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  • Committees Cannot Create; They Can Only ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    Committees cannot create; they can only criticize. I came across a poem the other day and its only two lines: Search all the parks in all ...read more

  • The Story Of John ...

    Contributed by Wayne Solomon on Jun 7, 2008
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    The Story of John Wesley A page from John Wesley’s Diary reads as follows: Sunday morning, May 5, preached in St. Ann’s, was asked not to come back anymore. Sunday p.m., May 5, preached at St. John’s, deacons said, "Get out and stay out." Sunday a.m., May 12, preached at St. Jude’s, ...read more

  • There Is A Single Page From The Journal Of John ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2008
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    There is a single page from the journal of John Wesley that reads: Sunday a.m., May 5 - Preached in St. Ann’s; was asked not to come back any more. Sunday p.m., May 5 - Preached at St. John’s; deacons said, "Get out and stay out." Sunday a.m., May 12 - Preached at St. Jude’s; can’t go back there ...read more

  • In 1865 Walt Whitman, An American Poet Wrote One ...

    Contributed by Jay Winters on Jan 13, 2008
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    In 1865 Walt Whitman, an American poet wrote one of the most familiar lines of poetry in the world, in the opening lines of his poem, “Song of Myself.” In that poem, Walt Whitman speaks as I can only imagine Jesus will speak on that day that He returns to every one of us here Baptized into His ...read more

  • Jesus Loves Me

    Contributed by Michael Walther on Aug 8, 2011
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    JESUS LOVES ME "Jesus Loves Me" is one of the most well-known Christian hymns. This hymn was originally a poem that was included in a novel. The poem was spoken to a dying child to bring them comfort. A musician later added the music, and since 1860 it has become one of the most well-known ...read more

  • Payday Someday  PRO

    Contributed by Joel Preston on Nov 15, 2002
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    PAYDAY SOMEDAY An Atheist farmer often ridiculed people who believed in God. He wrote the following letter to the editor of a local newspaper: “I plowed on Sunday, planted on Sunday, cultivated on Sunday, and hauled my crops on Sunday; but I never went to church on Sunday. Yet, I harvested more ...read more

  • Ever Been On A Great Adventure? A Great Adventure ...  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Burkey on May 24, 2005
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    Ever been on a great adventure? A great adventure happens when someone offers a different approach to life. You think their crazy, but try it anyway. The diet you were convinced to try. You were reluctant, You grumbled when you started. You found 3 months later, you had never felt better in your ...read more

  • Burmese Parable About A Banyan Tree ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2010
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    Burmese Parable About a Banyan Tree Seed Don’t pitch your tents near sin or soon you will be living in it. I have heard stories of people who have been hooked by a variety of addictions. They almost always start by just an ‘innocent’ act that did not seem like much at the time. Gamblers who started ...read more

  • In The January 15, 1989 Issue Of The Lexington ...  PRO

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 12, 2003
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    In the January 15, 1989 issue of the Lexington Herald-Leader, an article told this story: A family living in a home in West Palm Beach, Florida, told a film crew it was okay to use the front lawn as a set for an episode of “B. L. Stryker”, a TV show starring Burt Reynolds. They knew cars would be ...read more

  • Rude Awakening: "People Have No Tolerance Or ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
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    Rude Awakening: “People have no tolerance or compassion anymore,” says Lori Vitto, USAirways. Service industry customer complaints are way up and road rage is common. Incivility is on the rise and almost the norm in some parts of the culture. Some see all this as the dark side of the New Economy. ...read more

  • Poor Preachers

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Poor Preachers There was a Baptist preacher who just finished his sermon for the day and proceeded toward the back of the church for his usual greetings and handshaking. After shaking a few hands he came upon the seven year old son of one of the Deacons. "Good morning, young man," the preacher ...read more

  • Physical Death Will Continue Until The Lord ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 15, 2010
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    Physical death will continue until the Lord returns and takes us home to heaven. However, the sting has been taken out of death. A boy and his father were driving down a country road on a beautiful spring afternoon, when a bumblebee flew in the car window. The little boy, who was allergic to bee ...read more

  • Can't Earn Your Salvation

    Contributed by John Bright on Apr 3, 2021
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    I read this little poem recently that did not have an author listed: “I cannot work my soul to save, For that my Lord hath done; But I will work like a slave, For the love of ...read more

  • One Of Many Options

    Contributed by Eric Keller on Jan 31, 2011
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    ONE OF MANY OPTIONS Ask people to raise their hands if they remember a time when businesses were closed on Sunday morning. Note to the congregation that the younger ones (likely those under 40) do not have their hands raised. There is a difference in the generations. One generation remembers a ...read more

  • Love Is Nails

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    C. S. Lewis captured the Cross event in a poem: "Love’s as hard as nails, Love is nails: Blunt, thick, hammered through The medial nerves of One Who, having made us, knew The ...read more

  • S. Trett Cathy, Founder Of Chick-Fil-A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Greg Buchner on Nov 7, 2004
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    S. Trett Cathy, founder of Chick-fil-A restaurants, nearly 1,000 restaurants that generate $1 billion in sales – still teaches Sunday School every Sunday – still has all corporate-owned ...read more

  • God Settles His Accounts  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 27, 2009
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    GOD SETTLES HIS ACCOUNTS An atheist farmer often ridiculed people who believed in God. He wrote the following letter to the editor of a local newspaper: "I plowed on Sunday, planted on Sunday, cultivated on Sunday, and hauled in my crops on Sunday; but I never went to church on Sunday. Yet I ...read more

  • There Were Two Men Shipwrecked On An Island. The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 4, 2001
    based on 14 ratings
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    There were two men shipwrecked on an island. The minute they got onto the island, one of them started screaming and yelling, "We’re going to die! We’re going to die! There’s no food! No water! We’re going to die!" The second man was propped up against a palm tree and acting so calmly it drove the ...read more

  • Come With Me If You Will To The Snow Covered ...  PRO

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 8, 2004
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    Come with me if you will to the snow covered mountain paths of Oberndorf, a small village in Austria. It is a cold Christmas Eve morning in 1818. As you look across the mountains you will see the local vicar Father Joseph Mohr (1792-1848), winding his way along the path to the village of Arndorf ...read more

  • Francis Havergal Wrote Many Hymns In Her Life. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Francis Havergal wrote many hymns in her life. She said she got most of her inspiration from small moments – defining moments. She said one of the strongest things she had ever seen was a painting of Jesus, wearing a crown of thorns with blood dripping down from the wounds. He is facing Pilate, and ...read more