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  • Reality Check

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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    A reality check on how we sabotage ourselves: Do you at times long for days gone by where you did certain activities that you now do not do? This is our unredeemed flesh working on a mind that is not renewed by the word of God. We need to immediately cast out these unhelpful distractions, ...read more

  • You Sow A Thought And You Reap A Deed. You Sow A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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     | 4,851 views

    "You sow a thought and you reap a deed. You sow a deed and you reap a habit. You sow a habit and you reap a character. You sow a character and you reap a destiny." "Every time we allow our mind to harbor a grudge, nurse a grievance, entertain an impure fancy, wallow in self-pity, we are sowing to ...read more

  • Windows, Ladders And Bridges

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
     | 1,850 views

    Sometime when you’re feeling important, Sometimes when your ego’s way up; Sometime when you take it for granted That you are the prize-winning “pup”; Sometime when you feel that your absence Would leave an unfillable hole, Just follow these simple instructions, And see how it humbles your ...read more

  • Lucian Of Samosata [115-200 Ad]: Then Proteus Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    Lucian of Samosata [115-200 AD]: Then Proteus was apprehended as a Christian and thrown into prison.... The Christians, regarding the affair as a great misfortune, set in motion every effort to rescue him. Then, when this was impossible, every other attention was paid him, not cursorily but ...read more

  • Poll On Salvation

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 1, 2010
     | 4,964 views

    POLL ON SALVATION 56% say a good person can earn their way into Heaven. 44% say if a person does not consciously accept Christ as savior, they will be condemned to Hell. 44% say all people experience the same outcome after they die, regardless of their religious beliefs. 34% say there are some ...read more

  • The Danger Of Spiritual Procrastination  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 24, 2011
    based on 11 ratings
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    THE DANGER OF SPIRITUAL PROCRASTINATION There is a fable which tells of three apprentice devils who were coming to this earth to finish their apprenticeship. They were talking to Satan, the chief of the devils, about their plans to tempt and to ruin men. The first said, "I will tell them that ...read more

  • Samuel Chadwick: Guiding His Life By The Bible

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 19, 2011
     | 3,962 views

    SAMUEL CHADWICK: GUIDING HIS LIFE BY THE BIBLE Let me conclude by sharing something written many years ago by Samuel Chadwick. "I have guided my life by the Bible for more than sixty years, and I tell you there is no book like it. It is a miracle of literature, a perennial spring of wisdom, a ...read more

  • Don't Ever Trust Anyone...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 26, 2011
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    DON'T EVER TRUST ANYONE... "There is an old story of a father who took his young son out and stood him on the railing of the back porch. He then went down, stood on the lawn, and encouraged the little fellow to jump into his arms. 'I'll catch you,' the father said confidently. After a lot of ...read more

  • Daniel Webster's Greatest Thought  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 5, 2011
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    DANIEL WEBSTER'S GREATEST THOUGHT At one time, Daniel Webster was considered the greatest of all living Americans. He was outstanding as a statesman, lawyer, orator, and leader of men. Twenty-five national leaders attended a select banquet in his honor. One man at the banquet asked Mr. Webster, ...read more

  • Haydn Gives Glory To God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2011
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    HAYDN GIVES GLORY TO GOD Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) was present at the Vienna Music Hall, where his oratorio The Creation was being performed. Weakened by age, the great composer was confined to a wheelchair. As the majestic work moved along, the audience was caught up with tremendous emotion. ...read more

  • Natural And Special Revelation

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Apr 13, 2011
     | 2,763 views

    NATURAL AND SPECIAL REVELATION There are two types of revelation: natural and special. Natural revelation is that which is revealed about God through what we can see in creation (Rom. 1:20). Through creation we may learn that there is a God, that He is in control, that He has an order, and that He ...read more

  • The Harp String Of Hope

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2011
     | 4,246 views

    THE HARP STRING OF HOPE G.F. Watt has a famous painting entitled Hope. It pictures a poor woman against the world. Her eyes are bandaged so that she cannot see ahead. In her hands is a harp, but all the strings are broken save one. Those broken strings represent her shattered expectations, her ...read more

  • We Require Loving

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 20, 2011
     | 3,857 views

    WE REQUIRE LOVING A little girl was making but poor progress toward recovery, though the ailment had been checked and there seemed to be no reason why she should not rapidly improve. But it didn’t happen, and the doctor in charge was keenly interested to know why. She was a very sensitive child, ...read more

  • A Servant, Not A Celebrity

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2011
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    A SERVANT, NOT A CELEBRITY Colonel James Irving is a former astronaut who is part of the crew that made a successful moonwalk. He experienced the thrill connected with leaving this planet and seeing it shrink in size. He watched earth rise one day and thought how privileged he was to be a member ...read more

  • How God Calls It  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 2, 2011
    based on 6 ratings
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    HOW GOD CALLS IT A major league baseball player hit the ball far out in left field. Bases were loaded. The one who was on 2nd base made it all the way to home plate and he collided with the catcher. Immediately, the one team yelled, "He's safe, he's safe, he's safe." The other team yelled, "He's ...read more

  • What Makes Your Face Shine?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 2, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,993 views

    WHAT MAKES YOUR FACE SHINE? A Hindu trader in India once asked a missionary, "What do you put on your face to make it shine?" With surprise the man of God answered, "I don’t put anything on it!" His questioner began to lose patience and said emphatically, "Yes, you do! All of you who believe in ...read more

  • No Atheists Among Heathens

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2011
     | 3,495 views

    NO ATHEISTS AMONG HEATHENS Leith Samuel writes in HIS magazine, "Many missionaries point out that the heathen know more than we think. They know that there is a God. There are no atheists among heathen tribes. There has never been discovered upon earth a tribe of people, however small or depraved, ...read more

  • Preach The Whole Gospel

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2011
     | 2,795 views

    PREACH THE WHOLE GOSPEL John Nelson preaching about the influence of John Wesley’s preaching and its effects upon him, said: "This man can tell the secrets of my heart, but he hath not left me there, he hath showed me the remedy, even the blood of Christ. Then was my soul filled with ...read more

  • How Were The Old Testament Saints Saved?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2011
     | 3,809 views

    HOW WERE THE OLD TESTAMENT SAINTS SAVED? H. A. Ironside was traveling and dropped in on a Sunday school class. The unprepared teacher asked how Old Testament saints were saved and somebody answered, "By keeping the law." The teacher said, "Correct!" Ironside raised his hand and said, "Romans ...read more

  • Feeling A Tug  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
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    FEELING A TUG A small boy was flying a kite one April afternoon when a low drifting cloud encircled the kite and hid it from view. A man passing by asked the little boy what he was doing with that string in his hand. "I’m flying my kite," the child responded. The man, looking up and seeing ...read more

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