Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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One day she was reading the newspaper and came across an article about the ministry of D.L. Moody and the Revival that was taking place in the United States. Even though she had never heard of him before, she began to pray and ask God to send Moody to her church in England.
Some time later, Moody
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Contributed by John Wright on Jun 28, 2007
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Our church was meeting in a storefront, but we had outgrown it. We found a church building on the east side of St. Paul for $27,000. We literally had no money. We believed God wanted us to have that building, so we signed a contract to pay cash in 90 days ... and we began to pray. Nothing came
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Contributed by Ferdinand Funk on Sep 29, 2008
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Laughter Resurrection
Bernard Martin, writes the following story in his book If God Does Not Die.
One day a pastor was called from a children's party at the Sunday school to visit a young woman whose world had collapsed into an acute depression following the death of her husband in an auto
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Mennonite
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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THE LIGHT THAT SAVES
The story is told of a remarkable event that took place a little more than 30 years ago in the Gulf of Mexico. Darrel Dore was working on an oil rig when the rig suddenly started to wobble. Before too long, the rig tipped to one side and crashed into the water. Darrel found
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Contributed by N A on May 16, 2009
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“I tell the Lord my troubles and difficulties, and wait for Him to give me the answers to them,” said one man of God. “And it is wonderful how a matter that looked very dark will in prayer become crystal clear by the help of God’s Spirit. I think Christians fail so often to get answers to
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Contributed by Don Hawks on Feb 28, 2002
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John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist movement in 18th Century England presents this perspective on prayer in his sermon “On Prayer”:
When we say our prayers… if we do it for any selfish reason, it is not acceptable to God.
The purpose of your praying is not to inform God, as though he didn’t
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Methodist
Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
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An elderly widow, restricted in her activities, was eager to serve Christ. After praying about this, she realized that she could bring blessing to others by playing the piano. The next day she placed this small ad in the Oakland Tribune: "Pianist will play hymns by phone daily for those who are
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Bruce Howell on Dec 30, 2000
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One day I looked at myself—at the self that Christ can see;
I saw the person I am today and the one I ought to be.
I saw how little I really pray and how little I really do;
I saw the influence of my life—how little of it was true!
I saw the bundle of faults and fears I ought to lay on
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Wesleyan
Contributed by James Chandler on Jan 23, 2007
The day before I preached this sermon, I found out that my son’s class was studying the Buddhist faith. The teacher was going to have students bring a mat to class and get in the position and meditate like a Buddhist. When I raised concern and objected to my son praying to any god besides the one
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Dec 24, 2009
A poem by Ruth Walsh pierces my heart.
I was naked, and you questioned my lack
Of modesty in my appearance.
I was imprisoned, and you debated
The legal aspects of interference.
I was penniless, and you discussed
Tax-deductable donations from your wealth.
I was sick, and you thanked the Lord,
For
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 12, 2010
The Pianist
An elderly widow, restricted in her activities, was eager to serve Christ. After praying about this, she realized that she could bring blessing to others by playing the piano. The next day she placed this small ad in the Oakland Tribune: “Pianist will play hymns by phone daily for
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Baptist
Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 18, 2010
SHED THE LOAD
A missionary in the Philippines was driving in a large flat back truck. He saw a local farmer who he knew walking with a really heavy load tied to his back. The load was obviously heavy and weighing him down, so the missionary stopped and told the farmer to jump on board the truck.
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Brethren
Contributed by Ken Pell on Dec 25, 2011
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KEEPING CHRIST IN A CRADLE
The World prefers to keep Jesus in a cradle where He is innocent and powerless. the dare not allow Him to be Lord and God much less our suffering servant.
In the movie Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (a movie I could not watch in its entirety and has no
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Nazarene
Contributed by Davon Huss on May 7, 2012
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Alvin Slaughter: I’m convinced more now than ever That we don’t serve a god of the mundane But God of the supernatural You see, when we worship him in faith He will always meet us at the point of our needs Dry, fleshly worship is not enough Get ready, get ready to be completely drenched and
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