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    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 13, 2008
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    George Foreman instead March 1977. A few days before his fight with Jimmy Young in Puerto Rico. George stood on the hotel balcony and wondered about the meaning of life. He had come a long way in 28 years from poverty to wealth. He was the heavyweight Champion of the world. Yet in spite of his ...read more

  • Friday The 13th

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    The number 13, for example: The Turks so disliked that number that they practically removed it from their vocabulary (Brewer, 1894). Many cities do not have a 13th Street or a 13th Avenue. Many buildings don’t have a 13th floor. And according to information I had a number of years ago, some ...read more

  • Nizhizaka Hill Is The Place In Nagasaki, Japan ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
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    Nizhizaka Hill is the place in Nagasaki, Japan where the 26 martyrs were executed on 15 February 1597, 400 years ago. They went to their deaths singing Psalm 113. Paul Miki was preaching. Contrary to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the ruler of Japan’s expectation the Christians’ faith was strengthened. ...read more

  • Phil Vischer's Fresh ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
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    PHIL VISCHER’S FRESH START Phil Vischer is the creator of Veggie Tales. He is the voice of Bob the Tomato and other various characters. In 2004, Phil was one of the guest speakers at my minister’s convention that I attend each year. Phil told about his dream coming to an end. He told about Big ...read more

  • God's Detour

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Mar 31, 2009
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    GOD'S DETOUR The year was 1920. The scene was the examining board for selecting missionaries. Standing before the board was a young man named Oswald Smith. One dream dominated his heart. He wanted to be a missionary. Over and over again, he prayed, "Lord, I want to go as a missionary for you. Open ...read more

  • In 1990, There Were Only Three Known Christia...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 3, 2009
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    In 1990, there were only three known Christians in Kazakhstan and no Christians in Uzbekistan, but now more than 15,000 in Kazakhstan and 30, 000 in Uzbekistan. There were only 500 Christians in Iran in 1979, but more than one million Iranians believing Jesus Christ today, most of whom meet in ...read more

  • Self-Gratification, Nfl ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 21, 2009
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    Self-Gratification, NFL Style Dexter Manly, has two Super Bowl rings, and amassed over 100 sacks during his career-heard voices. They were voices calling him into personal and instant gratification as a star. Clothes, meals, cars and drugs took over his life. In 91 he was banned from the NFL. His ...read more

  • God's Detour

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 10, 2010
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    GOD'S DETOUR The year was 1920. The scene was the examining board for selecting missionaries. Standing before the board was a young man named Oswald Smith. One dream dominated his heart. He wanted to be a missionary. Over and over again, he prayed, "Lord, I want to go as a missionary for you. Open ...read more

  • Produce It Anyway

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 1, 2010
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    PRODUCE IT ANYWAY Automobile genus Henry Ford once came up with a revolutionary plan for a new kind of engine which we know today as the V-8. Ford was eager to get his great new idea into production. He had some men draw up the plans, and presented them to the engineers. As the engineers studied ...read more

  • Excuses, Excuses

    Contributed by Paul Barreca on Dec 24, 2011
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    EXCUSES, EXCUSES We live in a word of excuses. Here are some complied by the Readers Digest that have been offered for not showing up for work: "I dreamed I was fired, so I didn't want to get out of bed." "I was up all night arguing with God." "A raccoon stole my work shoe off my porch." "I ...read more

  • The Unexpected Christmas

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 19, 2012
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    THE UNEXPECTED CHRISTMAS When I was in seventh grade, like so many youth at that age, music became a huge part of my life. I was awakened to the sounds of music of Elton John’s Greatest Hits, SuperTramp's Breakfast in America and Led Zeppelin 2. So my hope and dream was to build a stereo system ...read more

  • The Difference Between Life And Death  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2012
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    THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH In his book Winning Life’s Toughest Battles, psychologist Julius Segal wrote about the 25,000 soldiers who were held by the Japanese in POW camps during World War II. "Forced to exist under inhumane conditions, many of them died. Others, however, survived and ...read more

  • Orphans

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 24, 2014
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    Rubel Shelly tells of his friends Rich and Patty White, who traveled to a 3rd world country to adopt a little girl named Olona. After 2 years of effort and paperwork, the Whites stood before a judge who read words from an official document: “Inasmuch as Olona Morgan is orphaned and unwanted by ...read more

  • Lost Sheep

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Aug 9, 2019
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    When the sheep strayed, the shepherd left the 99 and searched for the lost one. I was that lost sheep, I got saved at an early age, and loved the lord with all my heart. Everything was great in my life, I married the girl of my dreams, then my world fell apart. In 1968, I got a letter from ...read more

  • The Heartbeat And Bloodline Of Praying African American Mothers

    Contributed by Jessie Manuel on May 8, 2025
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    Legacy of Blood and Heartbeat From the heartbeat of ancestors long gone, Rises a rhythm—a sacred song, Passed through blood, through bloodlines deep, A legacy rooted in faith to keep. Mothers praying in quiet nights, Holding on through struggles and fights, Their voices rising, fierce ...read more

  • One Night While Conducting An Evangelistic ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
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    One night while conducting an evangelistic meeting in the Salvation Army Citadel in Chicago, Booth Tucker preached on the sympathy of Jesus. After his message a man approached him and said, “If your wife had just died, like mine has, and your babies were crying for their mother, who would never ...read more

  • A Local Sportscaster, Doing Radio Coverage Of An ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
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    A local sportscaster, doing radio coverage of an Indiana high-school football game from the stands, used a chart listing the names, numbers, and positions of the players to help him describe the action. Then it began to rain; the ink on the chart ran, and the numbers on the backs of the players ...read more

  • On Summer Night During A Severe Thunderstorm A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Apr 3, 2001
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    On summer night during a severe thunderstorm a mother was tucking her small son into bed. She was about to turn the light off when he asked in a trembling voice, "Mommy, will you stay with me all night?" Smiling the mother gave him a warm, reassuring hug and said tenderly, "I can’t dear, I ...read more

  • Though Many Of Us Have Seen Pictures Of A Huge ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 18, 2001
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    Though many of us have seen pictures of a huge eagle’s nest high in the branches of a tree or in the crag of a cliff, few of us have gotten a glimpse inside. When a mother eagle builds her nest she starts with thorns, broken branches, sharp rocks, and a number of other items that seem entirely ...read more

  • Michaelangelo  PRO

    Contributed by Jeffrey Poms on May 1, 2002
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    Michaelangelo: In 1502 in Florence Italy there was a large block of marble given to a church in Santa Maria, the church immediately hired who they thought was a professional to sculpt this enormously huge piece of rock. The man was not a professional and soon after commencing this great task the ...read more