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  • Death Of The Son

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on Jun 4, 2004
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    DEATH OF THE SON There is an old story about a man by the name of John Griffith, who lived in Oklahoma in 1929 and lost all he had in the stock market. He moved to Mississippi where he took a job as bridge tender for a railroad trestle. In 1937 he was involved in a horrific accident. One day his 8 ...read more

  • The Walter Wilson Story

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jun 3, 2009
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    THE WALTER WILSON STORY Walter Lewis Wilson was an American doctor born towards the end of the 19th century. He was a faithful Christian who often hosted visiting missionaries to his church. One visitor from France didn't mince words, asking him, "Who is the Holy Spirit to you?" Wilson's answer ...read more

  • Love Your Enemies: Forgiveness In Rwanda

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
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    Love Your Enemies: Forgiveness in Rwanda Bishop John Rucyahana, a Tutsi Rwandan, found Christ while growing up as an exile from his native Rwanda. I like the way he describes His conversion: "I did not accept Jesus. Jesus graciously met me and accepted me." This is a man who understands how we ...read more

  • He Leadeth ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2009
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    HE LEADETH ME When Joseph Gilmore was just out of seminary, he filled in a couple of weeks at FBC in Philadelphia, PA. And he gave this testimony: "At the mid-week service, on the 26th of March, 1862, I set out to give the people an exposition of the 23rd Psalm, which I had given before on three ...read more

  • Since Isaiah (And Later, The New Testament ...

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Aug 31, 2009
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    Since Isaiah (and later, the New Testament writers) spoke of God’s "tested" keystone (cornerstone?) or foundation stone in terms of depending upon God rather than what anyone else says or promises, it might be good to look at the importance of "foundations" and Jesus Christ as our "tested" ...read more

  • As A Family We Recently Made Use Of A Disposable ...

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Sep 14, 2009
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    As a family we recently made use of a disposable barbeque. We’ve owned proper barbeques in the past but we haven’t had one for a few years so when my wife suggested a few weeks ago that I should barbeque some burgers in the garden I remembered that we had a few disposable barbeques in the garage. ...read more

  • The Ambush Of John Wesley Powell

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2009
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    THE AMBUSH OF JOHN WESLEY POWELL John Wesley Powell, lost his arm in the Civil War. This, however, did not stop him from becoming a hero. "Back in 1869 conventional wisdom said that passage through the Grand Canyon on the Colorado River was impossible. It couldn’t be done. The back country ...read more

  • How God Used A Phrase From A Gospel Tract To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 18, 2009
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    How God Used a Phrase from a Gospel Tract to Bring an Indian to Faith in Christ, the Bread of Life; Paul Harvey on the Meaning of God’s Providence So providence assumes that God is the supreme Creator of all things. And as Creator he prevents the universe from going into non-existence, he guides ...read more

  • Rare Italian Automobile Good Only For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 24, 2009
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    Rare Italian Automobile Good Only for Show I heard this week about a very, very special automobile. It was built in the 1920’s by the Italian manufacturer Bugatti, and it was designed to be sold to the outrageously wealthy. This car was equipped with 450 horses under the hood; it was some 22 feet ...read more

  • So What Does This Gentle Restoration Or ...

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Dec 4, 2009
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    So what does this gentle restoration or correction look like? Well here’s what it doesn’t look like, from a real example I observed: “How could you be so stupid, did you grow up with wolves? You are going to pay for this buster, and you’re going to straight to hell where you belong.” I have left ...read more

  • Listen To This From A Guy Named Per Nilsen, From ...

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Dec 15, 2009
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    Listen to this from a guy named Per Nilsen, from Burnsville, Minnesota: Last week my son, Bjorn, got sick. I took his temperature, and it was 102.5 degrees. The Children’s Advil came out. He slugged down the appropriate dose for his size. Forty-five minutes later the fever was down to 100. Just ...read more

  • Blessed Are The Peacemakers - For They Shall Be ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 28, 2009
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    "BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS - for they shall be called sons of God." You may say "Well that’s nonsense. All you have to do is see all the so-called Christians who have been involved in bloody conflict in history, all done in the Name of God". In fact even Al-Qaeda operates in the Name of a god ...read more

  • I Don’t Have Any Paid Employment At ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Feb 7, 2010
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    I don’t have any paid employment at present. Moving to Sydney has been a step of faith. We have limited resources for the future. Our possessions fit into a garage. Somewhere under all those boxes is a piano that we have carted around on all our moves and still has future moves to come. I am ...read more

  • General Robert E. Lee Controls His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2010
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    General Robert E. Lee controls His Tongue General Robert E. Lee was once asked what he thought of a fellow officer in the Confederate Army, an officer who had made some mean-spirited remarks about him. Lee thought for a moment, then rated him as being very satisfactory. The person who asked the ...read more

  • The Old Tree

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 4, 2010
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    THE OLD TREE There is an old proverb about the leader of a city who would take daily walks to gain peace of mind and inspiration from nature. One day, the burdens of his position had his mind more disturbed than normal, and the old man found himself walking much further than usual. Eventually he ...read more

  • The Craigslist Murder

    Contributed by Chris Mccarthy on Aug 17, 2010
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    THE CRAIGSLIST MURDER When Charlene Sanders drove home from a routine day of work April 28, the last thing she expected was that she would be telling family of her husband’s death later that night. At about 9 p.m. on April 28, Jim Sanders invited a young man and women into his home to view a ring ...read more

  • Australia Is In The Middle Of Grand Final Fever ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Oct 1, 2010
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    Australia is in the middle of GRAND FINAL FEVER with the NRL - THE DRAGONS VS THE ROOSTERS. What are the characteristics needed for those chosen to be the warriors of this battle? What is it that will win the game and bring victory? What will provide the competitive edge that guarantees success in ...read more

  • Sanctity Of Human Life

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 6, 2010
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    SANCTITY OF HUMAN LIFE There's plenty of evidence of blatant disregard for human life today. Terrorism and suicide bombers? Capital punishment? Human trafficking. Abortion? So what is God thinking when He asks Abraham to take his only son, the son he loves, and to sacrifice him as a burnt ...read more

  • Survival: What Would You Take?  PRO

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jan 4, 2011
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    SURVIVAL: WHAT WOULD YOU TAKE? About 20 years ago I went on a training conference when I was working as a Patent Attorney for a Swiss multinational company called Sandoz. And one of the conundrums they set us to test our ingenuity was this: You are in a plane flying over the desert and as you are ...read more

  • The Craigslist Murder

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 29, 2011
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    THE CRAIGSLIST MURDER When Charlene Sanders drove home from a routine day of work April 28, the last thing she expected was that she would be telling family of her husband's death later that night. At about 9 p.m. on April 28, Jim Sanders invited a young man and women into his home to view a ring ...read more