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  • Lazarus The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 21, 2008
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    LAZARUS THE DOG There is a true story of a family in New Mexico who had a pup named Brownie. Brownie got out of the yard one Saturday afternoon and, like all good animals he went exploring. Unfortunately, Brownie ventured out in the street and got struck by a passing car. The family tearfully ...read more

  • Showing Favor

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
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    SHOWING FAVOR In July of 2005, Angelina Jolie adopted a little Ethiopian child. While she was touring drought and disease and famine stricken Ethiopia, she got the idea that although she couldn’t do every child in Africa a favor, she could grant favor to one child. So she stepped out of her world ...read more

  • Ken Hannah Snowboards Off Cliffs, Flies 40 Feet ...

    Contributed by Art Good on Nov 6, 2008
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    Ken Hannah snowboards off cliffs, flies 40 feet straight up on a bicycle, and jumps out of airplanes on a snowboard. Someone once asked him how he learned to do all those incredible things. He answered, "I'm an extreme person. When I was 6 years old I rode my bike down a flight of stairs. At 7 ...read more

  • Giving, Greed And Salvation

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Mar 12, 2009
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    GIVING, GREED AND SALVATION A very old rich skinflint in declining health finally gets serious about his eternal state. He goes to the local pastor and asks what he can do to account for the fact that he’s never given God much time or given the church a dime. The pastor just looks at him with that ...read more

  • Safe Rooms

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 22, 2011
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    SAFE ROOMS Lynne and I and the family were moving to Tulsa from Missouri and were looking at potential homes. One thing we came across was a house with a 'safe room' or actually only a 'safe closet'. A closet, which served as a coat closet near the front door, was built with steel walls and a ...read more

  • A Far, Far Better Thing

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Mar 29, 2012
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    A FAR, FAR BETTER THING In Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities, the young Frenchman Charles Darnay was condemned to die by the guillotine. When Sidney Carton learned of his friend’s situation, he determined to lay down his life in place of his friend. He determined to do this, not because he ...read more

  • Master Your Emotions

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Dec 26, 2012
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    Master Your Emotions John Maxwell relates the story of Bobby Jones, a legendary golfer who won a major tournament at twenty-one. By age twenty-eight, he had already won the grand slam and retired. Jones had an uncle who said that by the time he was fourteen, Bobby was probably already the best ...read more

  • Suffocating Fear

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009
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    SUFFOCATING FEAR During his years as premier of the Soviet Union, Nikita Kruschev denounced many of the policies and atrocities of Joseph Stalin. In the midst of his speech a heckler shouted "You were one of his colleagues why didn’t you stop him?" Kruschev screamed, "Who said that?" There was a ...read more

  • Looks Can Be ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2009
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    LOOKS CAN BE DECEIVING Girolamo Savonarola was one of the great preachers of the fifteenth century. He preached in the great cathedral of Florence, Italy, which contained a magnificent marble statue of Mary. One day he noticed an elderly woman praying before this statue and then realized it was ...read more

  • Mark Twain On Heaven And Hell

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 20, 2010
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    MARK TWAIN ON HEAVEN AND HELL Mark Twain gave some interesting quotes during his lifetime. One such amusing statement was, "Go to heaven for the climate, hell for the company." He along with others, do not realize how horrible hell will be. We do not hear much about hell these days from the ...read more

  • I'll Miss The Challenge

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 2, 2010
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    I'LL MISS THE CHALLENGE A certain rabbi was adored by his community; everyone was always delighted with what he had to say. All, that is, except for Isaac, who never missed an opportunity to contradict the rabbi's point of view and point out flaws in his teachings. The others were disgusted with ...read more

  • Catching Up

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 24, 2010
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    CATCHING UP A woman who had recently moved into a small village in Wiltshire, was in the backyard hanging out the washing on the line when an old, tired-looking dog wandered into the yard. She could tell from his collar and well-fed belly that he had a home. As she walked into the house, the dog ...read more

  • Pearl Harbor The Morning Of December 7, 1941, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Pearl Harbor The morning of December 7, 1941, found 353 Japanese airplanes swarming all around the Harbor site. Within a couple of hours, America lost 8 big battleships, 6 major airfields, almost all planes, and 2,400 men. That happened at 7:50 AM in what was supposedly a surprised attack. But ...read more

  • A Woman Took Her Husband To The Doctor's Office. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A woman took her husband to the doctor’s office. After his checkup, the doctor said, "Your husband is suffering from a very serious infection." The husband, who was hard of hearing said, "What did he say?" His wife said, "He says your sick". The doctor went on. "But there is hope. You just need ...read more

  • Jesus Was Thirsty

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Jesus said, "I am thirsty." No wonder he was thirsty. Loss of blood. Exposure. Heat. Exhaustion. Dehydration. He’s been on the cross now for 6 hours. The sweat rolls off him like buckets. It’s hot. And the flies are buzzing around him. The crowds taunting him. The blood mixes with the sweat as it ...read more

  • Full Armor Of God

    Contributed by John Bright on Oct 3, 2025
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    Our defense is provided by the Full Armor of God found in Ephesians 6. I would recommend this article: https://www.gotquestions.org/full-armor-of-God.html (I also want to recommend the YouVersion Bible App for your smart phones or computers. Good studies there on the Full Armor of God) Here’s a ...read more

  • Sowing And Reaping

    Contributed by John Bright on Mar 20, 2026
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    I want to remind you of a basic truth of Scripture - the Law of Sowing and Reaping that we read about in Galatians 6:7: “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.” I always illustrate this with the same example: if I plant an apple tree, can I expect ...read more

  • God’s Design Is For A Man And Woman To ...  PRO

    Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 23, 2000
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    God’s design is for a man and woman to enter into a permanent, intimate relationship with one another. A relationship like Eddie and Mary enjoy. Let me read you a letter that Eddie wrote to Ann Landers: Dear Ann Landers: On Aug. 14, 1945, the war ended in the South Pacific. That was the day I ...read more

  • The Cape Of Good Heaven  PRO

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Jan 21, 2001
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    THE CAPE OF GOOD HEAVEN I can still recall a geography lesson from elementary school in which we learned that the southernmost point of Africa is a point, which for centuries has experienced tremendous storms. For many years no one even knew what lay beyond that cape, for no ship attempting to ...read more

  • Many Years Ago I Went To See A Theatrical ...  PRO

    Contributed by Howard Tyas on Jan 7, 2002
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    Many years ago I went to see a theatrical production called Cotton Patch Gospel, a musical about the life of Jesus with an Appalachian, country-western twist. It was based on Clarence Jordan’s paraphrase of the New Testament, by the same name. It tries to tell the story of Jesus as if he has been ...read more