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  • I Recently Read Of A Sign Which Hangs On The Wall ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008
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    I recently read of a sign which hangs on the wall of Shishu Bhavan, a children’s home in Calcutta, which reads; People are unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered, love them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish ulterior motives, be kind anyway. If you are successful, you ...read more

  • Some Of You Here Tonnight Will Be In That Same ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Dec 18, 2008
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    SOME OF YOU HERE TONNIGHT WILL BE IN THAT SAME PREDICAMENT - STILL IN YOUR TRESPASSES AND SINS, BUT THE WHY OF CHRISTMAS MEANS YOU CAN BE REDEEMED AND MADE A CHILD OF GOD. I WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT A TRUE STORY TO DRIVE THIS TRUTH HOME TONIGHT. IT’S TOLD BY ERNEST GORDON INFACT THERE IS A FILM ...read more

  • The Bbc ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 5, 2009
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    The BBC (news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3157570.stm) did a study five years ago and published some interesting conclusions. According to the October 2, 2003 article, the happiest localities in the world are (in order): Nigeria, Mexico, Venezuela, El Salvador and Puerto Rico. What might surprise ...read more

  • Moving The Fence

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2009
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    MOVING THE FENCE Millard Erickson wrote, "The church is the repository of grace...it possesses the gospel, the good news of salvation" During World War II, some American soldiers took the body of their buddy to a local cemetery. The priest stopped them saying, "You can't bury your friend here if ...read more

  • several Workplace-Related Studies In 2008 Su...

    Contributed by Anne Benefield on Mar 4, 2009
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    Several workplace-related studies in 2008 suggest that the majority of working Americans aren’t all that fond of whom they work with. • When asked if a colleague has ever tried to make them look bad, 50 percent of respondents said yes; 48 percent said no; 2 percent said they didn’t know. • When ...read more

  • Love Your Heart Attack?

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Mar 12, 2009
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    LOVE YOUR HEART ATTACK? Bob Benson, in his book, "See You At The House," tells of a good friend who had a severe heart attack and almost died, but was now well on the road to recovery. Visiting him, Bob asked, "Bill, how do you feel about your heart attack?" Bill answered, "I hate it. It nearly ...read more

  • Consider The Life Of A Certain ...

    Contributed by Reylourd Reyes on Mar 26, 2009
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    Illustration: Consider the life of a certain man. At 16, his family was forced out of their home. He had to work to support them as a young boy. At 32 he ran for State Legislature. He lost the election, then his job. At 33 he borrowed some money from a friend to begin a business and by the end of ...read more

  • Parts Of A Cake

    Contributed by Rev Dr Randall M Deal Sr on Jun 7, 2009
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    PARTS OF A CAKE A daughter is telling her mother how everything is going wrong, she’s failing algebra, her boyfriend broke up with her and her best friend is moving away. Meanwhile, her Mother is baking a cake and asks her daughter if she would like a snack, and the daughter says, "Absolutely Mom, ...read more

  • Everyone Needs This List To ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Aug 20, 2009
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    Everyone Needs this List to Live. * The most destructive habit: Worry, * The greatest Joy: Giving, * The greatest loss: Loss of self-respect, * The most satisfying work: Helping others, * The ugliest personality trait: Selfishness, * The most endangered species: Dedicated ...read more

  • Synergistic Effect Of Draft Horses Pulling In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 1, 2009
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    Synergistic Effect of Draft Horses Pulling in Pairs Compared to Corporate Prayer My friend, if you are negligent about prayer in this way you are letting your church down. I read this week about a horse-pull in Canada where they hitched this one draft horse and he pulled 9,000 pounds. They hitched ...read more

  • A Father Insures The Safety Of His Son In A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010
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    A Father Insures the Safety of His Son in a Blizzard A little boy was eagerly looking forward to the birthday party of a friend who lived only a few blocks away. When the day finally arrived, a blizzard made the sidewalks and roads nearly impassable. The lad’s father, sensing the danger, hesitated ...read more

  • Let Me Show You A Man Called Peter. The Pebble ...

    Contributed by Pastor Gbenga Shadare on May 4, 2010
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    Let me show you a man called Peter. The pebble that became the ROCK. How he failed and then got back up. Failure is going to put you in good company friends. Winston Churchill – the wartime British Prime Minister - failed the 6th grade and was not elected into office till he was 62. Yet he went on ...read more

  • Dave Mcpherson Told This ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 6, 2010
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    Dave McPherson told this story: A U.S. Air Force transport plane with its captain and 5 crew members was flying over Alaska in the mid-50s when they entered an unusually fierce snowstorm. The navigator contacted an air base only to be told that he had veered several hundred miles off course. ...read more

  • The Love Of Christ Enables Believers  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 31, 2010
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    THE LOVE OF CHRIST ENABLES BELIEVERS I like the way one pastor put it years ago (1986) when he became overwhelmed with all the "ideals" he was collecting from church growth seminars and books. He said, "Quite frankly, I'm sick to death of ideals. I have so many ideals and I've been so frustrated ...read more

  • Make A Wish

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 10, 2010
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    MAKE A WISH Have you ever dreamed of finding a genie in a lamp where you could get three wishes? Our Pastor, who is in charge of the prison ministry, always tells the same joke, because the prisoner population has a new turnover each time he visits. He always sets them up by asking if they had ...read more

  • Do You Remember Jesus’ Radical Prescription ...

    Contributed by David Owens on Jun 23, 2010
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    Do you remember Jesus’ radical prescription for avoiding temptation? In Matthew 5:27-30, He suggested that we should cut out or cut off whatever it is that leads us into sin. In the news this week was the story of Hartford, CT resident Jonathan Metz, a single man, who lived alone, who while ...read more

  • Jack Was An Impressionable 15 Year-Old. He ...

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Oct 16, 2010
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    Jack was an impressionable 15 year-old. He attended the local Presbyterian Church with his family since he was a baby. He studied for confirmation and was confirmed taking his place in the congregation. He attended youth group meetings and sat in church every Sunday. His 16th birthday was fast ...read more

  • The Wandering Sheep

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 23, 2010
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    THE WANDERING SHEEP Dr. Andrew Bonar tells of how in the Highlands of Scotland, a sheep would often wander off into the rocks and get into places that they can't get out of. The grass on these mountains is very sweet and the sheep like it, and they will jump down ten or twelve feet, and then ...read more

  • Pain Passes, But Beauty Remains  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2011
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    PAIN PASSES, BUT BEAUTY REMAINS Pierre Auguste Renoir is a famous French artist who lived in the late 19th century to the early 20th century. He was known for his paintings, mostly depicting family life. But there was one disease that tormented this gifted artist -- he had arthritis that plagued ...read more

  • The Counsel Of The Wicked

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 28, 2011
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    THE COUNSEL OF THE WICKED I remember talking with a young man in jail. He was telling me that his family had hired a lawyer to get him out (whom I always heard was a good attorney) but he wasn't sure he wanted to trust the lawyer. I asked him why. He responded that the other guys in his jail ...read more