Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2002
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AND I AM ONE OF THEM
In the third century St. Cyprian wrote to a friend named Donatus,
"This seems a cheerful world, Donatus, when I view it from this fair garden under the shadow of these vines. But if I climbed some great mountain and looked out over the wide lands, you know very well what I
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Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
WHAT CAN I FEAR?
In A.D. 373 John Chrysostom became a hermit. He went alone into the mountains near Antioch, seeking to know God better. Although his time of isolation was cut short by illness, he discovered that with God at his side, he could attend alone against anyone or anything.
That
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Brethren
Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 7, 2011
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John Wesley: "It is impossible for any that have it, to conceal the religion of Jesus Christ... As well may men think to hide a city, as to hide a Christian; yea, as well may they conceal a city set upon a hill, as a holy, zealous, active lover of God and man."
He goes on to say that "it is
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Perhaps you are familiar with the greeting or call to worship whereby the pastor or liturgist declares, “God Is Good,” and the people, respond, “All the Time.” The pastor affirms, “All the time,” and the congregation declares, “God is Good.” Many United Methodists use it frequently as a
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Methodist
Contributed by Larry White on Jan 11, 2002
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THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE UNASHAMED
"I’m part of the fellowship of the unashamed. The dye has been cast. I have stepped over the line, the decision has been made. I am a disciple of Jesus Christ. I won’t look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be still.
My past is redeemed, my present makes
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Baptist
Contributed by Bill Butsko on Aug 16, 2008
PICKUP IN THE RAIN
One night in the 1960s, at 11:30 p.m., an older African-American woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway trying to endure a windy rain storm which was accompanied by lightning. Her car had broken down and she desperately needed a ride.
Soaking wet, she decided to
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Christian Church
Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Apr 25, 2002
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A TIME BETTER SERVED
On January 9, 1985, a Congregational pastor in Bulgaria named Christo Kuleczef, was arrested and put in jail. His crime was preaching in his church, just like I am right now. It was a crime because the week before the village committee had appointed a new pastor. The secular
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
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What did King Nebuchadnezzar of ancient Babylon and Nikolai Ceausescu of present-day Romania have in common? Both were ruthless dictators who fell after boldly exalting themselves.
Nebuchadnezzar brazenly declared that he had built the great city of Babylon by his own power and for the honor of
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Contributed by Brad Henry on Sep 7, 2011
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TEMPTATION DOESN'T ALWAYS END IN FAILURE
The same Spirit that came down from heaven like a dove now led Jesus into the desert so He could be tempted by Satan. Why?
Have you ever felt that you have been unjustly persecuted? Have you ever felt passed over, left behind, cast away or just can't seem
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Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Apr 10, 2012
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DEDICATION TO THE STAINES FAMILY
Randy Alcorn wrote a novel about persecution of Christians in China, entitled Safely Home. This is his dedication for the book. "TO GRAHAM STAINES, who left his home in Australia to serve lepers in India for thirty-four years. TO PHILIP STAINES (age ten) and
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