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  • I Simply Came To Give...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2010
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    "I SIMPLY CAME TO GIVE..." In the middle of President Lincoln’s Presidency, an elderly lady made an appointment to see him. As she entered his office, he inquired, "How can I be of service to you, Madam?" The lady answered, "Mr. President, I know you are a very busy man, and I have not come to ...read more

  • Table Prepared On 9/11

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Mar 23, 2010
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    TABLE PREPARED ON 9/11 Will and John were firefighters called in to do battle with the Twin Towers on that terrible day we call 9-11. They were in one of the towers when it collapsed. After being buried alive under debris all day and into the night, Will had a vision. He saw a bright light and a ...read more

  • Fasting Together: The Minnesota Grasshopper ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 4, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
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    FASTING TOGETHER: THE MINNESOTA GRASSHOPPER SWARM In Minnesota, during the summer of 1876, there was a swarm of grasshoppers destroying the crops. There was a fear that the grasshoppers would return, so Governor John S. Pillsbury proclaimed a day of prayer and fasting on April 26, 1877, urging ...read more

  • The Gas Prank

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 1, 2010
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    THE GAS PRANK According to a story in the Grand Rapids Press, the owner of a small foreign car had begun to irritate his friends by bragging incessantly about his gas mileage. So they decided on a way to get some humor out of his tireless boasting, as well as bring it to an end. Every day, one of ...read more

  • Impact Of Prayer In The Life Of David ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2010
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    Impact of Prayer in the Life of David Wilkerson Several years ago, a pastor of a small church in rural Pennsylvania decided to convert the two hours a night he spent watching TV into prayer time. Soon after that, there were some gang members in New York City who had been involved in a brutal, ...read more

  • Wilderness ...

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Aug 6, 2010
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    Wilderness Christians NOTE: 4 marks of a wilderness Christian. 1) His body is with the church, but his mind and heart are still in Egypt! ILLUS: They are like a compass in a land of two norths. They vacillate between the two readings and thus constantly wander! James 1:8 A double minded man ...read more

  • Hard Places Cannot Be Mended

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Sep 30, 2010
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    HARD PLACES CANNOT BE MENDED How many of you have read the Pilgrim’s Progress? This is a classic allegory of the Christian journey. The main character, Christian, is on a journey from the city of Destruction to the Celestial City, and along the way him and all the other pilgrims come across ...read more

  • Feelings Aside

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
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     | 2,751 views

    FEELINGS ASIDE A man once came to a preacher and said, "I was filled with joy in the meeting yesterday. Now it has all gone—all—and I do not know what to do. It is as dark as night." "I am so glad," was the preacher's reply. He looked at the servant of Christ with astonishment and said, "What ...read more

  • Blessing People

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 17, 2011
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    BLESSING PEOPLE Reggie McNeal tells the story of one man who decided to bless the baristas at the Starbucks he frequents. When he asked them the question, “How can I ask God to bless you?” they were somewhat taken aback. Slowly but surely, they warmed up to him and the employees started to come ...read more

  • Pride And Peril: The Art Forger

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2011
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    PRIDE AND PERIL: THE ART FORGER Yesterday I was reading about a man called Han van Meegeren who was a Dutch artist and an extremely talented ART FORGER. He forged some of the world’s most famous paintings so well that the best art critics and art experts of his time thought his paintings were ...read more

  • Abraham's Worship

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Apr 13, 2011
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    ABRAHAM'S WORSHIP The Jews have a legend that when Abraham started on his journeys he saw the stars in the heavens and said, "I will worship the stars." But before long the stars set. Then Abraham saw the constellations—the Pleiades and the rest of them—and he said, "I will worship the ...read more

  • I Can't Remember

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 19, 2011
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    I CAN'T REMEMBER An elderly man moved into a retirement community. It wasn't long until he had made a number of friends among the other residents. There was one lady he was especially attracted to and she was attracted to him, also. They spent a lot of time together. Finally one evening he ...read more

  • How To Testify

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 18, 2011
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    HOW TO TESTIFY In the court of law before a person testifies they place their hand into the air and swear to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help me God. And it is assumed that fallen man by saying that oath will tell the truth when they stand before the judge. But day in and day ...read more

  • The Gentleman Cat

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jun 22, 2011
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    THE GENTLEMAN CAT Two men sought to prove to their king whether a man had to be "born a gentleman" or could become one by "discipline and training." The one told the other that he would prove his point regarding "training" by showing the king his cat, which he had trained to stand on its back ...read more

  • Hit Him Again, Lord!

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jul 28, 2011
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    HIT HIM AGAIN, LORD! At the turn of the 19th Century, the roof of the a little Swiss church hall was in serious need of repair. So the congregation held regular prayer meeting in the church hall after the service--to pray for funds to repair the roof. An old man, well know for being "tight ...read more

  • Good News And Bad News  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 25, 2011
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    GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS A man went to see his doctor in a state of high anxiety. "Doctor," he said, "you have to help me. I'm dying. Everywhere I touch it hurts. I touch my head and it hurts. I touch my leg and it hurts. I touch my stomach and it hurts. I touch my chest and it hurts. You have to ...read more

  • Overwhelming Forgiveness

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 12, 2011
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    OVERWHELMING FORGIVENESS A wonderful example of how to practice the lifestyle of grace comes from an incident in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, on October 2, 2006, when a man entered an Amish schoolhouse and murdered 5 girls while wounding 5 others before killing himself. As horrific as this ...read more

  • A Far, Far Better Thing

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Mar 29, 2012
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    A FAR, FAR BETTER THING In Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities, the young Frenchman Charles Darnay was condemned to die by the guillotine. When Sidney Carton learned of his friend’s situation, he determined to lay down his life in place of his friend. He determined to do this, not because he ...read more

  • A Brief Excerpt From The Biography* Of ...

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Sep 17, 2012
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    A brief excerpt from the Biography* of D.Livingstone that immortal missionary to Africa captures the essence of his ministry…on how he had modeled it on His master. ‘They (people to whom he ministered) had decided to go to Kolobeng, too, for they felt that they could not live without their white ...read more

  • No Atheists In The Water  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Barreca on Mar 31, 2013
    based on 11 ratings
     | 6,773 views

    NO ATHEISTS IN THE WATER David Harrell wrote a book telling the story of his father, Edgar Harrell. Edgar was one of the 300 survivors of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis, the last US ship sunk by enemy contact in WW2. 600 of the 900 men who survived the ship's sinking were stranded in the ...read more