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  • He Died For Me  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2009
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    HE DIED FOR ME During the U.S. Civil War, conscription was not absolute. The drafted man could always hire a substitute if he could afford it. Starting in 1862, the U.S. government allowed this escape from military service on the theory that, so long as each name drawn from the wheel produced a ...read more

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  • The Man Detested The Cat. He Was Allergic To Cat ...

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jun 8, 2009
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    The man detested the cat. He was allergic to cat hair. He hated the smell of the litter box. He couldn’t stand the scratching on the furniture and he couldn’t get a good night’s sleep because the cat kept jumping on the bed. When his wife was out of town for the weekend, he put the cat in a bag ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Pull For The Shore, Sailor

    Contributed by Dwight L. Moody on Jun 11, 2009
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    PULL FOR THE SHORE, SAILOR A vessel was wrecked off the shore. Eager eyes were watching and strong arms manned the life-boat. For hours they tried to reach that vessel through the great breakers that raged and foamed on the sand-bank, but it seemed impossible. The boat appeared to be leaving the ...read more

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  • Take Time To By Holy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009
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    TAKE TIME TO BY HOLY Let me begin with what little I could glean concerning this hymn and its author: For many years, the only information known about this gospel song was what Ira D. Sankey wrote in his autobiography. Sankey (1840-1908) was the well-known gospel singer and hymn writer who ...read more

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  • Weathering The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009
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    WEATHERING THE STORMS Pastor Ron Ritchie once talked about a friend of his named Jack who called him one night many years ago. He sensed immediately that his heart was heavy with grief. A few months prior his wife Cindy had become pregnant for the first time after years of waiting on the Lord to ...read more

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  • What Do You Hold ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2009
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    WHAT DO YOU HOLD SACRED? One of the most profound things I learned in graduate school was taught to me by one of my professors. He is now my Counselor Intern Supervisor, my mentor, and my good friend, Tom Moore. It was really more of a question than a profound fact to puzzle over. On an essay ...read more

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  • Why Ministers Fall Into ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2009
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    Why Ministers Fall Into Immorality WHAT TYPES OF INSURANCE DO YOU CARRY? Health Insurance Auto Insurance Home Owners Insurance Life Insurance Title Insurance Insurance companies look for good risk individuals and avoid bad risks. All of us like hearing, we are a Preferred Risk! Dr. Howard ...read more

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  • Frenzied Pace Of Life

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 31, 2009
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    FRENZIED PACE OF LIFE A lot of these same gods are still worshipped in America today, aren't they? Our culture also seems to bow down to the idol of busyness. In her book called, "Not So Fast: Slow-Down Solutions for Frenzied Families," Ann Kroeker writes this: "America, the land of the ...read more

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  • Ephesians 4:14-17. Have You Ever Had A Child That ...

    Contributed by Tim Adams on Dec 1, 2009
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    Ephesians 4:14-17. Have you ever had a child that every instruction you gave them they said back to you “what for?” When I was growing up you might have had the luxury of asking one time if you were brave, never twice “what for.” We just didn’t question the wisdom and authority of our parents. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Answered Prayer Helps Persuade Agnostic While ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 28, 2010
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    Answered Prayer Helps Persuade Agnostic While F.B. Meyer on Oceanliner While crossing the Atlantic on an oceanliner, F.B. Meyer was asked to address the first class passengers. At the captain’s request he spoke on "Answered Prayer." An agnostic who was present at the service was asked by his ...read more

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  • Bible: Life Support

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Oct 29, 2010
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    BIBLE: LIFE SUPPORT I didn’t always go to church; in fact, I didn’t start attending anywhere regularly until I was in the ninth grade. But I wasn’t exactly a stranger to church. Occasionally, this friend or that one would invite me to go to Sunday School. I remember one time -- I must have been ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Redefining Sin

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 4, 2011
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    REDEFINING SIN "In recent years, and especially since the 1960s, the democratic societies of the West have been enlarging the boundaries of acceptable behaviour, in effect redefining sin. The sexual revolution of my youth dismantled barriers against premarital sex and encouraged open marriages. ...read more

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  • Just Follow Directions  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 5, 2011
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    JUST FOLLOW DIRECTIONS Robert Kupferschmid was an 81-year old man who had 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 ...read more

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  • The Sound And Wind

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Apr 14, 2011
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    THE SOUND AND WIND The sound and wind symbolize the awesome power the Holy Spirit possesses! The Holy Spirit fills every believer with the same force and strength that was evidenced that day at Pentecost. I have seen the power of the wind. I remember as a teenager in Okinawa, about once every ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Hope Of Maria

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jun 5, 2011
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    HOPE OF MARIA Hope weans God’s people from seeking and trusting this world. The story is told of Maria. She lived in a small town in southern Kentucky. She did not see or hear from her husband for years. Edward was assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division during the Korean war and captured when the ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Works-Driven Rituals

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 4, 2011
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    WORKS-DRIVEN RITUALS Every year a great throng of people make pilgrimage to the Shrine of Guadalupe in Mexico, a site where supposedly the Virgin Mary once stood...however unlikely that is. They go there hoping to get her attention, and to get her to intervene for them with her son Jesus. They ...read more

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  • Special Delivery: Miracle Mandy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2011
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    SPECIAL DELIVERY: MIRACLE MANDY The doctor told Marsha Mark and her husband they needed to accept the fact they would never have biological children. Amid the discouragement, Marsha clung to a friend's words: "Somehow, Marsha, God is going to use your struggle with infertility for his glory." ...read more

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  • Where Can I Get A Heart Like Yours?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 12, 2011
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    WHERE CAN I GET A HEART LIKE YOURS? Bill White of Paramount, California talks about being in Compton, California, working with volunteers from several different churches on a Saturday doing projects to serve the city. At lunch time, he was headed down a narrow side street when he saw dozens of ...read more

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  • The Last Letter Of Karen Watson

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 18, 2011
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    THE LAST LETTER OF KAREN WATSON Our International Mission Board is working on a project called "The Last Letter." It’s actually an old tradition of soldiers and missionaries who as they boarded a ship, wrote their family and friends a letter that they think might be their final ...read more

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  • The Beginning Of Marilyn Manson

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Feb 27, 2012
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    THE BEGINNING OF MARILYN MANSON Brian Warner started going to church with a friend years ago. Brian was a skinny pizza faced nerdy looking kid that nobody liked. He was also a loner who looked out of place most of the time. The youth group took a trip to an amusement park one weekend and when ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ