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  • A Young Banker Was Driving His Bmw, In The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 27, 2008
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    A young banker was driving his BMW, in the mountains, during a snowstorm. As he rounded a turn the vehicle slid out of control and toward a cliff. At the last moment he unbuckled his seatbelt and jumped from the car. Though he escaped with his life, his left arm was caught near the hinge of the ...read more

  • The Cross Of Jesus Christ And His Baptism ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Jan 30, 2009
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    The cross of Jesus Christ and his baptism express the same thing. Our Lord was not a martyr; he was not merely a good man; he was God Incarnate. He came down to the lowest reach of creation in order to bring back the whole human race to God, and in order to do this he ...read more

  • Timothy Keller In His Marvelous Book:

    Contributed by Wayne Presnell on Feb 10, 2009
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    Timothy Keller in his marvelous book: “The Reason for God,” answers the skeptic’s question: “Because Christians think there are consequences to sin… including judgment… does that make them narrow minded?” He uses this analogy: “Imagine two people arguing over the nature of a cookie. Jack thinks ...read more

  • Shakespeare's Macbeth Reveals His Philosophy Of ...

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Mar 8, 2009
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    Shakespeare’s Macbeth reveals his philosophy of life when he said, “Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard of no more. It is a ...read more

  • Asserting Leadership - The Lion Was Proud Of His ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 16, 2007
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    ASSERTING LEADERSHIP - The lion was proud of his mastery of the animal kingdom. One day he decided to make sure all the other animals knew he was the king of the jungle. He was so confident that he bypassed the smaller animals and went straight to the bear. "Who is the king of the jungle?" ...read more

  • There Was A Professor Who Told His Class That ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 2, 2007
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    There was a professor who told his class that man is only a meaningless piece of protoplasm. He dismissed class early because of grief over his young daughter, whose life would be scarred because she had run off with an older man. A Christian student asked, “How can ...read more

  • There Was A Man Walking With His Son Down A ...

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Apr 23, 2007
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    There was a man walking with his son down a country road. On the left was a beautiful country ESTATE. A big black LIMOUSINE pulled onto the circular DRIVEWAY. Out of the automobile stepped a FINELY DRESSED and WELL-GROOMED gentleman, who NODDED to the man and the boy and then went into his ...read more

  • In His Book, Visiting In The Age Of Mission, ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on May 17, 2007
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    In his book, Visiting in the Age of Mission, Kennon Callahan says, ‘Visiting is with persons. It is not to persons, where one talks and the other listens. Nor is visiting at persons. We’re not trying to pressure, hassle, or hustle.’ He continues, ‘Our visits with persons are reciprocal- two-way, ...read more

  • A Young Man Enlisted, And Was Sent To His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A young man enlisted, and was sent to his regiment. The first night he was in the barracks with about fifteen other young men, who passed the time playing cards and gambling. Before retiring, he fell on his knees and prayed, and they began to curse him and jeer at him and throw boots at him. So it ...read more

  • A Reporter Was Interviewing An Old Man On His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A reporter was interviewing an old man on his 100th birthday. "What are you most proud of?" he asked. "Well, " said the man, "I don’t have an enemy in the world." "What a beautiful thought How inspirational" said the ...read more

  • During One Of His Political Campaigns, A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    During one of his political campaigns, a delegation called on Theodore Roosevelt at his home in Oyster Bay, Long Island. The President met them with his coat off and his sleeves rolled up. "Ah, gentlemen," he said, "come down to the barn and we will talk while I do some work." At the barn, ...read more

  • Dallas Willard, In His Book The Spirit Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Dallas Willard, in his book The Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes Lives, writes, “Spirituality in human beings is not an extra or ‘superior’ mode of existence. It’s not a hidden stream of separate reality, a separate life running parallel to our bodily existence. It does not ...read more

  • In His Children's Book, Entitled Is A Blue ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In his children’s book, entitled "Is A Blue Whale The Biggest Thing There Is?" Robert Wells takes us from a size that we can grasp to one that we cannot grasp. The largest animal on Earth is a blue whale - the flippers on his tail alone are bigger than most animals on the Earth However, a blue ...read more

  • During The Course Of His Sermon, A Preacher ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    During the course of his sermon, a preacher wanted to emphasize the brevity of life. He took a long pause, then said, “Every member of this church is going to die.” But, to his surprise, a man in the back row responded to this statement with a big smile. Repeat twice, louder…After the sermon he ...read more

  • A Man Was Irritated By His Wife's Refusal To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A man was irritated by his wife’s refusal to admit her hearing problem. Speaking with his doctor one day he asked, “How can I get my wife to admit that she needs a hearing aid?” “I’ll tell you what you need to do,” his doctor replied. When you get home peek your head through the door and ask, ...read more

  • Dietrich Bonhoeffer, In His Classic Work The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Dietrich Bonhoeffer, in his classic work The Cost of Discipleship, rightly observed, "We have to practice strictest daily discipline; only so can the flesh ...read more

  • Louis Albert Banks, In His Book ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Illustration: Louis Albert Banks, in his book Windows for Sermons, tells of a father who had to punish his little daughter. Later that day the youngster, who was upset at first, came to her daddy and climbed up onto his lap. Hugging him tightly around the neck, she said, “Daddy, I do love ...read more

  • A Farmer Went Into His Banker And Announced That ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A farmer went into his banker and announced that he had bad news and good news. "First, the bad news...""Well," said the farmer, "I can’t make my mortgage payments. And that crop loan I’ve taken out for the past 10 years -- I can’t pay that off, either. Not only that, I won’t be able to pay you the ...read more

  • He Is The Second-String Quarterback On His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    He is the second-string quarterback on his junior high football team. She is a housewife who substitutes for teachers at the elementary school down the street. The nurse has her beeper clipped to her blue jeans as she shops for groceries. The vice-president is surrounded by those who protect him as ...read more

  • A Pastor Shared His Experience Of Witnessing To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A pastor shared his experience of witnessing to a Jewish man. When the minister attempted to share about the death of Jesus on a cross, the man rebuffed him with these words: “Why do I want to believe in someone who is cursed by hanging on a tree?” The suffering at the cross was a long and lonely ...read more