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  • In 1875, An Agnostic Named William Ernest Henley ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In 1875, an agnostic named William Ernest Henley published a poem that sums up that kind of attitude. It’s called Invictus: Out of the night that covers me, Black as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have ...read more

  • Heart Prints

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Heart Prints Whatever our hands touch We leave fingerprints On walls, on furniture On doorknobs, dishes, books. There’s no escape. As we touch we leave our identity. Oh God, wherever I go today Help me leave heartprints Heartprints of compassion Of understanding and love. Heartprints ...read more

  • To "Love Your Neighbor As Yourself" Is Best ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jul 1, 2007
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    To “love your neighbor as yourself” is best described in Matthew 7:12 - "Do for others what you would like them to do for you.” In other words to love God supremely and to love other people purely is the Bible in a nutshell. It is the beginning and end of life the way God intended it to be lived. ...read more

  • According To The Last United Nations Survey, ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 5, 2007
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    According to the last United Nations survey, there are about 12,000 murders in the USA each year. There were all kinds of circumstances behind those murders, but you can be sure of one thing. ANGER was at the heart of all of them. Jesus went straight to the heart of the matter. Dallas ...read more

  • The People In Corinth Had Some Interesting Ideas ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 10, 2007
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    The people in Corinth had some interesting ideas about being single as well. Written from Ephesus during the Apostle Paul’s third missionary journey from 53-57 AD, 1 Corinthians 7 commences the second part or division of this Epistle, or, “the discussion of those points which had been submitted to ...read more

  • Attitude Of Gratitude

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Nov 26, 2008
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    Attitude of Gratitude God loves a cheerful giver. God will make you rich if you are generous in every occasion. Somehow I think that God sees this richness in more than just money and material possessions. Don't you? And generosity results in a thankful attitude and even a cheerful attitude. You've ...read more

  • I'd Play For Nothing.

    Contributed by Dale Krueger on Feb 7, 2009
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    "I'D PLAY FOR NOTHING." Ernie Banks, the great baseball player, once said that if the management only knew, he'd play baseball for nothing, he loved the game so much. His enormous salary did not compel him to endure the work to earn it, but the game itself was so enticing that the love of it bound ...read more

  • A Merciful Game

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Mar 2, 2009
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    A MERCIFUL GAME A high school basketball player’s mom passed away on the day of a game. He made it to the game and his coach invited him to sit on the bench. But he wanted to play. Since he arrived late, putting him in the game was a technical foul and the other team would shoot two free ...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

  • If Have Cable Or Satellite Tv, You Likely Have ...

    Contributed by Nathan Ingram on Nov 30, 2009
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    If have cable or satellite TV, you likely have hundreds of channels. Anything you can imagine at any hour of the day. But no matter where you are in the country, no matter what time of day you turn on the tv you’ll always find 3 things on… A reality TV show… Somebody selling gaudy jewelry, and ...read more

  • Beware Of Attachments

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 21, 2011
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    BEWARE OF ATTACHMENTS Felipe Massa of Brazil should have won the Formula One Grand Prix in Singapore in September 2008. But as he drove off from a refueling stop while in the lead, the fuel hose was still attached. By the time his team removed the hose, he had lost so much time that he finished ...read more

  • Johnny's One-Track Mind

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 7, 2011
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    JOHNNY'S ONE-TRACK MIND I'm like the little boy who was asked by his teacher, "Johnny what is your favorite animal?" He said, "Fried chicken!" Being a PETA supporter, she sent him to the principal's office. The next day she asked him, "Johnny, what it your favorite living animal?" He said, ...read more

  • Three Types Of Fruit

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 2, 2023
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    The fruit of the Spirit is singular. it is "fruit" and not "fruits". It is only one letter, but it matters deeply. When you walk in the Spirit, all of these things described in Galatians 5:19-23 will be present in your life. However, there is a three-fold outline in Galatians ...read more

  • A Number Of Years Ago, Rock Legend Bob Dylan ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on May 10, 2001
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    A number of years ago, rock legend Bob Dylan wrote a song called, “You Gotta Serve Somebody.” The song runs through just about every possible “kind” of person you might want to mention, and then, after every verse, pounds home the message that, regardless of who you are, “You gotta serve somebody; ...read more

  • The Position Of Prayer  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 26, 2002
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    THE POSITION OF PRAYER In Texas, when a cold air mass moves down from Canada, people sometimes refer to it as a "Blue Northern," and it makes its presence felt! You can feel the wind blow as the high pressure cold air rushes into the warmer area of lower pressure. The greater the difference in ...read more

  • Ten Reasons Why I Never Wash  PRO

    Contributed by Dean Kennedy on Aug 26, 2002
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    "Ten Reasons Why I Never Wash." 1. I was forced to wash as a child. 2. People who wash are hypocrites--they think they’re cleaner than others. 3. There are so many kinds of soap, I could never decide which was right. 4. I used to wash, but it got boring. 5. I wash only on Christmas or Easter. ...read more

  • What Do We Owe God? You Ask. Suppose He Sent ...

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jun 1, 2003
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    What do we owe God? You ask. Suppose he sent his bill. One hundred thousand dollars, For the Sun upon the hill; Two thousand For the little brook that runs along the way; Five thousand for the nighttime And Five thousand for the day; Six thousand for the little birds; That trill and chirp and ...read more

  • The Way To Approach This, It Seems To Me, Is To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 21, 2003
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    “The way to approach this, it seems to me, is to remind ourselves that the Holy Spirit is a Person. The Holy Spirit is not just an influence. So many seem to talk about being filled with the Spirit as if the Holy Spirit were some kind of liquid. They talk about having an ‘empty vessel’, an empty ...read more

  • Old Age—fruit Of God  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 26, 2003
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    Illustration: Old Age -Fruit of God A young man came to a man of ninety years of age and said to him, "How have you made out to live so long and be so well?" The old man took the youngster to an orchard, and, pointing to some large trees full of apples, said, "I planted these trees when I was a ...read more

  • I've Read That When Edward Vi, The King Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jan 1, 2004
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    I’ve read that when Edward VI, the king of England in the 16th century, attended a worship service, he stood while the Word of God was read. He took notes during this time and later studied them with great care. Through the week he earnestly tried to apply them to his life. That’s the kind of ...read more