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  • The Real Answer  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 12, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,086 views

    THE REAL ANSWER PGA Tour professional golfer, Paul Azinger, enjoyed the finest season of his career in 1993. That year he kept the longest active winning streak on Tour (seven years) enjoying three victories. He captured his first major title by defeating Greg Norman on the second hole of ...read more

  • On The Sunday Before Ash Wednesday This Year, The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Caley on May 5, 2003
    based on 13 ratings
     | 5,763 views

    On the Sunday before Ash Wednesday this year, the central dining facility in Camp Udairi (Kuwait) caught fire, flames quickly spread to engulf all five tents and completely destroyed them in less than 30 minutes. After the smoke cleared, and all units checked the status of their soldiers, it was ...read more

  • Passing The Torch  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 16, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,673 views

    PASSING THE TORCH On August the 13th, the Summer Olympics begin 16 jam pack days of competition at the site of the original Olympic Games, Athens, Greece. This month we have watched American athletes compete for a spot on the team in track and field and swimming and if their times carry over to ...read more

  • The Land Of Beginning Again!" Philippians 3: ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jan 24, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,233 views

    “The Land of Beginning Again!” Philippians 3: 12-14 Key verse(s): 13-14:“Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me ...read more

  • Mr. President? (07.13.05--Tomorrow--Mark ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jul 12, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,950 views

    Mr. President? (07.13.05--Tomorrow--Mark 13:33-34) We spend so much time preparing for some things. Whether it’s a birthday, a wedding, a family reunion or simply an evening dinner with the family, if there’s people involved, there’s always a goodly amount of preparation that precedes the event. ...read more

  • Perhaps You Are Familiar With The Greeting Or ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Sep 5, 2005
     | 3,789 views

    Perhaps you are familiar with the greeting or call to worship whereby the pastor or liturgist declares, “God Is Good,” and the people, respond, “All the Time.” The pastor affirms, “All the time,” and the congregation declares, “God is Good.” Many United Methodists use it frequently as a ...read more

  • On Top Of Our Game! (09.27.05--Teach Me To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Sep 25, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,083 views

    On Top of Our Game! (09.27.05--Teach Me to Pray!--Psalm 122:6-7) How many things are you passionate about in life? I remember many years ago during the Lombardi days and the good fortune of the Green Bay Packers. I was passionate about them. Between 1961 and 1969 I can honestly say that I ...read more

  • Seeing Only You! (10.14.05--Sacrifice!--Leviticus ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Oct 12, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,738 views

    Seeing Only You! (10.14.05--Sacrifice!--Leviticus 1:2) Think about it; a world free from the chains of pain and suffering--a place where accomplishment reigned and failure rarely reared its ugly head. Since sacrifice requires so much effort and consumes so much valuable time, wouldn’t we be far ...read more

  • Truth Is, I'm No Different. I, Too, Want To ...

    Contributed by Todd Stiles on May 16, 2007
     | 2,217 views

    Truth is, I’m no different. I, too, want to extend my influence beyond just the few years I have on this earth. And I bet you do as well. To show you what I mean, I brought a couple of items with me this morning that help me in my own quest for living what I call a “beyond the horizon” kind of ...read more

  • In June 1839, A Spanish Schooner Left The Shore ...  PRO

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Jun 7, 2007
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    In June 1839, a Spanish schooner left the shore of Havana, Cuba and set SAIL for Porta Prince, another part of the ISLAND. The CARGO in the BOWELS of La Amistad (the name of the BOAT, which ironically means, The Friendship) was 53 Africans KIDNAPPED from the Mendi village of West Africa and ...read more

  • As America Was Being Settled "…men Of Genuine ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,016 views

    As America was being settled "…men of genuine greatness of character and talents were continually rising up in the western itinerancy. Samuel Parker, born in New Jersey in 1774, and converted in his fourteenth year, was a man of genius, and was called the Cicero of the western ministry. After ...read more

  • The Mirror  PRO

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on May 21, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,615 views

    THE MIRROR Author Robert Fulghum tells this story of one of his professors, a wise man whose name was Alexander Papaderos: At the last session on the last morning of a two week seminar on Greek culture, Dr. Papaderos turned and made the ritual gesture: "Are there any questions?" Quiet quilted ...read more

  • Between You And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
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    BETWEEN YOU AND GOD I conclude with a story that I heard Pastor Larry Booker tell in a sermon he preached on August 4, 2007 at the First Pentecostal Church of North Little Rock, Arkansas. The title of the message was "Three Attitudes of Jewish Babylon." I understand just as you do that holiness ...read more

  • The ...

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on Aug 22, 2008
     | 2,279 views

    The Mirror Author Robert Fulghum tells this story of one of his professors, a wise man whose name was Alexander Papaderos: At the last session on the last morning of a two-week seminar on Greek culture, Dr. Papaderos turned and made the ritual gesture: "Are there any questions?" Quiet quilted ...read more

  • Sea Sponge Collection And The Spirit

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Apr 23, 2009
     | 2,637 views

    SEA SPONGE COLLECTION AND THE SPIRIT When my wife Christina and I lived in Tarpon Springs, Florida, one of our favorite places to visit was the Greek Sponge Docks. We lived on a few blocks away, in fact, and we would often take evening walks past the boats, restaurants, and little shops that are ...read more

  • Osceola Mccarty, African-American Philanthropist  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 3, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,329 views

    Osceola McCarty, African-American Philanthropist The late great African-American laundry woman, author, and philanthropist, Osceola McCarty (1908 - 1999), did one thing all of her life: laundry! For decades, Osceola, a frugal Christian woman who never bought a car - who never got married - who ...read more

  • Little ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2010
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    Little Mirrors Robert Fulghum, in his book, It Was On Fire When I Lay Down On It, tells how he found purpose in life. Fulghum, a former Episcopal priest, took a course on Greek culture at an Orthodox retreat center on the Island of Crete. A man named Alexander Papaderos built the center. After ...read more

  • Twenty-Six Men Standing

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2011
     | 3,804 views

    TWENTY-SIX MEN STANDING A missionary on furlough told this true story while visiting his home church in MI. "While serving at a small field hospital in Africa, every 2 weeks I traveled by bicycle through the jungle to the nearest large city for supplies. This was a journey of 2 days and required ...read more

  • Wesley: God's Will For Marriage

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2011
     | 6,849 views

    WESLEY: GOD'S WILL FOR MARRIAGE When John Wesley was thirty-two years old, he was a bachelor missionary in the colony of Georgia. While he was serving a church in Savannah, he met a young woman named Sophia Christian Hopkey. She was pretty and intelligent, and Wesley fell head over heels in love ...read more

  • Thank You, Sensei Don

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Feb 12, 2012
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    THANK YOU, SENSEI DON Dr. Don Sisk, the former president of the mission board I'm with, BIMI, tells of winning an old "papa-sahn" to Christ, the father of one of the ladies in his church. He had such a grateful spirit for Dr. Sisk, whom they referred to as "Sensei Don" which means "Teacher Don." ...read more