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  • Blind But Now I See  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Buckingham on Jul 8, 2011
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    BLIND BUT NOW I SEE Peter spent a few years trying to cope with his blindness, learning ways of looking after himself so that he wasn’t so much a burden upon his family, although they still continued to visit on the odd occasion. He also learned how to read Braille. Then one day he was informed ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Losing The Boys

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 24, 2011
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    LOSING THE BOYS Dr. H Norman Wright tells this story: My wife and I had just arrived home from vacation, and the phone rang. It was our house painter. He said, "I remembered that your son died. My daughter just lost two of her little boys. Can you help her?" We agreed, so my wife and I made an ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • The Lost Camper: Making Yourself Available

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2011
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    THE LOST CAMPER: MAKING YOURSELF AVAILABLE One of my favorite sayings: "God doesn't want your capability. He only wants your availability. If you'll give Him your availability, He'll provide the capability." Availability is when you make yourself accessible for utilization. Availability is what we ...read more

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  • And It Came To Pass...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2011
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    AND IT CAME TO PASS... "The Bible is alive, it speaks to me; it has feet, it runs after me; it has hands, it lays hold of me." -- Martin Luther During a Sunday class the question was asked, "In your time of discouragement, what is your favourite Scripture?" A young man said, "The Lord is my ...read more

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  • Pleading The Blood

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Aug 24, 2011
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    "PLEADING THE BLOOD" The singles group at the church I joined in 1978 was fascinated by Mike Warnke's book, The Satan Seller. He wrote about being drawn into Satanism, advancing through the ranks, getting saved, and the struggles he had with other Satanists and even demons after leaving them. It ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Leaders At The Poles

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 7, 2011
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    LEADERS AT THE POLES In his book, Leading at the Edge, Dennis Perkins contrasts the leadership values of two different explorers: Earnest Shackleton and Vilhjalmur Stefansson. In 1914, Shackleton led a daring expedition to reach Antarctica in the South. A year earlier, Stefansson led an expedition ...read more

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  • He Cried For Me  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 14, 2011
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    HE CRIED FOR ME Jan, who was a young mother in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, 20 years ago, tells a remarkable story from that time in her life. In a note to her pastor, she wrote: It was the end. I knew it. I could no longer fight. I sat here emotionless. I was totally alone. Others had tried to ...read more

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  • Never Give Up  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Oct 27, 2011
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    NEVER GIVE UP Have you seen that cartoon with the pelican having a frog for dinner? His dinner is not agreeing with him. The frog’s head, shoulders, and most of his body are in the pelican’s beak. His back legs are outside, kicking for all they’re worth. His front legs stick out from both sides ...read more

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  • Nolan Ryan Didn't Change Me  PRO

    Contributed by Tim White on Feb 1, 2012
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    NOLAN RYAN DIDN'T CHANGE ME In 1991, Ryan, our son, age 6 at the time, played Challenger Baseball, a modified version of the game for disabled children. At the end of the season, each child received an official Challenger baseball for his or her participation. We asked Ryan what he wanted to do ...read more

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  • Humility — Who Would Dare Write About It?

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Feb 16, 2012
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    HUMILITY - WHO WOULD DARE WRITE ABOUT IT? Charlene Ann Baumbich wrote a book about raising her sons. One chapter was about humbling experiences she had. She then felt the Holy Spirit nudging her to study humility. She thought she might write a book about what she would learn. After hours studying ...read more

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  • Go Find Something To Do For God

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 19, 2012
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    GO FIND SOMETHING TO DO FOR GOD Ruth Rettig tells the story of having gone through unsuccessful cancer surgery and following up with chemo in Houston, which meant 500-mile roundtrips from their home in central Texas. The trips were exhausting enough but the chemo made her feel sick to death. She ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Pastoral Search Committee Of The First Lukewarm ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 30, 2012
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    PASTORAL SEARCH COMMITTEE OF THE FIRST LUKEWARM CHURCH I was recently contacted by a pulpit committee that was interested in my ministry. I met with Chairman of the Disenchanted, Bro Tepid. He described his church; First Lukewarm Church of the Apathetic. “Nothing too boring, nothing too exciting. ...read more

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  • Divorce Rate Myth Among Christians

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 30, 2012
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    DIVORCE RATE MYTH AMONG CHRISTIANS A common myth going around is that the divorce rate is the same among Christians as it is among non-Christians. But such just isn't the case, when you take a closer look. According to the "Americans for Divorce Reform," the divorce rate among the general ...read more

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  • Ken Wales: Christian Integrity

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 2, 2012
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    KEN WALES: CHRISTIAN INTEGRITY Ken Wales is a TV and film producer, who has produced several, award-winning TV series and films, including Christy, East of Eden and the highly-acclaimed movie Amazing Grace. Wales has enjoyed tremendous success as a producer, but he started his Hollywood career ...read more

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  • Thoughts On The Church

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 20, 2012
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    THOUGHTS ON THE CHURCH Here are some thoughts on The Church from a few 30 on down in age, individuals from the book "The Relevant Church": Quotes: Tyler Watts, "I think I disconnect from the Gospel of Jesus Christ when I'm not involved in close relationships with other believers." Philip Evans, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • God, Please Save My Son

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 20, 2012
     | 3,522 views

    "GOD, PLEASE SAVE MY SON." Imagine what went through Moses’ mother’s heart when she turned her just weaned child over to Pharaoh’s daughter. Pharaoh’s daughter was a stranger, a foreigner, living in an anti-Semitic home, whose father was pursuing genocide, trying to wipe out the Hebrew race. ...read more

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  • Prayer And The Motorcycle  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Nov 13, 2012
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    PRAYER AND THE MOTORCYCLE There was a woman at work when she received a phone call that her daughter was very sick with a fever. She left work and stopped by the pharmacy to get some medication for her daughter. She returned to her car to find that she had locked the keys inside the car when ...read more

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  • Sometimes We Need A Steward

    Contributed by Francis Balla on Nov 15, 2012
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    SOMETIMES WE NEED A STEWARD If you ever get to Venice, one of the places to see is Saint Mark's Square, the spot Napoleon called "the drawing room of Europe." But if you go there, make sure your belly is covered up. It’s not that there's exactly a dress code, but there is an expectation of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • The Deadly Disease Of Sin  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 11, 2013
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    THE DEADLY DISEASE OF SIN The Bible is very blunt about sin – it doesn’t matter how YOU grade your sin, if you don’t accept that you’ve sinned… you can’t fix the problem. It’s like a man having a deadly disease. He experiencing distressing physical problems but doesn’t KNOW he’s going to die ... ...read more

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  • The Sailboat Redemption

    Contributed by C Jordan on Apr 2, 2013
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    THE SAILBOAT REDEMPTION The story is told of a little boy who built a sailboat. He built the sail and had it all fixed up, tarred and painted. He took it to the lake and pushed it in hoping it would sail. Sure enough a wisp of breeze filled the little sail and it billowed and went rippling along ...read more

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