Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
Couch Boomers The CDC reports that among Americans ages 45-60, 65% never get 10 minutes of physical exercise that gets the heart rate up. Just 22% report they achieve this 3+
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Contributed by Mark Eberly on Sep 10, 2008
There is a scene in The Dark Knight (available from wingclips.com) where Bruce Wayne and Alfred discuss Batman's previous nights escapades. Batman had gotten beat up a little. Alfred
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"They who have lost an infant are never, as it were, without an infant child. Their other children grow up to manhood and womanhood, and suffer all the changes of mortality; but this one is rendered an immortal child, for death has arrested it with
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 15, 2010
CHURCH-HOPPING STATS
Surveys show that as much as 85 percent of church membership growth is made up of people who church-hop. Other surveys show that there has been no real growth in church membership in recent
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Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 18, 2010
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PROVIDENCE
The word 'Providence' is made up of two words:
* "Pro" means "Before" and "Video" means "to see";
* The word 'Providence' simply means "to see before"
* So when we talk about the
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Contributed by Tim Gibson on Nov 23, 2000
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DIFFERENT USE IN HEAVEN
A millionaire Christian is sleeping in his bedroom when an angel comes to him and wakes him up.
"It’s time for you to go to heaven", says the angel.
"Oh, i’m not ready, what should I bring ?", says the millionaire.
"Nothing, just yourself", replies the angel.
But the
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Contributed by Bob Hager on Apr 26, 2001
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WE'LL STAY OUT OF THE WAY
The Call to Worship had just been pronounced starting Easter Sunday Morning service in an East Texas church. The choir started its processional, singing "Up from the Grave He Arose" as they marched in perfect step down the center aisle to the front of the church.
The
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Contributed by Danny Thomas on May 21, 2001
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The Tiger, the Man and God
A man was being chased by a tiger. He ran as hard as he could until he was at the edge of a cliff with the tiger in hot pursuit. The man looked over the edge of the cliff and saw a branch growing out of the side of the cliff a few feet down. He jumped down and grabbed
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Contributed by Darren Ethier on Apr 9, 2002
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ILLUSTRATION
The Call to Worship had just been pronounced starting Easter Sunday Morning service in an East Texas church. The choir started its processional, singing "Up from the Grave He Arose" as they marched in perfect step down the center aisle to the front of the church. The last lady was
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 5, 2002
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THE TROUBLE TREE
The carpenter I hired to help me restore an old farmhouse had just finished a
rough first day on the job. A flat tire made him lose an hour of work, his
electric saw quit, and now his ancient pickup truck refused to start. While I
drove him home, he sat in stony silence.
On
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Contributed by Greg Buchner on Mar 3, 2003
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Illus. - Bubba and the potato field
An old man lived alone in Idaho. He wanted to spade his potato garden, but it was backbreaking work, and his son, Bubba, who used to help him, was in prison.
The old man mentioned it in a letter he sent to his son by saying, “I’m not sure exactly what to do.
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Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 14, 2004
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Normally all of the good choir people came to church on Wednesday night to practice, and they tended to be early, well before the 7:30 starting time which is early for us Baptists. But one night, March 1, 1950, one by one, two by two, they all had excuses for being late. Marilyn, the church
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Contributed by Tim Richards on Dec 1, 2004
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In his book, When God Whispers Your Name, Max Lucado tells the story of John Egglen, who had never preached a sermon in his life before the Sunday morning when it snowed and the pastor wasn’t able to make it to the church. In fact, he was the only deacon to show up. He was not a preacher, but he
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Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Oct 17, 2005
The Rolling Stones are one of the most prolific and enduring rock-and-roll bands in history. To date, their career has spanned four and a half decades. Mick Jagger and his three friends are nearing the age to draw Social Security and still perform to sold-out stadiums around the world. Like or
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