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  • Many People Think Money Is Security, But I ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 18, 2004
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    Many people think money is security, but I Timothy 6:9 warns that it can be just the opposite. A few years ago, columnist Jim Bishop reported what happened to people who won the state lottery: Rosa Grayson of Washington won $400 a week for life. She hides in her apartment. For the first time in her ...read more

  • Pilgrims Progress...

    Contributed by Mark Ferrante on Jan 20, 2007
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    Pilgrims Progress... Well, on Saturday, about midnight they began to pray, and continued in prayer till almost break of day. Now, a little before it was day, good Christian, as one half amazed, brake out into this passionate speech: What a fool, quoth he, am I, thus to lie in a stinking dungeon, ...read more

  • Let Me Illustrate By Telling You About How My ...

    Contributed by Todd Stiles on Feb 8, 2007
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    Let me illustrate by telling you about how my kids used to respond to me and Julie during discipline when they were very young. When they would disobey or do wrong, and the sin called for a spanking, I recall vividly the words, “Mercy, daddy, mercy!” Or, “Mercy, mommy, mercy!” What were they asking ...read more

  • Disfigured War Veteran Helps Boy Regain Sight ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2009
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    Disfigured War Veteran Helps Boy Regain Sight Only to be Rejected Ps 33:18-19 “But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love, to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.” It is not that God does not exist; man who does not want to ...read more

  • A Little Girl's Trust

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2011
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    A LITTLE GIRL'S TRUST It's a lesson we need to learn, as well. Our true security comes from God and God alone, so we must learn to trust Him. Don't trust in a lie. Don't trust in an idol. Trust in the Lord. Then and only then will you be truly secure. Five-year-old Jessica became a bit ...read more

  • The Streams Of Mercy Are Still Flowing

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Aug 12, 2019
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    Robert Robinson was a wild young man who came to repentance listening to a George Whitefield sermon. He later became a pastor and wrote a couple of hymns, particularly the famous, "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing", which was written in 1757. Later in life, Robinson wandered from the ...read more

  • The Senior Chaplain At The Marine Corps Base ...

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Oct 28, 2007
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    The senior chaplain at the Marine Corps Base where I work during the week lost his house and everything in it during the fires this week. When I spoke with him on Wednesday, he had just received the call telling him his house was on the list of addresses destroyed by the blaze. He didn’t mention ...read more

  • In The Yorktown Visitors Center You Can See The ...

    Contributed by John Boquist on Jul 19, 2008
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    In the Yorktown Visitors Center you can see the bicentennial proclamation celebrating the 200th anniversary of Washington's victory over the British general Cornwallis. Under the glass with that proclamation is the pen Ronald Reagan used to sign the document back in 1981. Suppose I were to ...read more

  • Saddam Hussein: A Story Of Judgment

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 17, 2009
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    SADDAM HUSSEIN: A STORY OF JUDGMENT It was in the desert area of Iraq. Saddam Hussein was found in a small hole in the ground, hiding like a rat, curled up hoping to elude capture by the American troops. He was found near a farmhouse outside the city of Tikrit, in a swift raid conducted without ...read more

  • Dr. Henry Brandt Told Of Going To Visit A Friend ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    DR. HENRY BRANDT told of going to visit a friend whose wife had died. While there he shared these wonderful words of the apostle Paul from II Cor. 1: "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, ...read more

  • No Excuse Sunday." Cots Will Be Placed In The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sheila Crowe on Oct 11, 2002
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    "No Excuse Sunday." Cots will be placed in the foyer for those who say, "Sunday is my only day to sleep in." Murine will be available for those with tired eyes... from watching television too late on Saturday night. We will have steel helmets for those who say, "The roof would cave in if I ever ...read more

  • Too Far 78% Of Protestant Clergy Believe "The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006
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    Too Far 78% of Protestant clergy believe “the separation of church and state has gone too far, or in ways it was never intended to go,” according to a new Ellison Research study in the 7-8/04 edition of Facts & Trends magazine. Just 8% of all Protestant clergy agree with the statement, “the ...read more

  • An Impressive Coat Of Wool

    Contributed by John Harvey on Dec 7, 2006
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    Take for instance the story of Shrek. Now this is not about an ogre who is friends with a talking donkey, but about a wild sheep in New Zealand. Shrek was a young sheep when he escaped form his shepherd. This is not an uncommon occurrence, because sheep are notorious for wandering off. What is ...read more

  • One Year A Sunday School Was Putting On A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 15, 2006
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    One year a Sunday School was putting on a Christmas pageant. One little boy really wanted the part of Joseph. However, when the parts were handed out, the part of Joseph was given to a boy he detested. Instead, he was assigned to play the inn-keeper instead. The little boy was pretty upset ...read more

  • Long Walk Part Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2009
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    "Long Walk Part of Gift" A young boy once came up to a missionary and said, “I love you and I want you to have this.” He pulled from a straw basket the most beautiful shell the missionary had ever seen. As she admired its beauty, she recognized it as a special shell only found on the far side of ...read more

  • God's Greatness

    Contributed by Ed Lu on Nov 26, 2011
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    GOD'S GREATNESS Today it doesn’t take wars or persecutions to challenge our Christian faith or religious practices. No spears, no swords, no fiery torches or saddled horses to combat our religiosity. Sadly, these so called wars and battles among Christians are domesticated within the surrounding ...read more

  • Robes Of Righteousness

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Feb 28, 2015
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    Dr Ravi Zacharias came up with a true witty story of a New Zealand Shepherd who was happy on a Christmas morning, sad in the afternoon but once again happy in the evening. What exactly contributed to his mood swings? Here goes…in the morning two of his ewes’ “A” and “B” gave birth to two lambs “a” ...read more

  • My Child

    Contributed by Andy Beech on Mar 29, 2008
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    My Child I would like to rejoice with the rest, Lord, But there’s a great big ache in my heart - For someone I love is suffering, Lord, And I don’t know how to start. Will you help me sing carols again, Lord? And make all my fears depart? Will you lead me safely to Bethlehem To worship with all my ...read more

  • Every House Is Different

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Sep 17, 2008
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    Every House is Different Traditionally in the Philippines, family is regarded as the highest priority, which is why there are no overcrowded orphanages or homes for the elderly. Traditionally at a wedding reception in Denmark, it is normal for the groom to disappear during part of the ceremony so ...read more

  • We Carve What We Already See

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
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    WE CARVE WHAT WE ALREADY SEE I heard the story once of a great Cherokee wood carver. He took logs and sat them on a stump outside his back door and sat in front of that log sometimes for hours just staring at it. Finally, he would pick up his carving tools and start carving the most beautiful of ...read more