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  • Persistent Sowers

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2011
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    PERSISTENT SOWERS During a particular drought several years ago, much of the seed that had been planted did not come up. The seed that did produced runty plants that promised a scanty yield, if any at all. Grass burned up in the intense heat, and the cattle nearly starved. Many farmers were forced ...read more

  • On A Practical Level I Really Do Like To Garden, ...

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Dec 30, 2011
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    On A practical level I really do like to garden, those of you who have listened to me preach for a while have probably heard me blather on about my vege garden, it’s looking great at present, I’ve got courgettes growing, tomatoes vines just starting to bear fruit, I’ve already harvested ...read more

  • The Master's Hand

    Contributed by James Kelly on Aug 11, 2012
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    THE MASTER'S HAND An auctioneer was taking bids on household items. He was tired and wanted to go home. There was only one item left an old violin. It wasn’t much to look at and no sound came from it. It was a seemingly worthless instrument. The auctioneer started the bid who will give me one ...read more

  • A Pastor In Disguise

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 9, 2013
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    A Pastor in Disguise A few years ago at a Methodist Church in North Wales, as worshippers arrived at the church, they were distressed to see a dirty, drunk, smelly homeless man on the front steps. They didn't realize this bum was actually their pastor, Derek Rigby, who had disguised himself as a ...read more

  • Sophie And Shirley, Two Elderly Widows In A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Sophie and Shirley, two elderly widows in a Florida adult community, are curious about the latest arrival in their building -- a quiet, nice looking gentleman who keeps to himself. Shirley says, "Sophie, you know I’m shy. Why don’t you go over to him at the pool and find out a little about him. He ...read more

  • In Fact I Believe Traditional Values Have Been ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In fact I believe Traditional values have been under attack for the past 15-20 years. How many of you remember Dan Quayle? He served as Vice President under George Bush Senior and during the 1992 re-election campaign Quayle delivered a speech in which he made the following statement regarding the ...read more

  • Sleepless  PRO

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jul 28, 2007
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    Sleepless There once was a man named Randy Lo – his friends just called him Lo. Lo lived a hard life ignoring the many attempts of friends to introduce him to Jesus Christ. Eventually, though, Lo did become a Christian, giving his life over to our Lord Jesus. After some time, his walk with the Lord ...read more

  • Jehovah's Witnesses And The Church Of Jesus ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    Jehovah's Witnesses and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) reported the largest membership increases in a year, according to the National Council of Churches' 2008 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches. Although Jehovah's Witnesses currently rank 25th in size with over ...read more

  • Amazing ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
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    Amazing Grace In every country, on every day, there is man trying to work his way into favor with God. Many years ago the Grand Rapids Press covered this story… "Conversation to Hindu Faith Is Tortuous." "A West German businessman has completed his conversion to the Hindu faith by piercing ...read more

  • When Jesus Was Tortured, It Was The Torture That ...

    Contributed by Timothy Darling on Oct 23, 2008
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    When Jesus was tortured, it was the torture that should have been ours. On a very small scale, we all understand this principle. Imagine a young boy at the store counter. He is buying a small piece of candy. The clerk rings it up and it comes to 20¢. He reaches in his pocket and pulls out a pile ...read more

  • Success From Struggle  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    SUCCESS FROM STRUGGLE Well, one way to respond to opportunity is to learn to recognize it even when it is disguised as difficulty. In a famous study by Victor and Mildred Goertzel, the home backgrounds of 300 highly successful people were investigated. All 300 of these people made it to the top ...read more

  • The Fear Nots Of The Christmas Story

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 28, 2023
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    The "fear nots" used in the biblical narratives of the birth of Christ: The "fear not" of SALVATION: "And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings...which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a ...read more

  • A U.s. Volunteer Nurse Helps In Haiti After ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 28, 2010
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    A U.S. Volunteer Nurse Helps in Haiti After Earthquake Gene McCoy is the Sr. Minister of the Memorial Christian Church in Mt. Home, AR. His oldest daughter, Heidi, is a nurse and has gone to Haiti to serve with a medical team. She was written her folks several times, which I have shared via email. ...read more

  • What Do Mothers Want?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 5, 2004
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    WHAT DO MOTHERS WANT? Maggie Gallagher is President of the Institute for Marriage and Public Policy and a co-author of The Case for Marriage. As an early-forties mom, she is beginning to regret the children that she never had. She always wanted four, but career and life left her with two. ...read more

  • Children & Marriage  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Bolton on Nov 14, 2005
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    Children & Marriage “No person really decides before they grow up who they’re going to marry. God decides it all way before, and you get to find out later who you’re stuck with.” Kirsten, age 10 “You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like sports, she should like sports, ...read more

  • Christian Divorce: A New Barna Group Study Shows ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006
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    Christian Divorce: A new Barna Group study shows that the likelihood of married adults divorcing is identical among born again Christians and those not born again. Among all adults 18 and older, 73% have been married and 51% are currently married. Among those who have been married 35% have also ...read more

  • On An Average Day In The Usa: 1,169,863 People ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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    On an average day in the USA: 1,169,863 people take a taxi, 176,810,950 eggs are laid, 21,000 gallons of oil are spilled from tankers and barges, 63,288 cars crash, 28 mailmen are bitten by dogs, 2 billion $1 bills are in circulation, industry generates nearly 1 pound of hazardous waste for every ...read more

  • God Thought About My Future Before I Even Had A ...

    Contributed by Randall Bergsma on Dec 5, 2006
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    God thought about my future before I even had a present! Let me explain. I know that some of you are already saving money for sending your kids to future education. And you don’t even have kids yet! You are pre-planning! That’s awesome. That’s the love of a parent, getting ready to give that ...read more

  • Boomerangs And Greed

    Contributed by Tom Conant on Apr 3, 2009
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    BOOMERANGS AND GREED The world we live in says, "Grab on, hold tightly, squeeze till get what you want." Jesus teaches a paradox: "You can never touch what you grab for, and you can’t keep what you think you’re holding. As soon as you think you have piled up the good life – made your mark – it ...read more

  • Community Stores Refuse Kind Acts Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 9, 2009
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    Community Stores Refuse Kind Acts of Service The story is told of a minister who was organizing opportunities for people in his church to do small acts of kindness as a demonstration of Christ’s love in the community. 1. He phoned several neighborhood grocery stores and Laundromats and asked for ...read more