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  • Good Jealousy

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 19, 2009
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    GOOD JEALOUSY Dennis De Haan illustrates: Shep, the newest member of our family, is a young Shetland sheepdog who openly displays his jealousy when I kiss my wife. He doesn’t snarl or bite, but in the language of barking he seems to be saying, "Hey, Master, you belong to me!" His jealousy gives ...read more

  • Ants: Look At Ants On An Anthill. There They Are ...

    Contributed by Ray Mckendry on Oct 23, 2009
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    ANTS: Look at ants on an anthill. There they are working, suffering, dying, due for death and destruction. We might feel sorry for them, but we cannot save the ants...We have no way of making them live forever or of stopping their toil and suffering. What if the only way to save the ants was to ...read more

  • When To Relax And When To Struggle  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2009
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    WHEN TO RELAX AND WHEN TO STRUGGLE Author Sam Keen, in his provocative little book called Apology for Wonder, tells us the lesson he learned as young boy swimming in the Indian River inlet on the Delaware coast. Keen says that swimming there was very tricky, because the outgoing waters from the ...read more

  • Leeches In Burma Fall Off Traveler In Herbal ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 23, 2009
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    Leeches in Burma Fall Off Traveler in Herbal Bath William Arnot wrote this: "A traveler in Burma, after fording a certain river, found his body covered all over by a swarm of small leeches, busily sucking his blood. His first impulse was to tear them from his flesh: but his servant warned him that ...read more

  • Abraham Lincoln's Humble Beginnings Have Become ...

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Dec 8, 2009
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    Abraham Lincoln’s humble beginnings have become part of American lore. But one historian says that the most difficult part of young Abraham’s life came not during his early years in a Kentucky cabin, but after Thomas Lincoln moved the family to Indiana in 1816. The family arrived in Indiana during ...read more

  • Poem On Risk

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 28, 2009
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    POEM ON RISK This is a poem on risk from a classroom wall: To laugh is to risk appearing the fool To weep is to risk appearing sentimental To reach out for another is to risk involvement To expose feelings is to risk exposing, your true self To place your ideas, your dreams before a crowd is to ...read more

  • William Borden Was Born In 1887. He Was A Yale ...

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 7, 2010
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    William Borden was born in 1887. He was a Yale graduate and heir to great wealth. But he rejected a life of ease to bring the gospel to muslims. He refused to buy himself even a car and gave away hundreds of thousands of dollars to missions. Then, after only four months of zealous ministry in Egypt ...read more

  • A Couple Of Months Ago, My Daughter, Who Has Four ...

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 9, 2010
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    A couple of months ago, my daughter, who has four children, two of whom are in Catholic school, asked me “Dad, why are my children in Catholic school?” I know it’s a struggle, even with a doctor’s income. She faces an incredible tuition when two are in Catholic high schools and two in grade ...read more

  • The Goal Of Bible Study  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010
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    The Goal of Bible Study J. Robertson McQuilkin said, "The goal of all Bible study is to apply the truth of Scripture to life. If that application is not made, all the work put into making sure of the author’s intended meaning will have gone for naught. In fact, to know and not do, doubles the ...read more

  • Breaking In Anger

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Feb 10, 2010
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    Breaking in Anger I don't know much about my family tree but I know my grandfather was a tough man who broke horses and had a team of about 40 Clydesdale horses which he used to haul logs. My Dad once drove a team right through a fence. It's not all that easy to manage a huge team of horses like ...read more

  • Hurt Vs. Harm

    Contributed by Kerry O'neill on Mar 12, 2010
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    HURT VS. HARM There is a wonderful book entitled "Boundaries" in which the authors differentiate two words - Hurt and Harm. Think of these examples. If I were to eat an entire 2 pound bag of peanut M&M's (which I sadly am fully capable of doing!) would it hurt me? No, it would feel great! ...read more

  • Branded As Christ's Disciple

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2010
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    BRANDED AS CHRIST'S DISCIPLE Two Texans were trying to impress each other with the size of their ranches. One asked the other, "What's the name of your ranch?" He replied, "The Rocking R, ABC, Flying W Circle C, Bar U, Staple Four, Box D, Rolling M, Rainbow's End, Silver Spur Ranch." The ...read more

  • It Matters Which Way You Go

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Apr 7, 2010
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    IT MATTERS WHICH WAY YOU GO In Lewis Carroll's classic story Alice asks the Cheshire Cat, "Which way do I want to go? Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?" "That depends a good deal on where you want to get to," said the Cat. "I don't much care where" says Alice. ...read more

  • Way Back In January Of 2002 We Taught William ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 3, 2010
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    Way back in January of 2002 we taught William Fay’s approach to sharing the gospel. It was called “Share Jesus Without Fear.” A part of those sessions dealt with handling objections. "There are many religions in the world. How can you know the right one?" Response: "All religions can be divided ...read more

  • Workplace ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 3, 2010
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    Workplace Satisfaction Many of us here are employed in some form or another. Employment means that you have committed yourself to an occupation from which you derive your livelihood. You are selling your time to another person. The average person will spend almost 100,000 hours at work during the ...read more

  • Middle C

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010
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    MIDDLE C When Lloyd C. Douglas, author of The Robe and other novels, was a university student, he lived in a boarding house. Downstairs on the first floor was an elderly, retired music teacher who was infirm and unable to leave the apartment. Douglas said that every morning they had a ritual they ...read more

  • Not In Vain

    Contributed by Stephen Wright on Apr 9, 2011
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    NOT IN VAIN In Washington, a Sunday school class was disrupted by a boy who wouldn’t behave. He also kept the other children from paying attention. The faithful teacher became discouraged and felt that his efforts were in vain. The mischievous youngster grew to manhood and travelled west, where he ...read more

  • D. L. Moody And The Chicago Campaign

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2011
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    D. L. MOODY AND THE CHICAGO CAMPAIGN In 1893, the World Exposition was held in Chicago, and more than 21 million people visited the exhibits. Among the features was a "World Parliament of Religions," with representatives of the world's religions, meeting to share their "best points" and perhaps ...read more

  • On Obedience  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2011
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    ON OBEDIENCE "One word stands out from all others as the key to knowing God, to having His peace and assurance in your life--it is obedience." (Eric Liddell) Elisabeth Elliot tells the story of when she and her brother Tom were small children. Their mother would let Tom play with paper bags that ...read more

  • The French Philosopher Voltaire Once Said: ...

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Apr 14, 2011
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    The French philosopher Voltaire once said: "Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe." Voltaire spoke of a form of faith that lives, breathes, and moves beyond the ordinary, to the extraordinary. In like manner, Dale Carnegie spoke of a form of living that ...read more