Contributed by Bart Leger on Feb 9, 2005
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I am not a connoisseur of great art, but from time to time a painting or picture will really speak a clear, strong message to me. Some time ago I saw a picture of an old burned-out mountain shack. All that remained was the chimney...the charred debris of what had been that family’s sole possession.
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Contributed by Larry Jacobs on Jul 7, 2005
ILLUS: I am always kind of leery about the complements I receive as a preacher of the gospel. I know that many of them are very sincere but I always feel a little unworthy when someone really brags on a message that I have preached.
The greatest complement that I ever received was in a
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Contributed by Larry Jacobs on Aug 12, 2005
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JOKE: I am reminded of the story of the fellow that always fell asleep during the pastor’s sermon. The wife had decided to keep him awake - so she took a large hat pin with the intention of sticking him with it when he nodded off. Sure enough, right in the middle of the pastor’s message, he
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Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Oct 21, 2005
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I am sure that many of you will be familiar with C.S. Lewis, author of ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’.
Lewis was good friends with J.R.R. Tolkien, author of ‘Lord of the Rings’, and he was a Christian; a follower of Jesus Christ. What you may not know is that after the death of his wife he
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 7, 2006
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I am more and more convinced that man is a dangerous creature; and that power, whether vested in many or a few, is ever grasping, and, like the grave, cries, “Give, give!” The great fish swallow up the small; and he who is most strenuous for the rights of the people, when vested with power, is as
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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(Response to an insurance company) I am writing in response to your request for additional information. In block #3 of the accident form, I put "trying to do the job alone" as the cause of my accident. You said in your letter that I should explain more fully, and I trust that the following details
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Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 16, 2006
Eugene Peterson, Earth and Altar - If I am an atheist in my heart, making myself sovereign in place of God, and therefore arranging things in accordance with my appetites and needs and fantasies, I become a pirate in society. I relentlessly look for ways in which I can get what is there for my own
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Woodrow Freeze on Nov 23, 2006
"Unless I am refuted and convicted by testimonies of the Scriptures or by clear arguments (since I believe neither the Pope nor the Councils alone; it being evident that they have often erred and contradicted themselves), I am conquered by the Holy Scriptures quoted by me, and my conscience is
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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"The answer to the question, Am I my brothers keeper? must always be No
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Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jul 1, 2007
I am not very good at puzzles – they require a fair amount of time and patience, not to mention putting pieces in certain places. You cannot force a piece to fit where it does not belong and if you are tempted to cut it so that it will fit, you will unleash a domino effect that will completely
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Salvation Army
To be saved, one has to understand that I am a sinner, and my sin has separated me from God. I can try to earn my way back to God all I want, or I can realize that is hopeless - nothing I can do can wash away my sin - only Christ’s blood - only his sacrifice is acceptable to God, so I have to give
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
Although I am sure that there are more Viking Fans here than Green Bay Packer fans all fans of professional football were amazed by something Brett Favre did a few years ago. Just a day after he learned that his father died he played in a Monday Night Football game. Favre’s athletic performance was
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Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 12, 2009
I am reminded of Archimedes, the ancient Greek scientist who discovered the value of leverage. As he was enamored with his fulcrum, he was said to have proclaimed, “Give me a place to stand and I’ll move the whole world.” Beloved, God, our Rock, IS that place to stand. Indeed, if we can handle the
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