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  • Fortified Within

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 23, 2011
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    FORTIFIED WITHIN There are two ways of handling pressure. One is illustrated by a bathysphere, the miniature submarine used to explore the ocean in places so deep that the water pressure would crush a conventional submarine like an aluminum can. Bathyspheres compensate with plate steel several ...read more

  • God Is Still On The Throne

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Apr 15, 2011
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    GOD IS STILL ON THE THRONE We used to have a song leader in our church in Wiesbaden named Steve who whenever I saw him, I’d ask, “How’s it going Steve?” His response was always the same--he’d say, “God is still on the throne!” He was almost always happy and on top of things when he’d say ...read more

  • Bill Hybels: Why People Are Lonely

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 14, 2011
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    BILL HYBELS: WHY PEOPLE ARE LONELY Why do we have a sense of loneliness today? Bill Hybels explains it this way: "It is a "me-first” mind-set. This mind-set says indulge yourself, fulfill your desires, satiate your appetites, pursue pleasure, take off all restraints. As much as we might want to ...read more

  • People Matter

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 10, 2011
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    PEOPLE MATTER One woman told the time her professor in nursing school gave a pop quiz. She said "I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions, until I read the last one: 'What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?'" She thought: "Surely this was some kind ...read more

  • Millions Far From God

    Contributed by Antonio Silveira on Sep 17, 2011
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    MILLIONS FAR FROM GOD In the latest global statistics, they say that the population of Earth is now 7 billion people. About 2 billion of these people claim to be Christian. Not everyone that claims to be a Christian is truly a Christian. Maybe there is about 1 billion that are true followers (I ...read more

  • Hostile Heart

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 8, 2012
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    HOSTILE HEART Beware the hostile heart. That's the warning of Dr. Redford Williams from Duke University's Behavioral Medicine Research Center. He has been saying for years that having a hostile personalities can kill us--most often by heart disease but also by injuries and accidents. Anger speeds ...read more

  • Mom Stats  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Barreca on May 12, 2012
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    MOM STATS These statistics are from Moms on their most difficult moments. These results were taken from a nation wide survey of moms with children under six. The "Worst place to have to change a diaper" 47% said a public restroom with no changing table 27% said the worst place to change a ...read more

  • Love Your Enemies  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 22, 2012
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    LOVE YOUR ENEMIES An Armenian nurse had been held captive along with her brother by the Turks. Her brother was slain by a Turkish soldier before her eyes. Somehow she escaped and later became a nurse in a military hospital. One day she was stunned to find that the same man who had killed her ...read more

  • A Thief And A Priest

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2012
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    A THIEF AND A PRIEST The story is told about a Catholic priest who was walking down an alley behind his church when a thief jumped out from behind some garbage cans and pressed the muzzle of his gun into the priest's ribs. The thief said, "Give me your wallet!" Without hesitation, the priest ...read more

  • Communication: A Cowboy Named Fred  PRO

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Nov 19, 2012
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    COMMUNICATION: A COWBOY NAMED FRED A cowboy lay sprawled across three entire seats in the posh Amarillo Theater. When the usher came by and noticed this, he whispered to the cowboy, "Sorry, sir, but you're only allowed one seat." The cowboy groaned but didn't budge. The usher became more ...read more

  • At Night No One Would See Him (Nicodemus). At ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kevin Karhoff on Feb 18, 2013
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    At night no one would see him (Nicodemus). At night he would avoid awkward questions from the other religious leaders. At night he could spend time with Jesus without anyone knowing. If he could speak with Jesus at night when no one was around, maybe he could begin a relationship with Jesus ...read more

  • Smell The Rain

    Contributed by Dr. David Hallum on Sep 10, 2015
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    When my daughter Cynthia was a little girl, we lived in Odessa, TX. We made one of the pilgrimages that we did from time to time to see my wife, Rosemary’s family. Rosemary’s brother, Michael was in town at the time from the Navy. Now in West Texas, rain is a beautiful thing. We got one of ...read more

  • Diana Grew Up In A Strict Islamic Family In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Diana grew up in a strict Islamic family in Pakistan. Her life was pretty typical until she met a girl named Mary who was a Christian. Now Diana is also a Christian and on the run. When Diana’s family learned that she had become a Christian, they repeatedly beat her and insisted she return to ...read more

  • Repentance Is Not Just Limited To Us Being Shown ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Repentance is not just limited to us being shown we are sinners and that we need God’s forgiveness In verse nine we get a hint that repentance will produce fruit in our lives Gordon Liddy who for most of his life ignored God, was once one of the highest ranking public servants in the US ...read more

  • Servant's Heart

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Illustration- Servant’s Heart A minister shared how in his church they were in desperate need of a person to teach a junior high boys class. • Those willing to do it came down to a list with one name on it. • When the minister heard the name he said, ‘You have got to be kidding’. He says now ...read more

  • The Story Is Told Of Mother Tereasa Entering A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    The story is told of Mother Tereasa entering a home for the gravely ill and dying. At one bedside was a young nun who was cleaning a gaping wound in the neck of a woman being devoured by maggots. The exposed flesh was covered with the squirming creatures, and the nun was removing them one by one, ...read more

  • One Of The Greatest Battles In American History, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    One of the greatest battles in American History, was the battle of the Alamo, which was fought back in 1836. There 150 Texans, under the command of Col. William B. Travis, at the Alamo. And for 13 days those 150 men, held off the siege of 5,000 Mexican troops under the command of General Santa ...read more

  • Bob & Frank Crashed Their Private Plane On A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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     | 1,503 views

    Bob & Frank crashed their private plane on a deserted island & both survived. Bob ran all over the island to see if they had any chance of survival. When he returned, he rushed up to Frank & screamed, “This island is uninhabited, there’s no food & there’s no water We’re going to die” Frank leaned ...read more

  • I Was Reading The Other Day. ‘soviet President ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    I was reading the other day. ‘Soviet President Khrushchev used to tell a story of a time when a wave of thefts in the Soviet Union forced he authorities put guards at all their factories. One Friday evening in Leningrad, out comes Peter Petrovich pushing a wheelbarrow. And on top of the wheelbarrow ...read more

  • A Priest Visited An Elderly Woman Who Was Dying ...

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Jun 28, 2007
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    A priest visited an elderly woman who was dying at home. She was sure that God no longer loved her because of the sins she had committed in her life; things that she thought were too terrible for even God to forgive. The priest told her about God’s grace and mercy, and Christ’s atonement for our ...read more