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  • The Definition Of A Bbq

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Jul 8, 2009
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    THE DEFINITION OF A BBQ It’s the only type of cooking a "real man" will do. When a man volunteers to do the ’BBQ’ the following chain of events is put into motion: 1) The woman goes to the store. 2) The woman fixes the salad, vegetables, and dessert. 3) The woman prepares the meat for cooking, ...read more

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  • Elizabeth Griscom: Freedom Creates Courage  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009
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    ELIZABETH GRISCOM: FREEDOM CREATES COURAGE On January 1, 1752, Samuel and Rebecca Griscom gave birth to a baby girl they named Elizabeth. Elizabeth grew up a Quaker in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After completing her formal education, Elizabeth went on to work as an apprentice to John Webster, a ...read more

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  • No True Freedom Without God  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 24, 2009
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    NO TRUE FREEDOM WITHOUT GOD According to Mark Parsec, Independence Day "celebrates America’s Declaration of Independence from the tyranny of England under King George." The Declaration of Independence of 1776, he says, was not intended to declare war with England, nor did it actually establish our ...read more

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  • The Teacher By Leslie Pinckney Hill

    Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 15, 2009
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    The Teacher by Leslie Pinckney Hill Lord, who am I to teach the way To little children day by day, So prone myself to go astray? I Teach them KNOWLEDGE, but I know How faint they flicker and how low The candles of my knowledge glow. I teach them POWER to will and do, But only now to learn ...read more

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  • Dad's Alarm

    Contributed by Paul Collins on Sep 7, 2009
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    DAD'S ALARM A father wrote about what happened when his son David was about five years old. They attended a church where it was common for the preacher to invite children to the front for a special sermon. On one particular morning, he brought up a smoke detector and asked the children if anyone ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • The Parent Trap: The Joy Of Having A Dad  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 10, 2009
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    THE PARENT TRAP: THE JOY OF HAVING A DAD Anyone ever seen the original The Parent Trap with Hayley Mills done in 1961? Have you seen the remake from 1998? In the remake Lindsay Lohan plays the twins and Dennis Quaid is the father. If you know the story then you’ll remember that identical twins, ...read more

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  • I Knew He Would Come.

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 10, 2011
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    "I KNEW HE WOULD COME." Bruce Howell tells the story of a father and his son and daughter who were 8 and 10. They went swimming in the Atlantic Ocean off New Jersey a few years back. They were all great swimmers. They were a long way from shore and they became separated when the dad realized that ...read more

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  • The Impact Of Fatherlessness  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 11, 2011
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    THE IMPACT OF FATHERLESSNESS Several years ago the TV show 60 Minutes ran a segment that tells us something important about fatherlessness. The park rangers at a South African wildlife preserve were concerned about the slaughter of 39 rare white rhinos in their park. It turned out that the rhinos ...read more

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  • What To Do When There's No Fireworks

    Contributed by John Herrmann on Jun 21, 2011
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    WHAT TO DO WHEN THERE'S NO FIREWORKS Around sunset one very hot summer’s eve when we (in the Army Chaplaincy) were in Iraq, about forty miles north of Baghdad, we saw the military police pull up in the building just next door. Out came two Iraqi Prisoners of War, their hands were shackled behind ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • The Sufferings Of The Pilgrims

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 3, 2011
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    THE SUFFERINGS OF THE PILGRIMS The sufferings of these pilgrims has been a theme often repeated and yet it remains an amazing story. Within three months of the Mayflower landing in December 1620, only about fifty of the original hundred survived. Their graves had to be unmarked and grassed over to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • The Definition Of Me

    Contributed by Scott Berry on Jul 21, 2011
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    THE DEFINITION OF ME Quote from the movie 'Spanglish' - "I've been overwhelmed by your encouragement to apply to your university and your list of scholarships available to me. Though, as I hope this essay shows, your acceptance, while it would thrill me, will not define ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • The Influence Of Mothers

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 5, 2011
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    THE INFLUENCE OF MOTHERS Don DeWelt was one of my college professors at Ozark Christian College. Don preached a sermon entitled, "The only commandment the virgin Mary ever gave." What was that commandment? DO WHATEVER HE TELLS YOU. God bless all mothers who have said to her children, "Do whatever ...read more

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  • The Rug: Making And Keeping Good Boys

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2011
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    THE RUG: MAKING AND KEEPING GOOD BOYS A preacher tells how he was once entertained by a teacher and his wife who had two boys in their middle teens. He writes, "Immediately on entering, I felt the home atmosphere. They were evidently a fine Christian family. However, I noticed that the carpet in ...read more

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  • Because She Is A Mother  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2011
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    BECAUSE SHE IS A MOTHER Out of the French Revolution came a story of a mother who wandered through the woods for three days with her two children, trying to survive on roots and leaves. On the third day, she heard some soldiers approaching and quickly hid herself and the children behind some ...read more

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  • Mom's Church  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2011
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    MOM'S CHURCH Four scholars were arguing over Bible translations. One said he preferred the King James Version because of its beauty, eloquent old English. Another said he preferred the American Standard Bible for its literalism, the way it moves the reader from passage to passage with confident ...read more

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  • The Inspiration Behind The Statue Of Liberty

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2011
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    THE INSPIRATION BEHIND THE STATUE OF LIBERTY The Statue Of Liberty has towered above Bedlow Island, near the entrance to New York Harbor, as a symbol of freedom. The famous sculptor, Bartholdi, gave twenty years of devoted effort to the work, personally superintending the raising of the ...read more

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  • Steering By Mother's Light

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2011
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    STEERING BY MOTHER'S LIGHT To illustrate the great influence of a Godly mother, let me tell you the story of Susannah Prentice. This story goes back to 1950. Susannah and her husband, Miles, lived in a 2-story house located on the coast of Maine. Miles and Susannah had 2 sons and a daughter. ...read more

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  • Mama's Prayers  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 9, 2011
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    MAMA'S PRAYERS E. V. (Ed) Hill, who pastored Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles, tells the story of how "Mama’s" love and prayers changed his life. During the height of the Depression, Hill’s real mother, who had five children of her own, didn’t have enough food to go around, so ...read more

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  • Daughter Of A Jew-Catcher

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 21, 2011
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    DAUGHTER OF A JEW-CATCHER I recently read an article by a minister who had been invited to preach to a church Congregation in Holland. His visit coincided with the Dutch Day of Remembrance, held each year on the anniversary of Holland’s liberation from the Nazis. His talk was preceded by several ...read more

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  • Not If Jesus Is Like Dad  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 21, 2011
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    NOT IF JESUS IS LIKE DAD Some months ago I heard a touching story about a humble, consecrated pastor whose young son had become very ill. After the boy had undergone an exhaustive series of tests, the father was told the shocking news that his son had a terminal illness. The youngster had accepted ...read more

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