In Sermon Illustrations: "Enduring Hardship"

People Are Always Blaming Circumstances For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"People are always blaming circumstances for what they are. I dont believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the ...read more

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By Deafness One Gains In One Respect More Than ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

By deafness one gains in one respect more than one loses; one misses ...read more

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You Have Two Choices In Life: You Can Dissolve ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You have two choices in life: you can dissolve into the mainstream or you can be distinct. To be different, you must ...read more

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When We Lose The Right To Be Different, We Lose ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When we lose the right to be different, we lose the ...read more

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When A Lot Of Remedies Are Suggested For A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When a lot of remedies are suggested for a disease, that ...read more

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Diseases Can Be Our Spiritual Flat ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Diseases can be our spiritual flat tiresdisruptions in our lives that seem to be disasters at the time but end by ...read more

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It Is Doubtful That Christian Workers Become ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is doubtful that Christian workers become chronically exhausted in doing what God wants them to doIt is far more likely that we become exhausted and inaccessible by ...read more

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It Is One Of The Most Beautiful Compensations Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that no man can sincerely try to ...read more

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Time And Money Spent In Helping Men Do More For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Time and money spent in helping men do more for themselves is far ...read more

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None Of Us Has Gotten Where We Are Solely By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

None of us has gotten where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our own bootstraps. We got here ...read more

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All The Other Pleasures Of Life Seem To Wear ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"All the other pleasures of life seem to wear out, but the pleasure of helping ...read more

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The Untended Garden Will Soon Be Overrun With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The untended garden will soon be overrun with weeds; the heart that fails to cultivate truth and root out error ...read more

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Our Faith And Our Friendships Are Not Shattered ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Our faith and our friendships are not shattered by one big act, but ...read more

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A Study By The American Council Of Life Insurance ...

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Mar 25, 2009

A study by the American Council of Life Insurance reported that the most lonely group in America are college students. Next on the list are divorced people, welfare recipients, ...read more

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Denomination: Salvation Army

Ad For Listening

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Mar 25, 2009

AD FOR LISTENING To point out how lonely people can be, Charles Swindoll mentioned an ad in a Kansas newspaper. It read, "I will listen to you talk for 30 minutes without comment for $5.00." Swindoll said, "Sounds like a hoax, doesn’t it? But the person was serious. Did anybody call? You bet. It ...read more

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Denomination: Salvation Army

What A Friend We Have In Jesus

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2009

WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS I want to close this message by singing a great hymn of prayer and faith. "What a Friend We Have in Jesus." This hymn was written by Joseph Scriven who lived from 1819 to 1886. Joseph Scriven had wealth, education, a devoted family, and a pleasant life in his native ...read more

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Great Barrier Reef: Challenges Grow Us

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2009

GREAT BARRIER REEF: CHALLENGES GROW US Australia’s Barrier Reef. The reef has to fight for survival every day of its life. As it is challenged and tested it changes and adapts. It grows healthy and strong. And it reproduces. That is how it is with people too. When challenged and tested, we come ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 13:9

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Just In The Nick Of Time

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009

JUST IN THE NICK OF TIME A favorite literary device of authors, playwrights, and screen writers is that of the hero who shows up just in the nick of time. You’ve read books or seen movies like this. Just when everything seems lost and all hope is gone and disaster is imminent, the hero arrives to ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28-39

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Springing Into Action  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009

SPRINGING INTO ACTION On the day President Obama was inaugurated, Eliot Swainson happened to be in Washington, D.C. The city authorities had expected record numbers of people to attend the inauguration, so they asked for assistance from other cities to help with crowd control. Metro Officer ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28-39

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All Part Of God's Plan  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2009

ALL PART OF GOD’S PLAN In the opening pages of his autobiography, "An American Life," Ronald Reagan writes, I was raised to believe that God had a plan for everyone and that seemingly random twists of fate are all a part of His plan. My mother - a small woman with auburn hair and a sense of ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11

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