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  • It Is In The Hours Of Loneliness That God Does ...

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 8, 2007
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    It is in the hours of loneliness that God does some of His greatest works. It was in the lonely dejection of Elijah that he heard God’s voice. It was in the wearying lonely path of faith that God came again to Abraham. It was in the lonely hours following failure that Peter found God. It was in ...read more

  • During World War Ii, A Church Building In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
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    During World War II, a church building in Strasbourg was destroyed. After the bombing, the members surveyed the area to see what damage was done. They were pleased that a statue of Christ with outstretched hands was still standing. It had been sculpted centuries before by a great artist. Taking a ...read more

  • I Read A Story About A Man Watching Birds Flying ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
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    I read a story about a man watching birds flying around Niagara Falls. He stood and watched these birds over a period of time as they swooped down through the mist and near the falls themselves. Gradually, little bits of ice began to build up on the wings of the birds and eventually the weight of ...read more

  • There Have Been Those, Some Of The Notable Men, ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 27, 2007
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    There have been those, some of the notable men, who have refused to cooperate with Christ and have come to a very ignoble finish in their lives. Two such people were the famous writers H.G. Wells and George Bernard Shaw. They were brilliant men with worldly wisdom, yet they rejected the message ...read more

  • One Year In Youth Ministry, I Held An Event For ...

    Contributed by James Chandler on Apr 5, 2007
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    One year in youth ministry, I held an event for our youth known as the “30 Hour Famine.” We went for thirty hours without food. We only drank juice. Each young person had adults sponsoring them and the money went to needy children in third world countries. By about the twentieth hour, I was ...read more

  • Abraham Lincoln's Humble Beginnings Have Become ...

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Dec 8, 2009
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    Abraham Lincoln’s humble beginnings have become part of American lore. But one historian says that the most difficult part of young Abraham’s life came not during his early years in a Kentucky cabin, but after Thomas Lincoln moved the family to Indiana in 1816. The family arrived in Indiana during ...read more

  • Poem On Risk

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 28, 2009
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    POEM ON RISK This is a poem on risk from a classroom wall: To laugh is to risk appearing the fool To weep is to risk appearing sentimental To reach out for another is to risk involvement To expose feelings is to risk exposing, your true self To place your ideas, your dreams before a crowd is to ...read more

  • It Really Is Finished  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 15, 2010
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    IT REALLY IS FINISHED After suffering on the cross for six hours, Jesus shouted, "It is finished!" (John 19:30). Everything that needed to be done to provide salvation had been accomplished. When former President George W. Bush was asked about regrets during his presidency, Bush answered that he ...read more

  • Alex Haley, In His Book Roots, Shared The Story ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Sep 28, 2010
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    Alex Haley, in his book, Roots, shared the story of an old slave who one day drove his master to a great ball at an adjoining plantation. As the slave sat quietly in the buggy waiting for his master to return, he became aware not only of the sounds coming from the big house, but of strange music ...read more

  • D. L. Moody And The Chicago Campaign

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2011
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    D. L. MOODY AND THE CHICAGO CAMPAIGN In 1893, the World Exposition was held in Chicago, and more than 21 million people visited the exhibits. Among the features was a "World Parliament of Religions," with representatives of the world's religions, meeting to share their "best points" and perhaps ...read more

  • It

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Dec 9, 2011
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    IT Each of us has an "IT" that is keeping us from joy and being free from worry. It isn't until we let go of that "IT" that we will be free. We can talk about all the steps to get out of addictions, the steps to curtail anger, animosity, jealousy, fear of death and a host of other worries and ...read more

  • All By Myself?

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Dec 27, 2011
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    ALL BY MYSELF? The story is told of an old lady who had moved to the United States from Europe when she was a child, but now she wanted to officially become a citizen of this country. After months of going through all the necessary red tape, she was finally ready to take the required ...read more

  • The Two Adversaries

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 2, 2012
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    THE TWO ADVERSARIES Robert Biggs, 69, who often hikes in the Whisky Flats area, came across a mother bear and her cubs, which were about 40 feet from where he was standing. After watching the bear family for a few minutes he decided to leave them alone and turned to walk back up the trail. As he ...read more

  • Fallen World

    Contributed by Tim White on Feb 15, 2013
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    FALLEN WORLD Crime rate, growth in atrocities of crime, world tension, wars (and as the Bible predicted, rumors of wars), growth and mutation of illnesses, viruses and diseases. Our great grandparents had not concept of Aids. Our nation’s founders never heart of Ebola, the flesh eating disease. ...read more

  • Contentment

    Contributed by Paul Steen on Dec 11, 2017
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    Two old friends met each other on the street one day. One looked sad and almost on the verge of tears. His friend asked, “What has happened to you, my old friend?” The sad fellow said, “Let me tell you. Three weeks ago, my uncle died and left me forty thousand dollars.” “That’s a lot of money,” ...read more

  • Misusing The Good

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 23, 2019
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    The Gospel does not alter God's promises for Israel. It is not meant for that, just as a laser light has specific purposes but can be misused. Laser pointers are not toys. [https://phys.org/newsstory below:] Concern is growing over the safe use of small, battery powered, hand held lasers. For ...read more

  • Attributes Of A Servant…  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Attributes of a Servant… 1. Humility In the summer of 1986, two ships collided in the Black Sea off the coast of Russia. Hundreds of passengers died as they were hurled into the icy waters below. News of the disaster was further darkened when an investigation revealed the cause of the accident. It ...read more

  • Because I Have Been Given Much

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Because I Have Been Given Much By Grace Nowell Crowell Because I have been given much, I too must give Because of Thy great bounty Lord, each day I live. I shall divide my gifts from Thee With every brother that I see Who has need of help from me. Because I have been sheltered, fed, by Thy good ...read more

  • Years Ago There Was A Woman Crossing The Hills ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Years ago there was a woman crossing the hills of South Wales on foot in the midst of a blizzard but she was not as fortunate as my wife and I were in South Dakota. She never made it to her destination. When they found her frozen body they did not understand why in that climate she was not wearing ...read more

  • One Day, A Father Took His Son And One Of His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    "One day, a father took his son and one of his son’s friends on a fishing trip. They got to their camp sight, and everything was just perfect. The weather was warm but not hot, the lake was calm, and they had a level campsite. They raised their tent, cooked their dinner, and went to bed ...read more