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  • Living God

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 6, 2004
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    As C.S. Lewis describes… “Men are reluctant to pass over from the notion of an abstract and negative deity to the living God. It is always shocking to meet life where we thought we were alone. “Look out!” we cry, “it’s alive.” And therefore this is the very point at which so many draw back…I ...read more

  • God And Grandma

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
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     | 3,131 views

    GOD AND GRANDMA Two boys were spending the night at Grandma's house. At bedtime, the two boys were saying their prayers when the youngest one began praying at the top of his lungs: "I PRAY FOR A THOMAS THE TRAIN SET! I PRAY FOR AN ELECTRIC SCOOTER! I PRAY FOR A NEW SPIDERMAN ACTION FIGURE!!!" His ...read more

  • God With Us

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 24, 2009
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    GOD WITH US Count Zinzendorf, the founder of the Moravians, was converted in an art gallery in Dusseldorf while contemplating a painting of Christ on the cross which had the inscription, "I did this for thee. What hast thou done for me?" This picture had been painted by an artist three hundred ...read more

  • The Love Of God

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jun 12, 2023
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     | 1,865 views

    Several years ago, John MacArthur had the opportunity to spend several days traveling with the well-known gospel musicians, Bill and Gloria Gaither. At one point, he asked Bill what, in his estimation, were the greatest Christian lyrics ever written, aside from the inspired Psalms. Without ...read more

  • Created By God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 4, 2009
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     | 6,788 views

    CREATED BY GOD A little girl was visiting over at grandpa's house. She crawls up into his lap and says "Grandpa, did God make you?" He says "Oh, yes, my dear, God created me a long time ago." She says "Did God make me, too?" He says "Oh, yes, my dear, God created you a little while ago." She ...read more

  • God's Elect

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Aug 26, 2010
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    GOD'S ELECT There is no indication anywhere in Scripture that when a man or woman first believes in Jesus for salvation, God says something like, "Oh, look! We hooked another one! Get out the book and write his name down!" God is not taken by surprise, God is not waiting for people to ...read more

  • God's Tnt

    Contributed by Silas Eke on Mar 1, 2015
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     | 7,934 views

    Once the great Evangelist Billy Graham sent his New Testament to a book-binder and instructed him to write on the edge of the book “The New Testament”; the book-binder after binding the New Testament felt that the edge was too little to contain the full words “The New Testament” so he wrote “TNT”. ...read more

  • God Is Everywhere

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
     | 4,361 views

    GOD IS EVERYWHERE Some time ago, a man wrote to Reader's Digest about his son Doug. The man said one night, Doug was looking at a full moon. Little Doug asked his mom if God was in the moon. She said, "God is everywhere." Little Doug said "Is God in my tummy?" His mother said "Well, sort of..." ...read more

  • In Support Of God  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 30, 2002
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     | 2,457 views

    IN SUPPORT OF GOD On Sunday, June 30, 2002, CNN reported that a weekend poll said nearly nine in 10 Americans believe the phrase "under God" should remain in the Pledge of Allegiance. Most also believe that it is acceptable for the government to promote religious expression, as long as no ...read more

  • Here Be God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 7, 2012
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    HERE BE GOD Before 1492 when Columbus sailed the ocean blue, the common belief was that if a ship from Europe sailed too far West, they would either fall off the edge of the world or face terrible danger. There was fear of the unknown. In England, there is an ancient nautical map dating back to ...read more

  • The Help Of God

    Contributed by Rev. Duraimony Dickson on Nov 20, 2020
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    Alex Haley, the author of "Roots," had an unusual picture hanging on his office wall. It was a picture of a turtle on top of a fence post. When asked, "Why is that there?" Alex Haley answered, "Every time I write something significant, every time I read my words and think ...read more

  • God's Time  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 10, 2002
    based on 23 ratings
     | 6,075 views

    GOD'S TIME There is a new pastor in Atlanta named Mason Betha. He recently celebrated his one year anniversary pasturing a church of about 100. But Reverend Mason hasn’t always been a pastor. He was formerly known as the rapper Ma$e, “the flashiest and most pleasure driven performer on… ...read more

  • God Is Nigh  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 24, 2002
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,614 views

    GOD IS NIGH I served as an airborne Ranger platoon leader (paratrooper) in the First Air Cavalry Division during the Vietnam War. Our company was hacked up pretty badly by the enemy during one mission. When our platoon’s survivors returned to base camp, we all trudged down the muddy path ...read more

  • Love Of God

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Jun 16, 2010
     | 5,802 views

    LOVE OF GOD Let’s say you had a child who kept getting in trouble, you kept bailing him out as a child, and eventually as he grew up even you couldn’t bail him out anymore, you had to let him go live his life the way he was choosing because nothing you or anyone else did could stop ...read more

  • When Rickey Shive Was A Kid Growing Up On The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2002
    based on 11 ratings
     | 2,573 views

    When Rickey Shive was a kid growing up on the farm, one of the annual jobs he always looked forward to was the "chicken harvest." Apologies should be made in advance for the somewhat graphic nature of this illustration. Nonetheless, he looked forward to the chicken harvest. No, he wasn‘t some ...read more

  • When Elizabeth Married The Famous Poet Robert ...  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 13, 2001
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    When Elizabeth married the famous poet Robert Browning, her parents were so upset they disowned her. She and her husband settled far from home in Florence, Italy. Elizabeth loved her mother and father and did everything she could to be reconciled with them. Several times a month she wrote ...read more

  • The Word Of God

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 9, 2012
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     | 5,832 views

    ILLUS: (I had 6 plastic see through pitchers on stage… one of which was full of water. Holding up an empty pitcher I said…) Imagine this empty pitcher represents that nation of Israel. (I began to pour water from the full pitcher into the empty one). God poured out His will and wisdom into them. ...read more

  • God Is Not A Genie  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 11, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 5,518 views

    GOD IS NOT A GENIE An auto dealer, facing bankruptcy, was walking along a beach when he kicked a bottle and out popped a genie. "Thanks for setting me free," said the genie. "To show my appreciation, I’ll grant you one wish." "Okay," said the auto dealer, "I want to be the only foreign car dealer ...read more

  • God Is Not An Editor

    Contributed by David Tack on Oct 17, 2012
     | 2,334 views

    GOD IS NOT AN EDITOR "God is looking for common ordinary people like you and me who are willing to let Him use as He sees fit. He wants to write our story, He doesn’t want to be our editor. But, we want to write the story and then we call God in as our editor. When the story gets messy then we ...read more

  • When It Was Dark

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Apr 15, 2022
     | 1,398 views

    When It Was Dark I’m not quite sure how to say this. We have always said in the church that our faith was based upon facts. It was a faith built upon evidence that led us to the facts. My friends, something has come to light just this past week that is out now in the professional journals and ...read more

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