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  • Chapters 40 Through 66 Of Isaiah Were Revealed To ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Dec 17, 2006
     | 1,628 views

    Chapters 40 through 66 of Isaiah were revealed to him during the final years of his life. They provide us many details about the ministry of our Messiah and His Coming Kingdom. Isaiah 40:12 presents the Messiah as our Divine Creator: Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand And ...read more

  • Paul's Thorn In The Flesh Like Catfish With ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 10, 2009
     | 7,037 views

    Paul’s Thorn in the Flesh Like Catfish with Codfish Years ago in the northeastern United States codfish was a big commercial business. There is a market for eastern cod all over, especially on the West Coast. The demand posed a problem to the shippers. At first they froze the cod, then shipped them ...read more

  • Resurrection Tree

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 5, 2011
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    RESURRECTION TREE In a cemetery in Hanover, Germany, is a grave on which were placed huge slabs of granite and marble cemented together and fastened with heavy steel clasps. It belongs to a woman who did not believe in the resurrection of the dead. Yet strangely, she directed in her will that her ...read more

  • Fear Of The Resurrection

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Jul 2, 2012
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    FEAR OF THE RESURRECTION In a cemetery in Hanover, Germany, is a grave on which were placed huge slabs of granite and marble cemented together and fastened with heavy steel clasps. It belongs to a woman who did not believe in the resurrection of the dead. Yet strangely, she directed in her will ...read more

  • If You Ever Get A Chance To Visit Monticello, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    If you ever get a chance to visit Monticello, the home of Jefferson, your time will be enjoyable spent. He built it and lived there 56 years. It is a testimony to his creative energy. You can see his many inventions and conveniences. You can see the huge stone room he designed to store ice, taken ...read more

  • Changing The Price Tags  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 27, 2002
    based on 22 ratings
     | 4,171 views

    CHANGING THE PRICE TAGS One year, my best friend and I devised what we thought was a brilliant and creative plan for mischief. We decided to break into the basement of the local five-and-dime store. We did not plan to rob the place (Sunday School boys would never do that sort of the thing); ...read more

  • When Jean-Claude Killy Made The French National ...

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
     | 1,161 views

    When Jean-Claude Killy made the French national ski team in the early 1960s, he was prepared to work harder than anyone else to be the best. At the crack of dawn he would run up the slopes with his skis on, an unbelievably grueling activity. In the evening he would lift weights, run ...read more

  • When Jean-Claude Killy Made The French National ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
     | 1,961 views

    When Jean-Claude Killy made the French national ski team in the early 1960s, he was prepared to work harder than anyone else to be the best. At the crack of dawn he would run up the slopes with his skis on, an unbelievably grueling activity. In the evening he would lift weights, run ...read more

  • Small Church Study: A Barna New Survey Discovered ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
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    Small Church Study: A Barna new survey discovered that small churches (defined as average weekend attendance of 100 or fewer adults) are more likely than either mid-sized (301-999 adults) or large churches (1000 or more adults) to draw people who are not college graduates and are more likely to ...read more

  • Kyle Idleman: I Cheapened The Gospel  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 15, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
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    KYLE IDLEMAN: I CHEAPENED THE GOSPEL "Many of the fans turn to go home. I was struck by the fact that Jesus doesn't chase after them. He doesn't soften his message to make it more appealing. He doesn't send the disciples chasing after them with a creative handout inviting them to come back for a ...read more

  • A Mother Of A 9-Year-Old Boy Named Mark Received ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,254 views

    A mother of a 9-year-old boy named Mark received a phone call from his teacher in the middle of the afternoon. Marks teacher said Mrs. Smith; your son did something that surprised me so much that I thought you should know about it immediately." The mother was uneasy and nervous by such a ...read more

  • Researchers Discover The Benefits Of Music And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 16, 2009
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    Researchers Discover The Benefits of Music and Singing But there’s another reason why we should sing. Music changes us. It transforms us. Singing isn’t just a declaration of our joy… it has the power to MAKE us joyful. ILLUS: Back in 1998, researchers found that music stimulates the auditory ...read more

  • The Tomb Is Empty

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Apr 14, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,344 views

    THE TOMB IS EMPTY Little Philip, born with Down Syndrome, attended a third-grade Sunday School class with several eight-year-old boys and girls. Typical of that age, the children did not readily accept Philip with his differences, according to an article in Leadership Magazine. But because of a ...read more

  • A Change Of Words, A Change Of Focus  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
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    A CHANGE OF WORDS, A CHANGE OF FOCUS Here is a story that I believe show how our journey is made better simply by a change in words. A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign, which said: "I am blind, please help." There were only a few coins in the hat. ...read more

  • Architectural Design By Touch

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 8, 2012
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    ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN BY TOUCH Three years ago (2008), Chris Downey had just started a promising architectural job at a successful design firm. A few weeks after he took the job, he noticed that there was something wrong with his vision. The doctors told him he had a tumor wrapped around his optic ...read more

  • Here Is A Poem That Was Given To Me By A Member ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
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    Here is a poem that was given to me by a member of my creative worship team that expresses what I am trying to tell you. I Am Thankful For The Wife Who Says It’s Hot Dogs Tonight, Because She Is Home With Me, And Not Out With Someone Else. For The Husband Who Is On The Sofa Being A Couch ...read more

  • Common-Ism In The Church  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,774 views

    COMMON-ISM IN THE CHURCH Years ago I ran across this following definition of the various forms of government. They compared capitalism (the economic model we try to follow in our country) with communism and socialism, and they used a simple illustration to drive their point home. In a capitalist ...read more

  • No-Cut Auditions

    Contributed by Anne Benefield on Mar 5, 2009
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    NO-CUT AUDITIONS Dick Sanderson is kind enough to give me a subscription to Leadership, Real Ministry in a Complex World. It is an exceptional magazine. This quarter there was an insert that carried a story called "A Cast of Thousands" by Lillian Daniel. She writes: "At my daughter’s ...read more

  • The Empty Tomb  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 17, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,304 views

    The Empty Tomb Little Philip, born with Down’s syndrome, attended a third-grade Sunday School class with several eight-year-old boys and girls. Typical of that age, the children did not readily accept Philip with his differences, according to an article in leadership magazine. But because of a ...read more

  • The Mother Of A Nine-Year-Old Boy Named Mark ...  PRO

    Contributed by Eric Darr on Apr 11, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,151 views

    The mother of a nine-year-old boy named Mark received a phone call in the middle of the afternoon. It was the teacher from her son’s school. "Mrs. Smith, something unusual happened today in your son’s third grade class. Your son did something that surprised me so much that I thought you should know ...read more

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