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  • The Person God Blesses

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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    What do we notice about the person God blesses? The person God blesses has had a conversion to God’s ways. Where do I get this concept? I get it from Abram’s name change. When we first meet him he is known as "Abram." After an encounter with God (Gen. 17:5) he is known as "Abraham." In the Bible a ...read more

  • People Don't Pay Attention

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
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    PEOPLE DON’T PAY ATTENTION Most people ascribe to the belief that seeing is believing. What you see is what you get. In January 2007, the Washington Post did an experiment to test what people see. They arranged for a young man named Joshua Bell to play music at the Metro station. By most measures, ...read more

  • Mary Had The Little Lamb  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 21, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,501 views

    Mary Had The Little Lamb Mary had the little Lamb, who lived before His birth; Self-existent Son of God, from Heaven He came to Earth. (Micah 5:2) Mary had the little Lamb; see Him in yonder stall— Virgin-born Son of God, to save man from the Fall. (Isaiah 7:14) Mary had the little Lamb, ...read more

  • The Passenger ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 28, 2009
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    THE PASSENGER PIGEON The Passenger Pigeon was a species of pigeon that was once the most common bird in North America. They lived in enormous flocks and during migration it was possible to see flocks of them a mile (1.6 km) wide and 300 miles (500 km) long, taking several days to pass and ...read more

  • Waiting On The Interest  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
    based on 9 ratings
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    WAITING ON THE INTEREST A girl had a nice little piggy bank. Her father wanted to teach her about saving, so he talked to her about putting her money into a savings account at their bank. He very carefully explained to her that when she put money into her account, the bank would pay her interest ...read more

  • A Simple Hose Clamp Causes Failure Of Balloon's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 9, 2009
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    A Simple Hose Clamp Causes Failure of Balloon’s Attempt to Circle the Earth Piccard and Richard Conniff writes in National Geographic that on January 12, 1997, two Swiss men, Bertrand Piccard and Wim Verstraeten, set out to be the first to CIRCLE THE EARTH in a balloon. Their aircraft was called ...read more

  • Prayer's Powerful Results Impacts African ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2010
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    Prayer’s Powerful Results Impacts African Villagers Story: John Robb of World Vision’s Mission Advanced Research Center writes, "The adults of Ethiopia’s Awash River area, two hours north of Addis Ababa were suffering through famines. In their suffering the people looked to a giant tree for help. ...read more

  • Swindoll On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010
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    Swindoll on Time Swindoll stated this in His book Living on the Ragged Edge and its focus is about the importance of our time: Every morning someone who loves you very much deposits into your bank of time 86,400 seconds of time-which represents 1,440 minutes-which, of course, equal twenty-four ...read more

  • The Accelerator Of Sin

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Aug 16, 2011
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    THE ACCELERATOR OF SIN The late Ray Stedman recalled a time he was a guest at a conference and was driven around in a Lincoln Continental. He remembered thinking how quietly it rode--he couldn’t hear the engine. Yet, as they drove through mountain passages, he realized that with each push of the ...read more

  • St. Helens Vs. Krakatoa

    Contributed by Scott Spencer on Nov 3, 2011
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    ST. HELENS VS. KRAKATOA May 18, 1980. You might remember that on that day there was an incredible explosion which was estimated at 500 times more powerful than the force of the atomic bomb that destroyed Hiroshima. This explosion was so powerful that it ripped 1,200 feet off the top of a 9,700 ...read more

  • The Lord's Game Plan

    Contributed by Eugene Morell on Jan 7, 2012
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    THE LORD'S GAME PLAN After I had been a Christian for a while, I felt that I was being called ton the ministry. I figured that the Lord had made just about his biggest mistake by calling me. When I told Barbara about what I felt, I rejoiced when she told me that I couldn’t be a pastor because all ...read more

  • The Impact A Godly Father Makes On The Life Of A Child

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 31, 2022
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    Steven Lawson has written a book called The Legacy- Ten Core Values Every Father Must Leave His Child. In the book there is a study that is performed contrasting a couple who are not Christian and a couple who are Christian and their descendants. What they did was take a guy by the name of Max ...read more

  • People Leading To The Flood

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Oct 31, 2022
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    Genesis 5 Focus is v1…. In v1-2, isn’t God just repeating Himself? – God detailed the 2 types of “man” He created – male and female! What’s significant about v3? – Adam and Eve had other children as alluded to in earlier chapters; v3 indicates that Seth was a special person! Why do you think ...read more

  • From Candle To Sunlight

    Contributed by Jung Lee on Jan 16, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 931 views

    Imagine human wisdom as a candle. It provides light, yes, but it's limited – flickering and weak, barely illuminating the surrounding darkness. Now, picture God's wisdom as the sun. Vast, powerful, and bright, it floods our path with clarity and insight, making what was once obscure and ...read more

  • Mc Manus States, "Once Survival Has Become ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 7, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,764 views

    1. Mc Manus states, “Once survival has become our supreme goal, we have lost our way…, the church is not called to survive history but to serve humanity. As with each individual, there is a difference between living and existing for the church…The church exists to serve as the body of Christ, and ...read more

  • Facing Crisis  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Aug 26, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
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    Pastor Andrew Murray of South Africa once faced a terrible crisis. Gathering himself into his study, he sat a long while quietly. Prayerfully, thoughtfully. He wrote this in his journal. 1. I am here by God’s appointment; in that fact I will rest. 2. He will keep me here in His love and ...read more

  • But What Am I Going To Do With A Verse Like ...

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 23, 2005
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    But what am I going to do with a verse like 1Thessalonians 3:3? Well, there are several things I can do with it. I could just jump over it and try to find something more positive to think about. Have you ever thrown a rock across a pond or river and in such a way that it sort of skipped across ...read more

  • This Past Week Marked The 50th Anniversary Of The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Dec 5, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
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    This past week marked the 50th anniversary of the day Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on an Alabama bus to a white man. In a 1996 interview she said “she was tired of it all.” My friend, 1 person, a seamstress from Alabama, decided it was time for a change and through her action and ...read more

  • If 99% Were Good Enough

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,482 views

    What you’d get if 99% were good enough: No phone service for 15 minutes each day. 1.7 million pieces of first class mail lost each day. 35,000 newborn babies dropped by doctors or nurses each year 200,000 people getting the wrong drug prescriptions each year Unsafe drinking water three days a ...read more

  • Winston Churchill Exemplified Integrity And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
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    Winston Churchill exemplified integrity and respect in the face of opposition. During his last year in office, he attended an official ceremony. Several rows behind him two gentlemen began whispering. “That’s Winston Churchill.” “They say he is getting senile.” “They say he should step aside and ...read more