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  • Win Arn, A Leading Church Consultant Conducted A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    Win Arn, a leading church consultant conducted a survey: He surveyed members of nearly a thousand churches asking the question, “Why does the church exit?? The results? Of the church members surveyed, 89 percent said, “The church’s purpose is to take care of my family’s and my needs.? For many, the ...read more

  • In 1961 The Soviet Union Shocked The World By ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    In 1961 the Soviet Union shocked the world by sending the first man into space. One month later America followed with a 15-minute space flight by Alan Sheppard. Everyone was excited, but that was only the beginning. On September 12, 1961, President John F. Kennedy made a bold, almost unbelievable ...read more

  • Some Years Ago, A Painting Was Shown In A London ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    Some years ago, a painting was shown in a London art gallery. As you viewed it from a distance, it seemed to be a monk with head bowed and hands clasped in prayer. But, upon close inspection, you would see a monk that is squeezing an orange over a small glass as he looks down upon it. Could that ...read more

  • A Rich Farmer From The State Of Texas Once Went ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    A rich farmer from the State of Texas once went to the airport, walked up to the ticket counter, put $500 on the counter, and said, "Sell me a ticket." The clerk responded: "Yes, sir. Delighted to. Where to, sir?" Whereupon the farmer replied: "It doesn’t make any difference. I’ve got business in ...read more

  • During The Reign Of Oliver Cromwell, There Was A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    During the reign of Oliver Cromwell, there was a shortage of currency in the British Empire. Representatives carefully searched the nation in hopes of finding silver to meet the emergency. After one month, the committee returned with its report. "We have searched the Empire in vain seeking to find ...read more

  • Last January Our Family Went To Disney World. The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    Last January our family went to Disney World. The kids loved it until we took them on one particular ride. Jordan was a little apprehensive when he read the name, “The Tower of Terror”. But I said to him, “Just go inside and see what happens.” He went inside and his attitude about Disney was ...read more

  • Larry Burkett Reminds Us, "Since Finances Is One ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    LARRY BURKETT REMINDS US, “SINCE FINANCES IS ONE OF THE MOST OFTEN DISCUSSED TOPICS IN THE NEW TESTAMENT, IT WOULD SEEM OBVIOUS THAT GOD WOULD USE THAT AREA TO TEST OUR OBEDIENCE TO HIM. WE MUST COME TO THE POINT THAT GOD’S APPROVAL IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE WORLD’S RICHES. BEING OBEDIENT MEANS ...read more

  • In 1989, A Los Angeles Times Journalist Janny ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    IN 1989, A LOS ANGELES TIMES JOURNALIST JANNY SCOTT TRIED [to explain evil], IN AN ARTICLE SHE WROTE IN GIL BAILIE’S BOOK ON THE LIFE AND EXECUTION OF SERIAL KILLER THEODORE BUNDY ENTITLED: VIOLENCE UNVEILED WHERE HER ARTICLE WAS QUOTED,“THE SCENE OUTSIDE THE STATE PRISON WAS THE WILDEST I HAD EVER ...read more

  • What God Looks Like

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on Jun 16, 2009
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    WHAT GOD LOOKS LIKE A preacher once asked the preschoolers in Sunday school to draw pictures of God. He intended to use them as an illustration for his Sunday sermon. Toward the end of class the children were excited to show him their work. They came up with rainbows and men with big hands. ...read more

  • You Can Worry To Death  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009
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    YOU CAN WORRY TO DEATH Chronic worry can cause serious physical problems, such as ulcers, heart attacks, and high blood pressure. Dr. Charles Mayo, of the famous Mayo Clinic, wrote, "Worry affects the circulation, the heart, the glands and the whole nervous system. I have never met a man or known ...read more

  • You Do Not Pull The Shore To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 24, 2009
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    YOU DO NOT PULL THE SHORE TO YOU Prayer is surrender--surrender to the will of God and cooperation with that will. If I throw out a boathook from the boat and catch hold of the shore and pull, do I pull the shore to me, or do I pull myself to the shore? Prayer is not pulling God to my will, but ...read more

  • Christ's Presence: A Fact, Not A Promise

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2009
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    CHRIST'S PRESENCE: A FACT, NOT A PROMISE Dr. G. Campbell Morgan told about an experience in his early Christian life. He would visit several ladies once a week to read the Bible to them. When he came to the end of Matthews Gospel, Morgan read, "Lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the ...read more

  • Seductive Idols

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2009
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    SEDUCTIVE IDOLS "The seductiveness of a nearby idol for the Christian is that it promises to get things done, to be powerful, to make good changes -- but by means that conflict with God's means." pg. 44, Richard Keyes, No God, But God by Os Guinness "Idols are not just on pagan altars, but in ...read more

  • Elderly Woman Endures Arthritic Pain To Attend ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 29, 2009
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    Elderly Woman Endures Arthritic Pain to Attend Church An elderly Christian lady, who was crippled with arthritis, used to hobble to the services of the church on crutches. It was a great ordeal and required of her a considerable amount of toil and pain. A friend of hers observed her regular and ...read more

  • Martin Luther And Corrie Ten Boom On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 30, 2009
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    Martin Luther and Corrie Ten Boom on Loss Corrie ten Boom: “I’ve learned that I must hold everything loosely, because when I grip it tightly, it hurts when the Father pries my fingers loose and takes it from me!” Martin Luther: I have held many things in my hands and I have lost them all; But ...read more

  • On Regret

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 7, 2009
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    ON REGRET John Greenleaf Whittier, one of our most astute poets, wrote: For of all the sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: 'It might have been.' That is what Regret is all about. The world is full of people who Regret having thoughtlessly chosen the wrong path. Life is a series ...read more

  • King Becomes A Peasant

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2009
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    KING BECOMES A PEASANT King James V of Scotland would on occasion lay aside the royal robe of king and dress as a peasant. In disguise, he could move freely about the land, making friends and entering into their difficulties, appreciating their handicaps, sympathizing with them in their sorrow. ...read more

  • What The Name

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 4, 2010
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    What the Name "Hoover" means in Finland At the end of World War I, Herbert Hoover, later to become President of the United States, led the allied relief efforts in Europe. He kept hundreds of thousands from starving, and a new word entered the Finnish language. In Finland, to “HOOVER” means to be ...read more

  • The Church: The Balm Of Healing  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 4, 2010
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    THE CHURCH: THE BALM OF HEALING In the book, The Empowered Communicator, Calvin Miller says that most people we come in contact with are silently thinking: • I am loneliness waiting for a friend • I am weeping in want of laughter • I am a sigh in search of consolation • I am a wound in search of ...read more

  • When To Begin Influencing One's Child For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2010
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    When to Begin Influencing One’s Child For Christ In a mothers’ meeting there was a big discussion on the theme: “How early in a child’s life ought one to begin to influence him toward God?” After a much spirited debate, a visiting grandmother was asked to make a comment. In essence, she said: “I ...read more

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