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  • Unfaltering Perseverence (Verse 18, Hebrews ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008
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    UNFALTERING PERSEVERENCE (verse 18, Hebrews 12:11) Joshua fought for a long time with the kings. As we read the accounts of the war it may seem short, but in reality, it took Joshua 7 years to complete the final conquest. There must have been times during these seven years of fighting that Joshua ...read more

  • Unfaltering Perseverance (Verse 18, Hebrews ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    Unfaltering Perseverance (verse 18, Hebrews 12:11) Joshua fought for a long time with the kings. As we read the accounts of the war it may seem short, but in reality, it took Joshua seven years to complete the final conquest. There must have been times during these seven years of fighting that ...read more

  • Life Is Not Like A Vcr

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    LIFE IS NOT LIKE A VCR Tim Brown, professor of preaching at Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan tells a story about one of his former students who was also named Tim. The former student was a successful young man who called one day to tell the professor that he was sick and in the ...read more

  • The Temple We Are Building Is Not One Of Stone, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    The Temple we are building is not one of stone, cedar and gold. It is a living Temple made of living stones, built upon the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets, aligned with our chief cornerstone, Jesus Christ. As with the Temple of Haggai’s day, perhaps the working group most subject to ...read more

  • Joy To All Nations  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2009
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    To again quote Charles Spurgeon: "It is joy to all nations that Christ is born, the Prince of Peace, the King who rules in righteousness...Beloved, the greatest joy is to those who know Christ as a Saviour...The further you submit yourself to Christ the Lord, the more completely you know Him, the ...read more

  • I Was Reading The Other Day How Some Computers ...

    Contributed by Michael Russell on Jan 12, 2009
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    I was reading the other day how some computers get taken over as slaves. The owner doesn’t know it, but somehow their computer gets used to send lots of email ads, or to try and gain credit card numbers and passwords to steal money. All sorts of evil goes on, your computer is a slave,, and you ...read more

  • The First Time I Had To Speak In Public Was When ...

    Contributed by Anne Benefield on Jan 15, 2009
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    The first time I had to speak in public was when I was in fourth grade. The elementary school I attended was part of the college down the street from my house. I think I was a shepherd in the college's presentation of "Amahl and the Night Visitors." I was pretty nervous--scared, really--about ...read more

  • The Golden Rule Is The Culmination Of The Entire ...

    Contributed by Danny Presswood on Jan 26, 2009
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    The GOLDEN RULE is the CULMINATION of the ENTIRE SEMON ON THE MOUNT. As I said earlier, "THEREFORE" is the key word - it means - BECAUSE of everything that I’ve already said here on the mount - you MUST do this! Because of the BEATITUDES-THE BLESSED BE’S - because YOU are the SALT OF THE EARTH and ...read more

  • Solong's Faith

    Contributed by Anne Benefield on Feb 4, 2009
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    SOLONG'S FAITH I gave blood on Friday. A lovely woman named Solong sampled my blood to insure that I had enough iron. We struck up a conversation, and it turns out she is a Christian. She told me that in 2006 she felt God calling her to go back to school. She didn't have enough money to go, but ...read more

  • During A Hurricane In The Gulf Of Mexico, A News ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 27, 2007
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    During a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico, a news report highlighted a rescue device used on the oil rigs. In case of fire or (in this case) hurricane, rig workers scramble into the bullet-shaped "bus" and strap themselves into their seats. When the entry port is shut, the vehicle is released ...read more

  • Fannie Johnston Flint, Who Was Cancerous, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 27, 2007
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    FANNIE JOHNSTON FLINT, who was cancerous, arthritic, incontinent, blind, orphaned, managed enough ability to get a pen into her warped hands and write a hymn, many of them, in fact. Perhaps you know this one: He giveth more grace when the burdens grow greater; He sendeth more strength ...read more

  • I Have Some Christian Friends Who Were Convinced ...

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Apr 5, 2007
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    I have some Christian friends who were convinced about 2 years ago that God was asking them to buy their local pub and to continue to run it as a pub with food and alcohol being served. (At this point those of you who are anti alcohol – for whatever reason - may already be feeling sceptical, but ...read more

  • True Repentance Is Moral And Ethical To The Core ...

    Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Apr 5, 2007
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    True repentance is moral and ethical to the core When people asked John the Baptizer what it meant he told them to share their goods with others, feed the hungry, be honest in business and be satisfied with your wages (Lk. 3:10ff). The key word is willingness. When a man or woman says, “I do” at ...read more

  • True Repentance Is Moral And Ethical To The Core ...

    Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Apr 5, 2007
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    True repentance is moral and ethical to the core When people asked John the Baptizer what it meant he told them to share their goods with others, feed the hungry, be honest in business and be satisfied with your wages (Lk. 3:10ff). The key word is willingness. When a man or woman says, “I do” at ...read more

  • Power Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2009
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    POWER OF PRAYER There was a young Christian lady from Boston who left work and went to the parking garage to get in her car and go to church one Wednesday evening, and when she stepped into the elevator a man grabbed her and began to try to rape her. She yelled out: "In the name of Jesus, stop it, ...read more

  • Isolation, Loneliness More Difficult Than ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2009
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    ISOLATION, LONELINESS MORE DIFFICULT THAN PAIN William H. Willimon, in his commentary on our text, shared the following story from his childhood. "A little girl in my second grade class got the dreaded disease of polio. Our teacher described to us the possible complications of her disease. She ...read more

  • The Liberty Bell: Proclaim Liberty

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on May 22, 2009
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    THE LIBERTY BELL: PROCLAIM LIBERTY One of the most prominent symbols of freedom in the United States is the Liberty Bell, which hangs today in the historic district of Philadelphia. It’s been called an icon of liberty and justice. It’s most famous ringing was on July 8, 1776, when the sound of the ...read more

  • In James 5:15, God Promises Us That A Prayer ...

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on May 26, 2009
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    In JAMES 5:15, God promises us that a prayer offered in true faith will even make the sick person well. Let’s take that model of prayer and hold it up against the way we pray today. Most of us, being honest, pray something like this: ‘God I want you to make me well.’ And then in the back of our ...read more

  • Childlike Forgiveness

    Contributed by Ramon Canals on Jun 5, 2009
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    CHILDLIKE FORGIVENESS A few months ago, I was in El Paso holding an evangelistic meeting, and the young people were serving dinner to the mothers being that it was Mother’s Day. I was seating in a chair watching what was going on, and right in front a four-year-old girl pushed a two-year-old boy, ...read more

  • The Broom And The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009
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    THE BROOM AND THE WATER In his Pilgrim’s Progress, John Bunyan describes Interpreter’s house, which Pilgrim entered during the course of his journey to the Celestial City. The parlor of the house was completely covered with dust, and when a man took a broom and started to sweep, he and the others ...read more