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  • A Disease Left Helen Keller Blind And Deaf As A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A disease left Helen Keller blind and deaf as a very young girl. Her family hired Anne Sullivan to take care of Helen. Through Anne’s tireless and selfless efforts, Helen finally learned to communicate through touch and even learned to talk. When Anne first told Helen about God, the girl’s response ...read more

  • In His Took Elton Trueblood Quotes A Letter From ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In his took Elton Trueblood quotes a letter from a school girl who probes the depth of her soul. She writes, "I’ve been thinking much this year about the importance of caring, of the passion of life. I’ve often realized that it takes courage to care. Caring is dangerous. It leaves you open to hurt ...read more

  • This Is A Picture Of Cheryl's Brother Bill When ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    This is a picture of Cheryl’s brother Bill when he worked for Friendly’s Rrestaurants about 25 years ago he was taking the garbage out one night when a man told him put his hands up. Bill was so surprised by the event, not even thinking it could be a hold up, he reached out and grabbed the man’s ...read more

  • That Should Be Impressive Enough. But Then ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    That should be impressive enough. But then Stoner analyzed the probability of 48 prophecies being manifested in one person. He concluded that the probability is one chance in 10 to the 157th power. That’s a 1 with 157 zeroes behind it. Again, Lee Strobel came to my rescue with a more concrete ...read more

  • Robert Fulghum Wrote In The Kansas City Times, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Robert Fulghum wrote in the Kansas City Times, "Most of what I really need to know about how to live, and what to do, I learned in kindergarten. Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate school mountain, but there in the sandbox at nursery school These are the things I learned: Share everything. ...read more

  • I Am Sure All Of Us Had Our Fair Share Of Being ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    I am sure all of us had our fair share of being disrupted, disparaged or discouraged by rude behavior such as insults, curses, or gossip. Three pastors went to the pastor’s convention and were all sharing one room. The first pastor said, “Let’s confess our secret vices one to another. I’ll start ...read more

  • President Woodrow Wilson Had This To Say ...

    Contributed by Earl Graston on Jul 11, 2007
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    President Woodrow Wilson had this to say concerning strife: The way we generally strive for rights is by getting our fighting blood up; and I venture to say that is the long way and not the short way. If you come at me with your fists doubled, I think I can promise you that mine will double as fast ...read more

  • It's Kind Of Like Someone Who Has A Slow Leak In ...

    Contributed by Art Good on Jul 26, 2007
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    It’s kind of like someone who has a slow leak in their tire. Each day it loses a little bit of air. And they might even notice it looks a little low. But they don’t take care of it. One morning they go outside and their tire is completely flat! And they think to themselves, “Man, my tire just ...read more

  • The Yoke

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 14, 2007
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    Matthew 11:29-30: "Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light" Jesus’ yoke (his commandments) fits us well. The life that he gives us to live is not a bitter, heavy burden; ...read more

  • My Attempt To Help Bring Clarity And ...  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Sep 20, 2007
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    My attempt to help bring clarity and understanding to the commandments may be out done by “The Hillbilly’s Ten Commandments.” These are the simple down home interpretation of the Ten Commandments as posted on the wall at Cross Trails Church in Louisville, KY. (1) Just one God (2) Put nothin’ ...read more

  • What God The Father, God The Son And God The Holy ...

    Contributed by Richard Wafford on Oct 18, 2007
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    What God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit endeavored to do in the Garden of Eden has come full circle. It wasn’t that God made a mistake in the garden and just corrected it. No, he brought to himself created beings who withstood the evil and temptations of this sinful world to truly ...read more

  • I Want To Give You The Chance To Receive A ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Nov 12, 2007
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    I want to give you the chance to receive a blessing. I have something for you to taste. It is fruit. You can receive it but do not take it. Hopefully you will find it good. I ask you to worship the Lord in this. Praise God for the goodness of fruit that nourishes us. Praise God for this symbol of ...read more

  • First-Century Fire

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on May 16, 2012
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    FIRST-CENTURY FIRE Billy Graham, that great and uncompromising preacher, once in a Revival meeting held at Los Angeles, shared a passionate message on the Early Church, outlining what needs to be done for the Churches of modern era to become more effective. While many were moved by it, some ...read more

  • Worship Warrior  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 17, 2012
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    WORSHIP WARRIOR I like the way songwriter and worship leader, Brian Doerksen, puts it. He says, "Becoming a worshipper means becoming a warrior... And by toning that down...we have sent men and women away from the church in droves. It's time to call them back," Doerksen says, "as worshiping ...read more

  • What Will Your Legacy Be?  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Van Wyk on Feb 24, 2013
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    WHAT WILL YOUR LEGACY BE? I visited the home of Elvis in Graceland, Tennessee. After so many years after his death, I was amazed at the crowds of people that take the tour and listen to his life’s story. The sad thing is, the story will never change, because he has lived his life and what he has ...read more

  • Nasa, Britons And The Chicken

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 4, 2013
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    Sometimes it DOES take a rocket scientist. 
 Scientists at NASA have developed a gun built specifically to launch dead chickens at the windshields of airliners, military jets and the space shuttle, all traveling at maximum velocity. The idea is to simulate the frequent incidents of ...read more

  • Little Things Can Change The Direction Of Big Things

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2014
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    Tim George gave the example of two warships that had the largest full-load displacement in the world: U.S. Navy aircraft carriers. The USS Nimitz and Dwight D. Eisenhower each weigh about 91,000 tons. They are over 1,000 feet long and can travel over 30 knots per hour, powered by engines that can ...read more

  • Forgiveness For Everyone?

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 11, 2015
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    Lloyd Prator writes, “Take Adolph Hitler or better Joseph Stalin because he killed more people. What if, at the last minute, as Stalin lay dying, he turned his heart to Jesus and confessed his sins? Suppose he repented at the last minute, repented of the 14 million Russians Stalin killed… Would he ...read more

  • Door Of Hope

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2015
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    There is a small metal door painted white in the side of a tiny mission church in Johannesburg South Africa. This door is changing lives. On it are painted the words “door of hope.” That is exactly what it is for various babies within the city. On average some forty to fifty babies were being ...read more

  • If Marriage Is That Much Work.......lol

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 24, 2016
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    IF MARRIAGE IS THAT MUCH WORK........LOL Because of a shortage of maids, the minister’s wife advertised for a male servant to help around the house. The next morning, a nicely dressed young man came to the front door of the parsonage. The minister opened the door and jumped right into the ...read more