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  • Make Your Home In Me

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 13, 2010
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    MAKE YOUR HOME IN ME If I’m not abiding in Jesus, then where is it that I abide? I once asked myself. I began to notice that when I was tired or anxious, there were certain sentences I would say in my head that led me to a familiar place. The journey to this place would often start with me walking ...read more

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  • Pray As If Your Life Depends On ...

    Contributed by Aurora Alonso on Sep 2, 2010
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    "Pray as if Your Life Depends on ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Who Needs Your Help?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 17, 2011
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    WHO NEEDS YOUR HELP? Of the 2,000 passengers on the Titanic, 1517 were lost. At the time the Titanic went down, another ship, the California was only 30 miles away. The Titanic’s operator frantically sent out SOS repeatedly; but the wireless set on the California was closed because there was only ...read more

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  • Be Found Doing Your Duty

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 1, 2011
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    BE FOUND DOING YOUR DUTY The time was the 19th of May, 1780. The place was Hartford, Connecticut. The day has gone down in New England history as a terrible foretaste of Judgment Day. For at noon the skies turned from blue to gray and by mid-afternoon had blackened over so densely that, in that ...read more

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  • What Gets Your Attention?

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Feb 19, 2011
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    WHAT GETS YOUR ATTENTION? Two friends were sitting together in a café when a noisy car alarm interrupted their conversation. One friend said: "What good are car alarms when no one pays any attention to them?" The other friend said "Some are quite effective. Last summer, my teenager spent a lot ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Covering Your Own Sin

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 30, 2011
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    COVERING YOUR OWN SIN "Adam, where are you?" God cried as a now sin-tainted Adam and Eve vainly attempted to hide from Him. Adam had a plan: The fig leaves-an easy quick fix, a cover-up. They represent man fixing his sin on his own terms, the quick and easy way. Grab some leaves, cover it quickly. ...read more

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  • What Will Your Grandchildren Say?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2011
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    WHAT WILL YOUR GRANDCHILDREN SAY? Max Lucado shared this in Outlive Your Life: A few years back, three questions rocked my world. They came from different people in the span of a month. Question 1: Had you been a German Christian during World War II, would you have taken a stand against ...read more

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  • Does Your God Bleed?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 3, 2011
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    DOES YOUR GOD BLEED? A little boy went up to a missionary Sunday School leader in a pagan country. The boy said, "I like what you say about the God of the Bible but I can’t see him. But if I go to the temple I can see my God." The missionary said to the little boy, "Listen, does your God ...read more

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  • Sign Your Name Or Forget It

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 8, 2011
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    SIGN YOUR NAME OR FORGET IT J. Vernon McGee tells of an incident that happened in one of his pastorates. A man came to him and said, "I want to tell you about a certain situation." He told him about a certain man who was involved in a particular sin. The man wanted to do something about it. He ...read more

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  • Risk Your Life To Save It

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 20, 2011
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    RISK YOUR LIFE TO SAVE IT Tyrtaeus, an old Greek poet who lived before the time of Christ, wrote, "The man who risks his life in battle has the best chance in saving it; the one who flees to save it is most likely to lose it." (Walter Bauer, A Greek-English ...read more

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  • Separation From Your Love

    Contributed by Michael Buckingham on Jun 24, 2011
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    SEPARATION FROM YOUR LOVE I remember once there was girl I loved so much in my youth, I thought that we would be together forever, and I thought that I could never live without her! But now I hardly ever think about her... the truth is that I really can live without her. So what changed between ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Whatever Gets Your Goat

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 5, 2011
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    WHATEVER GETS YOUR GOAT "Whatever gets your goat gets your attention. Whatever gets your attention gets your time. Whatever gets your time gets you. Whatever gets you becomes your master. Take care, lest a little thing horn in and ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Not The White House, But Your House

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jul 28, 2011
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    NOT THE WHITE HOUSE, BUT YOUR HOUSE As part of a commencement address, former First Lady Barbara Bush said the following to a group of graduating college students: "As important as your obligations as a doctor, lawyer, or business leader will be, you are a human being first, and those human ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Doubting (Enter Your Name)

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Jul 30, 2011
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    DOUBTING (ENTER YOUR NAME) The most famous doubter of all time is Thomas. Through history Judas has been the only disciple criticized more than Thomas. Tradition has given him a new name: "Doubting Thomas." He wanted proof that Jesus was resurrected from the dead. But can you blame him? When the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • When I Was Your Age...

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Sep 2, 2011
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    WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE... A young man who was also an avid golfer found himself with a few hours to spare one afternoon. He figured if he hurried and played very fast, he could get in 9 holes before he had to head home. Just as he was about to tee off, an old gentleman shuffled onto the tee and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • How Big Is Your God?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 7, 2011
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    HOW BIG IS YOUR GOD? Tony Campolo was once confronted by an atheist who was one of his students. The young man told Campolo, "For me to believe in God, I have to have a God that I can understand." And Campolo replied, "God refuses ...read more

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  • Setting Your Faith Aside

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Oct 4, 2011
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    SETTING YOUR FAITH ASIDE Have you ever thought you could separate from God ... just for a little while ... and then later on turn back to God? Unfortunately we all do this ... in big ways or small ways. Any time we decide to live a life INDEPENDENT of God, we run a big risk. I remember a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Let Your Adorning Be Hidden

    Contributed by David Hodgin on Oct 9, 2011
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    LET YOUR ADORNING BE HIDDEN Author Jennifer McBride wrote, "Ladies and gentlemen, I exhort you to dress in such a way that does not capture anyone’s gaze, but actually gives others something else, besides your attire, to think about. Discretion is a godly trait. At times, it is better to ...read more

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  • Relax And Lower Your Branches  PRO

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Nov 2, 2011
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    RELAX AND LOWER YOUR BRANCHES Several years ago, the Wall Street Journal carried a story about Sally, an overly conscientious youngster who made herself miserable over the smallest failures and setbacks. Early one fall, while the leaves were still on the trees, there was an exceptionally heavy ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Make God Your Focus

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jan 18, 2012
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    MAKE GOD YOUR FOCUS There is a little Anglican Church on the edge of Chichester. UK. I went there with a school to speak & lead their Harvest Festival Service. As you entered the foyer there was a table, and on the table was a plate containing a Latin inscription. (Many Anglican Church buildings ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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