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  • In Nascar, The Vehicles Run Around The Track ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In Nascar, the vehicles run around the track somewhere between 200 and 250 times before they finish the race. How often do you suppose a car makes all the way through the race without ever stopping? That’s right… not once. They’re not built to run the whole race without pulling into their pit and ...read more

  • A Great Philosopher (Kierkegaard) Told A Parable ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A great philosopher (Kierkegaard) told a parable about geese that is a good illustration of these jaw-bones. Every seventh day these geese would parade to a corner of the yard where their most eloquent orator sat upon the fence and spoke about the wonders of being a goose. He told them the great ...read more

  • Someone Shared With Me A Story This Week Of A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Someone shared with me a story this week of a young boy who witnessed a Baptism at his local Baptist Church. And he heard how the minister described it made that person part of the family of God. This got the young boy to thinking and so the next morning he decided to baptize the family cats. He ...read more

  • During Napoleon's Austrian Campaign His Army ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    During Napoleon’s Austrian campaign his army advanced to within six miles of Feldkirch. It looked as though Bonaparte’s men would take Feldkirch without resistance. But as Napoleon’s army advanced toward their objective in the night, the Christians of Feldkirch gathered in a little church to pray. ...read more

  • A Recent Headline In The Sacramento Bee Read: ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A recent headline in the Sacramento Bee read: “Ignorance of the Good Book Reaches Biblical Proportions.” You can say that pun again The other day I read about a chain of supermarkets in the U.K. which decided to lecture shoppers about Easter. In a press release sent to the London Times they said, ...read more

  • A Story Is Told Of A Small Group Study That Was ...

    Contributed by John Browning on Aug 6, 2007
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    A story is told of a small group study that was done each week a church. Each week it would be held in a different member’s home and the host would provide snacks and the opening prayer. One young lady always provided the best food, had the cleanest home, etc. But she could never say the prayer; ...read more

  • Allow Me To Further Illustrate This Point With ...  PRO

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Aug 17, 2007
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    Allow me to further illustrate this point with flypaper. Flypaper is an amazingly simple and at the same time profoundly genius product. I did a bunch of research about flypaper. It turns out that you can even make your flypaper at home using some syrup, brown sugar, granulated sugar, and strips ...read more

  • There Is A Story Of The Congregational Pastor ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Oct 20, 2007
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    There is a story of the Congregational Pastor Henry Ward Beecher who was a great Congregational pastor of the Plymouth Church in Brooklyn, New York for several years. He was one of the greatest preachers of the 19th Century. People would travel for hundreds of miles just to hear him speak. Henry ...read more

  • Norman Rockwell Painted Another Famous Picture ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 26, 2007
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    Norman Rockwell painted another famous picture which revealed the value of being able to go and worship God freely in America. The two Big Wars during Norman’s lifetime helped him to be reminded of how blessed we were to worship God freely. i. He painted this picture along with three others after ...read more

  • Here Are Some Examples Of Instructions That, For ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Dec 31, 2007
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    Here are some examples of instructions that, for one reason or another, weren’t made very clearly: • “Do not sit in chair without being fully assembled” • “Please take time to look over the brochure enclosed with your family” • at a private school grounds: “No trespassing without ...read more

  • Knowing Your Destiny

    Contributed by Chris Jordan on Feb 15, 2008
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    QUOTE: (John Bevere, Driven by Eternity). “Are you fulfilling your destiny? You may think, “But I don’t know what I’m called to do!” There could be a couple of reasons for this. First, have you sought God earnestly? If anyone earnestly seeks God… he will be shown what he’s been put on the earth ...read more

  • I Want You To Know That God Is Alive And Well In ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Feb 27, 2008
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    I want you to know that God is alive and well in the world today. Let me say that again. God is alive and well in the world today. Every day, “Over 30,000 Chinese accept Christ.” More people accept Christ in China every 3 days, than the entire population of Deltona. “In spite of the brutal ...read more

  • Years Ago, I Cut Out A Little Story From Reader's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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    Years ago, I cut out a little story from Reader's Digest that speaks volumes about a personal relationship with God: John Dulmage said during Sunday mass at the church where his mother attends, the priest told of a conversation he had had with a young parishioner. When the priest asked the little ...read more

  • God Wants You To Rejoice In Your Relationship!  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    God wants you to rejoice in your relationship! *God wants our churches and our marriages to be alive and overflowing with joy. So the Old Testament tells us that the joy of the Lord is our strength; the New Testament tells us to “rejoice in the Lord always.” Then in Proverbs 5 in words too vivid ...read more

  • This Week I Saw The Much Publicized Film Saving ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    THIS WEEK I SAW THE MUCH PUBLICIZED FILM SAVING PRIVATE RYAN. THE MOVIE GRAPHICALLY PORTRAYED THE LANDING OF US FORCES ON OMAHA BEACH ON D-DAY, JUNE 6, 1944. AFTER VIEWING THE GRUESOME CARNAGE IN THE STEVEN SPEILBERG MOVIE, I SAW A NIGHTLINE EPISODE IN WHICH SEVERAL SURVIVORS OF D-DAY DISCUSSED ...read more

  • Is Your Faith The Real Thing?

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Apr 12, 2008
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    Is your faith the real thing? There are many different flavors of faith available Is your faith the real thing? Diet Coke - says Coke, but without the guilt this is like the person that says they are saved, but lives however they want Diet Caff. Free - says Coke, no guilt and no power, same as Diet ...read more

  • The Latest Barna Survey Finds That The Most ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
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    The latest Barna survey finds that the most radical differences of opinion on what needs to change in America are between evangelicals and those not born-again. Overall, 82% of American adults say a change in the overall care and resources devoted to children is absolutely necessary in the ...read more

  • Edward Scissorhands: Get Sculpting!

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on May 4, 2008
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    EDWARD SCISSORHANDS: GET SCULPTING! Edward Scissorhands – A 1990 film about a man created by a scientist. Edward has scissors and shears for hands. He was certainly a misfit in the colorful portrayal of a typical suburban community. He stood out, his scars ran deeper than his face, and he was ...read more

  • The Cussing ...

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on May 9, 2008
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    ILLUSTRATION: THE CUSSING DEACON A Preacher was made aware that he had a Deacon in his church who was from time to time known to cuss. In his attempt to help the Deacon overcome this terrible habit, the Preacher decided he should spend some personal time with the Deacon so they could have a long ...read more

  • Bad ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
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    BAD MEAT Colin Byrne Smith of Australia told of a missionary who called on a tribe of cannibals. Taking his life in his hands, he crossed the inlet in a small boat, and when confronted by the tribe, meekly endured every insult. Long afterwards, when he had succeeded in converting many and ...read more

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