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  • The Papoose

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 28, 2007
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    The Papoose I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now…John 16:12.” Those precious words of our Lord Jesus Christ in John 16:12 bring back a memory from my past. When our middle son was very young, he fell and cut a rather deep gash in the area between his lip and chin. ...read more

  • Charles Sykes Is The Author Of Dumbing Down Our ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 6, 2007
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    Charles Sykes is the author of DUMBING DOWN OUR KIDS. The following is a list he created for high school and college graduates of things he did not learn in school. In his book, he talks about how the "system" may have created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and set them up for ...read more

  • Do We Know The Pessimist's Creed?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 9, 2007
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    DO WE KNOW THE PESSIMIST’S CREED? THINK, IF THE PESSIMIST HAD A CREED WHAT WOULD IT BE? ALL BUT ME AND THEE! THE PESSIMIST CREED! By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Why rejoice in sunshine? It will just turn to dark clouds and much rain! Besides that, the sunshine can hurt your eyes, More than that it ...read more

  • Introduction: Robert Kirkpatrick Had Some Good ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
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    Introduction: Robert Kirkpatrick had some good news and some bad news. The good news: he had been extended a written invitation to a dinner with President Bush in Washington, DC. The invite and letter were signed by Vice President Cheney himself. It is not every day you receive an invitation like ...read more

  • Ode To Mom

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 10, 2007
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    ODE TO MOM (from Pearl Sewell and Patti Cowell). POSITION: Mother, Mom, Mama JOB DESCRIPTION: Long term, team players needed, for challenging permanent work in an often chaotic environment. Candidates must possess excellent communication and organizational skills and be willing to work ...read more

  • Clarion Call Of One  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2009
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    CLARION CALL OF ONE The actions of a few are often a clarion call to courage. It requires radical sacrifice and radical commitment to accomplish these things. All that it takes is for one man to refuse to surrender! Anyone who is familiar with Winston Churchill understands that he was such a man ...read more

  • Speaking Of Abuse… Have You Seen Those Energy ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Apr 21, 2009
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    Speaking of abuse… have you seen those energy drinks that are out there. This may not always hold true but it seems to me that these often are marketed to promote the potential abuse of caffeine. Caffeine isn’t that bad, you may say. It isn’t like a narcotic. But I wonder if we abuse something less ...read more

  • Loving Without Agreeing  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2009
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    LOVING WITHOUT AGREEING We can love others without totally agreeing with them. Often love is worked out by agreeing to disagree. We can offer love and care for people who are different from us and people we don’t agree with. This fact is illustrated by a true story that took place in the state of ...read more

  • Let The Lower Lights Be Burning  PRO

    Contributed by Dwight L. Moody on Jun 11, 2009
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    LET THE LOWER LIGHTS BE BURNING A few years ago, at the mouth of Cleveland harbor, there were two lights, one at each side of the bay, called the upper and lower lights; and to enter the harbor safely by night, vessels must sight both of the lights. These western lakes are more dangerous ...read more

  • Running The Race

    Contributed by Sylvester Fergusson on Aug 22, 2009
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    James was excited as he turned the two hundred mark heading towards home. Two and three –quarter laps had gone and he was still in the lead. His one and only goal was to win this race and he was full of confidence that he could do it. His thoughts race ahead to the podium, the applause, the glory, ...read more

  • Dwight L. Moody Talked About The Greatest Reg...

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 31, 2009
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    Dwight L. Moody talked about the greatest regret of his life. 22 years after the event in 1871, he recounted what had happened. "I was preaching on the life of Christ. I had spent 4 Sunday nights on the subject and had followed Christ from the manger along through his life to his arrest and ...read more

  • Mark 8:35 For Whoever Wants To Save His Life A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 5, 2009
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    Mark 8:35 For whoever wants to save his life a will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it. (NIV) Now, Jesus is not talking about the cost of our salvation here, because that is free! Romans 6:23 says, “The FREE gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our ...read more

  • Discontented Home-Owner Becomes Content After ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 12, 2009
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    Discontented Home-owner Becomes Content After Realtor Describes House in Ad A home-owner was tired of his house. He’d lived there for many years, and he more he looked around at the house, the years, the neighbourhood, the more he wanted to be somewhere else. His critical eyes saw things that ...read more

  • Elementary School Student Doubts President's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 1, 2009
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    Elementary School Student Doubts President’s Identity On March 11, 1991, eight-year-old Anthony Henderson upset the distinguished leader of our nation, President George Bush. President Bush was visiting Anthony’s school and had sat down beside Anthony to read him a book. Suddenly in the midst of ...read more

  • How Satan And The World Are Like A Pack Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2009
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    How Satan and the World are Like a Pack of Dogs While visiting Loretta’s parents in Indiana last summer I spent each morning walking several miles. They live in the middle of farm country. The roads are straight and long with corn and bean fields lining them. There are few houses and fewer cars. As ...read more

  • On Shepherds

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 28, 2009
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    ON SHEPHERDS "Let me tell you a bit about shepherds. They were the last people you’d expect God to take notice of. First of all, they were religious outcasts. According to Jewish religious law, these men were unclean. Their line of work prevented them from participating in the feasts and holy days ...read more

  • Tending Your ...

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jan 9, 2010
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    TENDING YOUR GARDEN Suppose 2 women were planting a vegetable garden. On the same day, they prepared the earth and planted their seeds. One then neglected her garden and waited for her vegetables to grow. The other woman worked in her garden regularly. She put cages around the young tomato ...read more

  • Tending Your ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 1, 2010
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    Tending Your Garden Suppose 2 women were planting a vegetable garden. On the same day, they prepared the earth and planted their seeds. One then neglected her garden and waited for her vegetables to grow. The other woman worked in her garden regularly. She put cages around the young tomato plants, ...read more

  • He Writhed On The Floor While Men And Women ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Mar 6, 2010
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    He writhed on the floor while men and women gathered around him hurling their prayers. That’s the best way I can describe it. "Come out in Jesus name!" they said, and he writhed all the more as if in pain, and certainly in turmoil. The voices rose, "Come out you unclean spirit!" I had been ...read more

  • Phillip Yancey On Expectations And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 1, 2010
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    Phillip Yancey on Expectations and Disappointment Phillip Yancey had this to say about people’s expectations: Daniel Boorstin, former librarian of Congress and director of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, offers this assessment of contemporary culture: When we pick up our ...read more