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  • We Need Hope

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
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    WE NEED HOPE Someone has said that if you could convince a man there was no hope, he would curse the day he was born. Hope is an indispensable quality of life. Dusk was falling on the Saturday before Christmas in 1927 the S-4 submarine (S-class submarines, were the first class of submarines built ...read more

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  • We Love Heroes

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008
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    We Love Heroes Arthur Pink: "It is human to err, but it is also human to conceal the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • We Are Not Called To Be Successful In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "We are not called to be successful in accordance with ordinary standards, but in accordance with a corn of wheat falling into the ground and dying, becoming in ...read more

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  • We Must Be Emptied

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Mar 23, 2009
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    D.L. Moody said, "I believe firmly that the moment our hearts are emptied of pride and selfishness and ambition and everything that is contrary to God's law, the Holy Spirit will fill every corner of our hearts. But if we are full of pride and conceit and ambition and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • What Are We Worth?

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Jun 25, 2009
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    WHAT ARE WE WORTH? It is estimated that the chemical components of a normal 150-pound human are worth about 12 bucks. The rest is water and is free. When we think about the electrical power we generate, it is figured that we would produce about 11,400,000 kilowatts per pound if it could be ...read more

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  • They Are Who We Thought They ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 11, 2009
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    “They are who we thought they were.” How many have heard the apparently new cliché: "They are who we thought they were" “Normally quiet Arizona Cardinals coach Dennis Green first uttered this trademarked phrase during a swear-filled, post-game tirade in 2006. When he was asked what he thought of ...read more

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  • We Shall Fight...

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 21, 2010
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    WE SHALL FIGHT... Who can ever forget Winston Churchill’s immortal words: "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • We Require Loving

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 20, 2011
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    WE REQUIRE LOVING A little girl was making but poor progress toward recovery, though the ailment had been checked and there seemed to be no reason why she should not rapidly improve. But it didn’t happen, and the doctor in charge was keenly interested to know why. She was a very sensitive child, ...read more

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  • The Cure We Need

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 12, 2011
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    THE CURE WE NEED A man limps into a hospital to have his foot X-rayed and is asked to wait for the results. Some time later an orderly appears and hands the man a large pill. As he’s handed the pill, a mother with a small child in need of immediate attention enters and the orderly disappears with ...read more

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  • In God We Trust...?

    Contributed by Christopher Glenn on Aug 22, 2011
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    IN GOD WE TRUST...? On the face of our money are the words: "In God We Trust." A few years ago, the use of those words on our currency was challenged in court. The case reached the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia where the court ruled that the words could remain on the façade ...read more

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  • We Earn It!

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 12, 2011
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    WE EARN IT! But Americans regard approval, success, and status as rewards for performing well. When this value system gets translated into the Christian life, salvation becomes a matter of our efforts. A cartoon picturing modern day Pharisees was captioned, "We ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • We Will Remain Christians

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 27, 2011
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    "WE WILL REMAIN CHRISTIANS" An American journalist in 1993 interviewed a group of children from a Sunday school in southern Sudan where Arab Muslims regularly raided their village and slaughtered Christians. Many of their relatives had already been killed. The journalist asked, "Would you turn to ...read more

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  • Everything We Need

    Contributed by Sylvester Fergusson on Jan 22, 2013
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    EVERYTHING WE NEED The story is told about an American company which opened a new plant in Central America because the labour was plentiful and inexpensive. Everything went well until the villagers received their first pay cheque; afterward they did not return to work. Several days later the ...read more

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    Denomination: Adventist

  • United We Stand

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2014
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    Let me read one of Aesop’s Greek fables; In the forest, there lived four oxen. They were very good friends and always went together to graze in the fields. However, every time they went, a hungry lion tried to attack them. The lion longed for their meat. But they withstood his attack by fighting ...read more

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  • The Relationship We Share

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jun 2, 2014
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    While many people hunger for family closeness, we often miss the opportunities that stand immediately before us. Tammy Harris of Roanoke, Virginia, began searching for her biological mother when she turned 21. A year of searching proved fruitless. Tammy did not realize, however, that her ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Are We Forever Trapped?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 17, 2017
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    METAL BARS OR MENTAL BARS... There is a story that comes from Russia of the BEAR THAT WAS FOREVER TRAPPED. There had been a great fire that burned miles of forest in Russia. Much of the wild life had been destroyed. There was a truck traveling along the edges of the destruction and a ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Rejoice, We Conquer!

    Contributed by Roger Byrd on Jul 18, 2021
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    In the year 490 B.C., the Persian Army, seeking to invade Greece, landed a large force 26 miles outside of Athens. The huge army disembarked from their warships and gathered on the plains of a place called Marathon. There they prepared to attack the Greek Army and establish their presence in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Individually, We Are Weak

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2022
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    This story was written by Donald Grey Barnhouse. Several years ago, two students graduated from the Chicago-Kent College of Law. The highest ranking student in the class was a blind man named Overton and, when he received his honor, he insisted that half the credit should go to his friend, ...read more

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  • What Are We Teaching?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Aug 22, 2025
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    WHAT ARE WE TEACHING OTHERS? I recently heard the story of a German shepherd that was expecting little ones. She ran out in front of a car and injured her back legs. The doctor said she would heal but it would take a long time. The dog had her litter of puppies. When their eyes were open, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Very Few Things Take Away The Power Of Someone As ...

    Contributed by Kevin Barron on Dec 30, 2012
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    Very few things take away the power of someone as much as being ridiculed. In Von Ryan’s Express by David Westheimer, they do it by burning their clothes. The book is an account of Allied prisoners during World War Two. One of the trials of prison camp is that their Italian guards will not give ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist