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  • Dietrich Bonhoeffer Said, "He Who Is Alone With ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Dietrich Bonhoeffer said, “He who is alone with his sins is utterly alone. It may be that Christians, not withstanding corporate worship, common prayer, and all their fellowship in service, may still be left to their loneliness. The final breakthrough to fellowship does not occur because, though ...read more

  • Power Of Prayer  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 18, 2004
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    1. Power of Prayer Story: From Preachers Stories a. A. T. Pierson relates the following story: "Some years ago in the great State of Minnesota, the Granary of the West, there came a scourge of grasshoppers that threatened to destroy the whole wheat crop. The Governor, who was a very devout ...read more

  • The Beggar At The Table

    Contributed by Ashton Alexander on Jun 7, 2009
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    THE BEGGAR AT THE TABLE Many years ago, as the story is told, a devout king was disturbed by the ingratitude of his royal court. He prepared a large banquet for them. When the king and his royal guests were seated, by prearrangement, a beggar shuffled into the hall, sat down at the king’s table, ...read more

  • Power Of Prayer Story: From Preachers ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 15, 2010
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    Power of Prayer Story: From Preachers Stories A. T. Pierson relates the following story: "Some years ago in the great State of Minnesota, the Granary of the West, there came a scourge of grasshoppers that threatened to destroy the whole wheat crop. The Governor, who was a very devout Christian, ...read more

  • Lord Of The Rings: Fellowship Will Protect Him

    Contributed by C Jordan on Apr 29, 2012
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    LORD OF THE RINGS: FELLOWSHIP WILL PROTECT HIM Lord of the Rings is a story written by J.R.R. Tolkien, a devout Christian who led C.S. Lewis to the Lord. Although he made it clear that his stories are not allegories, he still wrote from a Christian worldview and you can learn good biblical ...read more

  • An Old Table Tells That When Zaccheus Grew Old ...

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Jan 17, 2008
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    An old table tells that when Zaccheus grew old he lived in Jericho as a humble and devout believer. Every morning at sunrise, so the story goes, he went for a walk carrying a pitcher of water. Upon his return, he always seemed happy and radiant. His wife, with usual curiosity, followed him one ...read more

  • The General Took His Stand

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jan 23, 2008
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    Illus.: “The General Took His Stand” Fredrick the Great of Germany, was a scoffer, but his great general, Von Zealand, was a devout Christian. One day at a gathering, the king was making coarse jokes about Jesus and the whole palace was ringing with laughter. Von Zealand arose stiffly and said, ...read more

  • The General Took His Stand  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jan 23, 2008
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    Illus.: “The General Took His Stand” Fredrick the Great of Germany, was a scoffer, but his great general, Von Zealand, was a devout Christian. One day at a gathering, the king was making coarse jokes about Jesus and the whole palace was ringing with laughter. Von Zealand arose stiffly and said, ...read more

  • Girolamo Savonarola

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 24, 2025
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    At the very start of his ministry there, Savonarola noticed an elderly woman who used to come and pray regularily before that statue of the Virgin Mary. One day, he took an elderly priest aside who had been serving in the cathedral for many years and said, "Look how devoted this woman is. ...read more

  • A Small Country Church In Wisconsin Has A Special ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
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    A small country church in Wisconsin has a special tradition that they have used at the close of their communion services for a number of years. It is adapted from an ancient Jewish closing of the Passover meal. Since it is the hope of every devout Jew to celebrate the Passover at least once in ...read more

  • Story: At The Very Start Of His Ministry In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Aug 18, 2007
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    Story: At the very start of his ministry in Florence, Savonarola the Italian political reformer (1452-1498) noticed an elderly woman who used to come and pray regularly before that statue of the Virgin Mary. One day, Savonarola took an elderly priest aside , who had been serving in the ...read more

  • The Persistence In Forgiveness

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
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    The Persistence in Forgiveness After sixteen years as a missionary on the continent of Africa. David Livingstone returned Scotland to address the students at Glasgow University. His body had been ravaged by some 27 fevers that had overtaken him during his years of service. One arm hung useless at ...read more

  • I'm Sure Most Of You Know What An Oxymoron Is. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Nov 17, 2003
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    I’m sure most of you know what an oxymoron is. It’s a figure of speech that seems to contradict itself. There are lists and lists of the things, and here are some of my favorites: Artificial Grass, boneless ribs, big town, harmless lie, communist party, green oranges, easy labor, fresh frozen, ...read more

  • Religious Teens: The Majority Of American Teens ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    Religious Teens: The majority of American teens believes in God and worship in conventional congregations, but their religious knowledge is remarkably shallow, finds The National Study of Youth and Religion funded by the Lily Foundation. Devout teens hold more traditional sexual and other values ...read more

  • After 14 Years Of Studying The Bible, William ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Aug 23, 2008
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    After 14 years of studying the Bible, William Miller (1782-1849)--a U.S. revivalist who predicted the second coming and earned a large but temporary following of 50,000-100,000 Became convinced that Christ would return in 1843. When Miller announced April 3 as the day, some disciples went to ...read more

  • A Pastor Received A Call From A Church That ...  PRO

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Jun 21, 2003
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    A pastor received a call from a church that offered him a salary four times what he was then receiving. Being a devout man, he spent much time in prayer trying to discern what God wanted him to do. One day a friend met the pastor’s young son on the street. “Do you know what your dad is going to ...read more

  • There Is A Stage In A Child's Life At Which It ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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    There is a stage in a child’s life at which it cannot separate the religious from the merely festal character of Christmas or Easter. I have been told of a very small and very devout boy who was heard murmuring to himself on Easter morning a poem of his own composition which began ’Chocolate eggs ...read more

  • There Is A Stage In A Child's Life At Which It ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
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    There is a stage in a child’s life at which it cannot separate the religious from the merely festal character of Christmas or Easter. I have been told of a very small and very devout boy who was heard murmuring to himself on Easter morning a poem of his own composition which began ’Chocolate eggs ...read more

  • Hell: A Doctor's Testimony  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009
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    HELL: A DOCTOR’S TESTIMONY Dr. Maurice Rawlings, a cardiologist and professor of medicine at the University Of Tennessee College Of Medicine, was also a devout atheist. But in 1977, while trying to resuscitate a man who had been screaming in terror, something happened that changed his thinking. He ...read more

  • Looks Can Be ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2009
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    LOOKS CAN BE DECEIVING Girolamo Savonarola was one of the great preachers of the fifteenth century. He preached in the great cathedral of Florence, Italy, which contained a magnificent marble statue of Mary. One day he noticed an elderly woman praying before this statue and then realized it was ...read more