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  • The Divine Words Grow Together With The One Who ...

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 1, 2012
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    "The divine words grow together with the one who reads them." ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • The Three Races

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 31, 2012
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    THE THREE RACES A boy realised that God had made him fast. He wanted to have a race in his village to prove his speed. People from his village and the surrounding villages were invited, either as competitors or spectators. A wise man came to watch the race, which the boy won easily. Everyone ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Where Your Treasure Is...

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Aug 31, 2012
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    I once read about in one of Richard Wurmbrand’s books. “An elder of a local free Church in Communist Romania was brought before the judge for embezzlement - a crime he had not committed. His defence lawyer started his defence plea by telling the Court of a well known story about the man that was ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • A Father's Legacy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 30, 2012
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    A FATHER’S LEGACY Ken Hemphill tells the story of what took place at his church when he was pastor of FBC of Norfolk. He was out on the sidewalk welcoming people as they got out of their cars. About 3rd in line was a father & his teenage son. The father had a golf shirt on, and he evidently was ...read more

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  • Lucille Ball On What's Wrong With Families

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2012
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    LUCILLE BALL ON WHAT’S WRONG WITH FAMILIES Lucille Ball, shortly before her death, did a remarkable TV interview with Merv Griffin. He asked her a very serious and pointed question: "Lucille, you’ve lived a long time on this earth and you are a wise person. What’s happened to our country? What’s ...read more

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  • Torpedo Approaching  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2012
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    TORPEDO APPROACHING Allow me to tell you a story about a young man named Bill, who joined the Navy, when World War II began. One night his ship came into Boston, and he decided to visit his former pastor and friend, Rev. Stidger. During their visit together, Rev. Stidger said, "Bill, tell me the ...read more

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  • An Art Gallery Testimony

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2012
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    AN ART GALLERY TESTIMONY There is the story about an old English farmer who went to London and visited one of the great art galleries in the city. There he was attracted by a painting of the crucifixion. He sat before it, studying each detail with intense interest. At last, forgetful of his ...read more

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  • Just Watch!  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2012
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    JUST WATCH! A young boy looked up at his grandfather and wondered aloud, "Grandpa, how do you live for Jesus?" The respected grandfather stooped down and quietly told the boy, "Just watch." As the years went by the grandfather was an example to the boy of how to follow Jesus. He stayed ...read more

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  • Encouragement From A Friend

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2012
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    ENCOURAGEMENT FROM A FRIEND There are times when you will be pushed out or pushed aside. You can be on the right road and still find yourself in a situation that is so severe that you cannot survive it on your own. Mark it down: You are not exempt from times of suffering, rejection, or ...read more

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  • James Dobson's Faith-Full Parents  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2012
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    JAMES DOBSON'S FAITH-FULL PARENTS "Of all the values transmitted to me by my father, none made a more lasting impression than his attitude toward money. As an evangelist, he could never depend on the compensation he would be given. The local church would collect a freewill offering for my father, ...read more

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  • Anointing And The Holy Spirit

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 29, 2012
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    ANOINTING AND THE HOLY SPIRIT In Scripture there seems to be a parallel in the operation of the Holy Spirit and anointing oil: 1. Anointing. The act of anointing indicated the bestowal of authorization through the spirit to act in certain capacities. a. The anointing symbolized the empowerment of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Symbol Of The Spirit

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 29, 2012
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    SYMBOL OF THE SPIRIT Jim Cymbala: "The Bible has other symbols for the Holy Spirit besides water. One is wind, which in the original Greek in the New Testament is the same word as breath. Wind helps us to visualize the invisible and mysterious movement of the Spirit" (John 3: 8). [Cymbala, Jim ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • What Do You Have To Sing About?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2012
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    WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SING ABOUT? Clarence Darrow, the famous atheist lawyer – once took part in a debate at a church in Chicago. In his attack on the Christian faith, he tried to play on the emotions of the black people who were there, and on their social misery. This was the heart of the ...read more

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  • Only By Sacrifice

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Aug 29, 2012
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    ONLY BY SACRIFICE During World War II, a young paratrooper, David Webster of E Company, 101st Airborne wrote his mother, "Stop worrying about me. I joined the parachutists to fight. I intend to fight. If necessary, I shall die fighting, but don’t worry about this because no war can be won without ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • To Be A Peace-Maker

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Aug 28, 2012
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    TO BE A PEACE-MAKER In the 1920s there was a serious conflicts between England and Ireland. Ireland wanted to be an independent nation. They did not mind being part of the United Kingdom, they wanted to govern themselves. That organization that was there as a resistance against the British ...read more

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  • The Agony Of Defeat

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 28, 2012
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    "THE AGONY OF DEFEAT" Some of you might remember the TV program "The Wide World of Sports". For many years, the opening of the program opened like this: "Spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of sport; the thrill of victory... and the agony of defeat." The opening illustrated "the ...read more

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  • Ray Bradbury's Message

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 28, 2012
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    RAY BRADBURY’S MESSAGE Avid readers often will credit this or that writer for luring them into a lifelong love of a genre. For those who love science fiction, it offers grand, cosmic landscapes on which to project the boundless possibilities of life. Yet for one writer, Ray Bradbury (August 22, ...read more

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  • Vanishing Waves

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 28, 2012
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    VANISHING WAVES A wise man once told me to pour a glass of water. He dipped his index finger into the cup, I watched as miniature waves hit the glass only to halt seconds later. The wise man told that regardless of how important the world will ever view me or my accomplishments, history will only ...read more

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  • Inescapable Judgment

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 28, 2012
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    INESCAPABLE JUDGMENT During the winter of 1951, a Montana café owner named Clarence Pellett pulled over to pick up a hitchhiker who appeared cold and frozen while walking during a snowstorm. Once in the car, the hitchhiker Frank Dryman pulled out a gun and ordered Pellett to get out of his ...read more

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  • Leaning Over A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 28, 2012
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    LEANING OVER A CLIFF Writer Parker Palmer tells of his first experience on an Outward Bound course in his book, The Active Life. He says, "I took the course in my early forties, and in the middle of that course I was asked to confront the thing I had fears about since I had first heard about ...read more

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