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  • She Has Used Up Husbands The Way Each Of Us ...

    Contributed by Anne Benefield on Feb 27, 2008
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    She has used up husbands the way each of us uses up unsatisfactory water. We keep trying all these ways to cure our souls. We try this self-help book. We try that therapist. We try this drug. We try that drink. We try this husband. We try that wife. But, ultimately, we have no husband. ...read more

  • What Can You Do When God Seems Invisible And You ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Mar 2, 2008
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    What can you do when God seems invisible and you can’t find him it seems or feel him? Ruth Graham can tell us how. Broken marriage & family. Wrote of trusting God in “In every pew sits a broken heart”: “I came to a point where I saw the need to let go even of my questions. I would not have all the ...read more

  • Companies And Ministries That Don't Deliver ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008
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    Companies and ministries that don't deliver trust risk destroying potential customer/constituent goodwill and, ultimately, their businesses or ministries. Those that don't uphold their promises and values undermine brand awareness and constituent loyalty. Marketers build trust in their products, ...read more

  • There Are Some Surprising Statistics Regarding ...

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Apr 12, 2008
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    There are some surprising statistics regarding the Ten Commandments. A Gallup poll was given several years ago, and its results revealed 85% of Americans believe the Ten Commandments are still binding today. However, only 15% could name five of them. This is not terribly surprising considering ...read more

  • Holiness

    Contributed by Lay Man on Jun 18, 2008
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    HOLINESS "But they could not endure to hear of purity, and of victory over sin and the devil. They said they could not believe any could be free from sin on this side of the grave. I bade them give over babbling about the Scriptures, which were holy men’s words, whilst they pleaded for unholiness. ...read more

  • The Gay, Lesbian And Straight Education Network ...

    Contributed by Shawn Rose on Jul 28, 2008
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    The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network has organized over 400 Gay-Straight Alliances in US. Director Kate Frankfurt says, "Gays are tired of riding in the back of the bus. The issue [of gay rights] is now being joined, and the schools are a very important battleground." Gay activist and ...read more

  • A Young Lady Was Soaking Up The Sun's Rays On A ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 29, 2008
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    A young lady was soaking up the sun's rays on a Florida beach when a little boy in his swimming trunks, carrying a towel, came up to her and asked her, "Do you believe in God?" She was surprised by the question but she replied, "Why, yes, I do." Then he asked her: "Do you go to church every ...read more

  • He Became Like Us

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
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    HE BECAME LIKE US John Howard Griffin was a white man who believed he could never understand the plight of African-Americans unless he became like one. In 1959, he darkened his skin with medication, sun lamps, and stains, then traveled throughout the South. His book, Black Like Me, helped whites ...read more

  • Even When A Remarriage Does Involve Adultery, The ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 27, 2007
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    Even when a remarriage does involve adultery, the adultery relates to the initiating act and not to the state. In some cases, remarriage does not involve adultery. God can, in fact, lead believers into second marriages which are totally free of that stigma. We see a parallel in the commandment, ...read more

  • A Church's Mission Drives Its ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2009
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    A CHURCH’S MISSION DRIVES ITS MORALE John Polak in his book, The Future in Past Tense, says: "A study of the history of the people of God reveals an interesting fact--the wellbeing of the believing community was directly proportional to their obedience to God’s mission for them. When the people of ...read more

  • No Witnesses

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Apr 13, 2009
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    NO WITNESSES Think about this. There were no witnesses to creation except the angels. God created, and He created man last. So He had to have told Adam what He did, and the information was passed down from there. So we either believe the Creation account, or we disbelieve and we accept some ...read more

  • Divorce Accepted  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009
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    DIVORCE ACCEPTED A record 70% of Americans believe divorce is morally acceptable (up 59% from ’00), finds Gallup’s ’08 Values and Beliefs Survey. Marriage Savers’ Mike McManus says, “Since 1970, that’s 42 million divorces, shattering the lives of 40 million children. We have the highest divorce ...read more

  • Joni Eareckson Tada

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jun 11, 2009
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    Joni Eareckson Tada "One hot July afternoon in 1967, I dove into a shallow lake and my life changed forever. I suffered a spinal cord fracture that left me paralyzed from the neck down, without use of my hands and legs. Lying in my hospital bed, I tried desperately to make sense of the horrible ...read more

  • How Far Do We Take This? Jesus Doesn't Say. I ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jul 13, 2009
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    How far do we take this? Jesus doesn’t say. I can’t tell you but I can make suggestions that push you to a greater dependence on God and a greater obedience. Albert Schweitzer left his status as a professor, gave up his organ playing and went to Africa as a missionary doctor. He believed this ...read more

  • Caterpillars And Chameleons

    Contributed by Nigel Heath on Jul 28, 2009
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    CATERPILLARS AND CHAMELEONS There are two creatures on earth that I find equally fascinating. One is the caterpillar and the other the chameleon. Chameleons have the amazing ability to alter their appearance in order to blend into their background. Christians who do this have no effective ...read more

  • When You Pray Do You Seek His Face Or His ...

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Aug 28, 2009
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    When you pray do you seek His Face or His Hand? In most of our praying we are not seeking God’s Face, but rather seeking His hand, looking for God to provide something for us. While Jesus instructed us to pray, “Give us today our daily bread.” (Matt 6:11 NIV) I believe He intended our prayers to ...read more

  • The Church's Greatest Troublemakers  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 6, 2009
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    THE CHURCH'S GREATEST TROUBLEMAKERS Preacher and Bible commentator, John Stott, said this in his exposition of Paul's letter to the Galatians: "To tamper with the gospel is to trouble the church... Indeed the church's greatest troublemakers (now as then) are not those outside who oppose, ridicule ...read more

  • Religion Says "Try” But The Gospel ...

    Contributed by Brandon Park on Jan 31, 2010
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    Religion says “Try” but the gospel says “trust.” Religion says, “Pay me what you owe,” the gospel says, “I’ll pay what you owe” Religion says, “Live for God,” the gospel says, “Live through God.” Religion says, “Obey the law,” but the gospel says, “Obey the Lord” Religion says “Do,” but the gospel ...read more

  • Decline Of Christianity In America  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 30, 2010
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    DECLINE OF CHRISTIANITY IN AMERICA North America is the only continent on earth where Christianity is not growing. Only 17.5% of the population of the US attends church on a regular Sunday. During the 1990’s there was a 19.4% decline in church attendance. 85% of churches in America are ...read more

  • Faith And Icebergs

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 26, 2010
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    FAITH AND ICEBERGS Sailors in the northern oceans have frequently observed icebergs traveling in one direction in spite of strong winds blowing in the opposite direction. The icebergs were moving against the winds, but how? The explanation is that the icebergs, with eight-ninths of their bulk ...read more