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  • He Knows Me  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 4, 2010
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    HE KNOWS ME David Redding tells of having a big, black Scottish shepherd as a pet when he was growing up on a farm in the country. He named the dog Teddy and they became inseparable companions. Teddy would wait on him to come home from school at the bus stop. Teddy slept at the foot of his bed. ...read more

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  • Philip Yancey's Wife Shares The Suffering Of An ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 4, 2010
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    Philip Yancey’s Wife Shares the Suffering of an Elderly Man Philip Yancey- My wife worked with some of the poorest people in the city of Chicago, directing a program of a church that intentionally seeks out lonely and abandoned senior citizens no one else cares for. Many times I have seen her pour ...read more

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  • Wife Offers Herself In Domestic Servitude To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 4, 2010
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    Wife Offers Herself in Domestic Servitude To Clear Her Husband of Murder On May 2, 1962, a dramatic advertisement appeared in the San Francisco Examiner: “I don’t want my husband to die in the gas chamber for a crime he did not commit. I will therefore offer my services for 10 years as a cook, ...read more

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  • A Sunday School Teacher, In Her Class Of 5 And 6 ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Aug 4, 2010
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    A Sunday school teacher, in her class of 5 and 6 year olds, had just finished discussing this commandment about honoring your father and mother. She asked, "Is there a commandment that teaches us how to treat our brothers and ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • An Angel Story

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Aug 3, 2010
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    AN ANGEL STORY Julie and the kids were on their way home from the park when it happened. Ben was only about 5 years old and happily walking and running ahead on the edge of the road. There was no footpath beside the road, but he was still on the grassy area. Then he must have seen our house on the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • You Will Meet An Old Lady

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2010
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    YOU WILL MEET AN OLD LADY You are going to meet an old lady someday. Down the road ahead, 10, 20, 30 years; she’s waiting for you. You will be catching up with her. What kind of old lady are you going to meet? That is a rather significant question. She may be a seasoned, soft, and gracious lady. ...read more

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  • Linus On Love For People

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2010
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    LINUS ON LOVE FOR PEOPLE Perhaps you've seen this Peanuts cartoon: Linus announces to his cranky sister, Lucy, that he's going to be a doctor. "You, a doctor?" she asks. "How can you be a doctor? You don't love mankind." Linus replies, "I do too love mankind. It's ...read more

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  • Two Tombstones

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2010
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    TWO TOMBSTONES A tombstone in a small English village reads, "Here lies a miser who lived for himself, And cared for nothing but gathering wealth. Now where he is or how he fares, Nobody knows and nobody cares." In contrast, a plain tombstone in the courtyard at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London ...read more

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  • Baseball Manager Demonstrates Humility After ...

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    Baseball Manager Demonstrates Humility After Winning the Pennant When the Florida Marlins baseball team won their first trip to the WORLD SERIES, the press began to shower praise on manager Jim Leyland. When congratulated on winning his first National League Pennant, Leyland responded, “I didn’t ...read more

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  • Prayer: Form Vs. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2010
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    Prayer: Form vs. Substance There was a man who would start his day by kneeling beside his bed and spending an hour or so in prayer. But he had a cat that would disturb him and would nuzzle up against him. So to keep his cat from disturbing his prayer time, he would tie the cat to his bedpost. His ...read more

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  • Faith Does Things Differently, But It Gets Them ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Aug 3, 2010
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    FAITH DOES THINGS DIFFERENTLY, BUT IT GETS THEM DONE Attorney Mike Hanson, 45, started hiking the Appalachian trail in March, from Georgia to Maine, 2179 miles, unassisted with just a pair of walking sticks and a GPS, averaging nine miles per day, fighting the flu and a sore ankle. He will finish ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Converted Not Once, But Often

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Aug 3, 2010
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    CONVERTED NOT ONCE, BUT OFTEN A person of no less stature than Ruth Graham, the daughter of a Presbyterian missionary and the wife of a world-famous evangelist, struggled with this idea of a "moment of conversion." She was raised in the faith and knew that she was secure in Christ, and yet she ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • It's Not About Repentance

    Contributed by Cameron Conway on Aug 2, 2010
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    IT'S NOT ABOUT REPENTANCE Today it's not about repentance; it's about our feelings. It's not about prayer; it's about going out for coffee. It's not about revolution; it's about the status quo. It's not about sanctification and righteousness; it's about making money. It's not about ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

  • The Sounds Of Approaching Bagpipes Signaled ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 2, 2010
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    The Sounds of Approaching Bagpipes Signaled Deliverance The Congregational preacher of old, D.L. Moody, tells the story of an incident that occurred during the last mutiny on the land of India, while under British control. The English were besieged in the city of Lucknow, and were in momentary ...read more

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  • Oscar Greene Learns About Compliance And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 2, 2010
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    Oscar Greene Learns About Compliance and Exercising Due Diligence As I start to sit down, now, listen to the story of the African-American Episcopalian lay leader, Oscar Greene, of West Medford, Massachusetts! One day, he was invited to serve as a Bank Director! He was hesitant to accept the ...read more

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  • Richard Calson On Forgiveness

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 2, 2010
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    RICHARD CALSON ON FORGIVENESS Let me conclude with in the words of Dr. Richard P. Carlson, Professor of Biblical Studies at Gettysburg Seminary: "God’s forgiveness in Jesus Christ is a scandal. It goes out to sinners regardless of their religious or social standing. It breaks into human existence ...read more

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  • Arturo Toscanini Demanded Excellence From The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 2, 2010
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    Arturo Toscanini Demanded Excellence From the Symphony Orchestra One of history’s greatest musical conductors was Arturo Toscanini. Born in Parma, Italy, in 1867, Toscanini died in his sleep in New York City in 1957. For years he conducted the National Broadcasting Company’s Symphony Orchestra in ...read more

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  • Napoleon Bonaparte On Jesus  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 2, 2010
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    NAPOLEON BONAPARTE ON JESUS It was Napoleon Bonaparte who wrote "Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and myself founded empires; but what foundation did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ founded an empire upon love; and at this hour millions ...read more

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  • The Hippocratic Oath

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 2, 2010
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    THE HIPPOCRATIC OATH We have all heard about the Hippocratic Oath, even if we don't know what all is in it, and what we do know is delivered through television and is wrong. We hear TV doctors say "remember what it says in the Hippocratic Oath: 'First, do no harm'" but that isn't in the ...read more

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  • I'll Miss The Challenge

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 2, 2010
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    I'LL MISS THE CHALLENGE A certain rabbi was adored by his community; everyone was always delighted with what he had to say. All, that is, except for Isaac, who never missed an opportunity to contradict the rabbi's point of view and point out flaws in his teachings. The others were disgusted with ...read more

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