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  • Please Come Back  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 6, 2011
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    "PLEASE COME BACK" Max Lucado tells us about a girl named Christina. She lives in a small dusty village in Brazil. She’s bored. She feels like her strict parents have cheated her out of the joys of life. She longs for the excitement of the big city of Rio. One morning her mother Maria finds ...read more

  • Face Your Fears, Don't Run From Them

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 11, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,809 views

    FACE YOUR FEARS, DON'T RUN FROM THEM A few years ago, a canoeing friend of mine and I went to a talk one evening at the Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Center. I could hardly wait to hear the couple that was to speak. It was Verlen and Valerie Kruger. They had recently completed a 21,000 mile ...read more

  • Getting Your Hands Dirty: Grandma's Apron

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 12, 2011
     | 5,308 views

    GETTING YOUR HANDS DIRTY: GRANDMA'S APRON There are all sorts of "questionably clean" things that spread love and give meaning to our lives. Does anyone this morning remember a grandma or great-grandma swathed in a big all-enveloping apron? Not some perky little decorative thing worn on Christmas. ...read more

  • To Be Needed

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 8, 2011
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    TO BE NEEDED Stu Weber, in his book Tender Warrior, includes an article written by a woman. She writes: One day the doorbell rang and there stood my beloved brother. It was a delightful surprise. His work as an executive of an international petroleum company keeps him out of the country most of ...read more

  • Spiritual Redwoods

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 18, 2012
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    SPIRITUAL REDWOODS Can you imagine a redwood tree saying, "I’d just rather remain a little bush"? That would seem insane, right? I want to put up on the screen some pictures of redwood trees. They are truly magnificent. My oldest daughter and her husband were married at the foot of redwood that ...read more

  • What Is Great Learning?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 21, 2012
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    WHAT IS GREAT LEARNING? Thomas Fuller was born in Africa about 1710. He was sold as a slave in Virginia in 1724. There is some disagreement about whether someone taught him to count to 100 or if he taught himself. He never had a day of formal education. He taught himself to figure in his head how ...read more

  • Sacrifice On The Mission ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 27, 2012
     | 7,218 views

    SACRIFICE ON THE MISSION FIELD Let me leave you with this true story I read about two faithful women, who were cross-bearers for Christ. Irene Ferrel graduated from the Bible Institute of Los Angeles with a burden for overseas missions. She found her place in the Congo, where for 10 years she ...read more

  • Many Men Of Science, Too Few Men Of God  PRO

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Nov 4, 2012
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,896 views

    MANY MEN OF SCIENCE, TOO FEW MEN OF GOD In 1948, at an Armistice Celebration, (Armistice was the declaration of peace at the end of World War I) it was declared on November 11 at 11.00 am. So 11, 11 at 11. They did that symbolically because they felt that they were at the eleventh hour. They ...read more

  • A Severe Rash Prompted A Man From A Rural Area To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 22, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,389 views

    A severe rash prompted a man from a rural area to come to town to be examined by one of my colleagues. After the usual history-taking followed by a series of tests the physician advised the patient that he would have to get rid of the dog that was evidently causing the allergic reaction. As the man ...read more

  • Rug Rat Rage: Miriam Feldman Wrote About Some ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
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    Rug Rat Rage: Miriam Feldman wrote about some revealing research by Ron Taffel and Jan Drucker in a recent issue of the Utne Reader. Taffel interviewed a diverse group of 150 5, 6 and 7 year olds and found disturbing levels of anger. Not lethal rage, but rather “casual explo-sive.” Violent media ...read more

  • Charles Francis Adams, 19th Century Political ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
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    Charles Francis Adams, 19th century political figure and diplomat, kept a diary. One day he entered: "Went fishing with my son today--a day wasted." His son, Brook Adams, also kept a diary, which is still in existence. On that same day, Brook Adams made this entry: "Went fishing with my father--the ...read more

  • I Like The Story Of A Couple Celebrating Their ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    I like the story of a couple celebrating their 50th anniversary. She offered her secret to long and happy marriage: "On my wedding day, I decided to make a list of ten of my husband’s faults which, for the sake of our marriage, I would overlook." One guest asked what some of them were. "To tell ...read more

  • Do You Remember When The Berlin Wall Came Down? ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,313 views

    Do you remember when the Berlin Wall came down? I still remember the speech President Reagan gave while he was in West Berlin: "General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, Come here to this gate Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate Mr. ...read more

  • There Is An Ancient Door On Display In St. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,266 views

    There is an ancient door on display in St. Patrick’s cathedral in Dublin, Ireland. The rough hewn door has a rectangular hole hacked out in its center. It is called the “Door of Reconciliation,” and gives rise to the Irish expression of “chancing one’s arm.” In 1492, two prominent Irish families, ...read more

  • Riding The Hallelujah Train To The End

    Contributed by James Snyder on Jan 16, 2021
     | 1,905 views

    We had a long, hard week with problems and difficulties that took time to solve, if they even were solved. It is quite interesting to me that when I solve one problem, two other problems appear. I think they’re all waiting in line. In particular, one day was rather difficult and zapped both of us ...read more

  • Stay Awake In Church

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
     | 3,659 views

    STAY AWAKE IN CHURCH Each of us should periodically make a personal spiritual assessment. If we have never truly been awake, we must ask the God of grace to help us believe. We must confess our sin, declare our faith in Christ, and ask Christ to make us brand-new — to receive him as our Savior. ...read more

  • Henri Dunant, Founder Of The Red Cross  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 20, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
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    HENRI DUNANT, FOUNDER OF THE RED CROSS Henri Dunant was a wealthy 19th century Swiss banker when the Swiss government sent him to Paris to work on a business deal with Napoleon. When he got to Paris, they told him that Napoleon was off fighting a war against the Austrians in Solferino, Italy. So ...read more

  • The Paradox Of Our Time In History Is That We ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,662 views

    The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less ...read more

  • Discernment—or Judgment?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,462 views

    DISCERNMENT--OR JUDGMENT? So how does a critical attitude come back to haunt you? Here’s one way. A man wanted to impress his friends with his eye for art as they went to an art gallery together. He forgot his glasses, was nearsighted, and couldn’t hardly see his hand in front of his face. But he ...read more

  • Richard Meyer On Reasons For Our Lack Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 1, 2009
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    Richard Meyer on Reasons for Our Lack of Prayer C. Richard Meyer gave three reasons for our lack of prayer in his chapter on praying for one another, in his book “One Anothering.” 1. First, he said that we don’t pray because we don’t know how to pray. a. And that certainly can be a reason. b. Many ...read more