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  • Pastor John Ortberg Once Gave Us This Wake Up ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    *Pastor John Ortberg once gave us this wake up call: “I look in on my children as they sleep at night, [and] I think of the kind of father I want to be. I want to create moments of magic, I want them to remember laughing until the tears flow . . . I want to have slow, sweet talks with them as ...read more

  • No Hope

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    Apart from God, there is no _HOPE_ Those of you who know me well, may know that before I was married, my closest and dearest friends were my parents and my brothers. As a result, some of the most painful times I have endured were when I went away to seminary. Living alone in a trailer in Arkansas, ...read more

  • You've Heard The Story. Jetblue Angered A Lot Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
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    You’ve heard the story. JetBlue angered a lot of people when they cancelled a thousand flights in the course of a few days. Negative customer reaction was enough to make the average CEO want to hide. Instead, JetBlue CEO David Neeleman took the pilot’s seat and responded quickly with sincere ...read more

  • Something To Say

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on May 1, 2008
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    SOMETHING TO SAY Far too many people just talk even when they have nothing of value to say. That is not wise and certainly not intelligent. Albert Einstein was the featured speaker at a dinner given at Swarthmore College. When it came time for him to speak, he astonished everyone by standing up ...read more

  • Feelings Of Injustice Increases Heart Risk

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 21, 2008
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    FEELINGS OF INJUSTICE INCREASES HEART RISK A new study found that people who thought they were treated unfairly were more likely to suffer a heart attack or chest pain. Those who thought they had experienced the worst injustice were 55% more likely to experience a coronary event than people who ...read more

  • Prayer For Future Generations  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
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    PRAYER FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS In Point Man, Steve Farrar tells the story of George McCluskey. When McCluskey married and started a family, he decided to invest one hour a day in prayer, because he wanted his kids to follow Christ. After a time, he expanded his prayers to include his grandchildren ...read more

  • When I Was In High School Go-Cart Tracks Were A ...

    Contributed by Bruce Emmert on Oct 27, 2008
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    When I was in high school Go-cart tracks were a fad. A friend of mine named Steve went to the local go-cart track a couple of times a week. One crucial fact about high school boys and go-carts: teen age boys will go as fast as that go-cart can possibly go every time. Combine that with the fact that ...read more

  • Be Truthful - You Sometimes Root For The ...

    Contributed by Bob Gillchrest on Dec 8, 2008
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    Be truthful - you sometimes root for the underdog, don’t you? Whether it’s football, baseball, or basketball; whether it’s college ball or professional players, you root for the underdog, don’t you? I do too. Except maybe if it’s the home team. These days it seems like if we’re rooting for the ...read more

  • God's Will Prevails

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Dec 15, 2008
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    God's Will Prevails David Aikman, formerly of Time magazine, in 2002 spent three months researching the state of Christianity in China. He tells an incredible story. The Chinese church after fifty years of persecution and repression is thriving. When the Communists took control of China five ...read more

  • Our Room Steward, Denny, Was So Nice And Seemed ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Mar 17, 2009
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    Our room steward, Denny, was so nice and seemed to genuinely show concern and respect to our family. It was amazing. So as I thought about this issue of respect, which we are going to talk about today, I also began to wonder if respect can be bought. How many of you have been on a cruise? This ...read more

  • It's Sort Of Like The Fable That Evangelist D. L. ...

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Mar 30, 2009
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    It’s sort of like the fable that evangelist D. L. Moody used to tell. It seems there were two eagles. One of the eagles won every race and the other eagle was jealous. One day, the jealous eagle overheard a hunter say, “I’d bring down that eagle if I had decent fletching on my arrows.” The eagle ...read more

  • Discipleship Is Intentional Maintenance

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 22, 2009
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    DISCIPLESHIP IS INTENTIONAL MAINTENANCE Discipleship requires maintenance, which you find true in so many areas of life. Seventeen years ago we bought our present car. At the time I was working with the Rev. John Bomar on the American Family Asso. Committee. He noticed I had a new Volvo. They ...read more

  • Suffering For The Right Reasons

    Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Aug 25, 2009
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    SUFFERING FOR THE RIGHT REASONS Richard Wurmbrand is the founder of a ministry called "Voice of the Martyrs." Some of you receive their publication. Richard Wurmbrand was a Romanian Pastor who was imprisoned by the Russians and tortured for his faith in Christ. In May of 1966 Pastor Wurmbrand ...read more

  • If It's Not True...  PRO

    Contributed by Bishop Johnathan Hester on Sep 10, 2009
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    IF IT'S NOT TRUE... The fact is, if Jesus Christ died on the cross and did not rise again from the dead, everything we live for and believe as Christians means absolutely nothing, Ill. 1 Cor. 15:12-20. 1. v.13 Christ Is Not Risen a. He died in vain, Rom. 4:24; 5:10 b. He lied, Mt. 16:21; ...read more

  • Planet Of The Year

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 19, 2009
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    PLANET OF THE YEAR Time Magazine in 1989 celebrated not the Person of the Year but the Planet of Year. It was a wakeup call for me and convicted me and my faith. "Through most of his 2 million years or so of existence, man has thrived in earth's environment -- perhaps too well.... The reason is ...read more

  • The Truth Will Always Come Out.

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 18, 2022
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    We live in a generation of government corruption and evil that is unparalleled. How long will God tolerate this? The Bible says in Luke 8:17 (NLT), "For all that is secret will eventually be brought into the open, and everything that is concealed will be brought to light and made known to ...read more

  • God Provides But We Personally Must Take Actions!

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Nov 10, 2022
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    Genesis 7 Was Noah righteous because he never sinned? - See Hebrews 11:7 What were God’s instructions to Noah? Go into the ark, you and your whole family Take in the ark animals (what were they?) “Clean” animals “unclean” animals Birds How many days did God give Noah to bring in the animals? – ...read more

  • The Gossipping Preacher

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Dec 22, 2022
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    Three preachers from the same small town in Arkansas were out fishing together. One of the pastors said, "You know, brothers, I feel safe here with you guys. I think it might be a good time and a good place for each one of us to confess our sins to each other privately and confidentially, ...read more

  • I Am In A Hurry, But God Isn't!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 6, 2023
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    The purposes of God often develop slowly because His grand designs are never hurried. The great New England preacher Phillips Brooks was noted for his poise and quiet manner. At times, however, even he suffered moments of frustration and irritability. One day a friend saw him feverishly pacing the ...read more

  • Hatred's Bitter Fruit

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Aug 2, 2023
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    One of the worst cases of hatred I have ever come across is found in a will written in 1935 by a Mr. Donohoe. It says, "Unto my two daughters, Frances Marie and Denise Victoria, by reason of their unfilial attitude toward a doting father, … I leave the sum of $1.00 to each and a father's ...read more