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  • Cost Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 31, 2010
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    Cost of Freedom At Hebron Baptist Church several years ago a speaker named Clebe McClary spoke. There was a patch where his left eye had once been. A hook extended from the artificial limb where a strong arm had once helped make him an outstanding athlete. He had been through countless surgeries to ...read more

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  • Dianne Odell's Attitude Remained Positive, Even ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 7, 2010
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    Dianne Odell’s Attitude Remained Positive, Even in an Iron Lung I read once of Dianne Odell of Jackson, Tennessee. She was quite a lady. Her life story received nation-wide attention. Dianne graduated from high school and college, she was involved with her church, and wrote her autobiography. ...read more

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  • Biblical Fellowship  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 15, 2010
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    BIBLICAL FELLOWSHIP If the local church is going to develop the kind of beauty that God says is possible, that which will attract others to Christ, we much commit to becoming together, the kind of church Christ calls us to be. A church that is a biblical fellowship. In his book, Rediscovering ...read more

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  • William Carey Fights Discouragement

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 15, 2010
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    WILLIAM CAREY FIGHTS DISCOURAGEMENT William Carey, the father of the modern missionary movement, arrived in India in 1793 with a burden to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ to those who had never heard the name. For seven years he proclaimed the gospel message faithfully week after week, month ...read more

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  • Elephant Fights In Church  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 28, 2010
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    ELEPHANT FIGHTS IN CHURCH An African proverb says, "When elephants fight, grass gets trampled." Elephants do not throw their weight around for nothing. The average African elephant weighs 16,534 lbs. The largest elephant on record weighed about 24,000 pounds and was 13 feet tall! Wild elephants ...read more

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  • The Ant And The Grasshopper

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 30, 2010
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    THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER In a field one summer’s day a grasshopper was hopping about, singing to its heart’s content. An ant passed by, bearing along with great toil an ear of corn he was taking to the nest. "Why not come and play with me," said the grasshopper, "instead of toiling and moiling ...read more

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  • Second Fiddle

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 30, 2010
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    SECOND FIDDLE One of the first conductors born and educated in the United States to receive worldwide acclaim was Leonard Bernstein. He directed the New York Philharmonic, conducted concerts by some of the world's leading orchestras, wrote symphonies, and music for Broadway hits such as West Side ...read more

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  • Church Conflict

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2011
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    CHURCH CONFLICT In Winchester, Ohio there’s a church called the Bethlehem Church of Christ. It’s been in existence for over 150 years, and over the years different events have been recorded in their “history” book. One of their recent ministers was reading back over the different entries in this ...read more

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  • The Bible's Influence On American History

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2011
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    THE BIBLE'S INFLUENCE ON AMERICAN HISTORY Pastor Jack Graham tells of a speaking engagement in Philadelphia he made recently and slipping downtown to Independence Hall to reflect on the founding of our nation. He said, "As you move around the historical sites of that city you see the Word of God ...read more

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  • God Cares For The Birds

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2011
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    GOD CARES FOR THE BIRDS Several years ago I was mowing the yard on my lawn tractor and I came across a killdeer bird which many call a kill dare bird.. A Kill dare for those who don’t know is a small bird that lays its eggs on the ground usually near rocks, and when any other animal approaches it ...read more

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  • Disturb Us, O Lord  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 8, 2011
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    DISTURB US, O LORD Sir Frances Drake: "Disturb us, Lord, when we are too well pleased with ourselves, when our dreams have come true because we have dreamed too little, when we arrive safely because we have sailed too close to the shore. Disturb us, Lord, when with the abundance of things we ...read more

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  • The Destiny Of Materialism

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 26, 2011
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    THE DESTINY OF MATERIALISM The lure of wealth, or what we might call the magnetism of materialism. “Finns [people from Finland] who can’t get enough of winter swarmed to the northern town of Kemi for the opening of a sprawling ice castle that features a theatre, a playground, an art gallery, and ...read more

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  • A Light That Lasts

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 30, 2011
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    A LIGHT THAT LASTS Thomas Edison invented the electric light bulb in 1879. Twenty-two years later, in 1901, one of the newfangled gadgets was hung and turned on in the Livermore, Calif., Fire Department. It’s still there, and still on. The old bulb has almost never been turned off in 109 years. ...read more

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  • Something In Their Eyes...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2011
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    SOMETHING IN THEIR EYES... A prominent atheist named Matthew Parris wrote in a 2008 essay about a strange phenomenon that he had observed in Africa. Amazingly, as an atheist, he wrote an essay for The Times titled, "Why Africa Needs God." Although Parris made it clear that he does not believe in ...read more

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  • Any Excuse Will Do

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2011
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    ANY EXCUSE WILL DO In one of the “Big Three” conferences during World War II, Roosevelt and Churchill were trying to get Stalin to agree with some proposed strategy. When Stalin gave his reason or excuse for not agreeing with them, they said, “That is no reason for your refusal!” Stalin replied ...read more

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  • Who Made Me?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 2, 2011
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    WHO MADE ME? I love the story of the boy sitting on his father's lap as they were looking into a mirror. The boy said to his dad, "Dad, who made me?" He said, "God made you, son." He said, "Dad, who made you?" He said, "God made me, son." He said, "Dad, who made granddad?" He said, "God ...read more

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  • Does Your God Bleed?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 3, 2011
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    DOES YOUR GOD BLEED? A little boy went up to a missionary Sunday School leader in a pagan country. The boy said, "I like what you say about the God of the Bible but I can’t see him. But if I go to the temple I can see my God." The missionary said to the little boy, "Listen, does your God ...read more

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  • $3.00 Worth Of God, Please  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 8, 2011
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    $3.00 WORTH OF GOD, PLEASE Tim Hansel in his book "When I Relax I feel Guilty," writes some insights of what most people want from God. "I would like to buy $3.00 worth of God, please. Not enough to explode my soul or disturb my sleep, but just enough to equal a cup of warm milk or a snooze in ...read more

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  • Not Encouraging

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 12, 2011
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    NOT ENCOURAGING A young couple, very much in love, were getting married in church. However, the bride was very nervous about the big occasion and so the preacher chose one verse that he felt would be a great encouragement to them. The verse was 1 John 4:18 which says: "There is no fear in love. ...read more

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  • Marathon Finishers

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 11, 2011
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    MARATHON FINISHERS Charlie Engle, Ray Zahab, and Kevin Lin know endurance better than most. For 111 days, they ran the equivalent of two marathons a day in order to cross the entire Sahara Desert on foot. They touched the waters at Senegal and then made their way through Mauritania, Mali, Niger, ...read more

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