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  • How To Get A Sheep To Lie Down

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
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     | 2,484 views

    HOW TO GET A SHEEP TO LIE DOWN Philip Keller says that in order for sheep to lie down, four things are required: 1. Sheep must be free from all fear. Sheep are very easily frightened. A stray jackrabbit jumping out from behind a bush can stampede a whole flock. When one startled sheep runs in ...read more

  • A Young Pastor Learns About Rural ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 8, 2010
     | 4,932 views

    A Young Pastor Learns About Rural Ministry How I learned about the heartbeat of a good shepherd and how difficult it is to lead and herd sheep. This personal story is drawn from my ministry time in Grygla, Mn. It was my first pastorate – I had just recently graduated from North Central Bible ...read more

  • The Sheep Dog  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,959 views

    THE SHEEP DOG A man by the name of Keith Miller told of the time when his daughters were very young. They’d drop them off at the church’s children’s chapel on Sundays before the 11 am service. But one day Keith chanced to be in the class when the preacher was telling the story for the day to the ...read more

  • Dirty Windows

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jun 12, 2023
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     | 1,386 views

    "A friend of mine, Bud Wood, founded Shepherds Home in Wisconsin for boys and girls with developmental disabilities. The original ministry opened its doors in 1964 to 36 children, providing them a loving residential environment and a school that would focus on their unique needs, helping them ...read more

  • Sheep Are Stubborn

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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    *As Joel Preston says: -Sheep are stubborn. Sheep can get easily lost because they tend to go their own way. Like sheep, believers have a tendency to go their own direction rather than follow the divine Shepherd’s plan. So Ps 119:176 says, “I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; ...read more

  • Story Of Sheep  PRO

    Contributed by Michael King on Jul 20, 2003
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    STORY OF SHEEP In the Highlands of Scotland, sheep would often wander off into the rocks and get into places that they couldn’t get out of. The grass on these mountains is very sweet and the sheep like it, and they will jump down ten or twelve feet, and then they can’t jump back again, and the ...read more

  • There Was Once A Preacher Who Was Traveling ...

    Contributed by Jay Winters on Apr 2, 2009
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    There was once a preacher who was traveling between cities. He had lived in cities all of his life. He could tell you how to find a good parking spot, what neighborhoods to avoid within the city, and how to avoid traffic by using the backstreets. He was a smart guy with plenty of personality, ...read more

  • The Slightest Wish  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 18, 2012
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    THE SLIGHTEST WISH During the War Between the States, General Lee one day sent word to Stonewall Jackson that the next time he rode in the direction of headquarters the Commander-in-Chief would be glad to see him on a matter of no great importance. General Jackson received the message and ...read more

  • Fighting The Wolves

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
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    FIGHTING THE WOLVES There was a pastor of a local Church who was concerned about some unsavoury business outside his local school. His protests finally led to a court case and the opposing barrister tried to do everything he could to discredit the pastor. "Are you a pastor?" the lawyer ...read more

  • The Left Takes Its Vision Seriously More ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    The left takes its vision seriously more seriously than it takes the rights of other people. They want to be our ...read more

  • The Wandering Sheep

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 23, 2010
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    THE WANDERING SHEEP Dr. Andrew Bonar tells of how in the Highlands of Scotland, a sheep would often wander off into the rocks and get into places that they can't get out of. The grass on these mountains is very sweet and the sheep like it, and they will jump down ten or twelve feet, and then ...read more

  • Robes Of Righteousness

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Feb 28, 2015
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    Dr Ravi Zacharias came up with a true witty story of a New Zealand Shepherd who was happy on a Christmas morning, sad in the afternoon but once again happy in the evening. What exactly contributed to his mood swings? Here goes…in the morning two of his ewes’ “A” and “B” gave birth to two lambs “a” ...read more

  • The Scottish Preacher John Mcneill Liked To Tell ...  PRO

    Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Feb 9, 2002
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    The Scottish preacher John McNeill liked to tell about an eagle that had been captured when it was quite young. The farmer who snared the bird put a restraint on it so it couldn’t fly, and then he turned it loose to roam in the barnyard. It wasn’t long till the eagle began to act like the ...read more

  • An Old Mountaineer And His Wife Were Sitting In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,206 views

    An old mountaineer and his wife were sitting in front of the fireplace one evening taking life easy. After a long silence, the wife said: "Jed, I think it’s raining. Why don’t you get up and go outside and see?" The old mountaineer continued to gaze into the fire for a while, sighed and then said, ...read more

  • Your Children Must Understand That When You Speak ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002
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     | 1,139 views

    Your children must understand that when you speak for the first time, you have spoken for the last time. ...read more

  • Mary Mother Of Jesus  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 24, 2002
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     | 4,499 views

    MARY MOTHER OF JESUS A capable journalist-author named Jim Bishop wrote a fairly reliable analysis of Jesus’ birth in his book, The Day Christ Was Born. His description of Mary, the young mother-to-be, bears repeating: She no longer noticed the chafe of the goatskin against her leg, ...read more

  • In Addition To Being Wanderers, It Is Nearly ...

    Contributed by Matthew Mobley on Mar 28, 2008
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    In addition to being wanderers, it is nearly impossible to get sheep to “lie down.” The only way a sheep will lie down in green pastures is if it is FREE FROM ALL ANXIETIES – including a freedom from fear, freedom from friction with the other sheep, free from pests, and freedom from hunger. Sheep ...read more

  • David & Goliath

    Contributed by Christian Jones on Jun 4, 2023
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     | 2,163 views

    Illustration 1: In a vast valley surrounded by towering cliffs, a young shepherd named David stands confidently with his slingshot in hand. His eyes are focused, and his face displays determination as he gazes up at the formidable figure of Goliath. Goliath, a giant of a man clad in gleaming armor, ...read more

  • I Didn't Go And See  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Dec 17, 2001
    based on 29 ratings
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    I DIDN'T GO AND SEE The story is about shepherd who was a youth on that first Christmas night. And now he is old and as his grandson sits on his knee he recalls that night, "A long, long time ago, when I was a little more than a boy, I was out on the Judean hills one night with some other ...read more

  • Gold, Common Sense, And Fur

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 24, 2012
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    There was a couple who desperately wanted children. They prayed to the Lord and he gave them 4 children in 4 years. When the children were still 5 years old and younger, they were the stars of the Christmas pageant. Here are the mothers words to describe the production: “My daughter was playing ...read more