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  • Your Mess Becomes Your Message

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 21, 2011
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    YOUR MESS BECOMES YOUR MESSAGE Joe Almanza grew up in a family of organized crime called the Mexican Mafia: "We were supplying most of the heroin for the Southern and Midwestern US. I became addicted to heroin. I went to many drug addiction agencies. I sold some heroin to an undercover agent ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Reality Therapy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2011
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    REALITY THERAPY Aaron was an eleven-year-old boy whose behavior was described by Dr. William Glasser, his psychiatrist, as horrible. In his book, Reality Therapy, Glasser says Aaron was the most obnoxious child he had ever met. The boy would kick, scream, run away and hide, become withdrawn, ...read more

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  • Resurrection Tree

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 5, 2011
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    RESURRECTION TREE In a cemetery in Hanover, Germany, is a grave on which were placed huge slabs of granite and marble cemented together and fastened with heavy steel clasps. It belongs to a woman who did not believe in the resurrection of the dead. Yet strangely, she directed in her will that her ...read more

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  • A Dying Church  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 5, 2011
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    A DYING CHURCH An artist was once asked to put on canvas what he considered to be the picture best symbolizing a decaying and dying church. After several months, he returned and reported that he had finished the task. The hour finally arrived when the painting was to be unveiled. Several people ...read more

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  • The Spirit Of The Law

    Contributed by Sean Harder on May 11, 2011
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    THE SPIRIT OF THE LAW I knew a woman who stopped for a few drinks every night after work to let traffic die down, then drove home, about a 45 minute drive in lower mainland traffic. She would say, "I'm fine, I've never had an accident and there are never any roadblocks on my route home. It's not ...read more

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  • Forgiveness: Like A Bell Tolling

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 18, 2011
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    FORGIVENESS: LIKE A BELL TOLLING Corrie ten Boom once told of being able to forget a wrong that had been done to her. She had forgiven the person, but she kept rehashing the incident and so couldn’t sleep. Finally, she cried out to God for help in putting the problem to rest. She wrote this about ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Spurgeon On Truth And The Spirit

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 20, 2011
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    SPURGEON ON TRUTH AND THE SPIRIT The great 19th century British preacher, Charles Spurgeon, made a wonderful analogy about the Holy Spirit’s role in leading us into God’s truth: "Truth may be compared to a cave or grotto, with wondrous stalactites reaching from the roof, and others reaching from ...read more

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  • The Spirit Of The Law

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 9, 2011
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    THE SPIRIT OF THE LAW I knew a woman who stopped for a few drinks every night after work to let traffic die down, then drove home, about a 45 minute drive in lower mainland traffic. She would say, "I'm fine, I've never had an accident and there are never any roadblocks on my route home. It's not ...read more

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  • The Blame Game

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 18, 2011
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    THE BLAME GAME Wayne Dyer writes: "All blame is a waste of time. No matter how much fault you find with another, and regardless of how much you blame him, it will not change you...You may succeed in making another feel guilty of something by blaming him; you won't succeed in changing whatever it ...read more

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  • Stay Out Of The Stagnant Water

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 25, 2011
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    STAY OUT OF THE STAGNANT WATER Palmer Chinchen, in his book, True Religion, talks about traveling to the western edge of Zimbabwe with his brothers to raft the Zambezi River, starting at the base of the Victoria Falls. The falls are the largest in the world, more than a mile wide and three hundred ...read more

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  • Fear Of Witnessing

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 31, 2011
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    FEAR OF WITNESSING Leighton Ford, Good News is for Sharing, 1977, David C. Cook Publishing Co., Page 15: In preparing for this book, I have talked to a lot of people, and the fear issue comes up front again and again. What makes people hesitate to share their faith? Here are some of the fears ...read more

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  • Horse Sense

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 7, 2012
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    HORSE SENSE I like horses okay, but I am not a horse-person. But for much of history, horses were crucial. As a result, we have developed a lot of idioms involving horses. "Many terms and phrases in the English language harken back to a time not so long ago when horses were of extreme ...read more

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  • Fear Of The Resurrection

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Jul 2, 2012
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    FEAR OF THE RESURRECTION In a cemetery in Hanover, Germany, is a grave on which were placed huge slabs of granite and marble cemented together and fastened with heavy steel clasps. It belongs to a woman who did not believe in the resurrection of the dead. Yet strangely, she directed in her will ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • 10) What’s Red, White, Blue, And Green? A ...

    Contributed by Samuel Fulkerson on Aug 23, 2012
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    10) What’s red, white, blue, and green? A patriotic turtle! From Jessica, age 7, Abilene, TX 9) What did one flag say to the other flag? Nothing. It just waved! From Eloise, age 9, Charlottesville, VA 8) Why did Paul Revere ride his horse from Boston to Lexington? Because the horse was too ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Statistics On Prayer

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Sep 8, 2012
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    STATISTICS ON PRAYER Barna research says slightly more than four out of five adults in the U.S. (84%) claim they had prayed in the past week. That has been the case since Barna began tracking the frequency of prayer in 1993. A Newsweek poll titled "Is God Listening?" indicated that, of those who ...read more

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  • Brother Lee: Jesus Calmed The Storm  PRO

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Nov 29, 2013
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    Brother Lee: Jesus Calmed the Storm In 1993, I had the honor of preaching the funeral for Bro. Moses Lee. He was 93 when he went home to be with the Lord. Some of you may have known Bro. Lee. He served for many years as a pastor in Franklin, Tensas and Winn Parishes. At the graveside, Bro. Lee’s ...read more

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  • Absentees In The Upper Room

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 9, 2014
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    ABSENTEES IN THE UPPER ROOM Written by Dr. Larry Petton One of the curious questions I have always had concerns the people who actually saw Christ after His resurrection. I would love to have been part of that group to see Jesus in His glorified, resurrected body! But, for some reason, that ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • The Hilarious Baptism Experience!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 2, 2014
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    I remember the time I came to the platform to officiate in a formal wedding. I had just come out of the bathroom and didn't realize until I was in front of all those people that stuck to my shoe and trailing behind was an eight-foot stream of toilet paper I remember the time I looked down in ...read more

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  • Pastor And Leadership Speaker John Maxwell Te...

    Contributed by Tim Smith on May 28, 2015
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    Pastor and Leadership speaker John Maxwell tells the story of his brother who was called to active duty during the Pueblo crisis in Korea. He says he could remember standing in his father’s office when my father found out the news and went to his brother, hugged him and said, “Larry, I’m going to ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Bobby Richardson - Witnessing In The World Series!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 17, 2017
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    Bobby Richardson is one of my spiritual heroes. What a blessing to meet this awesome witness for Christ who led Mickey Mantle to faith in Christ before he died. This story makes me love Bobby even more! It was the seventh game of the 1962 World Series between the New York Yankees and the San ...read more

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