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  • The Importance Of Gratitude

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 13, 2011
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    THE IMPORTANCE OF GRATITUDE A few years ago Dr. Nick Stinnett of the University of Nebraska conducted a group of studies called the "Family Strengths Research Project." Stinnett and his researchers identified six qualities that make for strong families. The first quality and one of the most ...read more

  • Wesley Responds To Criticism  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 19, 2011
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    WESLEY RESPONDS TO CRITICISM John Wesley was a great English preacher of the 1700s. He was considered a rather spiffy dresser. One Sunday morning he wore a bow tie that had long ribbons that hung downward. After the sermon was over a lady walked up to him and said, "Brother Wesley, are you open to ...read more

  • When Does God Settle Accounts?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 13, 2011
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    WHEN DOES GOD SETTLE ACCOUNTS? The story is told of a farmer in a Midwestern state who had a strong disdain for God. As he plowed his field on Sunday morning, he would shake his fist at the church people who passed by on their way to worship. October came and the farmer had his finest crop ...read more

  • Philip Caught A Gold Mine

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 12, 2011
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    PHILIP CAUGHT A GOLD MINE On Sept. 27, 1998, Philip Ozersky went to a baseball game and saw his life changed in a big time way. All it took was one swing of the bat, and Philip caught not just a baseball, but a gold mine. Lots of fans have caught home runs, but this was no ordinary home run. Lots ...read more

  • Who Created The Universe?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 23, 2011
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    WHO CREATED THE UNIVERSE? In 2005, Newsweek and Beliefnet asked Americans this question: "Do you believe that God created the universe?" Eighty percent of those responding said the universe was created by God. That's good news! And it's pretty amazing that after all of the money and effort spent ...read more

  • Edgar A. Guest Was Born In Birmingham, England, ...  PRO

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Sep 23, 2006
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    Edgar A. Guest was born in Birmingham, England, became a United States citizen in 1902, and eventually received the title “Poet Laureate of Michigan.” His poem “Sermons We See,” drives home the urgency of being a good, Christlike role model for others to follow: I’d rather see a sermon than hear ...read more

  • Love Your ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008
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    LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR Fred Douglas Shepard was born on September 11, 1855 in Ellenburg, New York in Clinton County. His father died while he was very young and his mother spent most of her adult life as an invalid. It was probably through this that Fred became associated with illness and caring for ...read more

  • Fan Or Follower?

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 17, 2011
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    FAN OR FOLLOWER? Kyle Idelman writes: It was a Thursday afternoon, and I was sitting in our sanctuary where 30,000 people would soon be coming to one of our Easter services. I had no idea what I was going to say to them. I could feel the pressure mounting. I sat there hoping that a sermon would ...read more

  • When It Was Dark

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Apr 15, 2022
     | 1,444 views

    When It Was Dark I’m not quite sure how to say this. We have always said in the church that our faith was based upon facts. It was a faith built upon evidence that led us to the facts. My friends, something has come to light just this past week that is out now in the professional journals and ...read more

  • The Great Preacher Alexander White, When He Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
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    The great preacher Alexander White, when he was too old to mount the pulpit, would rise every morning to prepare a sermon, even though he never preached them. He did so until the day he died. He was convinced that study of ...read more

  • Their Bodies Lie Molding In The Ground. Their ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 5, 2006
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    “Their bodies lie molding in the ground. Their bodies lie rotting in the earth. Their blood has been spilt in the sand, but their souls are alive and conscious in heaven. They speak and they know what is happening here on earth, and they live and speak unto God. Human ...read more

  • John Stephen Akhawri

    Contributed by Walter Rogers on Apr 3, 2007
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    2. John Stephen Akhawri a. Tanzania, Mexico City Olympics, 1968 i. Badly cut and dislocated knee, asked why he did not retire from the race… b. “My Country did not send me to Mexico to City to start the race, They ...read more

  • There Is A Big Difference Between Batting ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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    There is a big difference between batting practice and playing ball. It is common for pro-ball players to describe the overwhelming power of the of the sound of thousands cheering them on. In a sense our life is the game and the cloud of witnesses, heroes, our audience cheering ...read more

  • Franklin Clark Fry Once Said, "A Person Who Says ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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    Franklin Clark Fry once said, “A person who says he believes in God but never goes to church is like a person who says he believes in education but never goes to school.” So, if you call yourself a Christian, commit yourself to a local, ...read more

  • I Came Across This On A Website This Past ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
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    : (I came across this on a website this past week). To me, it’s a good idea to always carry two sacks of something when you walk around. That way, if anybody says, ’Hey, can you give me a hand?’ You can say, ...read more

  • If We Don't Feel Strong Desires For… God, It Is ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2008
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    “If we don’t feel strong desires for… God, it is not because we have drunk deeply and are satisfied. It is because we have nibbled so long at the table of the world. Our soul is stuffed with small things and there is no room for the great.” (John Piper, ...read more

  • According To One Author "To London's ‘smart ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    According to one author “To London’s ‘smart society,’ John Newton was… an evangelical, but the “worst” kind: a fanatic who denounced all the self-indulgences and pleasures that society loved the most.” Focus On The Family Feb, 07 page 15, ...read more

  • Dr. Anderson Spickard, A Professor Of Medicine At ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    Dr. Anderson Spickard, a professor of medicine at Vanderbuilt University, tells of a patient who would spend his days kneeling in front of a commode, vomiting up blood while drinking from a can of beer, and as far as he was concerned, he didn’t have a ...read more

  • As Philip Yancey In His Book Entitled "Prayer" ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    As Philip Yancey in his book entitled “Prayer” says: “Jesus taught a model prayer – the Lord’s Prayer but otherwise gave few rules. His teaching reducees down to three principles: Keep it honest, keep it simple and keep it up ...read more

  • Franklin Clark Fry Once Said, "A Person Who Says ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
     | 1,116 views

    Franklin Clark Fry once said, "A person who says he believes in God but never goes to church is like a person who says he believes in education but never goes to school." So, if you call yourself a Christian, commit yourself to a local, ...read more

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