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  • Saving A ...

    Contributed by James Steen on Jul 14, 2008
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    Saving a Sheep I had an unusual experience last week as I was driving into church. Down the road and at the bottom of the hill from my house lies a sheep farm. As I was driving by, I noticed a lone sheep in the pasture, just standing there with a plastic feed bag over his head and down around his ...read more

  • Although Jesus Drank Wine, And Wine Was The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Mills on Sep 26, 2002
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     | 2,251 views

    Although Jesus drank wine, and wine was the normal drink of his day, we need to balance that with the fact that Jesus said that He would no longer drink wine untill He drank of the New Wine in "that Day." Wine has deliterious effects, the least of which is not just the destruction of the body ...read more

  • We Grow Great By Dreams. All Big Men Are ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 1,903 views

    "We grow great by dreams. All big men are dreamers. They see things in the soft haze of a spring day or in the red fire of a long winters evening. Some of us let these great dreams die, but others nourish and protect them, nurse them through bad days till they bring them to the ...read more

  • Nails In The Fence

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on Jun 10, 2008
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     | 3,143 views

    NAILS IN THE FENCE There was a little boy with a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, to hammer a nail in the back fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Then it gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was ...read more

  • Ray Of Light, Ray Of Hope

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
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    RAY OF LIGHT, RAY OF HOPE There is a story about how the caverns north of Yellowstone National Park were discovered. As the story goes, one of the original explorers was walking along the top of that mountain and fell through a hole, and he dropped down several hundred feet into this cavern and ...read more

  • Looking For Pac Man Fulfillment

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 2, 2010
     | 2,311 views

    LOOKING FOR PAC MAN FULFILLMENT I was in the 5th grade, sitting tortured in a classroom, couldn’t wait for the dumb day to be over because at home ... I had waiting for me ... Pac Man on my Atari 2600. The day before I had plunked down $40 to have this game for myself. That was like 1982 - so it’d ...read more

  • Do You Remember Jesus’ Radical Prescription ...

    Contributed by David Owens on Jun 23, 2010
     | 2,825 views

    Do you remember Jesus’ radical prescription for avoiding temptation? In Matthew 5:27-30, He suggested that we should cut out or cut off whatever it is that leads us into sin. In the news this week was the story of Hartford, CT resident Jonathan Metz, a single man, who lived alone, who while ...read more

  • An Australian Mining Town Will Always Remember ...

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Dec 29, 2008
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    An Australian mining town will always remember the year of the dramatic rescue. An earthquake killed one miner and trapped two others 3,000 feet under the ground. Days turned into weeks as miners bore through tons of rock; rescuers could only work one at a time on their backs in a cramped rescue ...read more

  • Rescue From The Biggest Prison

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 7, 2009
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    RESCUE FROM THE BIGGEST PRISON An Australian mining town will always remember the year of the dramatic rescue. An earthquake killed one miner and trapped two others 3,000 feet under the ground. Days turned into weeks as miners bore through tons of rock; rescuers could only work one at a time on ...read more

  • Tomorrow's Trivia! (02.24.06--Do Not Worry!--Luke ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Feb 22, 2006
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    Tomorrow’s Trivia! (02.24.06--Do Not Worry!--Luke 22:24) An average person’s anxiety is focused on: 40% -- things that will never happen, 30% -- things about the past that can’t be changed, 12% -- things about criticism by others, mostly untrue, 10% -- about health, which gets worse with ...read more

  • Thank You, Sensei Don

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Feb 12, 2012
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    THANK YOU, SENSEI DON Dr. Don Sisk, the former president of the mission board I'm with, BIMI, tells of winning an old "papa-sahn" to Christ, the father of one of the ladies in his church. He had such a grateful spirit for Dr. Sisk, whom they referred to as "Sensei Don" which means "Teacher Don." ...read more

  • Joe Bayly, A Christian Author And Leader, Had A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 2, 2012
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    Joe Bayly, a Christian author and leader, had a son named Tim who was not following the Lord. This caused great tension in the home until one day Joe told his son he had to move out. Taking Tim aside, he said, "Tim, you're not living for God and you need to leave our home." Tim left, but his ...read more

  • Baseball And Golf

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on May 15, 2008
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    BASEBALL AND GOLF One of my tasks as an associate pastor was to go through the list of people who were on the rolls, but didn't come to church anymore. My task was to visit these people, find out why they chose not to attend the church anymore, and then try to convince them to give it another try. ...read more

  • From Page 95-96

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 22, 2009
     | 1,749 views

    From page 95-96 “Who Stole My Church” “Anyone know anything about Isaac Watts?” I asked. Yvonne spoke: “Wasn’t he a hymn writer? I think he wrote ‘When I survey the Wonderous Cross.” “Yep, he did. Know any of his other songs?” “I think he wrote one of the Christmas carols,” Ted , probably the most ...read more

  • Brownies Teach Stewardship

    Contributed by Michael Otterstatter on Nov 26, 2024
     | 868 views

    A 6th grade Sunday school teacher was struggling with a lesson. She was preparing to teach a lesson on how Christians manage their material blessings. She knew that when her students were in confirmation class the pastor would share what the Bible says about stewardship of time, talents, ...read more

  • There Is No Such Thing In Anyones Life As An ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    There is no such thing in anyones life as an ...read more

  • Dr. Ian Paisley, The Fiery Irish Cleric And ...

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Dec 8, 2004
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    Dr. Ian Paisley, the fiery Irish cleric and politician was reputed to have been preaching one Sunday on the End Times - and in particular on the Day of Judgment. As he reached the climax of his address he said that on the Day of Judgment "there would be wailing and gnashing of teeth." At which ...read more

  • A Christ-Less Christmas.

    Contributed by Danny Janes on Dec 7, 2012
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    One of the most enjoyable jobs I ever had before entering the ministry was when I worked for Sears as a salesman in the Men’s Department. I worked there while I was in high school, and part of the time while I was in college. And always the most memorable night of the year to be scheduled to work ...read more

  • Pows In Vietnam Recall Memorized Scripture To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 28, 2010
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    POWs in Vietnam Recall Memorized Scripture to Help Themselves Survive In the prison camps which were opened up following the terrible years of the Vietnam war, a story came out about how men endured six, seven, eight years of prison under the most terrible of conditions: rotten food, isolation, ...read more

  • He Didn't Know He Owned It

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 1,736 views

    HE DIDN'T KNOW HE OWNED IT There was once a sheep ranch owned by a man named Mr. Yates. Mr. Yates wasn't able to make enough on his ranching operation to pay the overheads and the interest on the mortgage, so he was in danger of losing his ranch. With little money for clothes or food, his family ...read more