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  • The Master And The Child  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 17, 2012
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    THE MASTER AND THE CHILD The folklore surrounding Poland's famous concert pianist and prime minister, Ignace Paderewski, includes a story, which though fictional, provides a true picture of what God can do with us: A mother, wishing to encourage her young son's progress at the piano, bought ...read more

  • An Honors Student In Fort Worth, Texas, Was Sent ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 17, 2012
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    An honors student in Fort Worth, Texas, was sent to the principal's office and punished for telling a classmate that he believes homosexuality is wrong. Holly Pope said she was "absolutely stunned" when she received a telephone call from an assistant principal at Western Hills High School ...read more

  • Humorous Definitions  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 2, 2012
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    HUMOROUS DEFINITIONS Definitions matter. Do you know what these words mean? ABDICATE: To give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach. ADULT: A person who has stopped growing at both ends and is now growing in the middle. ANTIQUE: An item your grandparents bought, your parents got rid of, and ...read more

  • Ten Dollars Is Ten Dollars  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2012
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    TEN DOLLARS IS TEN DOLLARS A man named Stumpy and his wife Martha went to the state fair every year and every year when Stumpy saw the antique bi-plane he would say, "Martha, I'd like to ride in that airplane." Martha always replied, "I know Stumpy, but that airplane ride costs 10 dollars, and ...read more

  • The Focus Of The Prayer Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 9, 2012
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    THE FOCUS OF THE PRAYER OF JABEZ In the year 2000, Bruce Wilkinson of Walk Through the Bible Ministries turned the obscure character in 1 Chronicles 4:9-10 into an international phenomenon with his little book, The Prayer of Jabez. Not only did it become a runaway hit and a longtime New York Times ...read more

  • False Messiah—rev. Sun Myung Moon

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 10, 2012
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    FALSE MESSIAH—REV. SUN MYUNG MOON It amazes me how many religions are in stark opposition to Christianity; and they do not even have God as their leader. In fact, they are just empty philosophies being advanced by empty followers. While members of Congress looked on, Rev. Sun Myung Moon declared ...read more

  • We Are The World Was A Benefit Single For Victims ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 23, 2012
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    We are the World was a benefit single for victims of famine in Africa. It raised over $63 million, which was distributed to Ethiopia, Sudan, and other impoverished countries. On the morning of April 5, 1985 (Good Friday of that year), "We Are the World" received worldwide coverage. At 10:25 am, ...read more

  • Ray Bradbury's Message

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 28, 2012
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    RAY BRADBURY’S MESSAGE Avid readers often will credit this or that writer for luring them into a lifelong love of a genre. For those who love science fiction, it offers grand, cosmic landscapes on which to project the boundless possibilities of life. Yet for one writer, Ray Bradbury (August 22, ...read more

  • Child Of A King

    Contributed by Dwight Clough on Dec 29, 2012
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    Imagine for a moment that you were a child in a super rich family. If you wanted a new car, it’s yours. If you wanted a week in Europe or in the South Pacific, no problem. For you, money is no object. Whatever you want is yours. Most of us will never be in that situation. But, in reality, we are in ...read more

  • Genuine Repentance--The Case Of Genelle Guzman ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 4, 2013
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    GENUINE REPENTANCE--THE CASE OF GENELLE GUZMAN MCMILLAN Genelle Guzman McMillan was the last person to be rescued from the collapse of the twin towers of the World Trade Center. She had been trapped in the rubble for 27 hours when at last firefighters heard her calling and pulled her out. This ...read more

  • Spurgeon On Experiencing Fullness In Heaven

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 8, 2013
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    SPURGEON ON EXPERIENCING FULLNESS IN HEAVEN The renowned 19th-century English preacher C. H. Spurgeon told this story about King Cyrus, the man who conquered Babylon and freed the Jews from captivity: A visitor who was admiring Cyrus' gardens said it gave him much pleasure. "Ah," said Cyrus, ...read more

  • Do Not Trust Your Eyes

    Contributed by Tim Smith on May 12, 2013
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    DO NOT TRUST YOUR EYES The enemy's strategy is to be invisible, so we have to always be on guard. Mike Slaughter tells the story of his mission trip back to Darfur and traveling from their compound in Ed Daein to Adilla Town, which is a six-hour round trip over rough desert terrain. On this ...read more

  • United We Stand

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2014
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    Let me read one of Aesop’s Greek fables; In the forest, there lived four oxen. They were very good friends and always went together to graze in the fields. However, every time they went, a hungry lion tried to attack them. The lion longed for their meat. But they withstood his attack by fighting ...read more

  • Given The Farm  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2014
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    The story is told of a farmhand who had worked for a married couple for several years. As time went on, the couple grew older and older and they couldn't do as much they had and the farm was beginning to look a little shabby. The paint on the barn was peeling. The fences had holes in them and slats ...read more

  • For Sheep To Relax

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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    FOR SHEEP TO RELAX Philip Keller says that in order for sheep to lie down, four things are required: First, they must be free from all fear. Sheep are very easily frightened. A stray jackrabbit jumping out from behind a bush can stampede a whole flock. When one startled sheep runs in fright, all ...read more

  • The Fire  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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    THE FIRE H. A. Ironside told the story of pioneers who were making their way across one of the central states to a distant place that had been opened up for homesteading. They traveled in covered wagons drawn by oxen, and progress was necessarily slow. One day they were horrified to note a long ...read more

  • Children's Message Used "Horton Hears A Who" By ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
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    : Children’s message used "Horton Hears a Who" by Dr. Seuss The children’s message this morning gave us one literary vision of being “neighborly”. Horton, the elephant heard a cry for help and did all in his power (even amid the teasing of his friends) to protect the small people, affirming his ...read more

  • Pastor John Ortberg Once Gave Us This Wake Up ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    *Pastor John Ortberg once gave us this wake up call: “I look in on my children as they sleep at night, [and] I think of the kind of father I want to be. I want to create moments of magic, I want them to remember laughing until the tears flow . . . I want to have slow, sweet talks with them as ...read more

  • No Hope

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    Apart from God, there is no _HOPE_ Those of you who know me well, may know that before I was married, my closest and dearest friends were my parents and my brothers. As a result, some of the most painful times I have endured were when I went away to seminary. Living alone in a trailer in Arkansas, ...read more

  • Standing On A Small Platform, A Reader Calls Out ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    Standing on a small platform, a reader calls out names, “Michael Hyde. Donald Jackson. Jose Munoz.” The names being read were those engraved on “The Wall.” No one calls it anything else. It was once highly controversial. This was not a statue, no soldier on horseback, but a black granite gash in ...read more