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  • Two Kentucky Farmers Who Owned Racing Stables Had ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Aug 10, 2001
    based on 211 ratings
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    Two Kentucky farmers who owned racing stables had developed a keen rivalry. One spring, each of them entered a horse in local steeplechase. Thinking that a professional rider might help him outdo his friend, one of the farmers engaged a crack jockey. The two horses were the leading the race at ...read more

  • What Kids Need  PRO

    Contributed by Lyn King on Jun 15, 2002
    based on 13 ratings
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    WHAT KIDS NEED Today’s kids desperately need Dads who: . . . play catch, enjoy tea parties or wrestle because the heart of a child is there and they set out to capture it. . . . laugh till their belly hurts and tears fall from their eyes while secretly creating deep friendships and memories that ...read more

  • Several Years Ago A Preacher Moved To Houston, ...

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Jan 27, 2003
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    Several years ago a preacher moved to Houston, Texas. Some weeks after he arrived, he had an occasion to ride the bus from his home to the downtown area. When he sat down, he discovered that the driver had accidentally given him a quarter too much change. As he considered what to do, he thought to ...read more

  • They Remind Me Of A Story Told By Lee Strobel. ...

    Contributed by J.d. Tutell on Mar 31, 2005
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    They remind me of a story told by Lee Strobel. When he was still a writer for the Chicago Tribune he received a phone call from a father desperate to find his missing 19 year old daughter. She was a good girl, never in any trouble, not much more than an innocent child-and now she was gone. The ...read more

  • Don't Quit! Don't Quit!  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 8, 2005
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    DON’T QUIT! DON’T QUIT! Many years ago I was visiting a lady named Deanna in the resthome, she had a copy of this little poem, I borrowed it and made a copy. I ask you to ponder these words: DON’T QUIT (author unknown) When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you’re ...read more

  • Poem: Don't Quit  PRO

    Contributed by Larry Jacobs on Jun 4, 2005
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    POEM: DON’T QUIT When things go wrong as they sometime will, when the road your trudging seems all up hill, When funds are low and debts are high, and you want to smile but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit rest if you must but please ...read more

  • Here Are Words To A Hymn From The Tune Of 'o ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Miller on Dec 13, 2005
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    Here are words to a hymn from the tune of ’O Little Town of Bethlehem.’ It was sung after a Narnia message titled, "What If There Were No Christmas?" O Wintry Land of Narnia O wintry land of Narnia what mysteries do you hold? Despite the threats of the white witch, Good News is to unfold! ‘Cause ...read more

  • In A December 2002 Article By English Columnist ...

    Contributed by Scott Weber on Dec 21, 2005
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    In a December 2002 article by English columnist Brendan O’Neill called “Eat Drink, Be Merry,” he wrote this: (Show Picture) “Guess who’s plastering posters around the UK this Christmas with the words ’I wish the baby Jesus had never been born’ on them? A Satanic group dreading another celebration ...read more

  • Good Design Helps Good Direct Mail Copy Sell. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
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    Good Design Helps good direct mail copy sell. Here are 7 tips from direct response pro Dean Rieck, President, Direct Creative, Columbus OH. · Assist left-to-right eye movement with serif type. · Avoid stopping readers when there is no benefit. Many common design tricks like widely spaced words ...read more

  • Charles Spurgeon Recounted The Story Of A Group ...  PRO

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jan 23, 2006
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    Charles Spurgeon recounted the story of a group of missionaries who went in the early 1700’s to Greenland desiring to convert the indigenous people there. He quoted them as going with this determination on their tongues, “These people are in such darkness that it cannot be of any use to preach ...read more

  • Quotes From The Book The Light And The Glory

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 5, 2006
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    Quotes from the book The Light and The Glory. i. Marshall states, “Before the voyage had begun, Columbus had been a beggar before God, all his hopes hanging on Ferdinand and Isabella’s approval…BUT…Columbus chose the three things the world prizes most (after his successful journey) money (his ...read more

  • Mind ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 7, 2009
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    Mind Reader? The Guardian, a British daily newspaper, reported on February 9, 2007 that a team of scientists has determined that reading brain waves can reveal a person’s intentions. Literally, if this report is true, science has determined a way to read the mind and determine what you intend to ...read more

  • Forgiving The Unrepentant By R.t. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 17, 2009
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    Forgiving the Unrepentant by R.T. Kendall In an article by R.T. Kendall titled, ‘Forgiving the Unrepentant’, he recalls an incident that happened to him. “When I was minister of Westminster Chapel in London, the people who had betrayed me didn’t think they had done one thing wrong. You could have ...read more

  • There Is A Statement That Says

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Dec 21, 2009
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    There is a statement that says “Perception is reality.” I think that means that one’s understanding is taken as reality, even when it is perverted and false. Here’s an example: Some early studies concerned with prejudice show that we’re quite capable of reordering our perceptions of the world ...read more

  • Crossing Hypocrisy

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on May 15, 2011
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    CROSSING HYPOCRISY I remember one holiday sitting in the living room chatting with my in-laws, when the subject of high school reunions and old classmates came up. In the course of our conversation, my brother-in-law started laughing when he proceeded to tell us a story about one of his ...read more

  • Why Should I Let You Into Heaven?

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Aug 5, 2011
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    WHY SHOULD I LET YOU INTO HEAVEN? If you were to die today and God were to ask you, 'Why should I let you into my heaven?' what would you say?" Over the years I would have to say that 85% of the answers I get are "I have tried to be a good person, I have tried to be a good parent, I have tried to ...read more

  • Longing

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jan 15, 2012
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    LONGING In his book The Spiritual Life of Children, the famous Harvard psychiatrist Robert Coles tells the story of Alice, a ten-year-old girl who came from a family that did not believe in God. She expressed her doubts to him with these words: "I remember... I saw the people next door coming ...read more

  • Standard Of Comparison  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 27, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
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    STANDARD OF COMPARISON Michael Green, in his book Illustrations for Biblical Preaching, shares a good lesson which I think is appropriate for beginning our message this evening. He states: All of us frequently compare ourselves favorably with someone else. We all think of someone whom we ...read more

  • Pushing The Outhouse  PRO

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Dec 10, 2013
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    PUSHING THE OUTHOUSE A young boy lived in the country. His family had to use an outhouse, which the young boy hated. It was hot in the summer, cold in the winter, and always smelly. The outhouse was located near the creek so the boy decided that he would push it into the water. After a spring ...read more

  • Our Words Can Crush A Person's Spirit, And They ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Our words can crush a person’s spirit, and they can leave people feeling hurt and hopeless. For example, a middle-aged man had been fighting depression for most of his adult life. Several psychiatrists had agreed that the root problem was chemical and needed to be treated with anti-depressant ...read more