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  • Bound: Brother Andrew And The Gibbon

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010
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    BOUND: BROTHER ANDREW AND THE GIBBON In God’s Smuggler, Brother Andrew tells the story of his early life. One section deals with his hell-for-leather days in the Dutch army in Indonesia. While serving in that area, fighting against Sukarno in the late 1940s, he bought a young ape, a gibbon, which ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Can't Stop Crying  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Jones on Dec 16, 2010
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    CAN'T STOP CRYING Consider this there was a story about a little boy who would not stop crying. No matter what his mother did, he would always cry. So one day this lady next door after hearing the baby cry thought she knew the answer to the problem and assured the mother that she could stop her ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Take My Hand  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 7, 2011
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    TAKE MY HAND The story is told of a man and his boy who was with him, when a little fellow, in Scotland, and for the first time he possessed what in that country is known as a top-coat. They were walking out one cold day, and the way was slippery. The little fellow's hands were deep down in his ...read more

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  • The Train Whistle

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 7, 2011
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    THE TRAIN WHISTLE "I lived in Germany during the Nazi holocaust. I considered myself a Christian.  I attended Church since I was a small boy.  We had heard the stories of what was happening to the Jews, but like most people we tried to distance ourselves from the reality of what was really ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • A Blow To A Priceless Jewel

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 28, 2011
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    A BLOW TO A PRICELESS JEWEL Many years ago, there was found in an African mine the most magnificent diamond in the world’s history. It was presented to the king of England to blaze in his crown or state. The king sent it to Amsterdam to be cut. It was put into the hands of an expert lapidary: a ...read more

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  • The Unexpected King

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 5, 2011
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    THE UNEXPECTED KING Just a year ago (on September 16, 2009), an article in The Washington Post began with these words: "The king folds her own laundry, chauffeurs herself around Washington in a 1992 Honda, and answers her own phone. Her boss's phone, too." The article was about Peggielene Bartels, ...read more

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  • The Sound And Wind

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Apr 14, 2011
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    THE SOUND AND WIND The sound and wind symbolize the awesome power the Holy Spirit possesses! The Holy Spirit fills every believer with the same force and strength that was evidenced that day at Pentecost. I have seen the power of the wind. I remember as a teenager in Okinawa, about once every ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • White As Snow  PRO

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on May 15, 2011
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    WHITE AS SNOW Ash Wednesday — it’s kind of a solemn day. It’s the start of Lent —a word which means “spring” in German. But more than this, it’s the time each year when we intently focus on the path Christ Jesus laid out for us to follow — to be true to his word, true to his calling, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • The Debbie Haters' Club

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 19, 2011
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    THE DEBBIE HATERS' CLUB Bill White, of Paramount, California, talks about his friend, Greg, who recently put together a mini high school reunion when he went back home to Indiana to visit his parents. He hadn't seen many of his classmates in over 17 years; but when they got together, they had a ...read more

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  • Hope Of Maria

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jun 5, 2011
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    HOPE OF MARIA Hope weans God’s people from seeking and trusting this world. The story is told of Maria. She lived in a small town in southern Kentucky. She did not see or hear from her husband for years. Edward was assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division during the Korean war and captured when the ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Vacant Homes, Vacant Lives  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2011
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    VACANT HOMES, VACANT LIVES TIFTON, GA — The most interesting thing about Tifton is an abandoned Victorian house filled with thousands of bats. Tift County declared the once-elegant house in the town’s historic district off limits after a bat specialist said that maybe 20,000 bats had moved in, ...read more

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  • A Confession Of Stealing

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2011
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    A CONFESSION OF STEALING Jack removes the envelope from the small pile of mail and draws in a deep breath. It is from his former employer. He has lost sleep waiting for it. What he is about to read could lead to his exoneration or to imprisonment. He had written to this man two weeks ago, ...read more

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  • You're Beautiful To God  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 12, 2011
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    YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL TO GOD R.C. Buckner, a big, bold and brash man, lived about 100 years ago in Texas. This imposing figure had a very tender heart for children, starting Buckner's Children's Homes all across the state. The children affectionately called him "Papa Buckner" and would run up to him ...read more

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  • Come Down Off The Chair

    Contributed by Michael Milton on Sep 11, 2011
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    COME DOWN OFF THE CHAIR There is a pastor who was once a professor--a very creative professor--at RTS in Jackson, Mississippi. One day he had the responsibility of leading the chapel service. Most of us prepare for chapel messages by Bible study and prayer. This professor prepared by not only ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Right Prayer For The Wrong Reason  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Nov 18, 2011
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    RIGHT PRAYER FOR THE WRONG REASON I began teaching during the Wednesday night prayer meetings seven months ago. Suppose I prayed every day for all those months for God to make us into a praying church. Suppose I prayed morning, noon, and night for God to make us a praying church. Suppose I prayed ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • The Second Pilgrim Winter

    Contributed by Paul Barreca on Nov 19, 2011
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    THE SECOND PILGRIM WINTER After the first Thanksgiving with Massosiat and the Indians, the Pilgrims were excited that another ship arrived with 35 new colonists. Quoting again from William Bradford, “they were all landed; but there was not so much as bisket-cake or any other victialls [AO] for ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • The Missing Gravy Ladle

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Jan 17, 2012
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    THE MISSING GRAVY LADLE Brian invited his mother over for DINNER. During the course of the meal, Brian's mother couldn't help but keep noticing how BEAUTIFUL Brian's roommate, Angie, was. Brian's Mom had long been SUSPICIOUS of a RELATIONSHIP between Brian and Angie. Before Angie moved in she ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Imagine If You Would That You Want To Go On The Bus.

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Jan 22, 2012
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    Imagine if you would that you want to go to Oamaru on the bus, the buses run to Oamaru every day of the week and there are at least three different bus companies to choose from. The trick with all these bus companies is that they charge different fares and that they go at different times. You can ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • Frankl And The Meaning Of Life  PRO

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Mar 15, 2012
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    FRANKL AND THE MEANING OF LIFE When Jewish psychiatrist Viktor Frankl was arrested by the Nazis in World War II and put in Auschwitz, the infamous death camp, he was stripped of everything: property, family, possessions, and a manuscript he had spent years researching and writing on finding ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Under The Influence

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Apr 13, 2012
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    UNDER THE INFLUENCE David Kupelian's book The Marketing of Evil, published in 2005, is an eye-opening study of what we face today. I wish every parent would read it. Does anyone here remember what happened to Robert Bauman in 1980? He was elected in 1973 as representative of the First ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ