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  • The Preachers Life Must Be A Life Of Large ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,751 views

    "The preachers life must be a life of large accumulation. He must not be always trying to make sermons, but always seeking truth, and out of the truth ...read more

  • The Meaning Of Life. The Wasted Years Of Life. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kevin Karhoff on Mar 23, 2013
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,168 views

    The meaning of life. The wasted years of life. The poor choices of life. God answers the mess of life with one word: grace. We talk as though we understand the term. The bank gives us a grace period. The seedy politician falls from grace. Musicians speak of a grace note. We describe an ...read more

  • A New Life  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Luthy on May 17, 2001
    based on 96 ratings
     | 5,158 views

    A NEW LIFE In an article for Discovery Publishing, Steve Zeisler wrote: "In many respects the best biological analogy to marriage is the creation of a life. Man and woman each contribute a cell having 23 chromo-somes. The two cells are joined together, and a new human being who has never ...read more

  • By Life Or By Death  PRO

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Apr 22, 2002
    based on 22 ratings
     | 5,838 views

    BY LIFE OR BY DEATH John Piper, in his book, Future Grace, reprinted a letter by Carl Lundquist, former president of Bethel College and Seminary. In 1988, the doctors told him he had a rare form of cancer called mycosis fungoides, which invaded the skin over his entire body and ended his life ...read more

  • A Waste Of Life  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 12, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,340 views

    A WASTE OF LIFE You can’t waste a life hating people, because all they do is live their life, laughing, doing more evil." ALPHA ROBERTSON,whose daughter was one of four girls killed in the bombing of a Birmingham, Ala., church in ...read more

  • Grateful For Life?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 26, 2002
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,572 views

    GRATEFUL FOR LIFE? Some of you may remember the movie "City Slickers." Comedian Billy Crystal plays the part of a bored baby boomer who sells radio advertising time. One the day he visits his son’s school to tell about his work along with other fathers. He suddenly lets loose a deadpan ...read more

  • Life At The Brink  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 17, 2002
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,526 views

    Life at the Brink A man was driving to work when a truck ran a stop sign, hit his car broadside, and knocked him cold. A passerby pulled him from the wreck and revived him. He began a terrific struggle and had to be tranquilized by the medics. Later, when he was calm, they asked him why he ...read more

  • The Yielded Life  PRO

    Contributed by John White on Aug 15, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,818 views

    The Yeilded Life Sometimes we allow sin to come into our lives and hinder the work of grace.  Paul cautions that the blessings of grace upon a yielded life can be hindered by sin.    "Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof." (Ro. 6:12)  Our ...read more

  • The Circles Of Life

    Contributed by Patrick Marino on Mar 16, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,892 views

    The circles of life I remember when I was a kid, seeing my mom hand feed my sister. I realize that she did the same with me as well. After a while I began to take the spoon and feed myself. At first it was a little messy (missed my mouth most of the time). As time and experience went on, I ...read more

  • The Road Of Life

    Contributed by David Selleck on Oct 26, 2006
     | 2,347 views

    "The Road of Life" Author Unknown At first, I saw Jesus Christ as my observer, my judge, keeping track of the things I did wrong, so as to know whether I merited heaven or hell when I die. He was out there sort of like a president. I recognized His picture when I saw it, but I really didn’t know ...read more

  • The Stewardship Of Life  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 7, 2004
    based on 26 ratings
     | 3,231 views

    THE STEWARDSHIP OF LIFE Elizabeth Dole, former Secretary of Transportation & Presidential candidate said: Life is not just a few years to spend on self-indulgence and career advancement. It is a privilege, a ...read more

  • Life's Onlookers

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 28, 2004
     | 3,479 views

    Life’s Onlookers A man’s life is always more forcible than his speech. When men take stock of him they reckon his deeds as dollars and his words as pennies. If his life and doctrine disagree the mass of ...read more

  • The Clock Of Life  PRO

    Contributed by Sol Madlambayan on Dec 2, 2002
    based on 48 ratings
     | 2,356 views

    The clock of life is wound but once, And no man has the power To tell just when the hands will stop. At late or early hour. To lose one’s wealth is sad indeed. To lose one’s health is more, To lose one’s soul is such a loss That no man can restore. Thirty-nine people died while you read this ...read more

  • A Life Of Resolutions  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 30, 2002
    based on 22 ratings
     | 5,657 views

    A LIFE OF RESOLUTIONS Jonathan Edwards, the 18th-century revivalist, sat down at age 17 and penned 21 resolutions by which he would live his life. Throughout his lifetime he would add to this list until, by his death, he had 70 resolutions. He put at the top of his list: "Being sensible that I am ...read more

  • The Road Of Life  PRO

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Jan 20, 2003
    based on 47 ratings
     | 1,843 views

    The Road of Life At first I saw God as my observer, my judge, keeping track of the things I did wrong, so as to know whether I merited heaven or hell when I die. He was out there sort of like a president. I recognized his picture when I saw it, but I really didn’t know Him. But later on, when I ...read more

  • Life Lesson:  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2003
    based on 49 ratings
     | 2,854 views

    LIFE LESSON: Jaime Rodriguez, a schoolteacher in Chicago, Ill., was named as the worst offender on the city’s list of employees with unpaid parking tickets. After checking into things, he discovered it was actually his 26-year-old son, also named Jaime, who had run up $11,040 in unpaid tickets. ...read more

  • By Life Or By Death

    Contributed by Steve Smith on Jul 16, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,313 views

    ILLUSTRATION: BY LIFE OR BY DEATH John Piper, in his book, “Future Grace”, reprinted a letter by Carl Lundquist, former president of Bethel College and Seminary. In 1988, the doctors told him he had a rare form of cancer which invaded the skin over his entire body and ended his life three years ...read more

  • Consistent Life

    Contributed by George Mansfield on Jan 1, 2008
     | 4,019 views

    CONSISTENT LIFE I recently heard of four scholars who were arguing over Bible translations. One said he preferred the King James Version because of its beautiful, eloquent old English. Another said he preferred the American Standard Bible for its literalism, the way it moves the reader from ...read more

  • Eternal Life  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,124 views

    ETERNAL LIFE If you are Christian, eternal life does not simply mean going to heaven for eternity. Eternal life means a never-dying spirit that has already sprung to life in you! In other words, eternal life starts NOW! Your life that lasts eternally in the next world is the same life that begins ...read more

  • Meaningless Life

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 6, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,589 views

    Meaningless Life Mark Twain expressed thoughts about the meaningless of life in view of man’s inevitable death. Shortly before his death, he wrote, "A myriad of men are born; they labor and sweat and struggle;...they squabble and scold and fight; they scramble for little mean advantages over each ...read more

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