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  • The More The Better

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jul 8, 2009
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    THE MORE THE BETTER When it comes to exercise and fitness, the more you work out, the better it feels, and the more you want to work out. Sports teams practice for hours a day to prepare for a game. How much more should Christians do spiritual training for eternal matters? How many ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Our Testimony Is Christ's Testimony

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Aug 11, 2009
     | 4,703 views

    OUR TESTIMONY IS CHRIST'S TESTIMONY In his magnificent little book, "A Faith to Proclaim," James S. Stewart made reference to Paul’s declaration to the Galatians (2:20), "I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live but Christ lives in me..." And Stewart said, "To be thus ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

  • Three Things

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Aug 20, 2009
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    THREE THINGS Three things in life that, once gone, never come back 1. Time 2. Words 3. Opportunity Three things in life that can destroy a person 1. Anger 2. Pride 3. Unforgiveness Three things in life that you should never lose 1. Hope 2. Peace 3. ...read more

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  • Come To Know Jesus Christ

    Contributed by David Ward on Oct 3, 2009
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    COME TO KNOW JESUS CHRIST Arthur Burns was chair of the Federal Reserve in the 1970s and a Jewish economist of great influence in Washington during the tenure of several Presidents. Burns was once asked to pray at a gathering of evangelical politicians. Stunning his hosts, he prayed thus: "Lord, I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Always In The Light

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 2, 2009
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    ALWAYS IN THE LIGHT In his book The Best Is Yet To Be, Henry Durbanville told the story of a little girl in London who won a prize at a flower show. Her entry was grown in an old cracked teapot and had been placed in the attic window of a rundown tenement house. When someone asked how she managed ...read more

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  • The Only Thing About Christmas That Bothers Me Is ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 22, 2009
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    The only thing about Christmas that bothers me is that people see Jesus as a baby, meek and mild but they don’t see Him for all that He really is. It always used to bother me that I was called a gentle man. I longed to be seen as strong and courageous and visionary, but people mainly see me as ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • On Self-Control  PRO

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 2, 2010
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    ON SELF-CONTROL When I’m at the pizza buffet and I’ve already had more than enough to eat, and I know there’s a good chance another slice will make me miserable for the next 3-4 hours and I eat it anyway .... I lack self control. When I decide to stay up late and play video games or surf the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • The Continental Divide Is An Amazing Place. At ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jan 11, 2010
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    The Continental Divide is an amazing place. At the Divide, raindrops can fall to the earth just inches apart but end up in oceans in opposite ends of the world. Where the rain drop falls makes all the difference in where it ends ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Michael Jackson's Funeral

    Contributed by Fran Van Hoven on Nov 13, 2010
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    MICHAEL JACKSON'S FUNERAL On July 7, 2009 a private service was held at Forest Lawn cemetery at 8 a.m. for Michael Jackson also called the "King of Pop." The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) blocked all traffic as the motorcade proceeded from Forest Lawn to the Staples Center where the public ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • A Christ-Like Schedule

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Nov 14, 2010
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    A CHRIST-LIKE SCHEDULE If Jesus Christ were here today, do you think He would serve on three church committees; drive in the car pool on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; attend two services on Sunday; manage a boys' organization; serve on the lunch committee at the local synagogue or church; and ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • God Calls Busy People  PRO

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
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    GOD CALLS BUSY PEOPLE In the Bible, God never goes to the lazy or the idle when He needs men (or women) for His service. He goes to those who are already at work — the busy person: — Moses was busy with his flock at Horeb. — Gideon was busy threshing wheat by the winepress. — Saul was busy ...read more

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  • Careless Living

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
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    CARELESS LIVING We must face the fact that many today are notoriously careless in their living. This attitude finds its way into the church. We have liberty, we have money, we live in comparative luxury. As a result, discipline practically ;has disappeared. What would a violin solo sound like ...read more

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  • Sin Is Like A Raccoon

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 13, 2010
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    SIN IS LIKE A RACCOON In A View from the Zoo, Gary Richmond, a former zookeeper, has this to say: Raccoons go through a glandular change at about 24 months. After that they often attack their owners. Since a 30-pound raccoon can be equal to a 100-pound dog in a scrap, I felt compelled to mention ...read more

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  • The Tortoise And The Hare

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 31, 2010
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    THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE A tortoise and a hare started to dispute which of them was the swifter, and before separating they made an appointment for a certain time and place to settle the matter. The hare had such confidence in his natural fleetness that he did not trouble about the race, but lay ...read more

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  • Success In Difficulty

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Apr 13, 2011
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    SUCCESS IN DIFFICULTY "Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles that one has overcome while trying to succeed." - Booker T. Washington (1856–1915), Educator, as quoted in Bits & Pieces, Vol. T/No. 17, p. 5 - "Many men owe the grandeur ...read more

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  • Deal With Habits Early On

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Apr 13, 2011
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    DEAL WITH HABITS EARLY ON An elderly teacher, with a pupil by his side, took a walk through a forest. Suddenly he stopped and pointed to four plants close at hand. The first was just beginning to peep above the ground, the second had rooted itself pretty well into the earth, the third was a small ...read more

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  • We All Have To Run

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 11, 2011
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    WE ALL HAVE TO RUN First of all, let’s establish one immutable fact--we all have to run; we have no choice. An intelligence far above our own; and the circumstances which have been placed upon us, dictate that we all must run just to survive. Out on the grassy plains of the African Savannah lives ...read more

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  • At War With Our Vices

    Contributed by Michael Walther on Jul 4, 2011
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    AT WAR WITH OUR VICES On July 4, 1776 fifty-six men signed the Declaration of Independence. Citing numerous abuses of the law and the oppressive and unjust rule of the king of England, these men pledged their honor, their lives and their livelihood to the cause of justice and freedom. We have ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • We Know Our Future Includes A Promise. But We Do ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Lu on Nov 26, 2011
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    We know our future includes a promise. But we do not know how to transition into that promise. Maybe ’not knowing’ is just an excuse – we just straight out refuse to take that next step. That’s because while we are in the present, we often permit the past to occupy and govern our emotions. We drag ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Foster: Five Percent Spirituality

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 2, 2012
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    FOSTER: FIVE PERCENT SPIRITUALITY Richard Foster writes this: Many of us live in a kind of inner apartheid. We segregate out a small corner of pious activities and then make no spiritual sense out of the rest of our lives. We become so accustomed to this way of living that we fail to see the ...read more

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