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Lori Was 14 Years Old When She Was Baptized At ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Lori was 14 years old when she was baptized at Blue Springs Community Church, a one-room country church only a few miles from her house. A few months later, Lori dropped out of the church. The pastor and his wife visited her several times, but failed to persuade Lori to return to church. Everyone ...read more

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I Like To Read The Tombstones To Find Out When ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

I like to read the tombstones to find out when people lived and died. Occasionally someone writes a scripture verse on their tombstone but most of them just give a name and the dates they lived between. I didn’t find any interesting tombstone comments in Alden MN where My great Aunt Frieda was ...read more

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The Minneapolis Star And Tribune Reported A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

The Minneapolis Star and Tribune reported a story on Thursday that caught my attention. There was recently a presidential election in Turkmenistan and a new president was sworn in on Thursday. Probably only a handful of people could point out Turkmenistan on a map. It’s the country that borders ...read more

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John Paul Sart Summarized The Despair Of Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

John Paul Sart summarized the despair of our world in a two-word title, “No exit” Once you die, friend, there is no exit, no way out. Jesus Christ died. “That’s ...read more

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In The Thick Fighting Of The Civil War, General ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

In the thick fighting of the Civil War, General Grant, in hot pursuit of General Lee’s troops, was half blinded with a sick headache. He stopped at a farmhouse and wrote in his memoirs, “I spend the night in bathing my feet in hot water and mustard and putting mustard plasters on my wrist and the ...read more

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I'm Free

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

I’M FREE Don’t grieve for me, for now I’m free. I’m following the path God laid for me. I could not stay another day, To laugh, to love, or to play. I know my parting has left a void, You must fill it with joy. A laugh, or perhaps a kiss. Ah yes, these things I too will miss. Be not burdened ...read more

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The Longest 24 Hours  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Author Zig Ziglar writes: The longest 24 hours of my life were those after my daughter’s death. When making the funeral arrangements with her husband and his parents, I had to listen to a salesman who was an incessant talker and who told us 30 times he wasn’t a salesman. Twice while we were making ...read more

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The Story Is Told That When Leonardo Da Vinci ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

The story is told that when Leonardo Da Vinci was painting The Last Supper, he had an intense and bitter argument with a fellow painter. Da Vinci was thinking of a way to get this guy back. He came up with a devious plan. He decided to paint the face of his enemy onto the face of Judas Iscariot so ...read more

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A Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Speaker, Jill Briscoe tells this story: Not too long ago I was babysitting one of our three, 3-year-old grandchildren. In our family, we had twins and a single birth all within 24 hours. We call them Search, Destroy, and Demolition. I was to baby-sit Demolition. As I waved good bye to his parents, ...read more

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I Don't Believe In An After Life, Although I Am ...

Contributed by Deborah Guptill on Jun 19, 2007

I don’t believe in an after life, although I am bringing a change of ...read more

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Denomination: Wesleyan

The Grave Itself Is But A Covered Bridge Leading ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The grave itself is but a covered bridge leading from light to light ...read more

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The Dead Take To The Grave, Clutched In Their ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The dead take to the grave, clutched in their hands, only what ...read more

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The Day That You Die Will Be Like Any Other ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The day that you die will be like any other ...read more

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This World Is The Land Of The Dying; The Next Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

This world is the land of the dying; the next is the ...read more

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Many People Die With Their Music Still In Them. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Many people die with their music still in them. Why is this so? Too often it is because they are always getting ready to ...read more

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My Religious Belief Teaches Me To Feel As Safe ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"My religious belief teaches me to feel as safe in battle as in bed. God has fixed the time for my death. I do not concern myself about that, but to be always ready, no matter when it may overtake me. That ...read more

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We See But Dimly Through The Mists And Vapors ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We see but dimly through the mists and vapors Amid these early damps, What seem to us like sad funeral ...read more

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If You Ever Happen To See In The Obituary ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you ever happen to see in the obituary column that Henrietta Mears has died, dont you believe it This old body may die, but Ill be glad of thatIll have a new body. And what will I do when I get to heaven? Well, I am going to ask the Lord to show me around. Ill want to get in a rocket ship to ...read more

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If We Have Been Pleased With Life, We Should ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If we have been pleased with life, we should not be displeased with death, since it comes ...read more

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He That Lives To Live Forever Never Fears ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

He that lives to live forever never ...read more

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