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  • Spiritual Pica's Disease

    Contributed by Mike Cleveland on Aug 25, 2008
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     | 4,788 views

    SPIRITUAL PICA'S DISEASE We're all born with spiritual Pica’s Disease. Pica is the craving to eat what is not edible. When my wife was a nurse, she had a patient who had Pica. It is diagnosed when a person craves to eat things that are not considered food; they crave things such as wood ...read more

  • A New ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2008
     | 1,963 views

    A New Song? The preface to this radically contemporary version of the Bible included this plea from the translators for patience and acceptance: a new translation, “deserveth much respect and esteem, but yet findeth cold entertainment in the world. It is welcomed with suspicion instead of love…. ...read more

  • Don't Forget About Marsha

    Contributed by Mark Tonkery on Feb 21, 2009
     | 2,130 views

    DON'T FORGET ABOUT MARSHA The story is about one day when a woman named Louise fell asleep in her bed, and dreamed a very frightful dream. She dreamed that someone in Hell wrote a letter to her, and it was to be delivered to her by a messenger. The messenger passed between the lakes of Hell, and ...read more

  • Brandon A. Bradley Told His Story In Pray ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,559 views

    Brandon A. Bradley told his story in Pray magazine last year: “I am a surgical assistant—the surgeon’s right-hand man. At one point in my career, I lost my passion. I wanted a job with spiritual significance, and I prayed for that. Imagine my shock when God led me to a position in plastic surgery. ...read more

  • He Did So With Desmond Tutu In South Africa. Jim ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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     | 2,057 views

    He did so with Desmond Tutu in South Africa. Jim Wallis tells the story of a visit he made during the days of apartheid. i. I see it happening all over the country and I’ve learned a lot about hope from the streets and I’ve learned a lot about hope in other places. I saw hope happening in South ...read more

  • Max Lucado Tells A Story About A Young Girl From ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,086 views

    Max Lucado tells a story about a young girl from Brazil who wanted to see the world. Discontent with a home having only a pallet on the floor, a washbasin, and a wood-burning stove, she dreamed of a better life in the city. One morning she slipped away, breaking her mother’s heart. Knowing what ...read more

  • I Sat Down With Our Senior High Kids Awhile Ago ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,623 views

    I sat down with our senior high kids awhile ago to discuss our plans for youth activities for this year. I expected to get some ideas of fun things to do, lets go bowling and to laserquest and whitewater rafting yadda yadda yadda… You know what they decided? They asked me to find two Friday night ...read more

  • God Just Needs A Voice  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,980 views

    GOD JUST NEEDS A VOICE John Stott, a well-known British pastor and theologian, was invited to preach at the University of Sydney in Australia; but after he got there, he lost his voice. He describes his experience as follows: "What can you do with a missionary who has no voice? We had come to ...read more

  • Shoes Pave The Way To The Kingdom

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2010
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     | 3,530 views

    SHOES PAVE THE WAY TO THE KINGDOM Because Vance is an African American living in a predominately Hispanic neighborhood, he stands out. But what really sets Vance apart is that he is a servant-hearted father who cares not only for his own kids, but also for the many other kids who play in the ...read more

  • Baptism Of Paul ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2010
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    Baptism of Paul Harvey Paul Harvey wrote about his own baptism. He said that even though he had received almost every reward for his broadcasting ability that he still felt empty inside. One summer, however, he and his wife were vacationing in a place called Cave Creek, AZ. Sunday morning came and ...read more

  • Prayer And Conviction Of Sin In The Life Of A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 29, 2010
     | 4,136 views

    Prayer and Conviction of Sin in the Life of a Gambler R. A. Torrey in his book The Holy Spirit tells how the elders and deacons of Moody Church met every Friday night for supper and to go over the church rolls to see which people needed attention. At one meeting, an elder expressed a concern: ...read more

  • Fan Or Follower?

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 17, 2011
     | 3,244 views

    FAN OR FOLLOWER? Kyle Idelman writes: It was a Thursday afternoon, and I was sitting in our sanctuary where 30,000 people would soon be coming to one of our Easter services. I had no idea what I was going to say to them. I could feel the pressure mounting. I sat there hoping that a sermon would ...read more

  • True Unity  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 26, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 10,935 views

    TRUE UNITY Unity is not simply an intellectual exercise. We can believe the same things, recite the same creeds, belong to the same denomination, but that does not mean we have unity. In his book Soul Talk, Larry Crabb writes: "Which is worse? A church program to build community that doesn’t ...read more

  • Prayer Transforms A Workplace  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,043 views

    PRAYER TRANSFORMS A WORKPLACE Brandon A. Bradley told his story in Pray! Magazine some time back about an opportunity in his life: "I am a surgical assistant--the surgeon's right-hand man. At one point in my career, I lost my passion. I wanted a job with spiritual significance, and I prayed for ...read more

  • Daughter Of A Jew-Catcher

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 21, 2011
     | 3,627 views

    DAUGHTER OF A JEW-CATCHER I recently read an article by a minister who had been invited to preach to a church Congregation in Holland. His visit coincided with the Dutch Day of Remembrance, held each year on the anniversary of Holland’s liberation from the Nazis. His talk was preceded by several ...read more

  • Christian Conviction: Roger Williams

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 30, 2011
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     | 4,521 views

    CHRISTIAN CONVICTION: ROGER WILLIAMS Roger Williams was a graduate of Cambridge University, where in order to receive his degree he was forced to sign articles declaring that the king was by right the head of the English Church, that worship according to the Book of Common Prayer and church ...read more

  • Hate The Politics, Not The Person

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 29, 2011
     | 2,264 views

    HATE THE POLITICS, NOT THE PERSON In his book, The Life God Blesses, Gordon MacDonald describes his encounter with a black South African, a high-ranking member of the African National Congress. He was profoundly impressed by the man's understanding of African history and politics and his insight ...read more

  • A White Man Would Come

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 12, 2011
     | 1,856 views

    A WHITE MAN WOULD COME At 2006 when the National Missionary Convention was held in Indianapolis, IN, the invited guest for the Bible study was a man named Mont Cox, a professor at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas. He told a story I think I will never forget. As a young man growing up he ...read more

  • Amish Grace And Forgiveness

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 9, 2012
     | 3,386 views

    AMISH GRACE AND FORGIVENESS Following the tragic Amish school shooting of 10 young schoolgirls in a one-room Amish school in October 2006, reporters from throughout the world invaded Lancaster County, PA to cover the story. However, in the hours and days following the shooting a different, an ...read more

  • Jesus Reached Out To Uncomfortable People… ...

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jul 29, 2012
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     | 2,526 views

    Jesus reached out to uncomfortable people… and that made others uncomfortable. ILLUS: When I was a young boy, my home church had a church bell that they rang every Sunday at 9:00 in the morning. It was a college town, and one of the local college students had apparently been up “partying” the ...read more

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