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  • The Difference Between Forgiveness And ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 3, 2007
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    The difference between forgiveness and restoration: I believe that there is often a misconception Christians have about forgiveness. Some wrongly assume that saying your sorry is enough. But the truth is that the victim can often see the difference between a hastily uttered apology and genuine ...read more

  • It Is Sometimes Hard To Imagine The Wrath Of God ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Mar 3, 2008
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    It is sometimes hard to imagine the wrath of God because most (if not all) of our experience with wrath and anger has been selfish anger. The two hundred pound man who flings the hundred pound woman across the room in a drunken rage. The mother of the four-year-old boy that flies off the handle ...read more

  • Walk In The Spirit Defined

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009
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    "WALK IN THE SPIRIT" DEFINED For example, the students of Aristotle were known as the Peripatetics because of their habit of following the philosopher around from place to place as he dispensed his teachings. In Paul’s vocabulary, to "walk in the Spirit" or be "led by the Spirit" means to go where ...read more

  • When I Was A Boy Some Adults Were Joking About ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 20, 2009
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    When I was a boy some adults were joking about the answer to a question. One said, “Oh, I would tell you the truth three or four different ways before I would like to you.” Some people actually do that, even until this day. A classic example is the Great International Horse Race that took placing ...read more

  • Self-Destruction

    Contributed by Akinsanya Adubi on Sep 28, 2009
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    SELF-DESTRUCTION The same way a lot of people have destroyed what the Lord rightly gave to them with their own hands. The case of a governor of one of the states in Nigeria is a very good example. He jumped bail in England and was removed on coming back home. There was also the case of one boy who ...read more

  • It Is An Extremely Hot Day In A Major Desert ...  PRO

    Contributed by Royce Hendry on May 24, 2001
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    It is an extremely hot day in a major desert city. The city bus is crowded. The people are tired and miserable. Suddenly, a young man begins cursing. It’s one cuss word after another. The bus driver looks in mirror and can tell the people are ashamed for him. When the young man got off the bus, ...read more

  • The Hamster

    Contributed by Art Good on Nov 6, 2008
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    THE HAMSTER Most of us are more like the story I heard about a hamster and its owner. Each morning Sam hit the wheel, stopping only to snatch a bite to eat. He was driven by some ingrained belief that all his efforts were getting him somewhere. Trudge, trudge, trudge, nibble, nibble, ...read more

  • For Instance, Perhaps We Can Imagine Overhearing ...

    Contributed by Ken Harris on Feb 8, 2009
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    For instance, perhaps we can imagine overhearing Osama Bin Laden speaking to some of his Senior AQUI Operatives (and Bad Guys) in IRAQ: “Remember BROTHERS, when the chips are down, I’ll always be there for you. Unfortunately, the chips seem to be rather down at the moment; and at the rate the ...read more

  • C.s. Lewis On A Right Understanding Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 31, 2010
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    C.S. Lewis on a Right Understanding of Self C. S. Lewis put it this way: When a man is getting better, he understands more and more clearly the evil that is still left in him. When a man is getting worse, he understands his own badness less and less. (Leadership, Vol. ...read more

  • In His Book, "Leadership Pain: God’s Classroo...

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Sep 25, 2016
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    In his book, “Leadership Pain: God’s Classroom for Growth,” Sam Chand writes, “Pain isn’t the enemy. The inability or unwillingness to face pain is a far greater danger.” He then tells the story of Dr. Paul Brand who was treating a four year old named Tanya at the national leprosy hospital in ...read more

  • Ems Creed  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 12, 2003
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    EMS CREED Sorry if we woke you in the middle of the night, But someone in your neighborhood is fighting for his life. Sorry if we block the road and make you turn around, But there’s been a bad wreck with dying children on the ground. When you see us coming I hope you’ll understand, ...read more

  • Do You See Him? Ill. Video Michael W. Smith – "I ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 27, 2005
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    Do you see Him? ill. Video Michael W. Smith – “I See You!” Let’s learn from this video to see Him and not others – not an idol we have created in our minds. Let’s not look to self or something created in our image. Instead let’s see the Jesus who is described and revealed to us in the Bible. The ...read more

  • Our Daily Bread

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 4, 2007
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    Our Daily Bread A guy from Tyson Foods arranges to visit the Pope. After receiving the papal blessing he whispers, "Your Eminence, do we have a deal for you. If you change The Lord’s Prayer from "give us this day our daily bread…" to "give us this day our daily chicken…" we will donate $500 million ...read more

  • No One Is Exempt From Sin

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Apr 27, 2008
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    NO ONE IS EXEMPT FROM SIN Of course, many of us think we are exempt from this darkness, that it always belongs somewhere else and never enters into our lives. You often hear it on the news when something bad has happened, like a murder: the TV reporter interviews a resident, who says "Well, I ...read more

  • Business Is Always Good

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jul 29, 2008
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    BUSINESS IS ALWAYS GOOD I had a man in my last congregation who was in the snack business. He was part of a small company which supplied chips and pretzels and the like to mini markets and various retail outlets. One afternoon I asked Albert how business was, good or bad, up or down. He looked at ...read more

  • Confusing Messages

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 19, 2009
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    CONFUSING MESSAGES PARIS (AFP) – Heart attack survivors who eat chocolate two or more times per week cut their risk of dying from heart disease about threefold compared to those who never touch the stuff, scientists have reported. ...the new study, led by Imre Janszky of the Karolinska Institute ...read more

  • A Burning In My Bosom

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 27, 2006
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    Story. A burning in my bosom. One day at Princeton Theological Seminary. We had an outside Speaker. Had a philosophy that directly, plainly contradicted several Scriptures. Yes, the speaker realized this (Claimed to be Christian by the way). Question was asked – how do you justify this, How ...read more

  • Fred Got Home From His Sunday Round Of Golf Later ...

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Oct 14, 2007
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    Fred got home from his Sunday round of golf later than normal and very tired. "Bad day at the course?" his wife asked. "Everything was going fine," he said. "Then Harry had a heart attack and died on the 10th tee." "Oh, that’s awful!" "You’re not kidding. For the whole back nine ...read more

  • Who Is Ed Hochuli? He Is A Veteran Nfl Referee ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Sep 17, 2008
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    Who is Ed Hochuli? He is a veteran NFL referee who made a terrible call in a Chargers - Broncos game. Instead of hiding or covering up his mistake, he fully admitted it and apologized. Matthew J. Darnell on Yahoo Sports said, "It's hard to hate a guy who knows he screwed up and feels bad ...read more

  • Oh, I Worry Over This Thing And I Worry Over ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "Oh, I worry over this thing and I worry over that, But I notice when the atmosphere has cleared, That the bad luck I had looked for Didn't come and knock me flat, And I didn't have the trouble that I feared. Oh, I like to start the morning with an apprehensive sigh, For I find a bit of worry to ...read more