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  • Many Years Ago "Guideposts" Magazine Told About ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Many years ago “Guideposts” magazine told about Mary Bower MacKorell, whose doctor suggested she take off several pounds. The diet plans, dietetic food and calorie-counted drinks didn’t work. Once while watching TV and eating, she saw a program about cooking, which pictured luscious ...read more

  • God Answers His People. In The Days Of His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    God answers his people. In the days of his uncertainty John Bunyan was tortured by doubt. “Everyone dost think his own religion rightest, both Jews and Moors and pagans. And how, if all our faith in Christ and scripture should be but a think-so, too?” But when the light broke, he ran out crying ...read more

  • Today Is Super Bowl Sunday, The Most Ballyhooed ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Today is Super Bowl Sunday, the most ballyhooed and widely watched pro football game of all. Someone defined a football game as 75,000 people sitting in a stadium, although they desperately need exercise, watching twenty-two people on the field who desperately need rest. Pastor Bob Schmidgall said ...read more

  • In 1904 William Borden, Heir To The Borden Dairy ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In 1904 William Borden, heir to the Borden dairy estate, graduated from a Chicago high school a millionaire. His parents gave him a trip around the world. Travelling through Asia, the Middle East, and Europe gave Borden a burden for the world’s hurting people. Writing home, he said, "I’m going to ...read more

  • A Pilot Was Flying His Small Plane One Day, When ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A pilot was flying his small plane one day, when he heard a noise which he recognized as the gnawing of a rat. Wondering what its sharp teeth were cutting through, he suddenly realized with horror that it might be an electric wire. Then he remembered that rodents can’t survive at high altitudes. ...read more

  • The Zeal Of Communists

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    The Zeal of Communists. In the late 1940s Whittaker Chambers was called to witness before a New York Grand Jury against Alger Hiss, one of our high government officials. Chambers, a one-time Communist, accused Hiss of trying to transmit confidential government documents to the Soviet Union through ...read more

  • Prayer Of A Half-Hearted Christian

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Prayer of a Half-hearted Christian I love thy church, O God; Her walls before me stand; But please excuse my absence, Lord; This bed is simply grand A charge to keep I have; A God to glorify; But Lord, don’t ask for cash from me; The glory comes too high. Am I a soldier of the cross, A follower ...read more

  • Vince Lombardi Said, "The Quality Of A Man's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Vince Lombardi said, "The quality of a man’s life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence, regardless of his chosen field of endeavor. I firmly believe that any man’s finest hour--his greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear--is that moment when he has ...read more

  • What Hinders You From Giving Christ Your All? ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    What hinders you from giving Christ your all? Throw it off. Reduce the things that weigh you down. F. B. Meyer said, "Thousands of Christians are like water-logged vessels--they cannot sink, yet they are saturated with so many inconsistencies, worldlinesses and ...read more

  • In His Book Sir Walter Moberly Cites The Failure ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In his book Sir Walter Moberly cites the failure of evangelicals to penetrate university campuses with the gospel. To those who claim to follow Christ he says, "If one-tenth of what you ...read more

  • Former Pro Basketball Star Bill Bradley Tells ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Former pro basketball star Bill Bradley tells that at the age of fifteen he attended a summer basketball camp that was run by Easy Ed Macauley, a former college and pro star. "Just remember that if you’re not working at your game to the utmost of your ability," Macauley told his assembled campers, ...read more

  • On The Windy Brittany Coast Of France The Abbe ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    On the windy Brittany coast of France the Abbe Adolph Juelienne Foure spent nearly ten hours a day every single day for 25 years carving more than 300 figures out of a huge section of rock above the sea. The statues tell the fantastic history of the Rotheneuf family, a 16th century tribe of ...read more

  • Christian Businessman Fred Smith Reported That ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Christian businessman Fred Smith reported that the membership of the Moscow Baptist Church was 5,600, the attendance 6,000, and the participation level almost 100 percent. The Russian Christians are zealous for their faith. The pastor told Mr. Smith, "In Russia, we have no four-wheel Christians." ...read more

  • In 1940, As The War With The Germans Was Such A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In 1940, as the war with the Germans was such a threat, Sir Winston Churchill addressed the British in these words: "Death and sorrow will be the companions of our journey; hardship our garment; constancy and valor our ...read more

  • In His Took Elton Trueblood Quotes A Letter From ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In his took Elton Trueblood quotes a letter from a school girl who probes the depth of her soul. She writes, "I’ve been thinking much this year about the importance of caring, of the passion of life. I’ve often realized that it takes courage to care. Caring is dangerous. It leaves you open to hurt ...read more

  • Some Of Mankind's Greatest Contributions Have ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Some of mankind’s greatest contributions have come from people who decided that no sacrifice was too large and no effort too great to accomplish what they set out to do. Edward Gibbon spent twenty-six years writing his great work on history. Noah Webster worked diligently for thirty-six years to ...read more

  • One Author Wrote, "I Shall Never Forget Dr. R. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    One author wrote, "I shall never forget Dr. R. A. Torrey saying to me as a young preacher, ’Young man, make up your mind on one thing and stick to it.’" Vance Havner comments: "The Christian life should be like a sword with one point, not like a broom ending in many straws. Such a single purpose ...read more

  • At The Crossroad  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    At the Crossroad “I encountered a man on the Road of life, so sure of himself – so convinced he was right. He had (his) religion, but he didn’t know God, And though he had eyes, I thought that rather odd: He only could see what he wanted to see. So, blind to the truth that could set his soul ...read more

  • A Woman Was Driving Home One Night. The Weather ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 27 ratings
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    A woman was driving home one night. The weather was really nasty. Rain was coming down in buckets and visibility was very poor. Seeing taillights ahead of her, she followed the car in front. Not being able to see, the car in front seemed to be going in the right direction. So she stuck with it. All ...read more

  • Sadly, We Want A Religion That Doesn't Ask Us To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Sadly, we want a religion that doesn’t ask us to sacrifice, not even for a moment. Bob McFall, was a 39 yr. Old bachelor suffering from Aplastic Anemia. He needed a bone marrow transplant. A search was conducted among his family and they discovered that his first cousin was an ideal match to donate ...read more