Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 1, 2001
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"Too often for us it is ’to live is Christ, plus other pursuits (work, leisure, accumulating wealth, relationships, etc.). And if the truth were known, all too often the
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Contributed by David Dykes on Mar 31, 2003
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Faith is the first step you must take to receive mercy from God. Faith is not just believing God exists, it is acting on that belief. It is staking your entire eternity on the offer God
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Baptist
Contributed by Virgil Gibson on Oct 17, 2007
When I married my wife she took on my name. On May 15, 1970 she became a Gibson. She took on my name to show a sign of our
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Apostolic
Contributed by Dave Browning on Dec 22, 2008
Gordan Dahl: "Most middle class Americans tend to worship their work, to work at their play, and to play at their worship. As a result, their meanings and values are distorted. Their relationships disintegrate faster than they can keep them
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on May 16, 2002
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In a technical sense, the Bible looks at prostitution as “sexual intercourse from which ensues no binding or enduring relationship. It is usually indiscriminate in nature.”
Laura Schlessinger, The Ten Commandments: The
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Contributed by Michael Reeves on Aug 20, 2002
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THE OLDER, THE BETTER
An older soman was overheard to say about her husband and their relationship together, "I’m married to an archaeologist, and I get the feeling that the older I get, the better he
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Baptist
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 9, 2008
I noted some comments made by Jan Silvious this past week on Moody radio. Guest Jan Silvious stated that controlling type people (control or power freaks) don’t usually have
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Jim Kane on May 18, 2009
To be a missional church does not mean adding a bunch more programs but building relationships with people that we know and love and that Jesus knows and loves by simply being with them along the
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Church Of God
Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 22, 2003
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When you fully comprehend that there is more to life than just here and now, and you realize that life is just preparation for eternity, you will begin to live differently. You will start living in light of eternity, and that will color how you handle every relationship, task, and circumstance.
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Contributed by Vic Folkert on Dec 1, 2006
To know your spouse, you need to know all you can about their history: their life before they met you. It’s the same with God: We want to know all we can about his history of
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 31, 2001
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Suppose you were to move into a large house in San Francisco with a group of ten randomly selected homosexual men in their mid-thirties. According to the most recent research from scientific sources, whose authors are without exception either neutral or positive in their assessment of homosexual
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Contributed by David Dykes on Mar 31, 2003
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Studies have shown people who don’t regularly attend church are reluctant to come to a worship service alone. But the same studies reveal over 90 percent of Americans say they want to learn more about the
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Baptist
Markman, Stanley and Blumberg in their book “Fighting for Your Marriage” stated, “There is at least one constant in our ever-changing world: regardless of gender, culture, socioeconomic status, skin color, and language, nearly everyone
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
PASTORS AND FRIENDS
Years back, a minister friend of mine made this comment in a Preacher’s Meeting. He said, "I’m sure you all know by now that none of us can afford the luxury of having friends in the churches we serve. We must remain aloof in order to protect ourselves from all kinds of
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jan 23, 2004
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“The Spirit’s empowerment is what allows us to exhibit what He wants – the love, the unity, the sacrifice, the selflessness, the exhibition of the covenantal relationship between Christ and the church, etc. But that means walking with and submitting to the Spirit. To the degree that I / we do
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Orthodox
Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
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FACT VS. FAITH
A pastor was speaking to his people on the relationship between fact and faith.
He said, "That you are sitting before me in this church--is fact. That I am standing here, speaking from this
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Brethren