Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of sand. Henceforth will I apply ALL my efforts to become the highest mountain of
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Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jan 4, 2008
I was captured by the words of minister, moderator and theologian, Bishop Lesslie Newbigin. He was quoted as saying, "The key focus of the
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Sep 10, 2007
We owe a lot to our grandparents. They have the warmth of a parent; the wisdom of the sages; and the heart of a child. And over five million American children live with their grandparents. Here are some wonderful grandparent quotes to remind us of these unsung heroes.
Sam Levenson
The simplest
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Church Of God
Contributed by Colin Bain on Nov 18, 2007
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How is a hard heart turned soft? Only by God performing cardiac surgery. A heart transplant. Most hearts that are medically transplanted in our hospitals today, are because the owners forgot that they were to keep healthy. They took their eyes off the good food and were distracted by the fatty and
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Mark Eberly on Sep 10, 2008
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Being completely set apart for God’s use and being a holistic community means able to define who God is calling us to be both individually and corporately. We may need to say “no” to some good things in order to become what we need to be to reach who God wants us to reach. I believe these seven
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Church Of God
Contributed by Clint Palmer on Nov 22, 2007
I heard about a small town in Kentucky, that had two Churches & one Distillery. Members of both Churches complained that the distillery gave the Community a bad image! To make matters worse, the owner of the Distillery was an out spoken Atheist!
One Saturday-night the two Churches decided to hold
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on May 13, 2010
Once a lady I knew told me about a bad experience she had in church. She had grown up in a very legalistic church and had been away from church for a long time. Under the conviction of the Holy Spirit she knew she needed to get back in church, and so she went back to the church she had grown up in.
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Methodist
Contributed by Clark Tanner on Dec 29, 2007
“Without these five confessional statements – Scripture alone, Christ alone, grace alone, faith alone, and glory to God alone – we do not have a true church, and certainly not one that will survive for very long. For how can any church be a true and faithful church if it does not stand for
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Orthodox
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 30, 2001
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I am reminded of the witty line that a Senior Pastor used on me when he mentioned I was about to receive a pay raise. He said, "Now remember, this
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Contributed by Ruth Hind on Dec 19, 2007
St John’s point is not that a baby was born in Bethlehem and laid in a manger but that God became a person and that person was Jesus
Sometimes we can get really hung up on this. If God was person, who did every-one pray to during Jesus life time, who did all the God-stuff while Jesus was on earth?
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Episcopal/Anglican
Contributed by Brian Harvison on Nov 12, 2008
While using this illustration you need a clear pitcher with a small amount of diluted coffee in it, and a pitcher of clear water to pour into the coffee to illustrate the point
Jesus Christ gives us living water (John 4).
So water mixed with dirt makes mud.
So when we are saved we receive the
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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TEACH HIM TO WALK, BUT NOT WHERE
A rehabilitation counselor took an early retirement to spend the rest of his life preaching. One day, while addressing an audience, he told of how - early in his career - he found a young boy with several birth defects. He arranged financial and medical help.
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