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  • I Got Carried Away  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 21, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
     | 2,581 views

    I GOT CARRIED AWAY The late Danny Thomas lost his life savings of $600.00 at a time when he was out of work. He and his wife, Rosie, had a baby on the way, and they needed money. Danny worked at part-time jobs so Rosie could buy groceries. He also borrowed money from friends. It was a tough time ...read more

  • Squanto: A Picture Of Forgiveness--Communion ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 18, 2002
    based on 23 ratings
     | 4,315 views

    SQUANTO: A PICTURE OF FORGIVENESS--COMMUNION MEDITATION In 1605, Squanto, a Native American from the village of Patuxet and a member of the Pokanokit Wampanoag nation traveled to England with an explorer named John Weymouth. He experienced high adventure and learned some English. But on his ...read more

  • And We Were Afraid  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
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    AND WE WERE AFRAID Writer and naturalist Anne Dillard tells of a cold Christmas Eve when she, then a young girl, and her family had come home from a late dinner out. Ginger ale and a plate of cookies sat on a special table. Dillard had taken off her winter coat and was warming herself on the ...read more

  • In Our Text We Have And Example Of Going Back And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Ruth on May 17, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,383 views

    In our text we have and example of going back and the tragic results. The Israelites come to the border of the promised land. Moses sends out twelve spies. They scope out the scene. They come back and give their report. Ten of them said, ”We have seen this good land. We saw great walled cities. And ...read more

  • When I Was 10 Yrs. Old My School Class Had A Gift ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mike Shreve on Dec 23, 2003
    based on 11 ratings
     | 1,996 views

    When I was 10 yrs. old my school class had a gift exchange. We each came with a gift to give that cost no more than five dollars. I brought a good size gift to exchange and thought someone would be happy to receive my gift. When I entered the classroom my eyes were fixed on this huge candy cane and ...read more

  • The Latest Statistics Reveal The Following About ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 27, 2004
     | 777 views

    The latest statistics reveal the following about how most Americans spend their money: From table 7-13 Consumer Expenditures – Handbook U.S. labor Statistics 2003 edition - Reference person age 45-54 Average Income before Taxes: $59,351 Average expenditures $49,111 Food at home: $3,718 Food away ...read more

  • When I Was A Kid, I Discovered Among My Parents' ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Jun 11, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
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    When I was a kid, I discovered among my parents’ books an ornately illustrated volume of the 10 Commandments. It looked like it was probably a reproduction of an illuminated manuscript that had been painstakingly created by medieval monks. The writing was big and old fashioned; the language was ...read more

  • Built By Grace  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 19, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 7,475 views

    BUILT BY GRACE Years ago, late on a stormy night in Philadelphia, an elderly couple walked wearily into a hotel. They approached the night clerk at the desk and practically begged him for a room. Apparently there were three conventions in town, and every hotel was filled to capacity. "Are there ...read more

  • A One Way Street With No Turns!" Luke 9: 49-50 ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 8, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
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    “A One Way Street With No Turns!” Luke 9: 49-50 Key verse(s): 49: “‘Master,’ said John, ‘we say a man driving out demons in your name and we tried to stop him, because his is not one of us.’” “For many years Sir Walter Scott was the leading literary figure in the British Empire. No one ...read more

  • Christmas: A Season Of Stress?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 2, 2004
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,779 views

    Christmas: A Season of Stress? The picture the Bible gives us of the first Christmas is one of peace and serenity. You can see it with your mind’s eye: There are the shepherds, gathered around a campfire under a clear, starlit sky, quietly talking among themselves about their flocks, their ...read more

  • Christian History Issue 20 Stated, "Charles ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 8, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,914 views

    Christian History Issue 20 stated, “Charles Grandison Finney is considered America’s greatest past revivalist. Church roles swelled in the wake of Finney’s revivals. Though it is hard to gather accurate statistics, he is often directly, or indirectly credited with conversions of around 500,000.” ...read more

  • A Mother — Whose Life Was Not Wasted  PRO

    Contributed by John Gerald on May 5, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
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    A MOTHER - WHOSE LIFE WAS NOT WASTED Ian McClaren tells about visiting an old Scotch lady who was standing in her kitchen weeping. She wiped her eyes with the corner of her apron, and when the minister asked her what was the matter, she confessed; "I am so miserable and unhappy." "Why?" "Because I ...read more

  • Recently, Our Family Returned To Some Familiar ...

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Sep 30, 2005
     | 2,261 views

    Recently, our family returned to some familiar memories and a week of nostalgia for me personally. Webster’s tells us that nostalgia means, a longing for familiar or beloved circumstances that are now remote or irretrievable. Sun Lakes is the Palm Springs of Eastern Washington - 95° during the ...read more

  • The Caterpillar's Voice  PRO

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on May 31, 2006
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    STORIES - The Caterpillar’s Voice …Eugene Loh, in A Slice of Life, FM93.8LIVE, 17 May 2006 Once upon a time a caterpillar crawled inside a hare’s house when the hare was away, and set about making himself comfortable. When the hare returned home, he noticed new marks on the ground going into the ...read more

  • Tony Campolo Relates The Time His Mother Called ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Oct 20, 2006
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    Tony Campolo relates the time his mother called him and told him that Mrs. Kilpatrick had died. He said, this dear woman, Mrs. Kilpatrick, had lived on his street in W. Philly as he was growing up. She had taken him to museums, concerts, social functions. So, Tony’s mom called and said, "Now, Tony ...read more

  • Fred Craddock Tells The Following Story About His ...

    Contributed by James Westmoreland on Oct 23, 2006
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    Fred Craddock tells the following story about his family. "My mother took us to church and Sunday school; my father didn’t go. He complained about Sunday dinner being later when she came home. Sometimes the preacher would call, and my father would say, "I know what the church wants. Church doesn’t ...read more

  • Anastasia's Father Lost His Job-Not Through A ...

    Contributed by Mack Armstrong on Nov 5, 2006
     | 1,546 views

    Anastasia’s father lost his job-not through a direct fault of his own. As a result of losing his job, the entire family had to leave their nice home and go live in an apartment. After a few weeks living in this rental, they were moved far away and made to live in a small town where it was extremely ...read more

  • The Water Jug Of The Prophet Joel

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Apr 13, 2009
     | 2,688 views

    THE WATER JUG OF THE PROPHET JOEL So, I’m walking through the Museum of Biblical Archeology in Jerusalem, and I’m walking through an area with various kinds of pottery on display, and there in front of me is this absolutely perfectly preserved water jug. It stopped me cold. Now understand, as ...read more

  • God Just Needs A Voice  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,477 views

    GOD JUST NEEDS A VOICE John Stott, a well-known British pastor and theologian, was invited to preach at the University of Sydney in Australia; but after he got there, he lost his voice. He describes his experience as follows: "What can you do with a missionary who has no voice? We had come to ...read more

  • I Was Once Preaching In The Chapel Of A ...

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Sep 10, 2009
     | 2,297 views

    I was once preaching in the chapel of a retirement village in Yuma, Arizona. After delivering the sermon I began chatting with an elderly woman who I later learned was very hard of hearing. We were standing just outside the chapel, near a very beautiful pool table which looked as though it was ...read more