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  • Commitment

    Contributed by Tim Smith on May 28, 2015
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    Dave Hood tells the story of training to run a 5K run. Every time his wife and he would go running on their favorite trail, they’d walk a little faster, and with a little more gusto. One day, a half mile in and a young lady came at them sprinting towards them. They jumped out of the way so she ...read more

  • Small Things

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 1, 2019
     | 4,117 views

    LITTLE THINGS: THE BIBLE TEACHES US TO NOT DESPISE THE DAYS OF SMALL THINGS. Zech. 4:10. In October 10, 1871, it had been a season of dryness. Little rain in sometime. The little buildings were small little WOODEN buildings. A little couple named Patrick and Catherine O’Leary lived in their little ...read more

  • A Christian's ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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     | 3,178 views

    “A Christian’s Prayer” “Statesmen Who Fear God” The children of God can most certainly desire godly leaders and call out to the Lord for those who walk in the fear of the Lord. The last words of King David in 2 Samuel give us this truth, “The God of Israel spoke, the Rock of Israel said to me: ...read more

  • Hope In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009
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    HOPE IN PERSECUTION Hope is a strange thing. It will give you confidence in the bleakest of times. But hope is not any good unless you have your hope in someone that will not let you down. There are a lot of things that we hope for, and a lot of things that we wish for. The hope I am talking about ...read more

  • Story That Occurred During Ww I And The British ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Story that occurred During WW I and the British liberation of Palestine. British were coming up from Beersheeba chasing the Turkish soilders out of the land. In the pursit, the British army outdistanced the camel train that was carrying their water. Soon their water bottles were empty and slowly ...read more

  • Here Are The Percentages Of Resolutions That ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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     | 3,071 views

    Here are the percentages of resolutions that people have promised to make for 2007: Now if you are into making goals and wanting to set them there is a website just for you. It’s called mygoals.com and it helps you stay on track, but it also has trends for what people are going to make as goals ...read more

  • One Day She Was Reading The Newspaper And Came ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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     | 1,715 views

    One day she was reading the newspaper and came across an article about the ministry of D.L. Moody and the Revival that was taking place in the United States. Even though she had never heard of him before, she began to pray and ask God to send Moody to her church in England. Some time later, Moody ...read more

  • From Texas History Comes The Story Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005
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    From Texas history comes the story of the conversion of Sam Houston. At one tine, the Texas hero was called “The Old Drunk.” While he was governor of Tennessee, his wife left him. In despair he resigned as governor and tried to escape his problems by going to live among Cherokee Indians. He stayed ...read more

  • The Last Words Of A Dying Person Are Normally ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
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    The last words of a dying person are normally never forgotten. A person’s closing comments often reveal their pain and agony. Some enter eternity without saying anything, while others utter sentiments that disclose their values, priorities, and innermost thoughts. The great Baptist preacher, ...read more

  • You May Have Read The Following On A Bookmark Or ...

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Apr 1, 2007
     | 527 views

    You may have read the following on a bookmark or plaque, but it has special significance today. He was born in an obscure village, the child of a peasant woman. He grew up in still another village, where he worked in a carpenter shop until he was thirty. Then for three years he was an itinerant ...read more

  • I've Been A Pastor A Long Time, And I've ...  PRO

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Sep 27, 2004
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    I’ve been a pastor a long time, and I’ve encouraged a multitude of folks to get regular about worshipping. But I’ve also been told a similar multitude of times, Preacher, you don’t have to go to church to worship. Now, I would say that that is true; I am also certain that if you say you believe ...read more

  • A Friend Of Mine, Says A Writer Quoted In The ...

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Nov 1, 2004
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    A friend of mine, says a writer quoted in the Sunday School Times, who had been a gangster and kidnaper for twelve years, met Jesus Christ in prison. Christ said, "I will come and live in you, and we will serve this sentence together"; and they did. Several years later he was discharged, and just ...read more

  • While At Mcdonalds This Past Week I Saw A ...

    Contributed by Charles Newman on Mar 14, 2009
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    While at McDonalds this past week I saw a grandmother almost in tears of frustration as she tried to strap her toddler granddaughter into a car seat. They couldn’t leave to go to their next destination until the little girl was safe and secure in the car seat. The little child kicked and screamed ...read more

  • Traders Vs. ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 8, 2009
     | 2,619 views

    Traders vs. Investors We all have seen the effect of those who have given up on the economy. In his newspaper column called “Market Report,” Bill Barnhart once explained the difference between investors and traders in the stock market. “A trader in a stock,” writes Barnhart, “is making ...read more

  • Evans On The Virgin Birth

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2009
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     | 4,905 views

    EVANS ON THE VIRGIN BIRTH Dr. William Evans, who pastored College Church from 1906-1909, was an unusually accomplished man. He had the entire King James Version of the Bible memorized as well as the New Testament of the American Standard Version. Dr. Evans also authored over fifty books. His son, ...read more

  • In The World Today...we Are Trying To Marry ...

    Contributed by Hugh Laing on Feb 17, 2010
     | 1,776 views

    In the world today...we are trying to marry Christianity to all the wrong things...we are trying to marry it to prosperity...popularity...personalities...politics...and beloved...it ain't working 'cause it's broken! And yet many ministers preach a PROSPERITY DOCTRINE today because it feeds our ...read more

  • Unbelievers At The Second Coming

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2011
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    UNBELIEVERS AT THE SECOND COMING Charles Haddon Spurgeon, the great Victorian preacher, said in a sermon entitled ‘Secret sins’ preached in 1857: "When Christ comes a second time, there will be a marvellous change in the way men talk. Me thinks I see him; there he sits upon his throne. Now, ...read more

  • Out-Of-Whack Priorities

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 26, 2011
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     | 5,944 views

    OUT-OF-WHACK PRIORITIES USA Today ran an article on October 25th, 1995 that is a great illustration about priorities. It reads... "Ronald Warwick, captain of the luxury cruise ship Queen Elizabeth II, questioned a passenger who paid full fare for his dog to join them on an around-the-world ...read more

  • I Don't Want To Be A Fireman

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Apr 20, 2011
     | 1,560 views

    I DON'T WANT TO BE A FIREMAN I recall a conversation I once had with a precocious little boy we once had in the church I pastored for 10 years in Wiesbaden. I asked him what he wanted to be when he grew up. "Well," he replied, "I don't want to be a fireman." I'd never had a kid tell me what ...read more

  • Who Will Do The Need-Meeting?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 11, 2011
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     | 4,669 views

    WHO WILL DO THE NEED-MEETING? One preacher told of shopping at the supermarket when a lady came down the aisle heading straight for him. She screeched to a halt within a few feet of him, wagged her finger, and said, "I left your church. I left your church". So I said, "Well, if it’s my church, I ...read more