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  • All Of Us Have Cars. In Each One Of Our Cars Is A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Chris Edmondson on May 26, 2007
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    All of us have cars. In each one of our cars is a battery. The battery is indwelt in the car. You have an indwelling of the battery. It is there, it is charged, and it is all the power you need to get to where you are to where you want to go. You do not have a battery problem or a power problem if ...read more

  • A Group Of Geography Students Studied The "Seven ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A group of geography students studied the "Seven Wonders of the World." At the end of the lecture, the students were asked to list what they considered to be the present-day seven wonders of the world. Although there was some disagreement, the following got the most votes: 1) the Great Pyramids of ...read more

  • The Call To Worship Had Just Been Pronounced ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    “The call to worship had just been pronounced starting Easter Sunday Morning service in an East Texas church. The choir started its processional, singing ‘Up from the Grave He Arose’ as they marched in perfect step down the center aisle to the front of the church. The last lady was wearing shoes ...read more

  • His Name Is Mark. He Is A 50 Year Old Man ...

    Contributed by Sam Wrisley on Oct 24, 2007
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    His name is Mark. He is a 50 year old man divorced and addicted to alcohol. I met him across some glass and was only able to talk to him through this heavy black phone. Mark was in Jail. With tears in his eyes he spoke of his fear. He has one chance to do right and doesn’t want to mess up. In ...read more

  • Twas The Month Before Christmas When All Through ...  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Dec 10, 2007
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    ’Twas the month before Christmas when all through our land, Not a Christian was praying nor taking a stand. Why the PC Police had taken away, The reason for Christmas - no one could say. The children were told by their schools not to sing, About Shepherds and Wise Men and Angels and things. ...read more

  • I Know You Have Seen Either In Church Our In A ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Jan 1, 2008
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    I know you have seen either in Church our in a Christian Bookstore the famous painting that included the poem “Footprints in the Sand.” The words of the poem are superimposed over a beautify painting of an ocean and beach with foot prints. Sometimes there are two footprints in the sand, but often ...read more

  • When I Was About 27 Years Old I Developed An ...

    Contributed by Andy Beech on Mar 29, 2008
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    When I was about 27 years old I developed an abscess in a rather embarrassing area of the body. Consequently I tried to keep quiet about it hoping it would go away by natural means. Eventually the abscess got to such a size that the pain was intense and I was finding it difficult to walk. So I ...read more

  • As Clayton J. Schmit Put It In His Commentary On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2008
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    As Clayton J. Schmit put it in his commentary on our text, “The moment of birth is one of unspeakable joy. Yet, if parents stopped to count the cost of taking a child home (which, fortunately, they never do) they might be tempted to turn the gift down. The cost of baby food and diapers, sleepless ...read more

  • The Famous Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Faced A Conflict ...

    Contributed by Timothy Darling on Jul 17, 2008
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    The famous astronaut Buzz Aldrin faced a conflict after returning from the moon. He spiraled into a deep depression that ultimately resulted in him being hospitalized, medicated and put through a battery of psychiatric treatments. Ignorant of the depth of his own disability, once the medicine ...read more

  • Ready For Resurrection Morning

    Contributed by Ferdinand Funk on Sep 29, 2008
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    READY FOR RESURRECTION MORNING A true story is told about a distinguished man, the only white person buried in a Georgia cemetery reserved exclusively for blacks. He had lost his mother when he was just a baby. His father, who never married again, hired a black woman named Mandy to help raise his ...read more

  • Responsibility Comes With The Gift

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008
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    RESPONSIBILITY COMES WITH THE GIFT As Clayton J. Schmit put it in his commentary on our text: The moment of birth is one of unspeakable joy. Yet, if parents stopped to count the cost of taking a child home (which, fortunately, they never do) they might be tempted to turn the gift down. The cost ...read more

  • Dave's Peace  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    DAVE'S PEACE Dave Dravecky: After he underwent surgery to remove his arm up to his collarbone. His cancerous left arm had been amputated. As he looked in the mirror he said "Okay God. This is what I have got to live with. Put this behind me; lets go forward." A couple of days later he was walking ...read more

  • Spiritual Millionaires

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Feb 5, 2009
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    SPIRITUAL MILLIONAIRES Obeying the law justifies no one, Jew or Gentile, because no one obeys the law. There is no one righteous, not even one, Romans 3:10 says. Therefore, the law can only condemn us, not declare us righteous. For example, the law is very clear: "Do not write a check for more ...read more

  • Accepting Or Complaining

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 16, 2009
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    ACCEPTING OR COMPLAINING In 2002, Lisa Beamer was interviewed by a writer for Today’s Christian Woman. She was asked "What happened to you on 9-11?" Lisa gave some details of the early part of that day and then says, "As soon as I heard that (it had been her husband’s flight), I cried out 'No!' ...read more

  • Bible Illiteracy

    Contributed by Don Jones on Apr 1, 2009
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    BIBLE ILLITERACY During my days in New England, I heard of a teacher who quizzed a group of college-bound high school juniors and seniors on the Bible. The quiz preceded a Bible-as-literature course he planned to teach at the Newton (Massachusetts) High School, generally considered one of the best ...read more

  • Maggie's Poem

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 24, 2009
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    Dads: I want you to listen to a poem from a teenager in Chicago who expresses how important you are as fathers and fatherly figures: Maggie’s Poem Do you know, do you understand, that you represent Jesus to me? Do you know, do you understand, that when you treat me with gentleness It raises the ...read more

  • John F. Kennedy Questioned By Coal Miner About ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 14, 2009
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    John F. Kennedy Questioned by Coal Miner About His History of Work In 1960, John Kennedy was running for the presidency, and was campaigning near a coal mine in West Virginia. One of the miners put a series of questions to Kennedy: "Is it true that your father is one of the wealthiest men in the ...read more

  • God's Grace Is Like Lightning And Transforms ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 19, 2009
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    God’s Grace Is Like Lightning and Transforms Whoever it Strikes Martin Luther found that out. Walking through the forest one day, praying and working through spiritual torment, literally, the lightning did strike close by. And he felt that as the summons of God. Luther came closer, and when God ...read more

  • Fritz Kreisler, World Famous Violinist, Discovers ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 24, 2009
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    Fritz Kreisler, World Famous Violinist, Discovers an Exquisite Violin Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962) was a world-famous violinist who earned a fortune with his concerts and compositions. He generously gave most of it away. So, when he discovered an exquisite violin on one of his trips, he wasn’t able ...read more

  • The Blood Of Lambs

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2009
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    THE BLOOD OF LAMBS I just finished a very moving book called, "The Blood of Lambs" by Kamal Saleem (Howard Books, 2009). He describes his life as a terrorist and how he hated Israel and America. He also couldn't stand Christians--that is, until God brought some Christian men into his life after he ...read more

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