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  • The Fallacy Of Misplaced Concreteness" Is A ...

    Contributed by John Tung on Mar 28, 2007
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    “The fallacy of misplaced concreteness” is a concept developed by Alfred North Whitehead, a philosopher who specialized in mathematics. And an example of what this says is that in a 2-dimensional world, giving the x and y axis location of a point is sufficient to precisely locate that point. But ...read more

  • In A Book Called The Grace Awakening, Chuck ...  PRO

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Oct 11, 2007
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    In a book called The Grace Awakening, Chuck Swindoll tells about a Missionary family who left their Work because of Condemnation from other Missionaries. What was the theological disagreement over? Peanut butter. You see, the Mission field where they went did not have access to Peanut Butter. ...read more

  • One Of The Great Benefits Of The Worship-Filled ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Mar 25, 2008
     | 1,141 views

    One of the great benefits of the worship-filled life is you see God working in your home and family life. I have seen God do some amazing things in Kendra’s life and in the life of my kids. Sometimes they are things that could easily be missed. For example, Micaela has the cutest little smile and ...read more

  • Stop Looking For Reasons, Rest On The Promises

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2008
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    STOP LOOKING FOR REASONS, REST ON THE PROMISES Pastor and author Warren Wiersbe draws our attention to the 51 references of the writer (psalmist) to himself – his interests, desires, feelings, questions and plans. Wiersbe advises that a healthy antidote to depression is to stop looking at self and ...read more

  • In The November 1987 Reader's Digest, Betty Wein ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
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    In the November 1987 Reader’s Digest, Betty Wein retells an old tale she heard from Elie Wiesel (vee-zehl’): “A just man comes to Sodom hoping to save the city. He pickets. What else can he do? He goes from street to street, from marketplace to marketplace, shouting, ‘Men and women, repent. What ...read more

  • Hannah More Once Said, "Prayer Is The Application ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
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    Hannah More once said, "Prayer is the application of want to Him who alone can relieve it, the voice of sin to Him who alone can pardon it. It is the urgency of poverty, the prostration of humility, the fervency of penitence, the confidence of trust. It is not eloquence, but earnestness; not ...read more

  • In A Book Called The Grace Awakening, Chuck ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Sep 15, 2008
     | 2,530 views

    In a book called The Grace Awakening, Chuck Swindoll tells about a Missionary family who left their Work because of Condemnation from other Missionaries. What was the theological disagreement over? Peanut butter. You see, the Mission field where they went did not have access to Peanut Butter. So, ...read more

  • Teamwork: The Big Picture

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Sep 17, 2008
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    Teamwork: The Big Picture We've got to get together and work together to solve the problem. In his book Wind and Fire, Bruce Larson tells of a friend of his who lives near Hoyt Park in Madison, Wisconsin and who happens to be a great bird lover. Invariably, his yard is full of all kinds of birds ...read more

  • A Vision Changes Everything  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009
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    A VISION CHANGES EVERYTHING Donald S. Whitney in his book, "Spiritual Disciplines For The Christian Life" has said: "Discipline without direction is drudgery." He gives an example of a six-year-old boy named Kevin sitting one afternoon at guitar lessons. Outside are the other boys laughing and ...read more

  • In Every Man's Battle, Stephen Arterburn Urges ...

    Contributed by Doane Brubaker on Apr 20, 2007
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    In Every Man’s Battle, Stephen Arterburn urges men to retrain their eyes to “bounce away” from visual images that stimulate lust. Many have found that a good habit can be formed in just a couple of weeks. It feels good when find out you got it right. Last fall I was talking with my ...read more

  • Surely This Is What Jesus Meant When He Said, ...

    Contributed by John Tung on Apr 25, 2007
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    Surely this is what Jesus meant when he said, when he said in Jn. 14:12 (slide) “I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.” Jesus didn’t go to China, but our church has sent missions ...read more

  • Respond Like Jesus

    Contributed by John Bright on Feb 20, 2025
     | 192 views

    I think that God expects us to respond (not react) when the world pushes back like Jesus responded to the folks who were unable to see what He was doing. It won’t make sense. Here’s an example of what Peter’s teaching would look like in his day: “Peter is telling the Christian merchant in ...read more

  • A Young Man Saw An Elderly Couple Sitting Down To ...

    Contributed by Todd Catteau on Oct 6, 2009
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    A young man saw an elderly couple sitting down to lunch at McDonald’s. He noticed that they had ordered one meal, and an extra drink cup. As he watched, the gentleman carefully divided the hamburger in half, then counted out the fries, one for him, one for her, until each had half of them. Then he ...read more

  • Macbeth Sins For False Ambition

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
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    MACBETH SINS FOR FALSE AMBITION Macbeth is a striking example of an ambitious man desiring and then using any means to acquire some power beyond his possession. The tragedy tells us that this faithful soldier, fresh from the wars in Norway, is met by spirits who greet him as Thane of Glamis, ...read more

  • The Illiterate Teacher

    Contributed by Michael Walther on May 24, 2011
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    THE ILLITERATE TEACHER It’s foolish to be a pretender. Just ask John Corcoran. John never learned to read in elementary school. Somehow the teachers just kept passing him along. When he got to high school he became at expert at cheating. He turned in other people’s work. He said he couldn’t ...read more

  • Marathon Finishers

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 11, 2011
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    MARATHON FINISHERS Charlie Engle, Ray Zahab, and Kevin Lin know endurance better than most. For 111 days, they ran the equivalent of two marathons a day in order to cross the entire Sahara Desert on foot. They touched the waters at Senegal and then made their way through Mauritania, Mali, Niger, ...read more

  • Everything I Need To Know I Learned From Noah  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 4, 2011
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    EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED FROM NOAH In 1988, Robert Fulghum published his best-selling book, Everything I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. Recently, somebody suggested another book title: Everything I Need to Know I Learned from Noah. For example... * Don't miss the boat. * Plan ...read more

  • The Right Use Of The Eyes  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 28, 2012
    based on 7 ratings
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    THE RIGHT USE OF THE EYES A bishop of the early church, who was a remarkable example of the virtue of contentment, was asked his secret. The venerable old man replied: "It consists in nothing more than making a right use of my eyes. In whatever state I am, I first of all look up to heaven and ...read more

  • Just Watch!  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2012
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    JUST WATCH! A young boy looked up at his grandfather and wondered aloud, "Grandpa, how do you live for Jesus?" The respected grandfather stooped down and quietly told the boy, "Just watch." As the years went by the grandfather was an example to the boy of how to follow Jesus. He stayed ...read more

  • Patience Is A Virtue

    Contributed by Pastor Randall Timblin on Aug 20, 2018
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    My Mother always used to say, 'Only Fools rush in, son!' As I grew and matured, I heard that a lot less because I started to see the wisdom in what she had said and the foolishness in which I, as a young man, was a prime example. Matter-of-fact, if you had looked up foolishness, you would ...read more