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How do we repent? I want to show you a great example of repentance from a recent film. Jim Carey, in the film Bruce Almighty, finally comes to the end of himself and surrenders to God in prayer. His prayer is a good model to follow. (Show clip) As Bruce kneels he says to God, “You win. I’m
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Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Jul 29, 2008
When do we usually want to know God's will? When we've run out of answers. Thank God for the times the answers run out and we must look to him!
Tony Dungy is the coach of the Indianapolis Colts who won the Super Bowl last season. He is a devout Christian and has written a book, not about
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"I often wonder whether we do not rest our hopes too much upon constitutions, upon laws and upon courts. These are false
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Contributed by Brian La Croix on Apr 27, 2009
So how do we avoid deception? There’s only one main way to do that:
By studying the truth.
I had heard years ago that bank tellers and such are trained to spot counterfeit money by studying the real stuff so much that they can spot the phony stuff right away.
I wasn’t sure if that was really
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WHAT DID SHE SAY?
There were once two men, Pete and Joe out sailing in a boat. A fierce storm blew up. Torrents of rain splashed down. The waves were rocking them. They desperately the rigging this way and that trying to keep the boat upright.
"It's at times like this" shouted Pete above
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Anglican
ANNIE THE BISHOP
The resident "bishop" in our house is Annie the wonder-dog. At one point she was a 65-pound running machine. At age 92 (in dog years) her spine has so much arthritis she needs twice the normal human dose of prednisone just to walk. She is not healthy; she cannot do what she was
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United Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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My dad used to tell a story about a guy who went into the ministry, but his preaching wasn’t very good and his ministry wasn’t very successful. He finally was called on the carpet to examine the "fruits of his ministry" (as John Wesley would have called it). They pastoral review committee inquired
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Story that occurred During WW I and the British liberation of Palestine.
British were coming up from Beersheeba chasing the Turkish soilders out of the land. In the pursit, the British army outdistanced the camel train that was carrying their water.
Soon their water bottles were empty and slowly
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Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Jan 16, 2010
The world says, “If it feels good, do it!” and “The ends justify the means.” As a result, we have to be extra alert. It reminds me of God’s message to Sardis in the Book of Revelation. God kept having to tell them to be alert and that must have poured salt into their wounds. You see Sardis was a
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Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Dec 15, 2009
DIRECTION SIGNS
In my time with the children a few weeks ago I spoke with them about road signs. As I prepared this message, I thought about how we have become a nation of signs: Some of them are helpful and some are not. Some signs cause us to pause and ask, “What were they thinking?”
Some
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Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Mar 9, 2010
ABRAHAM'S UPHEAVAL
I understand the UPHEAVAL OF MOVING to a different city. Packing endless boxes of books, dismantling beds and throwing out all the junk we have accumulated over time - big job. Then watching a huge truck back into our driveway, and take it all away. We have done all that many
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Feb 16, 2010
DON'T JUST KNOW SCRIPTURE--LET IT CHANGE YOU
A father shared an experience he and his wife had with their young children. They began as a family to memorize Scripture, one verse a week. They kept the verses on cards in the middle of the table, and discussed their meanings when they recited the.
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Contributed by Jeff Simms on Oct 27, 2003
Henry and Tom Blackaby have said that “Other people can have absolutely
no effect on whether God can carry out his will. Only we
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WHAT DO YOU DO IN DISASTER?
What do you do when you are faced with a disaster that strikes home at your heart? Do you respond or do you try to blame others? Do you ignore it? Pretend it’s just a story?
Nehemiah finds out how bad the city of Jerusalem is from a recent news report. It perplexes
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