Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 13, 2003
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There are no short cuts to maturity.
It takes years for us to grow to adulthood, and it takes a full season for fruit to mature and ripen. The same is true for the fruit of the Spirit. The development of Christlike character cannot be rushed. Spiritual growth, like physical growth, takes
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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Pastor’s Prayer Lives: A recent Ellis Research survey for Facts & Trends finds just 16% of pastors are very satisfied with thier personal prayer lives, 47% are somewhat satisfied, 30% somewhat dissatisfied and 7% very dissatisfied. Their median amount of prayer time per day is 30 minutes. During
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FROM: "LIVING WITH JESUS TODAY" by Juan Carlos Ortiz
We have a phenomenon in the church today which I call the "ETERNAL BABYHOOD OF THE BELIEVER."
We have members of our churches who, after years of hearing messages are just the same. They continually need a minister to keep after them, changing
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Assembly Of God
One of the things all the gurus of preaching say is a necessary trait for successful preaching is to be vulnerable, transparent – to show the people you’re preaching to that you share their struggles. Allow me to be transparent for a moment.
There is a good reason why this passage has become
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Apr 6, 2024
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In the Bible, darkness is a powerful metaphor that carries both physical and spiritual significance. Let’s explore its various meanings:
Physical Darkness:
Genesis 1:4: God separated light from darkness during the creation of the world. Darkness represents the absence of light,
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jan 24, 2026
[274]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – THE INSTINCTS OF LIFE
The purpose of this poem is to demonstrate the stupidity of evolution. Evolution is an excuse not to believe in God and therefore not to be accountable, but woe to the evolutionist, for a day of accountability is coming. {{Hebrews 9:27
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 13, 2003
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Lane Adams once compared the process of spiritual growth to the strategy the Allies used in World War II to liberate islands in the South Pacific. First, they would “soften up” and island, weakening the resistance by shelling the enemy strongholds with bombs from offshore ships. Next, a small
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"The press of busyness is like a charm. Its power swells ... it reaches out, seeking always to lay hold of ever-younger victims so that childhood or youth are scarcely allowed the quiet and
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Contributed by Daniel Harman on Mar 28, 2008
WRITER FRUSTRATED BY LONELINESS – IT’S A WORLD WIDE PROBLEM!
A nationally syndicated columnist writes: ‘I am lonely and it saddens me. How could I not have enough friends? It seems as though every woman’s friendship quota is filled and she is no longer accepting new applicants. It is easy to fill
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Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 31, 2004
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One day Billy and Ruth Graham were driving through a long stretch of road construction. They had numerous slowdowns, detours, and stops along the way. Finally they reached the end of all that difficulty, and smooth pavement stretched out before them. This sign caught Ruth’s attention: "End of
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