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  • The Steam Ship, Central America, On Its Maiden ...  PRO

    Contributed by Don Jones on Apr 1, 2007
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    The steam ship, Central America, on its maiden voyage from New York City to San Francisco harbor, sprang a leak in mid-ocean and began to go down. A distress signal was sent out over the air waves. A rescue vessel rushed to the scene. Upon reaching the scene, the captain of the rescuer vessel sent ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • The Steam Ship, Central America, On Its Maiden ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Apr 3, 2007
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    The steam ship, Central America, on its maiden voyage from New York City to San Francisco harbor, sprang a leak in mid-ocean and began to go down. A distress signal was sent out over the air waves. A rescue vessel rushed to the scene. Upon reaching the scene, the captain of the rescuer vessel sent ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • The Message Never Got ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
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    THE MESSAGE NEVER GOT DELIVERED George Sweeting, in his book, The No-Guilt Guide for Witnessing, tells of a man by the name of John Currier who in 1949 was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison. Later he was transferred and paroled to work on a farm near Nashville, Tennessee. In ...read more

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  • When I Get Straightened Out

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 4, 2009
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    WHEN I GET STRAIGHTENED OUT When a new family moved into the community, the pastor went to invite them to his church. The husband said, "We are just getting moved in, Parson, but I will come when I get straightened out." After a few weeks, the Rev. went again with the same invitation. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Soil And Spiritual Seasons  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on May 19, 2009
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    SOIL AND SPIRITUAL SEASONS Jesus says these people resemble the soil next to the path which in Palestine could look like decent soil but only an inch deep. Because the soil has settled there maybe blown by the wind or pushed there by the run off from the rain, it can be very fertile. People are ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Two Choices: The Real God Or A False God, Richard ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 22, 2009
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    Two Choices: The real God or a false god, Richard Lovelace on How Some Churches Want Ministers To Protect Them from the Real God Richard Lovelace wrote: "The whole church was...avoiding the biblical portrait of the sovereign and holy God who was angry with the wicked every day and whose anger ...read more

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  • Restitution And Forgiveness

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010
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    Restitution and Forgiveness Keith Drury is a writer from the Wesleyan Church and in one of his books he touches on this whole subject of restoring relationships when talking about restitution. This is what he says. "Restitution deals with more than property. It is also going back and making ...read more

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  • Happiness Is The Lord

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
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    "HAPPINESS IS THE LORD" Ira F. Stanphill was born in Belview, New Mexico, in 1914. He has written more than 550 songs, the most popular of which are "Mansion over the Hilltop," "Room at the Cross," and, of course, "Happiness Is the Lord." On any number of occasions the Lord has given a song to a ...read more

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  • Christians Still Persecuted

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 23, 2011
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    CHRISTIANS STILL PERSECUTED * Last year (July 2009), Catherina Cenzon-DeCarlo, a nurse at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City was told that she would help a doctor perform an abortion or be fired. Even though the hospital knew it was against her Christian values. * In September of 2009 at Pace ...read more

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  • Secure In The Crossing

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2011
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    SECURE IN THE CROSSING During World War II, a passenger ship set sail from Great Britian headed for port in New York City. The Captain of the ship being afraid of enemy vessels, sought the advice and guidance of the British Admiral. The Admiral calmly assured the captain that no matter what ...read more

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  • Spinning A Web: Andy's Story

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2011
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    SPINNING A WEB: ANDY'S STORY Andy Fastow was a brilliant kid in the high school graduating class in New Providence, New Jersey. He was one of the really good kids. In fact, he was the student body president of his senior class. He went on to get a great education and a fantastic job. He climbed ...read more

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  • Researchers Find That Multi-Taskers Perform ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 27, 2011
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    RESEARCHERS FIND THAT MULTI-TASKERS PERFORM POORLY So you think you can multitask? Texting while driving? No problem. Watching television and reading the Bible? No problem. Checking your email while listening to a spouse, a child, or a friend? No problem. In reality, however, according to a team ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Giving Brings Hope And Purpose

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Sep 29, 2011
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    GIVING BRINGS HOPE AND PURPOSE I have a friend that called me last night. I have known him for many years and he has been struggling with uncertainty like most folks in his business. He was also questioning, "Is this what the Lord wants me to do?" Well, he just came back from a trip where he was ...read more

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  • Return To The Right Path

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 8, 2012
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    RETURN TO THE RIGHT PATH In one section of John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, Christian and Hopeful are walking the King's Highway to the Celestial City. The path, once smooth and easy, becomes rough and hard. Then they come to an attractive place called Bypath Meadow. They climb over a fence into ...read more

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  • Busyness  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 3, 2013
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    BUSYNESS Busyness is no sign of spirituality or any kind of a full life. In fact, it’s more likely the sign of an empty life. Tim Kreider, in an article he wrote for The New York Times called The Busy Trap put it this way: “If you live in America in the 21st century, you’ve probably had to listen ...read more

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  • We Were Desperate Without Christ!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 4, 2021
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    Steven Cole has a good discussion on salvation writing… As I’ve often said, salvation is a radical word. You don’t need saving if you’re in pretty good shape. All you need then is a little help. You need saving when you’re perishing and are helpless to save yourself. The Bible uses a number of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Get Back In The Game!

    Contributed by John Bright on Mar 19, 2021
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    What if God started telling your church to do something we had never done before? How hard would you work against it - unwilling to change? There is an old saying – do you know what they put on the tombstone in front of a closed church? “WE NEVER DID IT THAT WAY BEFORE” If that’s the case, we ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • The Tithe Belongs To God!

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 13, 2022
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    You don’t give the tithe, you return it back to God. It belongs to Him! There is a cartoon that shows four frames! 1. In the first frame a man looks at a new car! The salesman says, "10% down and low, low payments for 48 months." The man asks, "Where do I sign?" 2. In the ...read more

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  • The Amazing Story Of The Waldorf-Astoria

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 12, 2023
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    One stormy night an elderly couple entered the lobby of a small hotel and asked for a room. The clerk said they were filled, as were all the hotels in town. "But I can't send a fine couple like you out in the rain," he said. "Would you be willing to sleep in my room?" The ...read more

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  • Power To Be The Light

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Jun 3, 2024
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    Smartphones are amazing pieces of technology. Everything my generation went to RadioShack to purchase is now all together in the palm of our hand, including our flashlights. My grandfather loved flashlights. It was okay to get him a new one each year for Christmas or his birthday. He would take a ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal