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"The real heretic is not the atheist or agnostic (who are often decent people) but those who murmur it doesnt matter what you believe, as long as it makes you feel good. This turns religion into a subjective matter,
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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A story was told about a business man who was selling a warehouse and its property. The building had been empty for months and needed repairs. Vandals had damaged the doors, smashed the windows, and strewn trash around the interior.
As he showed a prospective buyer the property, the business man
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Many today try to explain away their sin by denial. "I live a good moral life" they say or "I’m just as good as the next guy". They over estimate themselves with too high a view of their condition.
Muhammad Ali, who is one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century and maybe the best boxer of
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Tony Campolo wrote a book called “The Kingdom of God is a Party.” In chapter one, he tells the story of a trip to Honolulu in the mid 80’s. Having crossed far too many time zones from Philadelphia to Hawaii, he found himself awake and needing breakfast at 3:30am local time. He ended up in a greasy,
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Corrie Ten Boom in The Hiding Place relates an incident which taught her this principle. She and her sister, Betsy, had just been transferred to the worst German prison camp they had seen yet, Ravensbruck. Upon entering the barracks, they found them extremely overcrowded and flea-infested. Their
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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The story is told of a minister of a church in a small community, retiring after 40 years of service to
the church and that community.
1) It was a big day, grand celebration, as an expression of gratitude for all he had done.
A young man from the community who had made it big in the theater came
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Three buddies were discussing death and one asked the group: “What would you like people to say about you at your funeral?” One said: “He was a great humanitarian, who cared about his community.” Another said: “He was a great husband and father, who was an
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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David Augsburger said, “When James Calvert went out as a missionary to the cannibals of the Fiji Islands, the captain of the ship sought to turn him back. “You will lose your life and the lives of those with you if you go among
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"The fatal metaphor of progress, which means leaving things behind us, has utterly obscured the real idea of
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"You cannot force the growth of human life and civilization, any more than you can force slow-growing trees. That is the economy
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