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  • Ruth Bell Graham Tells Childhood Story Of Son, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 30, 2010
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    Ruth Bell Graham Tells Childhood Story of son, Franklin with His Toy Gun Ruth Bell Graham tells this story about her son Franklin: Franklin was sleeping on the front porch with his cowboy boots and toy gun. We were having problems with some polecats (skunks), and Franklin told me not to worry ...read more

  • Spurgeon And Murray On Who Makes The Biggest ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2010
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    Spurgeon and Murray on Who Makes the Biggest Impact For Christ God used Charles Spurgeon’s preaching in the 19th Century to bring thousands of people to faith in Christ. Even so, Charles Spurgeon himself once said, “I would rather teach one man to pray than ten men to preach.” That’s because he ...read more

  • Impact Of Prayer In The Life Of David ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2010
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    Impact of Prayer in the Life of David Wilkerson Several years ago, a pastor of a small church in rural Pennsylvania decided to convert the two hours a night he spent watching TV into prayer time. Soon after that, there were some gang members in New York City who had been involved in a brutal, ...read more

  • The Impact Of A Small Group With A New Vision On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2010
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    The Impact of a Small Group with a New Vision on Society Robert Bellah is the Elliott Professor of Sociology, Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. Throughout his academic career, he has been very interested in the influence of religion on society. In an interview in Psychology Today, ...read more

  • George Macdonald And Alan Redpath On The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2010
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    George MacDonald and Alan Redpath on the Importance of Depending Upon God George MacDonald, "In whatever man does without God, he must fail miserably, or succeed more miserably." Any seemingly successful person who does it independently of God is above all most miserable! Man is incomplete until he ...read more

  • A Young Boy Gets A Driving ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2010
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    A Young Boy Gets A Driving Permit A young boy had just gotten his driving permit. He asked his father if they could discuss his use of the family car. His father took him into his study and said, “I’ll make a deal with you. You bring your grades up, study the Bible a little, get your hair cut, ...read more

  • Holiness Is Developed In Community

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010
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    HOLINESS IS DEVELOPED IN COMMUNITY In the 3rd and 4th Centuries, and even to some extent today, the popular image of holiness was solitude, silence and severity. The really (quote) "holy people" back then were those who lived like hermits, wandering in the desert alone -- fasting, praying and ...read more

  • Heart And Head

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 18, 2010
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    Quote: Woody Allen the comedian who said: "It’s hard to get your heart and your head to agree in life. In ...read more

  • When You Can Wear The Uniform

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2011
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    WHEN YOU CAN WEAR THE UNIFORM Paul told Timothy in 1 Timothy 3:15, "I have written so that you will know how people ought to act in God's household." While there are right and wrong ways to act when attending church services, Paul is not talking about attendance manners but rather how you and I ...read more

  • Lucado On Alcoholism

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 23, 2011
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    LUCADO ON ALCOHOLISM Max Lucado, one of America's great Christian leaders, found that out earlier in his ministry. He once said, "I come from a family of alcoholism. If there's anything about this DNA stuff, I've got it." For more than 20 years, drinking was not a major issue for Lucado, but about ...read more

  • The Richest Man On The Island

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 4, 2011
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    THE RICHEST MAN ON THE ISLAND In his autobiography Just As I Am, Billy Graham recalls a story demonstrating that apart from God, we will not gain anything from living wisely. He said: Some years ago Ruth and I had a vivid illustration of this on an island in the Caribbean. One of the wealthiest ...read more

  • The Rise And Fall Of Nine Rich Men  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2011
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    THE RISE AND FALL OF NINE RICH MEN A popular story recounts a meeting that may have taken place at the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago in 1923. There is debate whether the meeting in fact occurred, but what is not in question is the actual rise and fall of the men featured in the story, who were ...read more

  • The Church As A China Cabinet

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2011
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    THE CHURCH AS A CHINA CABINET Bryan Wilkerson talks about a sterling silver tea set that a family member gave him and his wife as a reminder of her love for them. It’s quite old and beautifully made, and it sits on a stand in their dining room. There's only one problem: they can’t use it. The ...read more

  • How Not To Market The Church

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2011
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    HOW NOT TO MARKET THE CHURCH When we speak of marketing the church (writes David Wells) we are not referencing such things as advertising church events, providing excellence in church programming, being kind to visitors, or providing ample parking. No one is arguing the importance and value of ...read more

  • Intending To Grow

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 19, 2011
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    INTENDING TO GROW In the 1920s there was a young African American child who was growing up in Cleveland. One day a famous athlete named Charlie Paddock, came to his school to speak to the students. At the time Paddock was considered "the fastest human being alive." He told the children, "Listen! ...read more

  • How Much Land?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 4, 2011
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    HOW MUCH LAND? In his 1886 short story "How Much Land Does a Man Need?" Leo Tolstoy shows how a continual desire for more can ultimately cause us to lose everything. The main character of the story is a peasant named Pahóm, who at the beginning can be heard complaining that he does not own ...read more

  • Winning The Lottery

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2011
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    WINNING THE LOTTERY Christmas night 2002, Jack Whittaker had five out of five numbers in the West Virginia Power ball drawing. Jack Whittaker had just won $314 million, the largest undivided lottery jackpot in history. He took the one lump payment and received $113 million after taxes. Listen ...read more

  • How Much Do You Need?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2011
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    HOW MUCH DO YOU NEED? According to the Barna Research Group, the average American adult believes he needs an additional $8,000–$11,000 per year to live comfortably. Tracking studies show, however, that even when adults reach or exceed the income levels to which they aspired, they still claim they ...read more

  • What A Contagious Christian Looks Like  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 5, 2011
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    WHAT A CONTAGIOUS CHRISTIAN LOOKS LIKE Bill Hybels, Becoming a Contagious Christian: "Recently, I saw a letter written by a relatively new Christian to the person whose life had influenced hers so greatly. She actually lists about a dozen qualities she found contagious in the life of this older ...read more

  • Walking With Integrity

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 5, 2011
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    WALKING WITH INTEGRITY Integrity can be defined as: "wholeness; uprightness; honesty or soundness of moral principle and character; an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting." Dr. Bob Reccord, president of the International Missions Board told about a pastor friend in ...read more