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  • A Hermit Once, Having Renounced The World And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A hermit once, having renounced the world and lost all things, yet found no peace. It seemed to him in his lonely cell that the Lord was asking something more. “But I have given you everything” cried the hermit. “All but one thing,” answered the Lord. “What is it, Lord?” “Your sins.” When we ...read more

  • Mother Teresa: "If You Give What You Do Not ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,717 views

    Mother Teresa: “If you give what you do not need, it isn’t giving.” A woman gave her son Billy 2 quarters. One was for his Sunday School offering. The other was for an ice cream cone on the way home from Sunday School. Billy was flipping one quarter in the air and catching it on the way down. ...read more

  • The Bird

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Jun 26, 2007
     | 1,746 views

    *ILLUSTRATION* I was out in the front yard working in my flower beds this past Thursday with my grandson when this bird came and rested in the tree right next to where we were. Mason will be 2 years old next week and he got so excited as he pointed at the bird and his gaze was intently on the ...read more

  • The Murder/Suicide Of Chris Benoit (Professional ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 2, 2007
     | 2,565 views

    The murder/suicide of Chris Benoit (Professional Wrestler)is a vivid example of how decisions we make affect our families. Obviously in Benoit’s case his decisions have left his parents mourning the death of their son (the one who did the killing and suicide)and grandson. His wife’s parents are ...read more

  • It Is Not Wrong When We Seek The Favor Of Men, ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Jul 26, 2007
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     | 2,184 views

    It is not wrong when we seek the favor of men, however, it is most important we strife to have the favor of God in our lives. How? 1. Study the Word of God. 2. Be a doer of the Word. 3. Pray daily and be filled continually with His Holy Spirit. 4. Then you can be led of the Spirit. 5. Tell others ...read more

  • David Who Wrote This Psalm Was The Greatest Of ...

    Contributed by Robert Fa’atoia-Collins on Sep 16, 2007
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    David who wrote this Psalm was the greatest of all the offenders in human values. David broke five of Ten Commandments. 1) Thou shall not steal, 2) Thou shall not Kill, 3) Thou shall not commit adultery, 4) Thou shall not bear false witness against thy neighbour and 5) Thou shall not covet. And ...read more

  • From Time To Time We Hear Statistics About How ...

    Contributed by Anne Benefield on Jan 24, 2008
     | 834 views

    From time to time we hear statistics about how people first came into church membership. These figures trace back to the Institute of American Church Growth, which asked 10,000 people about their pilgrimage. What led them in? The answers were: special need, 2%; walk-in, 3%; Pastor, 6%; ...read more

  • Sheep Are Stubborn

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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    *As Joel Preston says: -Sheep are stubborn. Sheep can get easily lost because they tend to go their own way. Like sheep, believers have a tendency to go their own direction rather than follow the divine Shepherd’s plan. So Ps 119:176 says, “I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; ...read more

  • Boomer Volunteers

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    BOOMER VOLUNTEERS 75% of Boomer volunteers who engage in professional activities, such as managing people or projects, continue volunteering the following year. Activities with the 2nd and 3rd highest volunteer retention rates are music or some other type of performance (70.9%) and tutoring, ...read more

  • Valued

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    VALUED David Neeleman, JetBlue Airways CEO, meets 95% of new employees on their first work day. From day one he demonstrates he values them. He also sets aside one day each week to travel on JetBlue flights, where he serves beverages and cleans planes. In '02, JetBlue wanted to hire 2,000 team ...read more

  • Amazon.com Has Notified Some Print-On-Demand ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
     | 1,868 views

    Amazon.com has notified some print-on-demand publishers that if they wish to continue selling books directly through their site, they must use Amazon-owned BookSurge to print their books. Amazon currently places orders through the POD publishers’ distributors. But soon, publishers will be required ...read more

  • We Might Be Considered Mia ‘missing In ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on May 29, 2008
     | 1,424 views

    We might be considered MIA ‘Missing in Action’ There are 2,539 men included on the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial in Washington DC with the status of Missing in Action Some of these men will never return, possibly some will Many Christians are MIA Wallowing in a sin filled life Thinking that nobody ...read more

  • Some Neighbors Were Having A Party For The Baby's ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jul 8, 2008
     | 2,008 views

    Some neighbors were having a party for the baby's baptism. We did not agree the theology of infant baptism, but we sent a card to show friendliness and be a witness. They had a pretty rowdy party that got pretty loud. At one point, someone said, "We should have baptism parties!" We need to ...read more

  • Searing Our Conscience

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Apr 27, 2009
     | 3,614 views

    SEARING OUR CONSCIENCE My dad had a ‘76 Honda Accord. One day, the "service engine" light came on. He said, "Here, I’ll show you how we fix that," and he pushed the key into a slot right below it that reset it. The light went off, but I'm not sure that was the point of it being there in the ...read more

  • Whatever Injury Wicked Men-In-Power Inflict Upon ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 9, 2009
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    Whatever injury wicked men-in-power inflict upon good men is to be regarded … as a test for the good man’s virtues. Thus, a good man, though a slave, is free; but a wicked man, though a king, is a slave. For, a wicked man serves not just one master, but, what’s worse, as many masters as he has ...read more

  • Our Testimony Is Christ's Testimony

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Aug 11, 2009
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    OUR TESTIMONY IS CHRIST'S TESTIMONY In his magnificent little book, "A Faith to Proclaim," James S. Stewart made reference to Paul’s declaration to the Galatians (2:20), "I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live but Christ lives in me..." And Stewart said, "To be thus ...read more

  • Food For Body And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 11, 2009
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    Food For Body And Soul! A theology professor at a Southern seminary, a master at the pithy, memorable saying, uses this table blessing at meals, "Lord, I thank you for food: food for the body and food for the soul: may we never lack for either and give us an appetite for both!" Source: 2. "Food ...read more

  • Painting Pictures Of The Lost

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 28, 2010
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    PAINTING PICTURES OF THE LOST A Bishop Tucker of Uganda was an artist, but how did he become a bishop? One day he was painting a picture of a poor woman, holding a baby, wandering homeless on a stormy night on the dark, deserted street. As the picture grew, the artist suddenly threw down his ...read more

  • No Wonder The People Wept When They Heard The ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 11, 2010
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    No wonder the people wept when they heard the message! (The Hebrew word Bochim means “weepers.”) However, their sorrow was because of the consequences of their sins and not because the wickedness of their sins had convicted them. It was a shallow and temporary sorrow that never led them to true ...read more

  • During The 1980’s, More Than 17,000 ...

    Contributed by Rj Davis on Jul 6, 2010
     | 2,071 views

    During the 1980’s, more than 17,000 members of a major evangelical denomination were surveyed about their prayer habits while attending seminars on prayer for spiritual awakening. Because they attended this kind of seminar, we can assume these people are above average in their interest in prayer. ...read more