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  • Michael Jackson: Product Of Childhood

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jun 27, 2009
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    MICHAEL JACKSON: PRODUCT OF CHILDHOOD One of the saddest comments I heard Michael Jackson make was when he was being interviewed and he said that his father had never told him that he loved him. In a speech at Oxford University in March 2001 he spoke very perceptively when he said this: "All of ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • God Keeps His Promises

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jun 27, 2009
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    GOD KEEPS HIS PROMISES Roger Simms shared this testimony in a book: May 7 the day Roger was discharged from the army. He couldn’t get a bus so he decided to hitchhike his way home. Carry his heavy suitcase and in his army uniform, he flashed for the on-coming car. It was a luxurious, black ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • The Praying ...

    Contributed by Paul Green on Jul 14, 2009
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    The praying hands Back in the fifteenth century, in a tiny village near Nuremberg, lived a family with eighteen children. Eighteen! In order merely to keep food on the table, the father, who was a goldsmith by profession, had to work almost eighteen hours a day and he took on any other paying work ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Shepherdless Sheep

    Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Aug 2, 2009
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    SHEPHERDLESS SHEEP How pitiful shepherdless sheep are! Shepherdless sheep become easy prey for wolves, coyotes, and other predators. They can’t outrun them. They can’t outfight them. And what wolf would be scared off by a bleating: baaa? Sheep are left torn and bloodied and dead without a ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • The Lady Or The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 19, 2009
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    The Lady or the Lion By Frank Stockton (edited and revised) In the very olden time there lived a semi-barbaric king, whose ideas were indeed semi-barbaric. The king had a daughter, beautiful and fair… the envy of every woman in the nation. She could have any man in the kingdom… but her heart was ...read more

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  • Debt Out Of Control

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 30, 2009
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    DEBT OUT OF CONTROL Nearly - 80 percent of all divorced couples between the ages of 20 and 30 list financial difficulties as the primary cause of their separation and divorce. From Money-zine.com the following statistics paint the picture of America’s improper handling of their finances: The ...read more

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  • A Pitcher Of Grace

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 28, 2010
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    A PITCHER OF GRACE This past week I read this story about grace that I would like to share with you all this morning. This story is about a man named Henry Moorehouse One evening as Henry was walking along the street he saw a little girl coming out of a basement store carrying a pitcher of milk. ...read more

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  • Truth In Chemistry

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010
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    TRUTH IN CHEMISTRY Theologian, writer, speaker R. C. Sproul: "Truth is that which accurately describes reality." Hold with reality; hold with the truth. Let me give you a couple of examples. Jesus often took something that was material to explain something spiritual. He took the ordinary to ...read more

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  • When We Truly Are The Church

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Feb 6, 2011
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    WHEN WE TRULY ARE THE CHURCH Chuck Colson tells this story: "My mind goes back to a Christmas 20 years ago in Romania, when the country was still in the grip of communist tyranny. The story begins with Laszlo Tokes, pastor of a fast-growing reformed church in the city of Timisoara. His ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Dream-Stealers

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 19, 2011
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    DREAM-STEALERS Years ago, I heard Pastor Anthony Mangun tell a story at Because of the Times that I have never forgotten. . . . The story is told of a young man by the name of Monty, who was the son of an itinerant horse trainer, who would go from stable to stable, race track to race track, farm ...read more

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  • Bullet-Proof Vest Of Righteousness  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2011
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    BULLET-PROOF VEST OF RIGHTEOUSNESS Terry Schafer, a young wife, lived with her husband in the small city of Moline, Illinois. She had a special gift she wanted to give to her husband for Christmas but was afraid that they would not be able to afford it. She started shopping for it in September, ...read more

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  • The Columbia Explosion: Impending Doom

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2011
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    THE COLUMBIA EXPLOSION: IMPENDING DOOM The Bible says, "...all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God" (Rom. 3:23). And, "...the wages of sin is death" (Rom. 6:23). Do you remember when the space ship, Columbia, blew up on re-entry on February 1, 2003? Seven crew members lost their ...read more

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  • What Are You Doing, Lord? Amazing Grace

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 31, 2011
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    WHAT ARE YOU DOING, LORD? AMAZING GRACE A couple days ago I was commuting to the church from Boissevain where we were camping this week, and heard an interview with a young woman named Kristen James Anderson, ironically on the last day of our free satellite radio. She came from a great family, ...read more

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  • A Little Parable For Mothers  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 24, 2012
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    A LITTLE PARABLE FOR MOTHERS The young mother set her foot on the path of life. "Is the way long?" she asked. And her guide said: "Yes, and the way is hard. And you will be old before you reach the end of it. But the end will be better than the beginning." But the young mother was happy, and she ...read more

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  • The Parable Of Water  PRO

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Sep 21, 2012
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    The Parable of Water There are a lot of things I could compare when it comes to living in the world, sexual sin, the lust we have for objects that are shiny; but, I’ve decided that I’m not going to. I’ve decided to discuss two different liquids. One of them is water and the other is Coca Cola. ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • Ministry Meltdown

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 3, 2013
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    MINISTRY MELTDOWN My dear friends, when life seems overwhelming, don't get busy; get help! Otherwise, you'll just wear yourself out and those around you. That's what Bob Merritt, pastor of the Eagle Brook Church in Minnesota, was doing. In a recent issue of Leadership Journal he writes about ...read more

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  • Dreams

    Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Dec 27, 2014
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    “There are many ways of breaking a heart. Stories were full of hearts being broken by love, but what really broke a heart was taking away its dream - whatever that dream might be.” - Pearl S. Buck Everybody has a dream. What’s your dream? What was your dream when you were young and full of ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • A Mother's Search

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2015
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    Longing to leave her poor Brazilian neighborhood, Christina wanted to see the world. Discontent with a home having only a pallet on the floor, a washbasin, and a wood-burning stove, she dreamed of a better life in the city. One morning she slipped away breaking her mother’s heart. Knowing what ...read more

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  • Great Blessings From A Generous Gift

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on May 16, 2016
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    *God wants us to be givers, because HE is a giver. He wants us to generously give our time, our talents, our tithes and our offerings. In short, God wants us to give our lives and our love to other people, every way we can. They will be blessed, and so will we. *Sometimes even a small gift can ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Walking With God

    Contributed by Richard L. Brown on Oct 1, 2016
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    “Walking with God” Sermon Opener (Humorous) Micah 6: 1-8 Years ago, in the small town of Catlettsburg Kentucky, there lived several town-drunks. These men where classic characters, each unique in his own way, and from time to time they found themselves arrested ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed