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  • Baptism Long Ago

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Apr 23, 2012
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    BAPTISM LONG AGO Centuries ago the circumstances of one's baptism would come on Easter eve at midnight. In the semidarkness, he or she would disrobe and descend into the waters to be immersed three times, in the name of the Father, then the Son, and finally the Holy Spirit. The newly baptized ...read more

  • Commitment

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Sep 25, 2016
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    Kenneth Bailey tells the story of teaching some short courses at the Lutheran Church of Latvia. While there, he observed the interviewing of prospective students and inquired of the interviews what questions they asked. They said, “The most important question is ‘When were you baptized?’ And he ...read more

  • From The Top 10 Comebacks Of All Time

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 24, 2007
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    From the Top 10 Comebacks of all time: Gary Player had won The Masters golf tournament three times in his career, but during the 1978 version, he did not have the start he hoped for. After the third day, he was trailing the leader, Tom Watson, by an almost insurmountable seven strokes. He was ...read more

  • The Father Of A Small Boy Would Occasionally ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
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    The father of a small boy would occasionally sneak into a neighbor’s orchard and pluck some of the choicest fruit. He always made sure, however, that "the coast was clear." One day with his son tagging along, after carefully looking in every direction and seeing no one, he crept through the fence. ...read more

  • The Power Of Love

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008
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    THE POWER OF LOVE An old fable tells how different instruments tried to master a piece of iron. The blows of the ax fell heavily, but its edge became more and more blunt. The saw’s relentless teeth worked until they were worn down or broken The hammer’s head flew off at the first stroke. Despite ...read more

  • Take It All, It's Worth Nothing

    Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Oct 10, 2008
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    Take It All, It's Worth Nothing Like the story my grand father told me about of Nicolae, one his neighbors. In 1946, after WWII, the Russians were the masters of Eastern Europe. They nationalized the banks, flooding the market with endless paper money. Nicolae sold a property, and my grandfather ...read more

  • John Bevere Said He Visited Jim Bakker In Prison ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Oct 28, 2008
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    John Bevere said he visited Jim Bakker in prison and Jim told him that his experience brought about a change of heart. He experienced Jesus as Master for the first time. He lost his family, ministry, everything he owned, and then found Jesus. He said, "John, this prison is not God’s judgement on ...read more

  • Prayer Is The Rope

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Billy Graham once noted: “Prayer is not about using God it is more often about getting us in a position where God can use us. I watched the deck hands on the great liner United States as they docked that ship in NY Harbor. First they threw out a rope to the men on the dock. Then, inside the boat ...read more

  • Slaves To Our Words  PRO

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Mar 15, 2011
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    SLAVES TO OUR WORDS Noted statesman Sir Winston Churchill once said: "We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out." Churchill's words echo those penned by King Solomon almost three millennia ago. We're all guilty from time to time; I know I am. There's been times ...read more

  • The Easy Yoke

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 15, 2020
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    A yoke was a wooden frame which was put on the backs of animals and around their necks joining the two animals for a common task, such as plowing or pulling a load. If you were yoked with Jesus Christ, who do you think would "pull the load"? Obviously the Lord. And so in order to manifest ...read more

  • What Is The Usual Sense That Religious Things Are ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on May 27, 2008
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    What is the usual sense that religious things are taught? Through a Rabbi and disciple model. A young man that thinks he may have an aptitude for a particular Rabbi’s teaching goes to the Rabbi and ask to be considered to be a disciple. It was a great honor for parents especially the father for a ...read more

  • April 18, 2005 "Good Name Above Good Gain!" ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Apr 14, 2005
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    April 18, 2005 “Good Name Above Good Gain!” Genesis 43:1-12 Key verse(s) 12:“Take double the amount of silver with you, for you must return the silver that was put back in the mouths of your sacks.” In a world so caught up in rules and regulations it is not surprising that in that regulating ...read more

  • How Many Of You All Want To Go To Heaven? I ...

    Contributed by Paul Humphrey on Nov 8, 2006
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    How many of you all want to go to heaven? I recall the story of a preacher asking that question to his congregation one Sunday morning, and everyone but one older lady in the back raised their hands. After the service he asked the woman why she didn’t raise her hand. “Don’t you ...read more

  • Dad's Alarm

    Contributed by Paul Collins on Sep 7, 2009
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    DAD'S ALARM A father wrote about what happened when his son David was about five years old. They attended a church where it was common for the preacher to invite children to the front for a special sermon. On one particular morning, he brought up a smoke detector and asked the children if anyone ...read more

  • Charles Spurgeon Wrote, "If I Have Wickedness ...

    Contributed by Paul Barreca on Dec 24, 2011
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    Charles Spurgeon wrote, "If I have wickedness brought before me by others I will turn away from it, I will not gaze upon it with pleasure. Not only shall it not dwell in his heart, but not even before his eyes, for what fascinates the eye is very apt to gain admission into the heart," (Spurgeon, ...read more

  • The Pond Of The Soul

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 15, 2012
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    THE POND OF THE SOUL Thomas Fuller (English preacher of 1600’s) wrote: "Almost 20 years ago I heard a profane jest and still I remember it. How many pious passages of a far later date have I utterly forgotten? It seems my soul is like a filthy pond where fish die soon ...read more

  • Who Flatters The King  PRO

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Nov 14, 2012
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     | 1,574 views

    WHO FLATTERS THE KING Francois Fenelon was the court clergy for King Louis XIV of France in the 17th century. One Sunday when the king and his attendants arrived at the chapel for the regular service, no one else was there but the preacher. King Louis demanded, "What does this mean?" Fenelon ...read more

  • One Full Hour

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 1, 2008
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    ONE FULL HOUR Mark McCormack, author of What They Don’t Teach You at Harvard Business School, says that he spends a full hour each day deciding how to invest the other twenty-three hours. If we will take time out of each day to bring our worries to God, and seek his guidance for every ...read more

  • Scottish Minister Alexander Whyte Was Known For ...

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on May 28, 2008
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    Scottish minister Alexander Whyte was known for his uplifting prayers in the pulpit. He always found something for which to be grateful. One Sunday morning the weather was so gloomy that one church member thought to himself, "Certainly the preacher won't think of anything for which to thank the ...read more

  • Hope Of A Good Day

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    Hope of a Good Day Max Lucado, preacher and writer, teaches that "every day deserves a chance." He feels so strongly about it, he wrote a book with the same title. Regardless of what is in our day, if we give it a chance, it can become a "good" day. Of course, coupled with this thought is the ...read more