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  • Why So ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2009
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    “Why so Cheerful?” On a train to Liverpool a Christian worker found himself in a crowded compartment seated near two soldiers, one a private, and the other a sergeant in his middle thirties. The private was a young lad, ruddy and open of countenance. The Christian worker’s heart went out to the ...read more

  • Every Animal You Can Think Of -- Mammals, Birds, ...

    Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on Mar 5, 2010
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    Every animal you can think of -- mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, amphibians -- has a brain. But the human brain is unique. It gives us the power to think, plan, speak, imagine... It is truly an amazing organ. The brain performs an incredible number of tasks:­ It controls body temperature, blood ...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

  • Poem: I Met A Traveler From An Antigue Land By ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 30, 2010
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    Poem: I Met A Traveler From an Antigue Land by Percy Bysshe Shelley In 1818, Percy Bysshe Shelley published a poem on the ephemeral nature of human kings and political powers: I MET A TRAVELER FROM AN ANTIQUE LAND I met a traveler from an antique land Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of ...read more

  • When Love Reigns, God Reigns

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2010
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    WHEN LOVE REIGNS, GOD REIGNS During the puritan OLIVER CROMWELL'S (1599-1658) reign as Lord Protector of England (1653-1658) a young soldier was sentenced to die. The girl to whom he was engaged pleaded with Cromwell to spare the life of her beloved, but to no avail. The young man was to be ...read more

  • Washington And Madison On God's Law  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2011
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    WASHINGTON AND MADISON ON GOD'S LAW James Madison, the primary author of the Constitution of the United States, said this: ’"We have staked the whole future of our new nation NOT upon the power of government; far from it. We have staked the future of all our political constitutions upon the ...read more

  • Bryon's Story

    Contributed by Arron Chambers on Dec 21, 2011
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    BRYON'S STORY Do you know that Jesus is still in the life-changing business? Bryon Widner does. Bryon used to be one of the leaders of the white power movement as the found of the Vinlanders gang of skinheads. He’d covered his body and face with tattoos that were designed to communicate hate and ...read more

  • Hiding The Word Of God

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Jan 10, 2012
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    HIDING THE WORD OF GOD During World War II, Jewish inmates of the Yanov labor camp in occupied Poland defied their Nazi guards, secretly conducting religious services inside their darkened barracks. To observe their ritual, the Jews had cut religious scrolls into sections, bound the parchment ...read more

  • A Boy Waits For The Bus  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 5, 2012
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    A BOY WAITS FOR THE BUS There's an old story of the boy who stood on a sidewalk, waiting on a bus. A man walking by spotted the boy, and gave him some gentle instruction. "Son," he said, "if you're waiting on the bus, you need to move to the street corner. That's where the bus stops for ...read more

  • The Power Of Silence

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jun 4, 2016
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    They say silence is golden – but is it possible that too much silence is not such a good thing? There’s a room in the United States that’s so quiet it becomes unbearable after a short time. The longest anyone has survived in the ‘anechoic chamber’ at Orfield Laboratories in South Minneapolis is ...read more

  • Wrong Reasons For Study Of Bible

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Jan 21, 2018
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    At the village church in Kalonovka, Russia, attendance at Sunday school picked up after the priest started handing out candy to the peasant children. One of the most faithful was a pug-nosed, lad who recited his Scriptures with proper piety, pocketed his reward, then fled into the fields to munch ...read more

  • A Close Encounter

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 15, 2019
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    A Close Encounter As the great hunter stalks his prey thru the sultry jungle of Africa, the prey is running for his life; but to no avail because nothing escapes the skills of the great white hunter. The prey is trembling with fear as the hunter closes in. Can you see the evil leer in the ...read more

  • The Great Philanthropist Stanley S. Kresge Was ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 26, 2007
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    The great philanthropist Stanley S. Kresge was often in the company of college presidents or other fund-raisers asking for endowment or financial aid. During the course of discussion, Mr. Kresge would always ask one question, "Do you think the world is better today than it was 2,000 years ago?" I’d ...read more

  • He Was A Professional Thief. His Name Stirred ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    He was a PROFESSIONAL THIEF. His name stirred FEAR in the hearts of the people. He TERRORIZED the Wells Fargo Stage Line for 13 years. He spooked even the most RUGGED FRONTIERSMAN. During his reign of TERROR between 1875 and 1883, he is credited with STEALING the bags away from 29 different ...read more

  • In England In 1649, Charles I Was Executed, And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In England in 1649, Charles I was executed, and Lord John Culpepper was entrusted to protect Charles II. Forced into exile during twelve years of Oliver Cromwell’s reforms and bloodhsed. FInally, just before Culpepper’s own death Charles II was to return to reign over the Monarcy. When it was ...read more

  • Ken Medema, Blind Songwriter Wrote The Powerful ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Ken Medema, blind songwriter wrote the powerful words of a song called “If this is not a Place” which is so fitting to the message of what the family of God should be. “If this is not a place where tears are understood, Then where shall I go to cry? And if this is not a place where my spirit can ...read more

  • Did You Know That The Idea For Mothers Day Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Did you know that the idea for Mothers Day was born in a small Methodist church in Grafton, West Virginia? It was 1876 and the nation still mourned the Civil War dead. While teaching a Memorial Day lesson, Mrs. Anna Reeves Jarvis thought of mothers who had lost their sons. She prayed that one day ...read more

  • On Another Cold Winters Night In 1980, Paul ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    ON ANOTHER COLD WINTERS NIGHT IN 1980, PAUL KEATING WAS WALKING HOME TO HIS GREENWICH VILLAGE APARTMENT, IN NEW YORK CITY, WHEN HE WITNESSED TWO ARMED MUGGERS ROBBING AND BEATING A COLLEGE STUDENT. G. KEATING HAD EVERY REASON TO AVOID THE SITUATION: 1. HE DIDN’T KNOW THE STUDENT. 2. NO ONE WOULD ...read more

  • Wayne A. Lamb In 100 Meditations On Hope, Shares ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Wayne A. Lamb in 100 Meditations on Hope, shares this story: “In the midst of a storm, a little bird was clinging to the limb of a tree, seemingly calm and unafraid. As the wind tore at the limbs of the tree, the bird continued to look the storm in the face, as if to say, ‘Shake me off; I sill have ...read more

  • Richard Daly Was Mayor Of Chicago For 21 Years. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 4, 2007
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    Richard Daly was mayor of Chicago for 21 years. Mayor Daly was known as a rather difficult man to work for. One of Mayor Daly’s speech writers came in and demanded a raise. Mayor Daly responded, “I’m not going to give you a raise. You are getting paid more than enough already. It should be ...read more