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  • Bloom Where You're Planted

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Apr 17, 2008
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    BLOOM WHERE YOU'RE PLANTED In the eleventh century, King Henry III of Bavaria grew tired of court life and the pressures of being a monarch. He made application to Prior Richard at a local monastery, asking to be accepted as a contemplative and spend the rest of his life in the monastery. "Your ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • What Is The Largest Ancestry In The World? How ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on May 25, 2008
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    WHAT IS THE LARGEST ANCESTRY IN THE WORLD? HOW FAR CAN WE GO BACK? WELL, WIKIPEDIA THE ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA STATES: THE LONGEST FAMILY TREE IN THE WORLD IS THAT OF THE CHINESE PHILOSOPHER AND EDUCATOR CONFUCIUS (551-479 BC). THE TREE SPANS MORE THAN 80 GENERATIONS, AND INCLUDES MORE THAN 2 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Nails In The Fence

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on Jun 10, 2008
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    NAILS IN THE FENCE There was a little boy with a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, to hammer a nail in the back fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Then it gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • I Want You To Imagine With Me For A Minute We Are ...

    Contributed by Andrew Drummond on Jul 3, 2008
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    I want you to imagine with me for a minute we are all living in a time when we had no fire. We have no way to produce a great deal of warmth at night; we have no way to cook what we kill in the forest. Someone has told that all we need to do is pray for it and it will come. So imagine we want to ...read more

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  • Ernest Hemmingway Was Once Asked To Write A Story ...  PRO

    Contributed by W F on Jul 8, 2008
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    Ernest Hemmingway was once asked to write a story in just six words. He wrote a sad one ... "For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn." The world's shortest story inspired writer Larry Smith who wondered what memoirs people might be able to concoct in just six words. So he began a website which, to date, ...read more

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  • Finishing ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
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    FINISHING WELL In his book, "The Mantle of a Mentor", Dr. Robert Clinton tells us that the Bible mentions over 1,000 leaders. In a 13 year study, he developed case studies on over 900 of these. Later, he reduced that number to 100 and called these "prominent leaders." Digging further, he realized ...read more

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  • A Winning Team  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 8, 2008
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    A WINNING TEAM Lee Iacocca once asked legendary football coach Vince Lombardi what it took to make a winning team. In the book Iacocca records Lombardi’s answer: "There are a lot of coaches with good ball clubs who know the fundamentals and have plenty of discipline but still don’t win the game. ...read more

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  • Consider The Queen Mary, Now A Floating Museum In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
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    Consider the Queen Mary, now a floating museum in California. This great ship was built as a luxury liner, and it served the wealthy with lavish comforts. Part of the ship has been restored to show the way it was outfitted in all its regal glory, with grand dining rooms set with china and gold ...read more

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  • Charles Swindoll Lists What He Calls The "Four ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
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    Charles Swindoll lists what he calls the "four spiritual flaws": Flaw #1: Because you are a Christian, all your problems are solved. (Please do tell non-Christian this.) Flaw # 2: All the problems you will ever have are addressed in the Bible. (When your computer crashes, please don’t go to the ...read more

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  • I Recently Read Of A Sign Which Hangs On The Wall ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008
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    I recently read of a sign which hangs on the wall of Shishu Bhavan, a children’s home in Calcutta, which reads; People are unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered, love them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish ulterior motives, be kind anyway. If you are successful, you ...read more

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  • Charles Swindoll Lists What He Calls The "Four ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    Charles Swindoll lists what he calls the "four spiritual flaws": Flaw #1: Because you are a Christian, all your problems are solved. (Please do tell non-Christian this.) Flaw # 2: All the problems you will ever have are addressed in the Bible. (When your computer crashes, please don’t go to the ...read more

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  • Love Your Heart Attack?

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Mar 12, 2009
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    LOVE YOUR HEART ATTACK? Bob Benson, in his book, "See You At The House," tells of a good friend who had a severe heart attack and almost died, but was now well on the road to recovery. Visiting him, Bob asked, "Bill, how do you feel about your heart attack?" Bill answered, "I hate it. It nearly ...read more

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  • Give Me All, And I'll Give You ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
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    GIVE ME ALL, AND I’LL GIVE YOU ME In Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis wrote: Christ says, "Give me All. I don’t want so much of your time and so much of your money and so much of your work: I want You. I have not come to torment your natural self, but to kill it. No half-measures are any good. I ...read more

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  • Boomerangs And Greed

    Contributed by Tom Conant on Apr 3, 2009
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    BOOMERANGS AND GREED The world we live in says, "Grab on, hold tightly, squeeze till get what you want." Jesus teaches a paradox: "You can never touch what you grab for, and you can’t keep what you think you’re holding. As soon as you think you have piled up the good life – made your mark – it ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • The Resiliency Of Love Reveals Itself In The ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on May 18, 2009
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    the resiliency of love reveals itself in the story of two newlyweds. Now prior to the marriage the groom was apprehensive about his foot order problem. His father recommended frequent foot washing and wearing socks to bed. He thought that to be a wonderful idea and would do so. The bride-to-be was ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Drink Deeply  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
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    DRINK DEEPLY Picture this: You have just finished a ten-mile hike on a 95 degree day, and on the entire journey you haven’t had a thing to drink. Stumbling with thirst, you come to your father’s house and plea for water. With love and concern, he brings you a cold pitcher of water and a glass and ...read more

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  • I Have A Friend Who Is A Surfer. He Grew Up At ...

    Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Aug 11, 2009
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    I have a friend who is a surfer. He grew up at the beach in North Carolina and has surfed all his life. He is a skilled surfer. He knows when the waves are good for surfing he knows what equipment he needs and how to properly use it. He is a skilled surfer. However, there is one thing my ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Too Soft On People?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 12, 2009
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    TOO SOFT ON PEOPLE? A preacher named Ron Rose told a woman who came into his office complaining that his sermons always being about forgiveness and grace. She said he needed to come down harder on the sinners and in her words, "nail them." After her rant, Ron asked, "So, you’ve got forgiveness ...read more

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  • Soap Opera ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Sep 2, 2009
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    "Soap opera prayers" Too many times we pray as a LAST resort! Years ago (before she knew better) my wife used to watch a soap opera called GENERAL HOSPITAL. How many of you ever saw that … now be honest. Of course, I had NO interest in it whatsoever --- I mean who cares what Luke and Laura ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • More Time Later...?

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Sep 2, 2009
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    MORE TIME LATER...? When I returned from my trip to Europe, back in 1982, I remember a conversation I had with an high school classmate. He asked me if I heard about Vick, another classmate of ours. Vick was one of my old partying buddies from before I accepted Christ. His parents were good ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist