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  • Working For Food

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 10, 2011
    based on 1 rating
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    WORKING FOR FOOD I like the story of the rich executive who announced to his church one morning that he was going to give up all he owned so that he had to depend on his faith in God for everything he needed. He sold everything, gave it to the poor, and moved into a rented home down on the bad ...read more

  • Inlets And Outlets

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Dec 5, 2011
     | 2,680 views

    INLETS AND OUTLETS My favourite spot here on Cape Sable Island is the walk from Cat Rock to Clam Point. It’s a beautiful location, quiet and peaceful, and I love meeting God there. But along the way, you will walk by several ponds. Some of the ponds are quite nice. But some of them are not. ...read more

  • Peter Marshall In One Of His Sermons Told About A ...

    Contributed by William Beard on May 22, 2007
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    PETER MARSHALL in one of his sermons told about a boy who had a TERMINAL ILLNESS. “One night the boy was especially quiet and so his mother asked him what was BOTHERING HIM. Mother, he said: WHAT IS IT LIKE TO DIE, does it hurt? She was silent for a moment and then she said: “Son do you remember ...read more

  • Solomon Lived The Life Under The Sun To Its ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Solomon lived the life under the sun to its fullest extent, He had everything; went anywhere; did anything he wanted to do. In Ecclesiastes 1:12-2:11… He was looking for peace and purpose in life, he had tried everything under the sun but nothing could satisfy… He poured himself into science, ...read more

  • Author Ken Jones Tells About A Lesson He Learned ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Dec 28, 2007
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    -Author Ken Jones tells about a lesson he learned about hearing God: [When I walked into my office] I noticed something I had never seen before. It was round, about the size of a dessert plate, and plugged into the wall, giving out a constant noise. It wasn’t a loud noise, just constant. What in ...read more

  • Who Was Gamaliel?

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 15, 2008
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    Who was GAMALIEL? 1. Not thought to be present when the Sanhedrin met to condemn Jesus 2. In that era, only about 3 or 4 members of the Sanhedrin were Pharisees; mostly Sadducees…but Gamaliel was respected as the greatest Rabbi in the land 3. A descendent of King David, very distantly related to ...read more

  • How Can You Tell When A Church Is Dying?

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 31, 2022
     | 1,623 views

    FUNNY STORY!!! Calvin Coolidge, our thirtieth president, was an extremely quiet and reserved man with very little personality. When questioned, he rarely answered in more than two or three words—a tendency which earned him the nickname, “Silent Cal.” The public saw him as a stiff and emotionless ...read more

  • Please Be My Guest

    Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Aug 29, 2024
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    My son and I visited Honduras several years ago, just before the pandemic. Compassion Canada workers escorted us to the home of a family that was receiving some of the funds we had raised for our sponsored children. The idea was to see how those gifts had been able to change dramatically the ...read more

  • Whose Boy Are You?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2002
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     | 10,085 views

    WHOSE BOY ARE YOU? One of the great preachers of our time is Dr. Fred Craddock. Craddock tells a story about vacationing with his wife one summer in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. One night they found a quiet little restaurant, where they looked forward to a private meal. While they were waiting for ...read more

  • I'll Go Back And Tell Them Again.

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 30, 2011
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    "I'LL GO BACK AND TELL THEM AGAIN." In a book entitled "Jungle Harvest," written by a missionary named Ruby Scott, she describes some of her experiences in reaching a people group known as the Tila Indians who lived in a remote village in the jungles of south Mexico, just north of the Guatemalan ...read more

  • Casual Is Not Always Appropriate

    Contributed by James Snyder on May 2, 2020
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    If confession is good for the soul, I would like to give my soul a little treat. During this "stay-at-home" phenomenon, the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and Yours Truly, have been enjoying our time alone. We certainly have taken advantage of it. Not too long ago, my wife came up ...read more

  • Have You Seen The Movie Antwone Fisher? It's The ...

    Contributed by Bruce Emmert on Oct 9, 2006
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    Have you seen the movie Antwone Fisher? It’s the true story of a young man abandoned at birth by his mother and then raised in abusive orphanages, foster homes, and reform schools. Denzel Washington adapted the story into a movie that was released a few years ago. After his 18th birthday, Antwone ...read more

  • Keep Your Fork

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 27, 2007
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     | 1,613 views

    KEEP YOUR FORK The sound of Martha’s voice on the other end of the telephone always brought a smile to Brother Jim’s face. She was not only one of the oldest members of the congregation, but one of the most faithful. Aunt Martie, as all the children called her, just seemed to ooze faith, hope, and ...read more

  • Keep Your Fork  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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     | 2,833 views

    KEEP YOUR FORK The sound of Martha’s voice on the other end of the telephone always brought a smile to Brother Jim’s face. She was not only one of the oldest members of the congregation, but one of the most faithful. Aunt Martie, as all the children called her, just seemed to ooze faith, hope, and ...read more

  • God Is

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    GOD IS Ann Kimball had a marvelous way of talking about Jesus. She was the dean of women at Eastern Nazarene College in Boston, and she would speak all over the country. She was flying from Boston to San Francisco to speak, and she said she was just so tired from the week that she sat down in her ...read more

  • Ben Hooper

    Contributed by David Swanger on Jan 19, 2024
     | 1,484 views

    In Rising Above the Crowd, Brian Habour tells the story of Ben Hooper. When Ben was born in the foothills of East Tennessee, little boys and girls like Ben who were born to unwed mothers were ostracized and treated terribly. By the time he was three years old, the other children would scarcely play ...read more

  • Go Back And Tell Them Again  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,990 views

    GO BACK AND TELL THEM AGAIN Jesus said "Follow me and I will make you Fishers of Men." In a book entitled "Jungle Harvest," written by a missionary named Ruby Scott, she describes some of her experiences in reaching a people group known as the Tila Indians who lived in a remote village in the ...read more

  • Where Is Your Faith?

    Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Dec 25, 2014
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    “A weak faith is weakened by predicaments and catastrophes, whereas a strong faith is strengthened by them.” – Victor Frankl Rain poured down and thunder boomed one dark night in September in Western Oklahoma. It had been a quiet, pleasant evening at the nursing center, and nurses and residents ...read more

  • Another Christmas Tree In The Bag

    Contributed by James Snyder on Dec 26, 2020
     | 1,938 views

    It's hard to believe, but another Christmas has come and gone. It comes so slow but leaves so fast. I guess I'll never understand that. This Christmas was probably the most unusual that I have ever experienced. When I was young, I remember those first Christmases; they were so slow in ...read more

  • Judge Not . . .  PRO

    Contributed by Dru Ashwell on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 59 ratings
     | 8,130 views

    JUDGE NOT . . . A small-town prosecuting attorney called his first witness to the stand in a trial -- a grand-motherly, elderly woman. He approached her and asked, "Mrs. Jones, do you know me?" She responded, "Why, yes, I do know you, Mr. Williams. I’ve known you since you were a young boy. And ...read more