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  • The Friendship Of John Newton

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 3, 2011
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    THE FRIENDSHIP OF JOHN NEWTON While John Newton is best-known as the author of the famous hymn, "Amazing Grace," his life teemed with spiritual fruit. A new biography on his life by Jonathan Aitken gives us a peek into the legacy of the man who described himself with one simple sentence: "I am a ...read more

  • What Is Needed For Joy?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 22, 2011
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    WHAT IS NEEDED FOR JOY? Max Lucado tells the following story about Robert Reed: "I have everything I need for joy!" Robert Reed said. His hands are twisted and his feet are useless. He can't bathe himself. He can't feed himself. He can't brush his teeth, comb his hair, or put on his underwear. ...read more

  • Storm Without Warning

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Sep 14, 2011
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    STORM WITHOUT WARNING Now I love a good storm on the ground but not while flying. Any good Airline Pilot will try to avoid thunderstorms like the plague. The rule is for every 1,000 feet in height the storm cell is that is how far you should avoid the storm. If the tops of the thunderstorm are ...read more

  • Impact Of Scripture Memorization: Psalm 119

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2012
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    IMPACT OF SCRIPTURE MEMORIZATION: PSALM 119 Scripture memorization is a great challenge to a modern day saints. But in the old days, many of the saints of God would memorize large portions of Scripture because they were devoted to God. One such man was John Ruskin. He lived in the nineteenth ...read more

  • Humphery The Whale

    Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Sep 6, 2017
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    Remember Humphrey the humpback whale? Humphrey became a national celebrity in 1985 when he made his way into the San Francisco Bay and headed up the Sacramento River into fresh water which, of course, could have been fatal for him. Each evening a large local television audience would tune in for ...read more

  • Humphery The Whale

    Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Sep 6, 2017
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    Remember Humphrey the humpback whale? Humphrey became a national celebrity in 1985 when he made his way into the San Francisco Bay and headed up the Sacramento River into fresh water which, of course, could have been fatal for him. Each evening a large local television audience would tune in for ...read more

  • Connotations For Us As Disciples Of Christ

    Contributed by Gordon Mcculloch on Feb 11, 2018
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    Jesus also tells us in Matthew 28, (the most familiar version of the Great Commission), that, “all authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to ...read more

  • Do You Believe?

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 13, 2019
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    DO YOU BELIEVE? That the bible is the inspired word of God That God created the everything in 6 days That God rested on day 7 That God created man and put him in the garden of Eden (a perfect Place) That God took a rib from Adam and made Eve to be a helper and companion to Adam That Satan entered ...read more

  • Broken

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on May 6, 2019
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    Broken Windows … (Little improvements can make a big difference) Social psychologists and police officers tend to agree that if a window in a building is broken and is left unrepaired, all the rest of the windows will soon be broken. This is as true in nice neighborhoods as in rundown ones. One ...read more

  • Igdaliah, A Man Of God

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Jun 21, 2020
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    Text: Jeremiah. 35:4, KJV: And I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which (was) by the chamber of the princes, which (was) above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door: Thoughts: Igdaliah ...read more

  • Meditate On The Lord.

    Contributed by Roy Fowler on Sep 18, 2021
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    Where I was Pastoring at the time I got 5th Sunday off. I had a favorite fishing hole. The water wasn’t very deep so I could wade in the water. That was fun for me. It had big trees that hung over the water and the sun would shine through them and made it look beautiful. It was great, this river ...read more

  • A Few Believed…  PRO

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Apr 26, 2007
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    3. A FEW BELIEVED… One of the great films of 1999 was The Matrix, starring Keanu Reeves. It’s a futuristic sci-fi movie, where the world has been taken over by computers. The computers need the energy that comes from human bodies, so they keep a supply of genetically engineered humans in a ...read more

  • Introduction: You May Not Recognize The Name But ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Introduction: You may not recognize the name but Vinko Bogataj, but in a few minutes those of you over the age of 35 will remember him, and those of you who are younger than that will be able to identify with him more than you might think. On March 21st, 1970, Bogataj was competing at the World ...read more

  • I Love The Jason Bourne Stories. Jason Bourne Is ...

    Contributed by Scott Brewer on Jul 23, 2007
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    I love the Jason Bourne stories. Jason Bourne is a fictional character created by Robert Ludlum in books and film. The first film, “The Bourne Identity”, is the intriguing story of what it is like when you forget who you are. Jason Bourne is a highly trained, specialized agent of the US government ...read more

  • Helen P. Mrosla -A Teaching Nun P44-46 Maxwell ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 27, 2007
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    Helen P. Mrosla -a teaching nun p44-46 Maxwell Person of Influence Helen taught Mark Eklund in third grade and again in junior high math. One Friday the lesson wasn’t going well and the class was bickering, so Helen asked the kids to make a list of all the kids in the class and write the nicest ...read more

  • One Of The Ways That Children Change A Marriage ...

    Contributed by Stephen Evoy on Jan 4, 2008
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    One of the ways that children change a marriage is easy to identify: they require us husbands to grow up and become their daddies. Unfortunately, some husbands are not willing to pursue this change. Many children grow up in homes where daddy often acts like a big baby. I know a guy who accuses ...read more

  • 'twas The Sunday Before Easter  PRO

    Contributed by Frank Carl on Mar 8, 2008
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    “’Twas the Sunday before Easter” ‘Twas The Sunday Before Easter, And all through Israel’s House There was planning and scheming by Herod the louse, While palm leaves were waving o’er Christ’s lovely head Just five days later, he’d be rejected and dead. The children were running and leaping for ...read more

  • Six Chairs Of Prayer

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2008
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    Six Chairs of Prayer Chair One: My attitude towards prayer is that it is not important. I have no motivation to pray and no desire to pray. Nothing is happening in my life in regards to prayer. Chair Two: My attitude towards prayer is that it is optional. I have a motivation and a desire to pray ...read more

  • In The Movie "Facing The Giants" The Coach ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2008
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    In the movie “Facing The Giants” the coach challenges one of the players to give his best effort. The young player says that he will – but the coach pushes him to promise to give it everything he’s got. The player promises that he will give his best effort. To ensure that he will "give it all he’s ...read more

  • June Hunt How To Forgive When You Don't Feel Like ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 7, 2008
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    June Hunt How to Forgive When You Don’t Feel Like It. in her book lists a few of the risks associated with a person who chooses to not forgive. The following information is from her book How to Forgive When You Don’t Feel Like It. Taken from pages 70-73: Refusing to forgive means that God will not ...read more