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  • A Flexible ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2012
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    A FLEXIBLE SERVANT All of his life, David Livingstone wanted to be a missionary to China. Even in his old age he longed to have the opportunity to go and minister there. But God sent him instead to Africa, where he worked and died opening up that large continent to missions work, much as William ...read more

  • When To Let Your Light ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2012
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    WHEN TO LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE A young man who had heard the Gospel accepted Christ. A little while after this, a Christian teacher asked him: "What have you done for Christ since you believed?" He replied: "Oh, I’m a learner." "Well," said the questioner, "when you light a candle do you light it ...read more

  • The Most Important Discovery  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 14, 2012
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    THE MOST IMPORTANT DISCOVERY Dr. Henry "Fritz" Schaefer earned his Ph.D in chemical physics from Stanford University. For 18 years, he served as professor of chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of more than 800 scientific publications and during the period of ...read more

  • Humility Under Oath

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2012
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    HUMILITY UNDER OATH "Humility is something we should constantly pray for, yet never thank God that we have." Henry Augustus Rowland, professor of physics at Johns Hopkins University, was once called as an expert witness at a trial. During cross-examination a lawyer demanded, "What are your ...read more

  • Lucille Ball On What's Wrong With Families

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2012
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    LUCILLE BALL ON WHAT’S WRONG WITH FAMILIES Lucille Ball, shortly before her death, did a remarkable TV interview with Merv Griffin. He asked her a very serious and pointed question: "Lucille, you’ve lived a long time on this earth and you are a wise person. What’s happened to our country? What’s ...read more

  • Why Say No When Everybody Else Is Saying ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2012
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    WHY SAY NO WHEN EVERYBODY ELSE IS SAYING YES? Writing in the aftermath of World War II, Elton Trueblood looked back to those few brave German Christians who had the courage to oppose Adolph Hitler. When so many others went along or simply kept silent, a few, a courageous handful, would not go along ...read more

  • Bertrund Russell's Thoughts On Life And Death

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2014
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    Many people fear death because they believe death is the end. Bertrand Russell was a 20th century philosopher and an atheist. As he approached his death in 1970, he wrote: "The life of Man is a long march through the night, surrounded by invisible foes, tortured by weariness and pain, towards a ...read more

  • A Preacher Was In His Study, Preparing His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A PREACHER WAS IN HIS STUDY, PREPARING HIS SUNDAY SERMON, WHEN HIS LITTLE BOY TODDLED INTO THE ROOM, AND HOLDING UP HIS PINCHED FINGER, THE LITTLE FELLOW SAID, WITH AN EXPRESSION OF SUFFERING, "LOOK, DADDY, IT HURTS REALLY BAD" G. THAT PREACHER/FATHER GLANCED AT HIM AND WITH A TONE OF IMPATIENCE, ...read more

  • Given Permission By The Judge To Speak To The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Given permission by the judge to speak to the audience, he made the following statement: "I’d like to say here in a court of law, and speaking as an old man, that nine-tenths of my troubles are traceable to my being kind to others. Look, you young people, if you want to steer away from trouble, be ...read more

  • Comedian Flip Wilson Told A Story About A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Comedian Flip Wilson told a story about a preacher and his church. A preacher was trying to get his people to be more enthusiastic about their church. The preacher said in his sermon: "If this church is going to get anywhere, it has to learn to crawl." The people said, "Let it crawl, Rev., let it ...read more

  • Someone Put It This Way: "A Preacher Teaches, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Someone put it this way: “A preacher teaches, though he must solicit his own class. He heals, though without pills or knife. He is sometimes a lawyer, often a social worker, something of an editor. He is a bit of a philosopher and entertainer. He is a salesman, a decorative piece for public ...read more

  • In The Highlands Of Scotland, Sheep Would Often ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In the Highlands of Scotland, sheep would often wander off into the rocks and get into places that they couldn’t get out of. The grass on these mountains is very sweet and the sheep like it, and they will jump down ten or twelve feet, and then they can’t jump back again, and the shepherd hears them ...read more

  • A Story Was Told Of A Man Who Loved Old Books. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A story was told of a man who loved old books. He met a friend who told him he had just thrown away an old Bible he had found stored in the attic of his ancestral home for generations. “Somebody name Guten-something had printed it.” “Was it Gutenberg?” The friend exclaimed in horror. “Why yes, I ...read more

  • The Japanese Introduced A Tree To The World That ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    The Japanese introduced a tree to the world that is called a Bonsai tree. It is measured in inches instead of feet as other trees are measured. It is not allowed to reach its full growth potential but instead grows in a stunted miniature form. The reason for it growing in stunted form is that when ...read more

  • Do You Remember The Impossible Task We Spoke Of ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Aug 6, 2007
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    Do you remember the impossible task we spoke of at the beginning, the building of the Panama Canal? After the canal was completed, after working on that seemingly impossible mission, the men who build that canal wrote a song. They said: “Don’t send us back to a life that’s plain again, We who ...read more

  • Trust In The Instruments  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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    TRUST IN THE INSTRUMENTS My father, in his youth, carried a pilot's license. Once and a while he would rent a small Cessna and fly around with a couple friends. I once asked him what the hardest part of flying was. He told me that it was trusting in your instruments. He described what it was ...read more

  • J. A. James Is Quoted As Saying, "Although The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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    J. A. James is quoted as saying, “Although the pulpit is intended to be a pedestal for the cross, even the cross itself is sometimes used as a mere pedestal for the preacher’s fame. We may roll the thunders of eloquence, we may scatter the flowers of poetry, we may diffuse the light of science, we ...read more

  • Too Many Christians Of Our Day Seem To Be Totally ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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    Too many Christians of our day seem to be totally unconcerned with the need to be conformed to the image of Christ (Rom.8: 29). Rather, they seem to think that they can live pretty much as they please, as long as they admit it to God. This could not be farther from the truth. Somewhere along the ...read more

  • The Father Of A Small Boy Would Occasionally ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
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    The father of a small boy would occasionally sneak into a neighbor’s orchard and pluck some of the choicest fruit. He always made sure, however, that "the coast was clear." One day with his son tagging along, after carefully looking in every direction and seeing no one, he crept through the fence. ...read more

  • I Ran Across This Motto From Rolemodel.net On The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
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    I ran across this Motto from RoleModel.net on the web and I want you to listen to how they define what a role-model is in our society: “It is the mission of RoleModel.net to promote the idea that there is within each of us the ability to inspire those around us by living a life that is more ...read more