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  • Not Even The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
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    Not Even the Queen Alexandra Flynn of Fremont, Nebraska, was looking forward to the 2002 homecoming dance. She left home in high spirits, but she did not have her high school ID with her. When the man at the door refused her admission without her ID, she went home to get it. Unable to find it, her ...read more

  • Gypsies-Beggars Are All Around Churches In ...

    Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Oct 19, 2008
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    Gypsies-beggars are all around churches in Romania; the same in France and UK. Paris and London’s churches are literally homes for many beggars. Chased by police, they return always there. During my last trip in Europe I saw a large number of beggars. There were so many beggars, there was no way ...read more

  • Many Years Ago, A Scottish Jesuit Priest ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008
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    Many years ago, a Scottish Jesuit priest expressed to John Knox, his great frustration and confusion over the inconsistencies of his life. The following was Knox’s suggested prayer: Lord Jesus, receive my spirit, and put an end at Thy good pleasure to this my miserable life; for justice and ...read more

  • Many Years Ago, A Scottish Jesuit Priest ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    Many years ago, a Scottish Jesuit priest expressed to John Knox, his great frustration and confusion over the inconsistencies of his life. The following was Knox's suggested prayer: Lord Jesus, receive my spirit, and put an end at Thy good pleasure to this my miserable life; for justice and truth ...read more

  • Our Topic Today Is Worship And Service. I'd Like ...

    Contributed by Anne Benefield on Jan 29, 2009
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    Our topic today is worship and service. I’d like to begin by telling a true story that happened to Reverend Forrest I. Sears. He writes: Wilma had been a member of our church for many, many years. In her later years she needed the assistance of a cane to help in walking. As she was talking ...read more

  • Perfect Gifts

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
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    PERFECT GIFTS Everyone loves to receive gifts at Christmas time. And I am sure that as Christmas approaches, we are wondering what lies behind those wrapped presents. I remember as a child that these four weeks of advent were so difficult. I would go by that tree about 30 million times a day ...read more

  • King Henry Ii's Anger

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 10, 2011
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    KING HENRY II'S ANGER King Henry II of England, back in around 1200, had a lot of power. He put an end to a long and bloody civil war, and ruled both England and a large chunk of France for many years. He was so famous that a movie was made about him, about 25 yrs ago, starring Richard Burton and ...read more

  • Bill Hybels: Why People Are Lonely

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 14, 2011
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    BILL HYBELS: WHY PEOPLE ARE LONELY Why do we have a sense of loneliness today? Bill Hybels explains it this way: "It is a "me-first” mind-set. This mind-set says indulge yourself, fulfill your desires, satiate your appetites, pursue pleasure, take off all restraints. As much as we might want to ...read more

  • Satisfied

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Jul 31, 2011
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    SATISFIED News flash: I like food! You know -- with a dash of seriousness -- it doesn't take a master chef to see that I've had a love-affair with food for some years. I'm like a lot of Americans; I often eat more than I need in order be "satisfied." A number of years ago, I went to ...read more

  • Taste Is All Wrong

    Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on Nov 29, 2011
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    TASTE IS ALL WRONG I remember one of the stories from the Chronicles of Narnia from the book "The Last Battle." It was the story of a number of dwarfs who just didn't believe in Aslan (who represented Jesus Christ in all the books). They were blind to reality refusing to be "taken in" by those ...read more

  • Tree Toppers  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 19, 2011
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    TREE TOPPERS I visited a blog that was selling some of these tree toppers and the variety astounded me: Some were wintery decorations. Things like: * Snowmen * Ginger bread men * Spires that looked like the steeples of a Russian church buildings. Then, there were some peculiar decorations ...read more

  • Love Your Enemies  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 22, 2012
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    LOVE YOUR ENEMIES An Armenian nurse had been held captive along with her brother by the Turks. Her brother was slain by a Turkish soldier before her eyes. Somehow she escaped and later became a nurse in a military hospital. One day she was stunned to find that the same man who had killed her ...read more

  • Matt Mikalatos Has Identified Several Imagina...

    Contributed by Tim Smith on May 28, 2015
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    Matt Mikalatos has identified several Imaginary Jesus’ we hold. There’s TV Jesus, who says: "If you follow me, you will have the life you always wanted. Money! Wealth! Big house! Fancy plane! Unending health!" There’s Hollywood Jesus who is mild and kind and never asks for anything difficult. ...read more

  • I'm That Clown!

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Mar 1, 2016
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    I’M THAT CLOWN It is said that in a great city there was a physician famous for his wisdom. A man came to him one day and said, "Doctor, I want you to see what is wrong with me." The doctor checked him over and said, "Your heart is all right. Your lungs are all right. Your blood pressure is ...read more

  • Just My Type

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 11, 2018
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    It all started when Stanley Morison complained. What made it worse was that he wasn’t complaining to just anyone – he was complaining to London’s esteemed The Times newspaper. His complaint was that their newspaper was not as easy to read as it should be because of the typeface that they used. ...read more

  • He's Back

    Contributed by Paul Steen on Dec 24, 2018
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    A woman looked out of her window and saw her German shepherd shaking the life out of her neighbor's rabbit. Her family did not get along well with these neighbors so this was going to be a disaster. She grabbed a broom and pummeled the dog until he dropped the rabbit. Then she panicked. The ...read more

  • According To A Survey By The Ladies Home ...

    Contributed by Shawn Rose on May 10, 2009
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    According to a survey by the Ladies Home Journal: o About a third of all mothers spend ten or more hours per day with their children; another 47 percent devote four to nine hours daily. Eighty-two percent consider at least half of their parenting hours “quality time.” o Almost every mother polled ...read more

  • John Newton Was A Rough, Dirty Sailor With A Foul ...

    Contributed by Tim White on Jun 19, 2009
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    John Newton was a rough, dirty sailor with a foul mouth and an appetite for rotten living. He hated life and life hated him. He was captain of a slave ship. Then someone placed in his hands a copy of Thomas a Kempis’ The Imitation of Christ. He also had the gift of a good mother who told him about ...read more

  • Author, John Kehoe Wrote An Article Called ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jun 21, 2009
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    Author, John Kehoe wrote an article called Authentic Relationships. I quote, “I have a good friend who is the most authentic person I know. People love being around her because she is so real, with no pretense. She makes everyone feel special, not in a phony way; she makes them feel special because ...read more

  • As Someone (Dr. Waights G. Henry, Jr.) Put It: ...

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Aug 24, 2009
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    As someone (Dr. Waights G. Henry, Jr.) put it: “The past remains with us. For good or ill what we are is a result of what we have done.” To illustrate this point let us consider an example from the life of the Duke of Windsor. Someone asked him if they could show film taken from various segments ...read more