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  • In 1942 Margeret Wise Brown Worte A Children's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 20, 2003
     | 2,644 views

    In 1942 Margeret Wise Brown worte a children’s book that continues to be published. "The Runaway Bunny" is a classic describing parental love. One day the young bunny informs his mother that he is going to run away. The mother responds with, "I will run after you." The young bunny retorts with ...read more

  • What God Can Do  PRO

    Contributed by S Henriques on Sep 6, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,054 views

    Henry Blackaby once wrote, “When God was ready to judge the world with a flood, He came to Noah. When He desired to build a nation for Himself, He turned to Abraham. When He heard His children groaning under Egyptian bondage, He appeared in a burning bush to Moses. They were three of the most ...read more

  • There's A Story About A Child Psychologist Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 24, 2003
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,595 views

    There’s a story about a child psychologist who wanted to observe how different children respond to negative circumstances. They got a room and filled it with horse manure. Putting the pessimistic child in there, they observed how he responded. Predictably, he whined and cried, and despaired that ...read more

  • By The Way, The Subject Of Rest Reminds Me About ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Feb 25, 2005
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    By the way, the subject of rest reminds me about this story I heard about a father who was playing cops and robbers with his 3 active sons in the back yard after dinner. One of the boys "shot" his dad and yelled, "Bang! You’re dead!" The dad fell dramatically to the ground. But then, he just lay ...read more

  • Years Ago, A Large Statue Of Christ Was Erected ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
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    Years ago, a large statue of Christ was erected high in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile. Called “Christ of the Andes,” the statue symbolizes a pledge between the two countries that as long as the statue stands, there will be peace between Chile and Argentina. Shortly after the ...read more

  • In Atlanta An 84 Year Old Widow Became Quite ...  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 21, 2006
    based on 12 ratings
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    In Atlanta an 84 year old widow became quite bored with watching TV and reading the paper. She decided that she wanted to minister to others. She took out a small add in the paper which read, “Pianist will play hymns over the phone to shut-ins”. Within 3 days of issuing the add she had received ...read more

  • The Great Italian Conductor Arturo Toscanini Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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    The great Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini was legendary for his fits of rage. The librarian of one of Toscanini’s orchestras was particularly vexed by the maestro’s habit of throwing valuable musical scores at the musicians when angry. Watching closely, the librarian observed that Toscanini’s ...read more

  • Praise Him

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
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    Praise Him for the incarnation, for the word made flesh. I will not sing of shepherds watching flocks on frosty nights, or angel choristers. I will not sing of a stable bare in Bethlehem, or lowing oxen, wise men trailing star with gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Tonight I will sing praise ...read more

  • Suffering  PRO

    Contributed by James Pless on May 22, 2006
    based on 13 ratings
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    SUFFERING 12433. Beaten Into Higher Value A bar of steel is worth five dollars. When it is wrought into horseshoes, it is worth ten dollars. If made into needles, it is worth three hundred and fifty dollars. If wrought into penknife blades, it is worth thirty-two thousand dollars. And if it is ...read more

  • Here Is A Letter From The Book Fearfully And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,935 views

    Here is a letter from the book Fearfully and Wonderfully Made, by P. Brand. “Dear Lord, I have been re-reading the record of the Rich Young Ruler and his obviously wrong choice. But it has set me thinking. No matter how much wealth he had, he could not-- ride in a car, have any surgery, turn on a ...read more

  • Charlotte Elliott Learned An Important Lesson ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Charlotte Elliott learned an important lesson about Jesus one sleepless night in 1834. She was an invalid, so when her family held a bazaar in Brighton, England, to raise money to build a school, she could only watch from afar. That night she was overwhelmed by her helplessness and could not ...read more

  • A Few Years Ago A Certain Pastor Was Sick On A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A few years ago a certain pastor was sick on a Sunday morning. That hadn’t happened for a number of years. He tried to hold my head up long enough to watch a little religious television that morning. A local congregation had a program and their special speaker that day was Oliver North. What he ...read more

  • Jo Frost Is A British Nanny. And She Stars In A ...

    Contributed by Doug Lyon on Feb 2, 2008
     | 1,089 views

    Jo Frost is a British nanny. And she stars in a reality TV show called Supernanny. Basically, she enters a home where the children are out of control and the parents don’t have a clue. And then she teaches the parents how to discipline their children and how to restore harmony to the home. ...read more

  • There's An Old Story About A Man Who Dreamed ...

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Apr 4, 2009
     | 1,302 views

    There’s an old story about a man who dreamed that an angel escorted him to church one Sunday. There he saw a keyboard musician playing vigorously, singers singing, and other musicians playing with gusto. But the man heard no sound. The congregation was also singing – well, most of them, but again ...read more

  • Psalms ...

    Contributed by Sasidaran Kunjan on Nov 26, 2009
    based on 1 rating
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    Psalms 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path. • There is only a THIN LINE BETWEEN TRUTH AND DARKNESS ( Practicing YOGA and rituals than do not conform to the word of God / selecting MOVIES to watch). Do not get entangled into the pattern of the world. • Travel ...read more

  • Be Found Doing Your Duty  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 27, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,647 views

    BE FOUND DOING YOUR DUTY "Keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come"(Matt 24:42). A man named Col Davenport was speaker of the Connecticut house of representatives in the late 1700s. On May 19, 1780, the sky of Hartford darkened ominously, and some of the ...read more

  • Following The Terrible Mexico City Earthquake Of ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Mar 10, 2010
     | 1,699 views

    Following the terrible Mexico City earthquake of 1985, live satellite coverage carried the news of Mexico’s anguish to a watching world. A pastor was sitting in front of his television set stunned by the extent of the damage. Mountains of broken concrete filled the screen. Rescue workers dug ...read more

  • Consult ...

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jul 7, 2010
     | 1,177 views

    CONSULT GOD A group of engineering students who were given the problem, “How long should a 1 kg beef roast stay in a 160-degree oven for the centre to reach a temperature of 65 degrees?” They had to do these projects at school. One kid did this series of experiments. Another kid went out and ...read more

  • Edison Burns All His Mistakes  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2011
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    EDISON BURNS ALL HIS MISTAKES Thomas A. Edison's plant was on fire. As he helplessly watched it burn, taking his costly experiments up in flames, he called his son Charles. "Come!" he said. "You'll never see anything like this again!" Then he called his wife. As the three stood gazing, Edison ...read more

  • Hating To Lose

    Contributed by Tim White on Aug 15, 2011
     | 2,743 views

    HATING TO LOSE As a young man growing up, my family enjoyed TV sports. Part of the fun was choosing a team and cheering for them. What maximized the fun was having someone in the family pick the other team, and it became personal. My brother hated to lose. He was noted for changing teams mid-game ...read more

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