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  • Frederick Buechner Was Twenty-Seven And Living ...

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 19, 2004
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    Frederick Buechner was twenty-seven and living alone in New York trying to start a novel. He tells of going to hear a famous preacher in New York on impulse. He was not a churchgoer, but the church was right next door. It was around the time that Elizabeth II was crowned at Westminster Abbey ...read more

  • Remember Me  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 8, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,916 views

    REMEMBER ME Lately I have become concerned about the people I represent. I no longer see the Pride in your eyes that I once seen when I traveled down your streets in the Veterans Day parades and on the 4th of July. The people that once saluted me and those that held their hand over their heart as ...read more

  • The Story Is Told Of A Young Man Who Had Just ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Visser on Feb 20, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,493 views

    The story is told of a young man who had just started his new job in the produce department of a grocery store, when a woman came up to him asking to buy a half head of lettuce. As politely as he could, the young man said that “In this store, we don’t sell half heads of lettuce, we sell whole ...read more

  • Einstein And The Driver  PRO

    Contributed by Reylourd Reyes on Mar 26, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
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    EINSTEIN AND THE DRIVER Let me end this message with a short story. Who among you knows Albert Einstein? I guess you graduating seniors know him. The one who formulated the E=MC2, which led to the discovery of the atomic bomb. When he discovered the formula, a lot of institutions invited him to ...read more

  • Stayed To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 12, 2009
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    STAYED TO SERVE Last fall, Baptist deacon Joe Lusi was suspected of spying. Lusi is a physician in Rwanda, right near the border where the refugees cross into Zaire. Joe Lusi is a Zairian, but the Baptist hospital is in Rwanda. Moreover, the government-run hospital across town had always been ...read more

  • An Understanding Of The Rapture Can Be Gained ...

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Oct 5, 2010
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    An understanding of the Rapture can be gained from understanding the Jewish Wedding Tradition. IN THE JEWISH WEDDING TRADITION, • As the young man becomes of age to marry, • He builds a room onto his father’s house, • So there will be a place • For him and his bride to live. WHEN THE YOUNG ...read more

  • The Hard Work Of Farming

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 9, 2011
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    THE HARD WORK OF FARMING I was raised in town and not on a farm. However, in 1969 I moved to a small farming town in Iowa called Bayard. It’s about 65 miles northeast of Des Moines, IA. And that’s where I began to learn a little about farming and harder work than I was used to! I had some grain ...read more

  • Visions Of Glory

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 9, 2011
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    VISIONS OF GLORY Chan Gailey, who just began his second season as head coach for the Buffalo Bills, got his start coaching football at Alabama's Troy State University. In 1984, with a 12-1 record, he led the Troy State Trojans to a Division II NCAA national championship. A week before the big ...read more

  • The First Thanksgiving

    Contributed by Paul Barreca on Nov 19, 2011
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    THE FIRST THANKSGIVING Let's consider the first Thanksgiving in America. It was in the fall of 1621, one year after the Pilgrim’s landed. There was great affliction in their voyage. 102 Pilgrims the left Holland, stopped briefly in England before sailing to America. They were at sea for 66 ...read more

  • Hold Fast

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 1, 2012
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    HOLD FAST A ships crew can be suddenly obligated to ABANDON SHIP and take to the life boats. Such was the case of an American whaling ship in the South Seas. A huge leviathan of the deep, wounded by his pursuits, ran out the mile long line then returned again and struck the ship with incredible ...read more

  • No Runs, No Hits, No Errors  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 17, 2012
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    NO RUNS, NO HITS, NO ERRORS In one little Midwestern town, Miss Jones had the distinction of being the oldest resident in town. So when she died, the editor of the local paper wanted to print a little article remembering this dear old lady, except he couldn't think of anything to say when he sat ...read more

  • Astray

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Sep 23, 2019
     | 1,429 views

    Astray They sing, Farther along we'll understand. Oh, how I wish I'd been a holy man, But I wandered so far astray Now all I can see is Judgment Day. I fell on my knees and begged for Your grace, Then turned around and spat in Your face. I walked along in my foolish will, Now I fear ...read more

  • Floating Pumpkins

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Dec 8, 2020
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     | 2,768 views

    Satan will use the same type of tactics that hunters use in Africa. The story is told of a certain African tribe that learned an easy way to capture ducks in a river. Catching their agile and wary dinner would be a feat indeed, so these hunters formulated a plan. The tribesmen learned to go ...read more

  • He Will Not Always Bring Your Storms To An End. ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Jul 23, 2007
     | 1,530 views

    He will not always bring your storms to an end. Just like Isaiah said in our Old Testament Lesson you will have to pass through waters and walk through fire. He will be with you as you pass through the waters and as you walk through the fire. The flames may singe your skin, but they will not ...read more

  • When 53-Year-Old Danny Anderson Was Feeding His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
     | 1,684 views

    When 53-year-old Danny Anderson was feeding his horses Monday night, a 5-foot rattler slithered onto his central Washington property. Anderson and his 27-year-old son, Benjamin, pinned the snake with an irrigation pipe and cut off its head with a shovel. A few more strikes to the head left it ...read more

  • A Christian's ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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     | 2,810 views

    “A Christian’s Prayer” “Statesmen Who Fear God” The children of God can most certainly desire godly leaders and call out to the Lord for those who walk in the fear of the Lord. The last words of King David in 2 Samuel give us this truth, “The God of Israel spoke, the Rock of Israel said to me: ...read more

  • When 53-Year-Old Danny Anderson Was Feeding His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
     | 1,443 views

    When 53-year-old Danny Anderson was feeding his horses Monday night, a 5-foot rattler slithered onto his central Washington property. Anderson and his 27-year-old son, Benjamin, pinned the snake with an irrigation pipe and cut off its head with a shovel. A few more strikes to the head left it ...read more

  • Head Of A Dead Snake

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 2,350 views

    HEAD OF A DEAD SNAKE When 53-year-old Danny Anderson was feeding his horses Monday night, a 5-foot rattlesnake slithered onto his central Washington property. Anderson and his 27-year-old son, Benjamin, pinned the snake with an irrigation pipe and cut off its head with a shovel. A few more ...read more

  • The Light Of Hope  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 9,918 views

    THE LIGHT OF HOPE As Craig T. Kocher in his commentary on our text states, "Christian hope is fundamentally different from optimism. Christian hope locks its steely eyes on the devastation of the world around it, and readily acknowledges that things may not get better. Christian hope does not bury ...read more

  • I Don't Remember  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Dec 31, 2008
    based on 12 ratings
     | 2,729 views

    "I DON'T REMEMBER." Some will accept that they are going to heaven but not that they are forgiven while they still live on this earth. Bruce Larson tells the true story of a Catholic priest living in the Philippines, a much-loved man of God who once carried a secret burden of long-past sin buried ...read more

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