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  • Houston Pastor John Bisagno ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    ILLUSTRATION Houston pastor John Bisagno describes a time when his daughter Melody, age five, came to him and asked for a doll house. John promptly nodded and promised to build her one, then he went back to reading his book. Soon he glanced out the study window and saw her arms filled with ...read more

  • There Is A Story About The Apostle John At The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    There is a story about the Apostle John at the end of his life. He was the pastor at the church in Ephesus, and at this point he was so old that he could no longer walk. Sunday after Sunday they other elders would carry him in on a mat and set him in the middle of the assembly. From this mat he ...read more

  • Great Illustration Of A Perfectionist. John ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Great illustration of a perfectionist. John Quincy Adams held more important offices than anyone else in the history of the U.S. He served with distinction as president, senator, congressman, ambassador to major European powers, and participated in various capacities in the American Revolution, the ...read more

  • John Stott: The Cross Of Christ

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    John Stott The Cross of Christ I have entered many Buddhist temples in different Asian countries and stood respectfully before the statute of Buddha, his legs crossed, arms folded, eyes closed, the ghost of a smile playing round his mouth, a remote look on his face, detached from the agonies of the ...read more

  • St. John Chrysostom Wrote That

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009
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    St. John Chrysostom wrote that "Mercy imitates God and disappoints Satan." (From a sermon by Chris Surber, "The ...read more

  • John Maxwell In His Book

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 2, 2009
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    John Maxwell in his book “Failing Forward” stated: “All great achievers are given multiple reasons to believe they are failures. But in spite of that, they persevere” (page 26). “God uses ...read more

  • There Is A Saying Attributed To John Berridge ...

    Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 18, 2009
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    There is a saying attributed to John Berridge who lived in the 1700’s. It sums up the power for change. “Run John run, the law commands, but gives me neither feet nor hands. Yet ...read more

  • The Ambush Of John Wesley Powell

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2009
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    THE AMBUSH OF JOHN WESLEY POWELL John Wesley Powell, lost his arm in the Civil War. This, however, did not stop him from becoming a hero. "Back in 1869 conventional wisdom said that passage through the Grand Canyon on the Colorado River was impossible. It couldn’t be done. The back country ...read more

  • Lucado On John 3:16

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 28, 2009
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    LUCADO ON JOHN 3:16 Max Lucado describes John 3:16 this way in his book "3:16 The Numbers of Hope" pages 8, 9: "A twenty-six-word parade of hope: beginning with God, ending with life, and urging us to do the same. Brief enough to write on a napkin or memorize in a moment, yet solid enough to ...read more

  • The Lord Was With Missionaries John Paton, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010
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    The Lord was with missionaries John Paton, Alexander Duff, and William Carey Philippians 1:21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. The Lord stood with me; the Lord gave me strength, with that strength the gospel was preached; and the aim was the Gentiles - all the nations. That was ...read more

  • True Thankfulness: John Wesley

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 26, 2010
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    TRUE THANKFULNESS: JOHN WESLEY John Wesley was about 21 years of age when he went to Oxford University. He came from a Christian home, and he was gifted with a keen mind and good looks. Yet in those days he was a bit snobbish and sarcastic. One night, however, something happened that set in ...read more

  • John Harper's Last Convert  PRO

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 10, 2010
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    JOHN HARPER'S LAST CONVERT John Harper was born into a Christian family May 29, 1872. He became a Christian 13 years later and had already started preaching by age 17. He received training at the Baptist Pioneer Mission in London, and in 1896 he founded a church, now known as Harper Memorial ...read more

  • Who Is John Three-Sixteen?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 4, 2011
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    WHO IS JOHN THREE-SIXTEEN? A few years ago the principal of the English Mission College at Cairo, Egypt, received a letter from a Japanese Buddhist of the city whose children were attending his school. "Who is John three sixteen? My children are always talking about him?" The principal sent a ...read more

  • John Piper's Reading Plan

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 14, 2011
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    JOHN PIPER'S READING PLAN John Piper is a well-known Christian author and pastor. He tells about a plan that he says has changed his life. Suppose you read about 250 words a minute, and you resolved to devote just 15 minutes a day to some serious theological reading to deepen your understanding ...read more

  • A Letter From John Wayne

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 24, 2011
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    A LETTER FROM JOHN WAYNE Dr. Robert Schuller’s teenage daughter, Cindy, was in a motorcycle accident and had to have her leg amputated. John Wayne was a big fan of Robert Schuller. He heard Dr. Schuller say on one of his programs that his daughter had been in an accident and had to have her leg ...read more

  • John Stott, A Humble Man

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 7, 2011
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    JOHN STOTT, A HUMBLE MAN I like the way Thomas Carlyle put it some time ago. He said, "One example is worth a thousand arguments." (Thomas Carlyle, quoted in Men of Integrity, July/August 2000; www.Preaching Today.com) In difficult times, we don't need dictators and arguments. We need leaders ...read more

  • John Macarthur On Knowing God's Will

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Mar 27, 2012
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    JOHN MACARTHUR ON KNOWING GOD'S WILL God’s will is that you be saved, Spirit-filled, sanctified, submissive, and suffering. God’s Word makes all this clear. Do not read on until you have grasped these five principles. You say, "MacArthur, you were going to tell me what school I should go to. You ...read more

  • John Piper On Minimizing Doctrine

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 1, 2012
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    JOHN PIPER ON MINIMIZING DOCTRINE I think John Piper put it best in his book, Contending For Our All. He wrote: "To the emerging church that would like to minimize doctrine, Athanasius would say, 'Our young people in Alexandria die for doctrine about Christ. What do your young people die for?' ...read more

  • John D. Rockefeller's Transformation

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 14, 2012
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    JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER’S TRANSFORMATION John D. Rockefeller, Sr., was strong and husky when he was a youth. He early determined to earn money and drove himself to the limit. At age 33, he earned his first million dollars. At age 43, he controlled the biggest company in the world. At age 53, he was ...read more

  • John Newton's Self-Assessment  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 4, 2012
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    JOHN NEWTON'S SELF-ASSESSMENT Two or three years before the death of John Newton (former slave ship captain and eventual author of the song, "Amazing Grace"), when his sight was so dim that he was no longer able to read, a friend and brother in the ministry called to have breakfast with him. ...read more