Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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THIS WEEK I SAW THE MUCH PUBLICIZED FILM SAVING PRIVATE RYAN. THE MOVIE GRAPHICALLY PORTRAYED THE LANDING OF US FORCES ON OMAHA BEACH ON D-DAY, JUNE 6, 1944. AFTER VIEWING THE GRUESOME CARNAGE IN THE STEVEN SPEILBERG MOVIE, I SAW A NIGHTLINE EPISODE IN WHICH SEVERAL SURVIVORS OF D-DAY DISCUSSED
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Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Aug 16, 2009
WORTHLESS SLAVES
Rewards from God are never merited as something God owes us but come as a free gift from his grace. Jesus brought this home at another time with a short story. Suppose you had a slave plowing the fields. Now when that slave came in, would you say, "Sit down and I’ll get you some
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Lutheran
Contributed by Mark Eberly on Aug 18, 2008
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Take the Lord's Table to Others
And just as we experience the presence of the Lord, I believe with every part of my being and more that we are to take this presence to share with those around us. We are to take the Lord's Table to other people.
So as I talk about taking the Lord's Table to
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Church Of God
Contributed by Hal Seed on Aug 21, 2008
CHRIST: AN ALL-ACCESS PASS
Mark and Susie Alderson have been attending New Song since what we call our "portable days." In the early days of the church, we would pack a trailer full of equipment, unload it at a local school, hold church there, and then pack up and put the trailer away.
Mark is
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Contributed by Paul Fritz on Nov 28, 2001
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A little boy call 911 shouting, "Come and save my best friend who is drowning in our pool." When the emergency medical team arrived they could not see any body in the pool, only a pet iguana lizard. The little boy shouted, "He is the only friend I have in the whole world, please save him." When
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Contributed by Tony Abram on Apr 17, 2008
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The Spirit of God is always the spirit of liberty; the spirit that is not of God is the spirit of bondage, the spirit of oppression and depression. The Spirit of God convicts vividly and tensely, but He is always the Spirit of liberty. God who made the birds never made birdcages; it is men who make
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Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Nov 23, 2009
Sometimes, the right name will accomplish something for you that you can’t accomplish yourself. I’m reminded of the time I was Editor-in-Chief of Computer Gaming World and we were attending a big convention. Sony’s Psygnosis division was having a big party at a nightclub and my technical editor
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Apr 17, 2008
When a person works an eight-hour day and receives a fair day’s pay for his time, that is a wage. When a person competes with an opponent and receives a trophy for his performance, that is a prize. When a person receives appropriate recognition for his long service or high achievements, that is an
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Contributed by Bret Toman on Mar 14, 2013
ALREADY APPROVED
I remember trying to get approved for our first mortgage. There were a number of difficulties and it was very frustrating both for me, and I'm sure for our agent. But after all the sweat and tears we got approval and consequently the offer on the house we wanted was accepted. Some
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Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Aug 11, 2009
BUYING THEM BACK
We're told about a gift of grace (singular) and informed that it will help us to build up the church in LOVE. Do you see a pattern, here?
Whatever we have to use in God's service comes directly from God.
It's a lot like a former colleague experienced at Ziff-Davis Publishing. He
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Contributed by Ken Pell on Mar 23, 2013
THE RECYCLED ORCHESTRA
In December of last year (2012) NPR told the story of a poor community in Paraguay has formed an amazing orchestra that plays instruments created from recycled trash. The young musicians in a slum that's built on a landfill. More than 1500 tons of trash gets dumped into the
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Nazarene
Contributed by Larry Wilson on Aug 30, 2011
THE REVEREND AND THE ROSE
Rev. Jerry Parnell, pastor of the Canaan Baptist Church of Anderson, South Carolina, will often conclude one of his sermons with an illustration using a live rose. He tells how that God gives us a fresh flowing in life, but that over the course of time we make bad
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Contributed by David Dykes on Oct 9, 2006
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In 1987, all of America stopped to watch a real-life drama unfolded in Midland, Texas. Eighteen month old Jessica McClure fell down an abandoned well and was trapped. Millions of Americans watched the story of Baby Jessica unfold. To the relief of everyone, Jessica came out of the well on October
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Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Apr 17, 2011
DAD, TOM AND JERRY, AND TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL
When I was growing up, in order to instill a work ethic in me, my dad had several short maxims he repeated many times in my life. He'd tell me, "Son, there's no free lunch." -- In this life, that is so true. He'd also remind me, "Chuck, never forget:
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Contributed by Noel Atkinson on Jun 29, 2009
H. G. WELLS ON THE VALUE OF HUMANS
Can we doubt that presently our race will more than realise our boldest imaginations, that it will achieve unity and peace, and that our children will live in a world made more splendid and lovely than any palace or garden that we know, going on from strength to
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Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 21, 2012
Jaymalis Davis was highlighted in the Times-Picayne series entitled, “Louisiana Incarcerated.” He lives in central city surround by drugs, crime and unemployment. His mother is crack addicted and largely absent from his home and his father, who was in and out of jail for drugs and car theft and
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Methodist