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  • Don't Let Me Go Back To Hell.

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2009
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    "DON’T LET ME GO BACK TO HELL." Dr. Maurice Rawlings is a cardiologist and professor of medicine at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in Chattanooga, and his colleagues are constantly treating emergency patients, many of whom have had near-death experiences. A study of these cases by ...read more

  • A Mother's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 28, 2009
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    A Mother’s Resolutions 1. When I forget to go to the grocery store, I will not boil the macaroni necklaces my children made for me in preschool. 2. I will pack the kids’ lunch boxes the night before so I don’t throw in a slab of frozen lasagna as they’re running for the bus. "It’ll defrost by ...read more

  • A Mother's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2009
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    A Mother’s Resolutions 1. When I forget to go to the grocery store, I will not boil the macaroni necklaces my children made for me in preschool. 2. I will pack the kids’ lunch boxes the night before so I don’t throw in a slab of frozen lasagna as they’re running for the bus. "It’ll defrost by ...read more

  • Phantom Guilt

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 9, 2010
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    PHANTOM GUILT Amputees often experience some sensation of a phantom limb. Somewhere, locked in their brains, a memory lingers of the nonexistent hand or leg. Invisible toes curl, imaginary hands grasp things, a "leg" feels so sturdy a patient may try to stand on it. For a few, the experience ...read more

  • How James Montgomery Boice Faced Faced Death From ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2011
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    How James Montgomery Boice Faced Faced Death from Cancer On May 7, 2000, Dr. Boice stood in this pulpit for the last time to speak about his cancer that would take his life in a month. Here is an excerpt: "If I were to reflect on what goes on theologically here, there are two things I would ...read more

  • The Caddy  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 13, 2011
    based on 7 ratings
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    THE CADDY Two golfers stepped up to the first tee on the St. Andrews course in New York. The older golfer was a kindly man who played a thoughtful, deliberate game. The younger golfer was full of pride and impatience. On the first hole he sliced, lost his ball in the tall grass, hit another one, ...read more

  • God's Tattoo

    Contributed by Richard L. Brown on Nov 2, 2016
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    God’s Tattoo Isaiah 49: 8-16 When my grandson Isaiah was three years old he had a problem of wondering off and hiding. One day my daughter Maeghan and my wife Becky where shopping at a local mall and of course, he slipped off. All of a sudden they realized he was missing. They panicked, running ...read more

  • Seeking God

    Contributed by Richard L. Brown on Aug 6, 2023
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    “Seeking God” Isaiah 55: 1-9 08/06/23 When my grandson Isaiah was three years old, he had a problem of wandering off and hiding. One day my daughter Maeghan and my wife Becky were shopping at a local mall and of course, he slipped off. All of a sudden, they realized he was missing. They ...read more

  • Take A Moment And Poke Yourself In The ...  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Oct 29, 2003
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    Take a moment and poke yourself in the bellybutton (I’d tell you to poke your neighbor, but that might get us into trouble!) Our navel is a constant reminder that we all started life connected to another human being (Dr. Richard Dobbins, founder Emerge Ministries). We spend ...read more

  • According To Jeffrey Pfeffer, Professor Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
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    According to Jeffrey Pfeffer, Professor of Organizational Behavior at Stanford, “When it comes to people and profits, companies get exactly what they deserve.” Companies that treat their people right get enormous dividends; high rates of productivity, low rates of turnover. Companies that treat ...read more

  • William Phelps Taught English Literature At Yale ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 6, 2004
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    William Phelps taught English literature at Yale for forty-one years until his retirement in 1933. Marking an examination paper shortly before Christmas one year, Phelps came across the note: " This is a mystery to me. Only God knows the answer to this question. Merry ...read more

  • A Young Rotc Cadet Was On A Training Exercise To ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Oct 21, 2008
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    A young ROTC Cadet was on a training exercise to look for the enemy along a road. The road had a bend in it so you could not see far without exposing himself to the enemy. The cadet climbed a tree to get a better view and was able to complete his mission successfully. Just like ...read more

  • God Only Knows

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010
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    GOD ONLY KNOWS William Phelps taught English literature at Yale for forty-one years until his retirement in 1933. One year just before Christmas he was marking an examination paper, Phelps came across the note: "God only knows the answer to this question. Merry ...read more

  • In A View From The Zoo, Gary Richmond Tells About ...  PRO

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on May 11, 2002
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    In A View from the Zoo, Gary Richmond tells about the birth of a giraffe: The first things to emerge are the baby giraffe’s front hooves and head. A few minutes later the plucky newborn is hurled forth, falls ten feet, and lands on its back. Within seconds, he rolls to an upright position with ...read more

  • We Had A Lady In Our Church In San Antonio – ...

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Nov 17, 2006
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    We had a lady in our church in San Antonio – Betty. Betty is a woman in command. Betty is a woman that would get things done.She would call the downtown shelter every year and ask how many coats were needed. Yes it does get cold in San Antonio. She would go to a local store. Find some very nice ...read more

  • Imagine A Ship Filled With People Crossing The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Imagine a ship filled with people crossing the Atlantic. In the middle of the ocean the captain announces that the ship is sinking and that everyone must leave the big, towering ship and get into the little lifeboats being lowered over the sides of the boat into the swelling ocean. a. One person ...read more

  • Paul Could Have Been Filled With Bitterness, But ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jul 12, 2008
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    Paul could have been filled with bitterness, but he overflowed with the joy of the Lord, and we can too! Our hands are not in chains today. We are blessed far more than most people in the world. But if all of that was taken away, we would still have grace; we would still have Heaven; we would still ...read more

  • I'm Sort Of Surprised About The Timetable For ...

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 22, 2009
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    I’m sort of surprised about the timetable for Philip’s journey. God commands him to get up and depart about noon. It reminds me of Robbie O’ Connell, an Irish musician who lives in the U.S., when he went back to Ireland to chase down some authentic folk songs that hadn’t yet been recorded. Since ...read more

  • God's Promises And Urban Legends  PRO

    Contributed by Scott Carson on Nov 20, 2011
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    GOD'S PROMISES AND URBAN LEGENDS Do you really believe that being godly is great gain and not financial gain, but something that really matters and lasts? If you believed that, wouldn’t it change your life? Most people believe that if you smoke, you’ll get lung cancer. Many of you quit smoking ...read more

  • My Sister And Her Husband Pete Are On A Holiday ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jun 4, 2010
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    My sister and her husband Pete are on a holiday working their way through OUTBACK PLACES in Australia. Unfortunately they can't travel on the dirt roads at the moment because of an unexpected rainy season. They have to stick to the highways because if they get off the track they will sink in the ...read more