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  • Born, And ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    Born, And Born-again The birth of a baby is a wonderful thing! Doctors, nurses and parents regularly speak of the miracle of the birth of a child. News of a child’s birth is often reported by newspaper and radio, especially in rural areas. Exciting as it is, however, no natural birth of ...read more

  • You Probably Recognize The Name Sam Houston. He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Chris Edmondson on May 26, 2007
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     | 1,399 views

    You probably recognize the name Sam Houston. He was a Texas and an American hero. Originally he was a native of Virginia. He became a congressman and a governor of the state of Tennessee. He eventually moved to Texas where he joined the fight for independence and became commander of the Texas army. ...read more

  • Encouragement Changes History

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 4,683 views

    Encouragement changes history. You may know the true story of Robert the Bruce King of Scotland. Bruce and the Spider(Scotland) HUNDREDS of years ago there was a king of Scotland and his name was Robert the Bruce. It was a good thing that he was both brave and wise, because the times in which he ...read more

  • When I Was A Little Girl, I Can Still Remember ...

    Contributed by Elizabeth Stutler on Jul 14, 2007
     | 1,346 views

    When I was a little girl, I can still remember seeing a picture of Jesus. He had curly blonde hair, blue, blue eyes and skin as fair as fair can be. Is that how we picture our Jesus? Do we really grasp how Jesus looked the battering and scars that he bore for us? Sure we see the crown of thorns ...read more

  • William Lobdell Is A Writer And Reporter For The ...

    Contributed by Scott Brewer on Jul 29, 2007
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    William Lobdell is a writer and reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Several years ago he attended a men’s retreat and decided that he wanted to follow Christ. He began to attend church, read the Bible and serve God in a variety of ways. He soon wanted to write about faith and he approached the ...read more

  • In Malcolm Gladwell's Book, The Tipping Point: ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Sep 27, 2007
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    In Malcolm Gladwell’s Book, The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make A Big Difference he tells of a fascinating experiment: “Some years ago two Princeton University psychologists, John Darley and Daniel Batson, decided to conduct a study inspired by the biblical story of the Good Samaritan. ...read more

  • Handicapped But Complete

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 26, 2007
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     | 2,880 views

    Handicapped But Complete About two years ago my wife Kay was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic disease, mainly characterized by inflammation of the lining of the joints. It can lead to long-term joint damage, resulting in chronic pain, loss of function and ...read more

  • Give A Birthday Present To Jesus

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 29, 2007
     | 2,993 views

    Give A Birthday Present To Jesus. One year our church celebrated Christmas by giving a birthday present to Jesus. On the first Sunday in December, I asked the congregation to think about what Jesus Christ really meant to them, and to offer a gift on the altar to symbolize their love for Him and ...read more

  • Anne Lamont Was Addicted To Coke And Alcohol, ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Dec 3, 2007
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    Anne Lamont was addicted to coke and alcohol, involved in a messy affair that produced a child whom she had just aborted, and she watched her best friend die of cancer. Sometimes Anne would visit a small church nearby sitting in the back listening to the singing but always leaving before the ...read more

  • Too Soon To Quit

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 3, 2009
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    TOO SOON TO QUIT Mark 11:22 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. I heard a story of a weak, sickly man. The weak man decided to withdraw from society and die. The man owned a cabin far from any other people. There was a boulder by the edge of the porch, a huge boulder. He ...read more

  • The Ride Home From Coco Beach

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 10, 2009
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    THE RIDE HOME FROM COCO BEACH We were driving back to the hotel at 70 miles an hour on the interstate when a major rain storm hit, we could hardly see and then it happened. It was like something right out of Nascar - cars going airborne spinning and crashing into each other. I watched cars right ...read more

  • The Praying ...

    Contributed by Paul Anthony on Jul 14, 2009
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    The praying hands Back in the fifteenth century, in a tiny village near Nuremberg, lived a family with eighteen children. Eighteen! In order merely to keep food on the table, the father, who was a goldsmith by profession, had to work almost eighteen hours a day and he took on any other paying work ...read more

  • Baptism Of Ivan The Great Tsar Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 8, 2009
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    Baptism of Ivan the Great Tsar of Russia Ivan the Great was Tsar of Russia during the Fifteenth Century. He brought together the warring tribes into one vast empire. As a fighting man he was courageous. As a general he was brilliant. He drove out the Tartars, establishing peace across the ...read more

  • Bullet-Proof Vest Of Righteousness  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2011
    based on 9 ratings
     | 7,511 views

    BULLET-PROOF VEST OF RIGHTEOUSNESS Terry Schafer, a young wife, lived with her husband in the small city of Moline, Illinois. She had a special gift she wanted to give to her husband for Christmas but was afraid that they would not be able to afford it. She started shopping for it in September, ...read more

  • A Remarkable Conversion

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 1, 2011
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    A REMARKABLE CONVERSION One of the most remarkable conversion experiences I ever heard was that of a Korean evangelist named Kim Lee. Dad knew him during his tour in Vietnam. His parents were executed by the North Koreans when he was six years old. With no relatives in North Korea, he and his ...read more

  • My Sheep Know My Voice  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 9, 2011
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    MY SHEEP KNOW MY VOICE Do you all know much about Emperor Penguins? I was not very familiar with these birds until a few years ago when the documentary, March of the Penguins, came out. And as I watched this documentary, I learned many intriguing facts about this largest of the penguin family. ...read more

  • What Are You Doing, Lord? Amazing Grace

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 31, 2011
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    WHAT ARE YOU DOING, LORD? AMAZING GRACE A couple days ago I was commuting to the church from Boissevain where we were camping this week, and heard an interview with a young woman named Kristen James Anderson, ironically on the last day of our free satellite radio. She came from a great family, ...read more

  • The Clarence Principle

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 7, 2011
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    THE CLARENCE PRINCIPLE That's what spiritual maturity is--It's not just being a Christian for a little while. It's being able to discern the difference between right and wrong, because you have practiced applying the principles of God's Word in your every-day life. It's being able to discern the ...read more

  • Mothers Live For Others  PRO

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Sep 29, 2011
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     | 4,994 views

    MOTHERS LIVE FOR OTHERS We've got all sorts of people here this morning. One thing we have got a lot of is mothers. Some of you, your children are long grown up. But you have the experience of having been a mother. So? Well, every mother lives her life for another. And that is what the church ...read more

  • Ministry Meltdown

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 3, 2013
     | 4,734 views

    MINISTRY MELTDOWN My dear friends, when life seems overwhelming, don't get busy; get help! Otherwise, you'll just wear yourself out and those around you. That's what Bob Merritt, pastor of the Eagle Brook Church in Minnesota, was doing. In a recent issue of Leadership Journal he writes about ...read more