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  • Coveting

    Contributed by Paul Steen on Dec 11, 2017
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    When I was in sixth grade, I went to Corona Elementary School in Bell. Our school had a cafeteria, but my mom couldn’t afford to have me buy lunch. So I brought a lunch from home and ate it every day. Every day I carried the same meal in my brown paper bag. Baloney sandwich on white ...read more

  • I Will Not Offer Anything That Costs Me Nothing  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 18, 2005
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    I WILL NOT OFFER ANYTHING THAT COSTS ME NOTHING Matthew Rogers writes: When I consider the story of that first Palm Sunday, I am struck by the thought that… A coat might not be worth much after a donkey walks on it. In a crowd like that there was no guarantee that once you laid it down you ...read more

  • Doing The Best You Can

    Contributed by Scott Spencer on Sep 17, 2011
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    DOING THE BEST YOU CAN There is an old story from the Middle East about a little sparrow: "A man was traveling on his donkey when he came upon a small fuzzy object lying in the road. He dismounted to look more closely and found a sparrow lying on its back with its scrawny legs thrust upward. At ...read more

  • The Triumphal Entry Has About It An Aura Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 22, 2003
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    The triumphal entry has about it an aura of ambivalence, and as I read all the accounts together, what stands out to me now is the slapstick nature of the affair. I imagine a Roman officer galloping up to check on the disturbance. He has attended processions in Rome, where they do it right. The ...read more

  • When Almighty God, The Creator And Possessors Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Todd Hudnall on Dec 10, 2001
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    When Almighty God, the creator and possessors of all things, came to earth, He left the riches of Heaven to become a man. More than anyone who ever lived, Jesus realized that earth was not His real home. He was simply a pilgrim, a sojourner, on the great mission of redemption. He didn’t come to ...read more

  • Successful People Get Up Early!  PRO

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 14, 2014
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    Forbes Magazine states that early risers are the most successful people. The discipline of getting up early produces many positive results, such as: 1. More proactive approach to life 2. The ability to anticipate problems better 3. Better goal-setting 4. Time for exercise 5. Sleep is much better ...read more

  • Jesus Is In No Way Ashamed Of The Sovereign Work ...  PRO

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Mar 1, 2008
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    Jesus is in no way ashamed of the sovereign work of God in giving a chosen people to His Son to save. A wise, elderly woman in the congregation, hearing the preacher struggle to explain predestination, said: “Ah, I have long settled that point. For if God had not chosen me before I was born, I am ...read more

  • Taste Is All Wrong

    Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on Nov 29, 2011
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    TASTE IS ALL WRONG I remember one of the stories from the Chronicles of Narnia from the book "The Last Battle." It was the story of a number of dwarfs who just didn't believe in Aslan (who represented Jesus Christ in all the books). They were blind to reality refusing to be "taken in" by those ...read more

  • An Impressive Coat Of Wool

    Contributed by John Harvey on Dec 7, 2006
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    Take for instance the story of Shrek. Now this is not about an ogre who is friends with a talking donkey, but about a wild sheep in New Zealand. Shrek was a young sheep when he escaped form his shepherd. This is not an uncommon occurrence, because sheep are notorious for wandering off. What is ...read more

  • Kent Hughes Told An Old Middle Eastern Story ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 23, 2009
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    Kent Hughes told an old Middle Eastern story that shows the futility of salvation by works. A man was traveling on his donkey when he came upon a small fuzzy object lying in the road. He dismounted to look more closely and found a sparrow lying on its back with its scrawny legs thrust skyward. ...read more

  • The Priest And The Levite (Parable Of The Good Samaritan)

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 20, 2022
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    Keathley makes several interesting points that the Priest and Levite mentioned in the Parable of the Prodigal Son were leaving Jerusalem and could not use the excuse that they did not want to touch the man and be unclean for worship. Why? They had already accomplished their duties and were heading ...read more

  • The Census Taker From Rome  PRO

    Contributed by Dorothy Napier on Sep 21, 2009
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    THE CENSUS TAKER FROM ROME I am reminded of a story told of a cesus taker from Rome, who went to Galilee around 28 A.D. As he entered the region he came upon a man sitting on a donkey. he man had long hair and a flowing beard. He wore an old cloak, sandals, and beads. Pardon me the census taker ...read more

  • Open Sandals Were The Most Common Footwear, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Darren Ethier on Apr 9, 2002
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    … open sandals were the most common footwear, and it was customary for guests to leave their sandals at the door when they entered a house. Since most travelers in Israel shared the main roads with camels, horses, and donkeys, it was impossible to completely avoid the droppings of these animals all ...read more

  • Paul Brand's Missionary Mother  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2011
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    PAUL BRAND'S MISSIONARY MOTHER Dr. Paul Brand, a well known doctor and author, was raised in India. His parents were missionaries there. In his book, titled "In His Image," he writes about his mother. It is one of the most touching stories I’ve ever read. He writes that when his mother was 75 ...read more

  • Bible Illiteracy

    Contributed by Don Jones on Apr 1, 2009
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    BIBLE ILLITERACY During my days in New England, I heard of a teacher who quizzed a group of college-bound high school juniors and seniors on the Bible. The quiz preceded a Bible-as-literature course he planned to teach at the Newton (Massachusetts) High School, generally considered one of the best ...read more

  • A Look At The Parade  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 18, 2005
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    A LOOK AT THE PARADE The parade route begins near the twin towns of Bethpage and Bethany, less than two miles from Jerusalem and winds into the Holy City. The Grand Marshal is an unlikely hero – a rustic from a blue-collar town up north, the son of a woodworker. In keeping with his “common man” ...read more

  • Look At The List: Bitterness, Rage, Anger, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Look at the list: bitterness, rage, anger, brawling, slander, malice, unforgiveness. Traveling light, Paul says, is letting God begin to deal with the hurts, the slights, the anger and unforgiveness that burdens us down. If we want to travel light, we have to unpack the donkey of all the baggage we ...read more

  • Seventeen Years Ago I Was Keenly Interested In A ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 27, 2007
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    Seventeen years ago I was keenly interested in a widow in our church. Renfro laughed at me for saying she and I had a conversation in which we negotiated whether we could date or not. Listen, if there are things on which you do not agree, either negotiate a lasting change or else keep on ...read more

  • Worship At A Garbage Dump

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 21, 2012
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    WORSHIP AT A GARBAGE DUMP Imagine a town built atop an active landfill. That is "Garbage City" in Cairo, Egypt, longtime home to an impoverished, marginalized community of Coptic Christians for whom life is only going to get harder. The so-called Zabbaleen have been the trash collectors of Cairo ...read more

  • Did You Know That The United States Once Had A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Did you know that the United States once had a king? Actually, he wasn’t a king—he was an emperor. During the gold-rush days of the 1800s in San Francisco, a man named Joshua A. Norton lost everything he had in market speculation. When that happened, something happened to his mind. He declared ...read more