Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 20, 2002
Pilate represents the legal authority of the Gentile world. Jesus is tried and judged outside the camp. “Outside the camp” was the place of separation from the covenant for the people in the wilderness. Bull, heifer, and goat sin offerings were burned outside the camp (Exod. 29:14; Lev. 4:12,
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Contributed by Brian La Croix on May 19, 2002
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There is a story of Billy Graham when he was visiting a city for one of his crusades. He had finished writing a letter and began to look for a place to mail it.
Walking around the city for a while, he came across a young boy. He asked the boy if he knew how to get to the post office. The boy
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Sermon Central on May 19, 2002
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When the first Memorial Day was celebrated, a group of women from Washington D.C. asked the War Department for permission to put flowers on the soldiers graves at Arlington Cemetery. After a lot of haggling, permission was finally granted to do so. But a stern order was attached to the permission.
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Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 21, 2002
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A little boy was heard talking to himself as he walked across the backyard, baseball cap in place, ball and bat in his hands. "I am the greatest hitter in the world," he said. He threw the ball up, swung and missed. "Strike one," he said. But again, he told himself, "I am the greatest hitter ever."
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 2, 2002
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One day C.H. Spurgeon noticed a barn with a weather vane on its roof. At the top of the vane were these words: God is love. Spurgeon said to his friend that he thought this was an inappropriate place for such a message. He said, "Weather vanes are changeable, but God’s love is constant. His friend
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2002
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YOUR SON, YOUR APPRENTICE
"Consider your son to be your apprentice in life. That’s the way it used to be. The son was always with the father, either in the shop or in the field. So he learned from a very early age what being a man and a father was all about. Now we place more emphasis on our
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In 1981, a Minnesota radio station reported a story about a stolen car in California. Police were staging an intense search for the vehicle and the driver, even to the point of placing announcements on local radio stations to contact the thief.On the front seat of the stolen car sat a box of
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Baptist
Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
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An elderly widow, restricted in her activities, was eager to serve Christ. After praying about this, she realized that she could bring blessing to others by playing the piano. The next day she placed this small ad in the Oakland Tribune: "Pianist will play hymns by phone daily for those who are
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2003
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HUNGRY FOR PEACE
Much, if not most, of the social turmoil of our culture is due to a hunger for peace, which is sought for in all the wrong places. According to Ronald Hutchcraft, the Director of Youth for Christ in New York and New Jersey, in the next thirty minutes-
57 kids will run away from
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Contributed by James Chandler on Aug 4, 2003
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Salvation is not a destination but a journey. Salvation does not bring us to immersion to leave us. Salvation takes us on a journey that will takes up places we have never been. See things we have never seen. Reach heights we have never reached.
I was on the side of the rock climbing wall.
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Andrew Chan on May 2, 2002
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Illustration: The Trouble with Money
Guys, just remember, if you get lucky, if you make a lot of money, if you get out and buy a lot of stuff--it’s gonna break. You got your biggest,fanciest mansion in the world. It has air conditioning. It’s got a pool. Just think of all the pumps that are going
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Evangelical Free
Contributed by Shawn Rose on Nov 28, 2004
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My daughter came home from school one day with tears in her eyes. "Tori said that she won’t be my friend unless I sit with her on the bus." Just like that, a seven year old had placed conditions on a friendship that should have been unconditional. Sometimes we forget that Jesus loves us
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Baptist
Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 18, 2005
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This kind of sharing means that I will be hurt. Yes, from time to time. C.S. Lewis in the Four Loves wrote, “To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly be broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart
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Contributed by Stan Rodda on Apr 3, 2006
In 1981, a Minnesota radio station reported a story about a stolen car in California. Police were staging an intense search for the vehicle and the driver, even to the point of placing announcements on local radio stations to contact the thief. On the front seat of the stolen car sat a box of
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 24, 2006
Arthur Custance writes: “It is a curious fact that demons were notable for their physical strength, and it is also a curious fact that they had for some reason a fear of water. The instance of the Gadarene swine could conceivably be a case where the Lord permitted the evil spirit to enter animal
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Tony Abram on Sep 7, 2006
There were six major miracles in Elijah life and eleven in Elisha’s. The 12th took place in (2 Ki 13:20 KJV) And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.(2 Ki 13:21 KJV) And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that,
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Contributed by John Shearhart on Sep 10, 2006
Josh McDowell says, “[Absolute truth is] that which is right for everyone, at all times and at all places.”
My wife and I are big fans of steak. She swears A-1 barbeque sauce is the only sauce worth mentioning. I prefer a sweet honey sauce. If I said, “Honey barbeque sauce is better than A-1,”
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