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  • The Game ‘dungeons And Dragons' First Came To ...

    Contributed by Mark Armstrong on Apr 23, 2009
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    The game ‘Dungeons and Dragons’ first came to light in 1974. Players of D&D create characters which they live out in an alternative reality. And so D&D is a fantasy role playing game where players embark upon imaginary adventures in a created world. Although there’s a few variations of the game, a ...read more

  • Clear Conscience—but Still Wrong

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Apr 27, 2009
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    CLEAR CONSCIENCE--BUT STILL WRONG My dad had paid for a membership at Rainbow Falls – a fishing lake about 1 hour into the mountains from our home. About our 2nd visit there, the fish just weren’t biting. That happens at stocked lakes. You could see them – right there in front of you, but they ...read more

  • My Mum Suffered From Corns On Her Foot. She Was ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 28, 2009
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    My Mum suffered from corns on her foot. She was totally frustrated with this callused patch of hard, thickened skin and could not get relief. One day I invited her to Church and a woman spoke on healing. Invitations were given to come forward but my Mum, although interested in everything the woman ...read more

  • The Impermanence Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 26, 2010
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    The Impermanence of Democracy About 200 years ago, as the United States was beginning its experiment, Alexander Fraser Tytler wrote: “A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public ...read more

  • Looks Great, But What Does It Do?

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Dec 17, 2010
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    LOOKS GREAT, BUT WHAT DOES IT DO? I once read about a certain Mr. Wahlstrom who purchased an old bombsight and took it apart to see what made it work. As he began to put it back together, he decided to add to it some spare parts he had from other projects. Over time, friends and neighbors took an ...read more

  • Joy In The Midst Of Rough Waters

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Feb 13, 2011
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    JOY IN THE MIDST OF ROUGH WATERS I’ve spent a fair bit of time in recent weeks doing funeral pre-planning for my parents. Making decisions about final disposition of the remains of people you have loved all your life is not any fun at all. It can be overwhelmingly sad. After spending hours with ...read more

  • Major Osipovich, An Air Force Pilot For The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2011
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    Major Osipovich, an Air Force pilot for the former USSR, planned to give a talk at his children's school about peace. That meant he would have to take some time off during the day to give his talk, so he volunteered for night duty. That’s how Major Osipovich found himself patrolling the skies over ...read more

  • The Importance Of Gratitude

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 13, 2011
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    THE IMPORTANCE OF GRATITUDE A few years ago Dr. Nick Stinnett of the University of Nebraska conducted a group of studies called the "Family Strengths Research Project." Stinnett and his researchers identified six qualities that make for strong families. The first quality and one of the most ...read more

  • Not Encouraging

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 12, 2011
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    NOT ENCOURAGING A young couple, very much in love, were getting married in church. However, the bride was very nervous about the big occasion and so the preacher chose one verse that he felt would be a great encouragement to them. The verse was 1 John 4:18 which says: "There is no fear in love. ...read more

  • John Piper's Reading Plan

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 14, 2011
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    JOHN PIPER'S READING PLAN John Piper is a well-known Christian author and pastor. He tells about a plan that he says has changed his life. Suppose you read about 250 words a minute, and you resolved to devote just 15 minutes a day to some serious theological reading to deepen your understanding ...read more

  • Which Do You Think He Believed?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2011
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    WHICH DO YOU THINK HE BELIEVED? A man sat down to supper with his family and said grace, thanking God for the food, for the hands which prepared it, and for the source of all life. But during the meal he complained about the freshness of the bread, the bitterness of the coffee, and the sharpness ...read more

  • Baseball In Heaven  PRO

    Contributed by Joe Bertone on Jul 23, 2012
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    BASEBALL IN HEAVEN A preacher and a song leader were both avid baseball fans. These guys didn't just like baseball; they lived, breathed and ate baseball. What time they weren't about church duties, they were attending a game, watching a game on the tube, or coaching a little league game in the ...read more

  • There Are Three Stages Of Motherhood: Young, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    There are three stages of motherhood: young, middle age and “you’re looking fine.” I don’t know about you, but my mother was responsible for teaching me some of the most valuable life lessons I ever learned. Someone sent me some valuable reminders of Mom lessons and I wanted to share a few of them ...read more

  • We Need To Cultivate The Habit Of Bearing Each ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    We need to cultivate the habit of bearing each other’s burdens. Lend a hand by lifting a heavy load. Burdens are the over loads which we can lighten by building meaningful relationships with others in the church. I read a story a few years ago about a family who found out that their un-born child ...read more

  • Years Ago, I Spent A Summer Working At Church ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Years ago, I spent a summer working at Church Camp in Prescott, Arizona. I took a wrong turn --- walking back to the camp from a trip into town ---and I got hopelessly lost. After I walked around a water tower in the dark, I completely lost my sense of direction. It was getting late. I was feeling ...read more

  • There Is A Picture Mounted On One Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    There is a picture mounted on one of the original Norman pillars of our Church here at St Nicholas’ Church in New Romney, Kent, England. You will find it on the pillar closest to the war memorial at the back of Church and it is about a game of Chess. In the picture, Faust is engaged in a ...read more

  • Responding To A Survey That Showed That ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Responding to a survey that showed that Alabamans had the most bible knowledge, but being dismayed at the general lack thereof, Cecil R. Taylor, dean of the School of Christian Studies at the Southern Baptist-affiliated University of Mobile, said it upsets him to know “how biblically illiterate ...read more

  • Story: The Other Day I Heard Someone Complaining ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 25, 2007
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    Story: The other day I heard someone complaining about the church of today. She said the church should be the one taking care of the widows and the people in need!” She went on to say that the church does not give enough to help people out who are financially hurting or in crisis. She went on to ...read more

  • Timer: In The Last 30 Minutes…

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 17, 2007
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    Hands on illustration: Have a timer with on the pulpit – set it for 30 minutes in front of everyone. The lesson from the timer is what motivated Solomon to write the book of Ecclesiastes because time was running out for him and for many others. It made him think about eternity and where he was ...read more

  • Double Message Noted

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 18, 2007
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    Double Message Noted A man sat down to supper with his family and said grace, thanking God for the food, for the hands which prepared it, and for the source of all life. But during the meal he complained about the freshness of the bread, the bitterness of the coffee, and the sharpness of the ...read more