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  • Who Is The Shepherd?

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Apr 6, 2011
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    WHO IS THE SHEPHERD? Keith Miller writes, "Years ago, when our daughters were very young, we'd drop them off at our church's children's chapel on Sundays before the eleven o'clock service. One Sunday, just as I was about to open the door to the small chapel, the minister came rushing up. He said ...read more

  • Just Worship God And Let Him Take Care Of The ...

    Contributed by Scott Carroll on Mar 8, 2008
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    JUST WORSHIP GOD AND LET HIM TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEMS The citizens of Feldkirch, Austria, didn’t know what to do. Napoleon’s massive army was preparing to attack. Soldiers had been spotted on the heights above the little town, which was situated on the Austrian border. A council of citizens was ...read more

  • Questions For God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
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    QUESTIONS FOR GOD I came across some post-it notes that contain brief notes that kids wrote to God. Here are a few funny ones… Dear God, I went to this wedding and they kissed in church. Is that OK? Dear God, I think about you sometimes even when I’m not praying. God, thank you for the baby ...read more

  • Feldkirch Bells

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 24, 2025
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    The citizens of Feldkirch, Austria, didn’t know what to do. Napoleon’s massive army was preparing to attack. Soldiers had been spotted on the heights above the little town, which was situated on the Austrian border. A council of citizens was hastily summoned to decide whether they should try to ...read more

  • While We Are Reviewing The Ten Commandments, Let ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 12, 2007
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    While we are reviewing the Ten Commandments, let me also give you some “sign language” to remember all ten in order. 1 – Raise your index finger – I am the Lord, your God. You shall have no other gods before me. 2 – Raise your first two fingers – The second looks like the first – but it isn’t. ...read more

  • The Rich Family In Church  PRO

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Jan 29, 2006
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    The Rich Family in Church by Eddie Ogan I’ll never forget Easter 1946. I was 14, my little sister Ocy was 12 and my older sister Darlene was 16. We lived at home with our mother, and the four of us knew what it was to do without many things. My dad had died five years before, leaving Mom with ...read more

  • The Sheep Dog  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2011
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    THE SHEEP DOG A man by the name of Keith Miller told of the time when his daughters were very young. They’d drop them off at the church’s children’s chapel on Sundays before the 11 am service. But one day Keith chanced to be in the class when the preacher was telling the story for the day to the ...read more

  • The Call To Worship Had Just Been Pronounced ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    “The call to worship had just been pronounced starting Easter Sunday Morning service in an East Texas church. The choir started its processional, singing ‘Up from the Grave He Arose’ as they marched in perfect step down the center aisle to the front of the church. The last lady was wearing shoes ...read more

  • The Rich Family In Church By Eddie ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 11, 2009
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    THE RICH FAMILY IN CHURCH by Eddie Ogan I’ll never forget Easter 1946. I was 14, my little sister Ocy was 12, and my older sister Darlene 16. We lived at home with our mother, and the four of us knew what it was to do without many things. My dad had died five years before, leaving Mom with seven ...read more

  • Children Leave Gift Of Love At Funeral By Paul ...  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Apr 4, 2007
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    Children leave gift of love at funeral by Paul Harvey The Rev. Harry Pritchett Jr. is rector of All Saints Episcopal Church in Atlanta. His church includes specific ministries for the poor, for street people, for college students. It is Pritchett who called my attention to a boy named ...read more

  • Three Stages Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009
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    THREE STAGES OF LIFE John Claypool, at one time pastor of the Crescent Hill Baptist Church, had a little daughter who suffered with leukemia. When she went into remission, everybody thought that maybe God had healed her. But on an Easter Sunday morning, she went into a terrible relapse. In his ...read more

  • The Concert Impresario, Sol Hurok, Liked To Say ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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    The concert impresario, Sol Hurok, liked to say that Marian Anderson hadn’t simply grown great, she’d grown great simply. He says: "A few years ago a reporter interviewed Marian and asked her to name the greatest moment in her life. I was in her dressing room at the time and was curious to hear the ...read more

  • Nicodemus Brought A Mixture Of Myrrh And Aloes, ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 27, 2008
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    "Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds." - John 19:39b "If the aloe and myrrh were in dried or powdered formed, a whole row of sacks would probably be necessary to make up this weight, and Nicodemus must have had assistance to be able to transport the load. The ...read more

  • Hellen Keller ...

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Feb 26, 2009
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    ILLUSTRATION… Hellen Keller (p) Whenever I read this passage, I cannot help but think of another movie! I think of the 1962 (and in 1979) movie about Hellen Keller called “The Miracle Worker.” Hellen Keller was deaf and blind and could not communicate. Her teacher, Anne Sullivan arrived at ...read more

  • Fred W. Cropp, President Of American Bible ...

    Contributed by Wincci Yin Chee on Jun 19, 2006
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    Fred W. Cropp, president of American Bible Society, received a letter asking a question, “what do you recommend for keeping the leather on the back of bibles from still, cracking and peeking?” the reply was “there is one oil that is especially good for treatment of leather on bibles. In fact it ...read more

  • Pretend-Worship

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Sep 5, 2011
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    PRETEND-WORSHIP Pretend-worship is the picture of a little boy looking up at his dad as a bird lies dead at his feet. His open, palms-up hands are accompanied with the caption at the bottom of the picture: "It wasn't me daddy". But, as we're ...read more

  • Secret Service Christians

    Contributed by David Dunn on Sep 30, 2025
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    A man was coming out of church one day. The pastor stood at the door to shake hands and gently pulled him aside. “Brother,” he said, “you need to join the Army of the Lord.” The man smiled, “Pastor, I’m already in the Lord’s army.” “Then how come I only see you at Christmas and Easter?” He ...read more

  • Thanks To Dennis O'gorman For This ...

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Dec 19, 2007
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    (Thanks to Dennis O’Gorman for this illustration). Ernie Smith was a bit odd, but he was a good man. For Ernie every day was Christmas. Each day he switched on his Christmas tree lights. His house was full of cards. As he passed people in the street he would wish them a Happy Christmas! On ...read more

  • Hand Motions For The 10 Commandments  PRO

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 10, 2016
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    HAND MOTIONS FOR THE 10 COMMANDMENTS Here are some easy to learn hand motions I have learned as I started my new teaching series on the Ten Commandments ("The Big Ten"). I believe it will help you and your church family remember the Ten Commandments from Exodus 20: COMMANDMENT #1 You shall have ...read more

  • The Word Of God Is A Treasure ...

    Contributed by Mark Roper on Jun 1, 2008
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    The Word of God is a treasure Map Their was a wonderful movie from 1963 “It’s a Mad Mad world” It was about a madcap cross-country rush to find buried treasure marked by the letter “W”. It was four palm trees leaning that resemble the W. At the W the treasure was found. We have a ...read more