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  • Joy To The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2009
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    JOY TO THE WORLD Sadly, our period in history is not, by any means, the first to argue, fight or shoot at one another over our opinions about what does and does not make a worthy song of worship. Nor is ours the first in which there were scores of people in the congregations who sang the words of ...read more

  • Because God Wanted It  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2009
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    BECAUSE GOD WANTED IT Near the Tower of London there stands an ancient parish church called "All Hallows". Just inside the wall enclosing the graveyard at All Hallows there is a large sign, placed so that tourists leaving the Tower may read it. The sign at "All Hallows" cites a bit of history and ...read more

  • Painting The Porch  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
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    PAINTING THE PORCH There was a lady who was preparing her Christmas cookies. There was a knock at the door. She went to find a man, his clothes poor, obviously looking for some Christmas odd jobs. He asked her if there was anything he could do. She said, "Can you paint?" "Yes," he said. "I’m a ...read more

  • If You Build It, Will The Football Come?

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jan 6, 2009
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    IF YOU BUILD IT, WILL THE FOOTBALL COME? In downtown San Antonio sits the Alamodome, a 65,000-seat facility that opened in 1993 for a cost of 186 million. Following the field of dreams philosophy, the city, eager to have a professional football franchise pushed to complete the Texas size facility, ...read more

  • Real Faith

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jan 6, 2009
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    REAL FAITH The classic test an atheist will give to prove there is no God is this: "If there is a God, let him kill me right now". When nothing happens, they will confidently claim, "See there is no God, for I am still alive and well." Now if we were to ask the atheist, "What if someone came up to ...read more

  • Wineskins

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 7, 2009
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    Snyder notes: "What did Jesus mean? Certainly he did not mean everything that Christians through the ages have taken from these words. Jesus distinguishes here between something essential and primary (the wine) and something secondary but also necessary and useful (the wineskins). Wineskins would ...read more

  • How Great Is Our God

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jan 12, 2009
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    HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD If this doesn't inspire you worship God with every millimeter of your being, if thinking about this ginormous God does not compel you to shout for joy and sing His praises with all of your being, then I don't know what will. Probably nothing. Chris Tomlin wrote these words ...read more

  • He Fiction Book Of William Golding, The Lord Of ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 13, 2009
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    he fiction book of William Golding, The Lord of the Flies, tells about several boys that are abandoned on an island. The beginning of the book is full of hope despite their circumstances. Ralph, one of the boys and the main character of the book, is elected leader. However, through time, we ...read more

  • Forgiveness Quotations

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2009
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    FORGIVENESS QUOTATIONS The late great English religious writer and philanthropist, Hannah More (1745 - 1833) once said: "Forgiveness is the economy of the heart...forgiveness saves the expense of anger, the cost of hatred, the waste of spirits." The late great American Protestant theologian, ...read more

  • Some Thoughts On Forgiveness  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2009
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    SOME THOUGHTS ON FORGIVENESS Bernard Meltzer was a United States radio host for several decades. His advice call-in show was called "What's Your Problem?" Meltzer said, "When you forgive, you in no way change the past--but you sure do change the future." ------- Mark Twain had some sour thoughts ...read more

  • Looks Great, But Where's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2009
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    LOOKS GREAT, BUT WHERE’S GOD? I am reminded of the story about how a cowboy ventured right off the range one Sunday and attended church. This was a fine church; one of the town’s best and most influential. And the people wore suits that even Armani couldn’t afford. The problem is the cowboy ...read more

  • George Gallup States, "This Is The Most Crucial ...

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Jan 17, 2009
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    George Gallup states, "This is the most crucial decade in history. Designer, a la carte religion flourishes as traditional ...read more

  • When I Went To Vietnam I Was Still Married To ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jan 19, 2009
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    When I went to Vietnam I was still married to Jayne—I had the relationship—but I longed to have fellowship with her. When I came home and could hold her in my arms, I rejoiced not simply in the ...read more

  • Hands On --- Show Your Key ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 21, 2009
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    Hands on --- show your key chain: PUSH – I have had this key chain for at least 9 years – It is a constant reminder to me about the importance of perseverance in prayer –especially through difficult circumstances. The acrostic meaning of the key chain is: P = Pray U = Until S = Something H = ...read more

  • Abraham Lincoln Wrote, "I Have Been Driven Many ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 25, 2009
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    Abraham Lincoln wrote, “I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. My own wisdom, and ...read more

  • Good To Great: The Level 5 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009
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    GOOD TO GREAT: THE LEVEL 5 LEADER One of the books I read recently was Jim Collins’ bestselling management book, "Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap, and Others Don’t." The phenomenal bestseller came out seven years ago, and yet it still sells over 300,000 copies a year. It showcased ...read more

  • The Late Great American Jurist, Judge, Author, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 28, 2009
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    The late great American jurist, judge, author, and Christian apologist, Simon Greenleaf (1783 - 1853), once said: "There should be a readiness on our part, to investigate with candor to follow the truth wherever it may lead us, and to submit, without reserve or objection, to all the teachings of ...read more

  • Keep Your Eyes On Me

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 28, 2009
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    KEEP YOUR EYES ON ME One day, a man hired an experienced guide to lead him on a hike into the Swiss Alps. After many hours, they came to a high and remote mountain pass. To the man’s dismay, he saw the path had almost been washed out. What could he do? To the left was a sheer rock cliff, to his ...read more

  • The Late Great Irish Anglican Archbishop Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 28, 2009
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    The late great Irish Anglican archbishop of Dublin and poet, Richard Chenevix Trench (1807 - 1886), wrote: "Lord, what a change within us one short hour Spent in Thy presence will avail to make! What heavy burdens from our bosoms take! What parched grounds refresh as with a shower! We kneel, and ...read more

  • Bad Company

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 28, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
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    BAD COMPANY George Washington once wrote, "Associate yourself with men of good quality, if you esteem your reputation. For it’s better to be alone than in bad company." William Gladstone said, "Choose wisely your companions, for a young man’s companions, more than his food or clothes, his home or ...read more