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  • The Power In Touching The Untouchable  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2009
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    THE POWER IN TOUCHING THE UNTOUCHABLE Jesus, the Christ, is still in the business of touching the untouchable! You may feel like you are too dirty or too wicked for Jesus, the Christ, to touch you with His forgiveness today! As an illustration, you may remember the move enitled "The Elephant ...read more

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  • Prejudice Comes From An Unclean ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 18, 2009
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    Prejudice Comes from an Unclean Heart I like this thought posted by Mike Atkinson in his daily email humor list some time ago. If you can start the day without caffeine; if you can get going without pep pills; if you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains; if you can resist complaining ...read more

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  • When Life Is Hard… Never Give ...

    Contributed by David Rumley on Oct 28, 2009
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    When life is hard… never give up… • Henry Ford failed and went broke five times before he finally succeeded. • Beethoven handled the violin awkwardly and preferred playing his own compositions instead of improving his technique. His teacher called him hopeless as a composer. • Colonel Sanders had ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Soldier Lies To Napoleon About Heroism, Israeli ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 8, 2009
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    Soldier Lies to Napoleon About Heroism, Israeli Woman Lies About Age Napoleon often told this story: Once, while visiting a province he came on an old soldier with one arm severed, dressed in full uniform. On his uniform the proud fighter displayed the coveted Legion of Honor. “Where did you lose ...read more

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  • Lt. Col. Brian Birdwell Injured During 9/11 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 1, 2009
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    Lt. Col. Brian Birdwell Injured during 9/11 Attack on Pentagon On September 11, Lt. Col. Brian Birdwell watched the television in his boss’ office as a second hijacked airplane slammed into the World Trade Center. The Army officer had no idea that minutes later madmen would ram a Boeing 757 into ...read more

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  • Loving The Outcasts  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 7, 2009
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    LOVING THE OUTCASTS One of the more remarkable movements of modern times is Alcoholics Anonymous or AA, a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they might solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. Although it is ...read more

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  • What Is The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2009
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    What is the Church? They tell me the story that long ago there was a small church, in a small town, in a small county, where a small congregation had tried for years to get the biggest “sinner” in town, Sam, to come to church. Sam the sinner would have nothing to do with the church. He wouldn’t ...read more

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  • Wycliffe Bible Translator Chet Bitterman's Death ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 30, 2009
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    Wycliffe Bible Translator Chet Bitterman’s Death Motivated Others for Missionary Service Jesus Himself said that the end would come only after the “gospel of the Kingdom” is “preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations” (Matthew 24:14). As His coming approaches, Jesus wants the ...read more

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  • More Like ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2010
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    More Like Jesus What then is it to be more like Jesus in righteousness and faithfulness. Consider the story of: William Howard Doane (who) was a wealthy nineteenth-century industrialist who entered the business world at age sixteen and was president of his own manufacturing company by age ...read more

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  • This Year I Received An Email Listing "25 ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 15, 2010
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    This year I received an email listing “25 Things About To Become Extinct In America.” Yellow Pages - This year will be pivotal for the global Yellow Pages industry. The falloff in usage of newspapers and print Yellow Pages could even reach 10% this year -- much higher than the 2%-3% fade rate ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Shoes Pave The Way To The Kingdom

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2010
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    SHOES PAVE THE WAY TO THE KINGDOM Because Vance is an African American living in a predominately Hispanic neighborhood, he stands out. But what really sets Vance apart is that he is a servant-hearted father who cares not only for his own kids, but also for the many other kids who play in the ...read more

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  • Baptism Of Paul ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2010
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    Baptism of Paul Harvey Paul Harvey wrote about his own baptism. He said that even though he had received almost every reward for his broadcasting ability that he still felt empty inside. One summer, however, he and his wife were vacationing in a place called Cave Creek, AZ. Sunday morning came and ...read more

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  • Same, Same

    Contributed by Scott Wakefield on May 17, 2010
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    Found at http://www.christianstandard.com/articledisplay.asp?id=783 In an article for Christian Standard magazine, preacher and college president Matt Proctor reflects on the Incarnation: My 5-year-old, Carl, and my 3-year-old, Conrad, love it when I dress like them. After they put on jeans and a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • God Uses Tragedy To Draw Couple To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 28, 2010
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    God Uses Tragedy to Draw Couple To Himself Cathy’s story: A few years ago a woman and a man who were living together started coming to the church I pastor. She had gotten pregnant and was expecting. Though they weren’t saved, they were beginning to seek the Lord. I was much in prayer for them. When ...read more

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  • Back To Reality---It Was 2:00 In The Morning, ...

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jul 27, 2010
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    BACK TO REALITY---It was 2:00 in the morning, freezing cold, and we were huddled together under the only streetlight for at least 100 miles. There we were, in the middle of the Sinai desert, waiting in an empty lot behind St. Catherine's Greek Orthodox Monastery, with high stone walls, St. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • The In-Laws: "Are You A Praying Man?"

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Nov 19, 2010
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    THE IN-LAWS: "ARE YOU A PRAYING MAN?" Sheldon Kornpett was a quiet, reserved man with a successful dental practice in Manhattan, that is, until he met his future in-laws, Mr. and Mrs. Vince Ricardo. Sheldon’s daughter was soon to be married to their son, so Sheldon’s wife hosted a dinner party at ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Anna's Stories

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2011
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    ANNA'S STORIES A thirty-four-year-old German woman named Anna Rosmus recently told the tragic story of what happened in her hometown in Germany during World War II. Speaking at Carson-Newman College in Tennessee, she told of growing up in Passau, Germany, years after the war. As a teenager, she ...read more

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  • Something To Be Saved From

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Apr 19, 2011
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    SOMETHING TO BE SAVED FROM To be saved, like the thief on the cross, you must see yourself as destitute of any goodness worthy of heaven and, like this thief, by faith receive the righteousness of Jesus Christ. Vance Havner tells of a lady who came forward during the invitation in one of his ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Do You Want To Be Right, Or Do You Want To Be ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 11, 2011
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    DO YOU WANT TO BE RIGHT, OR DO YOU WANT TO BE WELL? Dr. David Seamands tells the story about a young woman he counseled in college several years ago. She had suffered every kind of abuse in her own home--psychological, sexual and physical. The very place that was supposed to be nurturing was ...read more

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  • Rejoicing In Pain  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2011
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    REJOICING IN PAIN Richard Stearns, the president of World Vision, visited a church in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, nearly a year after the devastating earthquake. The church's building consisted of a tent made from white tarps and duct tape, pitched in the midst of a sprawling camp for thousands of ...read more

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