Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2003
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A priest asked a little boy if he knew what "matrimony" meant. The little boy replied, Sure! It is a place between
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"He that cannot forgive others, breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass if he would ever reach heaven;
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Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jun 8, 2003
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A HOPE BEYOND THIS LIFE
Russell Davis was a 10-year-old boy who knew a hope that went
beyond this life. He had fought cancer for 4 years when he wrote this note to his best friend.
Dear Brian, How are you doing? I’m alright in the hospital but a little sleepy. I know that you worry about me some
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Baptist
Contributed by Tim Richards on Sep 23, 2004
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Let me begin by telling you a story about a little girl that pretty well sums what I’m talking about here. A little girl was reading on an airplane when the man beside her noticed her storybook, entitled, "Jonah and the Whale." The man asked if the little girl believed the story. So, after saying
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Aug 21, 2023
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Don’t fall into the trap of thinking that God is asleep when
it comes to nations, or that He is out of touch when it comes
to carnal banquets, or that He sits in Heaven wringing His
hands when it comes to godless rulers (and foolish
presidents!) who make unfair, rash, or stupid decisions.
Mark it
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Scott Bradford on Dec 27, 2002
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During a Christmas pagent, one child had been forced to be in the program by his parents. The young teen continued to voice his concerns as they
practiced. He would mutter things like "How can people believe that Jesus is the Son of God?" and "just what makes everyone believe that this is the way
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United Methodist
Contributed by Manuel Amparo on May 10, 2006
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Quote: “Prayer has divided seas, rolled up flowing rivers, made flinty rocks gush into fountains, quenched flames of fire, muzzled lions, disarmed vipers and poisons, marshaled the stars against the wicked, stopped the course of the moon, arrested the sun in its rapid race, burst open iron gates,
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Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Jan 4, 2005
John Wesley had a great contemporary in God’s service in the evangelical revival in the 18th century. His name was George Whitfield. They were great friends from their days at Oxford but were divided in their theology. Wesley was Arminian but Whitfield followed Calvin and there was some
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Baptist
Contributed by Rick Balmer on Sep 20, 2007
“How can you be so narrow-minded?”
The question jolted Steve from the newspaper he was reading in the teacher’s lounge. Jenna, the school librarian, was frowning and pointing at his coffee mug, which bore the message “One Way: Jesus”. Jenna was a follower of New Age religion. She believed there
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Scott Bradford on Nov 15, 2002
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., was a member of the U.S. Supreme Court for 30 years. At one point in his life, Justice Holmes explained his choice of a career by saying: "I might have entered the ministry if certain clergymen I knew had not looked and acted so much like undertakers." So where is the
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United Methodist
Contributed by Davon Huss on Jun 16, 2003
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B. Charles Francis Adams, the 19th century political figure and diplomat, kept a diary. One day he entered: "Went fishing with my son today--a day wasted." His son, Brook Adams, also kept a diary, which is still in existence. On that same day, Brook Adams made this entry: "Went fishing with my
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Contributed by Jason Cole on Mar 15, 2004
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Four high school boys were late to their morning classes one day. They entered the classroom and solemnly told their teacher they were detained due to a flat tire. The sympathetic teacher smiled and told them it was too bad they were late because they had missed a test that morning. But she was
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Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Nov 4, 2004
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Thus, if we would attempt to good purpose the healing of men’s souls, we must go forth in the name and power of Jesus Christ, calling on helpless sinners to arise and walk in the way of holiness, by faith in Him. How sweet the thought to our souls, that in respect to all the crippled faculties of
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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John Stott, said,
"I could never myself believe in God if it were not for the cross. In the real world of pain, how could one worship a God who was immune to it? I turn to that lonely, twisted, tortured figure on the cross, nails through hands and feet, back lacerated, limbs wrenched, brow
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Contributed by Charles Salmon on Sep 25, 2007
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The Hunter and the Lion - from Many Sided Messages on the Book of Jonah by Neighbor. P. 165
There is a legend of a hunter who entered a forest in search of game. All the animals fled in fear except the lion, who shook his shaggy form and roared in defiance. The hunter let fly an arrow that struck
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