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  • Not Talking To Me...or Is He?

    Contributed by Ryan Davis on Oct 28, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,887 views

    NOT TALKING TO ME...OR IS HE? So often those of us who have been coming to church and have been Christians for a long time sit and listen to sermons as if the preacher is talking to everyone else in the auditorium except us. We sit there during the sermon and take in what the preacher is saying, ...read more

  • We Emulate What We Think About. Children ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,089 views

    “We emulate what we think about. Children pretend they are the heroes they dream about. Teenagers dress like the sports stars or popular musicians they devote so much attention to. But these tendencies don’t disappear when we become adults. Those who concentrate on “making it to the top” read ...read more

  • C. S. Lewis Gives A Good Example Of How ...

    Contributed by Rusty Davidson on Feb 19, 2007
    based on 1 rating
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    C. S. Lewis gives a good example of how continuing in sin looks. In his book, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, a character comes across a treasure kept by a dragon. Rather than avoid the layer of the dragon, the character sleeps on the treasure and dreams of what he will do with it. Then Lewis ...read more

  • Embracing The Interruptions (Fatherhood Thoughts)

    Contributed by Matthew Redder on Jun 8, 2018
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     | 4,765 views

    As a young Father I remember being frequently awakened in the middle of the night by my son. I would open my eyes to see him standing next to my bed, staring at me. It was startling and honestly, a little bit creepy. I would ask him what he needed and it was always something like, "I had a bad ...read more

  • Although Not A Good Example Of A Godly Man, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 24, 2001
    based on 57 ratings
     | 3,279 views

    Although not a good example of a Godly man, Steven King is an excellent example of patience and pereseverence. He began writing when he was in second grade. He lived in an upper floor bedroom of his mother’s house. His dream was to be published in a magazine. His first manuscript was rejected so he ...read more

  • Martin Luther King Jr

    Contributed by Raymond Smith on Dec 30, 2006
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    Martin Luther King Jnr "I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together. This is ...read more

  • Holy Spirit In You

    Contributed by William Akehurst on May 7, 2023
     | 2,748 views

    ILLUSTRATION: A Christian arrives in Heaven and meets the people of the OLD TESTAMENT Scriptures. To Noah, he asks what it was like to be in the ark with all those animals. To Joseph, he asks what it was like to be understand dreams and be 2nd in command of all of Egypt. To Moses, he asks what it ...read more

  • Divorced Life Is Not Being There When Your Little ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 11 ratings
     | 1,559 views

    Divorced life is not being there when your little girl is crying from a bad dream and wants her daddy but you’re not there because that night was not your parenting night. (And you won’t even know she had a bad dream because no one will tell you.) Divorced life is not having any idea what your ...read more

  • I Once Read About A Lady, Who Was Placed In A ...

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Mar 20, 2002
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    I once read about a lady, who was placed in a institution in 1929 because of a nervous breakdown. She had left her native country and came to America with hopes and dreams. Unfortunately, nobody could speak her language. She was there until 1977--- for forty-eight years. Still, in all that time, ...read more

  • Our Inheritance (Poem In Honor Of Jewel Hogan For ...  PRO

    Contributed by Troy Mason on Aug 23, 2002
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     | 4,785 views

    Our Inheritance (Poem in honor of Jewel Hogan for her funeral, Oct. 18, 1997) I dreamed that the Lord came by my bedside And took me far away. On a tour of Heaven, Everywhere I looked my eyes Saw the beauty of gold and prescious jewels As abundant as the grass of the earth Everywhere I walked ...read more

  • Beholden To Money

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 13, 2011
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    BEHOLDEN TO MONEY In his book How Much Is Enough? Hungering For God In An Affluent Culture author and Founder of Bread for the World: Arthur Simon writes about Bryce and Ellen, "a couple in their mid-thirties. They have two sons and a daughter, and on Sundays the family attends church more often ...read more

  • Child Of A King

    Contributed by Dwight Clough on Dec 29, 2012
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     | 7,776 views

    Imagine for a moment that you were a child in a super rich family. If you wanted a new car, it’s yours. If you wanted a week in Europe or in the South Pacific, no problem. For you, money is no object. Whatever you want is yours. Most of us will never be in that situation. But, in reality, we are in ...read more

  • You Can't Just Sit Around  PRO

    Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Jul 3, 2009
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     | 6,030 views

    "YOU CAN'T JUST SIT AROUND." Larry Walters is among the relatively few who have actually turned their dreams into reality. Larry was a truck driver, but his lifelong dream was to fly. When he graduated from high school, he joined the Air Force in hopes of becoming a pilot. Unfortunately, poor ...read more

  • Running Past The Red Flags

    Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Dec 27, 2014
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     | 4,281 views

    “Wisdom is the quality that keeps you from getting into situations where you need it.” - Doug Larson The house looked like a fairy tale come true. Though my friend had a nagging feeling about the owners, she ignored it and went to inspect the house. It was spacious and full of sunshine with a big ...read more

  • God Is

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    GOD IS Ann Kimball had a marvelous way of talking about Jesus. She was the dean of women at Eastern Nazarene College in Boston, and she would speak all over the country. She was flying from Boston to San Francisco to speak, and she said she was just so tired from the week that she sat down in her ...read more

  • Deion Sanders Grew Up On The Mean Streets Of Fort ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 4, 2001
    based on 87 ratings
     | 963 views

    Deion Sanders grew up on the mean streets of Fort Myers, Fla., where exposure to some would-be athletes spurred him to make a success of himself He explains: "I call them Idas. ’If I’da done this, I’d be making three million today. If I’da practiced a little harder, I’d be a superstar.’ They were ...read more

  • Author Irving Stone Has Spent A Lifetime Studying ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 20, 2001
    based on 74 ratings
     | 997 views

    Author Irving Stone has spent a lifetime studying greatness, writing novelized biographies of famous people … [He] was once asked if he had found a thread that runs through the lives of all these exceptional people. He said, "I write about people who sometime in their life…have a vision or dream of ...read more

  • Marriage Jokes  PRO

    Contributed by Rick Davis on Jun 11, 2003
    based on 15 ratings
     | 10,428 views

    MARRIAGE JOKES 1. Marriage made in Heaven — So is thunder in lightening!! 2. Love is a dream — Marriage is an alarm clock 3. A honeymoon is a Short Pause - between - I Do and You Better 4. Lady went to get a divorce— Lawyer: “Do you have ground?” Lady: “About 2 acres” Lawyer: “Do ...read more

  • Does God Always Give A Vision To People? No. ...

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Nov 28, 2006
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     | 3,628 views

    Does God always give a vision to people? No. But sometimes He does. Sometimes God will give you a vision. Sometimes He will speak to you in a dream. Sometimes He will lead you to a verse in the Bible and show you how that verse applies to your situation. He does not do that every time, but ...read more

  • Yancey Noted: "Today As I Read The Accounts Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 2,265 views

    Yancey noted: "Today as I read the accounts of Jesus’ birth I tremble to think of the fate of the world resting on the response of two rural teenagers. How many times did Mary review the angel’s words as she felt the Son of God kicking the walls of her uterus? How many times did Joseph ...read more

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