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  • Three Years And A Half Years Ago, An Incident ...

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Dec 28, 2006
     | 1,778 views

    Three years and a half years ago, an incident occurred that I filed back because I knew at some point that I would have a message to place it in. In fact, I heard Anthony Mangun use it in a message that he preached. I have some friends that incorporated it into some sermons that they preached. ...read more

  • There Was Once A Preacher Who Was Traveling ...

    Contributed by Jay Winters on Apr 2, 2009
     | 3,528 views

    There was once a preacher who was traveling between cities. He had lived in cities all of his life. He could tell you how to find a good parking spot, what neighborhoods to avoid within the city, and how to avoid traffic by using the backstreets. He was a smart guy with plenty of personality, ...read more

  • The Gift Of The Skates

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 19, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,620 views

    THE GIFT OF THE SKATES So how do we recognize His authority in our lives? How do we express our faith and our love to Him? By committing ourselves to His mission. Jesus doesn’t say anything about saving sinners and getting them into heaven. The primary priority of his mission is to preach good ...read more

  • Popular Ideas Of Jesus  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 5, 2009
    based on 10 ratings
     | 5,769 views

    POPULAR IDEAS OF JESUS As we consider the risk of following Jesus, we must acknowledge the same thing; we must acknowledge that Jesus is THE Christ, not some popularized version we hear about today. In a posting just this last June, Kevin DeYoung, in his Restless and Reformed blog, describes ...read more

  • Forgiving When You Can't

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 15, 2010
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    FORGIVING WHEN YOU CAN'T by Jeannette Williams Her car had killed my husband, a school crossing guard. She had struck Tom down while he was on duty, helping the children. The investigating officer and witnesses had told me it was a "no fault" accident. I didn't want to believe them. In the ...read more

  • Brad Pitt ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 1, 2010
     | 3,935 views

    Brad Pitt Interview Interview with the actor, Brad Pitt, in Parade magazine. Pitt grew up in Springfield, MO, the oldest of three children in a conservative, Southern Baptist family. His mother was a school counselor; his father ran a trucking company. "My dad made sure our needs were met," he ...read more

  • The Authority Of The Believer  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,951 views

    THE AUTHORITY OF THE BELIEVER In Santa Cruz there's a strip called Pacific Avenue, and there's a number of bars. And I remember walking down Pacific Avenue, and it was getting a little rowdy. And there was two or three very burly guys in kinda tight T-shirts that looked like they could kill you, ...read more

  • Who's Your Daddy?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 5, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
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    WHO'S YOUR DADDY? "A seminary professor was vacationing with his wife in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. One morning they were eating breakfast in a little restaurant, hoping to enjoy a quiet, family meal. While waiting for their food, they noticed a distinguished looking, white haired man moving from ...read more

  • The Hunger And The Hunt

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Nov 13, 2010
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    THE HUNGER AND THE HUNT "She was not beautiful but her eyes were magnificient. They were piercing and caught the light as jade shards and occasionally as she passed into shadows you could catch glimses of the hunger betrayed in the depths of their opalescent gaze. As the inquisitive marvelled at ...read more

  • I'll Go Back And Tell Them Again.

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 30, 2011
     | 4,517 views

    "I'LL GO BACK AND TELL THEM AGAIN." In a book entitled "Jungle Harvest," written by a missionary named Ruby Scott, she describes some of her experiences in reaching a people group known as the Tila Indians who lived in a remote village in the jungles of south Mexico, just north of the Guatemalan ...read more

  • The Thessalonian Error  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 22, 2012
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    THE THESSALONIAN ERROR The Thessalonian error was misunderstanding the purpose of end-time prophecy. The purpose is not to identify the anti-Christ or to inform us of events. Others have misunderstood the purpose of second-coming prophecy. Many people have been identified as the anti-Christ. ...read more

  • Parable Of An Old Farmer And His Massey ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 27, 2012
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    PARABLE OF AN OLD FARMER AND HIS MASSEY FERGUSON “One cool spring morning a old man got up and opened the back door to his little farm house. It’s early in the morning and there are still a couple stars out; the grass is covered in dew. He walks over to the barn and pulls the large doors open to ...read more

  • Deepika And Discipline  PRO

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Aug 27, 2013
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     | 8,478 views

    DEEPIKA AND DISCIPLINE James 4:8 "Come near to God and He will come near to you..." She is just a doll! Fair, pretty with a smile that could steal anyone's heart; her name is Deepika, four year old daughter of a couple who pick up garbage from residential quarters. She was untamed, dirty, ...read more

  • False Prophets And False Christ's Will Make The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    False prophets and false Christ’s will make the scene in the last days. There was Prophet Jim Jones of the terrible Guyana tragedy on November 18, 1978 when he lied to his followers and convinced them (or commanded them) to drink Kool-aid laced with poison. 913 people were found dead, including Jim ...read more

  • Two Men Are Seated In A Plane. The First Is ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 21 ratings
     | 7,070 views

    Two men are seated in a plane. The first is given a parachute and told to put is on as it would improve his flight. He’s a little skeptical at first because he can’t see how wearing a parachute in a plane could possibly improve the flight. After a time he decides to experiment and see if the claim ...read more

  • The Daffodil Story.  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 18 ratings
     | 3,864 views

    The Daffodil Story. Several times my daughter had telephoned to say, "Mother, you must come to see the daffodils before they are over." I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive from Laguna to Lake Arrowhead. "I will come next Tuesday," I promised a little reluctantly on her third call. Next ...read more

  • My Family Was Infected With Some Kind Of Sickness ...

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Dec 7, 2007
     | 1,494 views

    My family was infected with some kind of sickness a couple of months ago that we have had the most terrible time getting over. In fact, I think we may still have it. It all started when my wife Christina had a small cough and a little bit of a sore throat. At first we just thought it was a ...read more

  • This Passage From The Bible Says That If A Person ...

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Aug 3, 2008
     | 1,501 views

    This passage from the Bible says that if a person “has” Jesus in his or her life, then they have “eternal life.” What’s eternal life? The bottom line is that it means Heaven. Forever. And how do we get that eternal life? By having Jesus in your life. This says that if we have Jesus, we have ...read more

  • There Once Was A Weak And Sickly Man. The Man Was ...

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Nov 17, 2008
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    There once was a weak and sickly man. The man was so sick and he could not afford going to town to the doctor. The man lived in the deep back woods in an old log cabin, his condition seemed to grow worse. Out in front of his cabin was a huge boulder. The rock was massive in front of his place. One ...read more

  • Depression: "I Need ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2009
     | 4,908 views

    DEPRESSION: "I NEED HELP." Dear Sir, Hi. My name is Carole. I am seventeen years old and a senior in high school. And I want to die. My name is Brandy. I’m 13 years old and I’ve tried to kill myself six times. I had some problems with my mom and I felt I couldn’t live anymore. I don’t know what ...read more