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  • A Man And His Dog Are Walking ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Illustration: A man and his dog are walking along the beach when they see a visitor to the beach. The owner of the dog is proud of his dog’s newly mastered feat - so he says to the visitor, "Watch this." He tosses a piece of driftwood far out into the sea and the dog immediately runs on top of the ...read more

  • In The Thick Fighting Of The Civil War, General ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In the thick fighting of the Civil War, General Grant, in hot pursuit of General Lee’s troops, was half blinded with a sick headache. He stopped at a farmhouse and wrote in his memoirs, “I spend the night in bathing my feet in hot water and mustard and putting mustard plasters on my wrist and the ...read more

  • The Many Uses Of The Word In ...

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Jan 22, 2008
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    ILLUSTRATION: The many uses of the word in English convince me that grace is indeed amazing—truly our last best word. It contains the essence of the gospel as a drop of water can contain the image of the sun. The world thirst for grace in ways it does not even recognize. . . “The world can do ...read more

  • The Best Food For You Is The Word Of God Itself. ...

    Contributed by C Jordan on Nov 20, 2008
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    "The best food for you is the Word of God itself. Sermons and books are well enough, but streams that run for a long distance above ground gradually gather for themselves somewhat of the soil through which they flow, and they lose the cool freshness with which they started from the spring head. ...read more

  • Run To The Refuge

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009
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    RUN TO THE REFUGE Bunker gear, over 1,000 degrees of heat, protection from fire scene elements, provides a refuge/safety for self... importance of ARFF truck...refuge, responsible for protection of firefighters, T3000 3,000 gal. of water, large truck, nozzles, discharge 1,000 gpm...truck was place ...read more

  • Pride Was Deadly In The Summer Of 1986, When Two ...

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on May 7, 2009
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    Pride was deadly in the summer of 1986, when two ships collided in the Black Sea off the coast of Russia. Hundreds of passengers died as they were hurled into the icy waters below. The news became even more horrifying when an investigation revealed the cause of the accident. It wasn’t a technology ...read more

  • We Can Witness, But We Cannot Convert

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 18, 2019
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    We may use all means, by but we cannot command success. We may teach, but we cannot convert. We may show those around us the bread and water of life, but we cannot make them eat and drink it. We may point out the way to eternal life, but we cannot make others walk in it. ‘It is the Spirit that ...read more

  • How Deer Become Thirsty

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 30, 2020
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    There are 2 times when a deer develops tremendous thirst - one is when he is running from danger, the other is when he is facing an opponent in combat. When he is hunted, he will take to the river and stay submerged as long as he can hold his breath. He will then swim downstream in the middle so ...read more

  • Funeral Illustration

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 4, 2021
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    I love that scene in The Pilgrim's Progress where Christian and Hopeful come to the final river of death. They are fearful that the water will be over their heads. But Hopeful goes first and calls back to Christian, “Be of good cheer, my brother; I feel the bottom, and it is good.” For every ...read more

  • An Unsung Hero

    Contributed by Richard L. Brown on Nov 7, 2021
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    When I was a boy there was a cartoon about a character called Hector Heathcote…….It was based on the colonial days of America and the Revolutionary War. The character Heathcote was always the unsung hero in each show. I remember one episode where General George Washington was preparing for his ...read more

  • Prayer For New Year

    Contributed by Samuel M on Jan 4, 2025
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    Let you find Christ in greater measure this year satisfying your needs, nourishing your heart, guiding and leading you through still and dark waters. Let not a day pass by without seeing the face of Jesus. Let Jesus become real to you and everything else fade away. Let his face be the first thing ...read more

  • Real Life In The Bible

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jan 16, 2007
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    Listen to these facts about a few Bible heroes: · Adam blamed his wife for his problems. · Cain killed his brother, Able · After surviving the flood, Noah despaired and got drunk. (Now, think about it. After spending a year closed up in a floating barn, then finally getting out to see nothing ...read more

  • When Revelation Was Given To John All The ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 30, 2007
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    When Revelation was given to John all the apostles had been murdered because a shift occurred in Rome’s dealing with the Christians: Christian History Issue 27 notes: “The persecutors and their motives changed in A.D. 64. On July 19 that year a great fire engulfed much of Rome; only four of the ...read more

  • It's Hard To Believe That Body Snatching Is Still ...

    Contributed by David Moore on Mar 20, 2008
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    It’s hard to believe that body snatching is still going on. Of course during the 17th and early 18th centuries, body snatching was rife. A growing number of anatomists, keen to improve their medical knowledge, needed corpses on which to conduct dissections, bodies were difficult to come by, as it ...read more

  • Seeker

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Dec 15, 2008
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    "SEEKER" In recent years, there has been a movement of calling people who are not Christians "seekers." It was a way to classify people who come into the church looking for God without labeling them offensively as "sinners." It was a way to try to keep church accessible to anyone and everyone. Has ...read more

  • Imagine A Very Dangerous Rope Jungle Bridge (As ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jan 13, 2010
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    IMAGINE A VERY DANGEROUS ROPE JUNGLE BRIDGE (AS THE LAW) WE MUST CROSS IT – BUT WE COULD NEVER DO IT OURSELVES BECAUSE ITS SO DANGEROUS TO CROSS ONE FALSE STEP AND WE WILL PERISH INTO THE CHASEM – BUT WE HAVE A GUIDE WHO GOES BEFORE US (CHRIST) HE HAS CROSSED THE BRIDGE BEFORE AND HAS ALWAYS ...read more

  • Gordan Macdonald States That All Calls Have ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 26, 2010
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    Gordan MacDonald states that all calls have similar commonalities and the following information is gleamed from his article “God’s Calling Plan” (Leadership, Vol. 24 page 25): 1. The call originates from the Godhead: a. God called Abraham b. God called Moses c. God called Isaiah d. God called ...read more

  • Boss: Mark Dever On The Four Aspects Of ...

    Contributed by Tim White on May 7, 2011
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    BOSS: MARK DEVER ON THE FOUR ASPECTS OF LEADERSHIP B=Boss. The leader "reproves, rebukes, and exhorts with all longsuffering and doctrine." There is a delicate balance in local churches between pastoral authority (Hebrews 13) and congregational authority (Matthew 18). The pastors must exercise ...read more

  • No Fear  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 7, 2011
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    NO FEAR Brian Simo is a race car driver, and most of you have probably never heard of him. However there is one thing about him with which you are probably familiar. In 1985 he created the "No Fear" clothing line and found an idea that appealed to many Americans. We have a lot of respect for ...read more

  • Gun Laws

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Mar 18, 2018
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    Gun Laws Laws - "are sent by Him to punish those who do wrong and commend those who do right." 2 Peter 2:14 - Keeping this truth in the context of guns. Nothing wrong with making sure there are laws which make it hard for wicked or mentally ill people from getting guns. Those (mentally ill or ...read more