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  • An Outstanding Concert Violinist Found Her ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    : An outstanding concert violinist found her energies consumed by peripheral matters. The violin received the tail end of her day, or was neglected altogether. Success came when she made the decision to concentrate. “I deliberately planned to neglect everything else,” she said, “until my practice ...read more

  • When S. M. Lockridge Received The Outstanding ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    When S. M. Lockridge received the Outstanding Alumni Award from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in June, 1980, he said, “With this honor comes a new surge of desire for ...read more

  • Houston Pastor John Bisagno ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    ILLUSTRATION Houston pastor John Bisagno describes a time when his daughter Melody, age five, came to him and asked for a doll house. John promptly nodded and promised to build her one, then he went back to reading his book. Soon he glanced out the study window and saw her arms filled with ...read more

  • A Little Girl Went To Visit Her Grandmother For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A little girl went to visit her grandmother for the weekend. Her grandmother went to an old fashioned Church that kept the Sabbath by forbidding all work, fun, laughing and playing. The little girl woke up Sunday and started right off playing and laughing, as little girls do. Her grandmother ...read more

  • Reporters And City Officials Gathered At A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Reporters and city officials gathered at a Chicago railroad station one afternoon in 1953. The person they were meeting was the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize winner. A few minutes after the train came to a stop, a giant of a man - six feet four inches with bushy hair and a large mustache stepped from the ...read more

  • D.l. Moody, "A Holy Life Will Make The Deepest ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    D.L. Moody, “A holy life will make the deepest impression. Lighthouses blow ...read more

  • I Read About A Woman Who Was Stopped By A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    I read about a woman who was stopped by a policeman for going through a stop sign. He walked up to the side of the car, looked at her and said, "I’m going to have to give you a ticket you for going through a stop sign." She said, "You’ve got to be kidding. I didn’t drive through any stop sign. I ...read more

  • I Heard The Story Of A 31-Year-Old Woman In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    I heard the story of a 31-year-old woman in Massachusetts who learned she had cancer. She was treated and they were in hope that all would be well. She got married, became pregnant but the cancer reoccurred, and shortly afterwards she died. The reason she died is that she refused treatment and ...read more

  • Years Ago A Newly Constructed Bank Building In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Years ago a newly constructed bank building in Sao Paulo, Brazil, burned to the ground. Forty-six stories high, burned all the way to the ground. Several of the air-conditioners on the 12th floor had not been wired properly. 600 employees were in the building at the time. 188 died. One-third died ...read more

  • We Use That Word Believe For Everything And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    We use that word believe for everything and anything. But in the Bible believe means two things. It means to accept something as being true and it means to trust. For example, of all the people who have ever crossed Niagara Falls on a tightrope the most spectacular has to be that person who was ...read more

  • A Little Boy Had A Toothache And Knew That, If ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A little boy had a toothache and knew that, if he went to his mother, she would give him something to deaden the pain and let him get to sleep that night. But he did not go to his mother, at least not until the pain was very bad, because he knew she would also do something else – take him to the ...read more

  • A Bitter Spirit Of Rivalry

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Many years ago Michelangelo, the sculptor, and Raphael, the painter, were commissioned to execute works of art for the beautification of the Vatican. Although each had a different job to do and both were highly respected, there arose such a bitter spirit of rivalry between them that at last they ...read more

  • Methodist Minister And Author Charles L. Allen ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Methodist minister and author Charles L. Allen wrote of a fisherman friend who told him that one never needs a top for his crab basket. If one of the crabs starts to climb up the sides of the basket, the other crabs will reach up and pull it back ...read more

  • Joseph M. Stowell Said, "Some Time Ago I Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Joseph M. Stowell said, "Some time ago I was chatting with a man who consults with some of the largest U.S. companies about their quality control. Because ministry is a form of human quality control, I though I’d ask him for some insights. "He said, ’In quality control, we are not concerned about ...read more

  • Dr. M. R. Dehaan Is The Source Of This Final ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Dr. M. R. Dehaan is the source of this final story: The expression "face the music" is said to have originated in Japan. According to the story, one man in the imperial orchestra couldn’t play a note. Being a person of great influence and wealth, he had demanded that he be given a place in the ...read more

  • A Teacher Asked The Children In Her Sunday ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A teacher asked the children in her Sunday school class, "If I sold my house and my car, had a big garage sale and gave all my money to the church, would I get into Heaven?" "NO" The children all answered. "If I cleaned the church every day, mowed the yard, and kept everything neat and tidy, would ...read more

  • Church Raided, Literature Confiscated In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Church raided, literature confiscated in Uzbekistan posted March 5, 2007 The Voice of the Martyrs has received photographs of police officers interrogating believers in and around a church in Qarshi (“Karshy”), Uzbekistan. According to VOM sources police burst into the service on February 25, ...read more

  • Character  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Illustration- Character There is a story told among the Cherokee Indians… One evening an old Cherokee Indian told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, "My son, the battle is between 2 wolves. One is Evil. It is anger, envy, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, ...read more

  • A Well-Known Athlete Of Avignon, France, Named ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A well-known athlete of Avignon, France, named Meissonnier, literally struggled with an incurable disease, and his last words were, “O Death if ...read more

  • In His Book Integrity, Ted Engstrom Tells This ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In his book Integrity, Ted Engstrom tells this story: For Coach Cleveland Stroud and the Bulldogs of Rockdale County High School [Conyers, Georgia], it was their championship season: 21 wins and 5 losses on the way to the Georgia boys’ basketball tournament in March, then a dramatic ...read more

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