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  • Political Campaigns & Wrong Judgment

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Oct 27, 2008
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    POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS & WRONG JUDGMENT Relationally, I think of assumptions as unproven conclusions. We draw conclusions based on our experiences, our perceptions, and limited information. Sometimes misinformation. In my opinion, much of this year’s political campaigning has been about ...read more

  • Sheep Are Stubborn

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
     | 4,209 views

    As Joel Preston says: -Sheep are stubborn. Sheep can get easily lost because they tend to go their own way. Like sheep, believers have a tendency to go their own direction rather than follow the divine Shepherd's plan. So Ps 119:176 says, "I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for ...read more

  • Changing ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2009
     | 8,770 views

    CHANGING ME There’s an old story about a man who tried to save the city of Sodom from destruction by warning the citizens. But the people ignored him. One day someone asked, "Why bother everyone? You can’t change them." "Maybe I can’t," the man replied, "but I still shout and scream ...read more

  • Yogi Berra ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2009
     | 1,695 views

    YOGI BERRA QUOTES Yogi was a catcher for the New York Yankees. • I really didn’t say everything I said. • You should always go to other people’s funerals. Otherwise they won’t come to yours. • Never answer an anonymous letter. • If you come to a fork in the road, take it. • It ...read more

  • Fourth Of July Thoughts

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 2, 2009
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     | 6,077 views

    FOURTH OF JULY THOUGHTS A Quote from Band of Brothers: "They depended on each other. And the world depended on them." I say, "We need to depend on each other so that our community and country can depend on us." Quote from Band of Brothers: "There Was A Time When The World Asked Ordinary Men To Do ...read more

  • How Can You Forgive Sins?

    Contributed by Tim White on Jun 19, 2009
     | 1,632 views

    HOW CAN YOU FORGIVE SINS? Suppose Brother Bill hit you in the nose. He just drew back his fist and, bam. Now, what if I walked up to you both and said, "Brother Bill, you are forgiven." You would contend that it wasn’t my place to say that. Yet Jesus could say, "If I forgive you, the ...read more

  • The 80-Year-Old Had Married A Beautiful ...

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Oct 8, 2009
     | 1,550 views

    The 80-year-old had married a beautiful 28-old-woman. He often wondered if she had married him just for his money. One night as they sat in front of the fireplace in their large, elaborate home, the husband turned to his wife and asked, “If I lost all my money, would you still love me.” ...read more

  • Sermon Visual - Goliath's ...

    Contributed by Nathan Ingram on Nov 30, 2009
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    SERMON VISUAL - Goliath’s Height Measurements: Cubit approx 18”, span approx 8”… Goliath stood roughly 9’6” (NBA hoop 10’ Goliath could slam flatfooted). I took a smiley face helium balloon and tied it to a pair of boots with a length of ribbon that put the top of the balloon at 9’6". I had a ...read more

  • Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich Was Impeached ...

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Dec 26, 2009
     | 1,287 views

    Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich was impeached by the state House by a 114 to one vote. After racing back to his Chicago home before the vote could deprive him of a ride home on the state plane, Blagojevich once again said he was the victim of a rush to judgment. "And the fight goes on," he told ...read more

  • You Have To Get In

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 27, 2010
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    YOU HAVE TO GET IN A trapeze artist once supposedly boasted that he could take a person seated in a wheelbarrow across a tightrope many hundreds of feet up between two tall buildings. "Who thinks I can do it?" he asked a crowd who had gathered to watch. One man raised his ...read more

  • What Not To Believe

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 22, 2011
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    WHAT NOT TO BELIEVE Ben Patterson, campus pastor of Westmont College, tells the story of a retired pastor who began noticing that his former congregation was sliding away from orthodoxy. The pastor saw this as his fault and stated, in two sentences, his great failure as a pastor: "I always told ...read more

  • Deacons And Lights

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Oct 7, 2011
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    DEACONS AND LIGHTS In our church, we have someone that does the maintenance and replaces light bulbs and things like that. They do not want their pastor to do this for two good reasons: 1) I know very little about maintenance, and my church knows that I know very little. 2) They don't want the ...read more

  • Beautiful And Stupid At The Same Time  PRO

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 2, 2014
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     | 7,236 views

    BEAUTIFUL AND STUPID AT THE SAME TIME A husband and wife were having an argument. Finally, out of sheer frustration, the husband blurted out, "Honey, I don’t know why God made you so beautiful...and, yet, so stupid, at the same time!" The woman stared at her husband and said, ...read more

  • Get Out Of Kindergarten

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Aug 16, 2020
     | 1,697 views

    John 3:12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? We have so many discussions and divisions over earthly things like music, gray areas, etc. If we cannot come to agreement on these things how can we reach for ...read more

  • How To Gather A Crowd At Church!

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 25, 2021
     | 2,491 views

    How to Gather a Crowd at Church! A cattle rancher got saved and surrendered to preach. He went to a Bible conference which was all about how to build a crowd. Asked about it later, he said, "It was strange. In all my years as a cattle rancher, I never had to go to a conference to learn how ...read more

  • Mary Did You Know

    Contributed by Rev. Randy Barker on Apr 4, 2025
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    Mary did you know First choice Luke chapter 2:1-20 Second choice Matthew chapter 1: 18-25 1. I love Christmas but the reason why I love it has changed throughout the years!!! 2. Paul Harvey 3. Story of Bible (creation, Cain and Abel, Noah, Abraham, the law, Christmas) 4. ...read more

  • Bring Back The Rotary Phone?" Acts 13:42-52 Key ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jan 11, 2005
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     | 3,106 views

    “Bring Back the Rotary Phone?” Acts 13:42-52 Key verse(s): 50:“But the Jews incited the God-fearing women of high standing and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their region.” There are three things you can do in life when ...read more

  • Like A Bird In The Hand!" Matthew 8:14-17 Key ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 8, 2005
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     | 2,749 views

    “Like A Bird in the Hand!” Matthew 8:14-17 Key verse(s): 16-17:“When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: ‘He took up our infirmities and ...read more

  • Passing Through The Shadows!" 1 Corinthians ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 21, 2005
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     | 4,084 views

    “Passing Through The Shadows!” 1 Corinthians 11:23-34 Key verse(s): 26:“‘For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes’.” “Smile and the world smiles with you! Cry and you cry alone.” Walking through life with a smile on our faces is something to ...read more

  • A True Story That Speaks About Mary's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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     | 4,139 views

    A true story that speaks about Mary’s extravagant love for Jesus. A nine-year-old boy who lived in a rural town in Tennessee. His house was in a poor area of the community. A church had a bus ministry that came knocking on his door one Saturday afternoon. The kid came to answer the door and ...read more