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  • Knowing Where To Tinker

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 10, 2010
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    KNOWING WHERE TO TINKER Charlie Steinmetz was a dwarf, ugly and deformed, but he had one of the greatest minds in the field of electricity that the world has ever known. Steinmetz built the great generators for Henry Ford in his first plant in Michigan, USA. One day these generators broke down ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Produce It Anyway

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Nov 30, 2010
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    PRODUCE IT ANYWAY Automobile genus Henry Ford once came up with a revolutionary plan for a new kind of engine which we know today as the V-8. Ford was eager to get his great new idea into production. He had some men draw up the plans, and presented them to the engineers. As the engineers studied ...read more

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  • I've Got A Flashlight!  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 13, 2011
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    I'VE GOT A FLASHLIGHT! Ann Beck of North Carollton, Mississippi, talks about the days when her husband and she taught 2- and 3-year-olds in Sunday school. A Bible verse they helped the pre-schoolers memorize was Psalms 56: "When I am afraid, I will trust in you." Their preschool son, Mark, was one ...read more

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  • The White Man

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 7, 2011
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    THE WHITE MAN When Wycliffe translator Doug Meland and his wife moved into a village of Brazil’s Fulnio Indians, he was referred to simply as "the white man". The term was by no means complimentary, since other white men had exploited them, burned their homes, and robbed them of their lands. But ...read more

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  • Do You Believe The Easter Story?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 9, 2011
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    DO YOU BELIEVE THE EASTER STORY? I heard a story about a family that tragically lost three of their four children within just two weeks to a deadly, virulent disease. One child was left--a four year old boy. The family had buried the third child just two weeks before Easter. On Easter morning ...read more

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  • Faith In The Colombian Jungle

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Aug 10, 2011
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    FAITH IN THE COLOMBIAN JUNGLE A man named Bruce Olson went to Colombia many years ago as a missionary to the headhunters in the far southern jungle, near the border with Brazil. The book that tells his story is Bruchko, the name the Indians called him since they couldn't wrap their tongues around ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • The Message Of The King  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 8, 2011
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    THE MESSAGE OF THE KING The year was 1930, and it was the year of the Naval Conference in London. King George was to address the opening session. Radio was in its infancy, but through this media the king’s message was to be carried around the world. However, just before the king was to go on the ...read more

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  • The Amazing Heart

    Contributed by David Tack on Oct 17, 2011
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    THE AMAZING HEART "The human heart: The human heart is a hard-working marvel. It can keep on beating automatically even if all other nerves were severed. In a 70-year lifetime, it will beat an average of 75 times a minute, forty million times a year-or two and a half billion times. At each beat ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Taste Is All Wrong

    Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on Nov 29, 2011
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    TASTE IS ALL WRONG I remember one of the stories from the Chronicles of Narnia from the book "The Last Battle." It was the story of a number of dwarfs who just didn't believe in Aslan (who represented Jesus Christ in all the books). They were blind to reality refusing to be "taken in" by those ...read more

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  • What's The Demand?

    Contributed by Scott Jensen on Feb 5, 2012
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    WHAT'S THE DEMAND? The magazine, Christianity Today, reported in its April 4, 1986 issue of a tool company that manufactured drill bits. Faced with financial losses, company executives gathered to discuss the problem: a declining demand for drill bits. The CEO challenged his men: "How can we ...read more

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  • The Century Plant

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Feb 10, 2012
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    THE CENTURY PLANT Abraham has now reached the Century mark! He is 100 years old and Sarah is 90. A common sight in America's Southwest desert is the century plant. It's unique. The century plant (Agave Americana) thrives in rocky, mountainous, desert sites. It has dramatic, splayed leaves that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Almost Giving

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 21, 2012
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    ALMOST GIVING One of the Ad Council's most effective public service commercials is the "Don't Almost Give" campaign. One ad shows a man with crutches struggling to go up a flight of steps. The narrator says, "This man almost learned to walk at a rehab center that almost got built by people who ...read more

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  • An Art Gallery Testimony

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2012
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    AN ART GALLERY TESTIMONY There is the story about an old English farmer who went to London and visited one of the great art galleries in the city. There he was attracted by a painting of the crucifixion. He sat before it, studying each detail with intense interest. At last, forgetful of his ...read more

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  • Communication: A Cowboy Named Fred  PRO

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Nov 19, 2012
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    COMMUNICATION: A COWBOY NAMED FRED A cowboy lay sprawled across three entire seats in the posh Amarillo Theater. When the usher came by and noticed this, he whispered to the cowboy, "Sorry, sir, but you're only allowed one seat." The cowboy groaned but didn't budge. The usher became more ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Waiting For Kingdom Benefits

    Contributed by Jeff Van Wyk on Mar 2, 2013
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    WAITING FOR KINGDOM BENEFITS My wife and I live in a suburban neighborhood and moved in eleven years ago. I did not spend much time in my garden because there were no trees against the fence and my neighbors could look right into the property. I went to the nursery and bought some trees. They ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Pope Francis: Fulfilling His Role

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Apr 4, 2013
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    POPE FRANCIS: FULFILLING HIS ROLE A wonderful story of a religious leader who really does "get it" is the new Pontiff of Rome, Pope Francis. It is the story of role fulfillment. One reporter wrote: "Last night, in a break from tradition the Pope, Pope Francis, did not celebrate what is called ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Let's Give Them A French Kiss!!  PRO

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 14, 2014
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    SERMON BLOOPER!!! One of our youth pastors was leaving to go to another church on the same day my wife and I returned from a mission trip to France to encourage our missionaries there. As we closed the service, I brought my wife on the stage on live tv and illustrated how French churches "greet ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Baseball In Heaven  PRO

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 6, 2014
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    BASEBALL IN HEAVEN Bob and Stan were good buddies and baseball friends. One day at a ballgame, they made a vow to each other that, whichever friend died first, that friend would send a message back to earth to let the other friend know if there was baseball in Heaven. Sure enough, one day Bob ...read more

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  • Covered Under His Wings  PRO

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 7, 2014
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    COVERED UNDER HIS WINGS It was a hot day in the dry old West. As the railroad came roaring down the tracks, sparks were flying everywhere because of the hot temperatures. When the sparks flew, often they would begin a fire that would destroy ranches, homes and livestock. One particular day, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Smell The Rain

    Contributed by Dr. David Hallum on Sep 10, 2015
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    When my daughter Cynthia was a little girl, we lived in Odessa, TX. We made one of the pilgrimages that we did from time to time to see my wife, Rosemary’s family. Rosemary’s brother, Michael was in town at the time from the Navy. Now in West Texas, rain is a beautiful thing. We got one of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist