Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2002
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The Old Testament contains over three hundred prophetic passages that refer to the first coming of Jesus the Messiah. Forty-eight of these prophecies refer specifically to the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. All of them published during and eleven-hundred year period that ended four
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Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 2, 2011
GREATER THINGS
You know, for me, one of the most intriguing promises Jesus ever made was this: "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." John 14:12
Jesus said I will be able to do
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Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Aug 1, 2009
DO YOU KNOW HIM?
Do you know Jesus? I’m not asking if you know about Jesus. Some people know Jesus about as well as they know Stephen Harper (PM of Canada), Rick Warren (Pastor and best-selling author), Sara Palin (Governor of Alaska who ran for Vice President for Republican John McCain), or Carl
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Jul 14, 2011
JAMES: SLAVE OF GOD
James, the half brother of Jesus, who wrote the Letter of James, could have easily identified himself as "the younger brother of Jesus." But he
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Methodist
Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Feb 15, 2003
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In 1928 a group of the world’s most successful financiers met at the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago. The following were present: The president of the largest utility company, The greatest wheat speculator, The president of the New York Stock Exchange, A member of the President’s Cabinet, The
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Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Sep 17, 2006
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I was watching the ABC special “The Path to 9/11” the other evening as it showed two Arab men talking in a restaurant in the U.S. They were planning the plot on the World Trade Center. One of the terrorists was telling the other that he had been in Germany and began talking about spiritual
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Methodist
Contributed by John Braland on Apr 3, 2007
Here are some of the more humerous tombstone enscriptions found around the globe.
Harry Edsel Smith of Albany, New York: Born 1903-Died 1942 Looked up the elevator shaft to see if the car was on the way down. It was.
• In a Thurmont, Maryland, cemetery: Here lies an Atheist All dressed up And
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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In fact I believe Traditional values have been under attack for the past 15-20 years. How many of you remember Dan Quayle? He served as Vice President under George Bush Senior and during the 1992 re-election campaign Quayle delivered a speech in which he made the following statement regarding the
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Contributed by Richard Goble on Mar 20, 2008
RAILROADS AND CANAL BOATS
In 1829, Martin Van Buren sent the following letter to then President Andrew Jackson:
To: President Jackson
The canal system of this country is being threatened by the spread of a new form of transportation known as "railroads." The federal government must preserve the
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Contributed by Thomas Cash on Jul 7, 2009
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TRADITIONS
When the Shema prayer (Deuteronomy 6:4-9) was recited during a service at an old synagogue in Eastern Europe, half the congregation stood up and half remained sitting. The half that was seated started yelling at those standing to sit down, and the ones standing yelled at the ones
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Contributed by Tim White on May 7, 2011
BOSS: MARK DEVER ON THE FOUR ASPECTS OF LEADERSHIP
B=Boss. The leader "reproves, rebukes, and exhorts with all longsuffering and doctrine."
There is a delicate balance in local churches between pastoral authority (Hebrews 13) and congregational authority (Matthew 18). The pastors must exercise
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Contributed by Perry Greene on May 20, 2013
WHAT IS OUR TRADITION?
It is said that during a service at an old synagogue in Eastern Europe, when the Shema prayer was said, half the congregants stood up and half remained sitting. The half that was seated started yelling at those standing to sit down, and the ones standing yelled at the ones
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 18, 2002
[Neil] Postman explains that every scholar from Erasmus in the sixteenth century to Elizabeth Einsenstein in the twentieth confirms that reading produces habits of mind that encourage the process of rationality. By developing the ability to reason effectively through reading, one can uncover lies,
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
Where Does The Money Go? A recent Your Church magazine survey finds U.S. churches spend their median $203,590 annual budget as follows: 43% for staff compensation, 20% for facilities (rent, mortgage, utilities, upkeep), 16% for missions, 9% for church programs, 6% for administration and supplies,
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