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  • First Grader Learns That More Is Expected Of Him ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 14, 2009
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    First Grader Learns That More Is Expected of Him Than When He Was in Kindergarten When they came in the house, Jesus asked them, “What were you arguing about on the road?” But they kept quiet because on the way they had argued about who was the greatest. Sitting down, Jesus said, “If anyone wants ...read more

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  • My Parents Had A Grapevine In The Backyard. They ...

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Dec 4, 2009
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    My parents had a grapevine in the backyard. They just let it grow and some of the branches grew up and intertwined around this big evergreen tree about 20 feet in the air, others grew through the cedar hedge that was beside it. Some of these branches must have been forty feet long, but they never ...read more

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  • God, Coaching And Discipline

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Dec 4, 2009
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    GOD, COACHING AND DISCIPLINE Tom Landry the famous coach of the Dallas Cowboys in their heyday said: "The role of the coach is to make people do things they don’t want to do to achieve the results they want to achieve." As soon as I heard that, I thought of God. Isn’t that ...read more

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  • We Have No Strategic Plan For Helping People Be ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Dec 15, 2009
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    "We have no strategic plan for helping people be like Jesus...It is not about trying; it is about ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Crowds And Woodstock

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 18, 2009
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    CROWDS AND WOODSTOCK I was only 14 years old when Woodstock took place. I had just become a Christian that Christmas. What was Woodstock? It was a Rock music festival that took place in America in 1969: "3 Days of Peace and Music". It attracted 300,000 people. It featured Creedence Clearwater ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Our Father, Who Art In Heaven...

    Contributed by Greg Bond on Dec 28, 2009
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    OUR FATHER, WHO ART IN HEAVEN... Jesus says that every time we come to God in prayer, we should begin with this pattern of recognition. Coming to Him in this way encourages and increases our expectations because we see Him as He is. Coming to Him in this way establishes our faith because we see ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • For Fellowship - In The Fall Of The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Brown on Jan 23, 2010
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    Illustration for Fellowship - In the fall of the year, Linda, a young woman, was traveling alone up the rutted and rugged highway from Alberta to the Yukon. Linda didn't know you don't travel to Whitehorse alone in a rundown Honda Civic, so she set off where only four-wheel drives normally venture. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bambú Japonés (Translation Below)

    Contributed by Kelly Cabrera on Feb 7, 2010
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    Bambú japonés (TRANSLATION BELOW) No hay que ser agricultor para saber que una buena cosecha requiere de buena semilla, buen abono y riego constante. También es obvio que quien cultiva la tierra no se impacienta frente a la semilla sembrada, halándola con el riesgo de echarla a perder, gritándole ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Spiritual Depth: Icebergs, Not Trees

    Contributed by Gregg Barbour on Feb 8, 2010
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    Spiritual Depth: Icebergs, Not Trees For lots of people, when they think of depth-they think of a tree with deep roots. The thinking is that if a tree wants to be big and strong, then it has to grow its roots deep into the soil to support its weight. I did some research on tree roots, and it's ...read more

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  • Selling What You Believe In

    Contributed by Warren Whitaker on Feb 10, 2010
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    Selling What You Believe In My best friend in high school is now a teacher, but when we were in college, he tried his hand at selling things. He worked for Amway, Long Distance Telephone services, all sorts of those door to door, sign-you-up, pyramid-type business. I even remember him selling ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • God's Boot Camp

    Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on Feb 14, 2010
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    GOD'S BOOT CAMP When a civilian enters the military, they go through boot camp. It's my understanding that in boot camp, the individual is broken down, and they are retrained to see themselves as part of the unit. They are conditioned to be disciplined to obey the commands of their superiors. In a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Hamburger And Husks

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 23, 2010
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    HAMBURGER AND HUSKS One family in desperate straits came to a congregation for help. The people began to pull together some resources to help them out. Someone brought a word of prophecy that said, "Don’t give hamburger to those I have put on husks." God put the prodigal on husks so he would come ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • A Fix  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 23, 2010
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    When God fixes a fix to fix you, and you fix the fix before it fixes you, God has to fix ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Running

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Mar 9, 2010
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    RUNNING Herb Caen wrote, "Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • On Tax Collectors

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Mar 20, 2010
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    ON TAX COLLECTORS In Kiev, MONEY CHANGERS sit in little booths with a small window. You can't see their faces, and they mutter to you in Russian as you hand over American dollars in exchange for Grivnas. Whenever I exchanged money, I seemed to be getting more Grivna for my dollar because the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Branded As Christ's Disciple

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2010
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    BRANDED AS CHRIST'S DISCIPLE Two Texans were trying to impress each other with the size of their ranches. One asked the other, "What's the name of your ranch?" He replied, "The Rocking R, ABC, Flying W Circle C, Bar U, Staple Four, Box D, Rolling M, Rainbow's End, Silver Spur Ranch." The ...read more

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  • Still Preparing When The Party Is Over

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Mar 21, 2010
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    STILL PREPARING WHEN THE PARTY IS OVER My youngest grandson had his first birthday recently. My daughter wanted to make it special for him and she invited all her friends with young children to come. SHE SPENT WEEKS PLANNING THIS PARTY. We spent a good week just setting it up. We wanted it to be a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • A Mentor's Encouragement

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Mar 25, 2010
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    A MENTOR'S ENCOURAGEMENT In my office hangs a tie and a pair of suspenders enclosed in a glass and wood case. Those mementos belonged to my academic advisor, mentor and friend from my days in seminary - the late Dr. Gary McGee. About half way through my program, I stood in his office tired, burned ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • God-Fanatics

    Contributed by David Moore on May 26, 2010
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    GOD-FANATICS Did you know that an online survey of 20 000 football fans revealed that 51% said they would starve themselves for a week if that would bring victory in the upcoming World Cup to their national squad. More than 40% offered to give up dating for a year, 7% said they would gladly give ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Francis Chan: Radical Christian Living

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 1, 2010
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    FRANCIS CHAN: RADICAL CHRISTIAN LIVING Pastor Francis Chan, the senior pastor of Cornerstone Church in Simi Valley, California wrote in his latest book entitled, "Crazy Love". He has already sold one million copies worldwide; a figure he says demonstrates the extent to which he is not alone in ...read more

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