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  • Mine Worker Understands The Cost Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 1, 2010
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    Mine Worker Understands the Cost of Forgiveness G. Campbell Morgan, the well known pastor of the last century of Westminster Chapel, near Buckingham Palace, was once approached by a soldier who said he would give anything to believe that God would forgive sins, “but I cannot believe He will forgive ...read more

  • Getting The Fruit For Yourself  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010
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    Getting the Fruit for Yourself A family was driving to Tampa, Florida. As far as the eye could see, orange trees were loaded with fruit. When we stopped for breakfast, I ordered orange juice with my eggs. "I’m sorry," the waitress said. "I can’t bring you orange juice. Our machine is broken." We ...read more

  • A Heart For ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 1, 2010
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    A Heart for Praise Louis Albert Banks tells of an elderly Christian man, a fine singer, who learned that he had cancer of the tongue and that surgery was required. In the hospital after everything was ready for the operation, the man said to the doctor, “Are you sure I will never sing again?” The ...read more

  • An Unread Note Costs A Commander His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 2, 2010
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    An Unread Note Costs A Commander His Army During the Revolutionary War, a loyalist spy appeared at the headquarters of Hessian commander Colonel Johann Rall, carrying an urgent message. General George Washington and his Continental [A]rmy had secretly crossed the Delaware River that morning and ...read more

  • Paul Tournier On Persisting In Prayer

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 13, 2011
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    PAUL TOURNIER ON PERSISTING IN PRAYER Paul Tournier, the great psychiatrist and Christian counselor, tells in one his essays about the first time he tried to pray for a solid hour. He says that he set his watch on the table and began to pray, and after what he thought was a good while, checked the ...read more

  • Don't Waste Your Life

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 20, 2011
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    DON'T WASTE YOUR LIFE In his book Don’t Waste Your Life, John Piper recounts a story his father often told of his days as a fiery Baptist evangelist. It is the story of a man who came to saving faith in Jesus Christ near the end of his earthly existence. Piper writes: "The church had prayed for ...read more

  • The Wisdom Of William Jennings Bryan

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on May 30, 2011
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    THE WISDOM OF WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN was a U.S. Congressman, 3-time Democratic presidential nominee, and Secretary of State who served this country for three decades. He is probably best remembered for the famous Scopes Trial in 1925 at Dayton TN. This man's far reaching ...read more

  • The White Man

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 7, 2011
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    THE WHITE MAN When Wycliffe translator Doug Meland and his wife moved into a village of Brazil’s Fulnio Indians, he was referred to simply as "the white man". The term was by no means complimentary, since other white men had exploited them, burned their homes, and robbed them of their lands. But ...read more

  • Temptation Doesn't Always End In Failure

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Sep 7, 2011
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    TEMPTATION DOESN'T ALWAYS END IN FAILURE The same Spirit that came down from heaven like a dove now led Jesus into the desert so He could be tempted by Satan. Why? Have you ever felt that you have been unjustly persecuted? Have you ever felt passed over, left behind, cast away or just can't seem ...read more

  • Start With Just One

    Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on May 8, 2012
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    START WITH JUST ONE Dawson Trotman, founder of the Navigators, tells the story of a 23 year old Sailor that he spent time discipling. He spent many hours with this young man in the Word and the importance of being a witness for the Lord and leading other sailors to Jesus. A month later the ...read more

  • Hostile Heart

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 8, 2012
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    HOSTILE HEART Beware the hostile heart. That's the warning of Dr. Redford Williams from Duke University's Behavioral Medicine Research Center. He has been saying for years that having a hostile personalities can kill us--most often by heart disease but also by injuries and accidents. Anger speeds ...read more

  • John Newton's Self-Assessment  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 4, 2012
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    JOHN NEWTON'S SELF-ASSESSMENT Two or three years before the death of John Newton (former slave ship captain and eventual author of the song, "Amazing Grace"), when his sight was so dim that he was no longer able to read, a friend and brother in the ministry called to have breakfast with him. ...read more

  • Introduction ~ In 1959, Thomas Hoving, Of New ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Introduction ~ In 1959, Thomas Hoving, of New York’s Metropolitan Museum, bought an ivory crucifix from a Yugoslavian art collector, despite the fact that it lacked its central figure ~ the body of Christ. The cross had been stored in a Swiss bank vault for years but, unbeknown to Hoving, for the ...read more

  • Several Christian Men Who Had Been Touched By ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Several Christian men who had been touched by the Lord decided to do something practical for their pastor: pray for him. What is so unusual about that, you might ask. Well, for one particular pastor, it was a brand new sensation. These few laymen had just returned from a Bible study that ...read more

  • John Wesley, An Autobiographical Sketch  PRO

    Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Oct 12, 2007
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    Illustration:: John Wesley describes his pilgrimage in terms of his preaching rather vividly. It parallels closely his inward growth. (1) From the year 1725 to 1729 I preached much, but saw no fruit of my labor. (2) From the year 1729 to 1734, laying a deeper foundation of repentance, I saw ...read more

  • Human Eyes

    Contributed by Grant Van Boeschoten on Nov 7, 2007
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    Human Eyes: • Are the most complex organs you possess except for your brain. • Are composed of more than two million working parts. • Can process 36,000 bits of information every hour. • Under the right conditions, can discern the light of a candle at a distance of 22.5 km (14 miles) • Contribute ...read more

  • Throw Off Your Old Evil Nature Which Is Rotten ...

    Contributed by Doane Brubaker on Jan 14, 2008
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    "Throw off your old evil nature which is rotten through and through, full of lust and deception. Instead, there must be a spiritual renewal of your thoughts and attitudes. You must display a new nature because you are a new person, created in God’s likeness — righteous, holy, and true." (Eph ...read more

  • Many Voices Shout For Our Attention Every Day, ...

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Mar 11, 2008
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    Many voices shout for our attention every day, seeking to dictate our purpose. They may not say it in words, but they are clear: “Live for yourself,” “Grab all the gusto you can,” “Earn enough money to retire in comfort,” “Look out for number one,” “Eat, drink, and be merry.” A young woman, ...read more

  • Who Among Us Hast Not Feared Death At One Time Or ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Mar 23, 2008
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    Who among us hast not feared death at one time or another? The chorus of a Bluegrass Gospel Song recorded by such artists as Loretta Lynn and Decatur, Illinois’, Alison Krauss sums it up so well: Everybody wants to go to Heaven, but nobody wants to die. Lord I wanna go to Heaven, but I don’t ...read more

  • Joy Of Christ Forgiveness: A Member Of A Major ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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    Joy of Christ Forgiveness: A member of a major non-Christian religion said to a missionary to India, "Tell me one thing your religion can offer the people of India that mine can’t." The missionary thought for a moment and replied, "Forgiveness! Forgiveness!" Unlike the followers of all other world ...read more