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  • Good Jealousy

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 19, 2009
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    GOOD JEALOUSY Dennis De Haan illustrates: Shep, the newest member of our family, is a young Shetland sheepdog who openly displays his jealousy when I kiss my wife. He doesn’t snarl or bite, but in the language of barking he seems to be saying, "Hey, Master, you belong to me!" His jealousy gives ...read more

  • You Did Need Help.

    Contributed by Jason Miller on Mar 29, 2010
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    "YOU DID NEED HELP." A man went to a convention where George Washington Carver was going to be speaking and giving presentations. When he arrived at the hotel, he saw a black man standing there and said, "Here, boy, help me carry my bags." On the elevator the man bragged about his ...read more

  • Clinker Bricks  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2010
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    CLINKER BRICKS Although at times it seems as though the church is in ruin and rubble, God sees it as a beautiful building. Clinker bricks are bricks that did not quite make it. For some reason or another, they come out of the kiln misshapen or deformed. I read about a Presbyterian Church in New ...read more

  • Sin Is Like A Raccoon

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 13, 2010
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    SIN IS LIKE A RACCOON In A View from the Zoo, Gary Richmond, a former zookeeper, has this to say: Raccoons go through a glandular change at about 24 months. After that they often attack their owners. Since a 30-pound raccoon can be equal to a 100-pound dog in a scrap, I felt compelled to mention ...read more

  • Too Much Of A Good Thing

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 8, 2011
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    TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING Reuters, had a rather strange story: Heat Wave Claims a Frostbite Victim. While the rest of Europe suffered under a record heat wave, back in August 2003, 46 year-old Mike Ball literally froze his foot driving 250 miles with his toes too close to the air conditioning ...read more

  • When Prayer Isn't All You Need

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 2, 2012
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    WHEN PRAYER ISN’T ALL YOU NEED Tim Hansel, Holy Sweat, 1987, Word Books Publisher, p. 63. In my late twenties, a bunch of my friends and I decided to sail around the world. I have to admit, though, at the time I was a bit worried. I hadn’t even sailed before. I was uneasy and anxious. So I spent a ...read more

  • Your Sins Have Been Your Downfall, Is Where The ...

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Aug 18, 2012
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    "Your sins have been your downfall", is where the tar starts sticking to the tyres. Most people generally don’t like the whole “s” word thing. For some reason there is an issue with the human brain that tells us to kick up stink when we are having a good time, a pleasurable time and someone, some ...read more

  • A Brief Excerpt From The Biography* Of ...

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Sep 18, 2012
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    A brief excerpt from the Biography* of D.Livingstone that immortal missionary to Africa captures the essence of his ministry…on how he had modeled it on His master. ‘They (people to whom he ministered) had decided to go to Kolobeng, too, for they felt that they could not live without their white ...read more

  • Not Ordinary

    Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Apr 18, 2017
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    When we describe our kitchen to other people we always talk about new appliances, or new counters, or even our new silverware. But, we never describe the wall color to someone. The reason is simple: it is ordinary. Everyone has it, it’s not worth mentioning, and so we don’t even consider ...read more

  • Promises Are ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
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    PROMISES ARE SACRIFICES Promises are funny things. They’re easy to make and often easier to break, but generally hard to keep. Robert Frost poetically captured that truth in his poem, Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening. He talks about how sometimes we wish we could be free, for just a little bit ...read more

  • Simon Birch: A Purpose In Life

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 26, 2011
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    SIMON BIRCH: A PURPOSE IN LIFE How many of you remember a movie by the name of Simon Birch that came out in 1998? It tells the story of a twelve-year-old boy named Simon Birch who, despite his physical disabilities, believes that God has a plan for his life. "Simon was born tiny and with an ...read more

  • When I Was A Kid, I Discovered Among My Parents' ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Jun 11, 2004
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    When I was a kid, I discovered among my parents’ books an ornately illustrated volume of the 10 Commandments. It looked like it was probably a reproduction of an illuminated manuscript that had been painstakingly created by medieval monks. The writing was big and old fashioned; the language was ...read more

  • The Water Jug Of The Prophet Joel

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Apr 13, 2009
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    THE WATER JUG OF THE PROPHET JOEL So, I’m walking through the Museum of Biblical Archeology in Jerusalem, and I’m walking through an area with various kinds of pottery on display, and there in front of me is this absolutely perfectly preserved water jug. It stopped me cold. Now understand, as ...read more

  • A Child's Fascination With The Refrigerator ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 20, 2009
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    A Child’s Fascination with the Refrigerator Light As a child I was fascinated one day by’ the fact that when you open the refrigerator, there is always a light burning. I was fascinated by it because I wanted to know whether that light was on when the door was closed as well as when it was open. ...read more

  • In The Film Version Of Ray Bradbury’s ...

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on May 29, 2010
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    In the film version of Ray Bradbury’s “Something Wicked This Way Comes,” the action starts with a cold October wind blowing through a Midwestern town. Let’s look at the theater film preview of this film and give you an idea of what I’m talking about. The “October People” had come with their ...read more

  • The Weak Will Become Strong  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 12, 2011
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    THE WEAK WILL BECOME STRONG The story is told of a ten-year-old boy who decided to study judo. The problem was he had been in a car accident and had lost his left arm. So he started the lessons and was doing well but he couldn’t understand why after 3 months of lessons that his coach had only ...read more

  • The "Regard For Others" Ethic

    Contributed by Don Berry-Graham on Jan 24, 2012
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    THE "REGARD FOR OTHERS" ETHIC John Sommerville currently teaches history at the University of Florida. He has been carrying out an exercise with his students for years. He challenges his students with the following thought experiment. Imagine that you see a little old lady coming down the ...read more

  • How To Give Thanks In The Midst Of Loss  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 7, 2012
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    HOW TO GIVE THANKS IN THE MIDST OF LOSS When you've lost something or someone precious, it is easy to forget that "the Lord gives and the Lord takes away." He doesn't owe us a reason. John Claypool was a pastor in Louisville, Kentucky many years ago. He and his wife lost their daughter, Laura ...read more

  • He Has My Best Interests At Heart

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Oct 31, 2012
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    HE HAS MY BEST INTERESTS AT HEART A few years ago I had a scary encounter with a masked man wielding a knife. I remember him with gratitude, though, since he was an orthopedic surgeon to whom I paid thousands of dollars to correct some problems with my left foot... For 3 months the surgeon ...read more

  • Pastor Vsevolod Lytkin From Siberia, Recently ...  PRO

    Contributed by Clark Frailey on Dec 19, 2000
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    Pastor Vsevolod Lytkin from Siberia, recently spoke at a church in Minneapolis, Minnesota during a US visit. He described his personal journey to faith in Jesus Christ. Listen to his struggle: His parents were atheistic university professors at a local university who raised their son to “think ...read more