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  • Worship Cannot Be Confined To A Particular Place  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 1, 2002
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    Worship cannot be Confined to a Particular Place In the Muslim religion there are three cities which are considered sacred: Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem. The Muslims believe that to worship in the city of Jerusalem is as good as performing 1000 acts of worship anywhere else in the world. Mecca and ...read more

  • V. Chuck Colson Says, "The Ship Is Sinking. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 1, 2004
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    V. Chuck Colson says, “The ship is sinking. We’re not going to have any society left if we don’t protect the marriage bond. And the homosexual movement is trying to unravel it. You’ve got to stop it. We have got to talk about this lovingly, openly and honestly. I think this is the #1 ...read more

  • An Orator In Hyde Park Of London Was Speaking ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    An orator in Hyde Park of London was speaking out against religion. He said, “My hatred of religion is honestly come by; my grandfather was an atheist; my father was an atheist; and, thank God, I’m an atheist, too.” Atheism is not good. Since the true atheist does not believe in God we also assume ...read more

  • Sparky Anderson The Great Baseball Manager Wh...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
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    Sparky Anderson the great baseball manager who won many pennants and a world championship, said,” I’m not lying when I say that this religion is so important to me. If I had one great wish, it would be that I could honestly say that I was one of God’s children. That is the one emptiness I have. I ...read more

  • Farmer Joe Decided His Injuries From The Accident ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Aug 1, 2008
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    Farmer Joe decided his injuries from the accident were serious enough to take the trucking company (responsible for the accident) to court. In court, the trucking company’s fancy lawyer was questioning farmer Joe. "Didn’t you say, at the scene of the accident, ’I’m fine’?," questioned the lawyer. ...read more

  • Signs Only Expose Reality

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 14, 2009
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    SIGNS ONLY EXPOSE REALITY Signs do not create a reality; they merely expose it. For example, a sign on a highway may read "Chicago: 160 miles". If we changed the sign to read "60 miles" instead, it wouldn't change the fact that Chicago is really 160 miles away. Truth doesn't change, no matter ...read more

  • I Went To Visit Malinda's Mother In The Hospital ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Aug 6, 2007
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    I went to visit Malinda’s mother in the hospital two weeks ago, because her pastor was elected DS and hadn’t been able to be there. I felt I was to pray for her staff infection to go away, but not for the cancer they feared was back. I honestly reasoned God will not take the cancer away with her ...read more

  • Sometimes There Things That I React So Strongly ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Sep 17, 2007
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    Sometimes there things that I react so strongly to not because there is a tendency in me but because I have strong emotional connection to the issue. The biggest example for me personally is sexual abuse of children. My parents were social workers in the child welfare system and even though I was ...read more

  • As It Has Become More Politically And Socially ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
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    As it has become more politically and socially acceptable to be vocal about one’s faith, companies large and small are putting religion in their business practices. Ohio University’s Jan Slater says the faith-based movement is getting bigger all the time, with companies like Coca-Cola to Procter & ...read more

  • Jim Cymbala Began At The Brooklyn Tabernacle As ...  PRO

    Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 27, 2000
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    Jim Cymbala began at the Brooklyn Tabernacle as an ill-equipped, under-educated, time-strapped preacher who led a second congregation in New Jersey. The Brooklyn church had no money to pay him, a ramshackle building, and barely enough attendance to bother with weekly meetings. Today, the ...read more

  • David Augsburger, Cherishable: ...

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Aug 2, 2005
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    ILLUSTRATION... David Augsburger, Cherishable: Love and Marriage, 141-144. It costs to forgive...Stated psychologically, forgiveness takes place when the person who was offended and justly angered by the offender bears his own anger, and lets the other go free. Anger cannot be ignored, denied, or ...read more

  • There Is A Story Of Two Brothers Who On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    There is a story of two brothers who on completing their apprenticeship decide to set up their own butcher shop. One day one of their customers invite the older brother to church. Some time later he asks for forgiveness for all his sins, and commits his life to following God. He continues working ...read more

  • Grimaldi

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Jan 16, 2012
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    GRIMALDI A psychiatrist had a patient suffering from severe bout of depression. And the wise doctor’s prescription after examination: "Go and entertain yourself by seeing the famous clown Grimaldi performing in the circus in the town today, his antics are bound make you laugh...you sure would find ...read more

  • Christmas Eve Communion Confession

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Nov 23, 2019
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    Confession O Lord, we remember you, O Lamb of God Born this day to take away the sin of the world; O Word become flesh, Who came down to share our humanity; You alone are worthy. Help us remember You not only with our lips, But with our hearts as well; Help our lives proclaim Your truth. As we ...read more

  • A Little Over 3 Months Ago, Little Matthew (Well, ...

    Contributed by Andy Anquoe on Feb 15, 2007
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    A little over 3 months ago, little Matthew (well, not exactly little) came into our family. My niece left him with my elderly parents to care for since she could not. When I heard what had happened, I traveled back to Oklahoma to assess the situation Seeing my 80 year old parents care for this BIG ...read more

  • Bad ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
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    BAD MEAT Colin Byrne Smith of Australia told of a missionary who called on a tribe of cannibals. Taking his life in his hands, he crossed the inlet in a small boat, and when confronted by the tribe, meekly endured every insult. Long afterwards, when he had succeeded in converting many and ...read more

  • What's On The Tv?  PRO

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jun 6, 2001
    based on 262 ratings
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    Friday at quitting time, Jim said, ‘Boss, have you got any extra work I can do tonight?’ Sure do but I can’t pay you overtime. That’s okay, I just don’t want to go home. Why not? Well, I’ve been in the doghouse since last night. I see...Why? What did you do to deserve that? I still don’t know, it ...read more

  • My Very First Dream

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Dec 8, 2006
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    INTRODUCTION… My very first dream (p) I would like to begin this morning by telling you about the very first dream I can remember. It is not a long dream. I honestly do not know how old I was when I had this dream, I think I was in first or second grade. The setting of the dream is my back ...read more

  • In A 1998 Usa Weekend Exclusive Survey Of More ...

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Mar 13, 2007
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    In a 1998 USA Weekend exclusive survey of more than a quarter million teens -- one of the most extensive ever -- teens responded honestly about tackling their identity crisis. An unprecedented 272,400 students wrote in and confessed their short-comings and exposed their passion to improve ...read more

  • Mad At Him Or Mad At You?

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Sep 23, 2008
     | 1,229 views

    Mad at Him or Mad at YOU? I remember a specific time a couple of years ago that someone just pulled out in front of me trying to turn left and get in the small space between my car and the next. Of course I was in a hurry as I was running late. And of course I had to brake and subsequently missed ...read more

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