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  • On June 25, 1979, Thirty-Five Year Old Willard ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 23, 2004
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    On June 25, 1979, thirty-five year old Willard Boone from the Sandy Hook community, south of Columbia, MS, drowned in the Pearl River. During that week four others drowned along the path of the Pearl. A reporter for the then "Jackson Daily News" quoted a law offi- cial as saying, "This is one of ...read more

  • Finding Rage/Anger  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 28, 2004
    based on 29 ratings
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    Finding Rage/Anger I wanted to find out what the Bible had to say about ’rage’ so I went to an on-line Bible search program and typed in ’rage’. Up came 153 selections. I thought, "wow, the Bible has a lot of rage in it." But then as I began to read I noticed I not only had ’rage’ but I also had ...read more

  • A Church Secretary Who Had What She Felt Was A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 2, 2004
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    A church secretary who had what she felt was a discreet sexual affair with her boss but was found out. When the affair was out in the open and because of the ensuring investigations her boss went to jail for 45 years and his wife divorced him and married his very close friend. She considers ...read more

  • The Only Thing Worse Than The Pain Of Change Is ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 6, 2004
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    “The only thing worse than the pain of change is the pain of staying the same when change is really needed.” Building a ...read more

  • In His Excellent History Of The Silent Film, "The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 8, 2004
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    In his excellent history of the silent film, "The Parades’ Gone By," Kevin Brownlow tells the amazing tale of a lanky, good looking young man from Montana would do just about anything to get into the movies. In 1926, Paramount was filming one of the last of the big budget silent westerns, "The ...read more

  • Boy Confessing : Bless Me Father For I Have ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2004
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    BOY CONFESSING : Bless me Father for I have sinned... Father, I had bad thoughts... PRIEST : Did you entertain them? BOY : No Father... ...read more

  • Top Ten Ways You Know You're In A Bad Church  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2004
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    TOP TEN WAYS YOU KNOW YOU’RE IN A BAD CHURCH 10. The church bus has gun racks. 9. The church staff consists of Senior Pastor, Associate Pastor and Socio-pastor. 8. The Bible they use is the "Dr. Seuss Version." 7. There’s an ATM in the lobby. 6. The choir wears leather robes. 5. Worship ...read more

  • Passing The Torch  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 16, 2004
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    PASSING THE TORCH On August the 13th, the Summer Olympics begin 16 jam pack days of competition at the site of the original Olympic Games, Athens, Greece. This month we have watched American athletes compete for a spot on the team in track and field and swimming and if their times carry over to ...read more

  • Bobby And Susie Were Playing Upstairs While ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 25, 2004
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    Bobby and Susie were playing upstairs while their mother was doing the dishes. All of the sudden, the children’s mother heard, "Thud, Thud, Thud...", and she ran to see what had happened. She went to the base of the stairs to find Susie curled up in a little ball and crying. Susie then told her ...read more

  • Are We Ready To Do What God Designed Us To Do?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 26, 2004
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    Are we ready to do what God designed us to do? Some of you may remember back in January I showed you this cordless drill that I had as a gift from my Mother for Christmas. As with gifts that God gives us, I mentioned, at the time, that it would be no point in me having this gift if I didn’t use it. ...read more

  • Who's Job Is It?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2004
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    “Who’s Job is it?” This is a story about four people EVERYBODY, SOMEBODY, ANYBODY, and NOBODY. There was an important job to be done and EVERYBODY thought SOMEBODY would do it. ANYBODY could have done it, but NOBODY did it. SOMEBODY got angry about this because it was EVERYBODY’S job. EVERYBODY ...read more

  • Behind Every Big Dream  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 2, 2004
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    BEHIND EVERY BIG DREAM Charles Swindoll shares this story in an issue of Leadership magazine: “On May 24, 1965, a thirteen-and-a half-foot boat quietly slipped out of the marina at Falmouth, Massachusetts for Falmouth, England. It would be the smallest craft ever to make the voyage. Its name? ...read more

  • Oxymorons  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 4, 2004
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    OXYMORONS (contradictory words) Act naturally Advanced basic Airline food Almost exactly Alone together Artificial intelligence Awful good Campaign promise Civil war Clearly misunderstood Computer jock Definite maybe Diet ice ...read more

  • A Woman's Place  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2004
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    A WOMAN’S PLACE The Los Angeles Times called the 45-year old Karen Hughes one of the most powerful unelected women in the United States, but she resigned from her post less than a year and a half after Bush had successfully won the presidential election. Her husband and teenage son were ...read more

  • Peter Ustinov Said, "Charity Is More Common Than ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 16, 2004
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    Peter Ustinov said, “Charity is more common than compassion. Charity is tax-deductible. ...read more

  • The Most Comprehensive Sex Study In Recent Years, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 23, 2004
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    The most comprehensive sex study in recent years, made by researchers at the University of Chicago, states that only 5 percent of men have homosexual desires, and only about half of them ever act out their desires. The statistical evidence clearly suggests that most homosexual men live very ...read more

  • Unqualified Commitment  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 26, 2004
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    UNQUALIFIED COMMITMENT A college man walked into a photography studio with a framed picture of his girlfriend. He wanted the picture duplicated. This involved removing it from the frame. In doing this, the studio owner noticed the inscription on the back of the photograph: “My dearest Tom, I love ...read more

  • A Remarkable Work  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 26, 2004
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    A REMARKABLE WORK When Benjamin Franklin was the Ambassador to France, he occasionally attended the Infidels Club -- a group that spent most of its time searching for and reading literary masterpieces. On one occasion Franklin read the book of Ruth to the club, but changed the names in it so it ...read more

  • The Velcro Effect  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 26, 2004
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    THE VELCRO EFFECT In the book of Ruth, there is illustrated very effectively something I like to term, "The Velcro Effect". I don’t think I have to describe Velcro to you folks as I believe all of us are familiar with what it is! But maybe not all of you are familiar with how it was invented. In ...read more

  • Are You Having A Bad Day?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 26, 2004
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    ARE YOU HAVING A BAD DAY? Not all days are equally good. You know you’re having a bad day when you put both contacts into the same eye. You know you’re having a bad day when your twin sister forgets your birthday. You know you’re having a bad day when you wake up and your braces are stuck ...read more