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  • I Never Failed A Good Nap There

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    I never failed a good nap there I was reading last week how, Hugh Latimer, the famous sixteenth century English Reformer and Preacher [11] was surprised to see a neighbor heading out the door early one Sunday morning. “My Lady, whither goest thou?” The neighbor replied, “I am going to Saint Thomas ...read more

  • I Don't Want To Test ...

    Contributed by Charles Jones on Oct 21, 2008
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    I don’t want to Test God I don’t want to reject God All I want is for Him to bring me into that place where I can hear his voice. We need to be real with God. Just like God called Adam from the midst of the Garden. And asked “ Where are you?” The Savior is calling today and saying Come unto ...read more

  • The Way Of The ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    The Way of the Righteous What They Are Like? “Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on His law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams ...read more

  • Why Doesn't Anybody Wear Shoes In This ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 4, 2009
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    Why Doesn’t Anybody Wear Shoes in this City? In Hugh Price Hughes’ story, the "City of Everywhere," a man arrived in a city one cold morning. as he got off the train, the station was like any other station with the crowds and redcaps, except that everybody was barefooted. they wore no shoes. He ...read more

  • Spiderman Pajamas Don't Attract Attention, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 30, 2009
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    Spiderman Pajamas Don’t Attract Attention, Disappointing a Little Boy Last January, Kristy and I took the boys up to Big Bear on a little vacation to play in the snow. We had lots of nice snow cloths for the boys, but no thermal underwear. So, we figured their pajamas resemble thermal underwear, ...read more

  • The Most Important Obligation  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
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     | 2,569 views

    THE MOST IMPORTANT OBLIGATION As important as your obligation as a doctor, a lawyer or a business leader may be, your human connections with your spouse, your children and your friends are the most important investment you will ever make. At the end of your life, you will never regret not having ...read more

  • Celebration Of The Incarnation  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 16, 2003
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    CELEBRATION OF THE INCARNATION “Perhaps we need to call December 25th the Celebration of the Incarnation, to greet each other with Incarnation greetings – instead of “Happy Holidays” or “Merry Christmas” we could shout, “God chose flesh!” “God became one of us!” “The Feast of the Incarnation is ...read more

  • A Bit Of Advice  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 2, 2004
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    A BIT OF ADVICE It took the Church nearly 400 years to decide about Trinitarian orthodoxy, producing the Nicene Creed that many churches say on a Sunday morning. Most preachers would prefer to preach on any other subject than the Trinity. Perhaps we should heed the advice of Brother Elric, a ...read more

  • Sam Goldwyn, The Movie Producer, Used To Mangle ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
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    Sam Goldwyn, the movie producer, used to mangle the English language so badly that his malaprops and mixed metaphors came to be known as Goldwynisms. Some that have become classics are... A verbal contract isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on. Every Tom, Dick, and Harry is named William. Now, ...read more

  • Loyalty: F-O-R-T-U-N-E Personnel Consultants ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2006
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    Loyalty: F-O-R-T-U-N-E Personnel Consultants national research uncovered key reasons employees stay. The 3 most important reasons for staying with an employer are: challenging work, the ability to balance work with family life, and compensation. The 3 least important reasons for staying are: ...read more

  • During Wwii Six Navy Pilots Left Their Aircraft ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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    During WWII six Navy pilots left their aircraft carrier on a mission. After searching the seas for enemy submarines, they tried to return to their ship shortly after dark. But the captain had ordered a blackout of all lights on the ship. Over and over the frantic pilots radioed, asking for just one ...read more

  • Given The Many Details Which A Presidential ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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    Given the many details which a presidential inaugural committee must cope with, mistakes are inevitable. So it was that Franklin Delano Roosevelt received an invitation to his own January 20, 1937 presidential inauguration! Through the White House social bureau, he solemnly sent word that the press ...read more

  • How Big Is God? Think Of The Size Of The ...

    Contributed by Anthony Craver on Apr 28, 2006
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    How big is God? Think of the size of the universe. The nearest star is about four light years away from earth. How far is that? That is the distance that light travels in four years. Light travels at the speed of 186,000 miles per second. This means that the nearest star is about 24 trillion ...read more

  • Process-Oriented God

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 26, 2010
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    The following thoughts are from Sy Rogers: God is event and process oriented – Most Christians are only event orientated. But the development of a baby is a process caused by one passionate event in the bedroom. Birth is an event but there is a process of growth and maturity. God will not zap a ...read more

  • Alice Smith Tells A House That Wouldn't Sell ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Nov 15, 2007
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    Alice Smith tells a house that wouldn’t sell even though people really liked it. It had been six monthes. They decided to pray over it. Her son said God showed him that there were satanic symbols on the garage walls and the ceiling. When she asked the owner about it, they were shocked and said the ...read more

  • Did You Hear About The Middle School In New ...

    Contributed by Jeffery Russell on Dec 17, 2007
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    Did you hear about the middle school in New Jersey that canceled a field trip to a performance of “A Christmas Carol” because some might be offended by the play’s Christian themes? As columnist Cal Thomas points out, this is not really even a Christian story, though it does contain elements of ...read more

  • In Atlanta An 84-Year-Old Widow Became Quite ...

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Aug 25, 2008
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    In Atlanta an 84-year-old widow became quite bored with watching TV and reading the paper. She decided that she wanted to minister to others. She took out a small add in the paper which read, “Pianist will play hymns over the phone to shut-ins”. Within 3 days of issuing the add, she had received ...read more

  • The Famous Architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2009
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    The famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, designed some unusual buildings. On a university campus in Florida stands a library designed by Wright with an extremely low ceiling, so low that if you are six feet tall and not careful, you keep bumping your head. A man who was having this trouble asked ...read more

  • During A Recent Sunday Worship Service, A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Jun 7, 2004
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    During a recent Sunday worship service, a congregation was singing the worship chorus that goes: "I exalt thee, oh Lord...” A mother of a 5-year-old girl glanced down and realized that her daughter was fervently singing, ...read more

  • High Anxiety: 19 Million Americans Suffer From ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    High Anxiety: 19 million Americans suffer from severe anxiety, finds a recent survey by Anxiety Disorders Assoc. of America. The afflicted individuals often shun others (49%), don’t answer the phone (41%) and ...read more