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  • Love Tore Down The ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 19, 2008
     | 1,401 views

    Love Tore Down The Wall Some years ago, a couple decided they could not live together anymore. They separated and started divorce proceedings. Dr. J. Mike Minnix, Editor, PastorLife.com. Through their lawyers, they agreed to meet at the home and divide the property. As they went through the home ...read more

  • There Are Some Real Benefits To God's ...

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Sep 21, 2008
     | 2,436 views

    There are some real benefits to God’s commands. His commands are there for our protection. I have rules in my house. Things like – “Clean your room before doing going anywhere.” “Get your homework done.” “Don’t tell what’s going to happen in the movie.” (That one risks the death ...read more

  • One Woman Called Her Flight Agent To Book A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 6, 2008
     | 1,488 views

    One woman called her flight agent to book a flight to New York. She said, "I want to go and see the wonders of Hippopotamus, New York; please book me a flight from Dallas." The agent said, "I'm sorry Madame, but there is no such city. Perhaps you want Albany or Syracuse?" After ten minutes the ...read more

  • Light Of The World

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Nov 25, 2008
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    A boatman and a scholar were once travelling on a boat. During the journey, the scholar asked the boatman, "Do you know philosophy?" "No," he replied. "Do you know psychology?". "No." "What about geology?" "Nope!" "I suppose you don’t know accountancy, huh?" "No, not at all." "Hm... ...read more

  • He Died For Everyone—including Me  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,853 views

    HE DIED FOR EVERYONE--INCLUDING ME The famed congregational preacher, Dwight L. Moody, once said, "The great trouble is that people take everything in general, and do not take it to themselves. Suppose a man should say to me, 'Moody, there was a man in Europe who died last week, and left five ...read more

  • The Joy Of Salvation

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 7, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 10,688 views

    THE JOY OF SALVATION The late great English Congregationalist clergyman and church leader, Robert William Dale (1829-1895), once wrote: "We do not please God more by eating bitter aloes than by eating honey. A cloudy, foggy, rainy day is not more heavenly than a day of sunshine. A funeral march ...read more

  • You Are My Favorite ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2009
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    YOU ARE MY FAVORITE PART Dave Stone wrote in "If Jesus Lived in My Neighborhood" about his uncle Greg, who is a quadriplegic. A few years ago, Uncle Greg was able to attend a special-needs camp at Country Lake Christian Retreat in southern Indiana. A man named John was assigned to be with Uncle ...read more

  • Alistair Maclean Quotes A Story From Tauler, The ...

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Feb 18, 2009
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    Alistair MacLean quotes a story from Tauler, the German mystic. One day Tauler met a beggar. “God give you a good day, my friend.” He said. The beggar answered. “I thank God I never had a bad one.” Then Tauler said, “God give you a happy life, my friend.” “I thank God,” said the beggar, “I am never ...read more

  • The Hotel ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2009
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    THE HOTEL TEST A Jewish lady named Mrs. Rosenberg many years ago was stranded late one night at a fashionable resort - one that did not admit Jews. The desk clerk looked down at his book and said, "Sorry, no room. The hotel is full." The Jewish lady said, "But your sign says that you have ...read more

  • Watches Over Us

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2009
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    WATCHES OVER US An engineer, after doing his internship with NASA in Houston, made a startling decision to change course and study medicine. Two decades removed from college, he shared his testimony in our church thanksgiving service: "Passing the Oral Board is the culmination of 10 years of ...read more

  • Among The Apostles, The One Absolutely Stunning ...

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Apr 13, 2009
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    "Among the apostles, the one absolutely stunning success was Judas, and the one thoroughly groveling failure was Peter. Judas was a success in the ways that most impress us: he was successful both financially and politically. He cleverly arranged to control the money of the apostolic band; he ...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

  • One Mother's Day I Was Preaching In Another State ...

    Contributed by Jim Blevins on May 16, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,424 views

    One Mother’s Day I was preaching in another state and during the Sunday School class I told about one of the two times that I sassed my mother. Now my mother is about 4 foot 11 inches tall and I was approaching 6 foot so I towered over her. She had told me to do something and I told her she wasn’t ...read more

  • Study Shows Divorce Won't Make You Happier

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009
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    STUDY SHOWS DIVORCE WON’T MAKE YOU HAPPIER One research team studied the responses of over 5,000 married adults who were first interviewed in the 1980s. Five years later, the survey re-contacted those people. Even though the study really wasn’t centered on divorce, they found that some of the ...read more

  • Spiritual Growth Takes Time  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009
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     | 10,348 views

    SPIRITUAL GROWTH TAKES TIME There was once a farmer who went to town to purchase seeds for his farm. As he was returning home one of the squash seeds he had purchased fell from his pocket onto the ground. It happened that within a few feet was another seed of a different type. The place where the ...read more

  • Because You're My ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009
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    "BECAUSE YOU’RE MY DAD!" Author Tim Hansel writes: One day, while my son Zac and I were out in the country, climbing around in some cliffs, I heard a voice from above me yell, "Hey Dad! Catch me!" I turned around to see Zac joyfully jumping off a rock straight at me. He had jumped and then yelled ...read more

  • Baptism Is A Burial…. I Heard One Preacher Who ...

    Contributed by Brian B on Jul 29, 2009
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    Baptism is a burial…. I heard one preacher who told the story of being a young kid who lived on a farm….. one day one of his puppies died and he took it out to the back yard and dug a hole and placed the puppy in the hole and…… well the point of the story is that you bury dead things….. ...read more

  • Love Is Never Inconsiderate

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Sep 21, 2009
     | 1,525 views

    LOVE IS NEVER INCONSIDERATE Gary and Mary Jane Chauncey were totally devoted to their eleven-year-old daughter Andrea. Andrea was confined to a wheelchair because of cerebral palsy. Andrea was pretty insignificant to practically everyone except her parents. The Chauncey family were passengers on ...read more

  • Opportunity Definition, Ancient Greek Statue ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 2, 2009
     | 4,816 views

    Opportunity Definition, Ancient Greek Statue Symbolism Our English word opportunity comes from the Latin and means “toward the port.” It suggests a ship taking advantage of the wind and tide to arrive safely in the harbor. The brevity of life is a strong argument for making the best use of the ...read more

  • God's Provision: The Holy Spirit  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 7, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
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    GOD'S PROVISION: THE HOLY SPIRIT Without the Holy Spirit the church could not exist. It is He who inspired the writers of Scripture, and He who dwells in every Christian, giving us life in Christ. All our efforts are dust and ashes apart from Him. A young man asked an old rich man how he made his ...read more