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  • Metamorphosis

    Contributed by Paul Dietz on Aug 16, 2008
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    Metamorphosis In a world filled with sweet scents and blue sky, Lives the gentle, uplifting butterfly, Whose metamorphosis has this truth to teach: Our aspirations are within our reach. For this fluttering flyer of soaring worth Was at one time a creature that crawled the earth. When she climbed ...read more

  • Isaac Watts

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 7, 2009
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    ISAAC WATTS Isaac Watts was a genius. At four years of age, he had learned Latin, at nine Greek, at 11 French, and at 13 years old, Hebrew. His poetic re-working of the Psalms was magnificent. Unfortunately for poor Isaac, he was not a looker. His one chance at love came and went with a young ...read more

  • One Summer While I Was In Church Camp I Had A...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 28, 2009
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    One summer while I was in church camp I had a preacher friend ask me, "Do you work 40 hours a week? There are many preachers out there who don’t." And what if a preacher or anyone else, for that matter, were hired to work 40 hours a week and they didn’t work 40 hours a week? That would be ...read more

  • In The Book Disappointment With God, Philip ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
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    In the book Disappointment with God, Philip Yancey tells the story of a man he refers to as Douglas. Douglas was a sincere devout Christian whose wife was diagnosed with breast cancer. The breast was removed, but a couple years later the cancer was found in her lungs. So she had to go through the ...read more

  • You Already Have Happiness

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
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    YOU ALREADY HAVE HAPPINESS The angel asked, "You aren’t happy. How can I help you?" The poet replied, "I have everything. But I lack only one thing. Can you give it to me?" To which the angel happily said, "Sure. I can give you anything you desire." The poet stared right into the angel’s eyes, "I ...read more

  • Our Family Pet Dog, Avalon, Was A Beautiful ...

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 17, 2009
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    Our family pet dog, Avalon, was a beautiful rottweiler and she was a good dog. She loved to follow me around. When I would come home from work she would get all excited – wagging her tail with glee. She would rush towards me while snorting with anticipation and celebration. Avalon loved to be ...read more

  • You Can Trust ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2009
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    YOU CAN TRUST GOD A Canadian pastor, in a period of great turmoil, received the faithful help of God he needed from reading about the following true incident. In his town the local parks commission had been ordered to remove the trees from a street they were going to widen. As they were about to ...read more

  • To Win Them, You Must Weep For Them  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2009
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    TO WIN THEM, YOU MUST WEEP FOR THEM A woman went to her pastor and said, "I’ve been a Christian for 20 years. I’ve read books on how to win souls. I’ve memorized scripture. I’ve taken courses on how to win the lost. And yet I haven’t won one person to the Lord. Why?" The pastor’s answer ...read more

  • The Miracle In A Bug  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009
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    THE MIRACLE IN A BUG Shortly before his death, the legendary film producer Cecil B DeMille wrote this beautiful meditation: "One day as I was lying in a canoe, a big black beetle came out of the water and climbed up into the canoe. I watched it idly for some time. Under the heat of the sun, the ...read more

  • Christian Love Impacts A Heartless World  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 18, 2009
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    CHRISTIAN LOVE IMPACTS A HEARTLESS WORLD We live in a heartless world. The last United States census missed at least 5.7 million people who were anonymous even to the census takers. Every year thousands of unidentified and even unidentifiable bodies are found across North America. And only one out ...read more

  • Compassion For The Elderly, Post Office ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 5, 2009
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    Compassion for the Elderly, Post Office Style [FINDING MAMIE IN YOUR CHURCH] Mamie was an elderly woman, plagued with arthritis and a number of other ailments. So people were surprised to see her going regularly to the post office to buy stamps. One Christmas the lines were particularly long, but ...read more

  • Shopkeeper Seeks Revenge On Bitter ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 5, 2009
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    Shopkeeper Seeks Revenge on Bitter Rival What you believe about Jesus determines what you do with him. Two shopkeepers were bitter rivals. Their stores were directly across the street from each other, and they would spend each day keeping track of each other’s business. If one got a customer, he ...read more

  • A Roman Census And Taxing Forced The Town Of ...

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Dec 10, 2009
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    A Roman census and taxing forced the town of Bethlehem to burst at its seams. Neither the locals nor the visitors would have been very happy about the decree. Tempers were short, words were spoken in anger, people were taken advantage of, and rooms were at a premium. Mary was obviously in labor ...read more

  • I Was Invited To Compete In The Howard Wood ...

    Contributed by Kerry O'neill on Feb 2, 2010
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    I was invited to compete in the Howard Wood Relays while running track in high school. It was time for the 110 meter high hurdles. I had set my blocks and the starter called "Runners, come to your marks." I was so nervous and decided to look to my left and right to see that I was lined up like ...read more

  • What's Left Of Your Heart

    Contributed by Gregg Barbour on Feb 8, 2010
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    What's Left of Your Heart Anna's wedding day was finally here. She planned for months and months, and in the small church with her family and friends, she was ready to take the vow's with her fiancé, David. He gently took her hand and they turned toward the altar. But, as the minister began to ...read more

  • Love Me First, Then Witness To Me

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 28, 2010
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    LOVE ME FIRST, THEN WITNESS TO ME In our lesson we have seen that faith without works is useless. It cannot be demonstrated, it cannot change a person, it is not perfected, and it is dead! Our faith does not help us, or others, until it causes us to act. Once a chaplain walked up to a wounded ...read more

  • Consider Cornelia, A Woman Imprisoned In A Work ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Mar 23, 2010
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    "Consider Cornelia, a woman imprisoned in a work camp in Romania during the hard years of Communist occupation. One night, being too tired to undress, she fell exhausted on her bed and immediately went to sleep. She began to dream of a beautiful field full of flowers. There was a soft humming sound ...read more

  • Parents Teach Their Children God's Word At A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 2, 2010
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    Parents Teach Their Children God’s Word at a Restaurant I once read an illustration of a family who took this seriously. One night at a pizza parlor, we decided to use the minutes waiting for our food as a teaching time. We passed out an index card and pencil to each child and had them write down a ...read more

  • Suburban Outreach

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 10, 2010
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    SUBURBAN OUTREACH Calvin Miller teaches in Birmingham, Alabama, at the Beeson Divinity School. He recently wrote a provocative article entitled, "Rethinking Suburban Evangelism," on the challenge taking the gospel to people who sense no need: "Suburbia: the push-button Zion of those who have made ...read more

  • On The News Recently A Former Federal Police ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Sep 17, 2010
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    On the news recently a former federal police chief Mick Keelty went into the witness box to PLEAD FOR MERCY for the "drug mule" SCOTT RUSH who is condemned to death before a firing squad in Bali. Scott Rush is only 24 years old. He is one of four Australians who were arrested in Bali in 2005, with ...read more