An experience Peter Marshall, the great Scottish preacher, related during his ministry:
On Sunday morning, December 7, 1941, Peter Marshall preached to the regiment of midshipmen in the Naval Academy at Annapolis. A strange feeling which he couldn’t shake off led him to change his announced topic
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Brethren
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2003
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THROUGH THE VALLEY OF DEATH
Philip Crosby, in his book "March Till They Die," gives an account of a forced march that American and European soldiers who had been captured had to endure in Korea.
It was November of 1950, and the North Koreans were being pushed north. As they went, they forced the
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Poem:
Light and dark.
Sweet or sour
Big and small
Each alone
But only understood together
Life and death-
When one begins
Each begins.
The baby’s first cry
Echoes tears of the
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 23, 2002
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The Valley of Sorrow
by Bernice Peyman
I came to the Valley of Sorrow,
And dreadful it looked to my view
But Jesus was walking beside me,
So together we journeyed it through.
And now I look back to that valley
As the fairest I ever have trod,
For I learned there the love of my Father,
I leaned on
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 6, 2002
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THE VALLEY OF HELL
It may or may not surprise you to know that the person in the bible who spoke the most often (and in the most graphic terms) about hell, was not one of the fiery Old-Testament prophets, or John the author of Revelation, but Jesus himself. 12 times in the gospels Jesus talks in
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Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 16, 2009
The shadow of your smile
When you are gone
Will color all my dreams
And light the dawn…
The year was 1965. The movie was The Sandpiper. The stars were Elizabeth Taylor as the seductress and the late Richard Burton as the Episcopal priest she seduced. The sentiment in the song is that our
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*other
Contributed by Jeffrey Rowe on Dec 28, 2012
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In Psalm 23, death is described as casting a shadow. Let’s look at that for a moment.
Have you ever been enjoying a nice sunny day when all of a sudden a dark cloud hides the sun? All of a sudden you’re in this shadow!
What does the shadow do? It hides the light. It makes it more difficult to
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Denomination:
Holiness
God designs valleys for His sheep to grow and sometimes He has to "make us lie down" there to teach us how to trust Him.
Here are 5 facts about valleys we need to remember:
1. Valleys are INEVITABLE. Jesus promised valleys would come in this world (John 16:33).
2. Valleys are UNPREDICTABLE.
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Dan Cormie on Jan 7, 2007
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From the movie Rocky Balboa:
Rocky’s son is frustrated from living his life in his dad’s big shadow after a heated rebuke from his son Rocky gives this little speech.
"You ain’t gonna believe this, but you used to fit right here. I’d hold you up, to say to your mother, this kid is gonna be the
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Mennonite
Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 27, 2002
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In "Light of the Shadow of Jihad," Ravi Zacharias states, "What is the difference between companionship and communion? In companionship with God we come to Him recognizing our limit of strength. In communion with God we stay with Him, recognizing our depth of spirit. In companionship with God we
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 17, 2007
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Years ago there was a valley in New England that was going to be dammed up for a hydro-electric plant. There was a small town in the bottom of the valley, and that town fell into disrepair. Someone asked why? The answer came
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IN LATE WINTER DURING THE FIFTY-NINTH YEAR of his life, John Donne braved the weather and rough roads of the English countryside to keep his final preaching engagement before the king in London. He had spent most of that winter, what would be his last, battling “consumption,” and on several
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Baptist
Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 20, 2005
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“Passing Through The Shadows!” 1 Corinthians 11:23-34 Key verse(s): 26:“‘For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes’.”
“Smile and the world smiles with you! Cry and you cry alone.” Walking through life with a smile on our faces is something to
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Denomination:
Lutheran
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
Every great institution is the lengthened shadow of a single man. His character determines
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
"The shadows of evening lengthen about me, but morning is in my heartThe rich spoils of memory are mine. Mine, too, are the precious things of todaybooks, flowers,
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