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  • Ronald Meridith Described In Hurryin' Big For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Ronald Meridith described in Hurryin’ Big for Little Reasons a quiet evening when he heard the sound of wild geese approaching in flight. He noticed the tame geese on his pond. “They heard the wild call they had once known. The honking… sent little arrows of prompting deep into their wild ...read more

  • Today We Are All Rushing About Working For That ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Today we are all rushing about working for that next pay raise. But what is that pay raise really going to profit us? We often can’t see the big picture for striving for something greater. Maybe we should have the attitude of this father. The young man was feeling very proud of himself. As a ...read more

  • An Industrial Titan Remembered His Farm Boyhood. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    An industrial titan remembered his farm boyhood. It was his chore to go to the barn in the dark to secure the farm animals before the family bedtime. He dreaded what lurked in the shadows on the way to the distant barn. His father gave him unforgettable advice. The lantern from the farmhouse would ...read more

  • The One Word That Epitomizes Christian ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    The one word that epitomizes Christian motherhood is “love.” Her every action is prompted by love for her children. Someone once wrote: “Mothers write on the hearts of their children what the cruel hand of the world cannot erase.” It has been estimated that by the time a child reaches age eighteen, ...read more

  • In His Book, Just In Time, Lynn Miller Tells The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In his book, Just in Time, Lynn Miller tells the story of the time he and his wife were doing Voluntary Service in Chicago. As they were walking toward their church, they were held up at gunpoint with the thief yelling, “Give me your money or I’ll shoot” Lynn quickly told him he didn’t have any ...read more

  • There Is A Story Told That Is Totally ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    There is a story told that is totally fictitious, but the point is true. The story is that when Jesus went back up into Heaven, the angel Gabriel had a conversation with Jesus. This is just an illustration. He asked Jesus, “What happened while you down on earth? Did they make you king?” Jesus said, ...read more

  • A Defendant Was On Trial For Murder. There Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A defendant was on trial for murder. There was strong evidence indicating guilt, but there was no corpse. In the defense’s closing statement the lawyer, knowing that his client would probably be convicted, resorted to a trick: “Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I have a surprise for you all,” 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 Family Was Sitting Around The Dinner Table One ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A family was sitting around the dinner table one evening waiting for their dad to get in from work. Finally, he came in late because it had been a rough day. When he came in, he sat down at the table and offered thanks for the food. As soon as he finished his prayer, he began to complain and ...read more

  • Judge Robert Bork, Who Was Nominated For The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Judge Robert Bork, who was nominated for the Supreme by President Ronald Reagan in 1987 wrote a book a few years ago entitled: Slouching towards Gomorrah. In that book Bork says, that the forces of evil are so deeply entrenched that any cultural shifts will only be superficial unless they are ...read more

  • One Day She Was Reading The Newspaper And Came ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    One day she was reading the newspaper and came across an article about the ministry of D.L. Moody and the Revival that was taking place in the United States. Even though she had never heard of him before, she began to pray and ask God to send Moody to her church in England. Some time later, Moody ...read more

  • Gypsy Smith, A British Evangelist, During The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Gypsy Smith, a British Evangelist, during the late 19th Century and early 20th Century said the way to have a revival is to draw a circle around yourself, get down on your knees and ...read more

  • On May 23, 1863, Nearly 30,000 Union Soldiers ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    On May 23, 1863, nearly 30,000 Union soldiers were camped in a semi-circle around one of the most unlikely places in the country. Just 35 miles north of where we are right now there was a fort built on a high bluff overlooking a sharp bend in the Mississippi River. From the earthen walls of that ...read more

  • Paul W. Powell Once Observed: "Pride Is So ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Paul W. Powell once observed: “Pride is so subtle that if we aren’t careful we’ll be proud of our humility. When this happens our goodness becomes badness. Our virtues become vices. We can easily become like the Sunday school teacher who, having told the story of the Pharisee and ...read more

  • Work For The Night Is Coming

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Work for the Night is Coming (Anna Coghill) Work, for the night is coming, Work through the morning hours; Work while the dew is sparkling, Work ’mid springing flowers; Work when the day grows brighter, Work in the glowing sun; Work, for the night is coming, When man’s work is done. Work, for the ...read more

  • A Woman Who Was A Very Devout Christian For Many ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A woman who was a very devout Christian for many years had a husband who was not a Christian. He liked to go to bars and accused her of not wanting to be with him. He objected to her going to church. She decided to start going to the bars with him. She made this choice at a little fork in the road. ...read more

  • A Recent Headline In The Sacramento Bee Read: ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A recent headline in the Sacramento Bee read: “Ignorance of the Good Book Reaches Biblical Proportions.” You can say that pun again The other day I read about a chain of supermarkets in the U.K. which decided to lecture shoppers about Easter. In a press release sent to the London Times they said, ...read more

  • A Father Takes A Hike With His One-Year-Old Son ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A father takes a hike with his one-year-old son who is in a carrier on his back. The hike leads around the perimeter of a lake. In spite of gathering clouds, father and son attack the rugged trail. Half way around the lake, it begins to rain. The father reaches back and pulls his son’s hood over ...read more

  • There Are Two Kinds Of People: Those Who Say To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    “There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, "Thy will be done," and those to whom God says, "All right, ...read more

  • Vance Havner Said, "At The Nicene Council, An ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Vance Havner said, "At the Nicene Council, an important church meeting in the 4th century A.D., of the 318 delegates attending, fewer than 12 had not lost an eye or lost a hand or did not limp on a leg lamed by torture for their Christian faith." Oswald Chambers in Christian Discipline said, ...read more