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  • Submarine-Style Peace

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
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    SUBMARINE-STYLE PEACE Several years ago a submarine was being tested and had to remain submerged for many hours. When it returned to the harbor, the captain was asked, "How did the terrible storm last night affect you?" The officer looked at him in surprise and exclaimed, "Storm? We didn't even ...read more

  • Making An Impact Through Genuine Giving

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
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    MAKING AN IMPACT THROUGH GENUINE GIVING I received this e-mail from my best friend who pastors in Oklahoma. He received it from a member of his congregation. Andrew, I just wanted to let you know how excited I am about the changes in Christmas plans. I would love to be at the pampering night for ...read more

  • Forgive Us Our Christmases

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
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    FORGIVE US OUR CHRISTMASES Have you ever stopped to watch the Christmas rush go by? Christmas struggles are humorous because they touch at the very center of where we live. A little girl was pushing the limits of her mother's very last nerve. Mom was nearing the end of a hectic season of ...read more

  • Kneeling With Runkie

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
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    KNEELING WITH RUNKIE Have you heard the story of the incident that took place in a Church youth group in Akron, Ohio, at Christmas time? What took place started a tradition in that church, a pattern for us to follow. The high school boy's name was Howard, but he was best known as "Runkie". He had ...read more

  • He Turned To Us

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
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    HE TURNED TO US Some years ago, the news service carried a story about a dramatic rescue. A California Highway Patrol officer received a call. It seems a woman was about to jump off a bridge. Immediately the officer, a woman herself, was confronted with a dilemma. This police officer had an ...read more

  • The Best News No One Heard

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
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    THE BEST NEWS NO ONE HEARD Take the year 1809. The international scene was tumultuous. Napoleon was sweeping through Austria; blood was flowing freely. Nobody then cared about babies. But the world was overlooking some terribly significant births. For example, William Gladstone was born that ...read more

  • Let Us Remember The Little Birds... No Room In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
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    Let us remember the little birds... NO ROOM IN THE INN? There was a little bird that came and lived at my house a few weeks. He and I became friends. I felt so sorry for that little bird. He seemed happy to jump around on the ground. He could no longer fly, but he could still sing. Could I ever be ...read more

  • God And Grandma

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
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    GOD AND GRANDMA Two boys were spending the night at Grandma's house. At bedtime, the two boys were saying their prayers when the youngest one began praying at the top of his lungs: "I PRAY FOR A THOMAS THE TRAIN SET! I PRAY FOR AN ELECTRIC SCOOTER! I PRAY FOR A NEW SPIDERMAN ACTION FIGURE!!!" His ...read more

  • Traditions

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jan 5, 2009
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    TRADITIONS We all have various Christmas traditions. Few of us probably have a tradition quite like the Robynson family’s. In his book Crazy Love, Francis Chan shares their story (their effort to keep Christmas and to exude the true Christmas spirit): This family of five, with three kids under ...read more

  • This Quote From Tim Keller Is Spot On: "Christmas ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2009
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    This quote from Tim Keller is spot on: "Christmas is the end of thinking you are better than someone else, because Christmas is telling you that you could never get to heaven on your own. God had to come to you." Do you want to be home for Christmas? Then come home to Christ. You will remain ...read more

  • Missing The Big Story  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2009
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    Missing the Big Story On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright made their first flight of an airplane at Kitty Hawk NC. The flight lasted 59 seconds and travelled 850 ft. Wilbur rushed to the local telegraph office and sent the following message home -- WE HAVE FLOWN FOR 59 SECONDS - WE ...read more

  • A Friend Found Socrates Eyeing Merchandise In The ...

    Contributed by Danny Presswood on Jan 26, 2009
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    A friend found Socrates eyeing merchandise in the marketplace. The friend asked why he was looking, since he never bought anything. Socrates said: "Because I am always amazed to see how many things there are that I don't need." At Christmas, Christians need to develop a new discipline. As our ...read more

  • Abound, Then Rebound

    Contributed by Danny Presswood on Jan 26, 2009
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    ABOUND, THEN REBOUND Abundant Love must REBOUND. Rebounding, as every good basketball team knows, is the cutting edge between defense and offense. Whichever team rebounds most successfully becomes the team in control of the ball. The team that rebounds becomes the offense, goes on the move and ...read more

  • The Man Who Missed ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2010
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    The Man Who Missed Christmas George Mason’s life was centered in his business. He lived alone and refused all invitations to socialize. His brother’s family had urged him to visit but the children always made too much noise. Besides, he didn’t want to buy presents for his nephews and nieces. ...read more

  • The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2010
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    "The Invasion" • In his book The Faith, Chuck Colson has a chapter entitled "The Invasion." In it he describes the invasion of Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944. • D-Day was the largest seaborne landing in history. • More than 150,000 U.S. troops • Employing 6,900 vessels, 4,100 landing craft, and ...read more

  • A Special Visitor

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 29, 2010
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    A SPECIAL VISITOR This past Tuesday, it was difficult to drive in and out of our church parking lot because of a barrage of traffic down Webster Street. Where did this traffic come from? Downtown was blocked off because President Obama and Vice-President Biden were speaking at a closed meeting a ...read more

  • Thanks, Franki

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 30, 2010
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    THANKS, FRANKI During the Christmas play, three six-year-old boys acted out the role of the wise men. As they presented their gifts at the nativity scene, each boy stepped forward and stated what they were offering to Christ. The first held out his arms and said, "Gold." The second boy knelt ...read more

  • Send Us Some Eternity

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Nov 30, 2010
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    SEND US SOME ETERNITY An English postal worker was in charge of letters inadequately addressed. One Christmas season he discovered a card from his own daughter to Santa. It said, "We're very sad at our house this year. My little brother went to heaven last week. You needn't leave me anything. But ...read more

  • God's Power Vs. Our Power

    Contributed by Douglas Stull on Dec 4, 2010
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    GOD'S POWER VS. OUR POWER "Millions for defense and not a penny for tribute." I learned what that quote meant while in the Army. I was assigned, as were all junior officers In the 82d Aiborne Division, to escort Generals and Colonels from the parking lot to a set of bleachers located in a ...read more

  • Wise Men Came From Afar

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 5, 2010
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    WISE MEN CAME FROM AFAR Most people know that Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, but they really do not understand as much as we think they do. In a small Southern town there was a "Nativity Scene" that showed great skill and talent had gone into creating it. One small feature ...read more