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  • You See, My Brethren, My Heart Is Full; I Could ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006
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    “You see, my brethren, my heart is full; I could almost say it is too big to speak, and yet too big to be silent, without ...read more

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  • No Man Can Ever Rise Above That At Which He ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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    No man can ever rise above that at which he aims. ...read more

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  • Far Away There In The Sunshine Are My Highest ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe ...read more

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  • Whatever Your Present Environment May Be, You ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "Whatever your present environment may be, you will fall, remain or rise with your thoughts, your vision, your ideal. You will become as small as your ...read more

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  • Hope And A Grateful Heart  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2009
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    HOPE AND A GRATEFUL HEART There is an old legend of a man who found the barn where Satan kept his seeds ready to be sown in the human heart. On finding the seeds of discouragement more numerous than others, he learned that those seeds could be made to grow almost anywhere. When questioned, Satan ...read more

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  • Jesus' Words

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009
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    JESUS’ WORDS There is a hopefulness in life as we hear and become empowered by Jesus’ words. A Sunday School teacher illustrated this concept of hopefulness in life by drawing on the blackboard two pathways. In the middle of one she placed a large rock, covering the entire path. At the end of ...read more

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  • We Can Overcome

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009
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    WE CAN OVERCOME Take for example Egyptian hieroglyphics. In seminary I had plenty of brilliant folks for classmates, just amazing people. One man, Kevin was with us on our trip to the Holy Land. Kevin finishing his M.Div at Princeton and was soon on his way to Harvard for a Ph.D. in biblical ...read more

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  • Seasick Hope  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2009
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    SEASICK HOPE A passenger on an ocean liner was enduring a rough Atlantic crossing. As he leaned over the rail, his face a shade of green, a steward came along and tried to encourage him: "Don’t be discouraged, sir! No one’s ever died of seasickness yet!" The nauseous passenger looked up at the ...read more

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  • Hope In Anguish

    Contributed by Richard Francis on May 10, 2009
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    HOPE IN ANGUISH I remember times of betrayal that cut deep into my heart, pain beyond a flesh wound. These are the deepest cuts that never seem to heal, a soul wound like Frodo stabbed by the ring-wraith's sword, an ache that will not heal. I remember times of fear wondering how the money would ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • There's Always Hope  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009
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    THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE Ever felt like your life was the most unlucky of all? No matter what, the human spirit can be an amazing thing. Take for example the case of Larry Hanratty, who was named by the Los Angeles Times in 2007 the most unlucky man in California. This poor man was nearly executed to ...read more

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  • Ray Of Light, Ray Of Hope

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
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    RAY OF LIGHT, RAY OF HOPE There is a story about how the caverns north of Yellowstone National Park were discovered. As the story goes, one of the original explorers was walking along the top of that mountain and fell through a hole, and he dropped down several hundred feet into this cavern and ...read more

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  • Mendelssohn And Rembrandt: Artists In Christ

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
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    MENDELSSOHN AND REMBRANDT: ARTISTS IN CHRIST This past Tuesday we noted the 200th anniversary of the birth of the composer Felix Mendelssohn. Mendelssohn was born into a family with deep spiritual roots. His grandfather Moses Mendelssohn was a rabbi and a philosopher. But Felix’s parents, ...read more

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  • Depression Stats

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
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    DEPRESSION STATS The state of depression is a very real and common affliction among people of all ages, race and culture. In January of 2005, Bob Murray, PhD and Alicia Fortinberry, MS complied some staggering statistics on depression: - Depressive disorders affect approximately 18.8 million ...read more

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  • Transcending Tradition

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009
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    TRANSCENDING TRADITION During these tough economic times, churches all across the country are seeing a sharp drop in their offerings. Thankfully, we haven’t seen that here, yet, but a lot of churches have, one of them being the Cross Timbers Community Church in Argyle, Texas. Their drop in income ...read more

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  • The Lord Is Your Shepherd, And That's Enough  PRO

    Contributed by Larry Moyer on Aug 5, 2009
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    THE LORD IS YOUR SHEPHERD, AND THAT’S ENOUGH One time there was a newspaper office in that always had a practice that if the pastors in that city would call in and give them texts and titles to their messages, they would print them in the paper so all the people in the city would know on what ...read more

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  • The Census Taker From Rome  PRO

    Contributed by Dorothy Napier on Sep 21, 2009
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    THE CENSUS TAKER FROM ROME I am reminded of a story told of a cesus taker from Rome, who went to Galilee around 28 A.D. As he entered the region he came upon a man sitting on a donkey. he man had long hair and a flowing beard. He wore an old cloak, sandals, and beads. Pardon me the census taker ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Alexander The Great On Hope

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2009
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    ALEXANDER THE GREAT ON HOPE Jesus is a sign of hope, and the friend of those who will not let hope die. He must increase, and we must decrease. The Macedonian king, Alexander the Great, was about to launch a great campaign. It would be trying and difficult. It would mean slogging across the ...read more

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  • The Power Of Hope

    Contributed by Gary Birch on Dec 6, 2009
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    THE POWER OF HOPE I read that a few years ago some researchers performed an experiment to see the affect hope has on those undergoing hardship. Two sets of laboratory rats were placed in separate tubs of water. The researchers left one set in the water, and found that within an hour they had all ...read more

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  • Carrying Hope In Your Heart

    Contributed by Luis Marquez on Jan 17, 2010
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    CARRYING HOPE IN YOUR HEART Vaclav Havel expresidente de Checoslovaquia dijo: "No soy un optimista porque no estoy seguro de que todo vaya a acabar bien; tampoco soy un pesimista porque no estoy seguro de que todo vaya a acabar mal. Yo solo llevo esperanza en mi corazon... y le doy gracias a Dios ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rene' Gets Lost

    Contributed by Paul Kendall on Apr 23, 2010
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    RENE' GETS LOST In her freshman year of college, my daughter Rene’ agreed to take some friends to the Tampa airport as they returned home for Christmas break. They showed her the way there-—and to get back-—she would simply follow the same route backwards and then come on home to celebrate ...read more

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