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  • This Is Good  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
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    THIS IS GOOD The story is told of a king in Africa who had a close friend with whom he grew up. The friend had a habit of looking at every situation that ever occurred in his life (positive or negative) and remarking, "This is good!" One day the king and his friend were out on a hunting ...read more

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  • How Much Is Enough?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
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    HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH? Each week Kevin Tunell was required to mail a dollar to a family he'd rather forget. They sued him for $1.5 million but settled for just $936, to be paid a dollar at a time. The family expected the payment each Friday so Tunell would not forget what happened on the first Friday ...read more

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  • The Origin Of Taps

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
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    The Origin of Taps It all began in 1862 during the Civil War when Union Army Captain Robert Ellicombe was with his men near Harrison’s Landing in Virginia. The Confederates were on the other side of the narrow strip of land. During the night, Captain Ellicombe heard the moans of a soldier who ...read more

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  • The Persistence In Forgiveness

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
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    The Persistence in Forgiveness After sixteen years as a missionary on the continent of Africa. David Livingstone returned Scotland to address the students at Glasgow University. His body had been ravaged by some 27 fevers that had overtaken him during his years of service. One arm hung useless at ...read more

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  • On A Cold Winter Evening A Man Suffered A Heart ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008
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    On a cold winter evening a man suffered a heart attack and after being admitted to the hospital, the man asked the nurse to call his daughter. He explained, “You see, I live alone and she is the only family I have.” The nurse went to phone the daughter. The daughter was quite upset and shouted, ...read more

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  • Sandbar Faith

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008
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    SANDBAR FAITH Have you ever stepped on ground that seemed unsteady, but you really had to go on, just to get where you were going? Just recently we took a trip up to the (northern part of South Korea) Hwacho'n area and then down to the Chuncho'n areas. We stopped at a nice restaurant where they ...read more

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  • I Go Home, Daddy

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Dec 22, 2008
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    "I Go Home, Daddy." Christ offers the lasting hope and promise of a new and lasting home. My three-year-old son Sebastian is a wonderful little boy. My children’s antics and lives provide me with a wealth of sermon illustrations and stories. Not long ago, Sebastian had to go through some ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Silent Night

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    SILENT NIGHT Europe in the early 1800s was a place of great war, turmoil and upheaval. Even after the Napoleonic Wars officially ended in 1815, it's effects continued to take their toll. The year 1816 was one in which national and municipal borders were divided, changed and reset. Areas, such as ...read more

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  • Heroes Who Can't Swim

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    HEROES WHO CAN'T SWIM Paul Harvey tells the story of Ray Blankenship preparing his breakfast and gazing out the window, when he saw a small girl being swept along in the rain-flooded drainage ditch beside his Andover, Ohio, home. Blankenship knew that farther downstream, the ditch disappeared with ...read more

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  • Without One Plea  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    WITHOUT ONE PLEA Charlotte Elliott was a sickly English woman who had developed a long history of refusing to do things she was asked to do because of her illness. Her brother, who was a pastor, had been particularly persistent in trying to get her out of herself, trying to get her involved in ...read more

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  • Making An Impact Through Genuine Giving

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
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    MAKING AN IMPACT THROUGH GENUINE GIVING I received this e-mail from my best friend who pastors in Oklahoma. He received it from a member of his congregation. Andrew, I just wanted to let you know how excited I am about the changes in Christmas plans. I would love to be at the pampering night for ...read more

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  • In His Book Ghost Soldiers, Hampton Sides Tel...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2009
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    In his book Ghost Soldiers, Hampton Sides tells the story of a dramatic mission during World War II. On January 28th, 1945, 121 hand-selected Army Rangers slipped behind enemy lines in the Philippines in an attempt to rescue 513 American and British POW’s who had spent three years in a hellish ...read more

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  • God Restores Banged-Up ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2009
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    GOD RESTORES BANGED-UP PEOPLE Gary Inrig’s story in his book, Quality Friendships: Years ago, one family had a son who was in the Korean War. They had not heard from him for 10 months and were very concerned. Time went on and the war ended. Finally their son called home. The mother was excited. ...read more

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  • The Gold Standard

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 10, 2009
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    THE GOLD STANDARD Leland was able to standardize Cadillac parts to precision standards. The development of these standards had such a profound impact that a member of the British Parliament, a wealthy lord named Sir Thomas Dewar, gave the company an award for standardization of parts. Having ...read more

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  • They Sent Me To Finish  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009
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    THEY SENT ME TO FINISH With all the pomp and prestige that the Chinese government went to in order to put their best foot forward, there was one person who they honored who stood out. He is now in his seventies, but China brought him to Bejing as an honored guest. Why? The odd thing is that John ...read more

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  • One Last Story: Years, Ago, An Executive From A ...

    Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Mar 11, 2009
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    One last story: years, ago, an executive from a soap company and a famous pastor were walking down the street together. They were to attend a meeting where they were going to be honored by their city for their contributions. With a snide sort of smirk, the soap manufacturer off handedly said, ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • The Agitator

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 26, 2022
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    Does anyone know what that piece in the middle of the washer is called? The part in the middle that moves back and forth and shakes the clothes back and forth? What is that called? I’m going to call it an Agitator. What is the purpose of the Agitator? As far as I can tell, its sole purpose is to ...read more

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  • The Concept Of Grace

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2022
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    There is a great article that illustrates the concept of grace written by Charles Stanley. It reads: One of my more memorable seminary professors had a practical way of illustrating to his students the concept of grace. At the end of his evangelism course, he would distribute the exam with the ...read more

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  • Freezing To Death Can Actually Make You Feel Warm...

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 22, 2024
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    The man huddled on the cabin floor was slowly freezing to death. It was high in the Rockies in southwestern Alberta, and outside a blizzard raged. John Elliott had logged miles that day through the deep snows of the mountain passes. As he checked for avalanches and as dusk and exhaustion overcame ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Charlie's Thanksgiving List

    Contributed by Perry Hancock on Nov 22, 2022
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    Charlie’s Thanksgiving List The pastor at the downtown men’s shelter was ready to begin the Thanksgiving service. Everyone was ready for him to begin and finish since the service was before the meal. After a few hymns were sung, it was time for the pastor’s Thanksgiving sermon. This year he had ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist