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Sometimes We Look Around Church And People Look ...

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Mar 10, 2009

Sometimes we look around church and people look bored. They might be yawning, sleeping, or texting on their phone - that is not faith! Paul could see faith in the crippled man. Faith is not ...read more

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Denomination: Pentecostal

You Don't Have To See To Believe

Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Mar 10, 2009

YOU DON'T HAVE TO SEE TO BELIEVE Mt. Diablo is only about 3,500 feet, but it is very noticeable as it sits all alone in the Concord, California valley. Before I called them "God sightings" I found myself caught up in an "aha" moment as I looked at the cloud covered Mt. Diablo. I couldn’t help but ...read more

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Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Robert Kupferschmid Was An 81-Year Old With No ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Robert Kupferschmid was an 81-year old with no flying experience. However, due to a tragic emergency, he was forced to fly an airplane. On June 17, 1998, he and his 52-year-old pilot friend, Wesley Sickle, were flying from Indianapolis to Muncie, Indiana. During the flight, the pilot slumped over ...read more

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Anonymous Quote: Hope Looks For The Good In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Anonymous Quote: Hope looks for the good in people instead of harping on the worst in them. Hope opens doors where despair closes them. Hope discovers what can be done instead of grumbling about what cannot be done. Hope draws its power from a deep trust in God. Hope “lights a candle” instead of ...read more

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Pearl Harbor The Morning Of December 7, 1941, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Pearl Harbor The morning of December 7, 1941, found 353 Japanese airplanes swarming all around the Harbor site. Within a couple of hours, America lost 8 big battleships, 6 major airfields, almost all planes, and 2,400 men. That happened at 7:50 AM in what was supposedly a surprised attack. But ...read more

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Ji Packer Puts It, "Holiness Means Not Only ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

: JI Packer puts it, “Holiness means not only desiring God, but also loving and practicing righteousness, out of a constant exercise of conscience to discern right from wrong ...read more

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Quote: No Person Was Ever Honored For What He ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Quote: No person was ever honored for what he received, honor has been the reward for what he ...read more

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Indifference By G. A. Stoddard-Kennedy

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Indifference by G. A. Stoddard-Kennedy When Jesus came to Golgotha, they hanged Him on a tree. They drove great nails through hands and feet and made a Calvary. Red were His wounds and deep, for these were crude and cruel days and human flesh was cheap. When Jesus came to Birmingham, they simply ...read more

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A Man Was Out Fishing In His Boat, When He ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A man was out fishing in his boat, when he hooked into a large bass. He fought the fish for quite awhile, and finally got it reeled into the boat. He could not believe his eyes. It was a 37 pound striper, a prize keeper. On the shore, he ran into a second fisherman who had a stringer with a dozen ...read more

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Rest Your Whole Weight On God

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Rest your whole weight on God a. Ill: There once was a man, named John Paton, who was translating the Bible for a South Seas island tribe. John Paton discovered that the natives had no word for trust or faith. One day a native who had been working hard came into the missionary’s house, flopped ...read more

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Joseph Stowell Spouted Off To His Teacher At ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Joseph Stowell spouted off to his teacher at school and told her to shut up and then he stood up and walked out of the class room. As he walked down the block to his house he noticed that his mother was working in the yard. He stopped dead in his tracks. He thought “What am I going to tell her?” He ...read more

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The Human Heart Is Like Dandelions, The Key To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

The human heart is like dandelions, the key to its survival is its roots. Children pick their pretty little flowers, but as long as the roots remain they’ll keep growing back. People who have the ...read more

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Paul Harvey Told About A 3-Year-Old Boy Who Went ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Paul Harvey told about a 3-year-old boy who went to the grocery store with his mother. Before they entered the grocery store she said to him, "Now you’re not going to get any chocolate chip cookies, so don’t even ask." She put him up in the cart & he sat in the little child’s seat while she ...read more

Scripture: John 16:23-24

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A Rather Pompous-Looking Deacon Was Trying ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

ILL.- A rather pompous-looking deacon was trying to impress a class of boys with the importance of living the Christian life. "Why do people call me a Christian?" the man asked. After a moment’s ...read more

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During One Of His Political Campaigns, A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

During one of his political campaigns, a delegation called on Theodore Roosevelt at his home in Oyster Bay, Long Island. The President met them with his coat off and his sleeves rolled up. "Ah, gentlemen," he said, "come down to the barn and we will talk while I do some work." At the barn, ...read more

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Robert Redford Was Walking One Day Through A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Robert Redford was walking one day through a hotel lobby. A woman saw him and followed him to the elevator. "Are you the real Robert Redford?" she asked him with great excitement. As the doors of the elevator closed, he replied, "Only when I am alone" I would say this is true for ...read more

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There Was A Preacher Who Was Interviewing With A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

There was a preacher who was interviewing with a church search committee. An English teacher headed the committee, and was very concerned that the future pastor spoke properly. "When the hen is on the nest, does she sit or set?" he asked the candidate. The hopeful preacher was frustrated. He didn’t ...read more

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Sign By A Flower Bed In A Park: "Do Not Pick ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Sign by a flower bed in a park: “DO NOT PICK (twist off, sever, cut, clip, snip, snap off, pluck, pinch off, pull, bend, crush, pare, cleave, divide, break, touch or take, borrow, steal, remove or otherwise ...read more

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One Sunday Morning An Old Cowboy Entered A ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

One Sunday morning an old cowboy entered a church just before services were to begin. Although the old man and his clothes were spotlessly clean, he wore jeans, a denim shirt and boots that were very worn and ragged. In his hand he carried a worn out old hat and an equally worn out bible. The ...read more

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He Made Free Use Of Christian Vocabulary. He ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

He made free use of Christian vocabulary. He talked about the blessing of the Almighty and the Christian confessions, which would become the pillars of the new government. He handed out pious stories to the press, especially to the church papers. He showed his tattered Bible and declared that he ...read more

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