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  • As A Pastor I Have Preached Many Times On How ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2004
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    As a Pastor I have preached many times on how much we are loved. I have an illustration that was shared with me that I use quite often as I preach. I would like to share it so that others may see that indeed we are truly loved. We know that no greater love has ever been shown than Jesus giving His ...read more

  • Listen To The Words Of This Poem Entitled, "The ...

    Contributed by Lynn Malone on Sep 12, 2005
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    Listen to the words of this poem entitled, "The View." I don't know the author, but the words are striking. Jesus went upon the mount that day To begin his ministry. He gazed across the fertile ground, And what did he see? He looked upon the countless faces; He saw the pain of un-numbered ...read more

  • I Recently Heard A Radio Report About A Group Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 29, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
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    I recently heard a radio report about a group of young men in Holland who were trying to break the world’s record for domino toppling. For many weeks they plied their skills, setting up one domino after another until there were ten’s of thousands in place. Knowing that all it would take is one ...read more

  • Why Is It That The Vast Majority Of Christian ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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    "Why is it that the vast majority of Christian believers remain largely unexposed to Christian learning--to historical-critical studies of the Bible, the content and structure of the great doctines, to two thousand years of classic works on the Christian life, to basic disciplines of theology, ...read more

  • Ever Watch Segments Of A Marathon Race? If You ...

    Contributed by Darren Mccormick on Nov 7, 2006
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    Ever watch segments of a marathon race? If you have you’ve probably noticed marathon runners being handed drinks along the way. Usually it’s water, Gatorade or something similar. One thing you won’t find---you won’t find marathon runners guzzling Mt. Dew, Vault or Starbucks coffee during a race ...read more

  • How Football Is Relative To Church  PRO

    Contributed by Phil Dyar on Mar 23, 2007
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    {HOW FOOTBALL IS RELATIVE TO CHURCH} 1.QUATERBACK SNEAK-CHURCH MEMBERS QUIETLY LEAVING DURING THE CLOSING HYMN. 2.DRAW PLAY-WHAT MANY KIDS DO WITH THE ORDER OF SERVICE DURING WORSHIP. 3.HALF TIME-THE PERIOD BETWEEN SUNDAY SCHOOL AND WORSHIP WHEN MANY CHOOSE TO LEAVE. 4.TRAP PLAY-YOU"RE ...read more

  • Winston Churchill's First Speech ...  PRO

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Apr 13, 2001
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    [Illustration: Winston Churchill’s first speech to the house of commons three days after becoming prime minister, at the beginning of World War II] "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat. We have before us an ordeal of the most grievous kind. We have before us many, many long ...read more

  • The Oyster  PRO

    Contributed by John Edmerson on Sep 13, 2001
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    The Oyster There once was an oyster whose story I tell, Who found that sand had got under his shell; Just one little grain, but it gave him much pain, For oysters have feelings although they’re so plain. Now, did he berate the working of Fate Which had led him to such a deplorable state? Did ...read more

  • What About The Foundation?, Citation: Ravi ...  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Sep 27, 2001
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    [What About the Foundation?, Citation: Ravi Zacharias, "If the Foundations Be Destroyed," Preaching Today, Tape No. 142.] A few weeks ago, I did a lectureship at Ohio State University. As I was being driven to the lecture, we passed the new Wexner Art Center. The driver said, "This is a new art ...read more

  • Msnbc Reported On An Archaeological Dig In Cana, ...

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jun 3, 2007
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    MSNBC reported on an archaeological dig in Cana, Israel in 2004. The article read: “Among the roots of ancient olive trees, archaeologists have found pieces of large stone jars of the type the Gospel says Jesus used when he turned water into wine at a Jewish wedding in the Galilee village of ...read more

  • In The November 1987 Reader's Digest, Betty Wein ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
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    In the November 1987 Reader’s Digest, Betty Wein retells an old tale she heard from Elie Wiesel (vee-zehl’): “A just man comes to Sodom hoping to save the city. He pickets. What else can he do? He goes from street to street, from marketplace to marketplace, shouting, ‘Men and women, repent. What ...read more

  • Let's Take A Closer Look At The Dishonest Manager ...

    Contributed by Stephen Evoy on May 11, 2008
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    Let’s take a closer look at the dishonest manager (Luke 16:1-9). At the beginning of the story, he is stealing from people. At the end of the story, he is no longer stealing from people. He repented--“accidentally.” Obviously, he didn’t repent because he felt that stealing was wrong; he ...read more

  • David F. Lloyd In His Essay "Rights Verses ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 21, 2008
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    DAVID F. LLOYD in his essay “Rights verses Responsibilities” Summer 2001 Issue of Vision:… RIGHTS OR BLESSINGS? Interestingly, God never promised rights. He promised blessings, and that is the critical difference. A self-sacrificing individual who serves his or her society, a people that truly ...read more

  • Drop Leaf Table With The Leaves ...

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Jul 29, 2008
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    Illustration: Drop leaf table with the leaves down to begin with. • Everybody loves a party. Last night my family was together and the activity and conversation around the table was great. We were loud. It’s a good thing they put us in a room by ourselves. We love to talk, we love to eat, and ...read more

  • Words Do Things

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    Words Do Things One poet tells how a certain man who had performed a heroic act found it impossible to tell his friends about it for a lack of words to describe it. But there was a witness to the event whom the poet refers to as having been "afflicted with the necessary magic of words." He told ...read more

  • When The Judaizers Told The Galatians That They ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jan 26, 2009
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    When the Judaizers told the Galatians that they had to get circumcised to become good Christians, they were adding the law to the gospel. They were saying that Moses had to finish what Christ could only begin. To illustrate the problem with this kind of theology, consider the man who had an old ...read more

  • People Often Think That Works They Do That They ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jan 26, 2009
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    People often think that works they do that they think are righteous are going to outweigh any faults they do? Imagine a motorist driving down a city street and deliberately driving through a red light. He is pulled over by a policeman who asks to see his driver’s license. Immediately the driver ...read more

  • Does He Show?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
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    DOES HE SHOW? One Sunday as they drove home from church, a little girl turned to her mother and said, "Mommy, there’s something about the preacher’s message this morning that I don’t understand." The mother said, "Oh? What is it?" The little girl replied, "Well, he said that God is bigger than ...read more

  • The Unjust Judge

    Contributed by Timothy Darling on Mar 20, 2009
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    THE UNJUST JUDGE In 1964 when Muhammad Ali made his professional boxing debut, he was still known by his birth name of Cassius Clay. He won his bout against Sonny Liston with a Technical Knockout. Liston sustained injuries during the first 6 rounds of the bout and at the beginning of the 7th round ...read more

  • Prayer And Spiritual ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009
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    PRAYER AND SPIRITUAL WARFARE "Life is war. That’s not all it is. But it is always that. Our weakness in prayer is owing largely to our neglect of this truth. Prayer is primarily a wartime walkie-talkie for the mission of the church as it advances against the powers of darkness and unbelief. It is ...read more