Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"Power depends on good connections. The train with the locomotive, machinery with the engine; the electrical mechanism with the powerhouse. And in the
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Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Feb 11, 2010
A streamlined train was rushing over the rails, speeding madly to its destination. A passenger asked the porter, "Does this train stop at the next
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Contributed by David Tack on Mar 16, 2012
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"In the training of art students, the master does not merely tell them what is wrong in a design; he puts the right design beside the wrong and lets them judge for themselves, and that is exactly what Jesus Christ did in the Sermon on the Mount.”
(Chambers, Oswald. The
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Contributed by Bruce Howell on Aug 4, 2001
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Illus.: Four Preachers Confess
Four preachers met for a friendly gathering. During the conversation one preacher said, “Our people come to us and pour out their hears, confess certain sins and needs. Let’s do the same. Confession is good for the soul.” In due time all agree. One of them said that
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Paul Fritz on Nov 29, 2001
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THE BEST PREACHER IN THE FAMILY
G. Campbell Morgan, a profound British preacher whose four sons all became pastors, influenced millions with his preaching, teaching and writing.
One day, when his young son Howard finished preached, a reporter asked him, "Since you have five Pastors in your
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Illustration from Stories for Preachers on the commitment of love of one to another from Mother Teresa:“My own mother used to be very busy the whole day, but as soon as evening came, she moved very fast to get ready to meet my father. At that time we didn’t understand; we used to laugh; we used to
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Contributed by Jim Blevins on May 16, 2009
A preacher was at a seminar and heard the following: "The best years of my life were spent in the arms of another man’s wife!" The crowd was shocked! Then he continued "My mother!" The crowd laughed and he finished the rest of his speech which held everyone’s attention . The young preacher liked
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Independent/Bible
MACHINE GUN PREACHER
Video Clip Illustration: From wingclips.com (From Machine Gun Preacher clip)
SYNOPSIS: Machine Gun Preacher is the inspirational true story of Sam Childers, a former drug-dealing criminal who undergoes an astonishing transformation and finds an unexpected calling as the
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Contributed by Gordon Curley on Oct 7, 2012
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TOP TEN PREACHERS
A man wrote to a pastor of a large Church saying, "I am visiting your city and I would like to preach in your Church."
The pastor wrote back saying, "Thank you for the offer but we are already sorted for in this area."
The man wrote again saying, "I feel I ought to preach
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Brethren
Contributed by Timothy Peck on Feb 1, 2001
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In 1849 a wagon train was traveling through Death Valley to follow the gold rush into California. As this particular wagon train trudged through Death Valley, the hottest place in California, they looked ahead and saw a sheet of water they all believed was Owen’s Lake. But it was just a mirage
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Contributed by Tj Tipton on Mar 31, 2001
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Charles H. Spurgeon in training young ministers said to his students, "When you talk about heaven let your face light up with a heavenly glory.
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 12, 2002
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When I was in training as a Marine, I remember one particularly grueling exercise where we were deposited in the center of Dartmoor, England. We were told to make our way on foot to a certain point on the map more than fifty rugged miles away. As we had done a similar journey the previous day,
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Oct 30, 2003
A man boarded a train in St. Louis. He was looking forward to seeing family in California. He talked with other passengers about his family whom he had not seen. Some of his traveling companions told him about their experience traveling through California. When the man was told about the beauty
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Evie Megginson on Nov 4, 2003
An American woman whose dream of riding a train through the English countryside came true. After boarding the train she kept fretting about the windows and the temperature, complaining about her seat assignment, rearranging her luggage, and so on. To her shock, she suddenly reached her journey’s
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