Contributed by Donnie Martin on Dec 27, 2002
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John Newton was a rough, dirty sailor with a foul mouth and an appetite for rotten living. He hated life and life hated him. He was captain of a slave ship. Then someone placed in his hands a copy of Thomas a Kempis’ The Imitation of Christ. He also had the gift of a good mother who told him about
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Contributed by Bart Leger on Feb 2, 2005
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A traveling man came into a hotel to secure a room for the night. Upon being informed that every room in the building had been taken, he was naturally quite perturbed, until a portly gentleman standing nearby kindly offered to share his room with him. The offer was thankfully accepted.
Upon
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Contributed by Warren Lamb on Oct 29, 2006
A story is told about the old-time evangelist Dwight L. Moody, the untrained, unschooled, powerful evangelist who simply committed himself to serving Jesus Christ with his whole heart and his whole life.
When Mr. Moody was in London during one of his famous evangelistic tours, several British
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
Conclusion: A missionary was passing out Gospel of John’s in the Central provinces of India. One man took the Gospel of John and when he realized it was Christian literature, he tore it in pieces and threw them on the ground. In the providence of God, another man shortly came by that same place and
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2007
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TRIUMPH
(By Jim L. Davey)
It was a dark & sullen morn, as several women approached the tomb,
With breaking hearts and deepest gloom,
The furthest thing from their minds.....was triumph
Why did He have to die they asked, each other on the road that morn,
It made no sense, their hearts were
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Contributed by Jim Kane on May 18, 2009
There were two brothers named John and Charles. They grew up in a religious home. They believed there was a God. They had religious training. One even became a minister.
But it was not until their 30’s or so, did they truly have their hearts, as one of them put it, ‘strangely warmed.’ That heart
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Contributed by Tim White on Jun 19, 2009
John Newton was a rough, dirty sailor with a foul mouth and an appetite for rotten living. He hated life and life hated him. He was captain of a slave ship. Then someone placed in his hands a copy of Thomas a Kempis’ The Imitation of Christ. He also had the gift of a good mother who told him about
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 11, 2009
A FASTING STORY
Barbara Gordon tells about her first time fasting. (I don’t want to lose my reward) She fasted one day a week for 9 weeks. She was lead to pray for 9 individuals that had requested prayer. At the end she said, "God moved in many ways during that time. While most of the answers
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 31, 2010
RELIGION A VS. RELIGION B
The 19th-century Danish theologian Soren Kierkegaard identified two kinds of religion--Religion A and Religion B. The first is "faith" in name only (2 Tim. 3:5). It's the practice of attending church without genuine faith in the living Lord.
Religion B, on the
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 1, 2011
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SABBATH VS. LITTLE LEAGUE
The NT changes several things about the Sabbath. However, it is wise to observe a time of rest and worship.
A couple of years ago Roman Catholic Cardinal John O' Connor took on Little League baseball because many altar boys were missing Sunday services. He wanted
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THE LIBERTY BELL
One of the most, iconic symbols of our national heritage --the Liberty Bell --hangs magnificently in the city of brotherly love. In 1751, the Pennsylvania Assembly ordered the bell to commemorate the commonwealth's fiftieth anniversary of William Penn's 1701 Charter of
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Lutheran
Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on May 8, 2012
START WITH JUST ONE
Dawson Trotman, founder of the Navigators, tells the story of a 23 year old Sailor that he spent time discipling. He spent many hours with this young man in the Word and the importance of being a witness for the Lord and leading other sailors to Jesus.
A month later the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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At the Crossroad
“I encountered a man on the Road of life,
so sure of himself – so convinced he was right.
He had (his) religion, but he didn’t know God,
And though he had eyes, I thought that rather odd:
He only could see what he wanted to see.
So, blind to the truth that could set his soul
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Contributed by Curtis Rowe on Dec 11, 2007
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Many cry, “Peace, peace when there is no peace.”
Ill. Old First Church in the Court Square of Springfield is the oldest Church in the City. But, they have long ago departed from the Gospel and the Prince of Peace. For the last several year they have held a vigil to defend a woman’s right to choose
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Contributed by Mark Eberly on Feb 26, 2008
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I was reminded of two young ministry students down south who stopped at a rickety old shack to “share the gospel.” There must have been a dozen kids running around apparently doing whatever they wanted. It was chaos. The house was falling apart.
A woman completely and totally disheveled answered
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Church Of God
Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 27, 2008
During an exclusive golf outing for top business and entertainment executives on October 9, 2006 Tiger Woods was put on the spot by an evangelical guest of Nike.
That day, 30 people gathered at the Trump golf course in Los Angeles for the 2006 “Tee It Up with Tiger Woods” event, which included a
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Charles Wallis on Feb 28, 2008
"Moment of Truth" is a television show where contestants can win money by confessing the truth. Lauren was on a recent episode and went through some routine questions working her way up to $25,000. Then the questions got tough about adultery and lying. With her husband in the audience, she
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Bill Butsko on Mar 13, 2009
“Imitating Christ”
At the close of a Gospel service an intelligent-looking man came to the minister and said, “I do not see any necessity for the Blood of Christ in my salvation. I can be saved without believing in His shed Blood.”
“Very well,” said the minister, “how then do you propose to be
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