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  • One Summer Night During A Severe Thunderstorm A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2007
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    One summer night during a severe thunderstorm a mother was tucking her small son into bed. She was about to turn the light off when he asked in a trembling voice, "Mommy, will you stay with me all night?" Smiling, the mother gave him a warm, reassuring hug and said tenderly, "I can’t dear. I have ...read more

  • One Summer Night During A Severe Thunderstorm A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2007
     | 896 views

    One summer night during a severe thunderstorm a mother was tucking her small son into bed. She was about to turn the light off when he asked in a trembling voice, "Mommy, will you stay with me all night?" Smiling, the mother gave him a warm, reassuring hug and said tenderly, "I can’t dear. I have ...read more

  • In The Comic Strip Calvin And Hobbes, Calvin's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, Calvin’s boss is catching him sitting at his desk staring out the window. “Why aren’t you working Calvin?” Without much thought Calvin confessed to his boss, “Because I didn’t see you coming.” In many ways we are asleep and we don’t see what’s coming. ...read more

  • The Preacher's Son Was 5 Years Old And Always ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    The preacher’s son was 5 years old and always quick to give an answer. He was in Sunday school one time and the teacher asked: is there anything God can’t do – the rest of the class agreed that God could do anything. The young boy raises his hand and the teacher reluctantly calls on him. Ok, she ...read more

  • One Morning I Opened The Door To Get The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    One morning I opened the door to get the newspaper and was surprised to see a strange little dog with our paper in his mouth. Delighted with this unexpected "delivery service," I fed him some treats. The following morning I was horrified to see the same dog sitting in front of our door, wagging his ...read more

  • There Are Those That You Can Count On To Attend ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    There are those that you can count on to attend every service they are called “the Core”. One choir director was upset because the choir members were not dedicated to choir practice but the piano player had attended every practice. So he bragged on him in front of the choir for being their every ...read more

  • During His Term As President Of The U.s., ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    "During his term as President of the U.S., Lyndon Johnson was somewhat overweight. One day his wife challenged him with this blunt assertion: "You can’t run the country if you can’t run yourself." Respecting Mrs. Johnson’s wise observation, the President lost 23 pounds." And yet this story not only ...read more

  • Karl Barth Was A Prominent Theologian Fifty ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Karl Barth was a prominent theologian fifty years ago when I was in seminary. He was invited to deliver one of the distinguished lectureships at a theological seminary in the East. While he was there a group of ministers and theologians and dignitaries of one kind or another sat down with him in a ...read more

  • Dr. R.g. Lee

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Dr. R.G. Lee A noted Southern Baptist preacher, the late Dr. R. G. Lee, once preached a blistering sermon against sin and the devil. He didn’t pull any punches. A lady whose feathers had been ruffled met him at the door and said, “I didn’t appreciate that sermon one ...read more

  • One Summer Night During A Severe Thunderstorm A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,929 views

    One summer night during a severe thunderstorm a mother was tucking her small son into bed. She was about to turn the light off when he asked in a trembling voice, "Mommy, will you stay with me all night?" Smiling, the mother gave him a warm, reassuring hug and said tenderly, "I can’t dear. I have ...read more

  • There Once Was A Muslim Who Became A Christian ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    There once was a Muslim who became a Christian in Africa. Some of his friends asked him, “Why have you become a Christian?” He answered, “Well, its like this. Suppose you were going down the road and suddenly the road forked in two directions, and you didn’t know which way to go, and there at ...read more

  • Women's Revenge  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2007
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    WOMEN’S REVENGE "Cash, check or charge?" I asked, after folding items the woman wished to purchase. As she fumbled for her wallet , I noticed a remote control for a television set in her purse. "So, do you always carry your TV remote?" I asked. "No," she replied, "but my husband refused ...read more

  • Many Different Dates Have Been Observed As The ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Dec 17, 2007
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    Many different dates have been observed as the birthday of Jesus. January 2 was the first we know about. Later May 20 was observed. At different periods Christmas has been on April 18, April 19, March 25, March 28, and January 6. For a long time the Eastern Orthodox Church observed January 6 and it ...read more

  • The Man Tells The Story As Simply As It ...

    Contributed by Anne Benefield on Mar 3, 2008
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    The man tells the story as simply as it happened. Notice that he speaks of Jesus as just a man. He must have heard others call Jesus by name. After sending the blind man to the Siloam pond, Jesus leaves. He isn’t waiting for the man to return to thank Him. Whenever we do anything good, don’t ...read more

  • Clement Of Rome [1st Century]: Let The Strong ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    Clement of Rome [1st Century]: Let the strong take care of the weak; let the weak respect the strong. Let the rich man minister to the poor man; let the poor man give thanks to God that he gave him one through whom his need might be satisfied. Let the wise man manifest his wisdom not in words ...read more

  • Now, Christian Is The Hour For You And Me To ...

    Contributed by Lay Man on Jun 18, 2008
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    "NOW, Christian is the hour for you and me to prove God. But what in reality are we doing? Tempting Him! To see how far we can go how much we can get away with, while souls drop into hell all around us, and the cry of the Psalmist is heard in the land, I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but ...read more

  • A Certain Oklahoma Farmer Had Been Taken So Many ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Aug 1, 2008
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    A certain Oklahoma farmer had been taken so many times by the new car dealer that when the dealer wanted to buy a cow, the farmer priced it to him like this Basic cow $200 2-tone exterior $45 Extra stomach $75 Product storage compartment $60 Dispensing unit with 4 spigots $50 Genuine cow hide ...read more

  • Because Our Sins Of Prejudice Have Been Paid For, ...

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Aug 9, 2008
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    Because our sins of prejudice have been paid for, God calls us to judge correctly. In the movie "Shallow Hal" Hal, played by Jack Black, sees people based on their outward beauty. He is then hypnotized by the self-help guru, Tony Robbins. For the rest of the movie, he sees the people around him ...read more

  • A Young Man Is Often Told, "You Look Like Your ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Sep 16, 2008
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    A young man is often told, "You look like your dad!" Children often look like their parents - whether they want to or not! The similarity is undeniable. Parents cannot deny children who look like them, even if they wanted to! In the same way, believers who are like Jesus, because they have a ...read more

  • Charles Spurgeon Said, "...on The Ground Of L...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
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    Charles Spurgeon said, "...On the ground of law, if he would deserve eternal life as a reward, he must be as good as GOD, and keep the commandments to perfection. There the rugged way of works was set before him; not that he might attempt to win eternal life, but that he might perceive his own ...read more