Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 24, 2003
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NO MATTER WHAT
"Longing to leave her poor Brazilian neighborhood, Christina wanted to see the world. Discontent with a home having only a pallet on the floor, a washbasin, and a wood-burning stove, she dreamed of a better life in the city.
One morning she slipped away, breaking her mother’s
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Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 3, 2004
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As an infantry company commander in Vietman in 1967, I saw Viet Cong soldiers surrender many times.
As they were placed in custody, marched away, and briefly interrogated, their body language and facial expressions always caught my attention. Most hung their heads in shame, staring at the ground,
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Max Lucado tells a story about a young girl from Brazil who wanted to see the world. Discontent with a home having only a pallet on the floor, a washbasin, and a wood-burning stove, she dreamed of a better life in the city. One morning she slipped away, breaking her mother’s heart. Knowing what
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Contributed by Jeff Osborne on Oct 16, 2008
Man in the Iron Cage
In John Bunyan’s book The Pilgrim’s Progress, he tells us of a character, known only as a man in an Iron Cage. This man’s character comes from the verse in Lu 8:13 “They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for
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Contributed by Joe Bertone on Aug 27, 2012
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COME HOME
Longing to leave her poor Brazilian neighborhood, Christina wanted to see the world. Discontent with a home having only a pallet on the floor, a washbasin, and a wood-burning stove, she dreamed of a better life in the city. One morning she slipped away breaking her mother’s
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Contributed by Mike Leiter on Feb 18, 2002
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DON'T MENTION IT
Francis MacNutt quotes theologian Walter Wink in his book “Deliverance from Evil Spirits" and writes:
"...if you want to bring all talk to a halt in shocked embarrassment, every eye riveted on you, try mentioning angels, or demons or the devil. You will quickly be appraised for
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Vineyard
Contributed by Ryan Johnson on Feb 23, 2002
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The Greek poet, Hosaye wrote, “ If you tell me who you love, I can tell you who you are
Max Lucado a dynamic Christian author said it this way, ‘ The sign of the saved is their love for the least”
Bill Hybels, Pastor of one of the largest churches in America echoed the thought , When he said,’We
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Contributed by Steven Dow on Sep 18, 2002
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ALL IN TUNE
“Has it ever occurred to you that one hundred pianos all turned to the same fork are automatically tuned to each other? They are of one accord by being tuned, not to each other, but to another standard to which each one must individually bow. So one hundred worshipers [meeting]
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 5, 2002
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I read about a bride who sought advise
on how to deal with her nerves as she
processed to the altar at the start of
her wedding.
The pastor suggested that she remember
to keep her eyes first on the isle.
Then, upon turning the corner, to focus
on the altar. And. finially, as she
drew
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Contributed by Pat Cook on Jun 27, 2003
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I love the Far Side cartoons. Gary Larson had a knack for making us realize the obvious. In one particular cartoon, there were a group of scientists gathered around another scientist. The one in the middle was normal looking, but the others were grotesque. Huge eyes, hideous noses, monstrous lips,
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 24, 2003
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Ninety-two percent of the Christians attending a recent Bible conference admitted in a survey that feelings of loneliness are a major problem in their lives. All shared a basic symptom: a sense of despair at feeling unloved and a fear of being unwanted or unaccepted. This is a tragic commentary
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Contributed by Daniel Jeffers on Feb 4, 2004
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The story is told of a beautiful dressed woman, her arm bared to the elbow, searching in the mud and slime of the gutter for something. A crowd gathered and then a policeman came.
“What’s the matter, lady? What are you hunting for?” the officer asked.
“I lost my ring,” answered the woman,
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Baptist
A man was driving through a mining region one Sunday when he noticed a large number of mules in an open field. When he inquired about this unusual sight, he was told that the work animals had been brought up from the dark passages below to preserve their eyesight. Unless they were regularly
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Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jan 2, 2005
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Someone once said “Joy is like the hidden note in the glass. Joy is tuning in to what God is doing around you, seeing the world through his eyes, picking up on his delight in us as his children. Anyone can find happiness for a while. . . Happiness depends on what is happening to you. Joy is
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Baptist
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What is the truth that Narnia alludes to? That there are portals to the supernatural all around us for those who have eyes to see.
In a sermon called Weight of Glory, C.S. Lewis said:
“Do you think I am trying to weave a spell? Perhaps I am, but remember your fairy tales. Spells are used
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
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A recent survey by America’s most popular teen magazine revealed that only 4.1% of the teenage girls in America feel they could to go their father to talk about a serious problem. Even more recently, USA Today published the eye-opening results of a study of teens under stress. When asked where they
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