Contributed by Tim Richards on Sep 3, 2005
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There is rarely a week that goes by when I don’t make a hospital visit. Because I visit the hospital so frequently, I will admit that after a few weeks have passed most hospital visits sort of fade from my memory. However, I want to finish up this morning by telling you about a hospital visit I
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005
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Bob Harris, weatherman for NY TV station WPIX-TV and the nationally syndicated independent Network news, had to weather a public storm of his own making in 1979. Though he had studied math, physics and geology at three colleges, he left school without a degree but with a strong desire to be a media
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Contributed by Timothy Finch on Mar 6, 2006
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Illustration: On December 11, 2005 Tony Dungy, head coach of the Indianapolis Colts was asked about his plans for the remainder of the regular season. His team had just won it’s 13th game in a row to start the season and had clinched its division and home field advantage throughout the playoff, by
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Contributed by Tom Mccrossan on Apr 17, 2006
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Max Lucado tells the story of a youngster who was shooting rocks with a slingshot. He could never hit his target. As he returned to Grandma’s backyard, he spied her pet duck. On impulse he took aim and let fly. The stone hit, and the duck was dead. The boy panicked and hid the bird in the woodpile,
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Jun Tadena on Aug 25, 2006
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A Fisherman
During the first and second centuries, the symbol of Christianity was the fish. A present-day Christian decided that a fishhook would be the proper emblem for a soul-winner to use for winning people to Christ, so he had a little golden fishhook made to be worn on the lapel of his coat.
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Steve Smith on Dec 4, 2006
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ILL: FINALLY CHRISTMAS
Senator John McCain of Arizona was a prisoner of war during the Vietnam conflict. He was shot down and held as a prisoner of war in Hanoi for 5 ½ years, 1967-1973, spending much of it in solitary confinement.
John McCain said this, “When I was being mistreated by the North
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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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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 24, 2007
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My 3 yr old twin boys were playing on a playgound one day & made friends with an older boy who was around 10 yrs old. Of course I began to make small talk w/the young lad as well. Like any mountain boy he was full of energy & charisma. After talking to him a few minutes I ask him if he was saved.
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
We need to understand that when we share our faith, we cannot get discouraged when others do not accept Christ, because there are those in this world that will NEVER accept Christ…
I recently read an account of a young Christian in the military who tells about sharing his faith with another
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Contributed by Darrin Hunt on May 10, 2007
(Unknown source) Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born. So one day he asked God, “They tell me You’re sending me to earth soon. But how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?"
•Among the many angels, I chose one for you. She will be waiting for you and will take care
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Contributed by Chris Surber on Jun 2, 2007
When I was a young Marine Sergeant, stationed in Yuma Arizona, I worked for a Warrant Officer named, Chris Cox. Now, Warrant officer Cox stood about 6ft 4 inches and weighed just shy of three hundred pounds of solid muscle.
At the time I had just started back to college and I was in my first
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Christian Church
Contributed by Gerald Albers on Jun 5, 2007
There is a story about a young preacher that in 1995, he was in Glasgow Scotland. He wrote: I was living in a Center City Hotel. One morning I got up and decided that I was going to jog over into the south side of the city of Glasgow. I ran across the river Clyde on a bridge, and as I jogged
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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A young man enlisted, and was sent to his regiment. The first night he was in the barracks with about fifteen other young men, who passed the time playing cards and gambling. Before retiring, he fell on his knees and prayed, and they began to curse him and jeer at him and throw boots at him. So it
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Story that occurred During WW I and the British liberation of Palestine.
British were coming up from Beersheeba chasing the Turkish soilders out of the land. In the pursit, the British army outdistanced the camel train that was carrying their water.
Soon their water bottles were empty and slowly
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Contributed by John Wright on Jun 28, 2007
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Our church was meeting in a storefront, but we had outgrown it. We found a church building on the east side of St. Paul for $27,000. We literally had no money. We believed God wanted us to have that building, so we signed a contract to pay cash in 90 days ... and we began to pray. Nothing came
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2007
Leo Tolstoy born 1828 and author of “War and Peace.” He was a great influence on Gandhi & Martin Luther King, Jr. He influenced them in their non-resistant movements for equal rights. Tolstoy once wrote a story about a successful peasant farmer who was not satisfied with his lot. He wanted more
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