Contributed by Stephen Wright on Jan 9, 2005
A man sat down to supper with his family, saying grace, thanking God for the food, for the hands which prepared it, and for the source of all life. But during the meal he complained about the freshness of the bread, the bitterness of the coffee and the sharpness of the cheese.
His young daughter
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Contributed by Stan Rodda on Apr 3, 2006
In 1981, a Minnesota radio station reported a story about a stolen car in California. Police were staging an intense search for the vehicle and the driver, even to the point of placing announcements on local radio stations to contact the thief. On the front seat of the stolen car sat a box of
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Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Nov 16, 2006
ILLUSTRATION: According to ABC News, “Stressful is perhaps the best way to sum up the last year of Ken Lay’s life. In May the former CEO of the Enron Corp. was convicted of defrauding investors and employees by repeatedly lying about Enron’s finances. He was expected to receive a long jail
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 30, 2006
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CLOSER THAN OUR PROBLEMS
In reflecting on Handel’s Messiah, Joseph E. McCabe wrote:
“Never again are we to look at the stars, as we did when we were children, and wonder how far it is to God. A being outside our world would be a spectator, looking on but taking no part in this life, where we try
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In his book, Blue Like Jazz, Donald Miller talks about the kind of ruts a lot of us tend to get ourselves into.
He says, ‘The most difficult lie I have ever contended with is this: Life is about me…. I hear addicts talk about the shakes and panic attacks and the highs and lows of resisting their
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Contributed by James Chandler on Jan 23, 2007
The day before I preached this sermon, I found out that my son’s class was studying the Buddhist faith. The teacher was going to have students bring a mat to class and get in the position and meditate like a Buddhist. When I raised concern and objected to my son praying to any god besides the one
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
Religion Switch 72% of Americans have maintained the same religious preference throughout their life. 15% have changed from one religious preference to another. 10% moved away from religion altogether. American’s have a relatively stable religious identity. Yet, the most common reasons for changing
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
Influential Churches The Church Report Magazine has published their annual list of the 50 most influential churches in America. 2006’s most influential church is Willow Creek Community Church. #2 is Saddleback, #3 Northpoint (Andy Stanley); #4 Fellowship Church (Ed Young); #5 Lakewood Church (Joel
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Contributed by Michael Luke on Mar 26, 2007
Charles Dickens’ novel A Tale of Two Cities tells the story of Charles Darnay, a young Frenchman
condemned to die in the guillotine. But when Sidney Carton, his friend, heard about Darnay’s
sentence, he was determined to find a way to save him.
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Contributed by Paul Wallace on Apr 1, 2009
“Is it possible for God to cleanse me from all sin and enable me (for any extended period of time) to live above known, willful, and conscious sin?” A young lady asked, who had been raised in a holiness church. Dr Hermiz asked two questions. Is the atonement of Jesus inadequate to enable us to
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Richard Francis on May 10, 2009
DISCIPLESHIP THROUGH REPENTANCE
As A. W. Tozer said, "A growing Christian must have at his roots the life-giving waters of penitence. The cultivation of a penitential spirit is absolutely essential to spiritual progress. The lives of great saints teach us that self-distrust is vital to godliness.
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Contributed by Tyler Edwards on May 11, 2009
A few years ago I had a good friend. I considered him to be one of my best friends. We spent a lot of time together. We shared some good times. I thought that he would be one of the friends I would have for the rest of my life. Then we hit a small bump in the road and lost touch. Our
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Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jun 11, 2009
Joni Eareckson Tada
"One hot July afternoon in 1967, I dove into a shallow lake and my life changed forever. I suffered a spinal cord fracture that left me paralyzed from the neck down, without use of my hands and legs. Lying in my hospital bed, I tried desperately to make sense of the horrible
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Nigel Heath on Jul 28, 2009
CATERPILLARS AND CHAMELEONS
There are two creatures on earth that I find equally fascinating. One is the caterpillar and the other the chameleon. Chameleons have the amazing ability to alter their appearance in order to blend into their background. Christians who do this have no effective
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Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Nov 6, 2009
HEATHERS AND GRATITUDE
Some people think being thankful all the time is like going around with a goofy smile on your face all of the time and being insensitive to other people’s feelings. Some think it means to always be happy. We can be grateful, thankful, without being irrationally "happy" in
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Contributed by Timothy Brown on Jan 23, 2010
Illustration for Bible Knowledge (The Apostles’ Doctrine/Teaching) - Think of the Scriptures as an absolutely accurate map. A map tells you how to get to a certain destination. But just looking at a map won't automatically transport you to Arizona or England or Peru. Getting to those places means
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Contributed by Derrick Tuper on May 8, 2010
An old, rich man with a cranky, miserable attitude visited a rabbi who lived a simple life. The rabbi had an idea on how to get through to him about his negative attitude. He took him over to a window and asked him what he saw. “I see men and women and a few children.” Then the rabbi took him to a
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