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  • Man Crossing Niagara Falls On A Tightrope

    Contributed by Daniel King, D. Min. on Jul 25, 2018

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    Main Idea: In order to be saved, we need to put our faith in Jesus Christ. Verse: “But without faithit isimpossible to pleaseHim,for he who comes to God must believe that He is, andthatHe is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him” (Hebrews 11:6 NKJV). Illustration: Once there was a ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • The Rotten Egg

    Contributed by Daniel King, D. Min. on Jul 25, 2018

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    Main Idea: No matter how many good things you have done, one sin is enough to send you to hell. Verses: “There is none who does good, no, not one” (Romans 3:12 NKJV). “For the greatness of your iniquity Your skirts have been uncovered, Your heelsmade bare. Can the Ethiopian change his skin or ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Jumping The Grand Canyon

    Contributed by Daniel King, D. Min. on Jul 25, 2018

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    Main Idea: No matter how good you are, you cannot make it to heaven through your own effort. Verse: “For by grace you have been savedthrough faith, and that not of yourselves;it isthe gift of God,not ofworks, lest anyone shouldboast” (Ephesians 2:8-9 NKJV). Illustration: Once, two men had ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • The Ugly Woman

    Contributed by Daniel King, D. Min. on Jul 25, 2018

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    Main Idea: God was willing to pay a high price to redeem you because He thinks you are valuable. Verse: “You are of more value than many sparrows” (Matthew 10:31 NKJV). Illustration: In Africa, a groom must pay a bride price to a woman’s father in order to marry a woman. Usually, this dowry ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Grab The Rope

    Contributed by Daniel King, D. Min. on Aug 1, 2018

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    Main Idea: To be saved, you must let go of what you are trusting in and grab onto Jesus. Verse: “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” So they said,“Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household” (Acts 16:30-31 NKJV). Illustration: One time there was a man who ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • The Last Samurai

    Contributed by Jordan Lumbard on Jun 5, 2007

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    PLAY VIDEO CLIP – THE LAST SAMURAIThe Battle of Thermopylae took place in 480 B.C, - With only 300 Spartan Warriors defending their post against a 1 Million man Persian army. - The Spartans put up the most brave and determinied resistance, taking their stand on a little hill, and fighting in a ...read more

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Baseball Legend Cal Ripken, Jr. Was Interviewed ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

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    Baseball legend Cal Ripken, Jr. was interviewed about his success as a baseball player. Many believe he is one of the greatest players in baseball history, but his individual success was not what mattered most to him. In the interview, he said: “I’d much rather be referred to not as an individually ...read more

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  • I Was A Preacher In Apache, Oklahoma –about 2500 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

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    I was a preacher in Apache, Oklahoma –about 2500 people in this small Southwestern Oklahoma town. Once a year, around this time of the year, the whole town would shut down for a weekend and have a Rattlesnake Festival. The main elder in our church – Ronnie, was PRESIDENT of this Rattlesnake ...read more

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  • Several Years Ago An Eastern Paper Reported This ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

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    Several years ago an eastern paper reported this story: One evening a woman was driving home when she noticed a huge truck behind her that was driving uncomfortably close. She stepped on the gas to gain some distance from the truck, but when she sped up, the truck did too. The faster she drive, the ...read more

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  • A Family Was Sitting Around The Dinner Table One ... PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

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    A family was sitting around the dinner table one evening waiting for their dad to get in from work. Finally, he came in late because it had been a rough day. When he came in, he sat down at the table and offered thanks for the food. As soon as he finished his prayer, he began to complain and ...read more

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  • One Summer Morning As Ray Blankenship Was ...

    Contributed by Patrick Mccosh on Jul 23, 2007

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    One summer morning as Ray Blankenship was preparing his breakfast, he gazed out the window, and saw a small girl being swept along in the rain-flooded drainage ditch beside his Anover, OH home. He knew that downstream the ditch disappeared with a roar underneath a road and then emptied into the ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Naval Aviation Training Includes An ... PRO

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Sep 18, 2007

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    Naval aviation training includes an indoctrination session in what looks like a ride from some amusem*nt park. The device takes up an entire huge room, and has individual containers attached to a larger wheel, allowing the person inside to be spun in multiple directions as the main wheel spins ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Of George Matheson, As Recorded In ...

    Contributed by Steve Miller on Feb 27, 2008

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    Illustration of George Matheson, as recorded in Max Lucado’s book 3:16, Numbers of Hope.Main Idea: People lose love, God loves always“Matheson was only a teenager when doctors told him he was going blind. Not to be denied, he pursued his studies, graduating from the University of Glasgow in ...read more

    Denomination: *other

  • On The Enemy: Be Encouraged

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Jul 7, 2008

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    ON THE ENEMY: BE ENCOURAGED1. When the devil brings up your past, bring up his future. 2. The man who is fully surrendered to the Lord will never deliberately surrender to the Enemy. 3. When adversity is most ready to strike us, God is most ready to strengthen us.4. The devil is an equal ...read more

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  • So What Does This Imply As We Follow Jesus? Am I ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jul 15, 2008

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    So what does this imply as we follow Jesus? Am I expected to be perfect? Does God expect me to be perfect? Absolutely not!! When we expect this, do you know what happens? It is not holistic at all. If anything it is at best partial because people who live with those expectations hide their ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Six-Word Memoirs PRO

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jan 19, 2009

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    Six-Word MemoirsOne of the surprising best-selling books of 2008 is "Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure." Notice that the main title is only six words: "Not Quite What I Was Planning." People were asked to succinctly sum up their life in six ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • How To Adorn A Bride And How Not ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2010

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    How To Adorn A Bride and How Not ToWhen I was about nine years old there was a wedding held at the church of Christ for the eldest daughter of one of the congregation families who was marrying the son of another long standing family. The family of the daughter was close friends with my family, ...read more

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  • When I Was About Nine Years Old There Was A ...

    Contributed by Daniel Austin on Jan 14, 2008

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    When I was about nine years old there was a wedding held at the church of Christ for the eldest daughter of one of the congregation families who was marrying the son of another long standing family. The family of the daughter was close friends with my family, their youngest son was about my age and ...read more

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Wesley's Conversion PRO

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jan 10, 2009

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    WESLEY’S CONVERSIONJohn Wesley become a priest in the Church of England before he had become a Christian. His conversion story is very interesting: Not long after the first Moravian missionaries came from Germany, Wesley had left for the West Indies, Wesley found himself on board a ship with a ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Approaching Storm PRO

    Contributed by Steve Hanchett on Jan 15, 2001

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    APPROACHING STORM "Isaac’s Storm" is a very interesting book about the hurricane that wiped out Galveston in 1900. One of the main plot lines of the book is about how everyone was convinced that a hurricane could never strike Galveston, even as one approached. The author vividly describes how ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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