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  • One Famous Bible Commentator, Donald Guthrie Had ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    One famous Bible Commentator, Donald Guthrie had this to say about the term ABBA: (Abba) was originally used by young children but it had acquired an extended meaning in familiar use roughly equivalent to "dear father". It is a unique form that finds no parallel either in the OT or in Judaism, ...read more

  • L. Kraft, Head Of The Kraft Cheese Corporation, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
    based on 1 rating
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    .L. KRAFT, HEAD OF THE KRAFT CHEESE CORPORATION, WHO HAD GIVEN APPROXIMATELY 25% OF HIS ENORMOUS INCOME TO CHRISTIAN CAUSES FOR MANY YEARS, SAID, "THE ONLY INVESTMENT I EVER MADE WHICH HAS PAID CONSISTENTLY INCREASING DIVIDENDS IS THE MONEY I HAVE GIVEN TO THE LORD." J.D. ROCKEFELLER SAID, "I NEVER ...read more

  • I Was Reading A Misions Magazine That Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    I WAS READING A MISIONS MAGAZINE THAT WAS REPORTING ON A MISSIONARY WHO WAS TALKING TO A CHIEF OF A TRIBE IN THE aMAZON ABOUT JESUS CHRIST, AND THE CHIEF TRIED TO IMPRESS THE MISSIONARY WITH GIFTS OF HORSES, BLANKETS AND JEWELRY. THE MISSIONARY LOOKED AT THE CHIEF AND SAID, "MY GOD DOES NOT WANT ...read more

  • It's The Third Sunday In June, And I'd Like To ...

    Contributed by Daniel Austin on Jun 15, 2008
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    It's the third Sunday in June, and I’d like to say happy Father's Day to all the dads here today. Father's Day owes its existence primarily to the persistence of one Sonora Smart Dodd. Sonora got the idea for Father's day in 1909 while listening to a Mother's Day sermon. Sonora had been raised by ...read more

  • A Little Light Is Enough

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 21, 2008
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    A LITTLE LIGHT IS ENOUGH There is the story of a boy who was walking with his father along a lonely road at night, carrying a lantern. He told his father he was afraid, because the lantern showed such a little way ahead. The father answered, “That is so, but if you walk straight on, you will find ...read more

  • Does He Show Through?  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
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    Does He Show Through? One Sunday on their way home from church, a little girl turned to her mother and said, "Mommy, the preacher’s sermon this morning confused me." The mother said, "Oh? Why is that?" The little girl replied, "Well, he said that God is bigger than we are. Is that true?" The ...read more

  • Passion For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2008
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    Passion for God A. W. Tozer said, “God dwells in a state of perpetual enthusiasm. He is delighted with all that is good and lovingly concerned about all that is wrong. He pursues His labors always in a fullness of holy zeal. No wonder the Spirit came at Pentecost as a sound of a rushing mighty ...read more

  • Timothy J. Keller, Pastor Of Redeemer ...

    Contributed by Todd Leupold on Nov 3, 2008
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    Timothy J. Keller, Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in NYC, remarks: "...when Jesus weeps, we see that he doesn't believe that the ministry of truth (telling people how they should believe and turn to God) or the ministry of fixing things is enough, does he? He also is a proponent of the ...read more

  • Yancey Noted: "Today As I Read The Accounts Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    Yancey noted: "Today as I read the accounts of Jesus’ birth I tremble to think of the fate of the world resting on the response of two rural teenagers. How many times did Mary review the angel’s words as she felt the Son of God kicking the walls of her uterus? How many times did Joseph ...read more

  • Paine's Ego

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 7, 2009
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    PAINE’S EGO Thomas Paine was an influential writer at the birth of our nation. He wrote "The Age of Reason." In his book, he called the substitutionary death of Christ on the cross an "invention." He claimed his book would replace the reading of the Bible. Of course, you’ve all read his book, ...read more

  • The Late Jerry Falwell Was Enthused With Shopping ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 28, 2009
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    The late Jerry Falwell was enthused with shopping about as much as any man. In her recent book, Jerry Falwell, His Life and Legacy, Falwell’s wife explained how her husband handled their trips to the mall. Falwell would drive his wife to the store and then park the car. He would hang a sign in the ...read more

  • Marriage ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
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    MARRIAGE SAVERS A study published in the 6/08 Journal of Marriage and Family found that strong faith in God by itself won’t protect against marital infidelity. But a study by Fuller Seminary researchers David Atkins and Deborah Kessel found that regular church attendance does make a difference. ...read more

  • Super Bowl Sunday Joke!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 6, 2023
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     | 2,286 views

    Surprised to see an empty seat at the Super Bowl stadium, a diehard fan remarked about it to a woman sitting nearby. "It was my husband's," the woman explained, "But he died." "I'm very sorry," said the man. Then he continued. "Yet, I'm really ...read more

  • Death

    Contributed by Don Berry-Graham on Feb 29, 2016
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    IN LATE WINTER DURING THE FIFTY-NINTH YEAR of his life, John Donne braved the weather and rough roads of the English countryside to keep his final preaching engagement before the king in London. He had spent most of that winter, what would be his last, battling “consumption,” and on several ...read more

  • Stories & Stats On Alcohol

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
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    STORIES & STATS ON ALCOHOL A pastor was preaching on alcohol one Sunday, and to finish up his sermon with some passion he said, "If I had all the beer in the world, I would throw it into the river!" Then with a little more passion and fire he said, "And if I had all the wine in the world I would ...read more

  • #8230; "If A Child ...  PRO

    Contributed by Troy Borst on May 10, 2001
    based on 172 ratings
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    ILLUSTRATION… “If a child lives”, from a sermon called The Divine Family If a child lives with criticism, HE learns to condemn. If a child lives with hostility, HE learns to fight. If a child lives with ridicule, HE learns to be shy. If a child lives with shame, HE learns to feel guilty. If a ...read more

  • John Wesley, The Founder Of The Methodist ...  PRO

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Feb 28, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
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    John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist movement in 18th Century England presents this perspective on prayer in his sermon “On Prayer”: When we say our prayers… if we do it for any selfish reason, it is not acceptable to God. The purpose of your praying is not to inform God, as though he didn’t ...read more

  • Long-Winded Driving  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Mar 19, 2003
    based on 47 ratings
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    [Long-Winded Driving] A pastor and his wife were driving to visit Grandma and Grandpa for Christmas. Their daughter asked the inevitable question, “Are we almost there?” The father said, “No, we are still 150 miles away.” She asked, “Well, how long is that?” “Well, honey, it’s about three more ...read more

  • Stay In There!!  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Caley on Apr 20, 2003
    based on 21 ratings
     | 3,712 views

    STAY IN THERE!! I don’t usually begin a sermon on a sad note like this, but sometimes we need to pause and remember what life is all about. There was a great loss recently in the entertainment world. Larry LaPrise, the Detroit native who wrote the song "The Hokey Pokey", died at age 83. I’m ...read more

  • There Was A Little Town Called Flagstaff. The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 6, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
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    There was a little town called Flagstaff. The town was to be flooded because of a dam that would make a large lake. As the battle over the dam and flooding proceeded the citizens were sure that they had lost their battle. All improvements and repairs in the whole town were stopped. What was the ...read more