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  • Pleasing Your Dad

    Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on May 27, 2024
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    PLEASING YOUR FATHER This one guy seemed to be very concerned about pleasing his dad. The story goes like this… One day a young boy was driving a load of hay to the market. He came around a corner too fast and his trailer load of hay tipped over. The young man stopped the tractor, jumped out and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Angels - Do You Believe?

    Contributed by John Bright on Mar 20, 2026
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    Please raise your hand if you believe in angels. Thanks, put your hand down. Please raise your hand if you believe in demons. Thanks, put your hand down. If you raised your hand both times, you have a Biblical view of angels. Too many church members have a view of angels that contains New Age ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Work Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
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    Work of Love Aleida Huissen, 78, of Rotterdam, Netherlands, has been smoking for 50 years. And for 50 years she has been trying to give up her harmful habit. But she has not been successful—that is, until recently. She has now given up cigarettes, cigars, and pipes. GOODNESS GRACIOUS! The secret? ...read more

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  • Amazing ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
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    Amazing Grace In every country, on every day, there is man trying to work his way into favor with God. Many years ago the Grand Rapids Press covered this story… "Conversation to Hindu Faith Is Tortuous." "A West German businessman has completed his conversion to the Hindu faith by piercing ...read more

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  • Perspective

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2008
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    Perspective The story is told about a seven-year-old boy who fell into a deep excavation being dug for a New York subway. He was taken bruised and suffering to the nearest hospital. When the doctor began to examine his injuries, the little boy took a deep breath and said, "I wish I could sing. I ...read more

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  • One Woman Called Her Flight Agent To Book A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 6, 2008
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    One woman called her flight agent to book a flight to New York. She said, "I want to go and see the wonders of Hippopotamus, New York; please book me a flight from Dallas." The agent said, "I'm sorry Madame, but there is no such city. Perhaps you want Albany or Syracuse?" After ten minutes the ...read more

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  • A Few Years Ago Dr. Nick Stinnett Of The ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 3, 2008
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    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 important to be found in strong ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Remember The Mission

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
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    REMEMBER THE MISSION In 1629, when the favorite wife of Indian ruler Shah Jahan died, he ordered that a magnificent tomb be built as a memorial to her. The shah placed his wife's casket in the middle of a parcel of land, and construction of the temple literally began around it. But several years ...read more

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  • Father More Anxious To Find Boy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
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    Father More Anxious To Find Boy One Sunday night D. L. Moody preached in a big circus tent near the Columbian Exposition in Chicago from the text, "The Son of man is come to seek and to save the lost." After he had finished, a little boy was brought to the platform by an officer who had found the ...read more

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  • Payer Is The Strongest Form Of Abiding That There ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
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    Payer is the strongest form of abiding that there is. -- A retired teacher was giving her little nephew some help with his schools work. He was normally a good, attentive child, but on this occasion he could not fix his mind on his work. Suddenly he said, "Aunt Sally, may I kneel down and ask God ...read more

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  • The Dreamer Was A Favorite Son. (Vv. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
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    The dreamer was a Favorite son. (Vv. 3-7) The Bible tells us that Joseph was loved more than all his children because he was the son of his old age. When Joseph’s brethren saw that he was loved more than they were, they hated him and could not speak peaceably unto him. The coat of many colors ...read more

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  • Matt 5.10-12 "Blessed Are Those Who Are ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
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    Matt 5.10-12 "Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." On June 17, 2004, when Sister Jiang Zongxiu went to the market in Guizhou Province, China, she thought it would be just another day. Along with her mother-in-law, Jiang went through ...read more

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  • God Is Looking For People With ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008
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    GOD IS LOOKING FOR PEOPLE WITH CONVICITON DEF: an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence In the events of the bridge collapse here in Minneapolis this past week, you have probably heard of countless examples of people acting with conviction. • Ed Nelson M.P.D. - when ...read more

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  • Father More Anxious To Find Boy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 27, 2008
     | 1,549 views

    Father More Anxious To Find Boy One Sunday night D. L. Moody preached in a big circus tent near the Columbian Exposition in Chicago from the text, "The Son of man is come to seek and to save the lost." After he had finished, a little boy was brought to the platform by an officer who had found the ...read more

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  • Prayer Is The Strongest Form Of Abiding That ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 27, 2008
     | 3,484 views

    Prayer is the strongest form of abiding that there is. -- A retired teacher was giving her little nephew some help with his schools work. He was normally a good, attentive child, but on this occasion he could not fix his mind on his work. Suddenly he said, "Aunt Sally, may I kneel down and ask God ...read more

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  • Bread In The Hand

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 27, 2008
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    BREAD IN THE HAND David used what he had--a sling. For the little boy at the feeding of the 5,000 it was five loaves and two fish. For Samson it was the jawbone of a donkey. God can use anything. The major problem is workers in the Philippines nowadays have a personal slogan: "No support, no ...read more

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  • The Dreamer Was A Favorite Son. (Vv. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 2,113 views

    The dreamer was a Favorite son. (Vv. 3-7) The Bible tells us that Joseph was loved more than all his children because he was the son of his old age. When Joseph’s brethren saw that he was loved more than they were, they hated him and could not speak peaceably unto him. The coat of many colors ...read more

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  • Blessed Are The Persecuted

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    BLESSED ARE THE PERSECUTED Matt 5.10-12 "Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." On June 17, 2004, when Sister Jiang Zongxiu went to the market in Guizhou Province, China, she thought it would be just another day. Along with her ...read more

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  • Blessed Are The Peacemakers

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS General McArthur said "A truce just says you don't shoot for awhile. Peace comes when the truth is known, the issue is settled, and the parties embrace each other." Peacemakers don't just try to stop conflict. They're doing something far more meaningful, something ...read more

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  • Success From Struggle  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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     | 3,681 views

    SUCCESS FROM STRUGGLE Well, one way to respond to opportunity is to learn to recognize it even when it is disguised as difficulty. In a famous study by Victor and Mildred Goertzel, the home backgrounds of 300 highly successful people were investigated. All 300 of these people made it to the top ...read more

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