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  • In Today's Politically Correct Society We Can't ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Aug 2, 2008
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    In today’s politically correct society we can’t always tell the truth Political correctness at its core can be a good thing It is not P.C. to call someone retarded or to use racial slurs when referring to people with a different skin color And that’s good But sometimes people try to hide the truth ...read more

  • Judging By Comparison

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Nov 20, 2008
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     | 5,081 views

    JUDGING BY COMPARISON How many people in this room would like to lose 20 pounds? How many people in this room would like to be taller? Do you know someone who sees themselves as an old alley cat while others see them as a prize Persian? Can you think of someone who thinks they are a prize poodle ...read more

  • Pastors And Friends

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Mar 4, 2009
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    PASTORS AND FRIENDS Years back, a minister friend of mine made this comment in a Preacher’s Meeting. He said, "I’m sure you all know by now that none of us can afford the luxury of having friends in the churches we serve. We must remain aloof in order to protect ourselves from all kinds of ...read more

  • I Am One Of Them

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2009
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    I AM ONE OF THEM As a third-century man was anticipating death, he penned these last words to a friend: "It’s a bad world, an incredibly bad world. But I have discovered in the midst of it a quiet and holy people who have learned a great secret. They have found a joy, which is a thousand times ...read more

  • What Did Jesus Mean When He Said, "If Anyone ...

    Contributed by Doane Brubaker on May 3, 2007
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    What did Jesus mean when he said, "If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters — yes, even his own life — he cannot be my disciple” (Luke 14:26, NIV). That doesn’t sound like the Jesus we know and love. Is He really telling us to ...read more

  • Why Should I Let You In?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Why should I let you in? I was reading the other day. Three men died and went to heaven. Saint Peter asked each of them, ‘Why should I let you in?’ The first man said, ‘I was a Christian policeman, and I helped a lot of people be safe.’ Peter said to him, ‘Come on in.’ Saint Peter asked the next ...read more

  • What Would You Think Of A Person Who Was Taking ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    What would you think of a person who was taking a trip across the ocean and in the middle of the ocean the ship sinks. People are drowning all around but all of a sudden a raft shows up. A rescuer has arrived. He offers to pull us aboard – to save our lives. Would you say, “No thanks I think I can ...read more

  • Some Of Mankind's Greatest Contributions Have ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Some of mankind’s greatest contributions have come from people who decided that no sacrifice was too large and no effort too great to accomplish what they set out to do. Edward Gibbon spent twenty-six years writing his great work on history. Noah Webster worked diligently for thirty-six years to ...read more

  • Charles M. Sheldon Wrote What Has Become A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Charles M. Sheldon wrote what has become a “classic” novel in 1896 called In His Steps. In short, the book told of a preacher who challenged the congregation where he preached to commit to a year of total submission of walking in the steps of Jesus. The challenge was to pause before making any ...read more

  • Do You Remember The Funeral Of Princess Diane? ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Do you remember the funeral of Princess Diane? Do you remember the casket being processed down the streets of England and making its way past the queen, who stood in mourning for her estranged daughter-in-law? It was no secret that there were tensions in the royal family since the divorce of ...read more

  • Joy In Church  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Green on Oct 28, 2009
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    JOY IN CHURCH Then there’s the story about a little boy in church with his mother. He was a good little boy, quiet and well behaved. He didn’t cause any problems. But every once in a while he would stand up in the chair, turn around, look at the people behind him and smile at them. His smile was ...read more

  • The Battle Is ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2009
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    The Battle is Over Theologians tell a story to illustrate how Christ’s triumph presently benefits our lives: Imagine a city under siege. The enemy that surrounds the city will not let anyone or anything leave. Supplies are running low, and the citizens are fearful. But in the dark of the night, a ...read more

  • In 1986 We Moved From Kalamazoo To Grand Rapids. ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Dec 24, 2009
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    In 1986 we moved from Kalamazoo to Grand Rapids. Sometime later we wanted those slides and began to look for them. They were nowhere to be found. We looked in every box and closet in our house; we went back to Kalamazoo and looked in every closet in the parsonage and the church; we ran ...read more

  • Fasting Together: The Minnesota Grasshopper ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 4, 2010
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    FASTING TOGETHER: THE MINNESOTA GRASSHOPPER SWARM In Minnesota, during the summer of 1876, there was a swarm of grasshoppers destroying the crops. There was a fear that the grasshoppers would return, so Governor John S. Pillsbury proclaimed a day of prayer and fasting on April 26, 1877, urging ...read more

  • Christian Caste System

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 26, 2011
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    CHRISTIAN CASTE SYSTEM Division is the opposite of unity. When we exclude or separate others based on race, socioeconomic status, age, appearance or personal hygiene we are dividing. In his autobiography, Mahatma Gandhi wrote that during his student days he read the Gospels seriously and ...read more

  • Victor, Not The Victim

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on May 24, 2011
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    VICTOR, NOT THE VICTIM I used to work for the Post Office and when I became serious about the Lord, it must have really shown in my actions and words, because people all of a sudden began making fun of me and giving me snide comments. At times it was difficult, but I remained steadfast in my ...read more

  • Downward Trends In U.s. Christianity

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 15, 2012
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    DOWNWARD TRENDS IN U.S. CHRISTIANITY In George Barna's new book on U.S. Christians called Futurecast, he tracks annual changes from 1991 to 2011 and shows that all the major trend lines of religious belief and behavior ran downward except two: More people claim they have accepted Jesus as their ...read more

  • The White Man

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Sep 8, 2012
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    THE WHITE MAN When Wycliffe Bible translator Doug Meland and his wife moved into a village of Brazil's Fulnio Indians, he was referred to simply as "the white man." The term was by no means complimentary since other white men had exploited them, burned their homes, and robbed them of their lands. ...read more

  • Assumptions And Arrogance

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 12, 2019
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    Four people—a pilot, a professor, a pastor, and a hiker—were flying in a small plane when the engines died. The pilot said, “There are only three parachutes. Since this is my plane, I’m taking one of them.” He put it on and jumped out. The professor said, “I’m brilliant and the world needs me, so ...read more

  • A Light Named Al  PRO

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Sep 2, 2002
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    A LIGHT NAMED AL On the morning of September 11, Jeannie Braca switched on the television to check the weather report, only to hear that a plane had just hit the World Trade Center. Jeannie’s husband, Al, worked as a corporate bond trader for Cantor Fitzgerald. His office was on the 105th ...read more