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  • Trampling Death

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 6, 2001
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    TRAMPLING DEATH The early Christians understood that death had been conquered by the resurrection of Christ; this theme recurs repeatedly in their writings. Again and again one is struck with the note of victory in the attitude of the martyrs as they faced death. St. Athanasius wrote of this ...read more

  • Somewhere I Read The Story Of A Family With A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jelle Horjus on Nov 1, 2005
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    Somewhere I read the story of a family with a small boy, his parents and his grandfather. It happened that every evening when the family was having dinner at the table, the old grandfather spilled the food on his clothes. He was old, his hands were trembling and he could not move the spoon to his ...read more

  • Pow's Freed In Philippines During World War Ii, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 10, 2009
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    POW’s Freed in Philippines During World War II, as told by Hampton Sides in his book “Ghost Soldiers.” In his book Ghost Soldiers, Hampton Sides tells of a dramatic mission during World War II. On January 28, 1945, hand-selected Army Rangers and Filipino resistance slipped 30 miles behind enemy ...read more

  • Yo Hago Lo Que Yo Quiero — I Do What I Want

    Contributed by Major Gerardo Balmori on Feb 23, 2008
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    Yo Hago Lo Que Yo Quiero I DO WHAT I WANT (Translation follows) Irresponsabilidad, inconciencia, falta de valores morales, * El modelo de Dios de un matrimonio entre un hombre y una mujer está siendo cambiado por el mundo. * La homosexualidad, los transexuales, los modos de vivir pervertidos, ...read more

  • The Kool-Aid Stand Parable

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Jan 20, 2013
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    THE KOOL-AID STAND PARABLE Jason wanted to buy Tubby's old bike. Tubby got a new one for his birthday and would sell Jason his old one for $10. It was a great deal. The problem was that Jason didn't have any money. His cousin, Scott, in another town, was making good money with his Kool-Aid stand. ...read more

  • Unexpected ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
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    UNEXPECTED ANSWERS Sometimes our prayers get answered in very unexpected ways. How exciting that is! Can you remember when you had prayer answered in a way that you never thought of? I would even say that if most of our prayers are answered in a predictable way, we are not praying for the right ...read more

  • The Wine Of Joy  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2003
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    THE WINE OF JOY To the Jewish people wine symbolized joy. The Jewish rabbis had a saying, ‘Without wine there is no joy.” At the wedding in Cana their joy had run out! This statement by the mother of Jesus goes beyond liquid refreshment at a wedding. It is symbolic of our lives. It is a reminder ...read more

  • One Of My Favorite Comics Is Peanuts. One ...  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Mar 28, 2004
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    One of my favorite comics is Peanuts. One winter evening Linus sticks his head out the door and calls to his sister Lucy, “Mom said to tell you it’s time to come in.” Standing next to her snowman Lucy says, “Rats.” As she turns to go in she says, “Goodnight friend, I’ll see you in the morning.” ...read more

  • Backward Christian Soldiers

    Contributed by Warren Lamb on Oct 29, 2006
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    Backward Christian Soldiers Backward Christian soldiers, fleeing from the fight, With the cross of Jesus, nearly out of sight. Christ our rightful Master, stands against the foe; Onward into battle, we seem afraid to go. Chorus: Backward Christian soldiers, fleeing from the fight, With the ...read more

  • Under Authority

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2011
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    UNDER AUTHORITY I used to be a substitute teacher. Most of the time, I had good classes. Sometimes I had bad classes. But one day, I had a horrible class. Kids were running around the room, throwing paper wads, screaming and yelling. One kid ran out the side door into the courtyard and came back ...read more

  • He's No Longer In The Grave  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2011
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    HE'S NO LONGER IN THE GRAVE In 1887, twenty two years after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, his coffin was dug up and opened because there were constant rumors that his body was not in the grave. So they dug it up and the body was there. The rumors continued so 14 years later they ...read more

  • Haven: The Real You

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Sep 25, 2011
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    HAVEN: THE REAL YOU What is in you is what comes out and always reveals the REAL you. In fact, that which you say yes to is the tell-tale sign of what is inside you. It is the litmus test of whether you are walking in the Spirit or in the "flesh. What's inside comes out. My wife and I watch a ...read more

  • A Small Boy Was Writing A Letter To God About ...  PRO

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Nov 18, 2000
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    A small boy was writing a letter to God about the Christmas presents he badly wanted. "I’ve been good for six months now," he wrote. But after a moment’s reflection he crossed out "six months" and wrote "three". After a pause that was crossed out and he put "two weeks". There was another pause ...read more

  • Filling Up With The Spirit  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 11, 2002
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    FILLING UP WITH THE SPIRIT Speaking to a large audience, D.L. Moody held up a glass and asked, "How can I get the air out of this glass?" One man shouted, "Suck it out with a pump!" Moody replied, "That would create a vacuum and shatter the glass." After numerous other suggestions Moody smiled, ...read more

  • A Preacher Recently Quit The Ministry After More ...  PRO

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Jul 19, 2003
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    A preacher recently quit the ministry after more than 20 years of faithful, dedicated service and became a funeral director. When asked why he changed vocations, he said: "I spent 10 years trying to straighten out John and he’s still an alcoholic. Then I spent three and one-half years trying to ...read more

  • I Am Going To Paraphrase What Paul W. Powell, In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Greg Baskerville on May 19, 2005
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    I am going to paraphrase what Paul W. Powell, in The Complete Disciple, wrote as he described this condition: "Many churches today remind me of a group of farmers trying to gather in a harvest while they sit in the machine shed. They go to the machine shed every Sunday and they study bigger and ...read more

  • Close With Story Of Old Man In Poor House Years ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Nov 2, 2006
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    Close with story of old man in poor house years ago with Baptist young preacher fresh out of Bible College. It was his first encounter with an old dying person. The man was lost, he confessed he was a great sinner and what could he do? The young preacher said his mind when blank, then the Lord ...read more

  • Consult ...

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jul 7, 2010
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    CONSULT GOD A group of engineering students who were given the problem, “How long should a 1 kg beef roast stay in a 160-degree oven for the centre to reach a temperature of 65 degrees?” They had to do these projects at school. One kid did this series of experiments. Another kid went out and ...read more

  • Many Times, During My Wife's Pregnancies, She ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Dec 31, 2007
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    Many times, during my wife’s pregnancies, she was unable to keep food down. I’d take her out to a nice restaurant for lunch. She’d be starving, from being unable to eat. She’d eat a nice meal. I’d pay a nice meal price. We’d leave. She’d lose it. The meal came with no guarantees. I was out ...read more

  • When I Attended College I Had A Speech Professor ...

    Contributed by Don Crowson on Feb 1, 2008
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    When I attended college I had a speech professor who came in one morning and had the class take out a piece of paper. “On the paper,” he said, “write out five things you cannot do using the statement, ’I can’t do…’” I wrote out those things. One was, “I can’t cook.” He then instructed us to ...read more