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  • Again Dr. Marc T. Newman Writes, "There Would ...  PRO

    Contributed by Don Jones on Jul 14, 2006
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    Again Dr. Marc T. Newman writes, "There would not be much drama, however, if no one were in peril in a pirate film. There is plenty of swordplay, and a ship-crunching Kraken lurks in the deep, but such threats can only harm one’s body. The real danger lies in risking one’s soul. Dead Man’s Chest ...read more

  • In His Book, Exit Interviews: Revealing Stories ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Oct 20, 2006
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    In his book, Exit Interviews: Revealing Stories Why People Are Leaving the Church, William Hendricks took a survey asking folks why they no longer attended church. Surprisingly, the most common complaint was not the music, or the facility, or that church was dull. The most common reason given for ...read more

  • We Find Ourselves In An Interesting Time In Our ...

    Contributed by Bruce Landry on Jan 15, 2007
     | 1,314 views

    We find ourselves in an interesting time in our churches history again. We are losing for a season Sherrie, Becky and the kids, this after just losing David, Juliann and Wyatt, boy it would be easy to lose heart. Yet God keeps giving me great expectation for this upcoming year, something that ...read more

  • The Concern May Be For An Individual. One Night ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    The concern may be for an individual. One night in 1962 in a hotel in Seattle, Billy Graham was sound asleep. Suddenly he awoke with what he later described as "a burden to pray for Marilyn Monroe," the movie actress. When the feeling continued the next day, one of Graham’s associates tries to ...read more

  • Monastery

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Monastery The story is told of a monastery in Portugal, perched high on a 3,000 foot cliff and accessible only by a terrifying ride in a swaying basket. The basket is pulled with a single rope by several strong men, perspiring under the strain of the fully loaded basket. One American tourist who ...read more

  • Despair

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    . DESPAIR A. No Hope On Sea Or Land. The 2,037-ton Portuguese coastal steamer, Save, with 53 crewmen, 300 Portuguese troops, and 200 Mozambique Africans aboard, grounded on a sandbar of East Africa during a storm. While rescue efforts were being made from the shore, fire broke out on the ship. ...read more

  • As A Young Boy, I Can Remember Am Radio, And How ...

    Contributed by Jason Duhon on Nov 5, 2007
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    As a young boy, I can remember AM radio, and how few stations we could receive back then. Tuning in usually required a good antenna, a good radio, and a steady hand. Our ears were anticipating the music, as we carefully turn the knob in hopes of a good reception. When we await the voice of ...read more

  • The Basics  PRO

    Contributed by Peter Lobmiller on Apr 28, 2008
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    THE BASICS * We believe in sanctification through the Word of God and by the Holy Spirit, and we believe in personal holiness, purity of heart and life. * We believe in divine healing, through faith in the Name of Jesus Christ, and that healing is included in the Redemption. * We believe in ...read more

  • The Resurrection Is Crucial

    Contributed by Ronnie Knight on May 9, 2008
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    THE RESURRECTION IS CRUCIAL So significant is this event that the whole of the Christian faith would fall if the resurrection of Jesus Christ were not true. William Lane Craig suggests that, “Without the belief in the resurrection, the Christian faith could not have come into being. The disciples ...read more

  • Being Busy Is One Thing, Being Overbusy Is ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Dec 3, 2008
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    Being busy is one thing, being overbusy is another. Life, reality has limits. Right now our nation, I believe is having to learn (I truly hope) that there are limits. We have to come to grips with the truth that we can only do so much in a day and in a month and in a year and in a lifetime. We are ...read more

  • God's Strange Answers

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jul 9, 2010
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    GOD'S STRANGE ANSWERS He was a Christian, and he prayed. He asked for strength to do greater things, but he was given infirmity that he might do better things. He asked for riches that he might be happy; he was given poverty that he might be wise. He asked for power that he might have the ...read more

  • Will You Pray For The Taliban?

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jul 16, 2010
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    WILL YOU PRAY FOR THE TALIBAN? I am all too ready to say that the TALIBAN deserve God's judgment without really thinking twice. I tend to think of them in the same way that I think about SODOM AND GOMORRAH. But did Sodom and Gomorrah really deserve to be judged? Does the Taliban? If I knew that a ...read more

  • Jesus Had A Rose

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2011
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    JESUS HAD A ROSE Judy Packard of Lake Leelanau, Michigan, talks about the time her neighbor, visiting the Holy Land, sent a letter describing the beautiful gardens. Her 6-year-old mused, "I wonder if he saw the rose." "What rose?" Judy asked. "You know," said her child, "like the Bible women ...read more

  • Just Like Marriage

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 9, 2013
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    JUST LIKE MARRIAGE My 7-year-old daughter wanted to take violin lessons, so I took her to a music store to rent an instrument. Hoping she would understand the importance of practicing, I explained that violin lessons were expensive so she would have to work hard. "There may be times when you ...read more

  • Jesus, Buddha And Mohammed

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on May 19, 2016
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    JESUS, BUDDHA AND MOHAMMED "Buddha never claimed to be God. Moses never claimed to be Jehovah. Mohammed never claimed to be Allah. Yet Jesus Christ claimed to be the true and living God. Buddha simply said, ’I am a teacher in search of the truth.’ Jesus said, ’I am the Truth.’ Confucius said, ’I ...read more

  • Creche And The Second Coming

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Aug 13, 2017
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    Marques Silva writes, “In college I was surprised when a close friend explained her family crèche. It wasn’t the style or the model that caused me to pause. It was the addition of a figurine that I had neither seen nor considered before. This particular set included not only the baby Jesus but an ...read more

  • A Beginners Guide To Giving Thanks

    Contributed by Todd Catteau on Nov 21, 2023
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    You would think giving thanks would come easily and naturally but, for me and I suppose others, it often times doesn’t. So, with the season of Thanksgiving upon us I thought I’d write this little guide for my benefit and hopefully for yours. Give thanks for the good things This is the easy one. ...read more

  • [056]. A Message From A Poem – Death Is Not A Mystery

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 12, 2025
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    [056]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – DEATH IS NOT A MYSTERY We just had a poem on Death for the Christian, and in this one now, the concept is continued, though the poems are separated by over 20 years. Each stanza deals with a different aspect of life. For me the poem is a testimony of the ...read more

  • An Open Border  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2002
    based on 17 ratings
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    AN OPEN BORDER Janet Daley writes, “During the Second World War, the Jewish philosopher Walter Benjamin fled across Europe from the Nazis. After weeks of running and hiding through occupied France, he reached his longed-for destination of Spain, from which it would have been possible to escape to ...read more

  • John Newton: What Think You Of Christ?  PRO

    Contributed by Stephen Wright on Mar 30, 2003
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     | 4,285 views

    John Newton: What think you of Christ? is the test, To try both your state and your scheme: You cannot be right in the rest Unless you think rightly of him. As Jesus appears in your view, As he is beloved or not, So God is disposed to you And mercy or wrath is your lot. Some take Him a ...read more