In Sermon Illustrations: "Christian Strength"

Times Change. God Doesn't But Times Do. We ...

Contributed by Charles Whitmire on Nov 30, 2008

"Times change. God doesn't but times do. we learn and grow, and the world around us shifts, and the Christian faith is alive only when it is listening, morphing, innovating, letting go of whatever has gotten in the way of Jesus and embracing whatever will help ...read more

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Denomination: Baptist

God Is Looking For People With Conviciton

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2008

GOD IS LOOKING FOR PEOPLE WITH CONVICITON DEF: an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence In the events of the bridge collaple here in Minneapolis this past week, you have probably heard of countless examples of people acting with conviction. * Ed Nelson M.P.D. - when you ...read more

Tags: Becoming A Christian

C.s. Lewis Certainly Recognized This, And In His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2008

C.S. Lewis certainly recognized this, and in his essay "The Law of Human Nature", he built and established a very strong and incontrovertible argument for the case. In the middle of this short piece he says, "Whenever you find a man who says he does not believe in a real Right and Wrong, you will ...read more

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The Law Of Nature

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2008

Lewis ended the essay I quoted saying this: "These, then, are the two points I wanted to make. First, that human beings, all over the earth, have this curious idea that they ought to behave in a certain way, and cannot really get rid of it. Secondly, that they do not in fact behave in that way. ...read more

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Are You Drawing Or Building?

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2008

Are You Drawing or Building? Dr. J.B. Gambrel tells an amusing story from General Stonewall Jackson's famous valley campaign. Jackson's army found itself on one side of a river when it needed to be on the other side. After telling his engineers to plan and build a bridge so the army could cross, ...read more

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Eternal Life

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008

Eternal Life If you are Christian, eternal life does not simply mean going to heaven for eternity. Eternal life means a never-dying spirit that has already sprung to life in you! In other words, eternal life starts NOW! Your life that lasts eternally in the next world is the same life that begins ...read more

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Sheep Are Stubborn

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008

As Joel Preston says: -Sheep are stubborn. Sheep can get easily lost because they tend to go their own way. Like sheep, believers have a tendency to go their own direction rather than follow the divine Shepherd's plan. So Ps 119:176 says, "I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for ...read more

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How To Get A Sheep To Lie Down

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008

HOW TO GET A SHEEP TO LIE DOWN Philip Keller says that in order for sheep to lie down, four things are required: 1. Sheep must be free from all fear. Sheep are very easily frightened. A stray jackrabbit jumping out from behind a bush can stampede a whole flock. When one startled sheep runs in ...read more

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No Act Of Kindness, No Matter How Small, Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"No act of kindness, no matter how small, ...read more

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Kindness, A Language Which The Dumb Can Speak ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Kindness, a language which the dumb can speak and the ...read more

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The Heart Benevolent And Kind The Most Resembles ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The heart benevolent and kind The most ...read more

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Little Deeds Of Kindness, Little Words Of Love, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Little deeds of kindness, little words of love, Make our earth an ...read more

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Am I As Spontaneously Kind To God As I Used To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Am I as spontaneously kind to God as I used to be, or am I only expecting God to be kind to me? ...How much kindness have I shown Him this past ...read more

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Kindness Is The Kingpin Of Success In Life; It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Kindness is the kingpin of success in life; it is the prime factor in overcoming friction and ...read more

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He Is Beneficent Who Acts Kindly, Not For His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"He is beneficent who acts kindly, not for his own ...read more

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Kindness Makes A Fellow Feel Good Whether It's ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Kindness makes a fellow feel good whether it's being ...read more

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Ask Any Decent Person What He Thinks Matters ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Ask any decent person what he thinks matters most in human conduct: five to one ...read more

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A Little Kindness From Person To Person Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A little kindness from person to person is better than a vast ...read more

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I Wonder Why It Is That We Are Not All Kinder To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I wonder why it is that we are not all kinder to each other than we are. How much the ...read more

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As Memory Scans The Past, Above And Beyond All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"As memory scans the past, above and beyond all the transitory pleasures of life, there leap forward those supreme hours when you have been enabled to do unnoticed kindnesses to those round about you, things to trifling to ...read more

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