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  • The Bible Is Similar To That Scenario. Many ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    The Bible is similar to that scenario. Many writers, from many different backgrounds, writing over a period of 1500 years, but all writing about the same man - - Jesus. And that is why the Bible is unique. That is why the Bible stands out among every other religious book we have. But how can it ...read more

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  • Humor

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Humor A severe rash prompted a man from a rural area to come to town to be examined by one of my colleagues. After the usual history-taking followed by a series of test, the physician advised the patient that he would have to get rid of the dog that was evidently causing the allergic reaction. As ...read more

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  • But In Spite Of The Indisputable Evidence From ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    But in spite of the indisputable evidence from God’s Word, it seems that we really struggle with the fact that we can’t earn our own salvation. I guess that’s because it goes against everything else we’ve learned in our lives, especially the way that grades are determined when we go to school. ...read more

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  • Dr. Maxie Dunnam Is One Of The Outstanding ...  PRO

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Feb 9, 2008
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    Dr. Maxie Dunnam is one of the outstanding evangelical leaders in the United Methodist Church that I deeply admire. Maxie is the current Chancellor of Asbury Theological Seminary and her former President. He served the Upper Room Fellowship as their world editor and was the founding International ...read more

    Denomination: Methodist

  • Its Critical That We Keep In View Were We Are ...

    Contributed by Richard Francis on Feb 29, 2008
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    Its critical that we keep in view were we are going, on a recent trip to the USA I made a mistake on not doing that. I wanted to travel to Bloomington, so booked the flights arrived at the airport, stood for an hour in freezing winds waiting for a taxi, was praying for one to arrive and for me to ...read more

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • In My Files I Have A Story About A Man Who Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2008
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    In my files I have a story about a man who was attending a Youth Ministry class at Hannibal-LaGrange College in Missouri. He said: When I got to class, everybody was doing their last minute studying. The teacher came in and said he would review with us for just a little bit before the test. We ...read more

  • In My Files I Have A Story About A Man Who Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    In my files I have a story about a man who was attending a Youth Ministry class at Hannibal-LaGrange College in Missouri. He said: When I got to class, everybody was doing their last minute studying. The teacher came in and said he would review with us for just a little bit before the test. We ...read more

  • Choice Contemporary Stories & ...

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Apr 10, 2008
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    ILLUSTRATION… Choice Contemporary Stories & Illustrations For Preachers, Teachers, & Writers Craig Brian Larson, Baker Books, p. 166. Ruth Ryan, wife of Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan, had one moment she looked forward to in every one of her husband’s games. In Covering Home, she writes: It ...read more

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Last Lecture

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Aug 2, 2008
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    LAST LECTURE You may have heard about the death of 47 year old Carnegie Mellon University computer-science professor Randy Pausch last week from pancreatic cancer. Pausch was most famous for his "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams" speech made last fall just after he learned he had months to ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Six-Word Memoirs  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jan 19, 2009
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    Six-Word Memoirs One of the surprising best-selling books of 2008 is "Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure." Notice that the main title is only six words: "Not Quite What I Was Planning." People were asked to succinctly sum up their life in six ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Sin: Acts, Words, Thoughts, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2009
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    SIN: ACTS, WORDS, THOUGHTS, HEART A man once dreamed of passing into the world beyond. An angel met him and showed him a great golden book. "What is that?" he inquired. "It is the book of your life," was the reply. Looking closer he saw that there were some writing on the first page. "What is ...read more

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  • George Barna Has Shown His Skill In Taking The ...

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Jul 7, 2009
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    George Barna has shown his skill in taking the pulse of the church in the US for years. April 2 of this year he published a new book titled The Seven Faith Tribes: Who They Are, What They Believe, and Why They Matter. The tribes Barna identify are the seven tribes include Casual Christians, Captive ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • They Are Who We Thought They Were

    Contributed by Timothy Dolan on Nov 10, 2009
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    THEY ARE WHO WE THOUGHT THEY WERE How many have heard the apparently new cliché: "They are who we thought they were"? "Normally quiet Arizona Cardinals coach Dennis Green first uttered this trademarked phrase during a swear-filled, post-game tirade in 2006. When he was asked what he thought of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Thoughts On Discipleship By Willard, Stott, And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010
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    THOUGHTS ON DISCIPLESHIP by Willard, Stott, and Warren Dallas Willard in his book "Divine Conspiracy" states: "....discipleship is real-life apprenticeship to Jesus." If we are students of Jesus then we must be with him. If I am an apprentice, a disciple, that means I must be with him to learn ...read more

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  • Resolutions Through The Years

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 30, 2010
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    RESOLUTIONS THROUGH THE YEARS Has anyone decided what your New Year’s Resolutions will be for 2011? Before you do it, let’s take a look at how Resolutions tend to work out… Here are some examples: 2007: I will read at least 10 books this year 2008: I will try to finish the book I started last ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • The Impacts Of Trust And Distrust

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 10, 2012
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    THE IMPACTS OF TRUST AND DISTRUST One of the serious problems of human nature is our natural tendency to be distrusting and suspicious. Barbara Misztal, in her book, Trust in Modern Societies: The Search for the Bases of Social Order, mentions three things that trust does in the life of a person. ...read more

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  • One Body To The Death

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Oct 31, 2012
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    ONE BODY TO THE DEATH On February 19, 1945, near the end of WWII, 800 American ships amassed to assault the island of Iwo Jima with its two strategic air strips 600 miles south of Tokyo. The Marines had fought a total of 43 months in the Pacific in World War II and in this one-month assault on Iwo ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Christ Is The Wind, Christianity Is The Sail  PRO

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Mar 2, 2013
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    CHRIST IS THE WIND, CHRISTIANITY IS THE SAIL Does the practice of our religion reflect the God we serve? In Shane Hipps' book, "Selling Water by the River: A Book about the Life Jesus Promised and the Religion that Gets in the Way," he uses an analogy from sailing to express what has happened in ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • When God Opened An Unexpected Door For Cliff Barrows

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 10, 2024
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     | 434 views

    Dr. James Dobson wrote a book entitled When God Doesn’t Make Sense, and, in his book, he shared an illustration that is very applicable to the point being drawn from this particular verse. Take a moment and reflect upon the following story: In 1945, a young associate pastor named Cliff married his ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Os Guiness Gives A Very Helpful Definition Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dan Erickson on Nov 21, 2000
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    Os Guiness gives a very helpful definition of doubt in his book In Two Minds. He says, "When you believe, you are in one mind and accept something as true. Unbelief is to be of one mind and reject that something is true. To doubt is to waver between the two, to believe and disbelieve at the same ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist