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  • There Was A "One-Hour Dry Cleaners," On The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    There was a "One-Hour Dry Cleaners," on the other side of town, so a man drove out of his way to drop off a suit. After filling out the tag, he told the clerk, "I need this in an hour." She said, "I can’t get this back to you until Thursday." "I thought you did dry cleaning in an hour?" "No," she ...read more

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  • Robert Wilson Writes, "Many Of The Great ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Robert Wilson writes, “Many of the great preachers of the past had the practice of spending extended time in preparation. Dr. G. Campbell Morgan, for example, closeted himself with the Bible and his study aids all morning long. He did not permit anything to interfere unless it was a genuine ...read more

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  • James Braga Wrote, "But The Man Who Is To Preach ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    James Braga wrote, “But the man who is to preach the message of the Book must also be a man of the Book. He must study the Scriptures not to just get a message for his congregation. He must live in the Book. The Word of God must become his meat and drink. This is only accomplished as the preacher ...read more

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  • The Matthew Henry Commentary

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    One of my favorite commentaries is the Matthew Henry Commentary. Matthew was in his study at 4:00 a.m. and remained until 8:00 a.m. After breakfast and family prayer, he would return to his place of prayer and study until 12:00 noon. After dinner he resumed to his books and pen until 4:00 p.m. Most ...read more

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  • Years Ago My Dad Taught Me A Lesson Which I ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Years ago my dad taught me a lesson which I remember till today. As usual, I had to learn it the hard way. As I recall, he sent me into the yard to remove a rose bush. Instead of doing what he said and “digging it up”, I cut it off just below the ground and roughed up the dirt like I had dug it ...read more

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  • Tater People  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    TATER PEOPLE (author unknown) Some people are very bossy and like to tell others what to do, but don’t want to soil their own hands. Too many chiefs and not enough Indians They are called "Dick Taters" . Some people never seem motivated to participate, but are just content to watch while others do ...read more

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  • Contractor

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Contractor There was once a contractor who built homes in a small town somewhere in Europe. He built most of the homes for the people who lived in the village and was a gifted carpenter. Unfortunately, he was never able to afford a home of his own. One day, the wealthiest man in town came to the ...read more

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  • Warren Buffet Is One Of The Richest Men In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Warren Buffet is one of the richest men in America. In 1997, among the 70 or so people in this country who were worth 1 billion dollars or more, Buffet was the only one of only a few who acquired his wealth through investing. Many investors look to him for investment advice. His firm Berkshire ...read more

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  • When A Husband Fails To Live With His Wife ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    “When a husband fails to live with his wife according to Scriptures and does not respect her, he finds that he is unable to pray for her. Similarly, when a wife refuses to accept her husband’s ...read more

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  • An Older Sister Was Sitting Next To Her Younger ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    An older sister was sitting next to her younger brother in Church one Sunday morning unsuccessfully trying to keep him still and quiet. Finally she said, “I wish you would calm down.” “I can’t”, he said, “it’s just so ...read more

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  • African Proverb

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2009
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    African proverb: If you want to travel fast, travel alone. If you want to travel far, go together. (From a sermon by Anthony ...read more

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  • Mountain Climbers Help Each Other

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 29, 2009
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    Mountain Climbers Help Each Other In May 1953, two men became the first in history to climb to the top of Mt. Everest; Edmund Hillary, a New Zealand beekeeper and explorer, and his Sherpa guide from Nepal, Tenzing Norgay. They reached the summit together and attained instant international ...read more

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  • Pitchers Need Their Team

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009
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    PITCHERS NEED THEIR TEAM Behold, a team went forth to play a game of baseball. Just as the umpire was saying, "Batter up," the catcher for the home team arrived and took his place behind the plate. The center fielder didn’t show up at all but sent his regrets. The third baseman likewise failed to ...read more

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  • Object Lesson: The Purpose Of A Teapot

    Contributed by David Rumley on Apr 16, 2009
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    OBJECT LESSON: THE PURPOSE OF A TEAPOT Does a teapot serve a purpose until it has something to pour out? So too are we meant to be full – ready to pour out what we have been filled with. This is the Body of Christ - meant to become full of Christ so that we might be poured out on those in need. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Getting Organized  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2009
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    GETTING ORGANIZED In a Peanuts cartoon, Lucy demands that Linus change TV channels and then threatens him with her fist if he doesn’t. "What makes you think you can walk right in here and take over?" asks Linus. "These five fingers," says Lucy. "Individually they are nothing, but when I curl ...read more

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  • Touch Is A Powerful Thing. It Is A Fact That ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on May 18, 2009
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    Touch is a powerful thing. It is a fact that holding newborns help them to thrive and live. God uses our appropriate touches to touch the lives of others. How are your hands, how are our ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • With One Accord

    Contributed by Marianne Unger on May 28, 2009
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    WITH ONE ACCORD But notice one very important phrase that some of the translations left out: "They were all with one accord in one place." This word in the Greek, "Homothumadon" has two parts to it--a sense of coming together, but in unison, in one accord. This word in the T.R., Homothumadon, ...read more

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  • Nobody Knew He Was Gone

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jun 15, 2009
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    NOBODY KNEW HE WAS GONE The rent hadn’t been paid, so the landlord came knocking. For years, the rent was paid automatically from the tenant’s bank account. But suddenly, there were no funds available and no response from the tenant. When he didn’t come to the door, the landlord let himself in to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • The Value Of Connecting

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jun 15, 2009
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    THE VALUE OF CONNECTING Larry Crabb tells the story of a man he knew that attempted suicide. His injury was so severe that he should have died, but he recovered and sought out Dr. Crabb for therapy. The two had been meeting together for some time. They covered a lot of ground. Dr. Crabb ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Neglect Of Community

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jun 15, 2009
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    NEGLECT OF COMMUNITY "If God designed the Church to function like a body with every member ministering in the power of the Holy Spirit to other members, in regular interpersonal relationship, then would it be surprising to find that the neglect of this regular interpersonal, spiritual ministry ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist