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  • Time For Jesus

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Sep 19, 2008
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    Time for Jesus Suppose you walked into your kitchen one morning and found Jesus sitting at the table. What would you do? Would you say: "Jesus! I'm thrilled to see You! I just wish I had time to talk, but right now I'm running late for work. When I get home tonight, we'll have a nice visit"? ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • In One Of My Sources, I Read This About The ‘wise ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 27, 2008
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    In one of my sources, I read this about the ‘wise men’ and some of it was news to me! "Not much is known about these astrologers (traditionally called wise men). We don't know where they came from or how many there were. Tradition says they were men of high position from Parthia, near the site of ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Ironman Christians

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
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    Ironman Christians Have you heard of the Ironman Triathlon? It’s held every fall in the US city of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, the race encompasses three endurance events; a 2.4 mile ocean swim in Kailua-Kona Bay, a 112 mile bike ride across the Hawaiian lava desert to Hawi and back, and then to top it ...read more

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  • Christmas Night 2002, Jack Whittaker Had Five Out ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 27, 2008
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    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 closely to this part. ...read more

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  • What’s Giving Thanks All ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
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    What’s giving Thanks all about A. The pilgrims did it 1. In 1621, the pilgrims celebrated the first harvest at Plymouth 2. To them, it was a religious holiday celebrating all that God gave them The Pilgrim Proclamation of 1623 Inasmuch as the great Father has given us this year an abundant ...read more

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  • The Mouth Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2009
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    THE MOUTH OF BABES Have you ever heard the phrase, "Out of the mouth of babes?" Certainly you have. It comes from the simple truth that sometimes it takes a child to reveal lasting wisdom. It seems foolish but it isn’t! For example: Patrick, age 10, said, "Never trust a dog to watch your ...read more

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  • The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2009
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    THE PUSH A man and his wife are awakened at 3 o’clock in the morning by a loud pounding on their door. The man gets up and goes to the door where a drunken stranger in the pouring rain is asking for a push. "Not a chance!" says the husband. "It’s three o’clock in the morning!" He slams the door ...read more

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  • Paul And Kelly ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 11, 2009
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    PAUL AND KELLY BENITEZ In 1967, Paul Benitez and his fiancée Debra were married. In 1968, they had a baby boy and named him Kelly. Paul was drafted into the Army in 1969. While he was overseas, Debra moved away and changed her name. Paul was never able to find his wife nor his baby boy. He would ...read more

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  • Why Did Jesus Have To Die For Us?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 11, 2009
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    WHY DID JESUS HAVE TO DIE FOR US? Perhaps this story can illustrate this for us: There was an engineer who operated a drawbridge across a mighty river. With a control panel of levers and switches, he set into motion a monstrous set of gears that either lifted the bridge for river traffic or ...read more

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  • Answered Prayer On A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009
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    ANSWERED PRAYER ON A PLANE WELLINGTON, New Zealand--Grant Stubbs and Owen Wilson were flying up the sloping valley of Pelorus Sound in New Zealand, admiring the beautiful panoramic view. Then there was a cough. "Bless you, Owen." "For what, Grant?" "Your cough." "I didn’t cough." "Oh." Then ...read more

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  • Be Content To Speak In A Cottage

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009
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    BE CONTENT TO SPEAK IN A COTTAGE January 6, 1850, was bitterly cold in Colchester, England, a hard-biting blizzard keeping most worshipers at home. At the Primitive Methodist Chapel on Artillery Street, only about a dozen showed up. When it became apparent that even the pastor would not arrive, an ...read more

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  • We 'are' Preaching

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009
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    WE ’ARE’ PREACHING One day St. Francis of Assisi invited a young monk to join him on a trip into town to preach. The young monk was so honored that he quickly accepted. All day long they walked through the streets, and rubbed shoulders and visited with hundreds of people. At the end of the day, ...read more

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  • Jehovah's Witnesses And Mormons

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
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    JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES AND MORMONS New studies reveal most adult Witnesses have made a personal commitment to Christ they consider important in their life, but only 10% base their hope of salvation on a confession of sins and acceptance of Jesus as savior. 61% of Jehovah’s Witnesses, vs. 42% of ...read more

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  • Liberals Give Less Than ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
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    LIBERALS GIVE LESS THAN CONSERVATIVES A couple years ago, a Syracuse University professor named Arthur C. Brooks wrote a book called "Who Really Cares: The Surprising Truth About Compassionate Conservatism". He was not particularly excited about the outcome of the study he’d done (he’d been raised ...read more

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  • You Already Have Happiness

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
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    YOU ALREADY HAVE HAPPINESS The angel asked, "You aren’t happy. How can I help you?" The poet replied, "I have everything. But I lack only one thing. Can you give it to me?" To which the angel happily said, "Sure. I can give you anything you desire." The poet stared right into the angel’s eyes, "I ...read more

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  • Being Right Is More Important, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 27, 2009
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    BEING RIGHT IS MORE IMPORTANT, RIGHT? Two Malaysian farmers had a dispute over a calf. 37-year-old Zulkifli said it was his, and 44-year-old Isa said it was his. Zulkifli just went out to tether the calf in a field to graze, when Isa stopped him and claimed the calf was his, claiming that Zulkifli ...read more

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  • Don't Come Home?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 26, 2021
     | 1,221 views

    We have hope. We walk in blessed assurance that Jesus died for us. The 7 years coming on this world will be THE GREAT TRIBULATION. Current, prayed up and ready Christians have nothing to fear. God is in control. We have hope. As the world goes into a paradigm or pattern change the dead in Christ ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Who Is Praying For Me?

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 31, 2022
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    Pastor Jim Cymbala's daughter had been running from God for a long time. Chrissy had rebelled against her family, had left home, and was living as far from God as she could. But one night, this teenager awoke with the distinct feeling that someone was praying for her. And someone was. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Orders Remain Unchanged!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 10, 2023
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    There is a tomb of unknown soldiers in America which has a guard 24 hours a day. Every hour on the hour, 365 days a year, a new soldier reports for duty. When the new guard arrives, he receives his orders from the one who is leaving. The words are always the same: “Orders Remain Unchanged.” The ...read more

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  • Three Levels Of Fruit Bearing

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 2, 2023
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    Galatians 5:19-23 describes the fruit of the Spirit. The fruit described by Paul in Galatians 5 is not something that is a goal for Christian living produced by the ability of the believer. No, it is the very character of Christ produced within us by the presence and power of the Holy Spirit. In ...read more

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