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  • Which Side I'm On

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Mar 5, 2005
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    WHICH SIDE I’M ON Every Sunday morning without fail an elderly man could be seen walking to church. Everyone in the block knew he was deaf, unable to hear a word of the congregational hymns, the choir music, or the sermon. A cynical neighbour wrote him a note, "Why do you spend your Sundays in ...read more

  • An Old Preacher Friend Told The Story That Before ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Johnston on May 31, 2005
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    An old preacher friend told the story that before he got saved, he had heard his wife praying for him one day. He had abused her, and she could take no more: She prayed, “God save him or kill him.” He ran out to the old barn hayloft, and called out to God for salvation ...read more

  • Pastor David Legge Says About This Truth That ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on Dec 2, 2005
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    Pastor David Legge says about this truth that “This power of God is different for it tells us that there’s no prayer too hard for him to answer! There’s no problem too difficult for Him to solve! There’s no need too great for Him to supply! There’s no passion too strong for Him to subdue, no ...read more

  • Who Prays?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,066 views

    Who Prays? · 88% of Americans pray · 82% believe in the healing power of prayer · 78% say prayer is an important part of daily life · 63% pray often · 25% pray occasionally · 65% believe they have had specific prayers answered · 79% say praying helps speed recovery · 24% say they have been cured ...read more

  • Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Was And Still Is ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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    Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. was and still is generally regarded as one of the most outstanding justices in the history of the U.S. Supreme Court. He was known as the Great Dissenter because he disagreed with the other judges so much. Holmes sat on the Supreme Court until he was 91. Two years later, ...read more

  • Oral Roberts Used To Use A Chorus That Some ...

    Contributed by David Butcher on Oct 21, 2006
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    Oral Roberts used to use a chorus that some detested, ‘Expect a miracle every day, Expect a miracle when you pray, If you expect it God will find a way, To perform a miracle for you each day.’ - Expectations may be high and in the right place but there are still times of waiting for His answer! ...read more

  • G. Campbell Morgan On Worship

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
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    G. Campbell Morgan says this about worship: "The word "worship" runs through the Bible, and the thought of worship is to be found from beginning to end. The thought of worship is the recognition of divine sufficiency, the recognition of our absolute dependence on the divine sufficiency, the ...read more

  • Praying What Mommy Prays

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
     | 3,538 views

    A wife invited some people to dinner. At the table, she turned to their six-year-old daughter and said, "Would you like to say the blessing?" "I wouldn’t know what to say," the girl replied. "Just say what you hear Mommy say," the wife answered. The daughter bowed her head and said, "Lord, ...read more

  • Jim Cymballa, Pastor Of Brooklyn Tabernacle, Told ...

    Contributed by Ronnie Knight on Apr 23, 2007
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    Jim Cymballa, pastor of Brooklyn Tabernacle, told his small congregation that “if they called upon the Lord, He had promised in His word to answer, to bring the unsaved to Himself, and to pour out His Spirit among them. If they did not call upon the Lord, He had promised them nothing.” Source: ...read more

  • That Reminds Me Of A Story Of A Mother Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kent Kessler on May 12, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,910 views

    That reminds me of a story of a mother who invited some people to dinner. At the table, she turned to her six-year-old daughter and said, "Would you like to say the blessing?" "I wouldn’t know what to say," the girl replied. "Just say what you hear Mommy say," the mother answered. The little girl ...read more

  • I Like This Quote From John Maxwell's Book ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jun 3, 2007
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    I like this quote from John Maxwell’s book called The Winning Attitude. He writes: For every possible predicament of man, there is a corresponding grace of God. In other words: For every particular human need there is a particular supernatural resource. For every definite problem there is a ...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

  • 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

  • Lately It Seems That Everyone Is Focusing On The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Lately it seems that everyone is focusing on the state of marriage. Well, all one needs to do is study the scriptures and discover what Jesus has to say about marriage. Which reminds me of the story of a small boy who was being given a quiz on the New Testament and one of the questions he was asked ...read more

  • There Was A Shipwreck At Night, Once, Caused By ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    There was a shipwreck at night, once, caused by a mighty storm. A boy on the ship was taken away by the waves. He eventually came to rest on a rock. He stayed on the rock all night, shivering in the cold storm. A rescue crew found him the next morning. They asked him, “Weren’t you scared? Didn’t ...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

  • A Missionary Came To Church On Sunday. He Was In ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Oct 23, 2007
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    A missionary came to church on Sunday. He was in Africa for several years. The question was asked, "What was your most harrowing time?" His answer was, "During the summer". We were all surprised. We3 thought he would say natives, wars, snakes or some other terrible thing but summer? He ...read more

  • A Column Entitled "Lite Fare" That Appeared In ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Feb 24, 2008
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    A column entitled “Lite Fare” that appeared in The Christian Reader shares this story by Sherrie Murphree of Odessa, Texas: “My husband has an almost boundless appetite for ice cream, and it was obvious at a Sunday school party where he helped himself to a good sample of every flavor available. ...read more

  • Yogi Berra ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2009
     | 1,669 views

    YOGI BERRA QUOTES Yogi was a catcher for the New York Yankees. • I really didn’t say everything I said. • You should always go to other people’s funerals. Otherwise they won’t come to yours. • Never answer an anonymous letter. • If you come to a fork in the road, take it. • It ...read more

  • Why Have I Come To Australia? Well, If Dr Salk ...

    Contributed by Noel Atkinson on Jun 23, 2009
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    “Why have I come to Australia? Well, if Dr Salk had kept quiet about the vaccine he had discovered to help polio sufferers, what a tragedy that would have been! And when I have found Jesus to be the answer to the problems we have, both personal and national, I must share it with others.” Sir Lionel ...read more