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  • There Are People Who Are Always Anticipating ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "There are people who are always anticipating trouble, and in this way they manage to enjoy many ...read more

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  • If You Tell Your Troubles To God, You Put Them ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "If you tell your troubles to God, you put them into the grave; they will never rise again when ...read more

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  • I Am An Old Man And Have Known A Great Many ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most ...read more

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  • All The Water In The World Cannot Sink A Ship ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    All the water in the world cannot sink a ship unless the water starts getting inside...All the troubles in the world cant sink a human ...read more

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  • Many Men Build As Cathedrals Were Built, The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "Many men build as cathedrals were built, the part nearest the ground finished; but that part which soars toward heaven, the ...read more

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  • Unfaltering Perseverence (Verse 18, Hebrews ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008
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    UNFALTERING PERSEVERENCE (verse 18, Hebrews 12:11) Joshua fought for a long time with the kings. As we read the accounts of the war it may seem short, but in reality, it took Joshua 7 years to complete the final conquest. There must have been times during these seven years of fighting that Joshua ...read more

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  • Enough To Make The Thing Go

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008
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    ENOUGH TO MAKE THE THING GO One hot day, Herman Trueblood, all clean and cooled off by a nice swim in the ocean, saw a sweating man and his two sons trying on a hot day to push a disabled car up an incline. Two voices started yelling at each other inside him. One said, "There is an opportunity for ...read more

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  • Be Successful—serve God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 27, 2008
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    BE SUCCESSFUL--SERVE GOD Our commitment in the service of Lord in very important in building the body of Christ. And I challenge you to commit your life in the ministry: Confidently, wholeheartedly and absolutely for the glory of God. In Yorkshire, England, during the early 1800s, two sons were ...read more

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  • Unfaltering Perseverance (Verse 18, Hebrews ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    Unfaltering Perseverance (verse 18, Hebrews 12:11) Joshua fought for a long time with the kings. As we read the accounts of the war it may seem short, but in reality, it took Joshua seven years to complete the final conquest. There must have been times during these seven years of fighting that ...read more

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  • I Don't Eat Negroes

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    I DON'T EAT NEGROES Dick Gregory tells the story of a black man who, back in the 60s, walked into a restaurant in Mississippi. He sat down, studied the menu and ordered the fried chicken. A couple of local good-ole-boys started giving him a hard time. The first redneck yelled across the room, ...read more

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  • Real Persecution

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    REAL PERSECUTION There's a cartoon that puts persecution in perspective. In the four panels, we see people praying--first a New Testament Christian: "Lord, give me the courage to face this accusing mob." Then a Reformation Christian: "Lord, help me declare Your truth despite the cost." A 20th ...read more

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  • Hope Of A Good Day

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    Hope of a Good Day Max Lucado, preacher and writer, teaches that "every day deserves a chance." He feels so strongly about it, he wrote a book with the same title. Regardless of what is in our day, if we give it a chance, it can become a "good" day. Of course, coupled with this thought is the ...read more

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  • Throwing In The Towel

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Dec 30, 2008
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    THROWING IN THE TOWEL I don't know whether you are a lover of boxing as a sport or not, but when a boxer has had enough, the trainer can 'throw in the towel." This signifies we just can't go on any further... We often use the turn of phrase to say were giving up. If were honest, there may be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mind-Barriers

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
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    MIND-BARRIERS Roger Bannister was an Olympian. Every four years we have the games. Four minutes was the fastest record to ever run the mile. Ever since statisticians kept records, they knew that no one would could ever beat that record. But Roger Bannister didn't listen to them--he went out and ...read more

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  • Dig In And Hang On

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jan 16, 2009
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    DIG IN AND HANG ON When I read Hebrews 6:13-20, I am always reminded of a story I heard years ago, from a young man telling about his trip down a foreign river. A storm came up suddenly and the banks were too high to climb, so he and his friend guided their small craft to the river's edge where, ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

  • Be A Line-Guide

    Contributed by Timothy Darling on Jan 26, 2009
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    BE A LINE-GUIDE When they were teaching me to march in the Navy, for a while until they learned that I have eye problems (go figure) they made me a line-guide. A line-guide is in the front corner of the ranks and marches straight, so that everyone else can mark their place off him. The line-guide ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

  • Mrs. Chung Was One Of The First Believers In ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Feb 2, 2009
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    Mrs. Chung was one of the first believers in northern Hubei province of China. Though she was publicly humiliated for her faith in Christ, she remained faithful. Now, 40 years later, she can point to over 10,000 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Too Soon To Quit

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 3, 2009
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    TOO SOON TO QUIT Mark 11:22 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. I heard a story of a weak, sickly man. The weak man decided to withdraw from society and die. The man owned a cabin far from any other people. There was a boulder by the edge of the porch, a huge boulder. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • They Sent Me To Finish  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009
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    THEY SENT ME TO FINISH With all the pomp and prestige that the Chinese government went to in order to put their best foot forward, there was one person who they honored who stood out. He is now in his seventies, but China brought him to Bejing as an honored guest. Why? The odd thing is that John ...read more

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  • The Unjust Judge

    Contributed by Timothy Darling on Mar 20, 2009
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    THE UNJUST JUDGE In 1964 when Muhammad Ali made his professional boxing debut, he was still known by his birth name of Cassius Clay. He won his bout against Sonny Liston with a Technical Knockout. Liston sustained injuries during the first 6 rounds of the bout and at the beginning of the 7th round ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite