Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 2, 2007
One time Jesus mentioned to his disciples that the temple and the other buildings in Jerusalem would be destroyed. The disciples asked Jesus when this would happen. He doesn’t give them a straight answer but one statement he says is: (Mark 13:15 NIV) Let no one on the roof of his house go down
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Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Jan 23, 2007
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WORK IN GOD’S KINGDOM
John Stott tells a joke against his vocation: a clefgyman is the last person in the world to write about work. For, as everybody knows, he has not done an honest day’s work in his life. As the old saying goes, he is ‘six days invisible and one day incomprehensible!’
The
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Craig Shirley in his sermon “That’s not fair” tells this story from one of Bill Cosby’s books:
You know, comedian Bill Cosby says that you aren’t really a parent until you have at least two children. When you have only one child and you walk into the room and find the lamp broken, it’s difficult
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
At the end of World War II, General George S. Patton had the occasion to lament the war’s end in a quiet walk that he took with his friend and mentor General Omar Bradley. He told “Brad” that he actually was sad to see the war ending in Europe and that he would miss the “struggle” and the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
1. (Illustration) In the former Soviet Union several years ago, there was a house church that had to meet in secret to avoid reprisals from the communist government. One Sunday these believers arrived inconspicuously in small groups throughout the day so as not to arouse the suspicion of KGB
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 27, 2007
In How Life Imitates the World Series, Dave Bosewell tells a story about Earl Weaver, former manager of the Baltimore Orioles. Sports fans will enjoy how he handled star Reggie Jackson.
Weaver had a rule that no one could steal a base unless given the steal sign. This upset Jackson because he
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Tad Mills on Feb 3, 2004
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ILLUSTRATION:
Pick someone out of the congregation who you know will be “grossed out by this”. Take a “Snickers” bar, hold it up and say:
“This morning I want to give away this Snickers Candy Bar”.
Then walk over to that person and say:
“Ok, this candy bar is for you. I want you to have it.
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Contributed by Dana Visneskie on Feb 5, 2004
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Imagine, if you will, that you work for a company whose president found it necessary to travel out of the country and spend an extended period of time abroad. So he says to you and the other trusted employees, “Look, I’m going to leave. And while I’m gone, I want you to pay close attention to the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 24, 2004
During the 19th century more than half of the infants died in their first year of life from a disease called marasmus, a Greek word meaning “wasting away.” As late as the 1920’s …the death rate for infants under one year of age in various U.S. foundling institutions was close to 100%! Dr. Henry
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Contributed by D Todd on Apr 22, 2004
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This really illustrates the point of God’s Provision and how He works through us. I go to the grocery store and get a pie. You will have to try which one works best for you. I like to use apple or the frozen kind that leaves lots of left over crumbs and pieces in the bottom of the pan.
I take
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B. Poem: MORE THAN A MOTHER
When God set the world in place,
when He hung the stars up in space,
when He made the land and the sea,
then He made you and me.
He sat back and saw all that was good,
He saw things to be as they should.
Just one more blessing He had in store;
He created a mother, but
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Contributed by Kent Kessler on Aug 30, 2007
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Back when the telegraph was the fastest method of long-distance communication, a young man applied for a job as a Morse Code operator. Answering an ad in the newspaper, he went to the office address that was listed. When he arrived, he entered a large, busy office filled with noise and clatter,
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Methodist
"The Power of God"
A little boy was walking downtown one day and he came to a pet store. He really wanted a little puppy dog. He began saving every penny because he wanted to get a little puppy dog. He knew exactly how much money he needed. Everyday he would pass that pet shop on his way home
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Contributed by Rick Stacy on Sep 17, 2007
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I want to tell you a story about a man in whom God has moved so miraculously, I’ve just got to walk you through it.
Mel Pellinen was a big strapping guy. I met him when I lived in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Mel lived in Ishpeming and for years as a butcher he had carried whole sides of
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Sep 19, 2007
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TEAM HOYT
- Team Hoyt loves to race
-Dick and Rick Hoyt are a father-and-son team from Massachusetts
- Since 1975 who together compete just about continuously in running cycling swimming crossing 1000 finish lines
- 64 marathon races.
- 204 10 K runs
- 206 triathlons
- 6 of these triathlon
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Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 3, 2008
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Near the city of Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil, is a remarkable facility. Twenty years ago the Brazilian government turned a prison over to two Christians. The institution was renamed Humaita, and the plan was to run it on Christian principles. With the exception of two full-time staff, all the work
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 21, 2008
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LOVE OF CHRIST: "WE DON’T BELIEVE"
Fred Craddock once told the story of Oswald Goltar. He was a missionary sent to preach the gospel in India near the end of World War II. After many months the time came for a trip back home. His church wired him the money to book passage on a steamer, but when he
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
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LAW IS LOVE
We have a little 10 lb. Sheltie-Poo at home, and we all love him. He thinks he’s so macho as he stands in our bay window, looking out at the street. A big German Shepherd walks his owner down our sidewalk every day, and our little Teddy goes nuts trying to get thru that window and take
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