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  • Introduction: Some Time Ago The Wisconsin State ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
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    Introduction: Some time ago The Wisconsin State Journal surveyed Vice Presidents and Personnel Directors of the nation’s largest corporations for their most unusual experiences interviewing prospective employees. Their stories included the following: • A job applicant who challenged the ...read more

  • When Dr. Stephen Olford Was Pastor Of The ...

    Contributed by Tony Klinedinst on Mar 16, 2009
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    ILLUS: When Dr. Stephen Olford was pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church in New York City he had the opportunity of leading his brother who had been an agnostic most of his life to the Lord, as he lay in the hospital desperately ill. One day Dr. Olford was called to come to the hospital quickly and ...read more

  • : A Bank President Came To His Pastor ...

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Mar 31, 2009
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    Illus.: A bank president came to his pastor concerned about one of his teller’s soul. He asked his pastor to talk to him, but the pastor said, “It would be better if you would do that. He would look upon my visit as a professional task.” “All right,” said the banker, “but, will you go with me?” ...read more

  • Betty Crocker ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
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    BETTY CROCKER SALVATION In 1952, when the Betty Crocker company first began selling cake mixes, they offered a product which only needed water, and you would get a perfectly moist cake every time. But it bombed, and they couldn’t understand why! So they commissioned a study and found that people ...read more

  • David: Brokenness Leads To Loyalty

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jul 19, 2009
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    DAVID: BROKENNESS LEADS TO LOYALTY Psalm 51 Our text was written by King David about a year after he had an adulterous affair. While his men were off to war he was home relaxing. The story results in a series of events that went from adultery to deception and finally murder to cover his tracks and ...read more

  • I Have A Friend Who Is A Surfer. He Grew Up At ...

    Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Aug 11, 2009
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    I have a friend who is a surfer. He grew up at the beach in North Carolina and has surfed all his life. He is a skilled surfer. He knows when the waves are good for surfing he knows what equipment he needs and how to properly use it. He is a skilled surfer. However, there is one thing my ...read more

  • Too Soft On People?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 12, 2009
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    TOO SOFT ON PEOPLE? A preacher named Ron Rose told a woman who came into his office complaining that his sermons always being about forgiveness and grace. She said he needed to come down harder on the sinners and in her words, "nail them." After her rant, Ron asked, "So, you’ve got forgiveness ...read more

  • The Noahide Commands

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 31, 2009
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    THE NOAHIDE COMMANDS A Pagan could become > An Alien Believer > A God-fearer > A Jew (proselyte) A pagan would be an idolater or worship many gods, or one not serving the true God. An alien believer would be a gentile who wanted to be saved, repented from his sins and turned to the God of ...read more

  • The Devil Is A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 16, 2009
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    The Devil Is A Liar A well-paid, recently-promoted young executive dreamed he died and stood at the Pearly Gates. Peter asks: "Do you want to go to heaven or to hell?" "Let me know my options," he says. "Show me hell." Up pops a giant screen with a video playing. Girls in bikinis and well-built ...read more

  • Long Walk Part Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2009
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    "Long Walk Part of Gift" A young boy once came up to a missionary and said, “I love you and I want you to have this.” He pulled from a straw basket the most beautiful shell the missionary had ever seen. As she admired its beauty, she recognized it as a special shell only found on the far side of ...read more

  • A Christmas Story: Filling The Hole

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 30, 2009
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    A CHRISTMAS STORY: FILLING THE HOLE One of the most popular films [of this season] is a little vignette set in the 50s called A Christmas Story. In the plot, young Ralphie sets his heart on an air rifle for Christmas, enduring ridicule and scorn in his quest for this gift he believes will make him ...read more

  • Elementary Students Penalized For Mentioning The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 1, 2010
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    Elementary Students Penalized for Mentioning the Name of Jesus in Relation to Christmas Recently a sixth grader was penalized for daring to mention the name of Jesus in an assignment to write a poem called “What Christmas means to me.” The poem read: “The best Christmas ever is when everyone is ...read more

  • Gary Smalley's Daughter Carrie Came To Him One ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 25, 2010
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    Gary Smalley’s daughter Carrie came to him one day and said, “Dad, I know that you love us and I know that you love Michael (one of his sons), but you are always picking on Michael, you are constantly criticizing Michael. Dad, what you are doing is like someone who is locked in a room and someone ...read more

  • Cast A Line For Yourself

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 23, 2010
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    CAST A LINE FOR YOURSELF A poor, hungry man stood idly on a bridge watching some fishermen. Seeing one of them with a basket full of fish by his side, he said, "If I had a catch like that, I'd be happy. I'd sell it and buy some food and clothes." "I'll give you that many fish if you do a small ...read more

  • One Of Them Men That Served As A Role Model For ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 27, 2010
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    One of them men that served as a role model for me in my early adult life was Dr. David McKenna, fourth president of Asbury Seminary. Dr. McKenna is a man of deep faith and wrote many wonderful books about leadership and service. One of the stories that I remember from his chapel remarks had to do ...read more

  • A Bug's Life: Small Steps Of Faith

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 15, 2010
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    A BUG'S LIFE: SMALL STEPS OF FAITH A Bug’s Life, Start time 6:30 Overview from Belknapp: Dot complains to Flik about her underdeveloped wings. She wants to fly now! Flik encourages her, showing her that a seed that starts out small eventually grows into a towering tree-it only takes time and ...read more

  • Why Circumcision? Why Not A Tattoo On The Arm Or ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Apr 10, 2010
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    WHY CIRCUMCISION? Why not a tattoo on the arm or something similar? Circumcision was a hidden sign. It seems to me it has something to do with the promise of Abraham having many descendants, being fruitful and multiplying. The sign reaffirms God's promise right at the very place where the sexual ...read more

  • When I Was A Boy We Had Access To Numerous ...

    Contributed by John D Jones on May 2, 2010
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    When I was a boy we had access to numerous motorbikes and go-carts. My father refused to buy us any kind of motorised vehicles because he did not want us to get injured. But most of our friends and family had some sort of motorbike. As youths, the parents always set the governor really low. This ...read more

  • The Important-Looking Lawyer  PRO

    Contributed by John Perry on Jul 28, 2010
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    THE IMPORTANT-LOOKING LAWYER A young lawyer was setting himself up in his first private practice. As he sat in his office, which was basically bare except for his desk with a telephone on it and a book case filled with important-looking legal books, he wondered how long it would be before he got ...read more

  • My Daddy Is Here!  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2010
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    MY DADDY IS HERE! David Elkind, a psychologist, tells the story of visiting his middle son's nursery school class, at the request of his teacher. She wanted him to observe a "problem child" in the class. While he was there, he caught a conversation between his son and some other boys. There ...read more