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  • Many Converts, Few Disciples  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2006
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     | 3,998 views

    Many Converts-Few Disciples: This is the conclusion of George Barna after 2 years of research. Is this why church-es have lost their relevance in American culture? Not one person polled, when asked to identify their most important goal for their life, said it was to be a committed follower of Jesus ...read more

  • The Idea That The Service To God Should Have ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006
     | 1,719 views

    "The idea that the service to God should have only to do with a church altar, singing, reading, sacrifice, and the like is without doubt but the worst trick of the devil. How could the devil have led us more effectively astray than by the narrow conception that service to God takes place only in a ...read more

  • There Was A Poor Family In This Little Town. ...

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Sep 17, 2009
     | 2,863 views

    There was a poor family in this little town. Brought to the attention of the Baptist minister who got the word to his congregation and provided appropriate clothing to the family asking them to come to church the next Sunday. They agreed. When Sunday came they didn’t show up at the Baptist ...read more

  • Paul Nixon Stresses That "A Growing Number Of ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Jul 21, 2007
     | 1,441 views

    Paul Nixon stresses that “a growing number of people will associate with organized churches only when those places ‘WORK FOR THEM’ in their personal quests for meaningful theology, community, and service.” [Paul Nixon, I REFUSE TO LEAD A DYING CHURCH (Cleveland: The Pilgrim Press, 2006), 10 ] He ...read more

  • An African Proverb Says, "The Man Who Tries To ...

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Jan 24, 2003
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    An African proverb says, "The man who tries to walk two roads will split his pants." Likewise we could say, “The church ...read more

  • Cheap Grace Is The Deadly Enemy Of Our ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
     | 3,689 views

    "Cheap grace is the deadly enemy of our church.Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, communion ...read more

  • During Quail Season In Georgia, An Atlanta ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2002
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     | 1,910 views

    During quail season in Georgia, an Atlanta journalist met an old farmer hunting with an ancient pointer at his side. Twice the dog ran ahead as his body ached rheumatism and pointed. Twice his master fired into the open air. When the journalist saw no birds rise, he asked the farmer for an ...read more

  • Hans The Tailor  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Dec 6, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,341 views

    Consider the story of Hans the tailor. Because of his reputation, an influential entrepreneur visiting the city ordered a tailor-made suit. But when he came to pick up his suit, the customer found that one sleeve twisted that way and the other this way; one shoulder bulged out and the caved in. He ...read more

  • Sacrifice Is What Milton Olive Iii Was All ...

    Contributed by Todd Stiles on Nov 16, 2006
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    Sacrifice is what Milton Olive III was all about! As a Pfc. in the Vietnam War, he and four other soldiers were moving through a Vietnam jungle together when a grenade was thrown into their midst. Pfc. Olive saw the grenade, and then saved the lives of his fellow soldiers at the sacrifice of his ...read more

  • Life Begins At The Cross

    Contributed by James Mercer on Dec 8, 2009
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    LIFE BEGINS AT THE CROSS We don’t begin to live until we believe on Jesus and receive this everlasting life. A popular book a generation ago was entitled, Life Begins at Forty, where the author sought to prove that a person just enters the prime of life at forty years of age. The new saying is ...read more

  • My Older Sister Sue Is Panicked By Mice. She ...

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Dec 26, 2009
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    My older sister Sue is panicked by mice. She lives in an old farm house, next door to the house we grew up in. One night she went into her kitchen and saw a mouse scury underneath the pantry door. Wanted it eradicated, she called Dad who went over the house to take care of the problem. He was ...read more

  • Shout Of Triumph

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 2, 2011
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    SHOUT OF TRIUMPH "'It is finished.' This shout of triumph rings with all the freshness and force of when He spoke it. The satisfaction He rendered to the justice of God was finished. But next, the Savior meant that the satisfaction which He rendered to the justice of God was finished. The debt was ...read more

  • Following The Masses

    Contributed by Dusan Tillinger on Mar 30, 2012
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    FOLLOWING THE MASSES A few years ago I was walking down Prague's Wenceslaus Square when I coincidently, without realizing it, found myself in the middle of a protest. It was so easy to blend with them, to get into their middle and march with them, but once I tried to leave that mob, step out and ...read more

  • Every Single Apostle Experienced Persecution: 1 ...  PRO

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on May 29, 2007
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     | 3,963 views

    • Every single apostle experienced persecution: 1 John died of old age exiled on the island of Patmos. 2 Peter was crucified upside down under Nero. 3. Andrew died upon a cross at Patrae, in Achia 4.James the brother of Jesus was thrown from a pinnacle of the temple and beaten to death by a ...read more

  • In Spite Of What They Say, 90% Of The Chronic ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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     | 1,558 views

    In spite of what they say, 90% of the chronic patients who see today’s physicians have one common symptom. Their trouble did not start with cough or chest pain or hyperacidity. In 90% of the cases, the first symptom was fear. This is the opinion of a well-known American internist as expressed in a ...read more

  • Phoebe Brown Was A Lady Who Knew How Important ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Phoebe Brown was a lady who knew how important worship is, and how beneficial it can be. Phoebe was a farmer’s wife and she and her husband had several children. So, naturally her days were full of hard work. By the end of the day her body was tired, her nerves were on edge, and her spirit was low. ...read more

  • We Have Bought All The God Is Only Love Theology ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Aug 1, 2007
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     | 1,237 views

    We have bought all the God is only love theology of today. However, the plain meaning of this passage is still in affect today, whether we believe it or not. We need to get serious about it. However, our modern scientific minds silently scoff at God bringing sickness and death as judgement, ...read more

  • Trying To Win Their Case Some Lawyers Have Been ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Apr 12, 2008
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    Trying to win their case some lawyers have been known to ask some incredibly unbelievable questions. The Massachusetts Bar Association Lawyer’s Journal gave the following example Question: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse? No Did you check for blood pressure? ...read more

  • First ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
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    First Fight Three weeks after her wedding day, Joanna called her pastor in hysterics. She was crying, “Pastor, John and I had our first fight together! It was awful. What am I going to do?" The pastor, leaning back in his chair and shaking his head said, "Calm down, Joanna, this isn’t nearly as ...read more

  • Let No One Go Unwarned

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009
     | 2,064 views

    LET NO ONE GO UNWARNED In the brief span of just 30 seconds, 53 people die worldwide and 36 of them enter eternity without Christ. With more than one person per second going to Hell, Charles Spurgeon’s words of urgency and concern need to resonate in our hearts: "If sinners be damned, at least let ...read more