Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
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The angel fetched Peter out of prison, but it was prayer that fetched the angel.
Thomas Watson, quoted in Something
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005
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Winter was coming on and a hunter went out into the forest to shoot a bear out of which he planned to make a warm coat. By and by he saw a bear coming toward him and raised his gun and took aim.
“Wait,” said the bear, “why do you want to shoot me?”
“Because I am cold,” said the hunter.
“But I
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Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jul 26, 2006
As I was out running this morning with this Bible passage fresh in my thinking and my praying, I was aware that I cannot run and run and run without stopping. There is a limit to my running.
After about 4 miles I have to stop. Not only do I have to stop but I also need to wait 2 or 3 days before I
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Anglican
Contributed by Robert Fox on Dec 4, 2006
Illustration (from Dennis Rainey): Set out a “minefield of traps. I happen to have some animal traps – huge deadly-looking metal devices I inherited from my grandfather. Set them out all over the floor. Label them with things like “greed”, “lust”, “power”, “popularity”, and “Alcohol”.
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Baptist
Contributed by Darrin Hunt on Feb 19, 2007
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A retired preacher was cleaning out the dresser when he found 5 eggs and $1K.
•He asked his wife and she said she saved 1 egg for every bad sermon.
He thought, "5 eggs in all those years. That’s not too bad. But what’s the
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Baptist
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 11, 2007
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"In the creative state, a man is taken out of himself. He lets down, as it were, a bucket into this subconscious and draws up something which is normally beyond his reach. He mixes this thing with
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Contributed by Richard Jones on Nov 3, 2000
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A Christian doctor carried out an interesting survey recently involving his patients. As they waited in the waiting-room, they were asked to fill out a little survey on themselves. One of the questions asked was “What is your number one wish?” On analyzing the answers
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Baptist
Contributed by Curtis Kittrell on May 24, 2002
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WHAT ARE YOU DOING OUT THERE?
Henry David Thoreau once went to jail rather than pay his poll tax to a state that supported slavery.
His good friend Ralph Waldo Emerson hurried to visit him in jail and, peering through the bars, exclaimed: “Why, Henry, what are you
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Pentecostal
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ILL. The story is told - out of WW 2 & the holocaust that took the lives of millions of people - of Solomon Rosenberg & his family. It is a true story.
Solomon Rosenberg & his wife & their 2 sons & his mother & father were arrested & placed in a Nazi concentration camp. It was a labor camp, & the
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Baptist
Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 11, 2001
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A recent television documentary pointed out that the cheetah survives on the African plains by running down its prey. The big cat can sprint seventy miles per hour. But the cheetah cannot sustain that pace for long. Within its long, sleek body is a disproportionately small heart, which causes the
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Donnie Martin on Nov 15, 2003
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It seems there was a pretzel stand out front of an office building in New York. One day, a man came out of the building, plunked down a quarter, and then went on his way without taking a pretzel. This happened every day for three weeks. Finally, the old lady running the stand spoke up: "Sir, excuse
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Baptist
Contributed by Joe Fornear on Oct 20, 2004
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Check out this Welcome sign into a town in Florida– “Welcome to Sebastian – Home of Pelican Island” – “Friendly People and Six Old Grouches”.
- I know this sign is being cute but in reality some individuals basically present themselves this way to the world. Most of the time they are friendly
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Dan Steadman on Dec 3, 2004
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A family was out vacationing at the lake one summer. Dad had been puttering out by the boat house. Two of his sons, a 12-year old and a 3-year old were down playing along the dock. The 12 year old was supposed to be watching his little brother, but he got distracted. The 3 year old, little Billy,
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
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