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  • Three Stages Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,950 views

    THREE STAGES OF LIFE John Claypool, at one time pastor of the Crescent Hill Baptist Church, had a little daughter who suffered with leukemia. When she went into remission, everybody thought that maybe God had healed her. But on an Easter Sunday morning, she went into a terrible relapse. In his ...read more

  • Chief Justice Of Supreme Court Humble Enough To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 17, 2009
     | 3,990 views

    Chief Justice of Supreme Court Humble Enough to Stand Next to a Chinese Laundryman As Christians, we are to trust God the Holy Spirit by being completely humble. Let me share a story which gives us a picture of humility; maybe you will see yourself in this story: When Charles Evans Hughes was ...read more

  • Refining Sap To Maple Syrup  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2011
    based on 9 ratings
     | 7,411 views

    REFINING SAP TO MAPLE SYRUP Dr. David Osborn at Denver Seminary says, "Too often we try to use God to change our circumstances, while He is using our circumstances to change us." (Compass, April 2003) You see, God is right now in the process of making us like Christ. Think of the process of ...read more

  • Have You Ever Been Around Someone Who Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 15, 2001
    based on 73 ratings
     | 998 views

    "Have you ever been around someone who was unbelievably good looking, extremely attractive, and a lot smarter than you are? When you’re in a social situation people want to listen to him, not you. Suppose you don’t care for that person, but you’re kept in a room with him twenty-four hours a day ...read more

  • There Used To Be A Show On Cable Television ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rob Clifton on May 23, 2001
    based on 125 ratings
     | 3,358 views

    There used to be a show on cable television called, "Tales from the Darkside." The title sounds a little more sinister than the series really was, because I’m not one to watch scary movies and such. It was more like the old show, "The Twilight Zone." In one episode, there was an old man who ...read more

  • Have You Ever Been Around Someone Who Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 30, 2003
     | 836 views

    "Have you ever been around someone who was unbelievably good looking, extremely attractive, and a lot smarter than you are? When you’re in a social situation people want to listen to him, not you. Suppose you don’t care for that person, but you’re kept in a room with him twenty-four hours a day ...read more

  • Erwin Mcmanus Asked A Highly Educated Ucla ...  PRO

    Contributed by Douglas Vincent on Mar 17, 2006
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     | 2,280 views

    Erwin Mcmanus asked a highly educated UCLA graduate what he was planning to do with his life. Looking for clarification he asked, “you mean to pay the bills?” Erwin answered with no small amount of passion, “No, not to pay the Bills” He went on to explain to him that if his only goal was to pay ...read more

  • I Read About A Small Boy Who Was Consistently ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 1,253 views

    I read about a small boy who was consistently late coming home from school. His parents warned him one day that he must be home on time that afternoon, but nevertheless he arrived later than ever. His mother met him at the door and said nothing. At dinner that night, the boy looked at his plate. ...read more

  • Two Years Ago The Commandant Of The Marine Corps ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Feb 2, 2007
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    Two years ago the Commandant of the Marine Corps stood before the graduating class of officers from Quantico. He reminded them of the proud traditions of the Marine Corps. He reminded them of their loyalty to God, country, and Corps. He also reminded them of the great sacrifices made by the men ...read more

  • An Old Civil War Veteran Used To Wander Around ...  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Dec 4, 2003
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     | 3,176 views

    An old civil war veteran used to wander around begging for food and a place to stay. He would always talk about his good friend, ‘Mr. Lincoln’. He had been hurt in the war and was unable to hold a regular job but had pride in a letter from the president which he was not even able to read. ‘You ...read more

  • The Best Bible Translation  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jan 30, 2004
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,395 views

    [Illustration] Four ministers were discussing the pros and cons of various Bible translations and paraphrases. Eventually each stated which version, in his opinion, was the best. The first minister said he used the King James because the Old English style is beautiful and produces the most reverent ...read more

  • This Reminds Me Of This Story (Alex Domokos Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Dec 1, 2004
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    This reminds me of this story (Alex Domokos of Winnipeg told in Readers Digest, Dec. 2004): My mother, a teacher, was having a hard time settling on a suitable role for one of her students in the Grade 3 Christmas pageant. Finally, she decided he should be the innkeeper, a role she felt he could ...read more

  • D.l. Moody Illustrates How To Grow ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 12, 2009
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    D.L. Moody Illustrates How to Grow Spiritually In one of his meetings, D.L. Moody was explaining to his audience the truth that we cannot bring about spiritual changes in our lives by our own strength. He demonstrated the principal like this: “Tell me,” he said to his audience, “how can I get the ...read more

  • Waste More Time

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
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    WASTE MORE TIME In his book God Came Near, Max Lucado tells this story: Norman Geisler, as a child, went to a certain church because he was invited by some neighbourhood children. He went back to the same church for Sunday School classes for 400 Sundays. Each week he was faithfully picked up by a ...read more

  • Praying To Be Good

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Apr 28, 2008
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    PRAYING TO BE GOOD When Robert Louis Stevenson was a boy he once remarked to his mother, "Momma, you can’t be good without praying." "How do you know, Robert?" she asked. "Because I’ve tried!" he answered. This brings to mind a story about another little fellow--one who had been sent to his ...read more

  • Someone Shared With Me A Story This Week Of A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,829 views

    Someone shared with me a story this week of a young boy who witnessed a Baptism at his local Baptist Church. And he heard how the minister described it made that person part of the family of God. This got the young boy to thinking and so the next morning he decided to baptize the family cats. He ...read more

  • I Read About A Small Boy Who Was Consistently ...  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 6, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 825 views

    I read about a small boy who was consistently late coming home from school. His parents warned him one day that he must be home on time that afternoon, but nevertheless, he arrived later than ever. His mother met him at the door and said nothing. At dinner that night, the boy looked at his plate. ...read more

  • George Eliot Wrote A Book About Adam Bede. Adam ...

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Sep 11, 2007
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    George Eliot wrote a book about Adam Bede. Adam was a stalwart carpenter, a solid man, and he was in love with a woman who was pretty, vain, and superficial. There comes into their lives an author who is a wealthy playboy. He took advantage of this woman, and the rest of the story is about her ...read more

  • Our Transformed Lives Should Drive Us To Want To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 5, 2004
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    Our transformed lives should drive us to want to do what is good in our lives. Christianity Today / Sports Spectrum an Article by Rick Weber notes: Bob McNair the man responsible for Super Bowl 38 being hosted in Houston has this to say about his faith in Jesus Christ and unfinished ...read more

  • John Todd Was A Preacher Back In The Late ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Aug 14, 2001
    based on 161 ratings
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    ILL. John Todd was a preacher back in the late 1800’s. When he was 6 years old, both of his parents died. So a kind-hearted aunt raised him until he left home to study for the ministry. Years later, this aunt became seriously ill, & even though she was a Christian, she wrote him a letter ...read more