Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 10, 2003
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FROM THE "HOUSE OF BREAD"
Christ was born in Bethlehem. The literal meaning for the name Bethlehem is "The House of Bread."
Jesus was not born in the house of royalty, or the house of riches, or the house of celebrity.
Jesus was not born in Jerusalem, or in Rome, or in Athens or
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Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jul 13, 2009
How far do we take this? Jesus doesn’t say. I can’t tell you but I can make suggestions that push you to a greater dependence on God and a greater obedience.
Albert Schweitzer left his status as a professor, gave up his organ playing and went to Africa as a missionary doctor. He believed this
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Church Of God
Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jul 17, 2002
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How It Happened:
God populated the earth with broccoli & cauliflower & spinach, green & yellow vegetables of all kinds, so Man & Woman would live long & healthy lives.
Then Satan created McDonald’s.
And McDonald’s brought forth the 99-cent double-cheeseburger.
Then Satan said to Man, "You want
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Art Good on Jun 7, 2007
What does a line that goes down the middle of the road mean? Solid line, no passing. Stay on your own side of the road.
Dotted line, like one in picture means you can pass if there is nothing coming the other way.
Whether solid line or dotted line, reminds you that you are supposed to drive on
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Alan Perkins on May 9, 2001
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You’re probably familiar with the book "Moby Dick". Even if you’ve never read it, you know the story: Captain Ahab goes in search of a great while whale, and is finally killed when the whale attacks and destroys his ship. But you probably didn’t know that this scene in Herman Melville’s novel was
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Baptist
Contributed by Fran Van Hoven on Jun 29, 2007
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ILLUS: God can use you
The next time you feel like GOD can’t use you, just remember...
Noah got drunk,
Abraham was too old,
Isaac was a daydreamer,
Jacob was a liar,
Joseph was abused,
Moses had a stuttering problem,
Gideon was afraid,
Rahab was a prostitute,
Jeremiah and Timothy were too
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Larry Wilson on Aug 9, 2011
IT'S NOT THE PIANO'S FAULT
One man gets nothing but discord out of a piano; another gets harmony. No one claims the piano is at fault.
Life is about the same. The discord is there, but so is the harmony. Study to play it correctly, and it will give forth the beauty; play it
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Baptist
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PROFOUNDLY HIDDEN DIVINITY
“...The Virgin birth denotes particularly the mystery of revelation. It denotes the fact that God stands at the start where real revelation takes place – God and not the arbitrary cleverness, capability or piety of man.
In Jesus Christ God comes forth out of the
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HE FLIES UNDERNEATH YOU
You see, when a mother eagle has her eggs, she sits on them to keep them warm and waits for them to hatch. then she goes back and forth and finds food for them. But there comes a time when she decides these little guys have to learn to fly. So she stirs up the nest and
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Contributed by Thomas Cash on Aug 20, 2007
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Looks can be deceiving
- David was small but became a great King
- Most of the Apostles were simple men with little education
Years ago a tall truck approached a low railroad overpass. The driver paid no attention to the warning signs and found himself wedged under the bridge. No one on the
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 8, 2009
FOOD IN PS 146:7
Though the main teaching of this vision is not about food, but about people, still, it involves food
Midrash Tehillim in regard to Ps. 146:7, "The Lord allows the forbidden … and will one day allow the eating of all animals now forbidden to be eaten … In the time to come he will
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Richard Wafford on Oct 18, 2007
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What God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit endeavored to do in the Garden of Eden has come full circle.
It wasn’t that God made a mistake in the garden and just corrected it.
No, he brought to himself created beings who withstood the evil and temptations of this sinful world to truly
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Baptist
Contributed by Michael Walther on Jul 11, 2011
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PENNIES FROM HEAVEN
Many of the farms in the state of Nebraska are right on the edge of the fertile plains that receive enough rainfall to produce abundant crops. Some years the yields can be a little lower simply because they are not blessed with as much rain as other farmers. Being so dependent
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Lutheran
Contributed by Tom Doubt on Jan 28, 2004
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A man went to church with an angel as guide. The church was filled, but oddly, there was no sound. The organist played, but no music could be heard; the choir’s lips moved, but no song came forth. The pastor went through the motions of preaching, but the man heard nothing. He asked the angel,
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Baptist