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  • Shackleton Found Them Ready  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Illustration: Shackleton Found Them Ready While on one of his expeditions to the Antarctic, Sir Ernest Shackleton was once compelled to leave some of his men on Elephant Island, with the intention of returning for them and carrying them back to England. But he was unavoidably delayed, and by the ...read more

  • The Basics

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Charles Spurgeon, “A man’s life is always more forcible than his speech. When men take stock of him they reckon his deeds as dollars and his words as pennies. If his life and doctrine disagree the mass of onlookers accept his practice and reject his preaching.” Will Rogers, “Live in such a way ...read more

  • The Pet Rattler

    Contributed by C Jordan on Aug 3, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,932 views

    ILLUSTRATION: The Pet Rattler A newspaper told the story of a man in Arkansas who had a pet rattlesnake. The man found the snake as a baby. He took it, fed it, and made it a pet. The reptile would come when he whistled, it would eat from his fingers, and it would coil around his arm and let him ...read more

  • A Little Boy Was Spending The Night At Grandma ...  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Sep 20, 2007
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    A little boy was spending the night at grandma and grandpa’s house. Kneeling beside his bed with his grandparents he softly said his prayers; "Dear God, please bless Mummy and Daddy and all the family. Thank you for letting me stay with grandma and grandpa tonight bless them and please give us ...read more

  • Metamorphosis

    Contributed by Paul Dietz on Aug 16, 2008
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    Metamorphosis In a world filled with sweet scents and blue sky, Lives the gentle, uplifting butterfly, Whose metamorphosis has this truth to teach: Our aspirations are within our reach. For this fluttering flyer of soaring worth Was at one time a creature that crawled the earth. When she climbed ...read more

  • Just As You Are  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
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    JUST AS YOU ARE Jesus affirms that many would come to Him in faith and partake of Him as the Bread of Life, because of the Father. Man’s blindness does not keep God’s grace from working. When they come, they find that God does not turn them away nor cast them away later. CHARLOTTE ELLIOTT learned ...read more

  • For One Couple It Went Like This: She Said, "Dear ...

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Sep 27, 2008
     | 1,631 views

    For one couple it went like this: She said, “Dear what would you do if I died?” The husband said, “I would be at my wits end and very upset!” His wife said, “Would you remarry?” Her husband said, “No, of course not!” Then she said, “Don’t you like being married?” He said, “Of course I do” So she ...read more

  • Shadowlands Is A Powerful ...

    Contributed by Ferdinand Funk on Sep 29, 2008
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    Shadowlands is a powerful movie Based on the life of C.S. Lewis. In one scene Lewis has just return from London to Oxford. Thru interesting circulmstances he met Joy Gresham, And American woman who was interested in his writings. Later on in the story Lewis marries Joy Gresham in a private ...read more

  • A Few Months Ago I Went Into Hospital For An ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 21, 2009
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    A few months ago I went into hospital for an operation. I had my wisdom tooth removed as well as a chipped tooth fragment removed, which had found it’s way into my sinus cavity. I was under anaesthetic so I didn’t feel a thing and woke up on the operating table after the procedure was finished. I ...read more

  • Consider Cornelia, A Woman Imprisoned In A Work ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Mar 23, 2010
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    "Consider Cornelia, a woman imprisoned in a work camp in Romania during the hard years of Communist occupation. One night, being too tired to undress, she fell exhausted on her bed and immediately went to sleep. She began to dream of a beautiful field full of flowers. There was a soft humming sound ...read more

  • He Still Loves Us  PRO

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Apr 30, 2010
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    HE STILL LOVES US There is a strange power in the consciousness of being loved. It is said that one of the most distinguished statesmen of the times of the American Revolution was once a hopeless drunkard. He had been engaged to a beautiful girl, but his indulgence had compelled her to break the ...read more

  • The Stress-Free Life Of The Bedouins

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 4, 2011
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    THE STRESS-FREE LIFE OF THE BEDOUINS The Bedouin shepherd lives in shabby box tents that dot the hillsides throughout Israel. When compared to our lives saturated with modern conveniences it seems as though they live a very difficult life. However, an interesting fact is that their average life ...read more

  • Waking Up In Another Room

    Contributed by Jason W. Lawson on Nov 17, 2011
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    WAKING UP IN ANOTHER ROOM A young child was diagnosed with a terminal disease. The parents knew that he would die soon. The child as well knew that his death would be soon. One night he was sitting in his mother's lap watching television with her. He looked up into her eyes and said, "Mommy does ...read more

  • Labor Day And Our Divine Union

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 4, 2012
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    LABOR DAY AND OUR DIVINE UNION I’ve heard that Labor Day was first celebrated in Boston on Sept 5, 1882. It wasn’t until 1894 that it became a federal holiday. That was an effort encouraged by President Grover Cleveland to reconcile with the labor movement and prevent further violence. You see, ...read more

  • If I Have Seen Everything....  PRO

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 23, 2016
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    IF I HAVE SEEN EVERYTHING.... Evangelist Jack Taylor was alone in his hotel room in Houston, Texas after a Southern Baptist Convention meeting. He felt exhausted in ministry. He cried out to God in prayer, "Lord, if I have seen everything You have for me in my ministry.......then take my life ...read more

  • The Amazing Story Of The Waldorf-Astoria

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 12, 2023
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    One stormy night an elderly couple entered the lobby of a small hotel and asked for a room. The clerk said they were filled, as were all the hotels in town. "But I can't send a fine couple like you out in the rain," he said. "Would you be willing to sleep in my room?" The ...read more

  • I Heard About An African-American Who Tried To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 1, 2001
    based on 242 ratings
     | 3,318 views

    I heard about an African-American who tried to attend a church. Sadly, the church wouldn’t even let him attend a service. The pastor said, "You just need to pray about it." About three weeks later the pastor saw him and asked, "Did you talk to the Lord about it?" The man said, ...read more

  • Helping The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
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    HELPING THE POOR 67% of Americans (over half of whom attend church at least once a month) agreed or strongly agreed with the statement, "My church already does enough to help the poor in my community." Yet 42% said their church spends more money on itself than on the community, finds a World ...read more

  • Friendship Factor" A New Gallup Study ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    Friendship Factor" A new Gallup study commissioned by Group Publishing shows that people with close friendships in their church are very satisfied with their congregation, less likely to leave their place of worship, and have a strong friendship with God. Church members who have a best friend at ...read more

  • There's A Story In Greek Mythology About A Young ...

    Contributed by Maurice Schaus on Feb 11, 2008
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    There’s a story in Greek mythology about a young man named Narcissus. He was a beautiful young man, and he knew it. One day Narcissus saw his reflection in a stream, and he instantly fell in love with the reflected image of himself. What he saw staring back at him from the water was so beautiful ...read more