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  • In The Days Of The Pioneers, When Men Saw That A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In the days of the pioneers, when men saw that a prairie fire was coming, this is what they did. Since not even the fastest of horses could outrun it, the pioneers took a match and burned the grass in a designated area around them. Then they would take their stand in the burned area and be safe ...read more

  • In The Days Of The Pioneers, When Men Saw That A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,812 views

    In the days of the pioneers, when men saw that a prairie fire was coming, this is what they did. Since not even the fastest of horses could outrun it, the pioneers took a match and burned the grass in a designated area around them. Then they would take their stand in the burned area and be safe ...read more

  • John Wesley's Covenant Prayer

    Contributed by Sylvester Fergusson on Nov 3, 2007
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    John Wesley’s Covenant Prayer Romans 12:1-2 I am no longer my own, but thine. Put me to what thou wilt, rank me with whom thou wilt. Put me to doing, put me to suffering. Let me be employed by thee or laid aside for thee, Exalted for thee or brought low by thee. Let me be full, let me be ...read more

  • A Furious Father In A Moment Of Rage And Anger ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ejike Monwuba on Nov 28, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,675 views

    A furious Father in a moment of rage and anger called his four-year-old son(Jude) a goat because the boy misbehaved. This happened repeatedly for about six months. Then, one morning a visitor knocked on their door and was welcomed by the young Jude. “Hello my boy, what’s your name?” asked the ...read more

  • Life Is Beautiful" Is A Film About A Little Boy ...

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Nov 29, 2007
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    “Life is Beautiful” is a film about a little boy with a father who made life in a Nazi concentration camp livable. His father is an exceedingly joyful individual who is madly in love with his wife and his little boy. He shields his son from as much of the horror of the concentration camp as he ...read more

  • A Christmas Poem  PRO

    Contributed by Aaron Hand on Dec 22, 2007
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    [A Christmas Poem] The King of Kings, the Lord of Lords Came to earth for you and me. The salvation I could not afford He paid for on Calvary. What could I ever give Him That would thank Him for His Son? I’ll confess, and turn from my sin And live in the victory won! I often lose sight ...read more

  • False Prophets Talk Much About The Love Of God ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Feb 2, 2008
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    False prophets talk much about the love of God but nothing of His holiness, much about people who are deprived but nothing about those who are depraved, much about God’s universal fatherhood of every human being but nothing about His unique fatherhood only of those who are His children through ...read more

  • There Is A Story Of A Farm Boy Who Accidentally ...

    Contributed by Andy Beech on Mar 29, 2008
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    There is a story of a farm boy who accidentally overturned his wagonload of Corn in the road. The farmer who lived nearby came to investigate. "Hey, Willis," he called out, "forget your troubles for a spell and come on in and have dinner with us. Then I’ll help you get the wagon up." "That’s ...read more

  • A Prayer For Wells Of Salvation

    Contributed by Richard Francis on Mar 29, 2008
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    A prayer for wells of Salvation: Lord God, amighty God I ask by your creative power that you would open the hearts of all who hear and read these words to your son Jesus Christ, Lord Jesus I pray that we would let you into our hearts by faith and surrender to you and Lord I ask as you promise that ...read more

  • Praying For Them For Years

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on May 3, 2008
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    PRAYING FOR THEM FOR YEARS David Stone is a preacher I know, and his mother changed my prayers for my children. She says that from day one she prayed that God would just surround them with an envelope of protection from Satan. But... she also prayed from day one for the girl that one day Dave ...read more

  • Using Grape Juice Is A Practice That Began Right ...

    Contributed by Timothy Darling on Oct 20, 2008
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    Using grape juice is a practice that began right here in Vineland when Dr. Thomas Welch, a dentist was visited one Sunday afternoon by a drunken man, who had begun his binge with communion. Welch was a prohibitionist and the Communion Steward at Vineland Methodist Church, so he experimented with ...read more

  • Luther's Dream

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2008
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    Luther's Dream The Good News: We are freed from all things; from which we could not be freed. In a dream, Martin Luther found himself being attacked by Satan. The devil unrolled a long scroll containing a list of Luther's sins, and held it before him. On reaching the end of the scroll Luther ...read more

  • Prayer In Kind

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 29, 2008
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    PRAYER IN KIND It was the Christmas season and a meeting was held in a small church for the announced purpose of praying for a local family that was having a tough time of it. The family was large and they didn't have enough food or enough money to keep the place properly heated. As the people ...read more

  • Conscience Is That Faculty In Me Which Attaches ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jan 15, 2009
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    Conscience is that faculty in me which attaches itself to the highest that I know, and tells me what the highest I know demands that I do. It is the eye of the soul which looks out either toward God or toward what it regards as the highest authority. If I am in the habit of steadily facing toward ...read more

  • Good Friday: Sunday's Comin'  PRO

    Contributed by Danny Presswood on Jan 26, 2009
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    GOOD FRIDAY: SUNDAY'S COMIN' Tony Campolo tells a story of preaching on Good Friday at his church in Philadelphia. He got up to preach to his predominantly black congregation-–and he was "ON"! The folks were encouraging and hepping him along, and he got excited. He could hear some saying, "Help ...read more

  • Who Do Your Kids Look Up To?

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Feb 2, 2009
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    WHO DO YOUR KIDS LOOK UP TO? In 2003, two very interesting quotes were in the newspapers. Parents had been polled and asked who they thought the most influential role-models were in the lives of their preteen sons. The answer: bad boy Bart Simpson was named the top-role model. Parents of children ...read more

  • Step By Step

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Feb 15, 2009
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    STEP BY STEP He does not lead me year by year Nor even day by day, But step by step my path unfolds; My Lord directs my way. Tomorrow’s plans I do not know, I only know this minute; But He will say, "This is the way, By faith now walk in it." And I am glad that it is so, Today’s enough to ...read more

  • Funny Sermon Intro For Easter!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 15, 2022
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    The pastor’s family was invited to Easter dinner at the Wilson home. Mrs. Wilson was widely known for her amazing contributions to church potlucks. Everyone was seated around the table as the food was being served. As usual, it was a feast for the eyes, the nose, and the palate.   When ...read more

  • Where's God?  PRO

    Contributed by Brent Williams on Jun 7, 2001
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     | 3,572 views

    Where’s God? Two young lads had terrorized their neighborhood with their pranks and thefts. The parents didn’t know what to do and finally with the assistance of their minister, it was decided that the clergy would intervene and attempt to straighten out the boys. The parents needless to say were ...read more

  • There Once Was A Little Boy Who Wanted To Meet ...

    Contributed by Clayton White on Nov 17, 2006
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    There once was a little boy who wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his backpack with cupcakes, several cans of root beer and started on his journey to meet God. When he had gone about three blocks, he saw an elderly woman sitting on a park bench ...read more