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  • Its A Holiday Just Like Christmas

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 19, 2002
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    ITS A HOLIDAY JUST LIKE CHRISTMAS The overlap of Christmas and Hanukah (which will not occur again until 2005) has led to a degree of "religion blending," notes Rabbi Gerald L. Zelizer writing in USA Today: "More and more Americans regard religious faiths as items displayed in boutiques, with ...read more

  • A Prayer And Happiness  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 7, 2003
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    A PRAYER AND HAPPINESS In his book Living Life on Purpose, Greg Anderson shares the story of one man’s journey to joy: ... his wife had left him and he was completely depressed. He had lost faith in himself, in other people, in God—he found no joy in living. One rainy morning this man went to a ...read more

  • Whenever Our Family Moved To A New Town Or City, ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Apr 21, 2007
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    Whenever our family moved to a new town or city, the first few evenings were used to drive around and explore our new surroundings. We didn’t use a map or give much attention to where we were going. We had no particular destination in mind so a map held no value. We would come to an intersection ...read more

  • The Daughter Of A Preacher Picked Up A Paper ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 1, 2007
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    The daughter of a preacher picked up a paper packet of straight pins from her mother’s sewing basket. As it fell open dramatically, the little girl gave one astonished look, then dashed to the study, saying, “Look, daddy, look! Here’s your congregation; see? Pew after pew of them, sitting in ...read more

  • Unknown Source) Once Upon A Time There Was A ...

    Contributed by Darrin Hunt on May 10, 2007
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    (Unknown source) Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born. So one day he asked God, “They tell me You’re sending me to earth soon. But how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?" •Among the many angels, I chose one for you. She will be waiting for you and will take care ...read more

  • The Flame In The Marathon Tower In Each Olympic ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    The flame in the Marathon Tower in each Olympic stadium is the most recognized symbol of the Olympics, dating back to the Games of ancient Greece, when athletes competed in a relay race, passing a torch from one to another until the last runner, in a long procession of runners, would sprint to the ...read more

  • The Boss Of A Big Company Needed To Call One Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    The boss of a big company needed to call one of his employees about an urgent problem with one of the main computers. He dialed the employee’s home telephone number and was greeted with a child’s voice, "Hello?" It was a quiet little voice. Feeling put out at the inconvenience of having to talk to ...read more

  • Cross (S)  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Cross (S) Imagine with me for a moment… Pretend that a man from South America is speaking here. His name is Jose Samblanco, and having just arrived, he proclaims the good news to us that a Peruvian peasant by the name of Carlos Hernandez was electrocuted on the electric chair for your sins. He ...read more

  • Our Church Was Meeting In A Storefront, But We ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Wright on Jun 28, 2007
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    Our church was meeting in a storefront, but we had outgrown it. We found a church building on the east side of St. Paul for $27,000. We literally had no money. We believed God wanted us to have that building, so we signed a contract to pay cash in 90 days ... and we began to pray. Nothing came ...read more

  • When Larry Crabbe, Christian Psychologist And ...

    Contributed by Amanda Wilson on Oct 20, 2007
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    When Larry Crabbe, Christian psychologist and author, became a father, he decided he was going to do parenting right! So Larry made sure he hugged his sons and told them he loved them. He had father-son talks, dinners and camping trips. He personally saw to it that his sons had a thorough ...read more

  • Simon Was A Loyal Disciple; He Followed His Rabbi ...  PRO

    Contributed by Stephen Evoy on Jan 4, 2008
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    Simon was a loyal disciple; he followed his rabbi closely, observing and learning. One day, Simon realized that his rabbi was actually the Messiah. He didn’t figure that out by himself. Jesus said: “Simon, son of Jonah, you are a happy man! Because it was not flesh and blood that revealed this ...read more

  • Spurgeon Opened His Easter Sermon On April 8, ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 27, 2008
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    Spurgeon opened his Easter sermon on April 8, 1855 like this: AN INVITATION GIVEN. I shall commence my remarks this morning by inviting all Christians to come with me to the tomb of Jesus. "Come, see the place where the Lord lay." We will labor to render the place attractive, we will gently take ...read more

  • Australia Prime Minister John Howard Finally Had ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Jul 12, 2008
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    Australia Prime Minister John Howard finally had enough of being told what Australia should do by Muslims who want to live under Sharia Law! He spoke out last week on television saying… "Immigrants, not Australians must adapt. Take it or leave it. I am tired of this nation worrying about whether ...read more

  • Are You Prepared To Meet God?

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 19, 2008
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    Are You Prepared To Meet God? What Christ Has Done A preacher was called to the bedside of a man who was seriously ill. After a few words of greeting, the minister asked, "My friend, are you prepared to meet God if you don't recover from this sickness?" "I think so," was the reply. "I've always ...read more

  • The Opposite Of Faith Is Mistrust And Disbelief. ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 27, 2008
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    The opposite of faith is mistrust and disbelief. In its more extreme form it is paranoia in which a deep and overwhelming fear is present. The writer of our text speaks of 'confident assurance' and 'the evidence of things not seen.' We have faith in many such things, some of them abstract instead ...read more

  • I Don't Remember  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Dec 31, 2008
    based on 12 ratings
     | 2,971 views

    "I DON'T REMEMBER." Some will accept that they are going to heaven but not that they are forgiven while they still live on this earth. Bruce Larson tells the true story of a Catholic priest living in the Philippines, a much-loved man of God who once carried a secret burden of long-past sin buried ...read more

  • On Anger

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 11, 2009
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    ON ANGER The late great writer, Bede Jarrett (1881 - 1937), once wrote: "The world needs anger. The world often continues to allow evil because it isn’t angry enough." The late great Indian political and spiritual leader, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869 - 1948), once said, "Man should forget ...read more

  • Servants And Sons

    Contributed by Jim Blevins on May 2, 2009
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    SERVANTS AND SONS Imagine at Mt. Sinai with all the lightning, thunder, smoke and the threat of death to any person or animal that even came close to the mountain, and how the people shuddered with fear as God was soon to speak His commandments. How would it have been if, after God had spoken ...read more

  • Are You A Christian?

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on May 7, 2009
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    ARE YOU A CHRISTIAN? Two men met on a plane and one man asked the other, "Are you a Christian?" "Yes I am." "Wonderful! Are you Protestant, Catholic, or Orthodox?" "I’m a Protestant." "That’s great. So am I. Are you Calvinist or Arminian in your theology?" "I’m happy to say that I’m a staunch ...read more

  • Note The Contrast Between Fleeing And Pursuing. ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jun 23, 2009
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    Note the contrast between fleeing and pursuing. It is not enough to just stop doing things or at least stop the frequency of those things that do not honor God. Sometimes it is easy to think, “I just do it once in while. What’s the harm?” The problem is that people really do see what you’re saying. ...read more