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  • Moving Into Diversity  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 15, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,061 views

    MOVING INTO DIVERSITY Newer neighborhoods rate best on diversity, report says Fast-growing cities in the West and South - which drew residents to neighborhoods built after passage of fair-housing laws - are among the US’s most racially diverse, according to a Census Bureau report. Still, it ...read more

  • The Weapon Of Prayer  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,141 views

    THE WEAPON OF PRAYER It takes more than bullets and bombs to win a war, residents said in Chatsworth, GA. "Prayer is the greatest weapon we’ve got," said Frank Lloyd of Chatsworth at a prayer service at First Baptist Church. "This war’s not going to be won on military might. It’s going to be ...read more

  • Our Hope Of Rescue  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 13, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,890 views

    OUR HOPE OF RESCUE Did you see the story on CNN this past Sunday of the rescued POWs? When Kenneth Krueger pulled his big rig in front of former POW Shoshana Johnson’s home and began whooping and blowing on the horn, I understood the joy and relief that she was alive and would be home soon. ...read more

  • The Monument  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 11, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,807 views

    THE MONUMENT I never dreamed it would be me My name for all eternity Recorded here at this hallowed place Alas, my name, no more my face. "In the line of duty" I hear them say My family now the price will pay My folded flag stained with their tears We only had those few short years The badge no ...read more

  • A "Cast" Sheep  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,044 views

    A "CAST" SHEEP There is an Old English shepherd’s term called a "cast" sheep. This is a sheep that has turned over on its back and can’t get back up again. It happens frequently. And when it happens, all the sheep can do is lie on its back, with its feet flaying frantically in the air. Sometimes ...read more

  • Unwrapping The Christmas Present  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 16, 2003
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,200 views

    UNWRAPPING THE CHRISTMAS PRESENT “To get ready for Christmas, God undressed. God stripped off his finery and appeared – how embarrassing – naked on the day he was born. . . God could not be God-with-us if he wasn’t flesh... As evangelicals we have focused on the saving death of Christ but ...read more

  • I Want To Rule The World

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,531 views

    I WANT TO RULE THE WORLD Madonna has a little confession to make: She wants to rule the world. The singer reveals this perhaps unsurprising tidbit in “Nobody Knows Me,” a 52-page collection of photos and quotes from the ambitious blonde. “Every time I reach a new peak, I see a new one I want to ...read more

  • Son Of Resurrection  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2004
    based on 19 ratings
     | 7,924 views

    SON OF RESURRECTION Dr. Joseph Haroutunian, professor at McCormick Theological Seminary, came to America from Armenia. One day a well-meaning friend said to him, "Your name is difficult to pronounce and difficult to spell--it could hurt your professional career. Why don’t you change your name to ...read more

  • Questions About Moms  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 5, 2004
    based on 10 ratings
     | 1,930 views

    QUESTIONS ABOUT MOMS What’s the difference between moms and dads? ~ Moms work at work and work at home, and dads just got to work at work. ~ Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them. ~ Dads are taller and stronger, but moms have all the real power ’cause that’s who you gotta ask ...read more

  • It Is That Kind Of Faith Which Would Lead A Man ...

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on May 23, 2004
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     | 3,981 views

    “It is that kind of faith which would lead a man to take a bottle of medicine from his medicine cabinet. Looking at the instructions on it, he says, I’m sure they’re correct. I have all confidence in the source of the medicine. I know who wrote these directions. I believe everything about it. ...read more

  • A Cow Gets Lost  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2004
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     | 5,386 views

    A COW GETS LOST Mike Yaconelli writes in The Wittenburg Door: I live in a small, rural community. There are lots of cattle ranches around here, and every once in a while a cow wanders off and gets lost.... Ask a rancher how a cow gets lost, and chances are he will reply, “Well, the cow starts ...read more

  • Too Afraid To Plant  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,677 views

    TOO AFRAID TO PLANT A Georgia farmer, ragged and barefooted, was standing on the steps of his tumbledown shack. A stranger stopped for a drink of water and just to pass the time of day he asked: "How is your cotton coming along?" he asked. "Ain’t got none," replied the farmer. "Did you plant ...read more

  • Just A Mite Confused  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,287 views

    JUST A MITE CONFUSED Daniel Boone explored the great wilderness of Tennessee and Kentucky. It was Boone who marked the wilderness road that brought settlers into the new land. He often wandered over vast areas of forest, living off the land and dodging arrows. Once he was asked if he had ever bee ...read more

  • The Real Deal?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 28, 2004
    based on 17 ratings
     | 8,160 views

    THE REAL DEAL? Reaching the end of a job interview, the Human Resources Person asked a young accountant who was fresh out of school, "What starting salary were you thinking about?" The Accountant said, "In the neighborhood of 100,000 a year, depending on the benefits package." The interviewer ...read more

  • God Is Not A Genie  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 11, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 5,572 views

    GOD IS NOT A GENIE An auto dealer, facing bankruptcy, was walking along a beach when he kicked a bottle and out popped a genie. "Thanks for setting me free," said the genie. "To show my appreciation, I’ll grant you one wish." "Okay," said the auto dealer, "I want to be the only foreign car dealer ...read more

  • Being Heard By The Judge  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 1, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,565 views

    BEING HEARD BY THE JUDGE To understand the story of the persistent widow, we need to understand its New Testament setting, Wiersbe describes it this way, “The courtroom was not a fine building but a tent that was moved from place to place as the judge covered his circuit. The judge, not the law, ...read more

  • Washington's Proclamation  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 16, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,683 views

    WASHINGTON’S PROCLAMATION In 1789, our nation’s first President, George Washington, issued the following proclamation: Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and ...read more

  • A Little Boy And His Father Visited The Country ...  PRO

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Dec 28, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 7,208 views

    A little boy and his father visited the country store. Upon leaving the store the owner of the store offered the little boy some free candy. "Get a handful of candy", the merchant said to the boy. The boy just stood there looking up at his father. The owner repeated himself, "Son, get a handful of ...read more

  • The Pushcart Of Healing  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 3, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,525 views

    THE PUSHCART OF HEALING A tribe called Karbis lives In a remote village called Rongphar in Assam, India. It is a forest area and less connected with the modern facilities of the nearby city, Guwahati. When people in that village fall sick, they carry them on a pushcart to the nearby clinic which ...read more

  • You Can't Get Out Of Here!  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,041 views

    YOU CAN’T GET OUT OF HERE! A man often walked through a cemetery on his way home. One night, though, unaware that a new grave had been dug in his path, he tumbled in. For some time he struggled to get out of the 7 foot deep grave, but finally gave up and settled down for the night. An hour later, ...read more

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