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  • D. Lloyd Jones Sums Up Paul's Position In These ...  PRO

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Sep 23, 2008
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    D. Lloyd Jones sums up Paul's position in these words, "In vv. 6-29, he explains why anybody is saved: it is the sovereign election of God. Verses 30-33 show us why anybody is lost, and the explanation to that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Heavy ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009
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    HEAVY SLEEP People who sleep less than 6 or more than 9 hours per night are more likely to be obese, claims a new government study. The study also linked light sleepers to higher smoking ...read more

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  • Shema: Hear

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 19, 2009
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    SHEMA: HEAR "SHEMA (sshee’ mah) Transliteration of Hebrew imperative meaning, ’Hear,’ (Deuteronomy 6:4) and applied to Deuteronomy 6:4-9, as the basic statement of the Jewish law. The Shema became for the people of God a confession of faith by which they ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • History Of Calvinism

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010
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    HISTORY OF CALVINISM In 1610, just one year after the death of James Arminius (a Dutch Seminary professor) five articles of faith based on his teachings were drawn up by his followers. The Arminians, as his followers came to be called, presented these five doctrines to the State of Holland in the ...read more

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  • The Deception Of Effective Leadership  PRO

    Contributed by Dana Visneskie on Feb 9, 2004
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    Research from Barna concerning Leadership: The Deception of Effective Leadership Most pastors are content with the way things are going in their ministry. A national survey among pastors revealed that a majority feel they are doing an excellent or good job in leading people spiritually in ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Beseeching – True Spiritual ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    Beseeching – True Spiritual Awakening Unlike the spiritual and political leaders of Israel, a nation that is vigilant has Christians and leaders who are not blinded by their sin. People who have a Biblical understanding about the heart of mankind find joy in what the prophet Joel wrote, “Even ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Don Sutton's Motivation  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jun 1, 2009
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    DON SUTTON'S MOTIVATION Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Don Sutton hadn’t won a game in 8 weeks. The press was suggesting that he be dropped from the starting lineup. The future looked bleak, and Sutton felt terrible. Then, before a game, Dodgers manager Walter Alston tapped him on the shoulder. "I’d ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Money ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 6, 2010
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    Money Talks -Most of us have probably heard the saying, “Money talks.” Words are one thing, but when someone slaps down their money or writes the check, their words take on new meaning. Sometimes money produces results that seemed slow in coming with any other approach. This might be due to greed, ...read more

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  • I Worry About...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 13, 2010
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    I WORRY ABOUT... Percentage of people who at least occasionally worry about: Having their car stolen or broken into: 42 Home burglarization when they are not at home: 45 Being the victim of terrorism: 38 Having a school-aged child physically harmed at school: 29 Your home being burglarized when ...read more

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  • Sin Is Fun [hebrews 11:25]... For A Season. The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dan Waite on Dec 16, 2005
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    Sin is fun [Hebrews 11:25]... for a season. The problem is that sin always has consequences [Galatians 6:7]... and they are unpleasant [Romans 6:23]. (ill.) National Geographic reported that a 13-foot Burmese python swallowed a 6-foot alligator in Florida . The consequences were lethal, as the ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

  • During His Years As Premier Of The Soviet Union, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
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    During his years as premier of the Soviet Union, Nikita Khrushchev denounced many of the policies and atrocities of Joseph Stalin. Once, as he censured Stalin in a public meeting, Khrushchev was interrupted by a shout from a heckler in the audience. “You were one of Stalin’s colleagues. Why didn’t ...read more

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  • Building Boom: The U.s. Population Is Expected To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    Building Boom: The U.S. population is expected to increase 33% to 376 million by ‘30, according to a new Brookings Institute analysis. That’s 94 million more than in ‘00. To serve them, almost 60 million housing units will have to be built. About 20 million of these units will replace destroyed or ...read more

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  • Pray Away Pain: Need An Effective Painkiller? ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    Pray Away Pain: Need an effective painkiller? Pray! More than half of those who responded to a USA Today/ABC News/Stanford University Medical Center poll say they use prayer to control pain. Of those, 90% say it worked well, and 51% say “very well.” Among a dozen therapies, including bed rest, ...read more

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  • During His Years As Premier Of The Soviet Union, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 7, 2001
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    During his years as premier of the Soviet Union, Nikita Khrushchev denounced many of the policies and atrocities of Joseph Stalin. Once, as he censured Stalin in a public meeting, Khrushchev was interrupted by a shout from a heckler in the audience. "You were one of Stalin’s colleagues. Why didn’t ...read more

  • Undertakers

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Jan 8, 2004
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    Undertakers Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., was a member of the U.S. Supreme Court for 30 years. His mind, wit and work earned him the unofficial title of "the greatest justice since John Marshall." At one point in his life, Justice Holmes explained his choice of a career by saying: "I might have ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • In An Average Lifetime, The Average American ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In an average lifetime, the average American spends 3 years in business meetings, 13 years watching TV, Spends $89,281 on food, consumes 109,354 pounds of food, Makes 1811 trips to McDonalds, Spends $6881 in vending machines, Eats 35,138 cookies and 1483 pounds of candy, Catches 304 colds, Is ...read more

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  • The Church Household

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 28, 2007
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    (1 Timothy 3:1-13) Chrytsostom writes, "The church leader must be ’one that governs well his own house.’... For the church is, as it were, a small household. In a house there are children and wife and domestic duties, and some person has to provide order for them all. So in the church there are ...read more

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  • Eu Is Now Largest ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009
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    EU IS NOW LARGEST ECONOMY The European Union has overtaken the U.S. as the world’s #1 economy due to the continued dramatic fall of the dollar, according to a Reuters report. The U.S. 2007 GDP is officially estimated at $13,843,800 billion compared with at 8,847,889 billion Euros for the 15 EU ...read more

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  • Helping The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
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    HELPING THE POOR 67% of Americans (over half of whom attend church at least once a month) agreed or strongly agreed with the statement, "My church already does enough to help the poor in my community." Yet 42% said their church spends more money on itself than on the community, finds a World ...read more

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  • World's Population Growing

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009
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    WORLD’S POPULATION GROWING World population is projected to reach 7 billion only 4 years from now. The world added its 6 billionth resident in 1999; today its population is approximately 6.7 billion. World population growth is slowing down; it took about 12 years for the world population to rise ...read more

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