Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Oct 8, 2002
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Last week, Bernie came to the church door. He showed up about five minutes before I was getting ready to leave for an appointment, and my first response to his arrival was, oh, no, not now.
Bernie had been drinking – I could smell it on his breath. He was sweating profusely and was a little bit
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Jason Cole on Feb 22, 2004
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A young man had an accident while driving his car that was quite spectacular. When the policeman arrived he found the young man standing near his car mumbling. As the officer approached he overheard the young man saying, ’Oh, my BMW, oh my BMW, oh my BMW’.
Looking at the young man the policeman
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2002
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I am absolutely convinced that no wealth in the world can help humanity forward, even in the hands of the most devoted worker. The example of great and pure individuals is the only thing that can lead us to noble thoughts and deeds. Money only appeals to selfishness and irresistibly invites abuse.
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Contributed by Don Hawks on Apr 12, 2002
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Many of you remember the moving final scene of the Steven Spielberg’s movie Schindler’s List where Oscar Schindler, the Polish businessman, used a portion of his fortune to put the names of Jews on a work list that would keep them from going to concentration camps. Faces, - those who escaped
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Methodist
Contributed by Mark Brunner on Aug 30, 2005
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Life In a Box! (09.02.05--The Temporal Things!--Matthew 6:21)
Did you ever stop to think, about the legacy that you will leave once this life is over? Will you be remembered for the things you did or the things that you owned?
I was asked that question the other day and the asker simply asked me
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Lutheran
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2009
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THE JOY OF SALVATION
The late great English Congregationalist clergyman and church leader, Robert William Dale (1829-1895), once wrote:
"We do not please God more by eating bitter aloes than by eating honey. A cloudy, foggy, rainy day is not more heavenly than a day of sunshine. A funeral march
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009
The Top 10 Most Powerful Brands are: 1 Google, 2 GE, 3 Microsoft, 4 Coca-Cola, 5 China Mobile, 6 IBM, 7 Apple, 8 McDonald’s, 9 Nokia, and 10
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 12, 2009
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TREASURE IN CHRIST, BUT "OUT OF GAS"
Several years ago, on New Year’s Day, a beautiful float in the Tournament of Roses parade suddenly sputtered and quit. It was out of gas. The whole parade was held up until someone could get a can of gas. The amusing thing was this float represented the
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Contributed by Gordon Curley on Apr 19, 2013
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ON FASTING
The Didache, is a first or second century document that relates to us outside the New Testament the teaching of the early church. This document "prescribed two fast days a week: Wednesday and Friday." For early Christians; this was seen as a regular part of daily discipleship.
John
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Brethren
Moving from one place to another is always a challenge, no matter how many times you’ve gone through this “process”! My wife and I recently made a move and learned a strange, but interesting lesson—one that was valuable for us, too.
As sometimes happens, there is too much stuff and not enough
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 8, 2011
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J. OSWALD SANDERS ON LONELINESS
J. Oswald Sanders once pointed out: "The round of pleasure or the amassing of wealth are [often] but vain attempts to escape from the persistent ache. The millionaire is usually a lonely man and the comedian is often more unhappy than his audience."
In his book,
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 9, 2011
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WORKING FOR FOOD
I like the story of the rich executive who announced to his church one morning that he was going to give up all he owned so that he had to depend on his faith in God for everything he needed. He sold everything, gave it to the poor, and moved into a rented home down on the bad
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Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2012
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THE STRESS OF UNCERTAINTY
Daniel Gilbert (a psychologist at Harvard), citing a recent Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, said "that Americans are smiling less and worrying more than they were a year ago, that happiness is down and sadness is up, that we are getting less sleep and smoking more
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Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Mar 12, 2023
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Today is Fathers Day, ... and let me wish a Blessed Fathers Day ... to all the fathers and grandfathers ... who are here today. (Pause)
Indeed ... It is Fathers Day, ... and the very first national celebration ... of this day .... was on June 19, ... 1924, ... via a proclamation ... of President
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Anglican
Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Mar 12, 2023
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The secret of all successful marriages ......... of all successful parenting...... always rests ... in two sets of hands.
First and foremost, ... in the hand of God ...... and secondly ... in our hands.
If we allow those hands ... (Clasp them) to be linked together ...... the results are ...
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Anglican
Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Mar 12, 2023
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Many of you are aware ... that there are times ...when we men ....do not always say what we mean, ... So, please allow me to translate ......for your future benefit:
When a man says, IT WOULD TAKE TOO LONG TO EXPLAIN
Well .... He generally means: ... I have no idea ... how it works.
When a man
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Anglican