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  • In 1975, A Child Named Raymond Dunn, Jr., Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In 1975, a child named Raymond Dunn, Jr., was born in the state of New York. The Associated Press (AP) reported that at his birth, a skull fracture and oxygen deprivation caused severe retardation. As the child grew up, the family discovered that he had other impairments. His twisted body suffered ...read more

  • In 1988, Author Robert Fulghum Had A Book ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2008
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    In 1988, author Robert Fulghum had a book published entitled, “All I really need to know I learned in Kindergarten”. The idea behind the little book was that since the basics of human social behavior are taught us as young children, such as kindness, fairness, cleaning up after yourself, sharing ...read more

  • Rules. The World, Our Culture, Our Families... ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
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    Rules. The world, our culture, our families... all have rules. Without rules, our world would be in anarchy, chaos. Some rules are called laws. We have civil laws and criminal laws. Break a civil law and it can cost you a lot of money or other material wealth. Break a criminal law, and you could ...read more

  • Deliverance

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
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    DELIVERANCE Stanley Praimnath, Vice President for Fuji Bank, was in his office in the South Tower at the World Trade Center when his phone rang. "Are you watching the news?' asked a woman in their Chicago office. "Are you alright?" "I'm fine" he said wondering why she had called. Just then he ...read more

  • Diversity In The Church  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009
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    DIVERSITY IN THE CHURCH Philip Yancey put it this way in an article in Christianity Today just this last November. He writes, "As I read accounts of the New Testament church, no characteristic stands out more sharply than [diversity]. Beginning with Pentecost, the Christian church dismantled the ...read more

  • Mistaken For Jesus

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2009
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    MISTAKEN FOR JESUS Carolyn Gillette told the story of a hospice chaplain named Larry, and how he became friends with an 80-year-old lady named Mary. Mary was a hospice patient. Larry visited with her many times, and was greatly impressed by her faith. One day, he got a call that Mary had taken a ...read more

  • Take Time To By Holy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009
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    TAKE TIME TO BY HOLY Let me begin with what little I could glean concerning this hymn and its author: For many years, the only information known about this gospel song was what Ira D. Sankey wrote in his autobiography. Sankey (1840-1908) was the well-known gospel singer and hymn writer who ...read more

  • Integrity And Faithfulness In Work Yields Peace ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 19, 2009
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    Integrity and Faithfulness in Work Yields Peace of Mind The late great American Methodist clergyman and author, Rev. Charles Livingstone Allen (1913 - 2005), told this story in his sermon entitled "How To Sleep Well On A Windy Night:" "A boy went to a farmer and asked to be given a job as a hired ...read more

  • Laws Of Stewardship, Sowing And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2009
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    Laws of Stewardship, Sowing and Reaping A few of the Laws of Stewardship and of Sowing and Reaping: THE LAW OF RIGHTFUL OWNERSHIP – Nothing truly belongs to us; everything actually belongs to God. THE LAW OF PURPOSEFUL POSSESSION – Wise stewards are guided by lordship, not “hoardship.” THE LAW ...read more

  • Answered Prayer Helps Persuade Agnostic While ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 28, 2010
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    Answered Prayer Helps Persuade Agnostic While F.B. Meyer on Oceanliner While crossing the Atlantic on an oceanliner, F.B. Meyer was asked to address the first class passengers. At the captain’s request he spoke on "Answered Prayer." An agnostic who was present at the service was asked by his ...read more

  • Tomorrow Brings Hope

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 8, 2011
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    "TOMORROW" BRINGS HOPE In late March of 1993, a sudden snowstorm covered the East coast of the U.S. Over in the Smoky Mountains, it was the snow of the century. Many hunters and hikers were trapped in the park. Four doctors from Knoxville had chosen that weekend for a hunting trip to the Smokies. ...read more

  • We Hear You Now Lord!

    Contributed by David Holwick on Sep 14, 2012
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    On July 1, 2003, a visiting evangelist at the First Baptist Church of Forest, Ohio, was conducting an evening revival. Rev. Don Hardman had just finished his sermon on repentance and was closing with prayer. Apparently he felt that he had not accomplished what he was there for. A storm was ...read more

  • Waiting To Be Interviewed For A Job As A Wireless ...  PRO

    Contributed by Darren Ethier on Jul 11, 2001
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    Waiting to be interviewed for a job as a wireless operator, a group of applicants paid little attention to the sound of the dots and dashes which began coming over a loudspeaker. Suddenly one of them rushed into the employer’s office. Soon he returned smiling. "I got it!" he exclaimed."How did you ...read more

  • Like The Children Of Israel In Today's Bible ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 22, 2001
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    Like the children of Israel in today’s Bible reading, Hannah Hurnard, author of Hinds’ Feet on High Places, was once paralyzed by fear. Then she heard a sermon on scarecrows that challenged her to turn her fear into faith. The preacher said, "A wise bird knows that a scarecrow is simply an ...read more

  • C. H. Spurgeon Preached Once A Each Year For His ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
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    C. H. Spurgeon preached once a each year for his orphans. At that great meeting many would come to hear the famous preacher, and an offering would be received for the orphanage. After one of these meetings he was leaving the sanctuary when one of those "super spiritual," narrow-minded, nitpicking ...read more

  • A Healthy Dose Of Forgiveness  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 25, 2002
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    A HEALTHY DOSE OF FORGIVENESS A recent Reader's Digest has an article entitled "How Letting Go of Grudges Can Improve Your Health." It states that forgiveness is indeed divine, but not necessarily easy. It's also very beneficial to physical and mental health states the article. It quotes ...read more

  • Planting Flowers On A Recent Grave In A Little ...

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Apr 14, 2002
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    "Planting flowers on a recent grave in a little cemetery in the far West, a young man seemed overcome with emotion. A stranger passing, thought to comfort him by speaking a kind word, and as he drew near he observed a small cross at the top of the grave on which the words, "He died for me" were ...read more

  • Before We Are Too Harsh In Judging Those Scribes ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 11, 2002
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    Before we are too harsh in judging those scribes and Pharisees of Jesus’ day, let’s stop and look at ourselves. All too many Christians today go to church to find fault, to gossip, and to criticize. Warren Wiersbe, in his book Angry People, wrote, "An incident in the life of Joseph Parker, the ...read more

  • In Act 5 Scene 5 Of Shakespeare's Macbeth, The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 26, 2002
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    In Act 5 scene 5 of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the character Macbeth has heard that the queen is dead and he knows his own death is imminent. At this time he delivers his famous soliloquy: Tomorrow, and tomorrow and tomorrow creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded ...read more

  • Speaking Of Heaven D.l. Moody Said, "We Believe ...  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Oct 4, 2002
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    Speaking of heaven D.L. Moody said, “We believe it is just as much a place and just as much a city as New York is, and a good deal more; because New York will pass away, and that city will abide forever. It has foundations, whose builder and maker is God” (Classic Sermons on Heaven and Hell; ...read more