In Sermon Illustrations: "Forgive Us Our Debts"

Thomas A Kempis: "Be Not Angry That You Cannot ...  PRO

Contributed by David Ward on Sep 27, 2006

Thomas a Kempis: “Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you ...read more

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Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

You May Have Heard Of The Man Who Complained To ...  PRO

Contributed by David Henderson on Jan 3, 2007

You may have heard of the man who complained to his friend...he said I just can’t take it anymore.. His friend says, well what’s wrong? He said it’s my wife. Every time we have an argument, she gets historical! He says, you mean HYSTERICAL don’t you? ...read more

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Denomination: Baptist

He Never Went Fishing

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

He never went fishing Let me close with this thought. I was reading on the Internet last week. Once, a man got ready to go fishing. He assembled everything you need to be a good fisherman. He bought poles, and nets, and bait, and a boat. He got very well prepared. And he knew how to fish. But he ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

I Was No Longer The Dirty American

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

I was no longer the Dirty American I read a story the other day on the Internet by a missionary to India named Doug Nichols. Nichols was serving as a missionary in India when a bout with tuberculosis landed him in a public hospital for a spell. It wasn’t like hospitals here. It was a big ward ...read more

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John Maxwell Said In His Book The Success ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

John Maxwell said in His Book the Success Journey “A dream without a positive attitude produces a daydreamer. A positive attitude without a dream produces a pleasant person who can’t progress. A dream together with a ...read more

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John Osteen On Dreams

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

John Osteen said “It’s great to be young and dream the dream, but it’s better to be old and ...read more

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Victor Frankl, The Jewish Psychologist Who ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

"Victor Frankl, the Jewish psychologist who spent time in a Nazi concentration camp in Germany wrote, "They stripped me naked. They took everything -- my wedding ring, watch. I stood there naked and all of a sudden realized at that moment that although they could take everything away from me -- my ...read more

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The Teacher Was Checking Her Student's Knowledge ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

The Teacher was checking her student’s knowledge of proverbs. “Cleanliness is next to what?” she asked. A small boy ...read more

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Pretty Dirty

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

As a father came home from his work he saw his little daughter who had been playing in the mud. He said to her, “Honey, you’re pretty dirty.” In her childish way she replied, “Yes, I know daddy, ...read more

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In A Peanut's Cartoon Lucy Addressed Snoopy: ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

In a Peanut’s cartoon Lucy addressed Snoopy: “There are times when you really bug me, but there are also times when I feel like giving you a hug.” Snoopy ...read more

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I Remember One Time Going Into A Small ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

I remember one time going into a small restaurant in Iberia, MO. The local funeral director was sitting there. Some of the guys who were seated there said, “Better stop talking. Here comes the preacher.” The funeral director said, “Yes, it doesn’t make any ...read more

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One New Year's Eve At London's Garrick Club, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

One New Year’s Eve at London’s Garrick Club, British dramatist Frederick Lonsdale was asked by Seymour Hicks to reconcile with a fellow member. The two had quarreled in the past and never restored their friendship. "You must," Hicks said to Lonsdale. "It is very unkind to be unfriendly at such a ...read more

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For Forty-Two Years Every Week, David Thomas ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

For forty-two years every week, David Thomas slipped a love letter under the door of his neighbor, Rachel Jones. Each letter attempted to mend the lover’s quarrel that parted them when both were 32. Rachel Jones burned each letter and refused even to speak to Thomas. When David finally summoned ...read more

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One Time Many Years Ago (Maybe 1993) I Took ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

One time many years ago (maybe 1993) I took Holly and Shane and went to South Bend, IN, to run the Sunburst marathon. She had a friend from college who lived there and we went to visit them as well. The Sunburst marathon was run in June and on a Saturday. Then we had to drive back to southern IL, ...read more

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Several Years Ago, A Baseball Player Got Beaned ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

SEVERAL YEARS AGO, A BASEBALL PLAYER GOT BEANED IN A GAME. HE ENDED UP INJURED, SERIOUSLY, MISSED THE REST OF THE SEASON, AND WHEN HE CAME BACK THE FOLLOWING YEAR, HE WAS NOT THE SAME PLAYER AS HE WAS BEFORE. HE ENDED UP TRADED TO THE DETROIT TIGERS, AND PLAYED FOR THEM. IN ONE OF THEIR GAMES, THE ...read more

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J. R. Packard Wrote A Short Story Entitled, "The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

J. R. Packard wrote a short story entitled, "The Trouble Is." In that story there is one very moving scene. A riot is in progress with blacks & whites fighting each other. The mother of the little black boy who is telling this story has been hurt. Her family has just gone down & picked her up off ...read more

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Young William Wilberforce Was Discouraged One ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Young William Wilberforce was discouraged one night in the early 1790s after another defeat in his ten-year battle against the slave trade. Tired and frustrated, he opened his Bible and began to leaf through it. A small piece of paper fell out and fluttered to the floor. It was a letter written by ...read more

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Church Fights

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Church Fights I’m told that there is a church in Texas that debated over the issue of telling a lie. Some felt that there were some occasions in which a little white lie was acceptable. The others felt that there was never an occasion in which a lie of any kind was acceptable. The discussion got so ...read more

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The Remarkable Thing About Fearing God, Is That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

“The remarkable thing about fearing God, is that when you fear God, you fear nothing else, whereas if you do not fear God, ...read more

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Peanuts- Lucy Asks Charlie Brown "Why Are We ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Peanuts- Lucy asks Charlie Brown “Why are we here on earth?” Charlie Brown, “To make others ...read more

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