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  • Love Of A Disciple  PRO

    Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Jul 6, 2011
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    LOVE OF A DISCIPLE Tertullian, an early Christian author, reported that the Romans would exclaim, "See how they love one another," and Justin Martyr, a Greek-speaking Christian apologist, sketched Christian love this way: "We who used to value the acquisition of wealth and possessions more than ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Andy Stanley Tells The Story Of When He Was 13 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    Andy Stanley tells the story of when he was 13 and learning the meaning of the phrase, “Actions speak louder than words.” His dad was the Associate pastor of First Baptist in Atlanta when the senior pastor was asked to resign. Charles Stanley was asked to preach on Sundays until a suitable ...read more

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  • Ellen Porter Tells The Story Mitsuyo A Japanese ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    Ellen Porter tells the story Mitsuyo a Japanese exchange student coming to live with her family. Her father had written and warned Ellen that Mitsuyo was a willful child but she saw no signs of that at all. She dressed the same each day, was silent while eating at the dinner table and seemed ...read more

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  • Heroes Who Can't Swim

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    HEROES WHO CAN'T SWIM Paul Harvey tells the story of Ray Blankenship preparing his breakfast and gazing out the window, when he saw a small girl being swept along in the rain-flooded drainage ditch beside his Andover, Ohio, home. Blankenship knew that farther downstream, the ditch disappeared with ...read more

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  • Patchwork World

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    PATCHWORK WORLD Studdert Kennedy tells of an explorer who brought back a chameleon which his household affectionately named Billy the Lizard. The explorer left Billy in charge of his butler who showed him to his many friends and associates. When the explorer returned, he asked how Billy was. ...read more

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  • Salt-Craving

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    SALT-CRAVING Salt creates thirst. Try eating just one Ruffles potato chip. You cannot eat just one chip. They are salty which creates a thirst for more. When people look at our lives here do they thirst more for the living Jesus? Chuck Swindoll says an appropriate grave marker for many might be ...read more

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  • An Atheist Defends Evangelism In Africa

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 31, 2008
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    AN ATHEIST DEFENDS EVANGELISM IN AFRICA I would like to conclude by reading you an article – that Andrew sent to me - from the Sunday Times dated 27th December 2008 written by Matthew Parris: December 27, 2008 (full article) As an atheist, I truly believe Africa needs God Missionaries, not aid ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Jack Canfield Tells About A Young High School ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
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    Jack Canfield tells about a young high school student whose father was a horse trainer. Because the family had to follow the horse-racing season, the young boy had to change schools throughout the year. During his senior year he was asked to write a paper about what his dreams for the future were. ...read more

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  • The Ninety-Five Year Old Woman At The Nursing ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
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    The ninety-five year old woman at the nursing home received a visit from one of her fellow church members. "How are you feeling?" the visitor asked. "Oh," said the lady, "I’m just worried sick!" "What are you worried about, dear?" her friend asked. "You look like you’re in good health. They ...read more

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  • Vance Haver Said, "We Are Not To Be Isolated But ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
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    Vance Haver said, "We are not to be isolated but insulated, moving in the midst of evil but untouched by it. Separation is contact without contamination." (From Nathan ...read more

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  • I Have Been Chosen Many Times. The First Was ...

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Jan 4, 2009
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    I have been chosen many times. The first was when a little girl in the second grade decided I was her boyfriend. Girls were “icky” at the time, so I ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Are You ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 7, 2009
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    ARE YOU SERIOUS? Mr. Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma City purchased a brand new 32-foot Winnebago motor home. On his first trip home, having driven onto the freeway, he set the cruise control at 70 mph and calmly left the drivers seat to go into the back and make himself a cup of coffee. Not ...read more

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  • Silly ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2009
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    SILLY LAWSUITS Mr. Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma City purchased a brand new 32-foot Winnebago motor home. On his first trip home, having driven onto the freeway, he set the cruise control at 70 mph and calmly left the drivers seat to go into the back and make himself a cup of coffee. Not ...read more

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  • In His Book Ghost Soldiers, Hampton Sides Tel...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2009
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    In his book Ghost Soldiers, Hampton Sides tells the story of a dramatic mission during World War II. On January 28th, 1945, 121 hand-selected Army Rangers slipped behind enemy lines in the Philippines in an attempt to rescue 513 American and British POW’s who had spent three years in a hellish ...read more

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  • Prison Doors Open From ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2009
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    PRISON DOORS OPEN FROM OUTSIDE Dietrich Bonhoeffer, imprisoned by Hitler during World War II, writes to his fiancé about one of the many lessons he learned from life in prison: “A prison cell, in which one waits, hopes, does various unessential things, and is completely dependent on the fact ...read more

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  • The Church Is About ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2009
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    THE CHURCH IS ABOUT FREEDOM The silkworm makes an amazing journey to becoming a moth. At one point in the journey, the worm spins about itself a remarkable cocoon. The little sack is composed of 400 to 800 yards of silk fiber which seals it from the inside as it waits for metamorphosis. When that ...read more

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  • Thou Wast A Bond-Man

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Jan 18, 2009
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    Thou Wast a Bond-Man John Newton, the former slave-ship captain, was so grateful for God’s gracious dealings with him that when the vicarage at Olney was refurbished he had two sentences from Isaiah 43:4 and Deuteronomy 15:15 painted over the fireplace of his study: ’Since thou wast precious in my ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Newton: Infidel Restored  PRO

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Jan 18, 2009
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    John Newton: Infidel Restored John Newton continued his ministry into his old age, turning a deaf ear to friends who urged him to accept retirement, as by the time he reached 80 he was almost blind and partially deaf. "I cannot stop" he replied. "What! Shall the old African blasphemer stop while ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • A Pious Church Member, Who Thought Himself To Be ...

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jan 22, 2009
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    A pious church member, who thought himself to be a great Christian, visited the junior department of the Sunday school. The Superintendent asked him to say a few word to the boys and girls. He stood pompously before them and asked, "Why do you think people call me a Christian?" There was an ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Saturday Night Live Had A Skit With Hans And ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jan 23, 2009
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    Saturday Night Live had a skit with Hans and Frans, dressed in oversized stuffed sweatshirts to look like body builders with larger muscles. They would say (with a German accent), "We want to pump you up!" Some Christians live that ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal