Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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There is nothing more poignant than considering the end of things. Whenever we experience the end of things it helps us consider what is really important. I was struck this week by John Piper’s journal entry:
He recounted as he sat beside the bed of his father keeping a vigil. He monitored his
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Aug 1, 2025
[152]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – JESUS CHRIST IS ALL IN ALL IN ALL MATTERS
This is the only poem I have written this way. It is quite unusual as you see with scattered words that rhyme, and play on words. I think of it as one long thread with all these points hanging from it.
I don’t expect
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A CURE FOR FEAR
The story starts with a boy of 12 whose name was Jim. Jim was a pleasant young lad, but one day his mother became very ill, the doctor came and saw her, and he explained to Jim and his father that in all probability Jim's mother will die. Sad right?
Well, the day came for Jim's
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Feb 26, 2025
[037] A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – CALVARY – GOLGOTHA’S SKULL
What does Calvary mean to you? To most people it means nothing except a casual thought at Easter perhaps.
May we ask what does Calvary mean to a Christian? Here the answers are many and most of them would be simplistic which is fine.
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Contributed by Doane Brubaker on May 3, 2007
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The way we value our stuff can get out-of-whack. One day in San Antonio the temperature had risen to 99 degrees. Fred Arriola, a wrecker driver stopped his truck in the street because he saw two women hysterically running around a car and a neighbor trying to unlock it with a hanger. Inside was
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Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Nov 23, 2009
EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS: RIGHT DAY, WRONG YEAR
Once there was a covenant with Noah, with Abram, with Moses, and with David, but now there is a NEW covenant written in the blood of Jesus. That promise, that contract, never expires. It is guaranteed by God's action, not our actions. The word often
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 22, 2004
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THE TRUE NATURE OF SPIRITUAL LIFE
Christian spirituality isn’t about sitting at the feet of some guru for a seminar at a retreat. It isn’t about having a nice comfortable, safe dose of spirituality in your life to make you feel good whenever your thoughts run deep about ultimate questions and
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Contributed by Greg Buchner on Oct 4, 2004
Closing Blessing
You are a child of creation, a reflection of God,
No one can steal your beauty or reduce your worth,
Unless you let them…don’t let them!
You are a miracle of God’s love…
Never look at yourself and see anything less!
Your life is not a random stroke of chance,
You are part of a
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Contributed by Jerry Pawloski on Mar 9, 2005
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The hero is a person who has the desire to go after the goal and want to win it. They realize that he may not be able to do everything that the rest of their friends are doing but it is worth it for the crown. They realize that they must get in the race and not just be a spectator. They also know
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Contributed by Bill Butsko on May 7, 2006
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I want to close with this little poem entitled “Jesus” written by Charlotte S.C. Panton.
Lonely? No, not lonely
With Jesus standing by;
His presence always cheers me,
I know that He is nigh.
Friendless? No, not friendless
Since Jesus is my friend;
I change, but he remaineth
True, faithful to the
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Contributed by Gene Gregory on Aug 12, 2006
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“The cost of true greatness is humble, selfless, sacrificial service. The Christian who desires to be great and first in the kingdom is the one who is willing to serve in the hard place, the demanding place, the place where he is not appreciated and may even be persecuted. Knowing that time is
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Contributed by Ted Mulder on Mar 24, 2007
John Elderidge wrote in his book The Journey of Desire
“Nearly every Christian I have spoken with has some idea that eternity is an unending church service… He goes on to write – We have settled on an image of the never-ending sing-along in the sky, one great hymn after another, forever and ever,
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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As D. L. Moody said, "Trust in yourself, and you are doomed to disappointment; trust in your friends, and they will die and leave you; trust in reputation, and some slanderous tongue may blast it; but trust in God, and you are never to be confounded in time or eternity." Luther gave a similar
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Contributed by Danny Presswood on Jan 26, 2009
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In his book, INVITATION TO THE FEAST, Danny Bush says “At the Passover meal with His disciples, directly before His death and resurrection, Jesus changed the meaning of that supper from a reminder of escape from slavery in Egypt to a reminder of the sacrifice He made that brings freedom from the
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The following thoughts are from Sy Rogers:
God is event and process oriented – Most Christians are only event orientated.
But the development of a baby is a process caused by one passionate event in the bedroom.
Birth is an event but there is a process of growth and maturity. God will not zap a
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