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  • We Know That Jesus, In Saying "It Is Finished," ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 18, 2006
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    We know that Jesus, in saying “It is finished,” was announcing the completion of all he came to earth to do. Before he breathed his last, he gave the triumphal cry, which in Greek is “tetelestai” “Paid in full!” All the atoning work of the cross was completed. Jesus did not need to linger for ...read more

  • One Day A Man Holidaying In The Bahamas Noticed A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Daniel Harman on Aug 28, 2006
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    One day a man holidaying in the Bahamas noticed a big crowd gathered at the end of the pier. As he got closer he observed someone preparing for a solo journey around the world in a tiny homemade boat. Without exception everybody was telling him all the things that could go wrong. Suddenly the man ...read more

  • As We Approach The 5th Anniversary Of ...

    Contributed by John Donnelly on Aug 30, 2006
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    . As we approach the 5th anniversary of September 11th next month, some of you may have been to seen the movie entitled, “World Trade Center.” · This movie points to many of the heroes of that infamous day. One of them was Port Authority Police Officer William Jimero. He willingly went into ...read more

  • We Tend To Copy

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 19, 2006
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    We Tend to Copy Some years ago, musicians noted that errand boys in a certain part of London all whistled out of tune as they went about their work. It was talked about and someone suggested that it was because the bells of Westminster were slightly out of tune. Something had gone wrong with the ...read more

  • I Was A Guest At A Wedding A Couple Of Weeks Ago ...

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 28, 2006
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    I was a guest at a wedding a couple of weeks ago at the Botanical Gardens here in town. It was a little buggy, but a very sweet and well done ceremony. At the close of the service, the pastor prayed a very touching prayer for the couple and ended his prayer saying. “we ask all of this in the name ...read more

  • First Thing They Tell You In The Military. As You ...

    Contributed by Scott Epperson on Oct 30, 2006
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    First thing they tell you in the military. As you stand at attention and they scream into your face the way they are going go change your life, the first thing they say is, “ It is time to separate the Men from the boys” Why? Because before you were just running around with your little cap gun in ...read more

  • In Our Home We Have A Set Of Children's Books ...

    Contributed by Ronnie Knight on Nov 10, 2006
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    In our home we have a set of children’s books that are designed to teach kids their ABC’s and 123’s. The very 1st book in the number set is entitled My One Book. The book is about little one who lived in the house of one. The house of one has one door, one table, one chair, one window ... you get ...read more

  • Bible Scholar And Author D. A. Carson Tells Of A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
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    Bible scholar and author D. A. Carson tells of a time when he and a friend were going to the beach for some much-needed peace and quiet, but when they got there they found a horde of high school kids celebrating graduation with lots of beer, loud music and, shall we say, public displays of ...read more

  • Before Making Sony One Of The Most ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
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    Illustration: Before making Sony one of the most consistently inventive companies in the world, founder Masaru Ibuka suffered a number of setbacks. Remember the electronic seat warmer? Or the first electronic rice cooker? These were from the same mind that dreamed up the pocket-size transistor ...read more

  • Two Hundred Years Ago, On 25th March 1807, The ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Mar 27, 2007
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    Two hundred years ago, on 25th March 1807, the British parliament voted in favour of a law that would have consequences all around the known world. This new law was the abolition of human slavery. This act of 1807 was one of the most humanitarian pieces of legislation ever enacted in a British ...read more

  • Reformation's Two Martins

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Apr 2, 2007
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    Reformation’s Two Martins At the beginning of the Reformation, Martin of Basle came to a knowledge of the truth, but, afraid to make a public confession, he wrote on a leaf of parchment: "O most merciful Christ, I know that I can be saved only by the merit of thy blood. Holy Jesus, I acknowledge ...read more

  • God's Elect

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Mar 23, 2009
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    “Who will bring a charge against God’s elect?” Here is where we have to back up just a step and remember who Paul is talking about and who he is talking to. When he says that God will, with Christ, freely give us all things, the 'us' consists of all those who are referred to in verse 28 and in ...read more

  • Our Motive For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2009
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    OUR MOTIVE FOR MISSIONS When Hudson Taylor was director of the China Inland Mission, he often interviewed candidates for the mission field. On one occasion, he met with a group of applicants to determine their motivations for service. "And why do you wish to go as a foreign missionary?" he asked ...read more

  • No More Fear Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
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    NO MORE FEAR OF FALLING At the time it was completed in 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge was the longest suspension bridge in the world. During the first phase of the project, 23 men fell to their death. There were very few safety devices, and things seemed to be going from bad to worse. So when it ...read more

  • America Is Great Because America Is Good

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 24, 2009
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    AMERICA IS GREAT BECAUSE AMERICA IS GOOD French writer Alexis de Tocqueville, after visiting America in 1831, said, "I sought for the greatness of the United States in her commodious harbors, her ample rivers, her fertile fields, and boundless forests -- and it was not there. I sought for it in ...read more

  • Clark's Gloom Of Grace

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Sep 29, 2009
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    CLARK'S GLOOM OF GRACE Lord Kenneth Clark, internationally known for his television series Civilization, lived and died without faith in Jesus Christ. He admitted in his autobiography that, while visiting a beautiful church, he had what he believed to be an overwhelming religious experience. "My ...read more

  • The Holy Huddle

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Oct 16, 2009
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    THE HOLY HUDDLE The job of the church is not to impact the church, but our job is to impact the world. It’s like a huddle in a football game. 70,000 people don’t pay $75.00 a ticket to watch the Texans huddle. What if you went to a Texans game and for two and a half hours you watched 11 men ...read more

  • Hanukkah Vs. Christmas  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 11, 2009
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    HANUKKAH VS. CHRISTMAS In his book The Jesus I Never Knew, Philip Yancey recounts an episode of the TV show Thirtysomething in which Hope, a Christian, argues with her husband Michael, a Jew, about the holidays. "Why do you even bother with Hanukkah?" she asks. "Do you really believe a handful of ...read more

  • Missionary, Fred Craddock, Buys Pastries For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 12, 2009
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    Missionary, Fred Craddock, buys pastries for German-Jewish Refugees In the 1940s, Fred Craddock began serving as a missionary to India. When World War II ended, Craddock’s church wired him funds for a steamer ticket to return home. Arriving in his port of departure on Christmas day, Craddock ...read more

  • Medical School Professor Teaches Students The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 1, 2009
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    Medical School Professor Teaches Students the Consequences of Abortion A professor in a world-acclaimed medical school once posed this medical situation to his students: “Here’s the family history: The father has syphilis. The mother has TB. They already have had four children. The first is blind. ...read more