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  • The Preacher And The Farmer  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 5, 2011
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    THE PREACHER AND THE FARMER Years ago, a young man had just gotten out of Bible College where he’d spent several years learning all the theological terminology that he thought would make him a successful preacher. He’d just been hired at a country church and he was determined to begin bringing new ...read more

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  • Sense Of Belonging

    Contributed by John Putty on Apr 7, 2011
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    SENSE OF BELONGING Lyle Schaller’s research says that a third to a half of all Protestant church members do not feel a sense of ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Thom Rainer And The Unchurched Next Door

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2011
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    THOM RAINER AND THE UNCHURCHED NEXT DOOR Thom S. Rainer has written a book entitled "The Unchurched Next Door". He wants people to understand the unchurched in order to better reach them. The premise is that we do not invite our neighbors for all the wrong reasons. He encourages Christians to make ...read more

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  • A Relationship With A Muslim

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 26, 2011
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    A RELATIONSHIP WITH A MUSLIM Bill Hybels was at a luncheon, sitting across from a black man, built like a football player, with a distinctively Muslim name. He told Pastor Hybels that he enjoyed reading one of his books. Bill Hybels looked a little puzzled so the Muslim explained to him how he ...read more

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  • The Risk Of Fishing For Souls  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 3, 2011
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    THE RISK OF FISHING FOR SOULS A little more than 10 years ago (2000), a movie called The Perfect Storm was released, which graphically portrayed the dangers of the fishing industry even in modern times. The movie is about the crew of the Andrea Gail, a fishing boat out of Gloucester, ...read more

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  • Planting The Wrong Seeds

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jun 4, 2011
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    PLANTING THE WRONG SEEDS Some time ago the Reader’s Digest magazine told a story about a company who mailed out some special advertising business post cards. Glued to the postcard was a mustard seed. The card also contained the following words: "If you have faith as small as this mustard seed in ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Afghan Spiritual Harvest

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 16, 2011
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    AFGHAN SPIRITUAL HARVEST In his book What Good Is God?, Philip Yancey writes: "This is a true story from Afghanistan that took place in the early 1970s, before the Russian occupation or the Taliban regime. At the time, the government allowed a small Christian church to service internationals who ...read more

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  • What Are You Being Saved From?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 23, 2011
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    WHAT ARE YOU BEING SAVED FROM? Vance Havner tells the story of a who lady came forward during the invitation in one of his meetings to be saved. She was a very sophisticated and refined woman. She had a graduate’s degree and was very articulate and intelligent. When she came forward during the ...read more

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  • Jesus' Grandmother

    Contributed by Richard White on Jun 25, 2011
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    JESUS' GRANDMOTHER A little boy came home from Sunday School. His mother asked, "Who was your teacher?" The boy replied, "I don't know her name but she must have ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Serving Saves A Soul

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jul 8, 2011
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    SERVING SAVES A SOUL One of the best ways to do these good things is to get involved in Vacation Bible School: Praying for VBS, inviting kids to come, serving in VBS, and following up on our guests. Kids will get saved. Sometimes even parents get saved through VBS. Florence Lee can tell you that. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Why Should I Let You Into Heaven?

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Aug 5, 2011
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    WHY SHOULD I LET YOU INTO HEAVEN? If you were to die today and God were to ask you, 'Why should I let you into my heaven?' what would you say?" Over the years I would have to say that 85% of the answers I get are "I have tried to be a good person, I have tried to be a good parent, I have tried to ...read more

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  • You Can Make Him Drink

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 12, 2011
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    YOU CAN MAKE HIM DRINK Howard Hendricks, one of my professors at Dallas Theological Seminary, sometimes talked about his days when he was a student at the same seminary. In one of those stories, he tells about the time he was invited to preach in west Texas. "You've all heard of Nowhere? Well," ...read more

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  • St. Patrick: Stones Squashed In The Mud

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 12, 2011
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    ST. PATRICK: STONES SQUASHED IN THE MUD As a young boy Patrick lived a comfortable life near an English coastal city where his father was a deacon in their church. But at the age of 16, all that came to an end. Irish pirates attacked his village, abducting Patrick and many of the household ...read more

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  • Fear Of Witnessing

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 31, 2011
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    FEAR OF WITNESSING Leighton Ford, Good News is for Sharing, 1977, David C. Cook Publishing Co., Page 15: In preparing for this book, I have talked to a lot of people, and the fear issue comes up front again and again. What makes people hesitate to share their faith? Here are some of the fears ...read more

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  • You May Not Be An Authority On Theology, But You ...

    Contributed by Tim Spear on Sep 6, 2011
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    You may not be an authority on theology, but you are the world’s greatest authority on what has happened to you! ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Smelly Collections

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 28, 2011
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    SMELLY COLLECTIONS He may dress like a skid-row bum and smell like a dead rat, but Andy Smulian is a hit among London businessmen plagued by those who won't pay their bills. Employed by the London-Manhattan Debt Collection Agency, the 20-years-old youth will stumble into a deadbeat's office for ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • The Gift Of A Cross

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 29, 2011
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    THE GIFT OF A CROSS Story: Woman Led to Christ through an Act of Kindness Craig Groeschel, The Christian Atheist (Zondervan, 2011). p. 210 It's amazing what a difference the little things will make. For example, years ago when I was a new believer, I always wore a tiny cross pin on my shirts. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • The Next Billy Graham

    Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on Feb 7, 2012
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    THE NEXT BILLY GRAHAM Baptist author and leader Russell Moore said recently: "The next Jonathan Edwards might be the man driving in front of you with the Darwin Fish bumper decal. The next Charles Wesley might be a ... profanity-spewing hip-hop artist right now. The next Billy Graham might be ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • You Could All Have One If You Wanted  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 26, 2012
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    YOU COULD ALL HAVE ONE IF YOU WANTED In Gipsy Smith's book The Beauty of Jesus, Gipsy Smith told about Peter Apples, a man (during the Civil War) who went into the enemy's territory. Peter Apples did not know much about being a good soldier. He just knew that when his superior officer said, ...read more

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  • Start With Just One

    Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on May 8, 2012
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    START WITH JUST ONE Dawson Trotman, founder of the Navigators, tells the story of a 23 year old Sailor that he spent time discipling. He spent many hours with this young man in the Word and the importance of being a witness for the Lord and leading other sailors to Jesus. A month later the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran