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  • Who Will Do The Need-Meeting?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 11, 2011
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    WHO WILL DO THE NEED-MEETING? One preacher told of shopping at the supermarket when a lady came down the aisle heading straight for him. She screeched to a halt within a few feet of him, wagged her finger, and said, "I left your church. I left your church". So I said, "Well, if it’s my church, I ...read more

  • Harry And The Mountain

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jun 22, 2011
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    HARRY AND THE MOUNTAIN On March 17th of 1980, a radical thing took place in the state of Washington, something that hadn’t happened in at least 123 years. It started when an earthquake registering 4.1 on the Richter scale was reported near Mt. St. Helens in S.W Washington. Forest rangers were ...read more

  • My Friend Will Find Me

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 16, 2012
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    MY FRIEND WILL FIND ME Sam was a great bird dog. If he pointed to a clump of bushes, there surely was a bird in there. He was much more than just a bird dog. Often we’d share together lazy lunches in an abandoned apple orchard, and the snooze that followed. Late one afternoon, Sam and I became ...read more

  • Encouragement From A Friend

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2012
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    ENCOURAGEMENT FROM A FRIEND There are times when you will be pushed out or pushed aside. You can be on the right road and still find yourself in a situation that is so severe that you cannot survive it on your own. Mark it down: You are not exempt from times of suffering, rejection, or ...read more

  • Are You Worth Saving?

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Nov 14, 2010
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    ARE YOU WORTH SAVING? Bishop Moore tells the story of a little boy who was swimming one day in a lake when suddenly he suffered some type of physical difficulty and could swim no farther. The boy struggled for his life. He had gone under twice, when he felt the strong arm of a man lifting him. The ...read more

  • Surprise Gift

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2011
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    SURPRISE GIFT When Gabriel Hurles turned six a couple of years ago (January 2009), he was so focused on eating his birthday cake, that he hardly noticed the giant package in the corner of the room. When another child pointed out the large gift, Gabriel ran over and began to tear off the wrapping. ...read more

  • The Penny Is An Interesting Piece Of Metal. The ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Nov 11, 2008
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    The penny is an interesting piece of metal. The price of the metal within the penny actually is worth more than its assigned value. And to top it off, the penny is almost worthless at least in terms economic buying power. You can’t get anything for penny nowadays. I can’t think of anything. ...read more

  • Response To Hurting People  PRO

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 3, 2011
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    RESPONSE TO HURTING PEOPLE In his book Soul Talk, Larry Crabb writes: "Which is worse? A church program to build community that doesn’t get off the ground or one person sitting every Sunday in the back of the church who remains unknown? A Sunday school class that once drew hundreds but has now ...read more

  • Sing On: Emperor Penguins

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 4, 2022
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    LET US STUDY BRIEFLY THE EMPEROR PENGUINS… If you ever study the EMPEROR PENGUIN LIFE JOURNEY you will understand how important SINGING is to them. EMPEROR PENGUINS LOVE TO SING. When the emperor penguins are courting the male and the female BOW and SING to each other. The female sings a ...read more

  • [014] A Message From A Poem - Against The Christian

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jun 18, 2024
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    [014] A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - AGAINST THE CHRISTIAN The origin of this poem goes right back to a time of considerable difficulty when I was going through tough times and some people were very nasty. Christians do face real difficulties and you will have persecution and unfairness just because ...read more

  • Anglican Church Faces Split: The Worldwide ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    Anglican Church Faces Split: The Worldwide Anglican Communion has delivered an ultimatum to the Episcopal Church USA and the Anglican Church of Canada: Stop endorsing homosexuality or leave the Anglican Communion! Both churches must cease ordaining homosexuals and presiding over same-sex ceremonies ...read more

  • Unscheduled Absenteeism Is At A 5-Year High, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    Unscheduled Absenteeism is at a 5-year high, according to a recent survey by CCH, Inc., an employment law resource firm. The survey found programs that give employees more control over their schedules are the most successful in stemming unscheduled absences. The top four programs are; alternative ...read more

  • Why Is It That We Don't Witness To Others? Let ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Why is it that we don’t witness to others? Let me share some statistics with you. Why people don’t witness: 1. 90% have failed in witnessing attempts in the past 2.The are biblically illiterate 3. They leave it to the professionals 4. We ...read more

  • Upper Lip

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Upper Lip One evening several college students spread limburger cheese on the upper lip of a sleeping fraternity brother. Upon awakening the young man sniffed, looked around, and said, “This room stinks” He then walked into the hall and said, “This hall stinks” Leaving ...read more

  • The Church, Especially In The Realm Of ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Aug 21, 2007
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    “The church, especially in the realm of evangelicalism, has over history bounced between two extremes. On the one hand isolationism, which makes us very sure of what we have to say but there’s no one to talk to, on the other an absorption by the culture, which gives us someone to ...read more

  • Here!

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Feb 9, 2009
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    "HERE!" The Rogers are devout Christians who have built a strong family. The father has a special interest in the spiritual condition of each of his children and often would quiz them in order to know if they were sure of their salvation. Occasionally he would ask them to share in their own words ...read more

  • As The Spring Arrived This Year, I Watched As ...

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jun 6, 2004
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    As the Spring arrived this year, I watched as the new growth literally exploded from the ground. I began to think about the trees, which had looked so dead, but which were now budding and bringing forth blossoms, leaves and eventually fruit. I thought about the flowers which would bloom and ...read more

  • We Have A Small Pool At Our House. It Came With ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 2, 2008
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    We have a small pool at our house. It came with the house. My wife and the kids were glad to get the house because it had a pool. I was glad to get the house even though it had a pool. I remain convinced that the best pool to swim in is someone else’s. They’re a lot of work. Every spring, ...read more

  • A Thanks Offering For His Plans For Us  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    A Thanks Offering For His Plans for Us Jeremiah 29:11-13 says, "For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the LORD, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. You will seek Me ...read more

  • God's Cures/Remedies For...

    Contributed by Timothy Brown on Feb 14, 2010
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    God's Cures/Remedies for... * Worry: John 14:1, "Let not your heart be troubled, ye believe in God, believe also in me..." * A broken heart: Psalm 147:3-6, "He heals the brokenhearted, binding up their wounds. He counts the stars and calls them all by name. How great is our Lord! His power is ...read more