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  • For Many Years A Large Silver Star Adorned ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 6, 2001
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    ILL. For many years a large silver star adorned the top of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. One day back in the 1800’s, the Roman Catholic Church, which shares a part of the building with a Greek Orthodox Church, decided to take down the silver star & replace it with their own star. But ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • I Wonder What Would Happen If We Applied The Same ...  PRO

    Contributed by W F on Sep 20, 2004
    based on 31 ratings
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    I wonder what would happen if we applied the same standards of loyalty to our Christian activities that we expect from other areas of our lives? If your car starts once every three tries, is it reliable? If the postman skipped delivery every Monday and Thursday, is he trustworthy? If you don’t go ...read more

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  • Why Would We Feel Like It's An Imposition To Go ...  PRO

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 13, 2005
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    Why would we feel like it’s an imposition to go to Church on Christmas Day? How ironic to think of Worshiping Jesus as an interruption to His birthday celebration! It reminds me of a story I heard about a mother who was running furiously from store to store on Christmas Eve … trying to get ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • All We Need This Christmas Season  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
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    All We Need This Christmas Season Bow before the manger baby Call upon him now and sing Born of Mary in a stable Near her breast this holy thing He was bound by things created Alive alone to set us free Worshipped by the joyful shepherds Midst the sounds of infant glee Honor him who lay in ...read more

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  • There Was A Logging Community Who Felt The Need ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 15, 2010
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    There was a logging community who felt the need of divine worship, so they built a church and called a young preacher. He was alarmed to discover dishonesty among the loggers. People there and those upstream would float their logs in the river down to the mill. Each logger would take a metal die ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Because God Wanted It  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2009
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    BECAUSE GOD WANTED IT Near the Tower of London there stands an ancient parish church called "All Hallows". Just inside the wall enclosing the graveyard at All Hallows there is a large sign, placed so that tourists leaving the Tower may read it. The sign at "All Hallows" cites a bit of history and ...read more

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  • Following Jesus Is Not Easy. Being Faithful Is ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Feb 23, 2009
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    Following Jesus is not easy. Being faithful is not easy. Giving and sacrificing. Generosity. Showing kindness and love. Being faithful and consistent. Offering praises and worship even when you don’t feel like it can be a huge sacrifice. You will most likely be rejected at some point. You might ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • The Very Reason For The First Amendment Is To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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    "The very reason for the First Amendment is to make the people of this country free to think, speak, write and worship as ...read more

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  • Islam  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2002
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    ISLAM What’s the main idea? On his many caravan rides along the trading route between Syria and Arabia, a merchant named Muhammad observed people of all kinds of faiths. He became increasingly concerned that people were straying from ethical and moral responsibility. In A.D. 610, ...read more

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  • He Did So With Desmond Tutu In South Africa. Jim ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    He did so with Desmond Tutu in South Africa. Jim Wallis tells the story of a visit he made during the days of apartheid. i. I see it happening all over the country and I’ve learned a lot about hope from the streets and I’ve learned a lot about hope in other places. I saw hope happening in South ...read more

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  • There Is An Ancient Door On Display In St. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2005
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    There is an ancient door on display in St. Patrick’s cathedral in Dublin, Ireland. The rough hewn door has a rectangular hole hacked out in its center. It is called the “Door of Reconciliation,” and gives rise to the Irish expression of “chancing one’s arm.” In 1492, two prominent Irish families, ...read more

  • Many Unbelievers Try To Identify Jesus With The ...  PRO

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 13, 2006
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    Many unbelievers try to identify Jesus with the occult, or with other Religions. I remember one particular home in India where I saw pictures of the Hindu god’s lining the walls. There, mixed in with Krishna and Vishnu --- lined up between Ganesh, an elephant-headed god, and another god with ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Invisible Christians

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009
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    INVISIBLE CHRISTIANS More Americans are acquainted with a gay or lesbian person than an evangelical, according to a recent Ellison Research study. Only 24% of all Americans who say they are not evangelical know an evangelical person very well, and 40% have never known any evangelicals at all, even ...read more

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  • Pastor And Leadership Speaker John Maxwell Te...

    Contributed by Tim Smith on May 28, 2015
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    Pastor and Leadership speaker John Maxwell tells the story of his brother who was called to active duty during the Pueblo crisis in Korea. He says he could remember standing in his father’s office when my father found out the news and went to his brother, hugged him and said, “Larry, I’m going to ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • The Way We Live  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 27, 2001
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    THE WAY WE LIVE Idolatry in its larger meaning is properly understood as any substitution of what is created for the creator. People may worship nature, money, mankind, power, history, or social and political systems instead of the God who created them all. The New Testament writers, in ...read more

  • During The Tenure Of The Great Orator Henry Ward ...

    Contributed by Nathan Johnson on Jul 26, 2006
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    During the tenure of the great orator Henry Ward Beecher, a visiting minister (Beecher’s brother) once substituted for the popular pastor. A large audience had already assembled to hear Beecher, and when the substitute pastor stepped into the pulpit, several disappointed listeners began to move ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Contrary To Much Emphasis Today In The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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    "Contrary to much emphasis today in the evangelical church, true prayer, like true worship, centers on God's glory, not man's needs. True prayer focuses on Thy name, Thy kingdom, Thy will." "We cannot help being exposed to assaults, but we pray that we may not fall and perish under them. The ...read more

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  • Kids Mirror ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009
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    KIDS MIRROR PARENTS An American Bible Society study conducted by Weekly Reader Research found children do mirror their parents’ behavior. Parents who attend church weekly tend to have teens that worship weekly, while 78% of parents who never attend worship services have teens who never attend, ...read more

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  • Should Christians Attend Church?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010
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    SHOULD CHRISTIANS ATTEND CHURCH? An old question: "Can I be a Christian without joining the church or attending worship?" Answer: "Yes, it is possible. But it is something like being: a. A student who will not go to school; b. A soldier who will not join the army; c. A citizen who does not pay ...read more

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  • Sabbath Vs. Little League

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 1, 2011
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    SABBATH VS. LITTLE LEAGUE The NT changes several things about the Sabbath. However, it is wise to observe a time of rest and worship. A couple of years ago Roman Catholic Cardinal John O' Connor took on Little League baseball because many altar boys were missing Sunday services. He wanted ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ