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  • What Love Does

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    WHAT LOVE DOES 1. Love is Patient – v4 It takes a long time before fuming & breaking into flames. Love doesn’t retaliate. Love’s patience is the ability to be inconvenienced by a person over & over again without getting angry. -Romans 12:17 Refuses to pay back evil for evil, but if slapped on the ...read more

  • What's The Difference Between A Father And A Dad

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on May 16, 2008
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    WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FATHER AND A DAD A Father isn't a Dad because he has given you 'life'. Or just because your Mother is his wife. If you have a problem, a Father may not care. A Dad will ask about your problem, and let you know he is there. A Father thinks that respect is due him ...read more

  • True Friends?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
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    True Friends? Two little boys were the best of friends. As they grew up, their friendship only deepened. One became a preacher and the other a priest. And they would meet each week for coffee at the local Starbucks, no matter what else might be happening. After one such meeting, they shook hands ...read more

  • Desperate, The Foolish Bridesmaids Asked Of The ...

    Contributed by John Herrmann on Nov 7, 2008
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    Desperate, the foolish bridesmaids asked of the others, for some of their oil. But the wise replied: “No! There will not be enough for you and for us. . Go yourselves and buy some from the dealers.” Their action seems almost selfish for Christians who are taught to share and share alike, to ...read more

  • Bread In The Hand

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 27, 2008
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    BREAD IN THE HAND David used what he had--a sling. For the little boy at the feeding of the 5,000 it was five loaves and two fish. For Samson it was the jawbone of a donkey. God can use anything. The major problem is workers in the Philippines nowadays have a personal slogan: "No support, no ...read more

  • Earl Palmer, In A Fine Little Book Entitled The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Earl Palmer, in a fine little book entitled The Enormous Exception, tells the story of a pre-med student at the University of California, Berkeley "who became a Christian after a long journey through doubts and questions." When Palmer asked the young man why he had chosen Jesus Christ, he answered ...read more

  • The Full Fly

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    The Full Fly A fly was buzzing along one morning when he saw a lawn mower someone had left out in their front yard. He flew over and sat on the handle, watching the children going down the sidewalk on their way to school. But one little boy tripped on a crack and fell, spilling his lunch on the ...read more

  • In Fact I Believe Traditional Values Have Been ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In fact I believe Traditional values have been under attack for the past 15-20 years. How many of you remember Dan Quayle? He served as Vice President under George Bush Senior and during the 1992 re-election campaign Quayle delivered a speech in which he made the following statement regarding the ...read more

  • As Christians, We Need To Have The Right ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    As Christians, we need to have the right perspective. Wrong perspectives can often make us choose a course of action that is not in our best interest. In the 1940’s, a woman by the name of Ruth Gruber was working with the Department of the Interior, helping to promote the Alaskan territory to ...read more

  • Above It All

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Feb 6, 2008
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    When the problems in my life seem to get the best of me when the mountains that I face are all that I can see that’s when I call His name that’s when I look above to a place within His presence where I’m surrounded by His love He is above it all that’s where I long to be for when I’m at His ...read more

  • Joy In The Circumstances Of Life

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Dec 4, 2023
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    The ingredients of our life can lead to joy if we look at them from God’s viewpoint. I am reminded of the family that sat down to a meal with their grandpa and dad, an old farmer. The farmer was asked to ask the blessing on the breakfast of biscuits and gravy. They bowed their heads as the ...read more

  • The Pentecostal Dog

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 12, 2024
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    Farmer Jones lived in the countryside alone except for his old dog that he had by his side for years. But, unfortunately, his pet died and Farmer Jones went in town to see his pastor about his loss. “Pastor, my dog is dead," he said. "Could you possibly do a funeral service for this old ...read more

  • A Contentious Spirit - Speaking Strife

    Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Feb 11, 2025
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    Here’s a fun fact: You don’t actually have to correct someone when they’re wrong. Shocking, I know! There’s no official appointment letter naming you Earth’s Guardian of Truth and Accuracy. (If there is, it probably got lost in the mail.) Sometimes, it’s okay to just let it go—yes, even if they ...read more

  • Rose?

    Contributed by David Dunn on Dec 10, 2025
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    John had always been famously forgetful. Everyone knew it—birthdays, appointments, even his own anniversary once. So when he ran into his friend Bill at the grocery store, he could hardly wait to share the news. “Bill!” he said, grinning. “You’re not going to believe this. My memory problem? I ...read more

  • In Preaching Today, Leith Anderson Wrote The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tony Miano on Feb 24, 2001
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    In Preaching Today, Leith Anderson wrote the following. “My family and I have lived in the same house for seventeen years. We’ve lived there more than twice as long as I have lived at any other address in my entire life. I’ll sometimes refer to it as ‘our house,’ but more often I refer to it as ...read more

  • Well-Known Commentator And Author Eric Sevarid ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 20, 2001
    based on 77 ratings
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    Well-known commentator and author Eric Sevarid said that the best lesson he ever learned was the principle of the "next mile." He recalled how he learned the principle: During World War II, I and several others had to parachute from a crippled Army transport plane into the mountainous jungle on ...read more

  • Here’s A List Of All Variations Of The "God ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kenneth Roberts on May 24, 2001
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    Here’s a list of all variations of the "God Speaks" billboards that appeared in the Metropolitan Dallas-Fort Worth area. The billboards are a simple black background with white text. No fine print or sponsoring organization is included. The sponsorship for these “God Speaks” billboards is ...read more

  • We All Have Adversaries Or Opponents Toward ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 13, 2001
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    "… we all have adversaries or opponents toward whom we feel animosity. He may be the owner of a competing business who’s stealing your best customers, and if you’re honest, you’ll admit that you hate him for putting your livelihood in jeopardy. She may be a colleague who’s fighting against you ...read more

  • From The Book: Stories For The Heart (P. 246, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melinda Richardson on Aug 20, 2001
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    From the book: Stories for the Heart (p. 246, Catherine Marshall) There once was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists tried. The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose between ...read more

  • Well-Known Commentator And Author Eric Sevarid ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2001
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,604 views

    Well-known commentator and author Eric Sevarid said that the best lesson he ever learned was the principle of the "next mile." He recalled how he learned the principle: During World War II, I and several others had to parachute from a crippled Army transport plane into the mountainous jungle on ...read more