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  • The Sufficiency Of Scripture  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 18, 2010
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    THE SUFFICIENCY OF SCRIPTURE Wayne Grudem summarizes this conclusion: "The sufficiency of Scripture means that Scripture contained all the words of God he intended his people to have at each stage of redemptive history, and that it now contains all the words of God we need for salvation, ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Character Will Be Developed In Our Lives When ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Gulbronson on May 20, 2010
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    "Character will be developed in our lives when we stop seeking the PRESENTS(What we can get from Him) of God and start ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

  • Anzac ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 27, 2010
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    ANZAC Day For those who do not know, ANZAC day is not the day to celebrate Australia’s victories, nor do we celebrate how great our country is. Rather we celebrate the sacrifice and loss of the young men and women who protect other people’s freedom. Australia has never been seriously attacked or ...read more

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  • God's Word And Daniel Webster

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2010
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    GOD'S WORD AND DANIEL WEBSTER Daniel Webster testified: "If there be anything in my style or thoughts to be commended, the credit is due to my kind parents for instilling into my mind an early love for the Scriptures. From the time that, at my mother's feet or on my father's knee, I learned to ...read more

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  • Thought Control.  PRO

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Jun 2, 2010
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    Thought Control. What thought? Every thought. The one I have about the Ford Mark One Zephyr that I would like to one day own, the one about how angry I get with repeating a request that someone shuts the door behind them, the thought about how I’d like that last slice of chocolate cake that is for ...read more

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  • Adams, Coolidge And Roosevelt On The Bible  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 12, 2010
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    ADAMS, COOLIDGE AND ROOSEVELT ON THE BIBLE The late great 6th President of the United States of America, John Quincy Adams (1767 - 1848), once said, "The [Holy] Bible is the Book of all others to be read at all ages and in all conditions of human life...I speak as a man of the world to men [and, ...read more

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  • More Beyond  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 15, 2010
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    MORE BEYOND The Strait of Gibraltar is the strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea. On either side of the Strait of Gibraltar there are two mountains, which were known in ancient times as the Pillars of Hercules. According to Greek mythology, Hercules built these pillars ...read more

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  • Sound Biblical Thinking

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010
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    SOUND BIBLICAL THINKING There is no substitute for sound, biblical thinking. John Gardner: "An excellent plumber is infinitely more admirable than an incompetent theologian. The society which scorns excellence in plumbing because plumbing is a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in theology ...read more

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  • Leave The Bones  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010
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    LEAVE THE BONES A clergyman took a seat in a dining car on a train traveling along the Hudson River. Opposite him was an atheist who, seeing his clerical collar, started a discussion. "I see you are a clergyman." "Yes," came the reply. "I am a minister of the gospel." "I suppose you believe the ...read more

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  • Eternity ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010
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    Eternity Clothes Norma Lauby, of La Mesa, California, was browsing in the ladies’ department one day with her son who was just learning to read. Trying to read all the signs he could, he came upon one in the maternity department. “Look, Mom!” he said excitedly as he pointed at the sign. “They’re ...read more

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  • The Love Of Christ Alone

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010
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    THE LOVE OF CHRIST ALONE When Hudson Taylor was director of the China Inland Mission, he often interviewed candidates for the mission field. On one occasion, he met with a group of applicants to determine their motivations for service. "And why do you wish to go as a foreign missionary?" he asked ...read more

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  • Many Lovers But Few Cross-Bearers

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
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    MANY LOVERS BUT FEW CROSS-BEARERS Jesus hath now many lovers of His kingdom, but few bearers of His cross. He hath many desirous of consolation, but few of tribulation. He finds many companions of His table, but few of His abstinence. All desire to rejoice with Him; few are willing to endure ...read more

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  • Proof Of A New Heart

    Contributed by Jay Bunting on Dec 17, 2010
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    PROOF OF A NEW HEART A Sunday School Teacher asked a little girl in her class: "Do you think you have a New Heart?" "Yes I know so," replied the child. "What makes you so sure?" asked the teacher. The girl responded ...read more

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  • Climategate

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2011
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    CLIMATEGATE Of the many stories this summer on the environment, one that has continued to draw attention is the story of the University of East Anglia’s Climatic Research Unit. The interaction and hiding of findings of the unit became known as "Climategate." The Oxburgh Inquiry was supposed to ...read more

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  • Unbelievers At The Second Coming

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2011
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    UNBELIEVERS AT THE SECOND COMING Charles Haddon Spurgeon, the great Victorian preacher, said in a sermon entitled ‘Secret sins’ preached in 1857: "When Christ comes a second time, there will be a marvellous change in the way men talk. Me thinks I see him; there he sits upon his throne. Now, ...read more

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  • Judgment Day Sooner Than You Think

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2011
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    JUDGMENT DAY SOONER THAN YOU THINK A Scottish lawyer was a wicked man. Once he hired a horse and, either through accident or ill-usage, killed the animal. Naturally the owner insisted on being paid its value, together with some compensation for the loss of its use. The man of law acknowledged his ...read more

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  • Demolition Derby And The Surrender Stick

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2011
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    DEMOLITION DERBY AND THE SURRENDER STICK Lydia and I went to the Demolition Derby at the 4-H Fair this past week and had a blast. I loved watching drivers take aim at each other with the attempt to demolish or disable one another. We saw some great smash ups and did a lot of laughing. I don't know ...read more

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  • Trusting Doctors, Trusting God  PRO

    Contributed by John Putty on Mar 19, 2011
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    TRUSTING DOCTORS, TRUSTING GOD Not many people enjoy going to the doctor, but according to Reuters, in 1994, one London accountant to that to an extreme. The 63-year-old man needed bladder surgery, but he couldn't overcome his fear of doctors and hospitals. So he self-reliantly did what had to ...read more

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  • The Cane Ridge Revival

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 23, 2011
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    THE CANE RIDGE REVIVAL One of those great revivals of the American past took place in the late spring and early summer of 1801 at Cane Ridge in central Kentucky. A pastor named Barton Stone, who had been called to serve this little Methodist church by Daniel Boone, decided to call a four-day ...read more

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  • We Need Christ In Good Times And Bad

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2011
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    WE NEED CHRIST IN GOOD TIMES AND BAD Presbyterian minister of the 19th century, J. R. Miller, once wrote that "We need Christ just as much in our bright, prosperous, exalted hours as in the days of darkness, adversity, and depression. We are quite in danger of thinking that religion is only for ...read more

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