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  • There's A Man Named George Raindrop, An ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    There’s a man named George Raindrop, an interesting name. He Wrote a book called "No Common Task." It’s got one interesting event in it that I want to relate it to you. In the book he tells about a nurse and how this nurse taught a man to pray and literally changed the man’s entire life. ...read more

  • It Takes More Than Just One Pastor In The Church ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    It takes more than just one pastor in the church to maintain a spiritual hospital where lost souls can be born again, receive a powerful thirst for the Word of God and learn to say “Jesus teach me to pray.” Jesus knew this and that is why in today’s Scripture He exhorts us to pray for laborers for ...read more

  • The Pastor Of New Spring Community Church In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    The Pastor of New Spring Community Church in Anderson, South Carolina wrote about a burden that was upon his heart in regard to the unBiblical way churches function today. He wrote, “If you operated an airplane like most churches operate today, you would have a pilot and his crew in the cockpit, ...read more

  • Faith Is Like This – You Are A Paratrooper. You ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Faith is like this – You are a paratrooper. You learn how to pack your chute. You crease the silk in just the right way, making sure that all the lines of the chute are not tangled. You fold it and pack it perfectly. You get in the plane and you fly to the drop zone. You hook up and wait for the ...read more

  • A Man Got A Job As A Night Watchman At A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A man got a job as a night watchman at a factory. There had been a lot of thefts by the workers on the night shift and so every morning when the night shift workers passed through his gate it was his job to check their bags and pockets to make sure that nothing was being stolen. Things were going ...read more

  • In 1951 Comedian Red Skelton And A Party Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In 1951 comedian Red Skelton and a party of friends flew to Europe, where Skelton was to appear at the London Palladium. As they were flying over the Swiss Alps, three of the airplane’s engines failed. The situation looked very grave and the passengers began to pray. Skelton went into one of his ...read more

  • One Of God's Great Partners In The 1930's And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    One of God’s great partners in the 1930’s and 40’s who did exactly this – helped lead people to belief – was Dr. Harry Ironside. Not only did he author more than 60 books (and one hymn, Overshadowed), but he also pastored Moody Memorial Church in Chicago for 18 years. On one occasion while he was ...read more

  • Ephesians 5:15-16, "Be Very Careful, Then, How ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Ephesians 5:15-16, “Be very careful, then, how you live— not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.” Jesus calls us to “make the most of every opportunity to fulfill His mission and ours. “D. L. Moody said that his ‘greatest mistake’ occurred ...read more

  • Robert Lewis Was George Washington's Private ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    ROBERT LEWIS WAS GEORGE WASHINGTON’S PRIVATE SECRETARY. DURING THE FIRST PART OF THE PRESIDENCY, HE SAID THAT HE ACCIDENTALLY WITNESSED WASHINGTON’S PRIVATE DEVOTIONS, BOTH MORNING AND EVENING. HE SAW HIM IN A KNEELING POSTURE, WITH AN OPEN BIBLE BEFORE HIM; AND HE SAID THAT HE BELIEVED SUCH WAS ...read more

  • Children's Prayers

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    CHILDREN’S PRAYERS: Dear God: Please send a new baby for Mommy. The new baby you sent last week cries too much. Debbie, 7 Dear God: Who did you make smarter? Boys or girls? My sister and I want to know. Jimmy, 6 Dear God: How many angels are there in heaven? I would like to be the first kid in my ...read more

  • Words, Just Words  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Words, just words I was reading the other day. The famous American author, Samuel Clement, Mark Twain, attended a Sunday service. He met the preacher at the door afterward to shake his hand. And he told him that he had a book at home with every word he had preached that morning. The minister ...read more

  • Calvin Coolidge

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Calvin Coolidge I was reading the other day. ‘Once, President Calvin Coolidge invited some folks from his hometown to dinner at the White house. Since none of them knew what proper etiquette should be on a state occasion, they thought the best policy would be to do whatever the President did. ...read more

  • Why Should I Let You In?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Why should I let you in? I was reading the other day. Three men died and went to heaven. Saint Peter asked each of them, ‘Why should I let you in?’ The first man said, ‘I was a Christian policeman, and I helped a lot of people be safe.’ Peter said to him, ‘Come on in.’ Saint Peter asked the next ...read more

  • A Farmer Had Caught A Bird And Put It In A Cage. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A farmer had caught a bird and put it in a cage. IT was the time of migration. For about three weeks that bird was going crazy trying to migrate, but about the end of the third week, the bird stopped and just settled down. The farmer let the bird go and it didn’t even try to fly away. There was a ...read more

  • An Ad For The U.s. Marines Pictures A Sword, And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    An ad for the U.S. Marines pictures a sword, and beneath it the words: “Earned, not given.” If you want to become a Marine, be prepared to earn the right to be called a “Marine” through sacrifice, hardship, and training. If you get it, you deserve it. But if you want to become a Christian, you must ...read more

  • Bill Hybels, Pastor Of Willow Creek Community ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Bill Hybels, Pastor of Willow Creek Community Church in the Chicago area, was attending a luncheon in a Southern state. Sitting across from him was an African-American built like a football player. When he introduced himself and the African American told him his name and it was distinctly Muslim. ...read more

  • Dr. L. R. Scarborough Preached A Revival In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Dr. L. R. Scarborough preached a revival in Texas many years ago. He said, “I want every one of you who was led to Christ by someone in this audience to go shake hands with that one.” More than twenty people went to shake hands with one simple, plainly dressed woman. Her name was Mary Truett, the ...read more

  • Story: I Heard A Story About A Missionary Who ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Story: I heard a story about a missionary who was trying to stir up interest to get people to go to a foreign country to preach the gospel. At the end of the service a woman, dragging a little boy behind her, told the missionary, "I just feel like God is calling me to be a missionary." "He is, ...read more

  • George Muller Told Of His Approach: "I Seek At ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    George Muller told of his approach: "I seek at the beginning to get my heart into such a state that it has no will of its own in regard to a given matter. 90% of the trouble with people is just here. 90% of the difficulties are overcome when our hearts are ready to do the Lord’s will, whatever it ...read more

  • In The Beginning Of The Twentieth Century A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In the beginning of the twentieth century a young graduate of Cornell University was engaged in a most amazing effort to win the entire world to Jesus Christ. His name was John R. Mott. During his years as secretary of the World Student Volunteer Movement, Mott’s travels took him everywhere: to ...read more