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  • Dietrich Bonhoeffer Left His Pastorate In London ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Dietrich Bonhoeffer left his pastorate in London in 1935 to return to Germany as the head of the Confessing Church Seminary. When the Nazis rose to power, he returned to the United States in 1939, but the move was short-lived. He called it a "mis¬take." Bonhoeffer returned to Germany once again and ...read more

  • In 1879 The Greatest Annual Loss Of Life In The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In 1879 The greatest annual loss of life in the New England fisheries occurred, with 29 vessels and 249 fishermen lost at sea. During that year many women found themselves on lonely widow walks with and eye on the horizon hoping for the return of their loved one. A widow’s walk (or roofwalk) is ...read more

  • The Minneapolis Star And Tribune Reported A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    The Minneapolis Star and Tribune reported a story on Thursday that caught my attention. There was recently a presidential election in Turkmenistan and a new president was sworn in on Thursday. Probably only a handful of people could point out Turkmenistan on a map. It’s the country that borders ...read more

  • In The Thick Fighting Of The Civil War, General ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In the thick fighting of the Civil War, General Grant, in hot pursuit of General Lee’s troops, was half blinded with a sick headache. He stopped at a farmhouse and wrote in his memoirs, “I spend the night in bathing my feet in hot water and mustard and putting mustard plasters on my wrist and the ...read more

  • I'm Free

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    I’M FREE Don’t grieve for me, for now I’m free. I’m following the path God laid for me. I could not stay another day, To laugh, to love, or to play. I know my parting has left a void, You must fill it with joy. A laugh, or perhaps a kiss. Ah yes, these things I too will miss. Be not burdened ...read more

  • A Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Speaker, Jill Briscoe tells this story: Not too long ago I was babysitting one of our three, 3-year-old grandchildren. In our family, we had twins and a single birth all within 24 hours. We call them Search, Destroy, and Demolition. I was to baby-sit Demolition. As I waved good bye to his parents, ...read more

  • I Don't Believe In An After Life, Although I Am ...

    Contributed by Deborah Guptill on Jun 19, 2007
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    I don’t believe in an after life, although I am bringing a change of ...read more

  • An Undertaker Ask A Local New Minister To Preach ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 21, 2007
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    An undertaker ask a local new minister to preach a funeral for a person of no friends, money, or known relatives. The funeral director felt so bad already at the cheap coffin. The new minister responded gladly. The directions were vague and 8 miles into a wooded area and set for 2pm. Panically, ...read more

  • A Young Customs Official Noticed A Woman ...

    Contributed by Rick Bezanson on Oct 26, 2007
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    A young customs official noticed a woman crossing the border every day on a motorcycle with a wooden box strapped on the back of the motorcycle. The guard knew she was trying to smuggle something into the country so he stopped her and searched the box. There was nothing in the box except sand, so ...read more

  • 82% Of Adults Age 18-24 Believe A Person's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
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    82% of adults age 18-24 believe a person’s spirit exists in an afterlife ...read more

  • I Was Reading Outdoor Life The Other Day While ...

    Contributed by Matthew Sickling on May 9, 2008
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    I was reading Outdoor Life the other day while waiting to get my allergy shot and came across an interesting story. It was in a section entitled, "This Happened to Me." A turkey hunter had successfully called in a big gobbler within shooting range and shot the turkey. He picked up his trophy ...read more

  • Since At Least January Of 2008, We Have All Seen ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on May 25, 2008
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    Since at least January of 2008, we have all seen daily television commercials for the annual "Avon Walk for Breast Cancer." One young lady, walking in memory of her Mother, who was a breast cancer victim, laments, "I really didn't have any say so about my Mother's death, walking in her memory ...read more

  • Jesus Has Gone Before Us. In The Words Of John ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on May 25, 2008
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    "Jesus has gone before us. In the words of John 13:1, He has made the crossing from this world toward the father and summons us to come after Him. We will do this definitively when, at the hour of our death, we will have to summon up whatever resources we have in order to cast ourselves into the ...read more

  • I Remember A Year Ago When A Doctor Told Me, ...

    Contributed by Brien Sims on Jun 18, 2008
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    "I remember a year ago when a doctor told me, 'You have an illness from which you won't recover.' I walked out to where I live, five miles from Portland, Oregon, and I looked across at that mountain that I love. I looked at the river in which I rejoice, and I looked at the stately trees that are ...read more

  • They're So Beautiful, Mommy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
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    "THEY’RE SO BEAUTIFUL, MOMMY" Diane Komp is a pediatric oncologist. She treats children who have cancer. A highly trained physician, she used to be an agnostic. That was before Anna died. Anna was a little girl who had leukemia, in the days when recovery was rare. As death came close, her parents, ...read more

  • The Origin Of Taps

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
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    The Origin of Taps It all began in 1862 during the Civil War when Union Army Captain Robert Ellicombe was with his men near Harrison’s Landing in Virginia. The Confederates were on the other side of the narrow strip of land. During the night, Captain Ellicombe heard the moans of a soldier who ...read more

  • The Famous Young Man Who Died In A Car Crash A ...

    Contributed by Vonnie E James on Oct 13, 2008
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    The famous young man who died in a car crash a week or so ago was nicknamed "Kaution". He drank of the fountain of idolatry –for it is said that he washed his car three times a day and treated it like God. Noticed both he and the thing he worshiped were destroyed. This morning God is reminding ...read more

  • The End?

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Oct 28, 2008
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    The End? Death, through our eyes, is 'the end.' It is that image of watching an old movie which concludes when the words "THE END" comes up on the screen. We conclude that the movie is over, and we move on either in laughter or tears. Jesus presents a different picture. He doesn't call it ...read more

  • My Friend Allen

    Contributed by Jesse Bennett on Nov 19, 2008
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    MY FRIEND ALLEN After many years of prayer by friends and family, Allen finally surrendered his life to Jesus Christ. Initially when I met Allen he hadn’t surrendered his life to Jesus Christ. There was just something about Allen, even when he was upset with you, you couldn’t help but like the ...read more

  • Kathryn Hepburn Said At 81 Years Old, "I Look ...

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Mar 22, 2009
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    Kathryn Hepburn said at 81 years old, "I look forward to oblivion. I am what is called 'gradually decentergrading.' I don’t fear the next world or anything else. ...read more