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  • United In Opposition: According To Barna ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006
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    United In Opposition: According to Barna Research, there are many attitudes in which Christians are not distinct from non-Christians, but in their most recent study abortion and homosexuality are not among them. The survey found the following: 75% of born again adults say abortion should be ...read more

  • Not Long Ago, I Was Visiting With A Young Woman ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rita Sims on May 2, 2001
    based on 102 ratings
     | 1,740 views

    Not long ago, I was visiting with a young woman who had served in the military. She was stationed in Cuba. She didn’t like it there at all. She had recently gone through a traumatic divorce. Now, she was separated from her country and from her family in Cuba, of all places. She hated it and ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • I Remember As A Kid On The Farm We Had Cows. My ...

    Contributed by John Beehler on Apr 16, 2002
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    I remember as a kid on the farm we had cows. My dad worked 2nd shift and when I got old enough it fell to me to do the evening milking. Now our cows had a little pasture down the lane a ways so to save time dad had a special call he would use. He’d call and soon the cows would appear in the lane ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • South East Christian Church In Louisville, Ky Is ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 23, 2002
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     | 1,698 views

    South East Christian Church in Louisville, KY is a congregation of about 15,000 members. It’s so huge they have a very specialized paid staff. For example, they have a staff member in charge of something they call the “wedding department.” One Sunday, a staff member from that department was ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • In John 8:12 Jesus Makes A Startling Statement, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on May 20, 2002
    based on 36 ratings
     | 2,501 views

    In John 8:12 Jesus makes a startling statement, ‘I am the light of the World. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness but have the light of life’. This statement was made during a special Jewish Feast, the FEAST OF TABERNACLES. In the Temple treasury stood four massive golden candelabras ...read more

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  • Martin Niemoeller Experienced It. One Of Hitler's ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 29, 2002
    based on 29 ratings
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    Martin Niemoeller experienced it. One of Hitler’s least favorite people, Rev. Niemoeller was placed in prison and summoned to a special court. He was suddenly afraid. He had no idea what to expect! But according to Francis Gay, as he was taken along the seemingly endless corridor to the courtroom, ...read more

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  • There Is A Story About A Family Who Had A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    There is a story about a family who had a treasure. It had been handed down through several generations. It was a genuine antique vase. It was kept on the mantel in the living room as a special object of enjoyment. One day when the lady of the house came home, she was greeted by her daughter. The ...read more

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  • Several Years Ago I Watched A News Story About ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Several years ago I watched a news story about the Boston Marathon. In the coverage they described the race, how many ran, the winner, the time, weather conditions and observations. At the end they covered a special human interest story. The reporter told about a wheel chair victim who was the last ...read more

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  • Poem By Larry Bryant

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Poem: When the Model T first hit the street, It didn’t bring all heaven to its feet. And when the first computer was born, They didn’t blow Old Gabriel’s horn. There’s only one thing that we’re sure about That can make those angels jump and shout: It’s when a sinner makes the Lord his ...read more

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  • Some Time Ago "Reader's Digest" Told The Story ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Some time ago "Reader’s Digest" told the story about a company who mailed out some special advertising business post cards with a mustard seed glued to it with the following caption that went something like this: "If you have faith as small as this mustard seed in our (particular product), you are ...read more

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  • The Widow Of Stephen Oake Whose Husband Was A ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jul 4, 2007
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    The widow of Stephen Oake whose husband was a special branch police officer who was stabbed to death in Manchester by a terrorist, said in the Daily Telegraph article… That while she realized there was going to be some dark day’s ahead, she felt assured that “God is real.” After sentencing in ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Do You Remember The Impossible Task We Spoke Of ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Aug 6, 2007
     | 1,197 views

    Do you remember the impossible task we spoke of at the beginning, the building of the Panama Canal? After the canal was completed, after working on that seemingly impossible mission, the men who build that canal wrote a song. They said: “Don’t send us back to a life that’s plain again, We who ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Royalty Receives The Punishment

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Dec 10, 2007
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    Royalty Receives The Punishment Throughout history, royal families have received special treatment. Often they were exempt from keeping the law or receiving punishment or even discipline. But the royal children still needed to know that when they misbehaved they deserved to be punished. When a ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • From: "Living With Jesus Today" By Juan Carlos ...

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 4, 2008
     | 2,794 views

    FROM: "LIVING WITH JESUS TODAY" by Juan Carlos Ortiz We have a phenomenon in the church today which I call the "ETERNAL BABYHOOD OF THE BELIEVER." We have members of our churches who, after years of hearing messages are just the same. They continually need a minister to keep after them, changing ...read more

    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Many Of Us Have Known The Experiences Of ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on May 4, 2008
     | 914 views

    Many of us have known the experiences of enrolling our kids in the Kiwanis or Rotary Club music competitions. There are many shining stars ready to wow the crowds, and we all have the same thought – my kid's the best! Then when the awards go around and my kid doesn't pick up first place in every ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • In One Of Dr. James Dobson's 2008 Newsletters, He ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,514 views

    In one of Dr. James Dobson’s 2008 newsletters, he writes: "Some years ago, executives of a greeting-card company decided to do something special for Mother’s Day. They set up a table in a federal prison, inviting inmates to send a free card to their Mom. The lines were so long they had to make ...read more

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  • A Champion Blood Donor

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Nov 10, 2010
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    A CHAMPION BLOOD DONOR Joe Kerkofsky is America's blood-donor champion. The American Association of Blood Banks will honor the 62-year-old retired security guard at a special presentation in Chicago. Mr. Kerkofsky lost an arm in an accident when he was six. He was thence rejected for military ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Winning In Losing  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2011
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     | 4,800 views

    WINNING IN LOSING Both teams that play in the Super Bowl think they will win, so both teams have special t-shirts and hats designed that declare them the victors. It costs about $2 million to have the apparel made--which means for the losing team, $2 million goes to waste, right? Wrong. A recent ...read more

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  • Do You Know Who I Am?

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Oct 9, 2011
     | 3,817 views

    DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM? At an evening social for army officers and their wives, the commanding general of the base had been given a special award and proceeded to drone on in a long speech of thanks. A lieutenant mumbled to the woman at his side, "Why they would award him a prize is beyond me. He's ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • I Sure Wish Jesus Could Have Been There!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 28, 2014
     | 5,623 views

    I SURE WISH JESUS COULD HAVE BEEN THERE! A church had a special concert and the worship center was packed. The congregation had one of their greatest times of worship ever! Later that evening, a young mother from the church was putting her little boy to bed. He had enjoyed the concert so much ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational