Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
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REMEMBER THE MISSION
In 1629, when the favorite wife of Indian ruler Shah Jahan died, he ordered that a magnificent tomb be built as a memorial to her. The shah placed his wife's casket in the middle of a parcel of land, and construction of the temple literally began around it. But several years
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Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on May 15, 2007
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Leslie B. Flynn tells the story of an orphaned boy living with his grandma when their house caught fire. The grandmother, trying to get upstairs to rescue the boy, perished in the flames. The boy’s cries for help were finally answered by a man who climbed an iron drainpipe and came back down with
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Faith is alive and well in the 21st century. Science, technology and reason have not buried faith. Without faith, life is like a house without sunlight, window, or occupants; it will be a murky existence, all doom and gloom, and a leap in the dark. Without faith, the body is lifeless; it has no
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Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Apr 4, 2009
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OBAMA IS NOT THE MESSIAH
President Barack Obama arrived at Stansted airport last week from America, complete with armoured limousines, helicopters, 200 US Secret Service staff and a six-doctor medical team. More than 500 officials and staff accompanied Obama, along with a mass of high-tech
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Anglican
Contributed by Thomas Cash on Apr 13, 2009
"Among the apostles, the one absolutely stunning success was Judas, and the one thoroughly groveling failure was Peter. Judas was a success in the ways that most impress us: he was successful both financially and politically. He cleverly arranged to control the money of the apostolic band; he
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 4, 2009
What Happened Here Today?
One day a man came home from work to find total mayhem at home. The kids were outside still in their pajamas playing in the mud and muck. There were empty food boxes and wrappers all around.
As he proceeded into the house, he found an even bigger mess. Dishes on
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Larry Moyer on Aug 5, 2009
PROBLEM-SOLVING
Now frankly, you know as well as I do when we want to solve a problem, we are not always the best at it, and sometimes by trying to solve a problem we just create another one.
I love the story Reader’s Digest told of some men who were laying carpet in a woman’s living room.
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on May 11, 2010
In Disney's animated movie Toy Story, Woody (a plush toy cowboy) confronts Buzz Lightyear (a toy astronaut) with the fact that he is only an action figure and not really a space hero. Early in the movie Woody shouts, "You're not a space ranger! You're an action figure—a child's plaything." After
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Aug 3, 2010
AN ANGEL STORY
Julie and the kids were on their way home from the park when it happened. Ben was only about 5 years old and happily walking and running ahead on the edge of the road. There was no footpath beside the road, but he was still on the grassy area. Then he must have seen our house on the
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Eugene Morell on Feb 24, 2012
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MOTHER'S ARMS
There was a teenager who didn’t want to be seen in public with her mother, because her mother’s arms were terribly disfigured. One day when her mother took her shopping and reached out her hand, a clerk looked horrified. Later, crying, the girl told her how embarrassed she was.
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 26, 2012
OPEN TABLE MINISTRY
Open Table started with a chance encounter with a homeless man named Ernie who simply asked a youth group serving him a meal if he could come worship at their church. The adult youth workers were moved to agree to come the very next day to bring Ernie to their church service.
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Methodist
Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 21, 2012
THE STORY OF OPEN TABLE
Open Table started with a chance encounter with a homeless man named Ernie who simply asked a youth group serving him a meal if he could come worship at their church. The adult youth workers were moved to agree to come the very next day to bring Ernie to their church
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Methodist
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