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  • Stephen Olford Tells Of A Baptist Minister During ...

    Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Mar 5, 2005
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    Stephen Olford tells of a Baptist Minister during the American Revolution named Peter Miller, who lived in Pennsylvania and was friends with George Washington. But Miller had a bitter enemy named Michael Whitman, who did all that he could to frustrate and humiliate the good reverend. One day Mr. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • A Christian Who Passes Through The Dark Tunnel Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005
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    A Christian who passes through the dark tunnel of depression tends to focus on his sinful weaknesses and failures. God can use this time in a positive way, however, to enlarge his appreciation for His all-encompassing and all-sufficient grace. In 1964, Alan Redpath, former pastor of Moody Church ...read more

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  • Out Of Parental Concern And A Desire To Teach Our ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 22, 2005
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    Out of parental concern and a desire to teach our young son responsibility, we require him to phone home when he arrives at his friend?s house a few blocks away. He began to forget, however, as he grew more confident in his ability to get there without disaster befalling him. The first time he ...read more

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  • There Is The Story Of A Chinese Farmer Who Was A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on May 18, 2006
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    There is the story of a Chinese farmer who was a Christian. He farmed the side of a hill along with a few other farmers. One of the most difficult tasks that the farmer had was to irrigate his crop. He had to carry water from a lake below the hill up to his land. The farmer who owned the land below ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • We Become Vulnerable When We Love People And Go ...  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 13, 2001
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    "We become vulnerable when we love people and go out of our way to help them." That’s what the wealthy industrialist Charles Schwab declared after going to court and winning a nuisance suit at age 70. Given permission by the judge to speak to the audience, he made the following statement: ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • I Must Not Hate  PRO

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Oct 26, 2001
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    I MUST NOT HATE In October of 2001, on the ABC network morning show, Diane Sawyer interviewed the sister-in-law of Osamma Bin Laden. She has been estranged from one of Bin Laden’s 23 brothers, Yeslam, and is seeking a divorce. For 27 years she put up with abuse – and she wants out! Diane ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • The Cold Within  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 24, 2002
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    THE COLD WITHIN Six humans trapped by happenstance in bleak and bitter cold, Each one possessed a stick of wood, or so the story goes. Their dying fire in need of logs, the first man held his back, for on the faces around the fire he noticed one was black. The next man looking across the way saw ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • In Her Book, Living With Love, Josephine ...

    Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Oct 27, 2004
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    In her book, Living with Love, Josephine Robertson tells a story. "In 1883, a youthful clergyman, the Rev. Joe Roberts, arrived by stagecoach in a blizzard to minister to the Indians of Wyoming. This great, wild area had been assigned to the Protestant Episcopal Church by President Grant. Soon ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ill>> A Coloradoan Moved To Texas And Built A ...

    Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Oct 27, 2004
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    ILL>> A Coloradoan moved to Texas and built a house with a large picture window from which he could view hundreds of miles of rangeland. "The only problem is," he said, "there’s nothing to see." About the same time, a Texan moved to Colorado and built a house with a large picture window ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • The Beggar

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Nov 11, 2004
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    ILLUSTRATION ------------ The Beggar On 9–8-82 I saw a man, Jimmy Packer, outside a Safeway store, asking for $1 for wine. Usually I’d brush by or give him a quarter to rid myself of the nuisance, but I told him, “I need to run an errand. If you’re still here in 5 minutes and want to dry out, I’ll ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • 66% Of U.s. College Freshmen Believe It Is ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    66% of U.S. college freshmen believe it is essential or very important for them to help others, the highest ...read more

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  • Nice Guys Do Finish First, According To A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
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    Nice Guys do finish first, according to a Harvard University study. The study involved college students playing a punishment-heavy version of the game Prisoner’s Dilemma over and over. The study found those who used punishments were the losers. Those who punished their opponents the least were the ...read more

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  • He Still Loves ...

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jul 21, 2008
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    “He Still Loves Us” It is said that one of the most distinguished statesmen of the times of the American Revolution was once a hopeless drunkard. He had been engaged to a beautiful girl, but his indulgence had compelled her to break the engagement and sever herself from his influence, which was ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Bob Pierce, Founder Of World Vision Had Advanced ...

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Aug 1, 2008
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    Bob Pierce, founder of World Vision had advanced leukemia, but he went to visit a colleague in Indonesia before he died. As they were walking through a small village, they came upon a young girl lying on a bamboo mat next to a river. She was dying of cancer and had only a short time to live. ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Dr. Robert Seizer, In His Book "Mortal ...

    Contributed by Ronald Franklin on Aug 7, 2008
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    ILLUS: Dr. Robert Seizer, in his book “Mortal Lessons: Notes in the Art of Surgery,” tells the story of a young husband and wife. He had operated to remove a tumor from the wife’s face, but in the process had unavoidably cut a facial nerve. It left her mouth permanently distorted. She asked him, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • People Need You To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
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    PEOPLE NEED YOU TO CARE People want other people to care about them. Many people will respond to evidence of your Christian concern. Remember the old saying: “People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” I read about a lady named Mamie Adams. She always went to a ...read more

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  • Even If We ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008
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    EVEN IF WE LOSE Are we thinking kind thoughts? What about when we lose the game? Have you learned that there are things happening right now that are preparing us to fulfill visions, dreams and purpose that our God has planned for our lives? Someone needs you to reach out of your box and help! Did ...read more

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  • Plymouth, England, December 1: Being Too Part...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 15, 2008
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    Plymouth, England, December 1: Being too particular about cleanliness can make you a lenient judge, says a strange but interesting British study. Dr. Simone Schnall, a psychologist at University of Plymouth, stated that people who tend to wash their hands before making judgments are more likely to ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • An Acquaintance Is A Person Whom We Know Well ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "An acquaintance is a person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but ...read more

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  • Nothing In This World Appeases Loneliness As ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "Nothing in this world appeases loneliness as does a flock of friends ...There is always at least one who will understand, inspire, and give you the lift you may ...read more

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