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  • One Of The Things All The Gurus Of Preaching Say ...

    Contributed by Christopher Lanham on Apr 29, 2004
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    One of the things all the gurus of preaching say is a necessary trait for successful preaching is to be vulnerable, transparent – to show the people you’re preaching to that you share their struggles. Allow me to be transparent for a moment. There is a good reason why this passage has become ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • This Is The Week We Celebrate Thanksgiving. In ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Hodgin on Dec 2, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,562 views

    This is the week we celebrate Thanksgiving. In many ways, it is one of the craziest weeks of the year. Now I know I am talking about other people’s families because there is no one here who is going to take the traditional Thanksgiving Day drive. You know the one where you get up Thursday ...read more

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  • Aliteracy—capable Of Reading, But Choosing Not Do ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,862 views

    Aliteracy—capable of reading, but choosing not do so—is on the rise. A ‘99 Gallup Poll found 7% of us read more than a book a week, and 59% read fewer than 10 books a year. We read books, magazines, and newspapers less and less. In ‘91, over 50% of all Americans read a half-hour or more every ...read more

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  • On December 11, 2005 Tony Dungy, ...

    Contributed by Timothy Finch on Mar 6, 2006
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    Illustration: On December 11, 2005 Tony Dungy, head coach of the Indianapolis Colts was asked about his plans for the remainder of the regular season. His team had just won it’s 13th game in a row to start the season and had clinched its division and home field advantage throughout the playoff, by ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Max Lucado Tells The Story Of A Youngster Who Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tom Mccrossan on Apr 17, 2006
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    Max Lucado tells the story of a youngster who was shooting rocks with a slingshot. He could never hit his target. As he returned to Grandma’s backyard, he spied her pet duck. On impulse he took aim and let fly. The stone hit, and the duck was dead. The boy panicked and hid the bird in the woodpile, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Dallas Willard In His Wonderful New Book The ...

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Sep 10, 2006
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    Dallas Willard in his wonderful new book The Great Omission, surprised me by making a candid confession. He says, “Some time ago I came to realize that I did not love the people next door. They were, by any standards, dangerous and unpleasant people — ex-bikers who made their living selling ...read more

    Denomination: Methodist

  • I Remember A 13 Year Old Boy Standing In His ...

    Contributed by Bob Soulliere on Dec 16, 2006
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    I remember a 13 year old boy standing in his mothers front room and looking out her window at the weather, it was late November or early December and watching it rain and snow, sleet and thinking what a gloomy day. Suddenly a green Plymouth Valiant slowly pulled up to the driveway and pulled in. ...read more

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Robert Russell In His Sermon Entitled ...  PRO

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Feb 10, 2007
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    . Robert Russell in his sermon entitled “Releasing Resentment” tells this story: “When I was at the Eddyville State Penitentiary several weeks ago, I learned about Paul Stevens. Paul Stevens’s daughter was stabbed to death by a neighbor in Evansville, Indiana, years ago. Paul spent nearly a ...read more

    Denomination: Methodist

  • We Need To Understand That When We Share Our ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
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    We need to understand that when we share our faith, we cannot get discouraged when others do not accept Christ, because there are those in this world that will NEVER accept Christ… I recently read an account of a young Christian in the military who tells about sharing his faith with another ...read more

  • You Understand The Relationship Of Cause & ...

    Contributed by Doane Brubaker on Apr 2, 2007
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    You understand the relationship of cause & effect. If that happened, then this results. When you enter a dark room and flip a light switch you expect the room to brighten. If you flip that switch and the windows open, you’re pretty surprised because the two aren’t related. When you get in your ...read more

    Denomination: Mennonite

  • Getting Caught Asleep

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009
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    GETTING CAUGHT ASLEEP Just in case your boss catches you asleep at your desk, be ready to blurt out one of these excuses: "They told me at the blood bank that this might happen." "This is just a 15-minute power nap like they raved about in that time management course you sent me to." "I was ...read more

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  • A. Do You See Your Salvation And Even The Living ...

    Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 16, 2009
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    a. Do you see your salvation and even the living out your salvation (which the Bible calls sanctification) a miracle or something else? b. I’ll ask a series of 21 questions in which you may respond accordingly. i. Is your salvation a mirage or a miracle? (It’s a Miracle)-unreal ii. Is your ...read more

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  • Defense Lawyer's Final Trick Back ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 19, 2009
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    Defense Lawyer’s Final Trick Back Fires A defendant was on trial for murder in Oklahoma. There was strong evidence indicating guilt, but there was no body. In the defense’s closing statement the lawyer, knowing that his client would probably be convicted, resorted to a trick. "Ladies and gentlemen ...read more

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  • His Last Word

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 2, 2009
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    "His Last Word" After Being Shipwrecked--Being Justified by Faith We Have Peace with God Through Our Lord Jesus Christ A young man working on the Limehouse Docks once heard a clergyman named Henderson preach from the text: “Being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus ...read more

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  • A Story From The Book Upon Which The Old Movie ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Dec 24, 2009
     | 788 views

    A story from the book upon which the old movie “The Bridge on the River Quai” was based, is telling. The Irish Republican Army had a ‘buddy’ system called ‘The Mucker System.’ In this system soldiers agreed to ‘muck’ someone else. That meant the other person was more important than ones self – ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • We're Building Two A Day

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 22, 2010
     | 3,134 views

    WE'RE BUILDING TWO A DAY In the 1880s the Methodist Church was privileged to have a leader named C. C. McCabe. He was a church extension pioneer and strategist, and a great achiever he was. One day he was on a train, riding out to the Pacific Northwest to help develop and launch a strategy for ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Live In A Way That Glorifies God  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Jul 19, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,964 views

    Live in a Way That Glorifies God Dan Blocker was my favorite character, Hoss, on the TV series Bonanza. When he died unexpectedly, Hoss died. The producers knew they could not replace him. The story was that woman was caught in a flood. Hoss held her above the water with one hand and held a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Having Compassion

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Sep 12, 2011
     | 5,875 views

    HAVING COMPASSION Let’s suppose for a moment that it was Friday night and you wanted to go to a movie. You’re running late for the movie because you got home late, and then once you put down the keys, you forgot where you placed them. It was frustrating but you did find them. You finally jump ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Only In Obedience Are We Free

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Feb 19, 2012
     | 3,500 views

    ONLY IN OBEDIENCE ARE WE FREE In his book "Run with the Horses," Eugene Peterson tells how he saw a family of birds teaching their young to fly. Three young swallows were perched on a dead branch that stretched out over a lake. One adult swallow got alongside the chicks and started shoving them ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Washington Monument Setbacks

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 18, 2012
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    WASHINGTON MONUMENT SETBACKS In the pursuit of our dreams, there are often setbacks along the way. In 1836, the fledgling Washington National Monument Society announced that they had chosen Robert Mills' plans for the construction of a monument to our nation's first president. Mills had slaved ...read more

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