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  • Wilhelm Busch Once Said, "To Become A Mother Is ...  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 6, 2004
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    Wilhelm Busch once said, “To become a mother is not so difficult; on the other hand, being a mother is very much so!” (Taken from Proclaim, “A Mother’s Day Sermon,” May 14, 1989). Concerning that statement, a preacher asked, “So, with all those qualifications, why bother with Mother’s Day at all? ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Famous Neighbors  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2004
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    FAMOUS NEIGHBORS Can you name some famous neighbors? *Mr. Rogers Neighborhood in his sweater and sneakers … “It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood … won’t you be my neighbor?” *Dennis the Menace … “Helloooo Mr. Wilson!” *Ricky & Lucy Ricardo … Fred & Ethel Mertz. *Tim “the Tool Man” Taylor ...read more

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  • #8230; "If A Child ...  PRO

    Contributed by Troy Borst on May 10, 2001
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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

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Feb 28, 2002
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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

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Conclusion.. Ambition Of Satan ...  PRO

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Apr 21, 2005
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    CONCLUSION.. Ambition of Satan (http://elbourne.org/sermons/index.mv?illustration+4879) Martin Luther had a dream in which he stood on the day of judgment before God Himself -- and Satan was there to accuse him. When Satan opened his books full of accusations, he pointed to transgression after ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • In One Of His First Attempts To Run For ...

    Contributed by Tim Richards on Jul 3, 2005
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    In one of his first attempts to run for political office Lincoln was given $200 by the Whig Party to cover his election expenses. He won the election and then promptly returned all the money he had not spent on the election, $199.25. He explained, that he had traveled on his own horse, and stayed ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Many Years Ago The Puritans Thought That They ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
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    Many years ago the Puritans thought that they were ruining Christmas with all their pagan rituals. They especially objected to the fact that the holiday usually came on a week day, therefore distracting people, they thought, from the Lord’s Day of Sunday. But they did more than annually complain ...read more

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  • On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2009
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    ON HUMILITY The moderator of a Presbyterian church in Melbourne, Australia, gave J. Hudson Taylor a flattering introduction. When the founder of the China Inland Mission stepped into the pulpit, he quietly said, "Dear friends, I am a little servant of an illustrious Master." The late A. W. Tozer ...read more

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  • A Church's Mission Drives Its ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2009
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    A CHURCH’S MISSION DRIVES ITS MORALE John Polak in his book, The Future in Past Tense, says: "A study of the history of the people of God reveals an interesting fact--the wellbeing of the believing community was directly proportional to their obedience to God’s mission for them. When the people of ...read more

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  • Good God Almighty

    Contributed by Louis Pantelis on May 21, 2009
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    GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY I am reminded of the story of the fellow that always fell asleep during the pastor’s sermon. The wife had decided to keep him awake - so she took a large hair pin with the intention of sticking him with it when he nodded off. Sure enough, right in the middle of the pastor’s ...read more

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  • Justice Or Mercy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2009
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    JUSTICE OR MERCY A young lady who occasionally walked through the park after work, stopped to have her picture taken by a photographer on this particular day. She was very excited about her picture being taken. As she walked out of the park, she looked at the Polaroid picture in total amazement. ...read more

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  • The Church's Greatest Troublemakers  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 6, 2009
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    THE CHURCH'S GREATEST TROUBLEMAKERS Preacher and Bible commentator, John Stott, said this in his exposition of Paul's letter to the Galatians: "To tamper with the gospel is to trouble the church... Indeed the church's greatest troublemakers (now as then) are not those outside who oppose, ridicule ...read more

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  • Italian Poet Dante Alighieri Criticized By ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 14, 2009
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    Italian Poet Dante Alighieri Criticized by Enemies During Church Service Deeply immersed in meditation during a church service, Italian poet Dante Alighieri failed to kneel at the appropriate moment. His enemies hurried to the bishop and demanded that Dante be punished for his sacrilege. Dante ...read more

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  • The Purpose Of The Holy Spirit  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 16, 2009
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    THE PURPOSE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT N T Wright, the famous New Testament scholar talks about the task of Christians in the world. He says, "Many say, 'Oh yes, the Holy Spirit came in his place to live in us.' Yes, but for what purpose? The Holy Spirit came to empower us to be God's life in the world. ...read more

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  • "On The Top Of A Hill In A Midwestern State S...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 22, 2009
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    "On the top of a hill in a Midwestern state stands a courthouse so situated that raindrops falling on one side of the roof travel by way of the Great Lakes into the Atlantic, while drops landing on the opposite side find their way through the Ohio and Mississippi to the Gulf. Just a breath of wind ...read more

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  • How Spiritual Are You

    Contributed by Hugh Laing on Jan 19, 2010
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    HOW SPIRITUAL ARE YOU Tell me how much time you spend alone with God...I will tell you how spiritual you are..and I mean really alone. Not how many meetings you go to...not how many gifts or talents you have...not how many sermons you preach...not how many records you’ve recorded or produced...not ...read more

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  • Bill Hybels On Prayer As An Unnatural ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010
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    Bill Hybels on Prayer as an Unnatural Activity Bill Hybels begins his book Too Busy Not to Pray with these words: “Prayer is an unnatural activity. From birth we have been learning the rules of self reliance and self sufficiency. Prayer flies in the face of such deep seated values…. It is an ...read more

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  • When God Forgives, He ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 26, 2010
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    “When God Forgives, He Forgets” How different God’s pardon is from ours! So often we forgive as did the mother of the little girl who had been good a whole week, and asked mother for a favor. “I know” was the answer, “that you have been good all this week, but you know your were bad last week.” In ...read more

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  • Elie Wiesel Asks,

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 29, 2010
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    Elie Wiesel Asks, "Where Is God?" Elie Wiesel, a Nobel Prize winner and survivor of the Holocaust, tells of his time in the concentration camp. He and a few others were forced to witness the hanging of two Jewish men and one Jewish boy. The two men died right away, but the young boy struggled on ...read more

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  • Contentment In The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 3, 2010
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    Contentment in the Workplace One of the keys to contentment in your work and finding fulfillment in every area of life is learning to be thankful for what you have been given. Wanting to move forward in your career is not a problem unless it means that you take where you are for granted. As one ...read more

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