Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Fasting is not just about giving up food, it is an attitude of repentance, of obedience and of humility before God. The best analogy for a fast that I know is something that happened to me while I was at work. I work as a police officer and one day, my sergeant asked a colleague and my self to go
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The Bet -- Anton Chekhov
We live in a world that knows little about what’s truly valuable. People all around us are pursuing things that have no lasting value. That pursuit is ably treated by Anton Chekhov in his classic short story The Bet. This story gives us great insight into the value system
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Society's Slide Into Sexual Immorality
We are now some 30 years into the sexual revolution that began in the 1960s. What has been the impact on society? What are the implications for the future?
Sex is everywhere. It permeates the movies and the television programs we watch, the music we hear,
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Contributed by Mark Eberly on Apr 6, 2009
I want to share one more time from our trip. On the ship, we had an inside cabin. There were two long hallways running the length of the ship that had access to cabins on either side. The cabins along one side all were on the outside and therefore had windows. The cabins on the other side were
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Church Of God
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The Impact of the sexual sins on this society: Noel Hornor states: Sex is everywhere. It permeates the movies and the television programs we watch, the music we hear, the magazines and books we read, the talk shows we listen to. Society, it seems, is obsessed with sex. Perhaps never has society had
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Contributed by Tony Abram on Nov 26, 2007
His will for us in the Word of God.
God’s Word is God’s Perfect Will.
God’s
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 3, 2008
Is it a big deal if someone calls a church building, "God’s House?" No, it’s not a big deal. But all inaccuracies have consequences. The difference does determine much of what is done in a church building. By calling a church building "God’s House," you are setting the tone that the building is
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Contributed by David Schaal on Sep 4, 2003
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What is Sin?
· Man calls it an accident; God calls it an abomination.
· Man calls it a blunder; God calls it blindness.
· Man calls it a defect; God calls it a disease.
· Man calls it a chance; God calls it a choice.
· Man calls it an error; God calls it an enmity.
· Man calls it a
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Contributed by Randall Bergsma on Dec 19, 2006
Life is difficult. You and I know it to be true. Christmas can be difficult. Even life in which a person strives diligently to be kind, helpful, and close to God includes difficulty. For example,
God walked and talked with Adam and Eve. After sin came in their hearts, God was still God, but
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by West Garner on Jun 29, 2009
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Ill<><Hand Illustration
There those that choose not to live under God’s hand. They don’t trust God lead & Control their lives so they live above His mighty hand. They make all the calls in their life. They are the boss. They know what is best. Some of them may hope that God we bless what they do
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Baptist
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So what did I discover about this term glory from the Bible:
* I discovered that in many Old Testament references we are told by Scripture to give God the glory that is due His name.
* I discovered that heaven is filled with the glory of God and the angels sing about it.
* I discovered that when
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Aug 26, 2010
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A Beautiful Prayer
“I asked God to take away my pain. God said, ‘No. It is not for me to take away, but for you to give it up.’
I asked God to make my handicapped child whole. God said, ‘No. His spirit is whole, his body is only temporary.’
I asked God to grant me patience. God said, ‘No. Patience
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 21, 2007
“The Commercial Appeal,” Memphis, TN Tues., Sept. 12, 2006. Study asks: In what God do we trust? Baylor University in Waco, Texas researchers found we may be "one nation, under God," but Americans actually worship at least four versions of the Lord (according to the Baylor Religion Survey released
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Michael West on Oct 2, 2008
Here is an acrostic for Pastors
P-prays, preaches and practices the things of God
A-acknowledges, accepts, adheres to the things of God
S-Spirit filled, Spirit fed and Spirit led into the things of God
T-trusts, tries and teaches the things of God
O-obeys, operates and offers the
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 19, 2022
"Pentecost was a reversal of the judgment at the Tower of Babel when God confused man’s language (Gen. 11:1-9). God’s judgment at Babel scattered the people, but God’s blessings at Pentecost united the believers in the Spirit.
At Babel, the people were unable to understand each other, but at
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