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                    Perhaps you have heard of the upcoming movie The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. It’s a wonderful story written by CS Lewis, one of the sharpest Christian thinkers of the 20th century.
The wardrobe mentioned in the title is a large walk-in closet in an old house owned by an old and quirky
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Fathering Is Hard Work: According to the 6/10/03 issue of Family Circle magazine in its national poll of fathers finds:
·	94% feel building a family is the hardest and most important thing a man can do.
·	71% say fatherhood is more demanding than they expected, while 88% say fatherhood is more
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Jesus went into the synagogue on the Sabbath and saw a man with a crippled hand. He knew that the Pharisees were watching to see what he would do, and he felt angry that they were only out to put him in the wrong. They did not care a scrap for the handicapped man, nor did they want to see the power
                    
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                    Contributed by Steven Angus on May 31, 2006
                
                
                
                    William Hinson, Sr. retired pastor of First United Methodist Church in Houston, the largest church in American Methodism, tells the story about a time when he was going to Columbia, South Carolina to preach in a revival.  He had not slept well the night before and had gotten up that morning and
                    
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                    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Dec 28, 2004
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Charles Smith was a Jehovah’s Witness, working his way up in the organization for 37 years. Outside one of their meetings, he noticed someone with a sign that simply said, “1 John 5:13.” He decided he would read it later.
“These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of
                    
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                    While walking home from school, Mark noticed the boy ahead of him had stumbled to the ground and dropped everything he was carrying. Mark hurried to the boy’s side and helped him collect his belongings. Surprisingly, the boy was carrying an especially hefty load. There was a baseball glove and bat,
                    
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                    Ron Mehl in his book “The Ten(der) Commandments shares these insightful thoughts, “As I write these words, February 14 draws nigh on my calendar.  Unless you’re Charlie Brown or Saddam Hussein, you’ve probably given and received some special valentines in your life.  You’ve probably had some things
                    
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                    Contributed by Brian La Croix on May 16, 2008
                
                
                
                    There seems to be an attitude among many people, both Christians and non-Christians.  It’s an attitude that demands things of God.
They try to order God around like He’s their servant or something.
“Do this, God.  I claim that, God. (Even if there is nothing in Scripture to back up what they’re
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    The most memorable 4th of July celebration for me happened at Fort Devens, Massachusetts in 1986. The fireworks are usually excellent at any military base for the 4th of July, but that is not what I remember.
The cannons shooting at the playing of the 1812 Overture was impressive, but not the most
                    
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                    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Aug 13, 2008
                
                
                
                    Kent Hughes, who pastored in Chicago, tells something which happened to a dear friend. This lady was a missionary on furlough after a particularly difficult season of service. Now, for the first time since they had been missionaries, they had bought a place of their own to rest and recover. The
                    
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                    Contributed by Donnie  Martin on Jan 19, 2009
                
                
                
                    Taken with the Giver
When I used to call home after being gone for seven weeks, my two youngest children would say, "Daddy, what are you going to bring me?" My two older children would say, "Daddy, when are you coming home?" Then when I would get home, these two young ones would give me a peck on
                    
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                    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Apr 21, 2009
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    So often, it seems like people and even churches want grace without responsibility. With forgiveness comes a responsibility to be forgiving. Our response comes through the ability to confess our love to Jesus and confess our shortcomings, our flaws, and our sins. It is the response to grace that
                    
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                    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on May 25, 2009
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    OBJECT LESSON: HOLY SPIRIT
I have a children's sermon to try to explain the Holy Spirit. It isn't original to me or to the first person I heard use it, but I think it's powerful. 
I take an empty glove and tell the kids that it's a magic glove. I tell them it is amazing because it can pick things
                    
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                    Contributed by David Moore on Aug 5, 2010
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    MAKE IT RIGHT
The great evangelist D.L. Moody told a story of a lady in the north of England who said that every time she got down before God to pray, five bottles of wine came up before her mind. She had taken them wrongfully one time when she was a housekeeper, and had not been able to pray
                    
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                    Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on Feb 23, 2012
                
                
                
                    A TIMELY TESTIMONY
Jim Cymbala tells an amazing story of one Sunday in his church: (Fresh Faith pp. 78-82) 
During the choir anthem, Pastor Jim was touched by the words of one of the young men who was featured as a soloist during the song. As the song concluded, Pastor Jim was strongly prompted
                    
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