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  • Whose Hands Are You Thankful For?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 26, 2011
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    WHOSE HANDS ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR? "A Thanksgiving Day editorial in the newspaper told of a school teacher who asked her first graders to draw a picture of something they were thankful for. She thought of how little these children from pour neighborhoods actually had to be thankful for. But she ...read more

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  • Sitting Down

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 5, 2011
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    SITTING DOWN It’s said that when Henry Ward Beecher was a boy, he had a teacher at school who asked one of the boys in class a question which the boy answered. The teacher became angry and told the boy he was wrong and commanded him to: "Sit down!" The boy was obviously confused because he’d ...read more

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  • The Compass That Wouldn't Cooperate  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2011
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    THE COMPASS THAT WOULDN'T COOPERATE An old sailor repeatedly got lost at sea, so his friends gave him a compass and urged him to use it. The next time he went out in his boat, he followed their advice and took the compass with him. But as usual he became hopelessly confused and was unable to find ...read more

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  • The One  PRO

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Apr 22, 2011
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    THE ONE The crowds cheered and waved their hands. Many stood upon their tip-toes hoping to catch a glimpse of their deliverer as he processed by. "He's the one! echoed throughout the streets. Many praised his name with hands and fists held high. Was it true? Had "the one" finally come ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • James And John Talking

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on May 9, 2011
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    JAMES AND JOHN TALKING This is how I imagine it was before Salome approached Jesus about one of the boys being at either side of him in his kingdom. Remember these two disciples were the "sons of thunder." James: What do you reckon I’m sure that he'll be King soon and I want to sit on my throne ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • Deceiver  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Walther on May 25, 2011
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    DECEIVER Ephesians 6.10-12 Especially, "schemes of the devil..." Here Paul explains the realities of evil in this world. How different this is from popular ideas about evil. There is a comical view of evil -- the character who wears a red suit and carries a pitch fork. Then there is the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Pride At The Donut Shop

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Jul 29, 2011
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    PRIDE AT THE DONUT SHOP I was living in Phoenix at the time and on my way to work I stopped at a Dunkin Donuts drive through. I said to the woman at the window, "I'll have 3 cake donuts and a cup of coffee." She started mumbling something that I couldn't hear. I thought she may be able to hear me ...read more

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  • I Thought He Was Talking To You

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Oct 10, 2011
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    I THOUGHT HE WAS TALKING TO YOU At the height of a political corruption trial, the prosecuting attorney attacked a witness. "Isn't it true," he bellowed, "that you accepted five thousand dollars to compromise this case?" The witness stared out the window, as though he hadn't heard the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Burn The Ships

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Nov 2, 2011
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    BURN THE SHIPS In the 1500’s there was a commander named Cortes who was trying to conquer the Yucatan Peninsula for its gold. To prevent retreat Cortes ordered his ships to be sent to sea and scuttled so they could not retreat. How where they to get home? They weren’t--they would either win or ...read more

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  • R. A. Torrey--Praying, Believing, And Not ...

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Jan 9, 2012
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    R. A. TORREY--PRAYING, BELIEVING, AND NOT DOUBTING After R. A. Torrey had been a Christian for more than forty years, someone asked him to visit a family and pray for one member who was dying with typhoid fever. God revealed to Torrey that the man would live. He told them that when he arrived. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Return To The Right Path

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 8, 2012
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    RETURN TO THE RIGHT PATH In one section of John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, Christian and Hopeful are walking the King's Highway to the Celestial City. The path, once smooth and easy, becomes rough and hard. Then they come to an attractive place called Bypath Meadow. They climb over a fence into ...read more

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  • God Is For Us

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 11, 2012
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    GOD IS FOR US Keith Hartsell of Wheaton, Illinois, was driving around with a friend of his in California, when he noticed that his friend's cell phone was locked with an unusual password -- pro nobis. Keith asked him what pro nobis meant and why he chose that for a password. Keith's friend told ...read more

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  • Michael Jordan: Persevere

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 17, 2012
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    MICHAEL JORDAN: PERSEVERE In the fall of 1978, fifteen-year-old Michael Jordan tried out for the varsity basketball team at Emsley A. Laney High School in Wilmington, North Carolina. The sophomore was 5 feet 11 inches and with his skills, the coach told him that he was not good enough, and Michael ...read more

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  • Donald Trump's Thoughts About Death

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 4, 2012
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    DONALD TRUMP'S THOUGHTS ABOUT DEATH Billionaire Donald Trump was asked one time, "What about death?" the writer asked. "Don't you worry about dying?" Trump said, "No. I'm fatalistic and I protect myself as well as anybody can. I prepare for things." This time, however, as Trump started walking up ...read more

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  • The Wedding Cake On The First ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 5, 2012
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    THE WEDDING CAKE ON THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY One of the many pieces of advice we received before our wedding was to save the top tier of your wedding cake and eat and eat it on your first anniversary. We had a tiny little freezer. For one full year, this box of wedding cake sat in our freezer, denying ...read more

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  • "You Done Quit Preachin' And Gone To Meddlin'!"

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Oct 11, 2012
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    Two excited women who were sitting together in the front pew of church with a fiery preacher. They were in the spirit and loving the message. They were shouting out and waving their hankies. They would use their paper fan to wave for Jesus and then to cool themselves off fearing they might just ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Gold, Common Sense, And Fur

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 24, 2012
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    There was a couple who desperately wanted children. They prayed to the Lord and he gave them 4 children in 4 years. When the children were still 5 years old and younger, they were the stars of the Christmas pageant. Here are the mothers words to describe the production: “My daughter was playing ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Last Lap Of The Race

    Contributed by Shawn Miller on Jul 4, 2014
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    May 29, 2011 it looked like it was destiny, the day Dale Earnhardt Jr. was rounding the last lap of the Charlotte Motor Speedway. You could just imagine the script that was being set; it was memorial day, he was being sponsored by the national guard, and He was going to finally win for the first ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Well, Let Me Begin With An Interesting Boxing...

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Jun 7, 2016
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    Well, let me begin with an interesting boxing related episode. Larry Holmes the undisputed World Heavy Weight boxing champion from 1978 to 1983 was in his younger days a sparring partner of Mohammed Ali. Some wouldn’t believe that the upcoming and not-so-famous (at that time) Holmes was indeed ...read more

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  • Save My Boot!

    Contributed by James Dorman on May 11, 2017
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    As an elementary age kid I received a present which made my life complete. I finally had my very own set of cowboy boots! I was so proud of them, I would have slept in them if my mom would have allowed it. I have 2 cousins who were born the same year as me. When our families got together, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist