Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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C.S Lewis: tells the story of a wasp enjoying himself sucking the goodness on the the jam whilst the rest of its body has been decapitated – The wasp continues sucking unknowing to its condition. He says it’s a picture of human nature today we enjoy the sweet pleasures of life yet we fail
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Contributed by Paul Wallace on Aug 14, 2007
Fishing or Drinking
My cousin Phil was asked by guys he went to school with or worked with how they had got drunk on the weekend and had a hangover. Then how much fun it was, and then asked him what he did on the weekend. He gladly said, "I went fishing." They thought that was a little lame. But
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
John Tyler, after death of William Henry Harrison …
When a Christian people feel themselves to be overtaken by a great public calamity, it becomes them to humble themselves under the dispensation of Divine Providence, to recognize His righteous government over the children of men, to acknowledge
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Quote: “You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving” (From Illustrations Unlimited).
Quote: Love is the key. Joy is love singing. Peace is love resting. Long-suffering is love enduring. Kindness is love’s touch. Goodness is love’s character. Faithfulness is love’s habit.
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GOING THE SECOND MILE
A salesman called his wife from a coin-operated phone in a distant city, finished the conversation, said good-bye, and replaced the receiver. As he was walking away, the phone rang. He went back and answered it, expecting to be informed of extra charges. But the
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Contributed by Richard Francis on Jan 31, 2009
In the Ragamuffin Gospel, Brennan Manning puts it like this “In Christ Jesus freedom from fear empowers us to let go of the desire to appear good, so that we can move freely in the mystery of who we really are. Preoccupation with projecting the “nice guy” image, impressing newcomers with our
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Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 23, 2012
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SALT IN THE SHAKER
A strange sign greets visitors to Vienna, Austria. Translated from the German, it says, "Welcome to Vienna, where the salt is in the saltshaker." What they mean is that they "don't put salt on the streets in the winter"!
The church is the salt of the earth, but we do no good
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JAMES 3:10 PRINCIPLE: CHOOSE LIFE
I remember being asked by a friend one early morning how I was doing. My answer was a reluctant and half-hearted OK. This spawned the stern correction from my friend.
"NOOOO…when I ask you how you are doing, regardless of
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Contributed by Dave Kinney on Mar 29, 2009
Dennis the Menace was caught causing trouble around the house and his mother had all she could take from him and said to him, "Dennis the way you’re behaving, how do you expect to get into heaven?"
To that Dennis said, "Well, I’ll just keep slamming the door
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Baptist
Contributed by Mark Canfield on Nov 9, 2006
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According to a new study by sociologists at Duke University and the University of Arizona.
Americans’ circle of confidants has shrunk dramatically in the past two decades and the number of people who say they have no one with whom to discuss important matters has more than doubled, “This change
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Christian Church
Contributed by Warren Lamb on Nov 29, 2006
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Traditions
J.I. Packer wrote, “All Christians are at once beneficiaries and victims of tradition—beneficiaries, who receive nurturing truth and wisdom from God’s faithfulness in past generations; victims, who now take for granted things that need to be questioned, thus treating as divine absolutes
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 11, 2007
"In the epistles, prayer requests are most often linked to the rapid spread of the gospel and the advance of Christ’s Kingdom. Christians are encouraged to seek God’s wisdom and revelation, perseverance, and power…petition comes across as a dynamic agent of change, something that seizes the
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Tony Abram on Dec 25, 2007
a. Man sends himself to hell by rejecting God’s plan of salvation.
b. Receiving Jesus Christ as your own personal Saviour is how we accept God’s plan of salvation.
a. Hell is prepared for those who prepare for it by rejecting Christ.
b. There are good parking places on the road to hell.
c. Every
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Contributed by Peter Bines on Jan 22, 2008
Charles Haddon Spurgeon: ‘That the king should say to the petitioner, “Bring your case before me, and I will grant your desire,” is kindness. But for Him to say, “I will be your secretary. I will write out your petition for you. I will put it into proper words so that your petition shall be framed
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Independent/Bible
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