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  • Gift From The Father  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
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     | 3,951 views

    GIFT FROM THE FATHER Corrie Ten Boom tells of a time in the German death camp Ravensbruk during WWII. She had smuggled her Bible and a small bottle of liquid vitamins into her barracks. Her sister Betsy was sick and growing sicker, but she demanded that Corrie first give a dose of vitamins to all ...read more

  • There's A Story About A Man, A Writer, Who Used ...

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Aug 10, 2008
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    There’s a story about a man, a writer, who used to go to the beach to do his writing. He had the habit of walking along the beach before he began his work. One day he was walking along the shore; as he looked down the beach, he saw a human figure moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself to think ...read more

  • Friends

    Contributed by Paul Dietz on Sep 13, 2008
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    Friends The year: 1994. The date: September 22nd. The debut of a new American sitcom: Friends. The plot: Six twenty-somethings, on their own and struggling to survive in the real world, find companionship, comfort and support they get from one another to be the ideal solution to the pressures of ...read more

  • 9 / ...

    Contributed by Susan Babb, Osl on Oct 9, 2008
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    9 / 11 A. Let me tell you about a whole town that epitomized this scripture B.. Gander, Canada 1. population 9,600 2. smack dab in the middle of Newfoundland 3. Canada’s eastern most province along the Atlantic 4. it had a community center, an aviation museum, 4 city ...read more

  • Thanksliving

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Nov 26, 2008
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    THANKSLIVING Last week I shared with you a story about a young man with bipolar disorder that died while I was a chaplain. For those of you who were with us, do you remember that? How the parents stayed with him and were there for him even though he put them through so much hell. They were there ...read more

  • God's Great Faithfulness  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    GOD'S GREAT FAITHFULNESS You can find hope in your darkest hour through the faithfulness of God. Harry Teuchert knows this is true. For years Harry had been a successful publisher of materials for churches. Everything in his life seemed to be perfect: A lovely home, a family, a solid future; but ...read more

  • Charles H. Townes, Who Won A Nobel Prize For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
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    Charles H. Townes, who won a Nobel Prize for his work in laser technology, opened a talk with a disclaimer: "It’s like the beaver told the rabbit as they stared up at the immense wall of the Hoover Dam: ’No, I didn’t actually build it myself. But it was based on an idea of mine.’" We are often ...read more

  • When My Son Was 5, He Wanted To Be A Fireman. ...

    Contributed by Tony Klinedinst on Mar 9, 2009
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    When my son was 5, he wanted to be a fireman. That Halloween, we all new what his costume choice would be. So we got him a bright yellow fireman costume and set out for trick-or-treat. As we went his insisted that we go to the local firehouse. I thought that was a fine idea. They would pass out ...read more

  • Stupid Idea

    Contributed by Tyler Edwards on Apr 15, 2009
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    STUPID IDEA As far as stupid ideas go, this was one of my better moments. I stayed after church one Tuesday night with a number of other kids in the youth group. We were just hanging out and talking for a bit. We were a pretty wild youth group to begin with, but if you know anything about young ...read more

  • The One Thing That Has Always Impressed Me About ...

    Contributed by Tyler Edwards on Jun 24, 2009
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    The one thing that has always impressed me about beggars is that they know how to make money. I don’t mean that to be insulting I really don’t it is impressive. I remember a few years ago I was in my office working and this car pulled up. A couple came in and asked if we could help them out with ...read more

  • A Brain Surgeon On Parenting ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
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    A BRAIN SURGEON ON PARENTING INFLUENCE I read a book entitled Gifted Hands, the autobiography of Dr. Ben Carson, Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins hospital in Boston. This is what he writes: "My mother was a remarkable woman who was pregnant and then married at age 13. She worked ...read more

  • Sinners Need Restoration Like Cast Sheep Need ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2009
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    Sinners Need Restoration like Cast Sheep Need Rescued One of the dangers facing a sheep is that it becomes ‘cast’ and one of the challenges facing a shepherd is to make sure that his sheep do not become cast. A cast sheep is one that has turned over on its back and is, become of it lack of agility ...read more

  • Wwii Vet's Blood Saves Grandmother  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2009
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     | 3,211 views

    WWII VET'S BLOOD SAVES GRANDMOTHER And I think it is also what Paul was talking about in Romans 8:28 when he says, "...in all things God works for the good of those who love Him..." Kim Huffman tells this story: World War II was over, and my father, along with thousands of others had been ...read more

  • Dave Dravecky On The Impact Of Suffering On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 22, 2009
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    Dave Dravecky on the Impact of Suffering on Faith Again, it’s a reminder that following Christ is risky and that suffering will come. Jesus makes it very clear: there is no avoiding the cross. Peter couldn’t avoid it, and neither can we. Dave Dravecky was a professional baseball pitcher who lost ...read more

  • Lt. Col. Brian Birdwell Injured During 9/11 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 1, 2009
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    Lt. Col. Brian Birdwell Injured during 9/11 Attack on Pentagon On September 11, Lt. Col. Brian Birdwell watched the television in his boss’ office as a second hijacked airplane slammed into the World Trade Center. The Army officer had no idea that minutes later madmen would ram a Boeing 757 into ...read more

  • Shoes Pave The Way To The Kingdom

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2010
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    SHOES PAVE THE WAY TO THE KINGDOM Because Vance is an African American living in a predominately Hispanic neighborhood, he stands out. But what really sets Vance apart is that he is a servant-hearted father who cares not only for his own kids, but also for the many other kids who play in the ...read more

  • Rene' Gets Lost

    Contributed by Paul Kendall on Apr 23, 2010
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    RENE' GETS LOST In her freshman year of college, my daughter Rene’ agreed to take some friends to the Tampa airport as they returned home for Christmas break. They showed her the way there-—and to get back-—she would simply follow the same route backwards and then come on home to celebrate ...read more

  • How Basketball Weighed In On Racial ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 30, 2010
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    How Basketball Weighed in on Racial Integration On Friday we watched the film, Glory Road, the 1966 story of how the integrated Texas Western basketball team defeated Adolph Rupp’s all-white Kentucky Wildcats. At a time when schools in the Southeastern Conference refused scholarships to black ...read more

  • The In-Laws: "Are You A Praying Man?"

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Nov 19, 2010
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    THE IN-LAWS: "ARE YOU A PRAYING MAN?" Sheldon Kornpett was a quiet, reserved man with a successful dental practice in Manhattan, that is, until he met his future in-laws, Mr. and Mrs. Vince Ricardo. Sheldon’s daughter was soon to be married to their son, so Sheldon’s wife hosted a dinner party at ...read more

  • History Of "The Star Spangled Banner"

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2011
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    HISTORY OF "THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER" An American lawyer was dispatched to negotiate for the release of several prisoners, including a civilian named Dr. William Beanes. Although the negotiation for prisoner exchange was initially successful, Francis Scott Key and the American official, Colonel ...read more

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