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Muslims Turn To Christ: Baptist Missiologist And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Muslims Turn To Christ: Baptist missiologist and author David Garrison says, “More Muslims have come to Christ in the past two decades than at any other point in ...read more

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I'd Rather Have People Hate Me With The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"I’d rather have people hate me with the knowledge that I tried to ...read more

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Today Christians Spend More Money On Dog Food ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

Today Christians spend more money on dog food then missions" ...read more

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When You Say A Situation Or A Person Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

“When you say a situation or a person is hopeless, you are slamming the door in the ...read more

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Tomorrow's Trivia! (02.24.06--Do Not Worry!--Luke ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Feb 22, 2006

Tomorrow’s Trivia! (02.24.06--Do Not Worry!--Luke 22:24) An average person’s anxiety is focused on: 40% -- things that will never happen, 30% -- things about the past that can’t be changed, 12% -- things about criticism by others, mostly untrue, 10% -- about health, which gets worse with ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:24

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Denomination: Lutheran

When I Was In Kalkaska Mi, Working As A ...  PRO

Contributed by Bob Soulliere on Mar 10, 2006

When I was in Kalkaska Mi, working as a volunteer fireman, we once went to help someone who had fallen through the ice. When we got there he had already been rescued by some bystanders. What happened was he wandered to far out on unsafe ice, not knowing that there was an underground spring feeding ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20

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Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

John Paton Was A Missionary In The New Hebrides ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

John Paton was a missionary in the New Hebrides Islands. One night hostile natives surrounded the mission station, intent on burning out the Patons and killing them. Paton and his wife prayed during that terror-filled night that God would deliver them. When daylight came they were amazed to see ...read more

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I Never Worry About What I Will Do If I Win A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

I never worry about what I will do if I win a battle, but I always know exactly what I will do if I lose one. ...read more

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When The 1960s Ended, San Francisco's ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

When the 1960s ended, San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury district reverted to high rent, and many hippies moved down the coast to Santa Cruz. They had children and got married, too, though in no particular sequence. But they didn’t name their children Melissa or Brett. People in the mountains around ...read more

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A Rattlesnake, If Cornered, Will Sometimes Become ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

A rattlesnake, if cornered, will sometimes become so angry it will bite itself. That is exactly what the harboring of hate and resentment against others is--a biting of oneself. We think that we are harming others in holding these spites and hates, but ...read more

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The Famous Agnostic Thomas Huxley Was Once ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

The famous agnostic Thomas Huxley was once lovingly confronted by a very sincere Christian. This believer stressed to Huxley that he was not in any way impugning Huxley’s sincerity. Nevertheless, might it not be possible that mentally the great scientist was color blind? That is, some people cannot ...read more

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Here Is An Instruction On How To React To Hungry ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

Here is an instruction on how to react to hungry pythons, as given to Peace Corpsmen serving in Brazil -- "Remember not to run away, the python can run faster. The thing to do is to lie flat on the ground on your back with your feet together, arms at your side, head well down. The python will then ...read more

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Opportunities Missed

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

Opportunities Missed There was a very cautious man Who never laughed or played; He never risked, he never tried, He never sang or prayed. And when he one day passed away His insurance was denied; For since he never really lived, They claimed he ...read more

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More Than Three Out Of Five (62%) Unchurched ...

Contributed by Michael De Rosa on Oct 2, 2006

More than three out of five (62%) unchurched adults consider themselves ...read more

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Denomination: Free Methodist

No Passion So Effectually Robs The Mind Of All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of ...read more

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People Are Never More Insecure Than When They ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

People are never more insecure than when they become obsessed with their fears at ...read more

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He Has Not Learned The Lesson Of Life Who Does ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

He has not learned the lesson of life who does not every ...read more

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None But A Coward Dares To Boast That He Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

None but a coward dares to boast that he has ...read more

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The Stretch Of Years Which Winds Ahead, So Dim ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The stretch of years which winds ahead, So dim to our imperfect vision, Are clear to God. Our fears are ...read more

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All Men Are Frightened. The More Intelligent ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened. The courageous man is the man who forces ...read more

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