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  • The Story Of John ...

    Contributed by Wayne Solomon on Jun 7, 2008
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    The Story of John Wesley A page from John Wesley’s Diary reads as follows: Sunday morning, May 5, preached in St. Ann’s, was asked not to come back anymore. Sunday p.m., May 5, preached at St. John’s, deacons said, "Get out and stay out." Sunday a.m., May 12, preached at St. Jude’s, ...read more

  • We Need Fixing

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
     | 2,390 views

    WE NEED FIXING There was a barber in a small local town who had been the only barber in town for years. Everyone went to this barber to get their hair cut. Then, one day a big hair salon franchise came to town and opened up shop. They advertised, "All Haircuts for $3.00" Slowly, the barber's ...read more

  • Coming In Last

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Aug 27, 2008
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    Coming in Last Discouragement cramps our momentum; the heat-stroke of opposition can drain our stamina and motivation. Running into obstacles that drive our faces in the asphalt of reality make it hard to get back up. Our stories are not unlike Felicians Hopfner-Hibb's or Simon Whitfield's. Last ...read more

  • Boat Without Oars

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Sep 17, 2008
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    Boat Without Oars One day I was goofing off with a friend at the lake shore and we found a boat. It was a sixteen foot long metal tub with no identifying marks on it. The thing had apparently come loose from its moorings somewhere around the lake and come up against the eastern shore. So, being ...read more

  • Roller Coaster-Type Fear

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 27, 2008
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    Roller Coaster-Type Fear Fear comes when our equilibrium is knocked out of whack. When I think such experiences one word comes to mind – roller coasters! It took me a long to time (I was 21) to finally ride a coaster. I was afraid of them. (Not now!) I remember being coaxed on one at Six Flags in ...read more

  • I Watched One Of My Favorite Movies Last Night. ...

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Sep 29, 2008
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    I watched one of my favorite movies last night. It is an old comedy called "The God's Must Be Crazy." It is about a bush tribe that lives in the Kalahari Desert; they have no earthly possessions. They are happy, content, and self sufficient. A bush plane flies overhead (which they mistake for a ...read more

  • When I Lived In Ottawa, Ks There Was A Salvage ...

    Contributed by Fred Schaeffer on Dec 5, 2008
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    When I lived in Ottawa, KS there was a salvage yard especially for trucks -- big trucks, mid-size trucks, cabs of all sizes and trailers, too -- the truck salvage yard had it all. In reality it looked like a cemetery for old, broken down trucks. This salvage yard spanned a half mile location along ...read more

  • Post-It Notes

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    POST-IT NOTES In 1968, Dr. Spencer Silver, a scientist at 3M in the United States, developed a "low-tack", reusable, pressure-sensitive adhesive. For five years, Silver promoted his invention within 3M, both informally and through seminars, but without much success. In 1974, a colleague of his, ...read more

  • He Turned To Us

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
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    HE TURNED TO US Some years ago, the news service carried a story about a dramatic rescue. A California Highway Patrol officer received a call. It seems a woman was about to jump off a bridge. Immediately the officer, a woman herself, was confronted with a dilemma. This police officer had an ...read more

  • Soft-Iron Magnets

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2009
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    SOFT-IRON MAGNETS There are two kinds of magnets, steel magnets and soft iron magnets. The steel magnet receives its magnetism from the load stone, and has it permanently; it can get along very well alone in a small way; it can pick up needles and do many other little things to amuse children. ...read more

  • Stuttering  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 28, 2009
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    STUTTERING A enormously muscular guy with a bad stutter goes to a counter in a department store and asks, "W-w-w-where’s the m-m-m-men’s dep-p-p-partment?" The clerk behind the counter just looks at him and says nothing. The man repeats himself: "W-w-w-where’s the m-m-m-men’s dep-p-p-partment?" ...read more

  • Nation Losing Protestant ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009
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    NATION LOSING PROTESTANT MAJORITY The U.S. Religious Landscape Survey by the Pew Forum estimates the U.S. is 78% Christian and about to lose its status as a majority Protestant nation, at 51% and slipping. More than 25% of U.S. adults have left the faith of their childhood for another religion or ...read more

  • Parables: Ground ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
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    PARABLES: GROUND RULES The parables help clarify the ground rules of the kingdom. If you’ve ever played baseball, you know that certain parks have ground rules, and the umpires and coaches discuss these rules before each game. For example: At Wrigley Field, a ball that gets lodged in the vines ...read more

  • Andy Fastow Was A Brilliant Kid In My High School ...

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 17, 2009
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    Andy Fastow was a brilliant kid in my high school graduating class in New Providence New Jersey. He was one of the really good kids. In fact he was the student body president of my senior class. He went on to get a great education and a fantastic job. He climbed his way up the ladder until he ...read more

  • Joseph Parker Said That The Thief On The Cross ...

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 17, 2009
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    Joseph Parker said that the thief on the cross proved to be one of the greatest men who ever lived. On the cross there was no outward indication of His Lordship; there was no insignia of royalty. Jesus was a captive, condemned, insulted, and crucified; yet the dying thief saw Him as a King and as ...read more

  • There Was A Welsh Woman Who Lived In A Valley Far ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 23, 2009
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    There was a Welsh woman who lived in a valley far away from any town or city. She was s simple minded, hard working person who knew little about the ways of the world. At a great sacrifice to herself, she had electricity installed in her little cottage. "You use the electric lights so little, I ...read more

  • I Wish I Could Be Like That  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,871 views

    I WISH I COULD BE LIKE THAT It was the Christmas season and Paul had received a special pre-Christmas gift from his brother. It was a beautiful brand new automobile. On Christmas Eve, when Paul came out of his office, a street kid was walking around the shiny new car, admiring it. When Paul ...read more

  • A Catholic Priest, A Jewish Rabbi And A Baptist Preacher...

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 14, 2023
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    A Catholic priest, a Jewish rabbi, and a Baptist preacher decide to have a contest to see who’s best at his job of converting others to their faith. So, they each go into the woods, find a bear, and attempt to convert it. Later they get together and tell about their experience. The priest begins. ...read more

  • Doubt - The Devil's Most Powerful Weapon

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jul 12, 2023
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    Have you noticed that the first words we have recorded of Satan was a question of doubt? According to Genesis 3:1, he was trying to plant the seed of doubt in Eve’s heart concerning what God had said. There’s an old fable that says the Devil once held a sale and offered all the tools of his trade ...read more

  • Keep It Short, Pastor!

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Nov 5, 2023
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    A pastor was scheduled to address a large Southern Baptist Convention meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. His wife, who often reminded him to preach shorter sermons, said to him, “I am giving you an envelope in which is a message for you. Open the envelope just before you speak and it will really help ...read more