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  • In 1914 On Christmas Eve During World War I, ...

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Jun 25, 2006
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    “[In 1914 on Christmas eve during World War I, there was a unique] truce when, for a few hours, enemies behaved like brothers…The war was only five months old and already over 800,000 men had been wounded or lost their lives. Every soldier wondered whether Christmas Day would bring another round of ...read more

  • Priorities: Are You Going Too Fast?  PRO

    Contributed by David Parks on Sep 18, 2006
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     | 4,523 views

    Priorities: Are You Going Too Fast? A number of years ago, a Navy jet fighter plain shot itself down over the deserts of Nevada while testing a new cannon mounted on its wing. The plane was flying at supersonic speeds but the cannon shells were subsonic. What hap¬pened was critical. The fighter ...read more

  • Frederick William 1 Ruled Prussia In The Early ...  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Nov 5, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,269 views

    Frederick William 1 ruled Prussia in the early eighteenth century. He was said to be an eccentric man who stood on no ceremony. He would walk the streets of Berlin unattended, and when anyone displeased him he frequently beat them with his walking stick. It’s no wonder that Berliners often dove ...read more

  • I Was Watching Lord Of The Rings This Past ...

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jan 6, 2007
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    I was watching Lord of the Rings this past week, and there was this wonderful scene where Frodo, the Hobbit, is discouraged because of all the adversity he was going through. As they sit deep in the Mines of Moria, Frodo says to Gandalf, “I wish the ring had never come to me. I wish none of this ...read more

  • Tomorrow I'll Be Big

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 22, 2007
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    TOMORROW I’LL BE BIG (anonymous). If only he’d say -- just once, "All right, Timmy, let’s do it together, right now." But it’s always, "Wait a little. Can’t you see I’m busy? Just a minute, Timmy. Tomorrow." Tomorrow I’ll be big. I’m only little now. Now is when I need you, Daddy. Not ...read more

  • The Longest 24 Hours  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,065 views

    Author Zig Ziglar writes: The longest 24 hours of my life were those after my daughter’s death. When making the funeral arrangements with her husband and his parents, I had to listen to a salesman who was an incessant talker and who told us 30 times he wasn’t a salesman. Twice while we were making ...read more

  • The Christian Church Is All About People. Little ...

    Contributed by Barton Howard on Sep 3, 2007
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     | 1,560 views

    The Christian Church is all about people. Little people, big people, tall people, short people, just any kind of people - but we’re all on the same adventure called “Heaven Bound.” The adventure begins when we allow Jesus Christ to become our Savior. The days are filled with wonder as we experience ...read more

  • B. Illustration: I Remember Growing Up Going To ...

    Contributed by Philip Cunningham Iii on Dec 29, 2007
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    B. ILLUSTRATION: I remember growing up going to church… going BOTH Sunday morning & Sunday night. 1. Always wondered, “Why do we have to go Sunday night? I punched my ticket Sunday morning!” a. How little I understood back then… b. It’s not about punching a ticket; it’s about giving your ...read more

  • How Can We Be A Friend To The Suffering?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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    How Can We Be A Friend To The Suffering? 1. We can be there for them. 2. We can feel their pain. 3. We can encourage them. 4. We can listen more than we talk. 5. We can be honest: I don’t know… don’t try to explain everything. 6. We can look beyond their faults and look to their needs. 7. We can ...read more

  • The Musings Of A Child Through The Years:  PRO

    Contributed by Ricky Johnson on Jun 15, 2008
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    The musings of a child through the years: 4 years old: my Dad can do anything 7 years old: my Dad knows a lot, a whole lot 9 years old: my dad doesn’t know quite everything 12 years old: Oh well, naturally Dad does not know that either 14 years old: my Dad is so out of step with ...read more

  • Blind Man Learned To Read Bible With Tongue

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jun 28, 2008
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    A man in Kansas City was severely injured in an explosion. The victim’s face was badly disfigured, and he lost his eyesight as well as both hands. He was just a new Christian, and one of his greatest disappointments was that he could no longer read the Bible. Then he heard about a lady in ...read more

  • In The 18th Century, Selina Hastings, Countess Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
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    In the 18th Century, Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntington, invited the Duchess of Buckingham to come and hear George Whitfield preach. The Duchess wrote to the Countess of Huntington about the Gospel that Whitefield and his fellow "Methodists" preached as follows: "It is monstrous to be told ...read more

  • The ...

    Contributed by Loyd Taylor on Oct 30, 2008
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    THE VOLUNTEERS This poem is dedicated to all faithful volunteers. We could not make it without your willingness to serve. Thank you, Loyd Taylor There are some special people that we know Found in needy places across this land, They’re people that selflessly serve others Always ready to lend a ...read more

  • How Can We Be A Friend To The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 1,251 views

    How Can We Be A Friend To The Suffering? 1. We can be there for them. 2. We can feel their pain. 3. We can encourage them. 4. We can listen more than we talk. 5. We can be honest: I don’t know… don’t try to explain everything. 6. We can look beyond their faults and look to their needs. 7. We ...read more

  • Missing The Big Story  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2009
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     | 2,712 views

    Missing the Big Story On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright made their first flight of an airplane at Kitty Hawk NC. The flight lasted 59 seconds and travelled 850 ft. Wilbur rushed to the local telegraph office and sent the following message home -- WE HAVE FLOWN FOR 59 SECONDS - WE ...read more

  • Marriage And Creation

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jan 30, 2009
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    Marriage and Creation Your life started as the joining of two cells, One from your mother and one from your father. That cell from your dad made in an incredible journey as one of thousands. Each cell carries 23 chromosomes. When the cell from your dad and the cell from your mom met, they formed ...read more

  • Never Mind ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009
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    NEVER MIND ME A good many years ago, during a Massachusetts winter, a brother and sister were walking on the ice. He was 9 and she was 11. They hit a thin patch and fell through. Kicking to the surface, they yelled for help. Summoned by their screams, a man came running, dived into the icy water ...read more

  • One Way To Win: Bet It All

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on May 12, 2009
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    ONE WAY TO WIN: BET IT ALL God has the answers that we need. I often see people not trusting in God and truly seeking His face. Worshiping with others and seeking out the answers that we are looking for is often done superficially. We show up once or twice and wonder why "church" doesn't seem to ...read more

  • Maybe God Wants Us To Say Wow

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Jun 25, 2009
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    MAYBE GOD WANTS US TO SAY WOW Last week a young man asked me why God made sharks. I could have come up with many scientific answers, but again the point of all this is to give God glory, so I finally answered "Maybe sometimes God just wants us to say wow." I used to wonder why God made mosquitoes ...read more

  • Atheist Thankful For A Beautiful ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 24, 2009
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    Atheist Thankful for a Beautiful Morning One morning a woman who was a known atheist stepped out of her home on the hillside and was taken back by what a beautiful morning it was. The Cook Inlet sparkled, the air was fresh and crisp, the sky was a blue as she had ever seen it and Denali loomed over ...read more