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  • Nathaniel Hawthorne's Great Stone ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010
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    Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Great Stone Face Perhaps some of you remember Nathaniel Hawthorne’s story about the great stone face. A little lad lived in a village where there was a mountain with a rock formation which they called the great stone face. The people had a legend that someday someone would ...read more

  • G. Campbell Morgan Personalizes Jesus' Word To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 22, 2010
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    G. Campbell Morgan Personalizes Jesus’ Word to Jairus Dr. G. Campbell Morgan, that great preacher of 19th century spoke powerfully on this passage from his own experience. He said, “I can hardly speak of this matter without becoming personal and reminiscent, remembering a time forty years ago when ...read more

  • Memory And Truth

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 27, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,002 views

    MEMORY AND TRUTH Two middle-aged couples were enjoying friendly conversation when one of the men asked the other, "Fred, how was the memory clinic you went to last month?" "Outstanding," Fred replied. "They taught us all the latest psychological techniques, such as visualization, association and ...read more

  • A Man And His Porsche

    Contributed by J.d. Tutell on Jan 13, 2012
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    A MAN AND HIS PORSCHE A New York stockbroker had just purchased a brand new Porsche. He parked it in front of his office to show it off to his colleagues. As he's getting out of the car, an SUV comes speeding along too close to the curb and takes off the door before driving off. The man gets ...read more

  • Pushing The Outhouse  PRO

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Dec 10, 2013
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    PUSHING THE OUTHOUSE A young boy lived in the country. His family had to use an outhouse, which the young boy hated. It was hot in the summer, cold in the winter, and always smelly. The outhouse was located near the creek so the boy decided that he would push it into the water. After a spring ...read more

  • Christmas In July

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 16, 2014
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    It seems like stores put out their Christmas merchandise earlier every year. Let’s start selling Christmas stuff in July, beat the holiday rush. Song by Brave Combo- The president was passing laws, Gave a call to Santa Claus He said, "get that toy machine on high. Economy is in a slump I know ...read more

  • Sabbath Sympathy

    Contributed by Nickolas Kooi on Jun 1, 2018
     | 4,238 views

    Never one to back down from a fight, Jesus takes the bait, and summons the man. He literally says, “Rise in the midst of the group.” And there are two reasons for this request. He wants everyone to see and witness this event. He wants him up and in the middle. The second is this. As a ...read more

  • Perpetual Babyhood

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 18, 2018
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    WE HAVE AN IMPERATIVE COMMAND: 2 Peter 3:18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen. PERPETUAL OR ETERNAL BABYHOOD… From LIVING WITH JESUS TODAY by Juan Carlos Orte We have a phenomenon in the church today which I ...read more

  • I Know You've Heard The Passage Time And Time ...

    Contributed by Kyle Blanton on May 14, 2007
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    I know you’ve heard the passage time and time again. 6 Teach a youth about the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. Psalm 22:6 My mother never missed a beat. There was a time when my dad resigned from the pastorate when we lived in Illinois that he took to the road ...read more

  • In Fact I Believe Traditional Values Have Been ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In fact I believe Traditional values have been under attack for the past 15-20 years. How many of you remember Dan Quayle? He served as Vice President under George Bush Senior and during the 1992 re-election campaign Quayle delivered a speech in which he made the following statement regarding the ...read more

  • The Story Is Told About A Deacon Who Always Went ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    The story is told about a deacon who always went to church. He had to walk every mile in those days and he had a long way to go. He always looked really sharp in his clothes. On this day, however, when he got to church he was the worst looking guy you ever saw. He was dirty and wet all over and he ...read more

  • Do You Know What Sacrifice Means? Two Wealthy ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 14, 2007
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    Do You Know What Sacrifice Means? Two wealthy Christians, a lawyer and a merchant, joined a party that was going around the world. Before they started, their minister earnestly asked them to observe and remember any unusual and interesting things that they might see in the missionary countries ...read more

  • A Father's Influence To The World  PRO

    Contributed by Dr. Thomas Norton on Jul 17, 2007
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    A father’s influence to the world Many years ago a small Jewish boy asked his father, "Why must we surrender our Jewish faith and start to attend Lutheran services here in Germany’ The father replied, "Son, we must abandon our faith so that people will accept us and support our business ...read more

  • One Day, Marty Was Knocking On Some Doors To Hand ...

    Contributed by Traci Loewe on Jul 30, 2007
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    One day, Marty was knocking on some doors to hand out some flyers for their churches upcoming Bible camp. Marty noticed a young lady watching TV in her apartment. There were some old toys outside of her door, so it was obvious to him she might have some children that could come to camp. Marty ...read more

  • Christmas Night 2002, Jack Whittaker Had Five Out ...

    Contributed by Art Good on Aug 14, 2007
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    Christmas night 2002, Jack Whittaker had five out of five numbers in the West Virginia Power ball drawing. Jack Whittaker had just won $314 million, the largest undivided lottery jackpot in history. He took the one lump payment and received $113 million after taxes. Listen closely to this part. ...read more

  • I Would Like To Illustrate What I Mean With Two ...  PRO

    Contributed by Frederick Baker Ii on Sep 1, 2007
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    I would like to illustrate what I mean with two different family studies: Family One—which we will remain unnamed is traced back to criminal ancestor. “Out of 1200 of his descendants, 400 wrecked themselves physically through drugs, drinking or sexual diseases; 310 were beggars; 130 convicted ...read more

  • Leo Tolstoy Once Wrote A Story About A ...

    Contributed by Sherry Proskine on Oct 3, 2007
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    Leo Tolstoy once wrote a story about a successful peasant farmer who was not satisfied with his lot. He wanted more of everything. One day he received a fantastic offer. For 1000 rubles, he could buy all the land he could walk around in one day. The only catch to the deal was that he had to be back ...read more

  • Randy Travis Came Out With A Country Song A While ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 5, 2007
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    Randy Travis came out with a country song a while back called “Why I Cheat.” Here are some of the lyrics: A workin’ day too long, when everything goes wrong And a boss who don’t know I’m alive. I once had a notion I’d get that promotion, But now I barely survive. My children keep growin’ ...read more

  • It's Hard To Believe That Body Snatching Is Still ...

    Contributed by David Moore on Mar 20, 2008
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    It’s hard to believe that body snatching is still going on. Of course during the 17th and early 18th centuries, body snatching was rife. A growing number of anatomists, keen to improve their medical knowledge, needed corpses on which to conduct dissections, bodies were difficult to come by, as it ...read more

  • Where Is Your Treasure?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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     | 4,165 views

    WHERE IS YOUR TREASURE? Long ago, in a kingdom far, far away, a rich king hired a "fool" to entertain him and make him laugh when he was sad. He gave the fool a golden scepter and told him that when he met a greater fool than he, to pass the golden scepter to that person. Years passed and one ...read more