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  • In The Beginning Of The Twentieth Century A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In the beginning of the twentieth century a young graduate of Cornell University was engaged in a most amazing effort to win the entire world to Jesus Christ. His name was John R. Mott. During his years as secretary of the World Student Volunteer Movement, Mott’s travels took him everywhere: to ...read more

  • Several Years Ago A Submarine Was Being Tested ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Several years ago a submarine was being tested and had to remain submerged for many hours. When it returned to the harbor, the captain was asked, "How did the terrible storm last night affect you?" The officer looked at him in surprise and exclaimed, "Storm? We didn’t even know there was one" The ...read more

  • C.s. Lewis Observed, "If You Read History, You ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    C.S. Lewis observed, “If you read history, you will find that the Christians who did the most for the present world were just those who thought most of the next. The apostles themselves, who set on foot the conversion of the Roman Empire, the great men who built up the Middle Ages, the English ...read more

  • Swedish Hymnist Lina Sandell Berg Served With ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Swedish hymnist Lina Sandell Berg served with her father in an evangelistic ministry. As they were traveling by ship, he accidentally fell overboard and drowned. In need of the comfort that only God can supply, she wrote the following words that are still sung by Christians around the world: Day by ...read more

  • The Roof Of The Church Hall Of A Little Church ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    The roof of the church hall of a little church was falling down. So the members of the church held regular prayer meetings in the hall after the service to pray for funds to repair the roof. There was a rich old man, known to be very tight with his money, who used to attend and sit near the back of ...read more

  • Have You Ever Heard The Phrase "Like A Dog ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Have you ever heard the phrase “Like a dog worrying a bone.” Its an old English phrase that contains the picture behind the word worry. A dog will shake, chew, gnaw and lick and bite on a bone for hours, trying to wear it down. It’s a compulsion. The dog will work and work on that bone unless ...read more

  • The Japanese Introduced A Tree To The World That ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    The Japanese introduced a tree to the world that is called a Bonsai tree. It is measured in inches instead of feet as other trees are measured. It is not allowed to reach its full growth potential but instead grows in a stunted miniature form. The reason for it growing in stunted form is that when ...read more

  • An Organization In Montana Offered A Bounty Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    An organization in Montana offered a bounty of five thousand dollars for every wolf captured alive. Two hunters named Sam and Jed decided to head for the hills and make some money capturing wolves. Day and night they scoured the mountains and forests searching for their valuable prey. Exhausted ...read more

  • Come Unto Me, All Ye That Labour And Are Heavy ...  PRO

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 14, 2007
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    "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden (NIV - weary and burdened), and I will give you rest." (Matt 11:28 KJV) There is a church building where this verse can be read on the front wall of its sanctuary. To those who enter that building on Sundays, the words of the verse are a ...read more

  • It Was 1916, And Hattie Green Was Dead. Hattie's ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 30, 2007
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    It was 1916, and Hattie Green was dead. Hattie’s life is a sad demonstration of what it is like to be among the living dead. When Hattie died, her estate was valued at over $100 million; yet Hattie lived in poverty. She ate cold oatmeal because it cost money to heat it. When her son’s leg became ...read more

  • Just For Fun Let's Have A Top Ten List Of "How To ...  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Sep 20, 2007
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    Just for fun let’s have a top ten list of "How to Know when you are growing old." 10. The gleam in your eye is the sun hitting your bifocals. 09. You get winded playing cards. 08. You know all the answers but nobody asks the questions. 07. You need your glasses to find your glasses. 06. You ...read more

  • Old Testament Scholar Christopher Wright States ...

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Mar 26, 2009
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    Old Testament scholar Christopher Wright states in his book Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament, "I find myself aware that in reading the Hebrew Scriptures, I am handling something that gives me a closer link with Jesus than any archaeological artifact could do...Above all, this is where he ...read more

  • Go Beyond The Cross  PRO

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Apr 7, 2009
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    GO BEYOND THE CROSS Every year, thousands of people climb a mountain in the Italian Alps, passing the "stations of the cross" to stand at an outdoor crucifix. One tourist noticed a little trail that led beyond the cross. He fought through the rough thicket and, to his surprise, came upon another ...read more

  • On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009
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    ON ENTHUSIASM A bee’s stinger is 1/16th of an inch long...the rest of what you feel is enthusiasm! Here’s an illustration of a man with too much enthusiasm: The storekeeper had only one fish left in his icy barrel. A lady asked for a big fish, and he reached in and showed it to her. She wanted a ...read more

  • Church Is Good For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009
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    CHURCH IS GOOD FOR MARRIAGE Married couples who attend church services frequently are happier and more likely to succeed in their marriages than those who don’t attend church often or not at all, finds a Univ. of Virginia study. 70% of husbands who attend church regularly are “very happy” in their ...read more

  • Your Secret Sins Will Come To ...

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jul 11, 2009
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    “Your Secret Sins Will Come to Light” The newspapers of Cincinnati recorded that a poorly dressed woman went to Dr. George Herman asking him to make an X-ray examination of her heart free of cost. She claimed that she was very poor and couldn’t pay. The doctor consented to do the work. But when ...read more

  • Bertoldo De Giovanni Is A Name Even The Most ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Sep 1, 2009
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    Bertoldo de Giovanni is a name even the most enthusiastic lover of art is unlikely to recognize. He was the pupil of Donatello, the greatest sculptor of his time, and he was the teacher of Michelangelo, the greatest sculptor of all time. Michelangelo was only 14 years old when he came to ...read more

  • Chrysostom On Prayer--Without The Spirit Our ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 4, 2009
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    Chrysostom on Prayer--Without the Spirit Our Prayer Bouquets are Like Weeds Chrysostom, a 4th century preacher, used this analogy for prayer. A young boy wanted to give a gift to his father who had been away a long time. His mother sent him to the garden to pick a bouquet of flowers. The boy ...read more

  • The Impact Of Imitating ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2010
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    The Impact of Imitating Christ The Christian walk of Will Houghton, a preacher who became the president of Moody Bible Institute during the 1940s, played a large role in the conversion of an agnostic who was contemplating suicide. The skeptic was desperate, but he decided that if he could find a ...read more

  • What Are You Prepared To Do?

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Apr 24, 2010
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    WHAT ARE YOU PREPARED TO DO? In the movie The Untouchables, Eliot Ness, played by Kevin Costner, is frustrated because he cannot bring down Al Capone. So he asks for a street wise Irish beat cop, played by Sean Connery, for his help. The Irish cop agrees under one condition. He said always be ...read more