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Arthur John Gossip was a great preacher in the Church of Scotland. When he was pastor at Beechgrove Church in Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1927 he suddenly lost his beloved wife. The following Sunday he preached perhaps the greatest sermon of the Twentieth Century “When Life Tumbles In, What Then?”
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Illustration from Stories for Preachers:I’ve never met a person whose greatest need was anything other than real, unconditional love. There is no mistaking love. You feel it in your heart. It is the common fiber of life, the flame that heats our soul, energizes our spirit and supplies passion to
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2008
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At a funeral service, the preacher got carried away and his sermon far exceeded the time limit. Finally his assistant whispered, “It’s getting late sir!” “I know,” the preacher said, “But this doctrine of the Resurrection is so important.” “Yes, sir,” the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2008
QUOTE: Charles Spurgeon, The Prince of Preachers, said: “It is the preacher’s principle business… to cry, “Behold the lamb of God.”
From Chris Jordan’s Sermon: Behold Jesus, the Lamb of God
I heard a preacher say once, “Preaching is easy, it’s just bragging
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 19, 2008
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A famous preacher visited a Nursing home that had some patients with Alzheimer's in it. He went around and greeted the people who were very glad to see him. He walked up to one lady and asked, "Do you know who I
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Contributed by Batsell Spivy on Jul 1, 2008
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There was a preacher at a small church. He had been preaching there for some time and was discouraged by how disinterested the church was. Finally he had had enough of the unenthusiastic Sundays so he decided to write a sermon that would surely fire the members up.
He began his sermon by saying,
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Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 4, 2008
A pastor-preacher of another generation, James Stalker, says that wisdom is ‘partially an intellectual virtue, but it consists much less in knowing than in doing’ as it, ‘slowly accumulates by experience’ and is also ‘learned through imitation.’ He also
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Church Of God
Contributed by Shawn Rose on Jan 3, 2009
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Three preachers on fishing trip. The Methodist says, "Hey guys, since we’re not catching anything, why don’t we pass the time by sharing our secret sins?" The Pentecostal says, "I think that would be great!", but the Baptist says, "I don’t know...I think that’s a bad idea." After a half an hour
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"The preachers life must be a life of large accumulation. He must not be always trying to make sermons, but always seeking truth, and out of the truth
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"A preacher must be both soldier and shepherd. He must nourish, defend, and teach; he must have teeth in his
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 23, 2009
Donald Gary Barnhouse was a powerful preacher with a mind like a steel trap. One New Year’s Eve, back in the late forties or fifties, at the church’s watch night service, Barnhouse was administering a communion service when there was a noisy disturbance outside. A group of loud, drunken voices
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Power of Prayer Story: From Preachers Stories A. T. Pierson relates the following story: "Some years ago in the great State of Minnesota, the Granary of the West, there came a scourge of grasshoppers that threatened to destroy the whole wheat crop. The Governor, who was a very devout Christian,
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Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Jun 24, 2025
The Preacher’s New Suit
I was recently invited to preach for the Sunday morning service.
Ice Breaker: For an introduction, I stated the following:
I introduced myself and then shared the following.
Hello, I'm LC Taylor and my wife is Kathy. My wife and I were discussing how honored we were
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Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Jun 24, 2025
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Proverbs 17:22, A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
The Fixer-Preacher
Helping the church with Pastor Appreciation Day
I was recently invited to preach for the Sunday morning service.
Ice Breaker: For an introduction, I stated the following:
This is
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Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Sep 26, 2025
How to Get Rid of Your Preacher
I heard the tale of a preacher
Who was boring and out of touch.
Most of his sermons were dry or dead,
And he spoke softly way too much.
He had heard an awful rumor,
From church gossip it had been told,
“The church was going to fire him,
Hire a young one, handsome
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