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  • Consider A New Mother Home Alone With Her Baby. ...

    Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Aug 2, 2009
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    Consider a new mother home alone with her baby. Suddenly she’s awakened by the smell of smoke. The house is on fire. Her only thought is for her baby. She races down the smoke-filled hall without a thought for her own safety. She grabs him in her arms, shields his face from the flames with her ...read more

  • If You Feel Down, Just Praise The ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Aug 20, 2009
     | 2,352 views

    If you feel down, Just praise the Lord! If you feel down, And all alone If your world is all but gone Just look up to the sky above And know you have a friend If you feel down and feel betrayed And your friends have left you cold Just pray to ...read more

  • Have You Ever Felt Like You Want To Connect With ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Sep 2, 2009
     | 1,598 views

    Have you ever felt like you WANT to connect with God, but you don’t even know what to say? No problem! The Spirit takes the impulses of your Heart and brings them before God … in a language that Abba Father will absolutely understand. The other day, I got a call wonderful call on my cell phone ...read more

  • I. Earthly Wisdom-Those Who Study Bees Tell Us ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 11, 2009
     | 2,590 views

    Earthly Wisdom-Those who study bees tell us when a honeybee drives its barbed stinger into flesh, it becomes so firmly imbedded that the only way the bee can escape is to leave the stinger behind. This, however, is sure to cause the death of the bee. It receives such a wound that it cannot possibly ...read more

  • John Macarthur On Forgiveness

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 22, 2009
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    JOHN MACARTHUR ON FORGIVENESS John MacArthur gives us reasons why we need to forgive in his book and series, The Art of Giving and Receiving Forgiveness. a. Un-forgiveness imprisons people in the past. i. I always say don’t let the past dictate the future. b. Un-forgiveness provokes ...read more

  • Confession Without Change

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Oct 28, 2009
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    CONFESSION WITHOUT CHANGE Four preachers met for a friendly gathering. During the conversation one preacher said, "Our people come to us and pour out their hearts, confess certain sins and needs. Let's do the same. Confession is good for the soul." In due time all agreed. One confessed he liked ...read more

  • Time Magazine On The Benefits Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 3, 2009
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    Time Magazine on the Benefits of Religion Some time ago, Time Magazine ran an article that reported on the benefits of religion and the church, and some of the observations included: 1. Heart-surgery patients who draw comfort from their religious faith have a significantly higher survival rate than ...read more

  • Saving Blood Drives! Kalani, Kaiser Holding ...

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Jan 25, 2010
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    Saving blood drives! Kalani, Kaiser holding life-saving blood drives! Everybody has it! Everybody needs it! „» Cancer „» Heart and blood vessel disease „» Emergencies such as car accidents/burns This red liquid carries oxygen and nutrients to all parts of the body, and carries carbon dioxide ...read more

  • We Look For God In Tangible Ways – New Job, ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Feb 4, 2010
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    We look for God in tangible ways – new job, any job, or our answers for healing prayer. We strain to see a favourable solution to a tough situation we’re asking God to deal with. When things begin to work out the way we expected we give him credit and praise him for what he’s doing. But when the ...read more

  • Once A Lady I Knew Told Me About A Bad ...

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on May 13, 2010
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    Once a lady I knew told me about a bad experience she had in church. She had grown up in a very legalistic church and had been away from church for a long time. Under the conviction of the Holy Spirit she knew she needed to get back in church, and so she went back to the church she had grown up in. ...read more

  • Backsliding Is Miserable

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Apr 13, 2011
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    BACKSLIDING IS MISERABLE It is a miserable thing to be a backslider. Of all unhappy things that can befall a man, I suppose "backsliding" is the worst. A stranded ship, a broken-winged eagle, a garden overrun with weeds, a harp without strings, a church in ruins--all these are sad sights. But a ...read more

  • Jack Nicklaus And Repentance  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 14, 2011
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     | 6,544 views

    JACK NICKLAUS AND REPENTANCE Jack Nicklaus is considered by most as the greatest golfer who has ever played the game. Once, when he was at the top of his game, he quit playing for 30 days to correct something with his game. He couldn’t correct it. He tried but to no success. Then he went back to ...read more

  • Dealing With Divisive People  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
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    DEALING WITH DIVISIVE PEOPLE Ray Stedman said, "Some people for the sake of their point of view would destroy the unity of your church. How do you deal with them? Avoid them. We must keep our eye on them and turn away from them. In other words, we don’t listen to them. We’re never obligated to ...read more

  • Are You Missing Jesus?

    Contributed by William Akehurst on Dec 18, 2011
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    ARE YOU MISSING JESUS? During the manger scene of the kids' Christmas presentation, one of the important pieces was missing on the set.  As everyone was looking around, I noticed the bag in which this important part was hidden and went up in the stage area and retrieved it for the part.  The ...read more

  • Home, Sweet Home

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 14, 2012
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    HOME, SWEET HOME There was a time during the American Civil War, when the rival armies were encamped on the opposite banks of the Potomac River, the Union's band played one of its patriotic tunes, and the Confederate musicians quickly struck up a melody dear to any Southerner's heart. Then one of ...read more

  • Need ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2012
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    NEED PROTECTION? Police sharpshooters were called to a scene in Rochester, NY. They surrounded a car because they noticed there was a man in the back seat with a rifle. The police attempted to negotiate with him but he wouldn’t respond. So they watched and waited. There was no movement. Finally, ...read more

  • Your Legacy

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 2, 2014
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    What is the soil of your heart like? Is it growing and producing fruit for the Kingdom of Heaven – are you using your life for eternity? 1. Quote: “I will not waste my life! I will finish my course and finish it well. I will display the Gospel of the grace of God in all I do. I will run my race to ...read more

  • Are You Really Committed?

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Apr 17, 2017
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    Corrie Ten Boom, the Dutch survivor of Nazi gas chambers, once told a fascinating story. She said that a group of believers were meeting behind the Iron Curtain when the church door burst open and two Russian soldiers with guns stormed inside. They said they would give five minutes for anyone who ...read more

  • In A Book I Was Reading Recently, A King Found ...

    Contributed by Amanda Wilson on May 2, 2007
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    In a book I was reading recently, a King found he had an illegitimate grandson, called Fitzchilvary, abandoned on his doorstep. And after some thought he says to Fitz, I want to make a bargain with you. I will feed you and clothe you and give you a home, education and employment if you will always ...read more

  • Missionary/Evangelist Stanley Jones Wrote: ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Missionary/evangelist Stanley Jones wrote: "Swami Shivananda, a famous swami in India, used to tell his disciples: ’Kill the mind and then, and then only, can you meditate.’ The Christian position is, ’You shall love the Lord thy God with all your mind’--the intellectual nature; ’with all your ...read more