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  • Phineas Could Not Sleep. He Was Up Before The ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 16, 2009
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    Phineas could not sleep. He was up before the sun. He had his bag packed, and he was downstairs, ready to begin the day. The year was 1820. Phineas was finally to see an island- his very own island. Phineas had received the island as a gift from his grandfather. As a baby, Phineas had been ...read more

  • Why Worry?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 12, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,198 views

    WHY WORRY? In a 2006 article in Time magazine called "Why We Worry About the Things We Shouldn’t" Jeffrey Kluger, writes: As human beings, we pride ourselves on being the only species that understands the concept of risk. Yet we have a confounding habit of worrying about mere possibilities while ...read more

  • John Stott, A Humble Man

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 7, 2011
     | 4,663 views

    JOHN STOTT, A HUMBLE MAN I like the way Thomas Carlyle put it some time ago. He said, "One example is worth a thousand arguments." (Thomas Carlyle, quoted in Men of Integrity, July/August 2000; www.Preaching Today.com) In difficult times, we don't need dictators and arguments. We need leaders ...read more

  • The Scariest Road  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 7, 2012
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,020 views

    THE SCARIEST ROAD Yahoo! Travel has released an article titled America’s Scariest Drives, and the results are frightening. Here is a brief list of some of the roads: Highway One that travels off the Big Sur Coast in California is both beautiful and breath-taking. This 122 mile stretch travels ...read more

  • Compassion For An Old Man

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 14, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,573 views

    COMPASSION FOR AN OLD MAN It was a bitterly cold evening in Northern Virginia many years ago. The old man's beard was glazed by winter's frost as he waited for a ride across the river. He heard a brigade of men on horses coming around the bend. He let the first one pass him without any effort to ...read more

  • Second Chances

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Sep 25, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,096 views

    David Emory tells the story of baptizing a young father who had a 7 year old and 5 year old. They were close friends of his family and had never been a part of a church. But one Sunday, they came to worship, he gave his life to Christ and was baptized. At the end of the service, after everyone else ...read more

  • Financial Wow Miracle

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 10, 2009
     | 3,395 views

    FINANCIAL WOW MIRACLE Lake City Church - Madison -- God does a financial wow miracle. They were four days away from having to make their quarterly payment of $140,000 for their mortgage. Pastor John Ruck meets with all the finance wizards - bankers, Cpa's, business men. They asked him "How are you ...read more

  • Dwight L. Moody Talked About The Greatest Reg...

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 31, 2009
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    Dwight L. Moody talked about the greatest regret of his life. 22 years after the event in 1871, he recounted what had happened. "I was preaching on the life of Christ. I had spent 4 Sunday nights on the subject and had followed Christ from the manger along through his life to his arrest and ...read more

  • Can't Win For Losing  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 5, 2009
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    CAN'T WIN FOR LOSING A man named Fred inherited a huge land grant, but the will provided that he could choose land in either Chile or Brazil. He chose Brazil. Unhappily, if he had chosen Chile, he would have received his inheritance in land on which they had recently discovered uranium, gold and ...read more

  • Loving The Outcasts  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 7, 2009
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    LOVING THE OUTCASTS One of the more remarkable movements of modern times is Alcoholics Anonymous or AA, a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they might solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. Although it is ...read more

  • What Is The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2009
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    What is the Church? They tell me the story that long ago there was a small church, in a small town, in a small county, where a small congregation had tried for years to get the biggest “sinner” in town, Sam, to come to church. Sam the sinner would have nothing to do with the church. He wouldn’t ...read more

  • Same, Same

    Contributed by Scott Wakefield on May 17, 2010
     | 3,686 views

    Found at http://www.christianstandard.com/articledisplay.asp?id=783 In an article for Christian Standard magazine, preacher and college president Matt Proctor reflects on the Incarnation: My 5-year-old, Carl, and my 3-year-old, Conrad, love it when I dress like them. After they put on jeans and a ...read more

  • Prayer And Conviction Of Sin In The Life Of A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 29, 2010
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    Prayer and Conviction of Sin in the Life of a Gambler R. A. Torrey in his book The Holy Spirit tells how the elders and deacons of Moody Church met every Friday night for supper and to go over the church rolls to see which people needed attention. At one meeting, an elder expressed a concern: ...read more

  • Phantom Guilt

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 9, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,644 views

    PHANTOM GUILT Amputees often experience some sensation of a phantom limb. Somewhere, locked in their brains, a memory lingers of the nonexistent hand or leg. Invisible toes curl, imaginary hands grasp things, a "leg" feels so sturdy a patient may try to stand on it. For a few, the experience ...read more

  • The Caddy  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 13, 2011
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,808 views

    THE CADDY Two golfers stepped up to the first tee on the St. Andrews course in New York. The older golfer was a kindly man who played a thoughtful, deliberate game. The younger golfer was full of pride and impatience. On the first hole he sliced, lost his ball in the tall grass, hit another one, ...read more

  • The More Precious Gift

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 2, 2011
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    THE MORE PRECIOUS GIFT It is not easy always for people to understand the significance of a gift, or the sacrifices that went behind it. Two students shared a room in college. After returning from the Christmas' winter break, Andrew asked his roommate what presents he has received for ...read more

  • Let Me Relate Pastor Knute Larson's Parable About ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 16, 2007
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    Let me relate Pastor Knute Larson’s parable about life and mortality. There was a man who jumped from the top of the Empire State Building. That’s 97 floors up. (Or down, which is the way he was looking.) That reminds me of people who are always saying that Christians are funny and sin is ...read more

  • Ode To Mom  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,581 views

    ODE TO MOM (from Pearl Sewell and Patti Cowell). POSITION: Mother, Mom, Mama JOB DESCRIPTION: Long term, team players needed, for challenging permanent work in an often chaotic environment. Candidates must possess excellent communication and organizational skills and be willing to work variable ...read more

  • [256]. A Message From A Poem – The Bride’s Song

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jan 8, 2026
     | 123 views

    [256]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – THE BRIDE’S SONG The Bride of Christ is the Church. It is also The Pearl of Greatest Price. Those who belong to Christ are members of the Church of the Bride. Not all who are in a church belong to the Church universal. Those redeemed members – truly saved – ...read more

  • Many Years Ago, Executives Of The Time-Life ...  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Jones on Nov 1, 2000
    based on 159 ratings
     | 10,128 views

    Many years ago, executives of the Time-Life publishing organization discovered that the company’s profit margin had shrunk to an alarmingly low level. Consequently, they began an intensive effort to try to cut costs. Efficiency experts suggested that substantial savings could be effected in the ...read more