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  • I'm Writing School Reports At The Moment. It's ...  PRO

    Contributed by James Jack on Jun 9, 2007
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    I’m writing school reports at the moment. It’s something I hate doing. We have a system where you’re expected to write 50-100 words per student so that in the end over all your reports you’ve written tens of thousands of words most of which begin or end with “Johhny needs to be more focused in ...read more

    Denomination: Anglican

  • When I Graduated High School, I Was Like Most ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    When I graduated high school, I was like most boys. I knew everything. I was going to get a job and get rich by the end of the year. I was going to be my own man and live life the way I wanted to. My father was retired from the Air Force. When I got ready to join the Navy, he sat me down and ...read more

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  • A Well-Known Speaker Started Off His Seminar By ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A well-known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of over 200 people, he asked the question, “Who would like this $20 bill? Hands started going up. He said, “I am going to give this $20 to one of you but first, let me do this.” He proceeded to crumple the $20 dollar ...read more

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  • I Began To Understand God's Omnipotent Power," ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    "I began to understand God’s omnipotent power," Struecker said. "He was orchestrating every single bullet that was fired that night. ... The peace that I had was not only for my own life, but for the lives of my soldiers. If any of them were to get shot, then that was part of God’s sovereign plan." ...read more

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  • One Time Many Years Ago (Maybe 1993) I Took ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    One time many years ago (maybe 1993) I took Holly and Shane and went to South Bend, IN, to run the Sunburst marathon. She had a friend from college who lived there and we went to visit them as well. The Sunburst marathon was run in June and on a Saturday. Then we had to drive back to southern IL, ...read more

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  • Many People Remember Former New York Mayor Rudy ...

    Contributed by Adam Couchman on Jun 18, 2007
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    Many people remember former New York Mayor Rudy Gulliani specifically because of his leadership following the World Trade Centre attacks in September, 2001. But he will also be remembered for dramatically reducing the crime levels in New York City. For many years New York’s reputation throughout ...read more

    Denomination: Anglican

  • The Church's Mission—a Parable As Told By Philip ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 6, 2007
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    THE CHURCH’S MISSION—A PARABLE as told by Philip Anderson: Not long ago I visited my sister, a director of patient services for the children’s unit of a large southern California hospital. She was conducting me on a tour through that unit. All the time—echoing through the halls—we could hear the ...read more

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Perhaps Some Of You Know The Story Of Isobel ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 10, 2007
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    Perhaps some of you know the story of Isobel Kuhn. She was a popular author and missionary to China, was married to John, a man just as strong willed and stubborn as she was. The two had many conflicts. John, for example, had a cook in China to whom he was devoted but whom Isobel couldn’t stand. ...read more

    Denomination: Other

  • Can You Imagine What The World Will Be Like 100 ...

    Contributed by Daniel Owens on Jan 6, 2008
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    Can you imagine what the world will be like 100 years from now if the Lord tarries His return? All you have to do is to have some idea what the world will be like is to just look back 100 years and consider what the world was like then… and consider the incredible rate of change that we’ve ...read more

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • There's A Scene In The Movie, Harry Potter And ...

    Contributed by Maurice Schaus on Feb 11, 2008
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    There’s a scene in the movie, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone where the main character, Harry Potter, encounters an enchanted mirror, the mirror of Erised. Earlier in the book we learned that Harry’s parents died when he was only a baby, and he was raised by his Aunt Petunia and Uncle ...read more

    Denomination: Lutheran

  • The Brothers Grimm Tell A Story About A Father ...

    Contributed by Darren Mccormick on Feb 26, 2008
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    The Brothers Grimm tell a story about a father and mother, their young son and the father’s very aged father that lived with them. The old man was feeble and his hands shook. His mealtimes were often noisy and messy because he would clatter the silverware together and he would spill his food or ...read more

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • George Mueller Was A Great Man Of Faith. He ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2008
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    George Mueller was a great man of faith. He believed in the greatness of God, and prayed accordingly. A Christian steamship captain, a contemporary of George Mueller, once told of an experience involving Mueller’s great faith. While sailing off the coast of Newfoundland in extremely heavy fog, ...read more

  • Stay Awake In Church

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    STAY AWAKE IN CHURCH Each of us should periodically make a personal spiritual assessment. If we have never truly been awake, we must ask the God of grace to help us believe. We must confess our sin, declare our faith in Christ, and ask Christ to make us brand-new — to receive him as our Savior. ...read more

  • Last Night At Youth We Watched Pay It ...

    Contributed by Richard Schwedes on May 20, 2008
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    Last night at youth we watched Pay it Forward. Anyone watched Pay it Forward? I won’t tell you the entire story but the concept of the story is centred around a young boy who begins High School and his teacher gives him a project. The project is that he is to do something to change the world. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • The Most Memorable 4th Of July Celebration For Me ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
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    The most memorable 4th of July celebration for me happened at Fort Devens, Massachusetts in 1986. The fireworks are usually excellent at any military base for the 4th of July, but that is not what I remember. The cannons shooting at the playing of the 1812 Overture was impressive, but not the most ...read more

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  • Kent Hughes, Who Pastored In Chicago, Tells ...

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Aug 13, 2008
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    Kent Hughes, who pastored in Chicago, tells something which happened to a dear friend. This lady was a missionary on furlough after a particularly difficult season of service. Now, for the first time since they had been missionaries, they had bought a place of their own to rest and recover. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Kierkegaard's Complacent Duck  PRO

    Contributed by Dean O'bryan on Aug 25, 2008
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    Kierkegaard's Complacent Duck There was a Danish philosopher named Kierkegaard whose writings are weighty and tough to read. But that deep thinker one time told a simple parable that describes how easy it is to slide into complacency. According to his parable, one Spring, a duck was flying ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Infinity

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008
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    INFINITY Let me introduce you to a person called Michael Rae. In his own words, he is on a path to immortality which involves a near-abstinence level of food, the dedication of an accountant to approve every calorie, and an obsession with death. The youthful, 38-year-old research assistant ...read more

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  • You've Probably Noticed; When Two People Get In A ...

    Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Oct 14, 2008
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    You’ve probably noticed; when two people get in a wreck, a drunk and a Christian, who lives? Who walks away from that wreck? It’s the drunk! And what happens to the Christian? Is he instantly killed or languishes in a nursing home for years? Whys is this? Among all other kids in my home town, my ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

  • The Persistence In Forgiveness

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
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    The Persistence in Forgiveness After sixteen years as a missionary on the continent of Africa. David Livingstone returned Scotland to address the students at Glasgow University. His body had been ravaged by some 27 fevers that had overtaken him during his years of service. One arm hung useless at ...read more

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