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  • Someone Named J. R. Illingworth Once Said, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
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    Someone named J. R. Illingworth once said, "Prayer has been defined to be a wish referred to God; and, if we could keep this thought before us, it would help us to acquire the habit of prayer by making us refer each wish, as it comes into our minds, to God, for His assistance in furtherance or ...read more

  • Perspective

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2008
     | 4,916 views

    Perspective The story is told about a seven-year-old boy who fell into a deep excavation being dug for a New York subway. He was taken bruised and suffering to the nearest hospital. When the doctor began to examine his injuries, the little boy took a deep breath and said, "I wish I could sing. I ...read more

  • Remember The Mission

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
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     | 6,111 views

    REMEMBER THE MISSION In 1629, when the favorite wife of Indian ruler Shah Jahan died, he ordered that a magnificent tomb be built as a memorial to her. The shah placed his wife's casket in the middle of a parcel of land, and construction of the temple literally began around it. But several years ...read more

  • His Never Failing Help

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Dec 31, 2008
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    HIS NEVER FAILING HELP While walking along the shores of the Dead Sea one day, a man lost his balance and fell into the water at a point where it was rather deep. Never having learned to swim, he was panic-stricken. In desperation he began to thrash about with his arms and legs, fearing he would ...read more

  • Shaping The Stone Down Here

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009
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    SHAPING THE STONE DOWN HERE A famous evangelist told the following incident: I have a friend who in a time of business recession lost his job, a sizable fortune, and his beautiful home. To add to his sorrow, his precious wife died; yet he tenaciously held to his faith -- the only thing he had ...read more

  • Rough Seas Call For Distress Preparations" From ...

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Mar 17, 2009
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    "Rough Seas Call for Distress Preparations" From Fox News, 3/5/09 "Two days before NFL player Marquis Cooper took a doomed fishing trip with three friends in Florida Gulf Coast waters, a friend urged him to buy a life-saving device used to locate boats in distress. "Cooper hadn’t heard of the ...read more

  • Abraham Lincoln And Perseverance

    Contributed by Tyler Edwards on May 11, 2009
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    ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND PERSEVERANCE Consider this: There was a man whose life was characterized by failure. At the age of 22, his business failed. At 23, he ran for Legislature but was defeated. So he turned to another business, which failed when he was 24. At 25, things started to turn around ...read more

  • Graham: I Would Read The Bible More

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009
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    GRAHAM: I WOULD READ THE BIBLE MORE In an interview with Newsweek on 14 Aug 2006, Billy Graham, then aged 88, was asked what would he do if he could live his life over again. The article writes: If he had his life to live over again, Graham says he would spend more time immersed in Scripture and ...read more

  • This Morning When You Came Into The Citadel You ...

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Sep 30, 2009
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    This morning when you came into the citadel you found the seats up against the wall, confusing, a bit of a nuisance? This was used to illustrate what life without God’s Grace is like, it is confusing, it’s not ordered, each of us as individual’s are lost and in turmoil, we do foolish things we are ...read more

  • The Definition Of A Saint  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 15, 2010
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    THE DEFINITION OF A SAINT A young boy went with his parents touring around Europe one summer. Part of their tour included visits to the great old cathedrals of the past. As he visited cathedral after cathedral, he was impressed the massive stained glass portraits of the disciples and of other ...read more

  • Forgiveness Limits...?

    Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Jul 31, 2010
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    FORGIVENESS LIMITS...? I feel more comfortable when I can see the extent of my obligations. That brings light to the lesson of Peter in Matthew 18. Peter was concerned about how many times he should forgive his neighbor. Peter knew what the rabbis had to say on the topic. They had read the hook ...read more

  • Spurgeon On The Final Preservation Of The Saints

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010
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    SPURGEON ON THE FINAL PRESERVATION OF THE SAINTS In the words of Charles Spurgeon: When I heard it said that the Lord would keep His people right to the end, --that Christ had said, "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me: and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall ...read more

  • Persistent Sowers

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2011
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    PERSISTENT SOWERS During a particular drought several years ago, much of the seed that had been planted did not come up. The seed that did produced runty plants that promised a scanty yield, if any at all. Grass burned up in the intense heat, and the cattle nearly starved. Many farmers were forced ...read more

  • When Everything Crumbles

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Sep 22, 2011
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    WHEN EVERYTHING CRUMBLES September 11th is one of those moments frozen in time. It is one of those moments that everyone remembers where they were and what they were doing when they heard the news. When the first plane struck the tower at 8:45am, it was a moment that would reshape the fabric of ...read more

  • On November 15, 1993, 71-Year-Old Dr. Tom Amberry ...

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 9, 2011
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    On November 15, 1993, 71-year-old Dr. Tom Amberry stepped up to the line in a local gymnasium and sunk 2,750 free throws in a row. He walked away without a miss--they were closing the gym and asked him to leave. This amazing feat, which took 12 hours to accomplish, was witnessed by 10 people who ...read more

  • The Virgin Birth

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 17, 2014
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    M.R. DeHaan- From a beginningless eternity Jesus was the infinite Son of God, one of the three persons of the trinity, equal with God the Father and the Holy Spirit. And then when the time for the payment of redemption’s price came, Jesus left the glories of the Father’s house, laid aside the form ...read more

  • God's Love

    Contributed by Greg Burcham on Feb 12, 2017
     | 8,105 views

    “Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.” 1John 3:1 With everything that has been going on in the news and the world lately, it is safe to say that most of us don’t ...read more

  • She Refused The Abortion....

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Oct 28, 2019
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    Pam and her husband Bob were serving as missionaries to the Philippines and praying for a fifth child. Pam contracted amoebic dysentery, an infection of the intestine caused by a parasite found in contaminated food or drink. She went into a coma and was treated with strong antibiotics before they ...read more

  • The Unity Of The Bible

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 4, 2021
     | 3,306 views

    Notice the UNITY of the Bible. it is miraculous! * The Bible was written over a period of 1,500 years. • The Bible was written by over 40 different authors (Among them were kings, military leaders, peasants, philosophers, fishermen, tax collectors, poets, statesmen, musicians, ...read more

  • Humility

    Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Jun 27, 2021
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     | 4,519 views

    The Western meaning of humility derives from the usage of the Hebrew speaking Jews, Latin speaking Romans and the Greeks, in particular Greek speaking Christians of the first century. In all three languages the word used to describe humility means "low", as in low to the ground: the ...read more

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