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  • The Apostle's Teaching Is That Life For The ...

    Contributed by Mark Armstrong on Jun 2, 2009
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    The apostle’s teaching is that life for the non-Christian is a living death. He is spiritually dead […] There is no stronger term than ‘death’. How categorical he is! You cannot say anything beyond saying that a man is dead. It is not ‘almost dead’, he is actually dead; it is not desperately ‘ill’, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Stories Vs. Life

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 16, 2009
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    STORIES VS. LIFE In 1962 I was given a trip to the Holy Land. Our tour began in Egypt, then continued through Jordan, Syria and Lebanon before ending in Israel. Morning and afternoon tours in Jerusalem took us to various holy sites. One day our bus stopped before a bunch of huge stones in a ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Businessman Risks Life For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 19, 2009
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    Businessman Risks Life for Money Suze Orman in her book, “9 Steps to Financial Freedom” writes: When I was 13, my dad owned his own business—a tiny shack where he sold chicken, ribs, hamburgers, hot dogs, and fries. One day the oil that the chicken was fried in caught fire. In a few minutes the ...read more

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  • Frenzied Pace Of Life

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 31, 2009
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    FRENZIED PACE OF LIFE A lot of these same gods are still worshipped in America today, aren't they? Our culture also seems to bow down to the idol of busyness. In her book called, "Not So Fast: Slow-Down Solutions for Frenzied Families," Ann Kroeker writes this: "America, the land of the ...read more

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  • Life Begins At The Cross

    Contributed by James Mercer on Dec 8, 2009
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    LIFE BEGINS AT THE CROSS We don’t begin to live until we believe on Jesus and receive this everlasting life. A popular book a generation ago was entitled, Life Begins at Forty, where the author sought to prove that a person just enters the prime of life at forty years of age. The new saying is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • A Bug's Life (Disney)

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 19, 2010
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    A Bug's Life (Disney) Overview -- Hopper explains to his gang that one ant may be harmless and unable to stop them, like throwing one seed at a gang member. Hundreds of ants joined together, though, could bury them as surely as hundreds of seeds do. This speech rallies his gang to crush the ants' ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Are Your Life's Priorities ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 4, 2010
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    Are Your Life’s Priorities Reversed? Ray Kroc, the founder of McDonald’s, used to say that the three most important things in his life were God, his family, and McDonald’s and that when he got to the office, the order was reversed. As Christians we must never reverse that order. We are an ...read more

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  • Life With Eternal Value

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Aug 30, 2010
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    LIFE WITH ETERNAL VALUE I was talking with a Jewish friend at work the other day. She said "I don't like evangelicals!" I said that it was unfortunate because I was one, and that she was working for an evangelical organisation. She said "I don't like people trying to convert me!" I said that as I ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • The Life Of Dietrich Bonhoeffer

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 18, 2010
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    THE LIFE OF DIETRICH BONHOEFFER This week I want to look at the life of one of the most influential, conservative theologians of the 20th century. To say this man was brilliant would be an understatement. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Berlin in 1927 with a doctorate in ...read more

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  • Bible: Life Support

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Oct 29, 2010
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    BIBLE: LIFE SUPPORT I didn’t always go to church; in fact, I didn’t start attending anywhere regularly until I was in the ninth grade. But I wasn’t exactly a stranger to church. Occasionally, this friend or that one would invite me to go to Sunday School. I remember one time -- I must have been ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Sanctity Of Human Life

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 6, 2010
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    SANCTITY OF HUMAN LIFE There's plenty of evidence of blatant disregard for human life today. Terrorism and suicide bombers? Capital punishment? Human trafficking. Abortion? So what is God thinking when He asks Abraham to take his only son, the son he loves, and to sacrifice him as a burnt ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Life's Waiting Stages

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
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    LIFE'S WAITING STAGES Life is composed of waiting periods. The child must wait until he is old enough to have a bicycle, the young man until he is old enough to drive a car, the medical student must wait for his diploma, the husband for his promotion, the young couple for savings to buy a new ...read more

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  • Baskin' Through Life

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 13, 2010
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    BASKIN' THROUGH LIFE Two robins were sitting in a tree. One of the robins turned to his buddy and announced that he was hungry. The other robin said that he was hungry too, so they flew down to find some lunch. As they came down, they saw an entire field full of worms. They ate and ate until ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • The Crew Of Life-Savers

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 14, 2011
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    THE CREW OF LIFE-SAVERS Nantucket, Massachusetts is located next to important shipping lanes running along the East Coast. Toward the end of the 1800s sailing ships were in their heyday. Nantucket Island saw hundreds of vessels passing by each day—all navigating without the advantages of modern ...read more

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  • Knots In Your Life

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 21, 2011
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    KNOTS IN YOUR LIFE The Baxter boys, Paul and John, liked to play in the woods near their home. They like the woods because they always found something they had never seen before. That's the way it was when they discoverd the tree with the knot tied in it. The knot was about halfway up the tree. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Life After Death  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 21, 2011
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    LIFE AFTER DEATH A boss asked one of his employees, "Do you believe in life after death?" "Yes, sir," replied the new employee. "I thought you would," said the boss. "Yesterday after you left to go to your ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Life Is A Game Of Boomerangs

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 28, 2011
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    LIFE IS A GAME OF BOOMERANGS Florence Shinn: "The game of life is the game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • The Key To The Spiritual Life

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2011
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    THE KEY TO THE SPIRITUAL LIFE At age 16, Madame Jeanne Guyon (1648-1717) was forced into an arranged marriage with an invalid 22 years older. She found her marriage to be one of utter humiliation. Her husband was often angry and melancholy. Her mother-in-law was a merciless critic. Even the maid ...read more

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  • Sprouting To New Life

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2011
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    SPROUTING TO NEW LIFE A few years ago, when archaeologists began excavating in the courtyard of a medieval monastery, they found seeds that had been dormant for more than 400 years that had begun to grow. King Henry VIII had closed the monastery in 1539, and herbs tended by the monks died. But ...read more

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  • What's Important In Life...?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2011
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    WHAT'S IMPORTANT IN LIFE...? When I was 13, my dad owned his own business--a tiny shack where he sold chicken, ribs, hamburgers, hot dogs, and fries. One day the oil that the chicken was fried in caught fire. In a few minutes the whole place exploded in flames. My dad bolted from the store before ...read more

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