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  • I Didn't Know Her.

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2009
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    "I DIDN’T KNOW HER." A few years ago, a man named David Cash and a friend and his friend Jeremy Strohmeyer were in Las Vegas. Strohmeyer followed a young girl into a bathroom and began to physically assault her. Cash came upon the scene, made a half-hearted attempt to intervene, and then left the ...read more

  • One Meaning Of Christmas—what We Have To Look ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 2, 2009
    based on 1 rating
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    One Meaning of Christmas—What We Have To Look Forward To A pastor was in his office preparing his sermon. His little daughter came in and said, "Daddy, can we play?" He answered, "I’m awfully sorry, Sweetheart, but I’m right in the middle of preparing this sermon. In about an hour I can play." She ...read more

  • Residents Of Pompeii Ignored Warning ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 2, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
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    Residents of Pompeii Ignored Warning Signs Naomi and I visited the ruins of Pompeii outside of what is today Naples. The Roman City of Pompeii was destroyed in A.D. 79. The explosion of Mount Vesuvius was so sudden, the residents were killed while in their routine: men and women were at the market, ...read more

  • Getting The Fruit For Yourself  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,815 views

    Getting the Fruit for Yourself A family was driving to Tampa, Florida. As far as the eye could see, orange trees were loaded with fruit. When we stopped for breakfast, I ordered orange juice with my eggs. "I’m sorry," the waitress said. "I can’t bring you orange juice. Our machine is broken." We ...read more

  • Charlie Brown And Lucy And Linus Are Lying On The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Sep 6, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
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    Charlie Brown and Lucy and Linus are lying on the ground, looking up into the sky. Lucy says, "If you use your imagination, you can see lots of things in the cloud formations. What do you think you see, Linus?" Linus responds, "Well, those clouds up there look like the map of the British Honduras ...read more

  • The Properties Of Healing Are Not Found Just ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 25, 2008
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    "The properties of healing are not found just within our bodies. They are also present in our minds and souls. God provided us with the ability to heal from emotional trauma and tragedy. When we lose someone we love, we are devastated; we mourn and grieve while wondering if our days will ever be ...read more

  • Bearing The Mark

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,820 views

    BEARING THE MARK Joseph Damien was a nineteenth-century missionary who ministered to people with leprosy on the island of Molokai, Hawaii. Those suffering grew to love him and revered the sacrificial life he lived out before them. One morning before Damien was to lead daily worship, he was ...read more

  • Taylor's Expectant ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009
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    TAYLOR’S EXPECTANT PRAYER When Hudson Taylor went to China, he made the voyage on a sailing vessel. As it neared the channel between the southern Malay Peninsula and the island of Sumatra, the missionary heard an urgent knock on his stateroom door. He opened it, and there stood the captain of the ...read more

  • How A Pastor Loved His Enemy

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 2, 2023
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    In The Grace of Giving, Stephen Olford tells of a Baptist pastor during the American Revolution, Peter Miller, who lived in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, and enjoyed the friendship of George Washington. In Ephrata also lived Michael Wittman, an evil-minded sort who did all he could to oppose and ...read more

  • In China, Pastor Liu Ding Has Been To Prison So ...

    Contributed by John Harvey on Nov 9, 2005
     | 1,206 views

    In China, Pastor Liu Ding has been to prison so many times for following Christ that he cannot remember how many. Each time as he has been released he has been labeled “Non-repentant.” “I endured much hardship when I was in prison. Right at the beginning, my ears were beaten with an electric ...read more

  • The Ring  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Andrew Stephens on Apr 2, 2002
    based on 10 ratings
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    THE RING I told you earlier that my favorite Christmas present was given to me be a lady named Joan Ellis in 1982. Joan is now my mother in law. The gift that she gave me is a wedding ring. It was the set that her husband had given her on their engagement. Her husband Don died in 1978, and she ...read more

  • On The Way To The Fair

    Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Aug 28, 2011
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    ON THE WAY TO THE FAIR A man was going to the county fair one day with a pig under one arm and a chicken under one arm, and a basket on his head. He came to a crossroads and didn’t know which way to turn. While he stood there deciding, an attractive young woman approached him, heading the same ...read more

  • There Is An Advertisement For A Company Called ...

    Contributed by Stephen Robinson D on Feb 4, 2008
     | 2,495 views

    There is an advertisement for a company called Staples. There pitch is that they take hard office work that would normally be to hard to do in one day and they say If you will bring it to Staples they will fix it up and MAKE IT EASY for you. There logo is an EASY button that you press and when you ...read more

  • Taking The Plunge—readers' Digest Online, As Kids ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jon Dart on Mar 6, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,025 views

    Taking the Plunge—Readers’ Digest Online, As Kids See It, Stephen McCormack, St. Joachim, ON, 1997 To my five-year-old son, Alex, jumping off the diving board that first time seemed an insurmountable challenge. He was too timid to manage it that day. On the drive home I tried to bolster his courage ...read more

  • What Must I ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2009
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    WHAT MUST I DO? Harvey Penick’s Little Red Book on golf has sold more than a million copies. It is one of the biggest things in the history of sports books. In the 1920s, Penick bought a red spiral notebook and began jotting down observations about golf. He never showed the book to anyone except ...read more

  • Emergency Locator On Raft Compared To Not Being ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 10, 2010
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    Emergency Locator on Raft Compared to Not Being Able to Hide Sin A big part of his prayer is confession. Nehemiah confessed his sin. He owned the problem. They were sins not simply of commission but of omission. Trying to hide our sins from God is impossible. He knows all about them. Numbers 32:23 ...read more

  • Taking The Plunge—readers' Digest Online, As ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Taking the Plunge—Readers’ Digest Online, As Kids See It, Stephen McCormack, St. Joachim, ON, 1997 "To my five-year-old son, Alex, jumping off the diving board that first time seemed an insurmountable challenge. He was too timid to manage it that day. On the drive home I tried to bolster his ...read more

  • Moving The Fence

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2009
     | 3,894 views

    MOVING THE FENCE Millard Erickson wrote, "The church is the repository of grace...it possesses the gospel, the good news of salvation" During World War II, some American soldiers took the body of their buddy to a local cemetery. The priest stopped them saying, "You can't bury your friend here if ...read more

  • Although Little Known In American Churches, St. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Whatley on May 20, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,297 views

    Although little known in American churches, St. Lawrence has been sculptured, painted and crafted in bronze or stained glass more often than almost any other Saint of the Christian Church. In England alone, more than 250 churches are named for him, as are six in Rome. St. Lawrence was martyred in ...read more

  • Philippine Girl

    Contributed by John Harvey on Nov 2, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,219 views

    **Philippine Girl-{page 33} The Christians surrounding the girl’s bed were sad. Because of her extensive internal injuries doctors could do nothing for her. Weeks ago, the believers had bought her a white dress to celebrate her new life and pure heart in Christ Jesus. Her father had not been ...read more