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  • The Secret To Success

    Contributed by Pastor Gbenga Shadare on May 4, 2010
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    THE SECRET TO SUCCESS We see the secret to the success of the Man Jesus. He saturated himself with the divine and consequently he excelled. You don't degrees, qualification or a good family name to excel. You need only Christ. Christ is enough! Christ is sufficient! Your excellence is found in ...read more

  • They Are Known As The Forty Martyrs Of Sebaste. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    They are known as the forty martyrs of Sebaste. In the famed Twelfth Legion of Rome’s imperial army there were forty soldiers who professed their faith in Jesus Christ. One day their captain informed them that Emperor Licinius had sent out an edict commanding all soldiers to offer sacrifice to ...read more

  • Boomerang!  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jul 27, 2005
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     | 3,290 views

    Boomerang! (07.28.05--Appreciation--Ezra 5: 1-2) “When someone does something good, applaud! You’ll make two people happy.” The life-long motto of film magnate, Samuel Goldwyn, he knew that appreciation was a two-way street. The one who received it benefited as well as the one who gave it. Both ...read more

  • Ultra-Marathoner, Dean Karnazes, Is A Modern Day Superman

    Contributed by Tobin Crenshaw on Aug 15, 2010
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    Dean Karnazes is a modern day Superman. He has run fifty marathons in fifty days in fifty states, and runs ultra marathons of over 200 miles. He details his amazing accomplishments in his book Ultramarathon Man. After one particularly grueling 200 mile marathon he shared the following contents of ...read more

  • Refuse Good Advice And Watch Your Plans ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Emmert on May 22, 2001
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    “Refuse good advice and watch your plans fail; take good counsel and watch them succeed” (Proverbs 3:21). We can say it another way: Heed wise counsel, or watch your hopes be cancelled. The hard won truth of this proverb is evident in an experience that riveted my generation. In January of 1985 ...read more

  • "Theology In The Pew"  PRO

    Contributed by Ronald Keller on Oct 15, 2002
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    “THEOLOGY IN THE PEW” “A large share of people who attend Protestant or Catholic churches have adopted beliefs that conflict with the teachings of the Bible and their church, according to the latest release from the Barna Research Group (www.barna.org). There are some fundamental Christian precepts ...read more

  • Officials From India Were Concerned About The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jan 9, 2005
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    Officials from India were concerned about the aboriginal tribes which inhabited the islands off the coast of Myanmar after the Tsunami disaster. They feared that as many as 6,000 of these primitive people may have been killed — perhaps even wiping out some of the smaller tribes. So they sent ...read more

  • I Mentioned Brian Mclaren's Book "A Generous ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Feb 21, 2005
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    I mentioned Brian McLaren’s book “A Generous Orthodoxy” last week. The chapter after “Would Jesus Be a Christian” is titled, “Jesus, Savior of What?” In this chapter he argues that while Jesus did come to save us as individuals, we in the west have placed such a strong emphasis on personal ...read more

  • Clenched Fist Toward God  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 28, 2005
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    Clenched Fist Toward God A story I heard personally from Malcolm Muggeridge (that stirred me then and still does even yet) was his account of a conversation he had with Svetlana Stalin, the daughter of Josef Stalin. She spent some time with Muggeridge in his home in England while they were working ...read more

  • In His Autobiography, Breaking Barriers, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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    In his autobiography, Breaking Barriers, syndicated columnist Carl Rowan tells about a teacher who greatly influenced his life. Rowan relates: Miss Thompson reached into her desk drawer and pulled out a piece of paper containing a quote attributed to Chicago architect Daniel Burnham. I listened ...read more

  • There Is An Old Story That Has Been Around For ...

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Sep 7, 2006
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    There is an old story that has been around for quite some time about a man who gained some insight into the world of the devil and his evil ploys. On the throne was the devil himself and he was addressing his horrible hordes. With a loud voice, he cried out, “Who will go to the earth and persuade ...read more

  • You Can Learn A Lot About A Person By Listening ...

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Dec 2, 2006
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    You can learn a lot about a person by listening to his or her last words. For example, it is reported that P. T. Barnum’s last words were “How were the receipts today at Madison Square Garden?” Supposedly writer Oscar Wilde said, “Either that wallpaper goes, or I do,” right before his passing. ...read more

  • Blackaby States This About "Experiencing God" ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 31, 2006
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    Blackaby states this about “Experiencing God” from his book by the same name: 1. Jesus said, “The Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name. He will teach you all things” (John 14:26). The Holy Spirit of God will be your personal Teacher. He is the One who will guide you to ...read more

  • Bruce Wilkinson Shares This Thought In His Book ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 9, 2007
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    Bruce Wilkinson shares this thought in his book The Dream Giver: i. What keeps people from embracing and pursuing their God-given Dreams? I’ve noticed five common but deadly misconceptions: 1. “I don’t have a Dream.” 2. “I have to invent my Dream.” 3. “I have a Dream, but it’s not that ...read more

  • Let Me Share Some Examples. On My Trip To ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jun 30, 2008
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    Let me share some examples. On my trip to Ireland, we visited Northern Ireland including a city called Londenderry. This was something because of the violence that tours would not have done ten years ago. The name of the town is significant because it became a symbol of people being marginalized. ...read more

  • People Don't Pay Attention

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
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    PEOPLE DON’T PAY ATTENTION Most people ascribe to the belief that seeing is believing. What you see is what you get. In January 2007, the Washington Post did an experiment to test what people see. They arranged for a young man named Joshua Bell to play music at the Metro station. By most measures, ...read more

  • A Man For All Seasons

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
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    A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS In 1966, Robert Bolt's play was made into a movie of the same name. A Man For All Seasons was a movie about Sir Thomas More. More, a member of the elite Privy Council of the Roman Catholic Church, refused to give his okay to King Henry VIII's divorce to his wife and ...read more

  • The Powerhouse  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2008
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    The Powerhouse Stephen Kuusisto grew up feeling a stigma about being legally blind. For him, sight consisted of a kaleidoscope of shapes, colors, and shadows. Privately he would press his face close to the page of a book and memorize street names in an exhausting attempt to appear more able to see ...read more

  • A Sabbath Miracle  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
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    A SABBATH MIRACLE A Roman Catholic priest, a Pentecostal pastor and a Jewish rabbi were talking one day about their belief in miracles. The Roman Catholic said that he did believe in miracles and illustrated this by telling of a recent incident when he had flown to Durban. As the aircraft began ...read more

  • Saddam Hussein: A Story Of Judgment

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 17, 2009
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    SADDAM HUSSEIN: A STORY OF JUDGMENT It was in the desert area of Iraq. Saddam Hussein was found in a small hole in the ground, hiding like a rat, curled up hoping to elude capture by the American troops. He was found near a farmhouse outside the city of Tikrit, in a swift raid conducted without ...read more