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  • Invalids' Prayers Bring Revival  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 4, 2011
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    INVALIDS' PRAYERS BRING REVIVAL Max Lucado told of a church in Scotland back in the 1940s that was struggling to keep the doors open. A couple of its members were two older ladies who were invalids and couldn’t get out for worship any longer. But these ladies refused to allow their infirmities to ...read more

  • Prayer For Thieves  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 4, 2011
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    PRAYER FOR THIEVES About 12 years ago, three men broke into our church building here. They didn't steal much, and they didn't really damage all that much (they broke a couple of doors, and stole a few small items) but we called the police and reported the incident. After the police left, our youth ...read more

  • Improving On A Good Design...or Not

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 8, 2011
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    IMPROVING ON A GOOD DESIGN...OR NOT Years ago I bought a Chevy Caprice at a used car lot. It was a thing of beauty. It was big and stylish and it purred as I drove it down the road. Well, it purred for the first few days. Then it began to cough and sputter and I had difficulty getting above 30 ...read more

  • Stradivarius Mystery

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2011
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    STRADIVARIUS MYSTERY Perhaps the greatest of all Stradivarius mysteries is why no modern violinmaker has been able to replicate Stradivari’s work. The violins of Stradivari’s time were treated with a varnish made from the resinous material of any of a number of possible plants. We don’t know what ...read more

  • No Shortcuts

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Aug 26, 2011
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    NO SHORTCUTS Now that the New Year is right around the corner there are those infomercials that tout great fitness. It seems that each year the machines get weirder. Hang upside down, spin 360 degrees then throw up. That loses about 5 lbs. Then there are those that bend you like a pretzel while ...read more

  • Jesus Saves Me Now

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Aug 30, 2011
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    JESUS SAVES ME NOW The old version used to tell us that He was able to keep us from falling. The new version, giving a closer rendering of the Greek, tells us that He is able to guard us from stumbling. So He can. So He will. But we must trust Him. Moment by moment we must look into His face, and ...read more

  • The First Radio Broadcast  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 7, 2011
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    THE FIRST RADIO BROADCAST Allow me to start our time by reading you a nifty story. It is called, "The First Radio Broadcast." For their entire careers, wireless operators onboard US Navy and merchant ships had only heard Morse code coming through their headphones. However, a few days before ...read more

  • Unusual Laws In Kansas

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 27, 2011
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    Unusual Laws in Kansas Laws are important in any society in order to keep peace and order. But there are laws and then there are laws. Here are some laws that are still on the books in our state of Kansas. • In Derby, it is illegal to hit a vending machine that stole your money. • In Dodge City, it ...read more

  • Your First Love

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Oct 28, 2011
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    YOUR FIRST LOVE Jesus' first remedy for the Church in Ephesus was too "REMEMBER." Rev. 2:5 says, "Remember therefore from where you are fallen..." Remember what it was like during the honeymoon stage? Go back in your mind to a time when passion prevailed in your spiritual life. Relive it and ...read more

  • He Keeps Knocking On The Door

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Oct 28, 2011
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    HE KEEPS KNOCKING ON THE DOOR Despite their self-sufficiency, and despite their self-deception and despite their lukewarmness, Jesus is patiently knocking on the door of the Laodicean church anyway--knocking on a door of people who made Him sick! Isn’t that amazing? I remember a lady in our ...read more

  • The Pink Bunny Suit

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 11, 2012
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    THE PINK BUNNY SUIT "Before I was afflicted I went astray; but now I keep thy word." There's a memorable scene in A Christmas Story, in which Ralphie, who longs for a BB gun for Christmas, opens a parcel from his dotty maiden aunt. The aunt makes clothing for Christmas presents, and is under ...read more

  • The Ram And The Cowboy

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Apr 4, 2012
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    THE RAM AND THE COWBOY A couple of years ago in the Rocky Mountains a bighorn ram approached the home of a man named Ed Bailey while he was watching football on television. The bighorn stopped suddenly, seeing its reflection in a plate glass window. Thinking it was another ram, the bighorn bowed ...read more

  • Acceptance: Such A Simple Thing

    Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Jun 26, 2012
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    ACCEPTANCE: SUCH A SIMPLE THING Charles Shultz, creator and author of the Peanuts cartoon characters often conveys a Christian message in his comic strips. In one strip he conveys through Charlie Brown the need we have to be loved and accepted. Lucy demonstrates our human inability to love one ...read more

  • 10) What’s Red, White, Blue, And Green? A ...

    Contributed by Samuel Fulkerson on Aug 23, 2012
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    10) What’s red, white, blue, and green? A patriotic turtle! From Jessica, age 7, Abilene, TX 9) What did one flag say to the other flag? Nothing. It just waved! From Eloise, age 9, Charlottesville, VA 8) Why did Paul Revere ride his horse from Boston to Lexington? Because the horse was too ...read more

  • Ridiculous Gifts  PRO

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Sep 11, 2012
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    RIDICULOUS GIFTS There is a program in the US called “Good Morning America.” This was about 10 years ago, there was a lady named Joan London, who did a segment on Christmas Gifts and made some suggestions about the list: “You may want to include these in your list: • Jaguar 220 – this is a ...read more

  • The Choice Of Sheep And Goats

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Nov 27, 2012
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    THE CHOICE OF SHEEP AND GOATS I tried and tried to think of a common example that could be used to illustrate this separation of the sheep from the goats but was unable to do so because this situation is so unique and the reason it is so unique is because the sheep and the goats have chosen their ...read more

  • Looking For Something You Can't Find  PRO

    Contributed by Perry Greene on May 21, 2013
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    LOOKING FOR SOMETHING YOU CAN'T FIND I heard about a man who was drafted into the army. While in the army he developed a very strange habit. As he walked along each day he kept picking up pieces of paper, saying to himself aloud, "That's not it!" He would pick up one piece of paper after ...read more

  • Position Versus Discipleship

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 7, 2013
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    POSITION VERSUS DISCIPLESHIP C. Gene Wilkes, in his book Jesus on Leadership, says, "Confusion arises when you equate higher 'positions' with leadership . . . As long as 'position' is honored above discipleship -- being a follower -- church leaders will honor the ambitious over the obedient." We ...read more

  • The Word Of God Sent Through The Prophets

    Contributed by Pastor Amos Dele Dada on Jun 7, 2013
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    THE WORD OF GOD SENT THROUGH THE PROPHETS You want success - believe the word of God he has sent through his prophets. Period. Imagine The German Army and the USA Army and United Kingdom Army gathered against Canadian Army. And God sends Pastor Dada, call him a Prophet for this purpose to the ...read more

  • Jesus Loves The Little Children

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 24, 2014
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    I had a preacher friend, Carl Etchinson, who had several children. These children grew up and then began having children so Carl had many grandchildren. One of his sons was having another baby. The baby was born late at night and Carl’s son did not call Carl. They forgot the next morning to ...read more