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  • Today We Are All Rushing About Working For That ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Today we are all rushing about working for that next pay raise. But what is that pay raise really going to profit us? We often can’t see the big picture for striving for something greater. Maybe we should have the attitude of this father. The young man was feeling very proud of himself. As a ...read more

  • The Jesus Store  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 13 ratings
     | 3,370 views

    Let me close with this story - The Jesus Store. There was a woman once who wanted peace in the world and peace in her heart, but she was very frustrated. The world seemed to be falling apart and her personal life wasn’t that great either. One day she decided to go shopping, and she went to the ...read more

  • Louis Ix Of France (1215-1270)

    Contributed by Gary Kins on Jun 25, 2007
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    Louis IX of France (1215-1270) St. Louis led an exemplary life, bearing constantly in mind his mother’s words: "I would rather see you dead at my feet than guilty of a mortal sin." His biographers have told us of the long hours he spent in prayer, fasting, and penance, without the knowledge of his ...read more

  • The Cincinnati Reds Rookie Center Fielder Josh ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Aug 6, 2007
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    The Cincinnati Reds rookie center fielder Josh Hamilton shared his story in ESPN the magazine. How that drug addiction nearly destroyed his life. He was in rehab 8 times. When he quit using his dreams returned, but they were often dark and haunting and stayed with him long after he awoke. ...read more

  • The Church's Mission—a Parable As Told By Philip ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 6, 2007
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    THE CHURCH’S MISSION—A PARABLE as told by Philip Anderson: Not long ago I visited my sister, a director of patient services for the children’s unit of a large southern California hospital. She was conducting me on a tour through that unit. All the time—echoing through the halls—we could hear the ...read more

  • Perhaps Some Of You Know The Story Of Isobel ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 10, 2007
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    Perhaps some of you know the story of Isobel Kuhn. She was a popular author and missionary to China, was married to John, a man just as strong willed and stubborn as she was. The two had many conflicts. John, for example, had a cook in China to whom he was devoted but whom Isobel couldn’t stand. ...read more

  • Leadership

    Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on Dec 13, 2007
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    Leadership Have you ever wondered why geese fly in a V formation? As with most animal behavior, God had a good reason for including that in their instincts. As each bird flaps its wings, it creates uplift for the bird following. In a V formation, the whole flock adds at least 71% more flying ...read more

  • Tom Dooley Was A Young Doctor Who Organized ...

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Mar 20, 2008
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    Tom Dooley was a young doctor who organized hospitals, raised money, and literally poured out his life in the service of the afflicted peoples of Southeast Asia. Here was a man whose deep relationship with God motivated him to abandon a soft career in the United States for a desperately difficult ...read more

  • The Power Of An Angry Attitude

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on May 27, 2008
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    THE POWER OF AN ANGRY ATTITUDE You may say, "I am allowed to do anything." But I reply, "Not everything is good for you." And even though 'I am allowed to do anything,' I must not become a slave to anything. -- 1 Corinthians 6:12 (NLT) An athletic young man stood before his peers. An ordinary ...read more

  • This Is Good  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
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    THIS IS GOOD The story is told of a king in Africa who had a close friend with whom he grew up. The friend had a habit of looking at every situation that ever occurred in his life (positive or negative) and remarking, "This is good!" One day the king and his friend were out on a hunting ...read more

  • Living Without Power  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008
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    LIVING WITHOUT POWER The story is told of an elderly woman named Norena, who lived in southern Florida. When a hurricane hit that area, her home was one of many that was severely damaged. Norena received an insurance settlement, and the repair work began. However, when the money ran out, so did ...read more

  • Jerry Falwell On 9/11

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Oct 28, 2008
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    Jerry Falwell on 9/11 On Sept. 13, two days after the terrorist attacks that killed more than 4,400, Jerry Falwell appeared on "The 700 Club", the Rev. Pat Robertson’s TV show, and made a statement that has inspired widespread anger and mockery. "What we saw on Tuesday, as terrible as it is," he ...read more

  • The Wild Mouse

    Contributed by Michael Wiley on Nov 20, 2008
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    THE WILD MOUSE When I was a young child, maybe seven or eight, my family and I went to Beach Bend Amusement park in Bowling Green KY, not too far from our home. I love amusement parks. Especially then when mom and dad were paying for everything. The day turned out to be a day that would shape my ...read more

  • I Go Home, Daddy

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Dec 22, 2008
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    "I Go Home, Daddy." Christ offers the lasting hope and promise of a new and lasting home. My three-year-old son Sebastian is a wonderful little boy. My children’s antics and lives provide me with a wealth of sermon illustrations and stories. Not long ago, Sebastian had to go through some ...read more

  • Silent Night

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    SILENT NIGHT Europe in the early 1800s was a place of great war, turmoil and upheaval. Even after the Napoleonic Wars officially ended in 1815, it's effects continued to take their toll. The year 1816 was one in which national and municipal borders were divided, changed and reset. Areas, such as ...read more

  • Without One Plea  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    WITHOUT ONE PLEA Charlotte Elliott was a sickly English woman who had developed a long history of refusing to do things she was asked to do because of her illness. Her brother, who was a pastor, had been particularly persistent in trying to get her out of herself, trying to get her involved in ...read more

  • The Day Daddy Came ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009
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    THE DAY DADDY CAME HOME Some time ago, a mother was tucking her little girl into bed when the young daughter asked, "Mother, can you tell me the greatest day of your life?" The mother thought for just a second and then said, "Honey, I can tell you the greatest day in my life. As you know, my ...read more

  • William J. Kirkpatrick, A Prolific Song Writer, ...

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Apr 13, 2009
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    William J. Kirkpatrick, a prolific song writer, participated in many of the Camp meeting revivals of the 19th century. He often led the music and enlisted the help of soloists and other musicians to perform. During one of these meetings in 1892, he became saddened when he realized that the soloist ...read more

  • Children Have A Great Deal To Say About Love, ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on May 18, 2009
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    Children have a great deal to say about love, don’t they? We adults have had the experience of “falling in love” and for most, if not all of us, it was a wonderful and overwhelmingly emotional experience. But, not to 7 year old Glenn. He says, "If falling in love is anything like learning how to ...read more

  • Army Paratrooper Takes Comfort And Hope Listening ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 9, 2009
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    Army Paratrooper Takes Comfort and Hope Listening To Taps During the Vietnam War A story from a Vietnam veteran testifies of God’s transforming work. I served as an airborne Ranger platoon leader (paratrooper) in the First Air Cavalry Division during the Vietnam War. Our company was hacked up ...read more