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  • Perseverance And Poise In The Midst Of Pain--The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 8, 2012
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    PERSEVERANCE AND POISE IN THE MIDST OF PAIN--THE EXAMPLE OF KERRI STRUG When the Olympic Games were in Atlanta, Georgia, the whole world knew the name and fame of young Kerri Strug. Kerri became the key to the American women’s gymnastic team receiving the gold medal. If she could ace her turn to ...read more

  • Deliverance Showed God's Protection

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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    DELIVERANCE SHOWED GOD'S PROTECTION (V. 28a) God spared Joseph’s life, and through these adverse circumstances, that are recorded in our text, God is overseeing his safety. This is the sovereign purpose of God at work. The Midianites and the Ishmeelites only saw Joseph as a business opportunity ...read more

  • Joseph's Deliverance Showed God's Protection. (V. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
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    Joseph’s deliverance showed God’s Protection. (V. 28a) God spared Joseph’s life, and through these adverse circumstances, that are recorded in our text, God is overseeing his safety. This is the sovereign purpose of God at work. The Midianites and the Ishmeelites only saw Joseph as a business ...read more

  • Joseph’s Deliverance Showed God’s Protection. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    Joseph’s deliverance showed God’s Protection. (V. 28a) God spared Joseph’s life, and through these adverse circumstances, that are recorded in our text, God is overseeing his safety. This is the sovereign purpose of God at work. The Midianites and the Ishmeelites only saw Joseph as a ...read more

  • The Fellowship Of The Unashamed

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 4, 2021
     | 2,767 views

    I am part of the "Fellowship of the Unashamed." The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made. I am a disciple of Jesus Christ. I won't look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be still. My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, and my future is ...read more

  • The Fellowship Of The Unashamed

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 14, 2021
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    I am part of the "Fellowship of the Unashamed." The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made. I am a disciple of Jesus Christ. I won't look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be still. My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, and my future ...read more

  • As A Minister Was Addressing A Group Of Men, He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,748 views

    As a minister was addressing a group of men, he took a large piece of paper and made a black dot in the center of it with a marking pen. Then he held the paper up before the group and asked them what they saw. One person quickly replied, “I see a black mark.” “Right,” the preacher replied. “What ...read more

  • Some Years Ago Someone Sent Me An E-Mail ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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     | 1,744 views

    Some years ago someone sent me an e-mail entitled “Shake it off and step up.” It perfectly illustrates the concept of dealing with disappointment. A parable is told of a farmer who owned an old mule. The mule fell into the farmer’s well. The farmer heard the mule ‘braying’. After carefully ...read more

  • Not Why, But What  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2001
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    NOT WHY, BUT WHAT Technically speaking, David Ring was born dead. Quick acting medical personnel were able to get him breathing, but oxygen deprivation left him with cerebral palsy. He suffered from a speech impediment, hands that don’t cooperate, and a limp. As if that wasn’t enough adversity for ...read more

  • Looking At The Light

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 6, 2012
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    LOOKING AT THE LIGHT A pastor told a story of a man in his congregation who had lost literally hundreds of thousands of dollars. He owed everybody. One day the pastor asked him, "How in the world are you even surviving? How can you smile? How can you be enthusiastic about Jesus and about life when ...read more

  • It Is Hard To Believe Now, But The Potato Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005
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    It is hard to believe now, but the potato was once a highly unpopular food. When first introduced into England by Sir Walter Raleigh, newspapers printed editorials against it, ministers preached sermons against it, and the general public wouldn’t touch it. It was supposed to sterilize the soil in ...read more

  • It Is Hard To Believe Now, But The Potato Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
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    It is hard to believe now, but the potato was once a highly unpopular food. When first introduced into England by Sir Walter Raleigh, newspapers printed editorials against it, ministers preached sermons against it, and the general public wouldn’t touch it. It was supposed to sterilize the soil in ...read more

  • How Do You Know You're Saved?

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Apr 15, 2011
     | 2,240 views

    HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU'RE SAVED? When I ask some people if they're saved, they sometimes answer, "Well I think so" or "I hope so." What if someone came up to me and asked, "Pastor Sligh, are you married?" Suppose I say, "Well, I think so." You say, "Now wait a minute. You either are or you aren't. I ...read more

  • I Began To Understand God's Omnipotent Power," ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    "I began to understand God’s omnipotent power," Struecker said. "He was orchestrating every single bullet that was fired that night. ... The peace that I had was not only for my own life, but for the lives of my soldiers. If any of them were to get shot, then that was part of God’s sovereign plan." ...read more

  • Imagine This If You Can: A Boy Who Is Blind Is A ...

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Aug 14, 2007
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    Imagine this if you can: A boy who is blind is a skilled skateboarder, among many other things. Oftentimes it takes a light tap on the shoulder - or a slap in the face - to put things in perspective and bring a brighter note to our seemingly difficult times. One such tap is the story of Ben ...read more

  • I Love The Story Of A King That Wanted To Show ...  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on May 30, 2002
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    I love the story of a king that wanted to show his people how much he loved them. So, he decided to pay for a great feast for his kingdom. He decided to have a great meal and invite every family. The king would provide all the meat, all the vegetables, all the desserts ... everything, the ...read more

  • I ...

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Jan 12, 2006
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    INTRODUCTION...www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_4361829,00.html I want to share a story with you from last week in the Rocky Mountain Newspaper in Denver, Colorado. The story centers around a hot dog vendor and a fancy restaurant. "The beef between a hot dog vendor and ...read more

  • Suffering & The Riches Of His Glory

    Contributed by Michael Grant on Sep 3, 2016
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    What if God, wanting to show His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, and that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy, which He had prepared beforehand for glory,  even us whom He called, not ...read more

  • Salvation From The Rubble

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 28, 2011
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    SALVATION FROM THE RUBBLE The September 11, 2002 issues of TIME magazine has a touching article about 31-year old Genelle Guzman. Genelle was the last of just four people caught in the debris of the Twin Towers to be found alive. After the planes hit the World Trade Center, Genelle was ...read more

  • Thanksgiving

    Contributed by Roy Fowler on Nov 19, 2014
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     | 15,996 views

    91% of Americans have turkey for Dinner. And so... I was thinking about Butterball Turkeys for some reason I know not why. Did you know they have an online help page? Well I went to that computer page and I found some of the problems that people have with cooking turkeys. You may be flabbergasted ...read more