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  • A Woman From The Slums Of London Sees The Ocean ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 30, 2009
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    A Woman from the Slums of London Sees the Ocean for the First Time Long ago, a poor woman from the slums of London was invited to go with a group of people for a holiday at the ocean. She had never seen the ocean before, and when she saw it, she burst into tears. Those around her thought it was ...read more

  • Truth Of Resurrection Grips 19th Century ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 30, 2010
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    Truth of Resurrection Grips 19th Century Preacher R. W. Dale preached in England in the late 1800s. One day, as he was writing an Easter sermon, a light went on for him as it did for John here in verse 8. He described the event: “‘Christ is alive,’ I said to myself; ‘alive!’ and then I ...read more

  • Mark Twain On Heaven And Hell

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 20, 2010
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    MARK TWAIN ON HEAVEN AND HELL Mark Twain gave some interesting quotes during his lifetime. One such amusing statement was, "Go to heaven for the climate, hell for the company." He along with others, do not realize how horrible hell will be. We do not hear much about hell these days from the ...read more

  • Don't Find Us Lacking!

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 24, 2011
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    DON'T FIND US LACKING! Mexican jails are not known for their tidiness or orderliness. Shortly after having taken office, the then President of Mexico, Luis Echeverria, decided to do something about this. Without giving any advance notice, he chose to visit the jails at midnight. He found guards ...read more

  • Showing Favor

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
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    SHOWING FAVOR In July of 2005, Angelina Jolie adopted a little Ethiopian child. While she was touring drought and disease and famine stricken Ethiopia, she got the idea that although she couldn’t do every child in Africa a favor, she could grant favor to one child. So she stepped out of her world ...read more

  • Listening For God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
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    LISTENING FOR GOD President Franklin D. Roosevelt got tired of smiling that big smile and saying the usual things at all those White House receptions. So, one evening he decided to find out whether anybody was paying attention to what he was saying. As each person came up to him with extended ...read more

  • The June 23, 2008 Issue Of Newsweek Ran A Feature ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
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    The June 23, 2008 issue of Newsweek ran a feature article "The Mythology of Munich". It cited a gathering of the War Cabinet in London to consider an offer from Hitler in which, if Britain would agree to stop fighting, he would let them keep most of their empire. While many were thinking it ...read more

  • So Personal  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
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    SO PERSONAL The Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated in 1982. In the first 15 years, 54,000 items were left at the Wall. It still takes almost an hour every night, [and much longer on Memorial Day,] to collect all the mementos-a teddy bear, a photo of a soldier's grandchild, a letter from a ...read more

  • Safe In The Burned Place

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
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    SAFE IN THE BURNED PLACE Some early settlers were traveling together across the western prairies of the United States. One day they were horrified to see a fire fanned by strong wind coming their way. As the flames raced closer and closer one man, to the amazement of the others, set fire to a ...read more

  • Most Respected Name

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
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    MOST RESPECTED NAME When Salvation Army founder William Booth was dying, there were some legal matters to tend to. The lawyer said to Mrs. Booth, "If you can get him to sign these papers the will will be executed much more smoothly." The problem was that he was drifting in and out of ...read more

  • A Gray-Haired Old Lady, Long A Member Of Her ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
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    A gray-haired old lady, long a member of her community and church, shook hands with the minister after the service one Sunday morning. “That was a wonderful sermon,” she told him, “just wonderful. Everything you ...read more

  • A Gray-Haired Old Lady, Long A Member Of Her ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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    A gray-haired old lady, long a member of her community and church, shook hands with the minister after the service one Sunday morning. "That was a wonderful sermon," she told him, "-- just wonderful. Everything you ...read more

  • John Stott: The Choice  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Dec 10, 2001
    based on 33 ratings
     | 2,434 views

    John Stott says… “And when the choice is seen for what it is – a choice between Creator and creature, between the glorious personal God and a miserable thing called money, between worship and idolatry – it seems inconceivable that anyone could ...read more

  • This Week In My Reading I Read A Question Which ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
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    This week in my reading I read a question which sobered or stunned me. It comes from the book “The church of Irresistible Influence” and it asks this question; “If your church were to close its doors today, ...read more

  • Drove?

    Contributed by Marianne Unger on May 28, 2009
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    DROVE? Genesis talks about how God drove Adam and Eve out of Eden. Someone on the internet was wondering what kind of vehicle it might have been. The obvious answer is from our scripture reading today. If ...read more

  • Unfailing Love/Commitment  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Miller on Feb 12, 2006
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    UNFAILING LOVE/COMMITTMENT: The following letter appeared in the Ann Lander’s newspaper column a few years ago. It is a great image of what marital love is like. "Dear Ann Landers: I’m going to tell you about a love story that I witness every time I go to the nursing home to see my husband who ...read more

  • World Of Words

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2009
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     | 2,978 views

    WORLD OF WORDS We live in a world of words. Words are all about us, words on TV, words on the radio, spoken words by family and friends, words printed in newspapers, books, on computers, and words on the Internet. The world of words have turned us into a people who have been overwhelmed, ...read more

  • A. W. Tozer Said It This Way, "An Intelligent ...

    Contributed by Clyde Grimes on Dec 28, 2002
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    A. W. Tozer said it this way, “An intelligent observer of our human scene who heard the Sunday morning sermon and later watched the Sunday afternoon conduct of those who heard it would conclude that he had been ...read more

  • No Statues To Critics

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 18, 2009
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    NO STATUES TO CRITICS A young musician’s concert was poorly received by the critics. The famous Finnish composer Jean Sibelius consoled him by patting him on the shoulder and saying, "Remember, son, there is no city in the world where they have a statue to a ...read more

  • George Mueller On Persistence In Prayer

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 22, 2011
     | 4,862 views

    GEORGE MUELLER ON PERSISTENCE IN PRAYER George Mueller: "It is not enough to begin to pray, nor to pray alright; nor is it enough to continue for a time to pray; but we must patiently, believing, continue in prayer until we obtain an ...read more

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