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  • We Don't Know Her Story

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 22, 2011
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    WE DON'T KNOW HER STORY They called her their troubled one, or their feisty one. She had wild flyaway hair much like that of a punk rocker, but jet-black. And she was only, at the oldest, a couple of weeks old. So small, she looked as if she could fit in one hand. The ICU nurses all took turns ...read more

  • It's What's Under The Hood That Counts  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 25, 2012
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     | 4,350 views

    IT'S WHAT'S UNDER THE HOOD THAT COUNTS Harry Reider tells a story about the first car that he ever owned. He was sixteen years old and his father took him to a car auction and bought a pink car for $75. It was a 1957 Ford that his dad insisted that the color was really "coral." "I can't drive a ...read more

  • What Are You Afraid Of? The Barney Story

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Sep 11, 2012
     | 3,336 views

    WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF? THE BARNEY STORY A few years ago, a church in Seattle, Washington was having a big kick-off Sunday. They wanted to do something for their children's programs. So they brought in Barney the Dinosaur. They learned, Kids like Barney when he’s on TV or in a stuffed animal. ...read more

  • We're Going To Study A Book Of The Bible That Is ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Nov 25, 2008
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    We’re going to study a book of the Bible that is often called the LETTER OF JOY. Paul uses the word JOY 20 times in the short little book of Philippians. What makes that really impressive is that Paul wrote the letter from a prison cell. He was not only in prison; he was literally chained to a ...read more

  • Crisis: Danger + Opportunity

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
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    CRISIS: DANGER + OPPORTUNITY Once an eagle reaches maturity, it molts each year. It’s beak keeps growing, so even if damaged soon it is as good as new. I was reading that you cannot tell the age of an eagle once it has reached an adult stage. It seems their strength does not diminish. Their color ...read more

  • Sarah Winchester, Widow Of Oliver Winchester, Who ...

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Oct 18, 2005
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    Sarah Winchester, widow of Oliver Winchester, who invented the famed Winchester Rifle that won the West worried about the departed soul of her husband because of all the Indians that his rifle was responsible for sending on to the next life. She also feared for her own soul and the souls of the ...read more

  • In One Of His Sermons, A.c. Dixon Told Of An ...

    Contributed by John Shearhart on May 14, 2006
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    In one of his sermons, A.C. Dixon told of an incident that took place in Brooklyn, N.Y. A detective who had been looking for a local citizen finally tracked him down in a drugstore. As the man began to make his purchase, the officer laid his hand on the citizen’s shoulder and said, "You’re under ...read more

  • How An Animal Migrates Is Significant In ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 27, 2006
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    How an animal migrates is significant in determining how much energy is needed as well as how much must be stored in the body. Flying, for example, is more physically intensive than walking or swimming, so migratory birds must build up large energy stores before they set off. Just before spring and ...read more

  • The California Coast Was Shrouded In Fog The ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Feb 2, 2007
     | 1,168 views

    The California coast was shrouded in fog the morning of July 4, 1952. Twenty-one miles to the west, on Catalina Island, a thirty-four year old woman waded into the water and began swimming toward California. She was determined to be the first woman to ever swim the twenty-one mile strait. Her name ...read more

  • In One Of His Sermons, A.c. Dixon Told Of An ...

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
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     | 2,395 views

    In one of his sermons, A.C. Dixon told of an incident that took place in Brooklyn, N.Y. A detective who had been looking for a local citizen finally tracked him down in a drugstore. As the man began to make his purchase, the officer laid his hand on the citizen’s shoulder and said, "You’re under ...read more

  • The California Coast Was Shrouded In Fog The ...

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Sep 17, 2004
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     | 1,157 views

    The California coast was shrouded in fog the morning of July 4, 1952. Twenty-one miles to the west, on Catalina Island, a thirty-four year old woman waded into the water and began swimming toward California. She was determined to be the first woman to ever swim the twenty-one mile strait. Her ...read more

  • I Remember A Summer Day That Began Bright And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jacquelyn Wagenmaker on Mar 13, 2003
    based on 35 ratings
     | 1,814 views

    I remember a summer day that began bright and sunny, but muggy and uncomfortable. The weatherman predicted storms, but when one looked outside, it was hard to believe it would happen. By 3 in the afternoon things had changed drastically. The air was so humid you felt you would drown just walking ...read more

  • First, Give Your Kids The Luxury Of A Mistake ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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     | 1,333 views

    First, Give your kids the luxury of a mistake now and then. You made a few growing up. Acceptance by you and approval from you is critical to their healthy development. Second, Give your kids room to come to their own convictions and conclusions. Parents are foundational to success. At the same ...read more

  • I Have An Old Story To Tell You. I Heard This ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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     | 1,753 views

    I have an old story to tell you. I heard this from my pastor during the early years of my conversion to Christianity. I learned later that this story dates back to the 19th century. It gives us a picture of a God who really longs to save us. Some of you might know the story. But I’m going tell it ...read more

  • I Have An Old Story To Tell You. I Heard This ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,067 views

    I have an old story to tell you. I heard this from my pastor during the early years of my conversion to Christianity. I learned later that this story dates back to the 19th century. It gives us a picture of a God who really longs to save us. Some of you might know the story. But I’m going tell it ...read more

  • Charles Van Gorder Was A Doctor With The 101st ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Nov 29, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 660 views

    Charles Van Gorder was a doctor with the 101st Airborne on June 6, 1944. Captain Gorder and many other doctors were going to do something new on that day. They flew behind enemy lines in gliders made out of tubing, plywood and canvass. Many crashed in the French fields and were severely wounded ...read more

  • The Directions Were Wrong  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jan 13, 2008
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     | 2,667 views

    The Directions Were Wrong The doubleheader train was bucking a heavy snowstorm as its steam engines pulled it west. A woman with a baby wanted to leave the train at one of the little stations along the route. She repeatedly called, “Don’t forget me!” to the brakeman responsible to call out the ...read more

  • John F. Kennedy Questioned By Coal Miner About ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 14, 2009
     | 4,514 views

    John F. Kennedy Questioned by Coal Miner About His History of Work In 1960, John Kennedy was running for the presidency, and was campaigning near a coal mine in West Virginia. One of the miners put a series of questions to Kennedy: "Is it true that your father is one of the wealthiest men in the ...read more

  • Spiritual "Glory Hole"

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Dec 8, 2011
     | 3,543 views

    SPIRITUAL "GLORY HOLE" On a wall in our home hangs a picture of the GHOST-TOWN of Bodie, Nevada. While out west visiting family my wife stopped by and became intrigued with the place. It became an abandoned town after the gold rush gave out. In its hey-day, it was all anyone could have ...read more

  • A Parable On Tithing  PRO

    Contributed by Scott Bradford on Apr 25, 2012
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     | 12,749 views

    A PARABLE ON TITHING Over the last two years I was scanning in old files so that I didn’t have three file drawers full of sermons and documents. I had some old files of my dad and in them I discovered some great old stories. One was a parable on tithing. I found it humorous, I can only hope that ...read more

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