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  • I Once Heard The Late Dr. F.e. Marsh Tell That On ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005
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    I once heard the late Dr. F.E. Marsh tell that on one occasion he was preaching on this question and urging upon his hearers the importance of confession of sin and wherever possible of restitution for wrong done to others. At the close a young man, a member of the church, came up to him with a ...read more

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  • The Best Way For Anyone To Know How Much He Ought ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
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    The best way for anyone to know how much he ought to aspire after holiness is to consider not how much will make his present life easy, but to ask himself how much he thinks will make him easy at the hour of death.” - William Law “Didst thou oftener think of thy death than of thy living long, ...read more

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  • The Circles Of Life

    Contributed by Patrick Marino on Mar 16, 2006
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    The circles of life I remember when I was a kid, seeing my mom hand feed my sister. I realize that she did the same with me as well. After a while I began to take the spoon and feed myself. At first it was a little messy (missed my mouth most of the time). As time and experience went on, I ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Warren Jeffs, Described As A Prophet And Self ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 22, 2006
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    Warren Jeffs, described as a Prophet and self proclaimed Prophet at that is head of a renegade Mormon splinter group called the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He is accused of arranging marriages between underage girls and older men. He is charged with child sexual ...read more

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  • Iii. Reference The 60 Minutes Program And The ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 1, 2006
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    iii. Reference the 60 minutes program and the book Tempting Faith by David Kuo. David was convicted of using the name of the Lord for political and personal gain! His experience with a severe brain tumor and near death experience caused him and his wife to repent of their ways. 1. He makes this ...read more

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • When I Was In The Military Ministry I Knew A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Edward Williamson on Nov 6, 2006
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    When I was in the military ministry I knew a retiree friend that worked at a local antique shop. I ran into him at a local furniture store one day and he proceeded to tell me the secrets to separating the true antiques from the clever reproductions. He showed me a four drawer dresser and he ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • A Missionary In Abidjan, Ivory ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
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    Illustration: A missionary in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, reports that recently an African pastor passed through on his way home to Chad, where civil war was raging. "What would you like to take to complete your forty-four pounds of baggage allowance?" asked the missionary. "Sugar? Powdered milk? ...read more

  • One Of The Greatest Evangelistic Hymns Of All ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 12, 2007
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    One of the greatest evangelistic hymns of all time was written by a woman who knew well the release and peace that come from confessing one’s sins and failures to God. “Just As I Am,” a hymn frequently sung at the close of evangelistic meetings, was written by Charlotte Elliott of Clapham, ...read more

    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Joseph Valachi Was A Gangster Who Worked For ...

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Sep 22, 2007
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    Joseph Valachi was a gangster who worked for various crime bosses in the Mafia during the mid-20th Century. He handled mostly low-level criminal activity such as numbers rackets and gambling. Valachi was eventually arrested for dealing heroin, along with his crime boss at the time, Vito Genovese. ...read more

    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Donald Miller, In His Excellent Book Searching ...

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Oct 2, 2007
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    Donald Miller, in his excellent book Searching for God Knows What, tells about going to a Bible college where he taught one of the classes. Speaking to this group of Bible students, he told them he was going to present the plan of salvation, but he was going to leave out one key element, and they ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • In The Book Of Revelation, Jesus Himself Speaks ...

    Contributed by John Cuddeford on Nov 1, 2007
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    In the book of Revelation, Jesus himself speaks to them. He commends them for many things. But then he adds this sobering rebuke. “Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love. ” (Rev. 2:4) WHO is your FIRST LOVE? Over the years, have the pursuits, the distractions, the ...read more

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  • Breaking In Baby By Dave Berry

    Contributed by C Jordan on Jan 5, 2008
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    ILLUSTRATION: BREAKING IN BABY BY DAVE BERRY: • There is a parallel between physical growth and the spiritual growth of a Christian. We have a son who began as a baby and has successfully reached the age of three without becoming an axe murderer, as far as we know. Thus we are eminently qualified ...read more

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  • You Perhaps May Have Heard The Story Of Mr. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Jan 12, 2008
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    You perhaps may have heard the story of Mr. Whitefield, who made it his wish wherever he stayed to talk to the members of the household about their souls—with each one personally. But stopping at a certain house of a Colonel, who was all that could be wished for except a Christian, Whitefield was ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Spiritual Fruit

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jan 27, 2008
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    Spiritual Fruit I have something in my treasure chest that you will recognize today. This small limb is from a very specific tree in my back yard. Do you know what kind of tree it is? Try and guess. This limb is from an apple tree. Every year this APPLE tree gives Vickie and me a lot of ...read more

    Denomination: Nazarene

  • From The Dining Room We Walked Into The Living ...

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Feb 20, 2008
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    “From the dining room we walked into the living room. This room was intimate and comfortable. I liked it. It had a fireplace, overstuffed chairs, a sofa, and a quiet atmosphere. He said, ‘This is indeed a delightful room. Let us come here often. It is secluded and quiet, and we can fellowship ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • I Recently Met A New Friend We'll Call Mike

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Apr 12, 2008
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    I recently met a new friend we’ll call Mike Mike told me his testimony Mike believed he was saved Was going through life as a saved man, but not really on fire for God Things that should have negatively affected him, his friends behavior, his environment , didn’t He just ignored those things and ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • The Key … After 29 Floors

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Apr 12, 2008
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    5411 The Key … After 29 Floors Three men, John Newton, Louis Weatherford, and Samuel Preston, were out to find the best that this life had to offer. Willing to try anything, they were now on their way to New York City to “to the Ambassador Hotel, a twenty-nine floor building. Upon entering the ...read more

    Denomination: Other

  • No Greater ...

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on May 16, 2008
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    No Greater Love During the beginning of World War II, a large British military force on the European continent, as well as English citizens and diplomats, retreated to a French coastal port of Dunkirk. With it’s back against the English Channel, the British army faced a German army that threatened ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Earlier This Week, I Was Talking To Our Music ...

    Contributed by Anne Benefield on May 28, 2008
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    Earlier this week, I was talking to our music director, Jim Turk, about this sermon. I told him that I was going to challenge you to live out your faith. I told him a story about myself that makes me very self-conscious. It is a story I had never told anyone else. I explained to Jim that it was ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Why Does God Allow Hardship?  PRO

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jul 16, 2008
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    WHY DOES GOD ALLOW HARDSHIP? We live in a mixed-up, messed-up world. Sometimes terrible things happen that don't make any sense at all, and we wonder why? Steven Curtis Chapman is one of the best known singer-songwriters of contemporary Christian music. Over the last 15 or 20 years his songs have ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist