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  • Some Years After Corrie Ten Boom Had Be Freed ...

    Contributed by Don Crowson on Feb 1, 2008
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    Some years after Corrie Ten Boom had be freed from a Nazi Concentration Camp, she was scheduled to speak at a church. As she sat on the platform and looked out at the congregation, she saw the prison guard who had been so cruel to her sister just prior to her death. She struggled and wrestled ...read more

  • It's The Third Sunday In June, And I'd Like To ...

    Contributed by Daniel Austin on Jun 15, 2008
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    It's the third Sunday in June, and I’d like to say happy Father's Day to all the dads here today. Father's Day owes its existence primarily to the persistence of one Sonora Smart Dodd. Sonora got the idea for Father's day in 1909 while listening to a Mother's Day sermon. Sonora had been raised by ...read more

  • When Paul Speaks Of Being Dead To Sin, He's ...

    Contributed by David Baeder on Nov 8, 2008
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    When Paul speaks of being dead to sin, he’s using a figure of speech. He is not referring to literal physical death. What does he mean? He means that sin is off limits. How many of you who are married can remember your wedding vows? When you got married did you pledge to “forsake all others”? ...read more

  • Paine's Ego

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 7, 2009
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    PAINE’S EGO Thomas Paine was an influential writer at the birth of our nation. He wrote "The Age of Reason." In his book, he called the substitutionary death of Christ on the cross an "invention." He claimed his book would replace the reading of the Bible. Of course, you’ve all read his book, ...read more

  • Following The Terrible Mexico City Earthquake Of ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Mar 10, 2010
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    Following the terrible Mexico City earthquake of 1985, live satellite coverage carried the news of Mexico’s anguish to a watching world. A pastor was sitting in front of his television set stunned by the extent of the damage. Mountains of broken concrete filled the screen. Rescue workers dug ...read more

  • Michael Jackson's Funeral

    Contributed by Fran Van Hoven on Nov 13, 2010
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    MICHAEL JACKSON'S FUNERAL On July 7, 2009 a private service was held at Forest Lawn cemetery at 8 a.m. for Michael Jackson also called the "King of Pop." The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) blocked all traffic as the motorcade proceeded from Forest Lawn to the Staples Center where the public ...read more

  • The No-Mores

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Apr 19, 2011
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    THE NO-MORES "When you soldiers were downrange, it was the 'no-mores' that kept you going. You knew that eventually there would be no more sand; no more patrols; no more 130 degree temperatures; no more IEDs; no more constantly looking over your shoulder for danger in every Iraqi you saw. "When ...read more

  • Closed For Alterations  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 16, 2011
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    CLOSED FOR ALTERATIONS Billy Graham tells a story--a simple illustration--that I want to borrow. A preacher once passed a shop which was no longer open for business. A sign hung in the window that said, "Closed for Alterations." The owner had closed shop for a while in order to remodel the store. ...read more

  • Salt Water And Self

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 8, 2011
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    SALT WATER AND SELF I watched a movie once, where several men were left drifting aimlessly on the ocean, in a small lifeboat, after a terrible shipwreck. The sun was hot and their rations were low--soon they ran out of fresh water. One night while the others were sleeping, one man drank from ...read more

  • On New Year's Day, 1929, Georgia Tech Played ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    On New Year’s Day, 1929, Georgia Tech played UCLA in the Rose Bowl. In that game a young man named Roy Riegels recovered a fumble for UCLA. Picking up the loose ball, he lost his direction and ran sixty-five yards toward the wrong goal line. One of his teammates, Beeny Lom, ran him down and tackled ...read more

  • Hold Up The Light  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 11, 2003
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    Illustration: Hold Up the Light The famous Eddystone lighthouse off the coast of Cornwall, England, was first built in a fanciful way, by the learned and eccentric Winstanley. On its sides he put various boastful inscriptions. He was very proud of his structure, and from his lofty balcony used ...read more

  • Dumb Crooks

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
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    DUMB CROOKS A Circle-K convenience store was patronized by man requesting change for a twenty dollar bill. As soon as the register drawer was opened, the man pulled a gun and demanded it contents. He fled with all dollars of it, but left his original twenty lying on the counter. A guy walked into ...read more

  • Steinbeck And His Hell-Sermon Experience

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
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    STEINBECK AND HIS HELL-SERMON EXPERIENCE In a fascinating story of his journey across the United States, John Steinbeck tells of a Church service he attended during his travels in the State of Vermont. Tongue-in-cheek, he says, "The preacher spoke of Hell as an expert. Not the mush-mush Hell of ...read more

  • Revelation Vs. Lord Of The Rings  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 30, 2002
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    Revelation vs. Lord of the Rings Many, many people, Christians and non-Christians alike, say they find the Book of the Revelation ‘uncomfortable’. They find much of the imagery disturbing, and are put off by the concept of God’s judgement on the world. Yet in recent days millions of people have ...read more

  • Staying Too Busy  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 11, 2002
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    STAYING TOO BUSY Why do we live such harried, rushed, frantic lives? Why do some of us secretly fear the fact that school is out? How will we ever keep the kids occupied until August? How did this Happen? Essayist Anna Quindlen suggests some possible reasons. Perhaps, she suggests, it ...read more

  • When Gerber First Started Selling Baby Food In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Sep 19, 2002
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    • When Gerber first started selling baby food in Africa, they used the same packaging as here in the USA--with the cute baby on the label. Later they found out that in Africa companies routinely put pictures on the label of what is inside since most people can not read. • When Coca-Cola first ...read more

  • More Incorrect  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2003
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    *More Incorrect* Two young engineers applied for a single position at a computer company. They both had the same qualifications. In order to determine which individual to hire, the applicants were asked to take a test by the department manager. Upon completion of the test, both men missed only ...read more

  • A Soldier Fighting Over In Iraq Received A Letter ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on May 5, 2003
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    A soldier fighting over in Iraq received a letter from his girl friend that said she was breaking up with him. She also asked him to send the picture she had given him when he left because she needed it for her bridal announcement. The soldier was heart broken and told his friends of his terrible ...read more

  • Earle Dickson, An Employee Of Johnson & Johnson, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
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    Earle Dickson, an employee of Johnson & Johnson, married a young woman who was accident-prone. Johnson & Johnson sold large surgical dressings in individual packages, but these were not practical for small cuts and burns. Dickson put a small wad of sterile cotton and gauze in the center of an ...read more

  • The Old Mountaineer Had Lived A Full But Not ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005
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    The old mountaineer had lived a full but not exactly saintly life and now was on his deathbed. He summoned his weeping wife. “Sara,” he said, “go to the fireplace and take out the third stone from the top.” She did as instructed. “Reach in there,” said her husband, “and bring out what you find.” ...read more