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  • A Poor Criminal Stood Before An Eastern King, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A poor criminal stood before an Eastern king, trembling for his life. A moment later his head was to be severed from his body. He asked for a drink of water. They brought it, but his hand trembled so that he could not drink. The king cried to him, "Do not be so alarmed; your life is safe till you ...read more

  • Self-Righteous Service Comes Through Human ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 19, 2007
     | 1,594 views

    Self-righteous service comes through human effort. True service comes from a relationship with the divine Other deep inside. Self-righteous service is impressed with the “big deal.” True service finds it almost impossible to distinguish the small from the large service. Self-righteous service ...read more

  • Joyless Christians

    Contributed by C Jordan on Apr 22, 2008
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    JOYLESS CHRISTIANS A little girl once went to visit her grandmother in the country. Things were fine until Sunday. This lady went to a very old-fashioned church that kept the Sabbath by forbidding all work, fun, playing. The little girl woke up Sunday and started right off playing and laughing, ...read more

  • Paul Could Have Been Filled With Bitterness, But ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jul 12, 2008
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    Paul could have been filled with bitterness, but he overflowed with the joy of the Lord, and we can too! Our hands are not in chains today. We are blessed far more than most people in the world. But if all of that was taken away, we would still have grace; we would still have Heaven; we would still ...read more

  • Top Ten Reasons Hurricane Season Is Like ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Heckman on Sep 17, 2008
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    Top Ten Reasons Hurricane Season Is Like Christmas 10: Decorating the house (with plywood). 9: Dragging out boxes that haven't been used since last season. 8: Last minute shopping in crowded stores. 7: Regular TV shows pre-empted for 'Specials'. 6: Family coming to stay with you. 5: Family and ...read more

  • Sour Religion

    Contributed by Todd Brock on Nov 13, 2008
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    SOUR RELIGION A young girl became a Christian in an exciting revival at her church and was baptized the closing Sunday morning. That afternoon, she ran through the house singing and dancing. Her sour grandfather rebuked her with these words, "You ought to be ashamed of yourself. You just joined ...read more

  • Dennis Prager, Author Of The Shrewd And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 3, 2008
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    Dennis Prager, author of the shrewd and perceptive "Happiness is a Serious Problem." He states: "There is a 'secret to happiness, and it is gratitude. All happy people are grateful, and ungrateful people cannot be happy. We tend to think that it is being unhappy that leads people to complain, but ...read more

  • St. Thomas Aquinas Wrote; "No Man Can Live ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2008
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    St. Thomas Aquinas Wrote; "No man can live without delight, and that is why a man deprived of spiritual joy goes over to evil pleasures." From Art ...read more

  • Rejoice

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 16, 2008
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    REJOICE I can recall a memorable moment many years ago when Susan and I were taking Kimberly, age 2, and her slightly younger cousin, Able, to church in the car. Kimberly was in a foul humor that morning, but her smily faced cousin decided it was time for a word of exhortation. Though he could ...read more

  • There Was Once A Young Boy Who Went To Spend The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
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    There was once a young boy who went to spend the week with his grandfather on the farm. While walking around he noticed the chickens, they were scratching and playing around. The little lad said, "They ain't got it." Next he saw a colt in the field playing and kicking up its heels to which he ...read more

  • Christian Hedonism

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
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    Christian Hedonism Charles Hodge argued that true knowledge of Christ includes delight in Christ. He said this knowledge "is not the apprehension of what He is, simply by intellect, but also involves, not merely as a consequence but as one of its elements, the corresponding feeling of adoration, ...read more

  • Living And Waiting To Live

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
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    LIVING AND WAITING TO LIVE Most of us tend to think that happiness is just around the corner. JOY will come one of these days--when things get better...when we finally get out of school...or get a better job...or get married...or get our kids raised and out of the house...or after we get that ...read more

  • Eusebius Of The Third Century Said, "A Vast ...

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Jan 24, 2009
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    Eusebius of the third century said, "A vast multitude was imprisoned in every place. The prisons--prepared for murderers and robbers--were filled with spirited bishops, joyful pastors, and happy ...read more

  • Skating, Not Sliding

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 11, 2009
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    SKATING, NOT SLIDING I enjoyed a Charles Schultz cartoon that showed Snoopy sliding along the frozen pond on his little bare paws. He’s havin’ a great time. He’s smiling and has his little skullcap on. Lucy walks up and slides out onto the pond with her skates on, and Snoopy doing a little twirl, ...read more

  • Happiness And Religion

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
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    HAPPINESS AND RELIGION 45% of people who consider themselves very religious consider themselves very happy. Just 28% of people who consider themselves not religious also consider themselves very happy. 29% of people ...read more

  • Song Above The Noise

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
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    SONG ABOVE THE NOISE A man said: While walking along a busy street one day, I heard someone singing. His sweet voice was distinguishable even above the noise of the traffic. When I located him, I noticed that he had no legs and was pushing himself through the crowd in a wheelchair. Catching up ...read more

  • Happiness Comes Most To Persons Who Seek It ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "Happiness comes most to persons who seek it least, and think least about it. It is not an object to be sought, it is a state to be induced. It must follow and ...read more

  • You Will Never Be Happy If You Continue To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    You will never be happy if you continue to search for what ...read more

  • Happiness, That Grand Mistress Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "Happiness, that grand mistress of the ceremonies in the dance of life, impels us through all its mazes and ...read more

  • The Happiest People Are Rarely The Richest, Or ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "The happiest people are rarely the richest, or the most beautiful, or even the most talented...Their eyes are turned outward; they are ...read more