more

  • Be Prepared

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 15, 2019
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    BE PREPARED A few minutes before 8 AM on Sunday, December 7, 1941, Japanese carrier-based airplanes struck Pearl Harbor. In a raid lasting less than two hours, they sank or seriously damaged eight battleships and 13 other naval vessels. Almost 200 American aircraft were destroyed, and approximately ...read more

  • The Chicago Tribune Carried A Story Titled "Man ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    The Chicago Tribune carried a story titled “Man Electrocuted After Ignoring Warnings .” Jason Grisham shouldn’t be alive. During his attempt to scale an electrical tower, the 22-year-old man received a shock that is usually fatal. Partway up the tower, 69,000 volts of electricity coursed through ...read more

  • I Read About A Small Boy Who Was Consistently ...  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 6, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 875 views

    I read about a small boy who was consistently late coming home from school. His parents warned him one day that he must be home on time that afternoon, but nevertheless, he arrived later than ever. His mother met him at the door and said nothing. At dinner that night, the boy looked at his plate. ...read more