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  • Steven Curtis Chapman Talks About His Tragedy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009
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    STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN TALKS ABOUT HIS TRAGEDY Two months after the tragic accident that claimed the life of his five-year-old daughter Maria Sue, Steven Curtis Chapman appeared with his wife and three oldest children on CNN’s "Larry King Live" Aug. 7 to testify to the solid hope believers have in ...read more

  • Two Men, Two Soils  PRO

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jan 28, 2011
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    TWO MEN, TWO SOILS Two of the men have impacted my life. Both of them died of cancer. For many years one of these men allowed his CIRCUMSTANCES to harden him towards those in his family and towards God. I thought my dad was about as far away from God as he could be. He seemed to be represented ...read more

  • Treating The Disease, Not The Symptoms  PRO

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jan 31, 2011
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    TREATING THE DISEASE, NOT THE SYMPTOMS I know a man who has diabetes. It has gone unchecked and he has some serious problems with his feet. He is always hindered by his foot problems and he's afraid he will lose one to amputation so he has the tendency to treat the foot concerns. The problem is ...read more

  • Phil Sheldrake's Story

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Apr 10, 2011
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    PHIL SHELDRAKE'S STORY At the age of 14 Phil Sheldrake was invited by a school friend to attend an event called Festival ’89. The event was being held on Sun Corner in Billericay and hosted by the preacher J. John. That night, Phil came to find a personal faith in Jesus. With his best friend, ...read more

  • A Relationship With A Muslim

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 26, 2011
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    A RELATIONSHIP WITH A MUSLIM Bill Hybels was at a luncheon, sitting across from a black man, built like a football player, with a distinctively Muslim name. He told Pastor Hybels that he enjoyed reading one of his books. Bill Hybels looked a little puzzled so the Muslim explained to him how he ...read more

  • It All Started By One Man Wanting To Pray  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2011
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    IT ALL STARTED BY ONE MAN WANTING TO PRAY In 1857 there was a 46 year old man named Jeremiah Lamphere who lived in New York City. Jeremiah loved the Lord tremendously, but he didn’t feel that he could do much for the Lord until he began to feel a burden for the lost and accepted an invitation ...read more

  • Face Your Fears, Don't Run From Them

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 11, 2011
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    FACE YOUR FEARS, DON'T RUN FROM THEM A few years ago, a canoeing friend of mine and I went to a talk one evening at the Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Center. I could hardly wait to hear the couple that was to speak. It was Verlen and Valerie Kruger. They had recently completed a 21,000 mile ...read more

  • What Is Needed For Joy?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 22, 2011
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    WHAT IS NEEDED FOR JOY? Max Lucado tells the following story about Robert Reed: "I have everything I need for joy!" Robert Reed said. His hands are twisted and his feet are useless. He can't bathe himself. He can't feed himself. He can't brush his teeth, comb his hair, or put on his underwear. ...read more

  • Lucado On Thankfulness

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Nov 23, 2011
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    LUCADO ON THANKFULNESS Max Lucado tells about living as an American in Brazil. One day, as he was walking along the street on his way to the University to teach a class, he felt a tug on his pants leg. Turning around, he saw a little boy about 5 or 6 years old with dark beady eyes and a dirty ...read more

  • Spiritual Redwoods

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 18, 2012
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    SPIRITUAL REDWOODS Can you imagine a redwood tree saying, "I’d just rather remain a little bush"? That would seem insane, right? I want to put up on the screen some pictures of redwood trees. They are truly magnificent. My oldest daughter and her husband were married at the foot of redwood that ...read more

  • Impact Of Scripture Memorization: Psalm 119

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2012
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    IMPACT OF SCRIPTURE MEMORIZATION: PSALM 119 Scripture memorization is a great challenge to a modern day saints. But in the old days, many of the saints of God would memorize large portions of Scripture because they were devoted to God. One such man was John Ruskin. He lived in the nineteenth ...read more

  • Too Often, Churchgoers Can Become ...

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 5, 2012
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    Too often, churchgoers can become “spiritual hitchhikers”. Have you ever been driving along the road when suddenly you saw a hitchhiker ahead? What’s the universal symbol of the hitchhiker? (his thumb) His thumb signal is giving a message loud and clear, "If you will furnish the car, the ...read more

  • Sacrifice On The Mission ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 27, 2012
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    SACRIFICE ON THE MISSION FIELD Let me leave you with this true story I read about two faithful women, who were cross-bearers for Christ. Irene Ferrel graduated from the Bible Institute of Los Angeles with a burden for overseas missions. She found her place in the Congo, where for 10 years she ...read more

  • Many Men Of Science, Too Few Men Of God  PRO

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Nov 4, 2012
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    MANY MEN OF SCIENCE, TOO FEW MEN OF GOD In 1948, at an Armistice Celebration, (Armistice was the declaration of peace at the end of World War I) it was declared on November 11 at 11.00 am. So 11, 11 at 11. They did that symbolically because they felt that they were at the eleventh hour. They ...read more

  • The Shoes From My Father

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jan 21, 2013
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    THE SHOES FROM MY FATHER Roy Smith was a preacher of a past generation. In his book Tales I’ve Told Twice, he tells about being at a dress rehearsal for the school play. He was a freshman at the little junior college in the town where his family always lived. He didn’t know how but somehow his ...read more

  • Henry Ford: Resisting ...

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Apr 30, 2013
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    HENRY FORD: RESISTING CHANGE Back in 1912, Ford Motor Co. had a production manager named William Knudsen - considered one of the best in his field. Knudsen became convinced that the Model T (which had been in production for 4 years now) had to be updated. But, the only problem was - Henry Ford ...read more

  • Strength Through Humility

    Contributed by Gordon Mcculloch on Jul 7, 2014
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    And I must say here, this does not come automatically, we have to work at it and develop it, and many times we grit our teeth as we think we fail every now and again, but I will end with this analogy, it is the best I can up with, it is crude … but think of yourself when you give your offering, ...read more

  • Biblical Contradictions Found In The Catholic Church

    Contributed by Michael Grant on Sep 4, 2016
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    Catholics are instructed to call the priest “Father” “Do not call anyone on earth your father; for one is your Father, He who is in heaven” – Mathew 23:9 Priest claims to have the power to forgive sin “…who can forgive sins but God alone?” - Mark 2:7 Catholics are encouraged to bow and pray to ...read more

  • Gehenna: The Valley Of The Shadow Of Death

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Apr 17, 2017
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    The Hinnom Valley was the place Jesus had in mind when He talked about Hell. The Hebrew word for this valley is, "Gehinnom", and the Greek word is, "Gehenna." The Hinnom Valley was located on the south and west side of the city of Jerusalem. It was a very dark place and many believe it is the ...read more

  • Two Boys

    Contributed by Ray Mckendry on Mar 12, 2019
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    Two Boys Two young boys are playing happily in the garden and are great companions for some time, but then something bad happens. One boy gets ill and is stunted and is never the same again, while the other one grows to full and healthy mature manhood even though he suffers far more than his sick ...read more