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  • Wizard Appeal 84% Of U.s. Teens Have Read Or ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
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    Wizard Appeal 84% of U.S. teens have read or watched Harry Potter. So have 77% of all church-going and born again Christian teens. Just 4% say they’ve encountered any teaching or discussions in a church about the spiritual themes embedded in the wizardry legend. Among born again teens it’s 13%. ...read more

  • The Story Is Told Of A Third-Grade Sunday School ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
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    The story is told of a third-grade Sunday School class whose teacher had built her lesson around the fifth commandment: “Honor your father and your mother.” 1. As she developed her lesson, she asked, “We’ve been talking about our mommies and daddies, but does anyone know a commandment about ...read more

  • Indifference By G. A. Stoddard-Kennedy

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Feb 26, 2007
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    Indifference by G. A. Stoddard-Kennedy When Jesus came to Golgotha, they hanged Him on a tree. They drove great nails through hands and feet and made a Calvary. Red were His wounds and deep, for these were crude and cruel days and human flesh was cheap. When Jesus came to Birmingham, they ...read more

  • Robert Green Was Born June 5th, 1935. After High ...

    Contributed by Ronnie Knight on May 1, 2007
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    Robert Green was born June 5th, 1935. After high school he joined the US Navy from which he retired. He was a good husband, a wonderful father of two children, and the best uncle a boy could have ever had. After retiring from the Navy, Uncle Bobby settled his family in Panama City Florida where he ...read more

  • T.h. Huxley, A Well-Known Agnostic, Was With A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    T.H. Huxley, a well-known agnostic, was with a group of men at a weekend house party. On Sunday morning, while most of them were preparing to go to church, he approached a man known for his Christian character and said, "Suppose you stay at home and tell me why you are a Christian." The man, ...read more

  • Indifference By G. A. Stoddard-Kennedy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Indifference by G. A. Stoddard-Kennedy When Jesus came to Golgotha, they hanged Him on a tree. They drove great nails through hands and feet and made a Calvary. Red were His wounds and deep, for these were crude and cruel days and human flesh was cheap. When Jesus came to Birmingham, they simply ...read more

  • A Man Was Having Some Difficulty Communicating ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A man was having some difficulty communicating with his wife, and he concluded that she was becoming hard of hearing. So he decided to conduct a test without her knowing about it. One evening he sat in a chair on the far side of the room. Her back was to him and she could not see him. Very quietly ...read more

  • The Times-Reporter Of New Philadelphia, Ohio, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    The Times-Reporter of New Philadelphia, Ohio, reported in September, 1985 a celebration of a New Orleans municipal pool. The party around the pool was held to celebrate the first summer in memory without a drowning at the New Orleans city pool. In honor of the occasion, 200 people gathered, ...read more

  • Poem: Love For Others By Anonymous

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Poem: Love For Others by Anonymous Lord, let me live from day to day In such a self-forgetful way, That, even when I kneel to pray, My prayer shall be for others. Help me, in all the work I do, Ever to be sincere and true, And know that all I’d do for Thee, Must needs be done for Others. Let “self” ...read more

  • Children Have A Way Of Controlling Our Life Do ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Children have a way of controlling our life do they not – I heard about a young boy who received a harmonica for Christmas from his uncle. After the first of the year he saw his uncle for the first time since receiving the harmonica. With a large smile he said, “Thanks for the harmonica you gave me ...read more

  • There Was A "One-Hour Dry Cleaners," On The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    There was a "One-Hour Dry Cleaners," on the other side of town, so a man drove out of his way to drop off a suit. After filling out the tag, he told the clerk, "I need this in an hour." She said, "I can’t get this back to you until Thursday." "I thought you did dry cleaning in an hour?" "No," she ...read more

  • Several Years Ago A Submarine Was Being Tested ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Several years ago a submarine was being tested and had to remain submerged for many hours. When it returned to the harbor, the captain was asked, "How did the terrible storm last night affect you?" The officer looked at him in surprise and exclaimed, "Storm? We didn’t even know there was one" The ...read more

  • Some Time Ago "Reader's Digest" Told The Story ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Some time ago "Reader’s Digest" told the story about a company who mailed out some special advertising business post cards with a mustard seed glued to it with the following caption that went something like this: "If you have faith as small as this mustard seed in our (particular product), you are ...read more

  • For Years Europeans Have Told The Story About ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    For years Europeans have told the story about citizens who prepared to crown their king. Crowds lined the streets to see the new king pass in procession. A 12 year old boy began pushing his way through the crowd. He was able to get as far as the guards and tried to get past them too. The guards ...read more

  • Have You Ever Heard The Phrase "Like A Dog ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Have you ever heard the phrase “Like a dog worrying a bone.” Its an old English phrase that contains the picture behind the word worry. A dog will shake, chew, gnaw and lick and bite on a bone for hours, trying to wear it down. It’s a compulsion. The dog will work and work on that bone unless ...read more

  • Jan Anderson (Sister Of Christian Author Ann ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Jan Anderson (sister of Christian author Ann Kiemel Anderson) tells the story of a 3rd grade boy in her class years ago that always did poorly in his assignments. One day Jan said to him, “Rodney, you are very smart. You could be doing so much better in school. In fact, you are one of my finest ...read more

  • Dr. Howard A. Kelly Was In The Habit Of Wearing ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Dr. Howard A. Kelly was in the habit of wearing a button with a question mark on it. He bought them and has given them out by the hundreds. He used it as a springboard to talk about Christ. A stranger would ask, “What does that question mark mean, Dr. Kelly?” He replied, “What is the greatest thing ...read more

  • A Story Was Told Of A Man Who Loved Old Books. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A story was told of a man who loved old books. He met a friend who told him he had just thrown away an old Bible he had found stored in the attic of his ancestral home for generations. “Somebody name Guten-something had printed it.” “Was it Gutenberg?” The friend exclaimed in horror. “Why yes, I ...read more

  • Charlie Brown Is Seen At Bat. "Strike Three!" He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Archie Luper on Jul 7, 2007
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    Charlie Brown is seen at bat. "STRIKE THREE!" He has struck out again and slumps down on the players’ bench. He say, "Rats! I’ll never be a big league player. I just don’t have it! All my life I’ve dreamed of playing in the big leagues, but I know I’ll never make it." Lucy turns to console him. ...read more

  • In 1838 And 1839, As Part Of President Andrew ...

    Contributed by Charles Holt on Jul 7, 2007
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    In 1838 and 1839, as part of President Andrew Jackson’s Indian removal policy, the Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an area in present-day Oklahoma. They were driven from their homes, herded into internment camps, and moved by force to ...read more