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  • Who Is Best Among ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2009
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    WHO IS BEST AMONG YOU A Baptist minister was continually bragging to his other minister friends about the greatness of his church. No matter what they said, he always found a way to claim that the Baptists were better. Eventually his friends got tired of this, and decided to play a prank on the ...read more

  • A Middle Aged Woman Had A Heart Attack And Was ...

    Contributed by David Rumley on Apr 16, 2009
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    A middle aged woman had a heart attack and was taken to the hospital. While on the operating table she had a near death experience. Seeing God, she asked "Is my time up?" God said, "No, you have another 43 years, 2 months and 8 days to live." Upon recovery, the woman decided to stay in the hospital ...read more

  • On January 1, 1863, Abraham Lincoln's ...

    Contributed by Tim White on Apr 25, 2009
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    On January 1, 1863, Abraham Lincoln’s Proclamation of Emancipation was made official and came into law. It proclaimed all slaves in the United States free men. However, not all slaves were living free on January 2nd. In the North and Midwest, Irish slaves were set free soon after this date. ...read more

  • Isolation, Loneliness More Difficult Than ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2009
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    ISOLATION, LONELINESS MORE DIFFICULT THAN PAIN William H. Willimon, in his commentary on our text, shared the following story from his childhood. "A little girl in my second grade class got the dreaded disease of polio. Our teacher described to us the possible complications of her disease. She ...read more

  • Not The Huddle, But The Game

    Contributed by Rev Dr Randall M Deal Sr on Jun 7, 2009
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    NOT THE HUDDLE, BUT THE GAME The job of the church is not to impact the church, but to impact our community, our world! It’s like a huddle in a football game. This afternoon, the Cardinals will host the Eagles for the NFC Championship Game. 70,000+ people didn’t pay way-too-much money to watch the ...read more

  • The Broom And The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009
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    THE BROOM AND THE WATER In his Pilgrim’s Progress, John Bunyan describes Interpreter’s house, which Pilgrim entered during the course of his journey to the Celestial City. The parlor of the house was completely covered with dust, and when a man took a broom and started to sweep, he and the others ...read more

  • Cry With Them

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
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    CRY WITH THEM I read about a young boy. Who was sent by his mom to the corner store to buy a loaf of bread. He was gone much longer than it should have taken him. When he finally returned, his mother asked, "Where have you been? I’ve been worried sick about you." "Well," he answered, "there was ...read more

  • I Have Two Rings One That Is Made Of Gold And I ...

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Sep 1, 2009
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    I have two rings one that is made of Gold and I can guarantee that it is, it has 9 carat stamped inside it. I even meet the Jeweler that made it and it contains his makers symbol / the other is pretty cool it has a lions head on it and it looks like gold and has a number 2 stamped inside it came in ...read more

  • Have You Ever Felt Like You Want To Connect With ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Sep 2, 2009
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    Have you ever felt like you WANT to connect with God, but you don’t even know what to say? No problem! The Spirit takes the impulses of your Heart and brings them before God … in a language that Abba Father will absolutely understand. The other day, I got a call wonderful call on my cell phone ...read more

  • When I Was A Kid, I Remember My Mum Coming To Me ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 17, 2009
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    When I was a kid, I remember my Mum coming to me and blaming me for something I had not done. Mostly when she came to me with punishment I deserved it, but not this time. She was so sure that I was the culprit. In the end there was nothing I could say or do to convince her that I had not committed ...read more

  • From A Cave To A Castle  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2010
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    FROM A CAVE TO A CASTLE Flat broke and homeless, brothers Geza and Zslot Peladi literally lived in a cave near Budapest for years. They left their dank home only to scrape together whatever money they could through selling scrap metal and candy. Theirs was a hopeless situation. But then ...read more

  • Battling The Temptation To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2010
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    Battling the Temptation to Steal Listen to the man who was tempted: A man in a responsible position, entrusted with large sums of money, was one day tempted to put some of the cash to his own account. He knew that it would be a long time before his theft could be discovered. He resisted the ...read more

  • What Other Gods?

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 24, 2010
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    WHAT OTHER GODS? What other gods could we have besides the Lord? Plenty. For Israel there were the Canaanite Baals, those jolly nature gods whose worship was a rampage of gluttony, drunkenness, and ritual prostitution. For us there are still the great gods Sex, Shekels, and Stomach (an unholy ...read more

  • Roman Soldier Shares Coat With A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 30, 2010
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    Roman Soldier Shares Coat with a Beggar Martin of Tours was a Roman soldier and a Christian. One cold winter day, as he was entering a city, a beggar stopped him and asked for alms. Martin had no money; but the beggar was blue and shivering with cold and Martin gave what he had. He took off his ...read more

  • John Maxwell Wrote A Great Book Called ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 7, 2010
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    John Maxwell wrote a great book called “Failing Forward” the premise of the book is that if we learn from our mistakes then we actually improve in life. He states, “Everybody fails, errs, and makes mistakes. You’ve heard the saying ‘To err is human, to forgive is divine.’ Alexander Pope wrote that ...read more

  • The Black Death And The Great Fire  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2011
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    THE BLACK DEATH AND THE GREAT FIRE In 1665 the residents of London were dying by the thousands each day. The bubonic plague was spreading from house to house because of the unsanitary conditions. Rats and fleas spread the germs throughout the city. Almost 30,000 people died, almost a third of ...read more

  • How To Be An Enjoyable Person

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Mar 8, 2011
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    HOW TO BE AN ENJOYABLE PERSON In his book, The Power of Positive Thinking, Norman Vincent Peale lists some rules for becoming the kind of person whom others enjoy being around. Here are some of them: 1) Learn to remember names. I believe this goes a long way with people. 2) Acquire the quality ...read more

  • The Danger Of The Serpent

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 5, 2011
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    THE DANGER OF THE SERPENT There was a tragedy in Florida. I’m not sure if the baby BURMESE PYTHON came with a warning. If not, it should have. The Oxford, Florida family that brought the serpent home as a pet would live to regret allowing such a creature in the house. The snake, now 12 feet long, ...read more

  • The Center Of A Family  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2011
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    THE CENTER OF A FAMILY Gary Ezzo says that one of the problems with families today is that the husband and wife join hands to form a family circle and then a child comes along and they place the child in the center with the husband and wife still forming the circle. But now everything revolves ...read more

  • Nothing Is Hidden From God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 23, 2011
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    NOTHING IS HIDDEN FROM GOD R.C. Sproul: "There are many things in my life that I do not want to put under the gaze of Christ. Yet I know there is nothing hidden from Him. He knows me better than my wife knows me. And yet He loves me. This is the most amazing thing of all about God’s grace. It ...read more

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