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Lanny Carpenter
Contributing sermons since Jun 28, 2003
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Becoming Someone's Hero
Contributed on Nov 7, 2021
12th in the Unlikely Heroes series. Portrays how you can become someone'
Babe Ruth had hit 714 home runs during his baseball career and was playing one of his last full major league games. It was the Braves versus the Reds in Cincinnati. But the great Ruth was no longer as agile as he had once been. He fumbled the ball and threw badly, and in one inning alone his errors ...read more
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Jesus: Ultimate Unlikely Hero
Contributed on Nov 1, 2021
11th in Series on Unlikely Heroes. Portrays Jesus as the most unlikely Hero of all.
INTRODUCTION The late Senator John McCain, who was a prisoner of war, recalled an incident of patriotism and heroism inside the Vietnamese prison camp, the “Hanoi Hilton.” In 1971, the North Vietnamese moved him and some other prisoners from isolation into large rooms with as many as 30 to 40 men ...read more
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Barnabas: Man Of Encouragement
Contributed on Oct 24, 2021
10th in the series Unlikely Heroes. Portrays Barnabas' great, heroic attribute of encouragement.
INTRODUCTION The late Bishop Fulton Sheen once entered a greasy-spoon restaurant for breakfast, and when the waitress, groggy and disinterested, took his order, he replied, “Bring me some ham and eggs and a few kind words.” When she returned 15 minutes later, she set the food before him and said, ...read more
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Paul: Man Of Zeal
Contributed on Oct 21, 2021
9th in the series Unlikely Heroes. Portrays Paul's great, heroic attribute of zeal.
INTRODUCTION On an autumn day nearly 200 years ago, Ray Palmer met his friend Lowell Mason on a busy Boston Street. Mason was a collector and publisher of hymns, and he asked Palmer if he had recently seen any good religious verse. Palmer thought a moment, then pulled out a little book in which ...read more
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John: Man Of Love
Contributed on Oct 21, 2021
8th in the series Unlikely Heroes. Portrays John's great, heroic attribute of love
INTRODUCTION A little 4-year-old African girl had been sold as a slave. She had never known what love was. Even her name, Keodi, meant “Nobody loves me!” When she grew to be about 10 years old, her body became covered with ugly sores. The natives turned her out and would have nothing to do with ...read more
Newest Sermon Series
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1 Unlikely Heroes
Contributed on Sep 1, 2021
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Revival -- Reformation Of The Mind
Contributed on Apr 18, 2004
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Revelation: The Triumphant Lamb
Contributed on Nov 1, 2003
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The Roman Emperor And Stoic Philosopher, Marcus ...
Contributed on Apr 18, 2004
The Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher, Marcus Aurelius, said, "Our life is ...read more
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William Pitt Was One England's Great Prime ...
Contributed on Apr 18, 2004
William Pitt was one England’s great prime ministers and a great intellect. He was a friend of William Wilberforce, who was a great proponent of abolition because of his Christian convictions. Pitt was a nominal Christian, as most were in his day, but Christianity did not mean much to him. ...read more
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In Interview, Stephen King, Horror Author, Was ...
Contributed on Oct 20, 2003
In interview, Stephen King, horror author, was asked about daily writing routine. Said only wrote in morning. When asked if ever wrote at night, replied, "Are you kidding? Not with the ...read more
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Robert Louis Stevenson, Author Of Books Such As ...
Contributed on Oct 20, 2003
Robert Louis Stevenson, author of books such as Treasure Island, when young child, one evening was looking out front window of house fascinated by lamplighter coming down street, lighting old fashion gas street lamps. Called to nana, "Nana! ...read more
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Someone Asked Melvin Trotter, Who Was A Hopeless ...
Contributed on Jun 28, 2003
Someone asked Melvin Trotter, who was a hopeless alcoholic before his conversion, "How do you know you are a Christian?" ...read more