Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
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MY DILAPIDATED HOUSE
On his eightieth birthday, John Quincy Adams was walking slowly along a Boston street. A friend asked him "How is John Quincy Adams today?"
The former president replied graciously,
"Thank you, John Quincy Adams is well, sir, quite well, I thank you. But the house in which
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 3, 2002
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Several years ago at a passion play an incident took place during Jesus carrying the cross. A man in the audience was heckling the character playing Jesus, throwing out jeers, taunts and dares. Finally the character could no longer tolerate the heckler, he dropped the cross and went over and
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“Many years ago a man conned his way into the orchestra of the emperor of China although he could not play a note. Whenever the group practiced or performed, he would hold his flute against his lips, pretending to play but not making a sound. He received a modest salary and enjoyed a comfortable
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United Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 20, 2002
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THE HORRID DESCRIPTION
Jesus was tied to a post and beaten at least thirty-nine times – and probably more – with a whip that had jagged bones and balls of lead woven into it. Again and again the whip was brought down with full force on his bare shoulders, back, and legs …
At first the heavy
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Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Apr 2, 2002
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LISTING THE COMEBACKS
The 2001 World Series between the New York Yankees and the Arizona Diamondbacks will go down as that of the comeback.
So in the November 12, 2001 issue of Sports Illustrated, they ranked the 10 greatest comebacks in world history. Among those making the list:
1. Muhammad
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2002
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A HUG OF MY OWN
When my wife and I lived in Honduras, we spent part of our time helping a ministry called Amor y Vida (Love and Life). This ministry acted as an orphanage and hospice because the people who lived there were children who had cancer and had been abandoned by their family.
While we
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Contributed by Rick Stacy on May 21, 2002
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Guys, Let me give you an example of selfless and sacrificial love in today’s terms. Are you ready? Give your wife the remote control…
Now ladies: Do not undervalue that action… It is a significant sacrifice for a guy! Several years ago my wife and vacationed in a time-share condo in Florida with
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Christian/Church Of Christ
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A scientist, unjustly accused and convicted of a major crime, found himself sentenced to
hard time in a prison out in the Arizona desert. His cellmate turned out to be another scientist.
Determined to escape, the first man tried to convince his colleague to make the attempt with him.
He refused.
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Baptist
Contributed by Dana Chau on Jul 18, 2002
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LEAVING A LEGACY
Paul J. Meyer in his book "Unlocking Your Legacy" tells about the time his mother was found after having fallen in her home. She died a few days later in the hospital. The year was 1969.
Mr. Meyer writes, "In the apron she was wearing the day she fell, I found a note that read:
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 14, 2002
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SUCCESS REQUIRES DISCIPLINE
John Maxwell relates the story of Bobby Jones, a legendary golfer who won a major tournament at twenty-one. By age twenty-eight, he had already won the grand slam and retired.
Jones had an uncle who said that by the time he was fourteen, Bobby was probably already the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 3, 2002
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A baby was born down south. A girl by the name of Helen Keller was destined from early childhood never to see or speak or hear! She became mean spirited and would through fits of rage many times during the day. She came under the care of a young adult by the name of Anne when she was around 5
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Sep 13, 2002
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[Needless Fear]
The early American Indians had a unique practice of training young braves.
On the night of a boy’s thirteenth birthday, after learning hunting, scouting, and fishing skills, he was put to one final test.
He was placed in a dense forest to spend the entire night alone.
Until then, he
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 20, 2002
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There was a little boy with a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, to hammer a nail in the back fence.
The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Then it gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his
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Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 27, 2002
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A man is walking past the field of a farmer with a cow on a roap. The farmer says, "Hey mister, where ya goin with thet there cow?’
The man replies, "I’m takin it to town to sell it."
The farmer says, " You mean if it’s the Lords will you are."
The man says , "Well it’s my cow and I recon I can do
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Mennonite
Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2002
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FINDING THE KINGDOM OF GOD
"In ’A Confession,’ Leo Tolstoy relates how the drive toward goodness that moved him as a boy was erased by his experiences in society. Later in life, after overwhelming success as a writer, he nevertheless sank into a psychological paralysis brought on by his vision of
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