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  • Love

    Contributed by Roy Fowler on Sep 19, 2020
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    A young teenage boy and girl were setting in a swing on her parents front porch way up in the mountains of North Carolina. They spent a lot of time there away from everyone just them. They would talk about all kinds of things. Things about when they had grown up. What would they do: go to college ...read more

  • Saying Goodbye

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 14, 2007
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    Charles Swindoll once said of his father: My dad died last night. He left like he had lived. Quietly. Graciously. With dignity. Without demands or harsh words or even a frown. He surrendered himself into the waiting arms of his Savior. As I stroked his hair from his forehead and kissed him ...read more

  • Perhaps One Of The Most Striking Examples Of The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Perhaps one of the most striking examples of the place of prayer in revival happened in Coleraine in 1859: "A schoolboy in class became so troubled about his soul that the schoolmaster sent him home. An older boy, a Christian, went with him, and before they had gone far, led him to Christ. ...read more

  • Forty Middle-Aged Men Sat On Metal Chairs On The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    FORTY MIDDLE-AGED MEN SAT ON METAL CHAIRS ON THE CAPITOL STEPS IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, THAT JANUARY DAY, IN 1984, WHICH INCLUDED JIMMY DOOLITTLE, PAPPY BOYINGTON, AND WILLIAM STOCKDALE. B. ALL FORTY MEN RECEIVED: A AUTOMOBILE LICENSE STAMPED WITH FOUR DISTINCTIVE WORDS, "CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF ...read more

  • Reporters And City Officials Gathered At A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Reporters and city officials gathered at a Chicago railroad station one afternoon in 1953. The person they were meeting was the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize winner. A few minutes after the train came to a stop, a giant of a man - six feet four inches with bushy hair and a large mustache stepped from the ...read more

  • Blame

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Blame In a recent Peanuts cartoon, Lucy approaches Charlie Brown with a paper and pen and says, “Here, sign this. It absolves me from all blame”. Then she goes to Shroeder with the same paper and says, “Here, sign this. It absolves me from all blame”. Finally she comes to Linus: “Here, sign this. ...read more

  • We Use That Word Believe For Everything And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    We use that word believe for everything and anything. But in the Bible believe means two things. It means to accept something as being true and it means to trust. For example, of all the people who have ever crossed Niagara Falls on a tightrope the most spectacular has to be that person who was ...read more

  • In 1920 An English Preacher Named Frank W. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In 1920 an English preacher named Frank W. Boreham published a book of sermons on great Bible texts. In each case, he linked a Bible text to the history of a great Christian man or woman. He called his book Texts That Made History. An example of a text that made history is David Livingstone’s ...read more

  • Justin Armour

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Justin Armour The September/October 1996 Issue of Campus Life ran a story about Justin Armour, wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills. Before he played his first pro game, Justin joined some teammates for a night on the town. They ended up by the docs, where one by one his teammates started ...read more

  • A Couple Had Been Married For 50 Years. "Things ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A couple had been married for 50 years. "Things have really changed," she said. "You used to sit very close to me." "Well, I can remedy that," he said, moving next to her on the couch. "And you used to hold me tight." "How’s that?" he asked as he gave her a hug. "Do you remember you used to nudge ...read more

  • The Gift Of Standing By - Donald Grey Barnhouse ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    THE GIFT OF STANDING BY - Donald Grey Barnhouse told the story (supposedly true) about Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes. When he moved to Washington, D.C., to take up his duties as Chief Justice, he transferred his membership letter to a Baptist Church in the area. His father had been a Baptist ...read more

  • In Peggy Noonan's Book When Character Was King, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In Peggy Noonan’s book When Character Was King, she tells about a meeting between President George W. Bush and President Vladimir Putin of Russia. It was their first meeting as world leaders and Bush wanted to be sure they connected-- that they looked for depth of soul and character, not simply ...read more

  • Some Years Ago A Book Was Written By A Noted ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Some years ago a book was written by a noted American historian entitled "When The Cheering Stopped." It was the story of President Woodrow Wilson and the events leading up to and following WWI. When that war was over Wilson was an international hero. There was a great spirit of optimism abroad, ...read more

  • There Is Always A Thrill In Belonging To A Noble ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    There is always a thrill in belonging to a noble company. Eric Linklater in his autobiography tells of his experience in the disastrous March retreat in the First World War. He was with the Black Watch. They had come out of the battle with one officer, thirty men, and a piper left of the ...read more

  • I Heard A Story One Time About A New, Cocky ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    I heard a story one time about a new, cocky young preacher, straight out of seminary. He was going to preach his very first sermon in a big, old Presbyterian church. The church had an elevated pulpit with a long flight of stairs leading up to it. This kid was about as prideful as he could be. All ...read more

  • A Young Employee Secretly Misappropriated ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A young employee secretly misappropriated several hundred dollars of his business firm’s money. When this action was discovered, the young man was told to report to the office of the senior partner of the firm. As he walked up the stairs toward the administrative office, the young employee was ...read more

  • Helen Keller, The Much Beloved Blind, Deaf, And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Helen Keller, the much beloved blind, deaf, and dumb American author, envisioned what she would most like to see if she could see for just three days. In her article “Three Days to See,” she wrote that she would like to see those she loved on the first day - to look deeply and lovingly into the ...read more

  • Maybe I Can Illustrate This With Something A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Maybe I can illustrate this with something a little whimsical. God knows we need whimsical in these bleak times I am remembering my grandmother and what a wonderful cook she was. We looked forward to holidays when we would be invited to her house for a delightful meal. But every Thanksgiving, every ...read more

  • A Lot Of People In Our Society Spend A Lot Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A lot of people in our society spend a lot of time blaming others for their own lack of initiative, insight, ambition, and effort. The Southern Baptists one year had a slogan for church growth that would fit us individually: “If it is to be, it is up to me.” Zig Ziglar said, “If you’re looking ...read more

  • But In Spite Of The Indisputable Evidence From ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    But in spite of the indisputable evidence from God’s Word, it seems that we really struggle with the fact that we can’t earn our own salvation. I guess that’s because it goes against everything else we’ve learned in our lives, especially the way that grades are determined when we go to school. ...read more