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  • The Nicholson Shed

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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    THE NICHOLSON SHED William Pattison Nicholson has been called the ’tornado’ of the pulpit. He was mightily used by God in Northern Ireland at the beginning of the 20th century. Nicholson was as Irish as the turf and as rugged as the hills of Donegal. But Holy Ghost power rested upon him. In the ...read more

  • Martin Luther Had A Dream In Which He Stood On ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on May 1, 2008
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    Martin Luther had a dream in which he stood on the day of judgment before God Himself, and Satan was there to accuse him. When Satan opened his books full of accusations, he pointed to transgression after transgression of which Luther was guilty. As the proceedings went on, Luther's heart sunk in ...read more

  • The Great Wall Of China Is The Largest Wall Ever ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on May 29, 2008
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    The Great Wall of China is the largest wall ever built. It took 1800 years to build from 220 BC until sometime during the Ming dynasty in the 1600’s. When it was completed, it was 6000 miles long. At one point, 800,000 people were working on that wall day and night Some people spent their entire ...read more

  • Robert Clinton Has Studied And Written A Great ...

    Contributed by Dean O'bryan on Jul 21, 2008
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    Robert Clinton has studied and written a great deal about leadership. Clinton has come to the conclusion that over 70% of leaders don’t finish well. For Christian leaders, he offers six factors that contribute to leadership failure. One is, leaders quit learning and growing. Contentment is ...read more

  • Robert Clinton Has Studied And Written A Great ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dean O'bryan on Jul 23, 2008
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     | 2,012 views

    Robert Clinton has studied and written a great deal about leadership. Clinton has come to the conclusion that over 70% of leaders don’t finish well. For Christian leaders, he offers six factors that contribute to leadership failure. One is, leaders quit learning and growing. Contentment is a ...read more

  • Lack Of Warning

    Contributed by John Boquist on Aug 9, 2008
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    LACK OF WARNING Imagine if the highway department only wanted to put up highway signs that made people feel good about driving. Instead of speed limit signs with a number, they would say something like, "Whatever seems right to you." Gone would be any signs indicating potential danger such as ...read more

  • If I Profess With The Loudest Voice And ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Aug 23, 2008
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    “If I profess with the loudest voice and clearest exposition every portion of the word of God except precisely that little point which the world and the Devil are at that point attacking, I am not confessing Christ, however boldly I may be professing Christ. Where the battle rages, there the ...read more

  • Abe Lincoln Said That Alcohol Has Many Defenders, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
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    Abe Lincoln said that alcohol has many defenders, but has no defense. With so many defenders telling you why you should drink let me stand up here this morning and tell you that you should not drink. PROVERBS 23:31 says to not even look at alcohol! How much stronger can you tell someone to stay ...read more

  • A Man Is In The Barber Shop Getting A Haircut. As ...

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Oct 21, 2008
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    A man is in the barber shop getting a haircut. As he is leaving, the barber points out a man who is homeless, filthy, dirty, unkept and says, "Do you see that man?" He replied, "Yes, I see him." The barber said, "There is not a God, because if there was, he would not allow him to live so ...read more

  • Nicholson Shed

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2008
     | 2,359 views

    Nicholson Shed William Pattison Nicholson has been called the 'tornado' of the pulpit. He was mightily used by God in Northern Ireland at the beginning of the 20th century. Nicholson was as Irish as the turf and as rugged as the hills of Donegal. But Holy Ghost power rested upon him. In the ...read more

  • Read The Instructions

    Contributed by Steve Smith on Jan 25, 2009
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    READ THE INSTRUCTIONS Debbie's laptop broke several months ago, causing some frustration. We couldn't afford right now to put it in the shop, so we decided to attempt repair. We found a hard drive for really a great price, so we purchased and installed it into the drive bay. Suppose I failed to ...read more

  • The Mystery

    Contributed by Todd Leupold on Feb 3, 2009
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    THE MYSTERY A mystery, by definition (and certainly in Biblical usage) is something which is not easily understood, but that will eventually be revealed to those who search and wait. Think about it. How interesting do you think it would be if Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote his Sherlock Holmes ...read more

  • Re: Heb ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Mar 3, 2009
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    Re: Heb 10:20 The word “new” in vs 20 is, in the original language, “freshly slain”. In other words, God sees the shed blood of His Son, the perfect sacrifice, as fresh always. It is as though JUST NOW, Jesus died for us. It is as though JUST NOW He bore the stripes on His back and the thorns on ...read more

  • Better Than A Light

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Mar 15, 2009
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    BETTER THAN A LIGHT It was Christmas Eve 1946, King George the Sixth, reined over Great Britain. They had been bombed; they were broke and barren of any hope of the future. That Christmas Eve night he got on the radio to make an address to his nation. These were that last known words he spoke to ...read more

  • His Cross

    Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Mar 14, 2023
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    HIS CROSS The idols of my heart were many, I sunk low beneath the Law’s demand. Satan’s chains held me a prisoner, Burdened down by sin, I could not stand. Then there before me stood the answer! Guilt and slavery would soon be loss. For my shackles broke and fell from me, When I knelt humbly ...read more

  • Free Indeed!

    Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Sep 30, 2023
     | 1,663 views

    Once a pastor was speaking on the topic of Spiritual Freedom. He began to wax poetical in his delivery as he repeated over, and over this phrase… “I’m free! I’m free! Praise God I’m free indeed!” After service a little boy shook his hand and said, “Preacher, I’m free! I’m free! I’m free indeed!” ...read more

  • The Warsaw Children’s Choir (1946)

    Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Dec 4, 2025
     | 246 views

    The Warsaw Children’s Choir (1946) Now we shift scenes again. It was Christmas Eve, 1946. World War II had ended, but the city of Warsaw lay in ruins—bombed-out buildings, shattered streets, burned timbers. The Philharmonic gathered a children’s choir made up almost entirely of orphans—children who ...read more

  • In 1864, One Of America’s Great Poets, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Haines on Dec 8, 2000
    based on 151 ratings
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    In 1864, one of America’s great poets, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, wrote the poem which became the well-known carol, I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day. When I first heard this song, I wondered, “Why does he suddenly shift from joy at hearing the Christmas bells into such deep despair?” It starts ...read more

  • A Father’s Two Daughters Were Begging Him ...  PRO

    Contributed by Greg Warren on Apr 19, 2001
    based on 186 ratings
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    A father’s two daughters were begging him for permission to see the latest movie, which happened to be rated "R," with their friends. When he denied their request, their pleading only intensified. "It’s only rated R because it has just a little bad language and just a few scenes that are bad," ...read more

  • Rome Was Celebrating Its Temporary Victory Over ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2001
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    Rome was celebrating its temporary victory over Alaric the Goth in its usual manner, but watching gladiators fight to the death in the arena, when suddenly there was an interruption. A rudely clad robed figure boldly leaped down into the arena. Telemachus was one of the hermits who devoted ...read more