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  • A Change Of Words, A Change Of Focus  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010
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    A CHANGE OF WORDS, A CHANGE OF FOCUS Here is a story that I believe show how our journey is made better simply by a change in words. A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign, which said: "I am blind, please help." There were only a few coins in the hat. ...read more

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  • The Triumph Of Ordinary Folk  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 27, 2010
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    THE TRIUMPH OF ORDINARY FOLK A SCOTTISH MINISTER was known for his love and encouragement of the people of his church and village. When he died, someone commented, "There is no one left to appreciate the triumphs of ordinary folk." Love appreciates the triumphs of ordinary folk. Our children are ...read more

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  • Heart And Head

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 18, 2010
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    Quote: Woody Allen the comedian who said: "It’s hard to get your heart and your head to agree in life. In ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • What Do You Mean "I Love You"?

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 4, 2011
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    WHAT DO YOU MEAN "I LOVE YOU"? Dennis Rainey interviewed a man who had been stung by his father’s filthy heart, his failure to love. As a boy his dad decided to leave his mom for another woman. The Dad kissed his son on the forehead, said “I love you,” and walked out the door. What could he ...read more

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  • Don't Hurt Yourself

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 4, 2011
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    James McDonald has a couple of sayings I like: "Choose to sin, choose to suffer." "When God says ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Redefining Sin

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 4, 2011
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    REDEFINING SIN "In recent years, and especially since the 1960s, the democratic societies of the West have been enlarging the boundaries of acceptable behaviour, in effect redefining sin. The sexual revolution of my youth dismantled barriers against premarital sex and encouraged open marriages. ...read more

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  • Cruel Grace  PRO

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 4, 2011
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    CRUEL GRACE "Thirty years ago, many people chose churches based on whether the church believed and taught the truth. Today, many choose churches based on whether the church makes them feel comfortable. If a church tells the truth, it will gain some people but lose others. One out of five women ...read more

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  • The Crew Of Life-Savers

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 14, 2011
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    THE CREW OF LIFE-SAVERS Nantucket, Massachusetts is located next to important shipping lanes running along the East Coast. Toward the end of the 1800s sailing ships were in their heyday. Nantucket Island saw hundreds of vessels passing by each day—all navigating without the advantages of modern ...read more

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  • Stolen Art  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2011
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    STOLEN ART I was surprised to learn that if you had a museum that contained the world’s stolen art, it would be one of the biggest in the world. It would contain 174 Rembrandt’s, 43 Van Gogh’s, over 500 Picassos, and works by Renoir and da Vinci. You may remember that a few years back someone ...read more

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  • There's An App For That

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Feb 10, 2011
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    THERE'S AN APP FOR THAT So is your sin and guilt getting the better of you? Well, now "There’s an app for that." CBS News reports (February 9, 2011) a new application for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch called the "Confession Booth app. All you do is confess to your iPhone! It sells for $1.99 ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Vigilance, War, And The Price Of Freedom

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 6, 2011
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    VIGILANCE, WAR, AND THE PRICE OF FREEDOM "Eternal vigilance is the price of freedom" -- a familiar saying in our country. We remember from Pearl Harbor what it's like to get caught off guard. The enemy can be so deceptive: Japan's peace envoys were seated at the negotiating table at the very ...read more

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  • Dirty Laundry

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Mar 15, 2011
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    DIRTY LAUNDRY I have to admit, I dislike washing the laundry, but I detest wearing filthy clothes even more. Okay, truth be told, I don’t usually have to wash the clothes. My wife does most of it, and she does it well. I’m thankful, though, she doesn’t toil in the same manner as our ...read more

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  • Paul Billheimer: The Agent Of Destruction

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2011
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    PAUL BILLHEIMER: THE AGENT OF DESTRUCTION In his book, Don't Waste Your Sorrows, Paul Billheimer wrote: "Satan is the agent of destruction, not God. Who was it that destroyed Job's fortune, family, and health when God permitted it done? Satan. Satan brings about accidents, sickness, disease, and ...read more

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  • Whose Hands Are You Thankful For?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 26, 2011
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    WHOSE HANDS ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR? "A Thanksgiving Day editorial in the newspaper told of a school teacher who asked her first graders to draw a picture of something they were thankful for. She thought of how little these children from pour neighborhoods actually had to be thankful for. But she ...read more

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  • Out-Of-Whack Priorities

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 26, 2011
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    OUT-OF-WHACK PRIORITIES USA Today ran an article on October 25th, 1995 that is a great illustration about priorities. It reads... "Ronald Warwick, captain of the luxury cruise ship Queen Elizabeth II, questioned a passenger who paid full fare for his dog to join them on an around-the-world ...read more

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  • The Destiny Of Materialism

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 26, 2011
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    THE DESTINY OF MATERIALISM The lure of wealth, or what we might call the magnetism of materialism. “Finns [people from Finland] who can’t get enough of winter swarmed to the northern town of Kemi for the opening of a sprawling ice castle that features a theatre, a playground, an art gallery, and ...read more

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  • God: "I Have Time For You"

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 28, 2011
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    GOD: "I HAVE TIME FOR YOU" There’s a great story about a California lady named Francis Green. She was 83 years old. She lived on Social Security. She had little money, but for eight years she’d been sending one dollar a year to the Republican National Convention. Then one day Frances got an RNC ...read more

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  • Burning The Cargo

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 29, 2011
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    BURNING THE CARGO There’s a story of two paddleboats that left Memphis about the same time, travelling down the Mississippi River to New Orleans. As they travelled side by side, sailors from one vessel made a few remarks about the snail’s pace of the other. Words were exchanged. Challenges were ...read more

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  • One-And-A-Half Degrees Off

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 30, 2011
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    ONE-AND-A-HALF DEGREES OFF On October 31, 1983, Korean Airlines Flight 007 departed from Anchorage, Alaska, for a direct flight to Seoul, Korea. Unknown to the crew, however, the computer engaging the flight navigation system contained a 1 1/2 degree routing error. At the point of departure, the ...read more

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  • The Richest Man On The Island

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 4, 2011
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    THE RICHEST MAN ON THE ISLAND In his autobiography Just As I Am, Billy Graham recalls a story demonstrating that apart from God, we will not gain anything from living wisely. He said: Some years ago Ruth and I had a vivid illustration of this on an island in the Caribbean. One of the wealthiest ...read more

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