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I Have Never Committed The Least Matter To God ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I have never committed the least matter to God that I have not had ...read more

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It Is Always Possible To Be Thankful For What Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is always possible to be thankful for what is given rather than to complain about what is not given. One ...read more

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Thou Who Hast Given So Much To Me, Give One ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Thou who hast given so much to me, Give one thing more ...read more

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Lord, Were Not Just Thankful For What You Give ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Lord, were not just thankful for what You give us. We are thankful most of all for the ...read more

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For Three Things I Thank God Every Day Of My ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"For three things I thank God every day of my life: thanks that He has vouchsafed me knowledge of His Works; deep thanks that He has set in my darkness the lamp of faith; deep, deepest thanks that I have another life ...read more

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The Greatest Saint In The World Is Not He Who ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The greatest saint in the world is not he who prays most or fasts most; it is not he who gives alms, or is most eminent for temperance, chastity or justice. It is he who is most ...read more

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Our Father In Heavenif We Do Not Have The Grace ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Our Father in heavenif we do not have the grace to thank Thee for all that we have and enjoy, how can we have the effrontery to seek Thy further ...read more

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All That I See Teaches Me To Thank The Creator ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

All that I see teaches me to thank the Creator for ...read more

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Thanksgiving Is Nothing If Not A Glad And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Thanksgiving is nothing if not a glad and reverent lifting of the heart to God in ...read more

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It Will Be A Foretaste Of Heaven To Us Here ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It will be a foretaste of heaven to us here below, if we are able to thank God for all His ...read more

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O Lord, That Lends Me Life, Lend Me A Heart ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"O Lord, that lends me life, lend me a heart replete ...read more

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To Win Them, You Must Weep For Them  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2009

TO WIN THEM, YOU MUST WEEP FOR THEM A woman went to her pastor and said, "I’ve been a Christian for 20 years. I’ve read books on how to win souls. I’ve memorized scripture. I’ve taken courses on how to win the lost. And yet I haven’t won one person to the Lord. Why?" The pastor’s answer ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:41-44

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Radical Solutions

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2009

RADICAL SOLUTIONS A pastor was walking along a river one day, when he came across some boys who were fishing. But this was no ordinary way of fishing, because to the surprise of the onlooker, they were casting a tire into the water. The result? They were hauling the fish in by the bucketload! As ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:1-12

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Radical Revival

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2009

RADICAL REVIVAL Dr. J. Edwin Orr states, "I am convinced that more work for God could be done in six months of revival than in sixty years of any other kind of effort." If we as a church begin doing the work we are appointed with a touch of the radical, we will see more done in six months of ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:1-12

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Florence Nightingale

Contributed by Simon Taylor on May 29, 2009

FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE Born 12 May 1820, died 13 August 1910. On 7 February 1837 – not long before her 17th birthday – something happened that would change her life: "God spoke to me," she wrote, "and called me to His service." Nobody really cares what knowledge Florence Nightingale had about the ...read more

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Denomination: Independent/Bible

Humble Beginnings

Contributed by Rev Dr Randall M Deal Sr on Jun 7, 2009

HUMBLE BEGINNINGS Seen the new Coke commercials? Coca-cola is one product that has far outgrown its humble beginnings. In 1886, Pharmacist Dr. John Pemberton first introduced Coca-Cola in Atlanta, Georgia. The pharmacist concocted a caramel-colored syrup in a three-legged brass kettle in his ...read more

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Denomination: Baptist

Not The Huddle, But The Game

Contributed by Rev Dr Randall M Deal Sr on Jun 7, 2009

NOT THE HUDDLE, BUT THE GAME The job of the church is not to impact the church, but to impact our community, our world! It’s like a huddle in a football game. This afternoon, the Cardinals will host the Eagles for the NFC Championship Game. 70,000+ people didn’t pay way-too-much money to watch the ...read more

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Denomination: Baptist

We Are The Message, Christ Is The Goal

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009

WE ARE THE MESSAGE, CHRIST IS THE GOAL James S. Stewart, A Faith to Proclaim: "Christian preaching begins only when faith in the message has reached such a pitch that the man or the community proclaiming it becomes part of the message proclaimed ... To be thus taken command of, so that our ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:22-24

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Ordinary People For Christ

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 18, 2009

ORDINARY PEOPLE FOR CHRIST Bud Villers was a good man. Bud was my neighbor. I grew up beside him until he died when I was in college. Bud helped my dad put a roof on our house, he assisted my dad when they poured concrete sidewalks and porches. My dad helped him put a roof on his patio. When Bud ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 4:5-6

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D.m. Stearns Was Preaching In Philadelphia. At ...

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Dec 21, 2009

D.M. Stearns was preaching in Philadelphia. At the close of the service a stranger came up to him and said, "I don’t like the way you spoke about the cross. I think that instead of emphasizing the death of Christ, it would be far better to preach Jesus, the teacher and example." Stearns replied, ...read more

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Denomination: Pentecostal