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  • Take Courage And Have Faith, God Is With Us, Is ...

    Contributed by Richard Francis on May 19, 2007
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    Take courage and have faith, God is with us, is in control, he might shake the nations and bring disasters, but God is God, the silver is his, the gold is his and all the glory is his, rejoice and trust. Remember God loves us and whatever we do that will not change, he is there arms wide open ...read more

  • A Mother And Her Daughter Were Shopping For ...

    Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Jun 16, 2007
     | 3,199 views

    A mother and her daughter were shopping for father’s day when a little boy pitched a fit in the store, fell on the floor, and kicked his mother as she begged him to get up. Seeing that as a teachable moment, the mother said to her daughter, “Do you know what that boy needs?” (She ...read more

  • Pharmacists  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,796 views

    Illustration- Pharmacists For example, • You go to a doctor whose name you cannot pronounce and whose degrees you have never verified. • He gives you a prescription you cannot read. • You take it to a pharmacist you have never met. • He gives you a chemical compound you do not understand. ...read more

  • A Tool, Not A Toy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,257 views

    A Tool, Not A Toy • It’s like a raincoat or a tractor- when it is needed it needs to be used Question- How would it be profitable to say we have a tractor and then not plow the field? • How can you reap a harvest? Question- How would it be profitable to say we have a raincoat and then not put it ...read more

  • B.b. Warfield Says, "A Minister Must Be Learned, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    B.B. Warfield says, "A minister must be learned, on pain of being utterly incompetent for his work. But before and above being learned, a minister must be godly. Nothing could be more fatal, however, than to set these two things over against one another. Recruiting officers do not dispute ...read more

  • Bill Bradley Was The Basketball Star Of The 1964 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,141 views

    Bill Bradley was the basketball star of the 1964 Olympics. Someone said to him, “I wish I could shoot baskets like you.” Bradley replied, “Would you stay in one place until you hit 24 consecutive baskets?” That can apply to almost any ministry. Practice makes perfect in almost ...read more

  • Crossing Over

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
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    CROSSING OVER The story is told of old Bishop Warren Chandler, after whom the school of theology at Emory University was named. As he lay on his death bed, a friend inquired as to whether or not he was afraid. "Please tell me frankly," he said, "do you fear crossing over the river of ...read more

  • St. Augustine, While Puzzling Over The Doctrine ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    St. Augustine, while puzzling over the doctrine of the Trinity, was walking along the beach one day when he observed a young boy with a bucket, running back and forth to pour water into a little hole. Augustine asked, "What are you doing?" The boy replied, "I’m trying to put the ocean into this ...read more

  • One Sunday The Pastor Was On His Way To Church ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 5, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 1,770 views

    One sunday the pastor was on his way to church when he happens to pass by a man fishing in the lake. He noticed that the man fishing was his church member. He asked why the member was fishing when he was supposed to be in church. The member replied, " its better for me to do fishing because my mind ...read more

  • Perseverance Reveals Genuine Faith. Because ...

    Contributed by Richard Wafford on Oct 18, 2007
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    Perseverance reveals genuine faith. Because Christ lives in us, we can remain courageous and hopeful to the end. We are not saved by being steadfast and firm in our faith, but our courage and hope do reveal that our faith is real. Without this enduring faithfulness, we could easily be blown away by ...read more

  • God's Attention Is Focused On You And He Will ...

    Contributed by Charles Whitmire on Jan 6, 2008
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    God’s attention is focused on you and he will give you peace When my wife and I are talking I am often guilty of doing something else... Every now and again, I have to hit the pause on the TV, or turn off the radio and ask her to repeat ...read more

  • His Is The Season Of The Song. What Holiday, ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 7, 2008
     | 1,587 views

    his is the season of the song. What holiday, other than perhaps Easter, do we celebrate and remember with so much singing? Christmas carols and songs are a part of this holiday season. What would Christmas be like without the classic carols, “Silent Night” or” Away In A Manger?” Or the traditional ...read more

  • Among Christian Adults 64% Believe Male/Female ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 9, 2008
     | 1,089 views

    Among Christian adults 64% believe male/female cohabitation outside of marriage is acceptable. 55% of Christian adults believe a good person can earn his or her salvation. 44% believe Jesus Christ committed sins while on earth. 91% of students from evangelical churches do not believe in absolute ...read more

  • Purity Is Laughed At These Days. I Recently Read ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 27, 2008
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    Purity is laughed at these days. I recently read an article on the internet about the recent reports and views expressed before a key Congressional Committee on abstinence only programs and their perceived failures. Some who testified thought they should be done away with while others thought that ...read more

  • The Son Of God Came For This Purpose: To Destroy ...

    Contributed by Michael West on Sep 29, 2008
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    The Son of God came for this purpose: to destroy the devil’s work. NCV Jesus not only came to restore and to redeem, but to wage war. When is the last time you destroyed anything evil? Have you toppled any strongholds lately? This week? Will you next week? Evil can be destroyed in many different ...read more

  • God's Wise Plans Will Be Carried Out. For Now, We ...

    Contributed by Michael West on Oct 2, 2008
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    God’s wise plans will be carried out. For now, we have a bit of foreign occupation—wars, tornadoes, earthquakes, disease, crimes and more, but do not even hesitate to think that God Almighty has signed off. He is still running creation. He is going to bulldoze this place. He is ...read more

  • There Are Three Classes Of People In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael West on Oct 2, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,797 views

    There are three classes of people in congregations today, unblessed, uncommitted and the committed. Unblessed do not believe sufficiently in God's wisdom to run their lives completely; they know it means surrender and commitment. The uncommitted aren't rebels, but they are the ones who are ...read more

  • Only The Forequarter Of A Kosher Slaughtered ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 2, 2009
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    Only the forequarter of a Kosher slaughtered animal is brought to Kosher butcheries. The hindquarters are not brought into Kosher butcheries. In Genesis (32:25-33) the Torah recounts the fight that Jacob had with an angel who dislocated his sciatic nerve. Because of that injury we are instructed ...read more

  • Suffering = Service

    Contributed by Mark Armstrong on Jun 10, 2009
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    SUFFERING=SERVICE Roger Staubach is an American football player. He was once asked when injured, "How do you keep on keeping on if you’re playing professional football"? Roger said something important, "If you’re not playing hurt, you’re not playing football." Paul expresses a similar ...read more

  • One Moment's Believing

    Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 18, 2009
     | 1,753 views

    ONE MOMENT'S BELIEVING Octavius Winslow said it this way. "One moment’s believing, close contact with the cross will do more to break the heart for sin, deepen the conviction of its exceeding sinfulness, and disenthrall the soul from all its bondage and its fears, bringing it into a sense of ...read more