Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Apr 9, 2008
A U.S. Lutheran bishop tells of visiting a parish church in California and finding a stirring red and orange banner on the wall. “Come Holy Spirit. Hallelujah!” it declared in words printed under a picture of a fire burning. The bishop was also interested in the sign directly underneath the banner
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Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Sep 20, 2007
One more chuckle: A pastor arrived at the local ministerial meeting early. The pastor of the church where the meeting was being held was out front changing the message on the church sign. The sign read: “God saved the best for last—You shall not covet.” The
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
More than 80% of Senior Pastors of Protestant churches consider their church to be
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
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I was a supply preacher for a small town Texas Church, coming in early Sunday, preaching a sermon to the congregation, and then leaving after lunch. Arriving early one Sunday I sat down at a local donut shop, opened my Bible and went over my sermon notes.
A man was sitting down the counter from
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jan 10, 2003
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At Calvary, the Roman soldiers divided the earthly belongings of Jesus, but they gambled for His seamless robe rather than tear it.
These were hardened men, but they saw the beauty of that robe and refused to tear it.
I have heard that the early church used this seamless garment as
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 3, 2002
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God Reaches Out to Find Us
During an Aug. 4 Sunday school class at National Presbyterian Church, National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice described how she had drifted from her Christian faith -- and how God reached out and brought her back:
"I was a preacher’s kid, so Sundays were church, no
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
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BECAUSE ONE GAVE
Former seminary and pastor, George Gaston tells the following story that speaks to the value of attitude in giving.
Years ago, I pastored a church that decided to build a worship center. The old building had suffered a major fire. Even so, our decision to build a new facility
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Contributed by Peter Loughman on Sep 22, 2009
DECEPTIVE FLOWERS
I have a friend who is a pastor at a church in the lower 48 who was telling me about the flowers in his church. His church, like ours, will take the flowers that were in the worship service that morning, and give them to shut ins or someone who is in the hospital.
He said he
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That’s the vision Dr. Nixon’s congregation caught at Lakeview Church. He challenged that congregation and calls on us to “Focus attention on winning lost people.” God “increased Lakeview’s territory” when they “focused their attention on reaching and winning people to Jesus.” The Holy Spirit
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Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2002
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ANGUS MCGILLIVRAY GAVE IT ALL
In Ernest Gordon’s true account of life in a World War II Japanese prison camp, Through the Valley of the Kwai, there is a story that never fails to move me. It is about a man who through giving it all away literally transformed a whole camp of soldiers. The man’s
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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One of the most influential Christians who exhibited “Grace Living” and touches lives as powerfully today as he did in the late 1700 and early 1800’s is John Newton, the writer of “Amazing Grace.” His own evaluation of himself was, “a wretch who was once lost but then was found, saved by amazing
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 27, 2010
ANGUS' MUCKER--A STORY OF GIVING
Ernest Gordon wrote a true account of life in a World War II Japanese prison camp, Through the Valley of the Kwai. How many of you saw the movie, "Bridge Over the River Kwai"?
In the book, there is a story that never fails to move me. It is about a man who,
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Contributed by Charles Wallis on Feb 21, 2008
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Billy Graham’s Suits
In January 2000, leaders in Charlotte, North Carolina, invited their favorite son, Billy Graham, to a luncheon in his honor.
Billy initially hesitated to accept the invitation because he struggles with Parkinson’s disease. But the Charlotte leaders said, ’We don’t expect a
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
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Worship First: Of the 6 foundational faith practices- worship, evangelism, discipleship, fellowship, stewardship and compassionate service—most churchgoers embrace wor-ship. A new Barna survey reveals that 75% of all adults, and 92% of churched adults; say it’s very important to them to worship
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