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  • When The Infidel Robert G. Ingersoll Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    When the infidel Robert G. Ingersoll was delivering his lectures against Christ and the Bible, his speaking ability usually assured him of a large crowd. One night after an inflammatory speech in which he severely attacked man’s faith in the Savior, he dramatically took out his watch and said, ...read more

  • Suffocating Fear

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009
     | 6,596 views

    SUFFOCATING FEAR During his years as premier of the Soviet Union, Nikita Kruschev denounced many of the policies and atrocities of Joseph Stalin. In the midst of his speech a heckler shouted "You were one of his colleagues why didn’t you stop him?" Kruschev screamed, "Who said that?" There was a ...read more

  • You Did Need Help.

    Contributed by Jason Miller on Mar 29, 2010
     | 2,785 views

    "YOU DID NEED HELP." A man went to a convention where George Washington Carver was going to be speaking and giving presentations. When he arrived at the hotel, he saw a black man standing there and said, "Here, boy, help me carry my bags." On the elevator the man bragged about his ...read more

  • Self-Righteous Service Comes Through Human ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
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    Self-righteous service comes through human effort. True service comes from a relationship with the divine Other deep inside. Self-righteous service is impressed with the "big deal." True service finds it almost impossible to distinguish the small from the large service. Self-righteous service ...read more

  • True Service  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jan 8, 2003
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     | 4,879 views

    TRUE SERVICE Self-righteous service comes through human effort. True service comes from a relationship with the divine Other deep inside. Self-righteous service is impressed with the “big deal.” True service finds it almost impossible to distinguish the small from the large ...read more

  • Self-Righteous Service Comes Through Human ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 19, 2007
     | 1,748 views

    Self-righteous service comes through human effort. True service comes from a relationship with the divine Other deep inside. Self-righteous service is impressed with the “big deal.” True service finds it almost impossible to distinguish the small from the large service. Self-righteous service ...read more

  • The Banyan Tree

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 11, 2012
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    THE BANYAN TREE The Banyan is native to India, but they can be found in the United States and other parts of the world, especially Asia. It grows as a young tree and then, as it gets larger, the heavy limbs put forth roots which drop to the ground to form a secondary trunk to support the large ...read more

  • We Are Here! We Are Here!

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 23, 2013
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    WE ARE HERE! WE ARE HERE! From movie, "Horton Hears a Who!" Clip from movie about 5 minutes. The "Who" people with the help of Horton shouted, proclaimed, cried out and made themselves heard -- it was life and death by the way -- they did this to let the rest of the world around them know that ...read more

  • Book Club Changes: Media Giant Bertelsmann Is ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006
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    Book Club Changes: Media giant Bertelsmann is planning to transform its Direct Group of book, CD, and DVD clubs into an Internet networking destination for older people. It plans to unify its aging 35 million users in 22 countries by changing its traditional clubs into ...read more

  • Two Ministers In A Small Town Were Openly ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Two ministers in a small town were openly critical of each other’s efforts and constantly opposed one another. After a joint meeting in which they planned a community-wide effort, one took this parting shot at the other, “We’ll just go ...read more

  • Will You Get Used To It?

    Contributed by Perry Greene on May 3, 2012
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    WILL YOU GET USED TO IT? A new minister was standing at his study window, weeping as he looked over the tragic conditions of the inner city of the community in which he lived. His friend tried to console him by saying, "Don't worry, you will ...read more

  • Marital Fidelity ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009
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    MARITAL FIDELITY PREDICTOR A Fuller Theological Seminary study reveals attendance at religious services predicts marital fidelity. Attending services can create a strong network of relationships within the religious community that can provide social support to spouses. It also exposes an ...read more

  • 27 Things Not To Say To Your Spouse

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 20, 2008
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    27 THINGS NOT TO SAY TO YOUR SPOUSE There is nothing more painful than having unhealthy communication with the one you love. It is through communication that we connect and our spirits touch. If that connection becomes contaminated, it is only a matter of time before the whole relationship is ...read more

  • Worship At A Garbage Dump

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 21, 2012
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    WORSHIP AT A GARBAGE DUMP Imagine a town built atop an active landfill. That is "Garbage City" in Cairo, Egypt, longtime home to an impoverished, marginalized community of Coptic Christians for whom life is only going to get harder. The so-called Zabbaleen have been the trash collectors of Cairo ...read more

  • Martin Luther Many Years Ago Was Looking For A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kyle Meador on Jan 22, 2001
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    Martin Luther many years ago was looking for a way to help the people of his day learn to praise God in song. So he went into the pubs to find out what they were singing. He took a popular tune and set words to it… “A Mighty Fortress is ...read more

  • The 31 Hour Day According To The Behavioral, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
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    The 31 Hour Day According to the behavioral, attitudinal, aspirational OTX LMX Study: “The 24-hour day has given way to 31 hours of daily activity, as consumers multi-task everywhere (home, work, on the go) at any time, while diverting their attentions across multiple ...read more

  • There Are Signs That Encourages People To Wear ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jul 21, 2008
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    There are signs that encourages people to wear seatbelts by asking the question, “What’s holding you back?” It implies that seatbelts are good things to hold you back during an accident. What is holding you back? God and God alone. Anything else will keep you from ...read more

  • Perspicuity Of The Word

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 11, 2010
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    PERSPICUITY OF THE WORD The doctrine of the clarity of Scripture (often called the "perspicuity of Scripture") teaches that "the meanings of the text can be clear to the ordinary reader, that God uses the text of the Bible to communicate His person and will...ordinary people, who approach it in ...read more

  • There Is A Legend From The Early Years Of The ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 15, 2010
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    There is a legend from the early years of the church when a serious follower of Christ joined a community of monks to flee temptation. Safe within the walls of the monastery he would avoid temptations of sexuality, covetousness, greed, anger, etc. Yet one day he was told that his brother ...read more

  • Hybels' Evangelism Formula For Maximum Impact  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 21, 2012
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    HYBELS' EVANGELISM FORMULA FOR MAXIMUM IMPACT We call this relational evangelism, and I have spoken of this many times before. It is showing people that we care, it is about building relationships with people who may not know Jesus and in that relationship, bringing them to a place where they can ...read more