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The Christian is one who is so uncomfortable with his sin, despising it in himself so much, that he fights, and eventually wins-out against the dominance of sin in his life.
When Thomas Dewey lost the ’48 election to Harry Truman, after everyone expected a Dewey landslide, Dewey later said he
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United Methodist
Contributed by Nathan Johnson on Jul 26, 2006
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In his book Why Prayers are Unanswered, John Lavender retells a story about Norman Vincent Peal.
When Peale was a boy, he found a big, black cigar, slipped into an alley, and lit up. It didn’t taste good, but it made him feel very grown up…until he saw his father coming. Quickly he put the cigar
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Baptist
Contributed by Clark Tanner on May 19, 2008
I read a little blurb in a Reader’s Digest years ago. A man sent in the story of when he was driving through an animal park where the animals are free and the visitors drive through on a narrow road to look at them.
He said that as he came around a bend there was a large black car with darkly
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Orthodox
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I don’t know why we carry our sin along with us. I do it too – instead of quickly running to Jesus, instead of running to the cross where I find forgiveness, sometimes I carry my sin around. I feel badly about it, but probably because of shame I don’t take it to Jesus right away. I’m ashamed to
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Baptist
Contributed by Bruce Howell on May 30, 2002
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Fredrick the Great of Germany, was a scoffer, but his great general, Von Zealand, was a devout Christian. One day at a gathering, the king was making coarse jokes about Jesus and the whole place was ringing with laughter. Von Zealand arose stiffly and said, “Your majesty, you know I have not
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Michael Fritz on Nov 3, 2006
Picture yourself driving your car down a mountain road in an unfamiliar area. You suddenly come upon a sharp curve in the road and try to stop but you were going just a little bit too fast and your car crashes into the guardrails. You realize what has happened and begin to survey the situation
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Holiness
Contributed by John Boquist on Jul 19, 2008
MATTHEW 16: DECLASSIFIED MEETING
In 1945, the new President, Harry Truman had to be brought up to speed quickly on the atomic bomb. Then he had to go through the agonizing process of deciding whether or not to use the bomb to bring the war to an end. We know of course that two atomic bombs were
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Baptist
Contributed by Warren Lamb on Oct 29, 2006
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I want to start today with a little object lesson if I may.
In this dish I have a crumpled piece of newspaper. I am going to set fire to it. See how quickly the flame consumes the paper? I have to drop it back into the dish if I’m going to keep from getting burned, don’t I? Okay, now what has
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jan 23, 2008
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Illus.: “The General Took His Stand”
Fredrick the Great of Germany, was a scoffer, but his great general, Von Zealand, was a devout Christian. One day at a gathering, the king was making coarse jokes about Jesus and the whole palace was ringing with laughter. Von Zealand arose stiffly and said,
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jan 23, 2008
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Illus.: “The General Took His Stand”
Fredrick the Great of Germany, was a scoffer, but his great general, Von Zealand, was a devout Christian. One day at a gathering, the king was making coarse jokes about Jesus and the whole palace was ringing with laughter. Von Zealand arose stiffly and said,
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 13, 2008
In his book “God in my corner” George Foreman has a chapter entitled “What will people think of Me?” In the chapter his shares his struggle with this common struggle for Christians. He said he wasn’t afraid to step in the ring with toughest boxers in the world Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, and Ken
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Wesleyan
Bud's Last Chance
Bud wasn't a church-going man. His wife was. She was panicked when she called me one day.
"Pastor Brian, please come quickly, Bud's in trouble."
Now, I had been visiting Bud in the hospital for some time and he had never shown any desire for the Lord…but he did now. I was
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Tony Klinedinst on Mar 16, 2009
ILLUS: When Dr. Stephen Olford was pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church in New York City he had the opportunity of leading his brother who had been an agnostic most of his life to the Lord, as he lay in the hospital desperately ill. One day Dr. Olford was called to come to the hospital quickly and
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Baptist
GOD GAVE ME THE LIGHT
I remember back when I graduated from college and was beginning to interview for ministry positions. I was being looked at by three churches, but I wanted God to be able to guide in where I would go, so I agreed to go to the first church that would give me the official call.
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Nov 5, 2006
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Frederick William 1 ruled Prussia in the early eighteenth century. He was said to be an eccentric man who stood on no ceremony. He would walk the streets of Berlin unattended, and when anyone displeased him he frequently beat them with his walking stick. It’s no wonder that Berliners often dove
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Peter Bines on Jan 22, 2008
Have you ever bump or push started a car? It’s pretty exhausting especially if it doesn’t work first time. If a manual transmission car won’t start because the battery’s flat or the starter motor’s broken the driver puts the car into gear and keeps the clutch down whilst a couple of people push
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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Jumping at several small opportunities may get us there more quickly than waiting
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"Lord, how the day passes Its like a life so quickly when we dont watch
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