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  • In C.s.lewis's Book The Lion, The Witch And The ...

    Contributed by Richard Francis on May 7, 2006
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    In C.S.Lewis’s book the lion, the witch and the wardrobe, of the magical kingdom Narnia, Aslan the Lion represents Jesus or God, Four children are the centre of the story, one Susan, says to the beavers (hey read the book or watch the DVD) after hearing that Aslan is a great lion and not a man, ...read more

  • The Word Impenitent Means Without Repentance, ...

    Contributed by Ronnie Brown on Jun 9, 2006
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    The word impenitent means without repentance, without remorse. In one of my favorite movies, Indiana Jones is looking for the Holy Grail. He has certain clues that will take him through the deadly traps that lay ahead. The first clue is this: “The Breath of God. Only the penitent man will pass.” ...read more

  • God's Loving Son  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Nov 15, 2006
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    Illus.: “God’s Loving Son” A certain rich man died and left no heirs. When his household goods were auctioned off, an elderly lady dressed in shabby garments was the only one to bid on the picture of the dead man’s son. It had been greatly cherished by the wealthy father because his only child ...read more

  • Let Me Close With An Excerpt From Sharon Jaynes' ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Smith on Dec 23, 2006
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    Let me close with an excerpt from Sharon Jaynes’ book, “Celebrating a Christ-centered Christmas”: An African boy listened carefully as his teacher explained why Christians give presents to each other on Christmas day. "The gift is an expression of our joy over the birth of Jesus and our friendship ...read more

  • The Story Is Told About A Farmer Who Caught A ...

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jan 19, 2007
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    The story is told about a farmer who caught a young eagle and placed it with his chickens. The eaglet ate with them and soon adopted itself to their ways. One day a friend was visiting the farm and noticed the eagle with the chickens in the barnyard. He said to the farmer, “What’s that eagle ...read more

  • What Must I ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2009
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    WHAT MUST I DO? Harvey Penick’s Little Red Book on golf has sold more than a million copies. It is one of the biggest things in the history of sports books. In the 1920s, Penick bought a red spiral notebook and began jotting down observations about golf. He never showed the book to anyone except ...read more

  • Staring At The Gates Of Hell

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2009
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    STARING AT THE GATES OF HELL Auguste Rodin was a French impressionist sculptor. He created The Thinker. The Thinker was originally meant to sit on top of Rodin’s greatest masterpiece, the Gates of Hell. The Thinker is contemplating an eternity of judgment separated from God. Author Neil Cole ...read more

  • An Old Preacher Wants To Die Between Two Greedy ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 16, 2009
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    An Old Preacher Wants To Die Between Two Greedy Men from His Congregation An old preacher was dying. He sent a message for his banker and his lawyer, both church members, to come to his home. When they arrived, they were ushered up to his bedroom. As they entered the room, the preacher held out his ...read more

  • This Story Broke This Week From The United ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 14, 2009
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    This story broke this week from the United Kingdom: " LONDON (Reuters) – Gone are the days of shepherds in tea towels and tinsel-clad angels. Britain’s competitive parents are forking out on luxury pashmina shawls and velour dressing gowns to make their child the star of the annual nativity ...read more

  • Vance Havner On How To Reach The Masses  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 28, 2010
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    VANCE HAVNER ON HOW TO REACH THE MASSES Preacher Vance Havner used to tell this story: Years ago a convention met in Indianapolis to discuss "How to Reach the Masses." One day during that convention a young man stood on a box on a corner and began to preach. A crowd gathered, mostly workingmen ...read more

  • The Love Of Christ Enables Believers  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 31, 2010
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    THE LOVE OF CHRIST ENABLES BELIEVERS I like the way one pastor put it years ago (1986) when he became overwhelmed with all the "ideals" he was collecting from church growth seminars and books. He said, "Quite frankly, I'm sick to death of ideals. I have so many ideals and I've been so frustrated ...read more

  • God's Only 'forgotten' Son

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 24, 2011
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    GOD'S ONLY 'FORGOTTEN' SON There's a true story told about a revival that was held in a small town. The crowd had dispersed, when a woman came down front and asked to speak with the preacher. She cried uncontrollably as she explained to the minister that she wanted to become a Christian, but she ...read more

  • Growth In Persecution  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 19, 2011
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    GROWTH IN PERSECUTION I remember feeling torn and confused when Simon Guillebaud in Burundi, Central Africa reported violence against him and Christians there. In his email he said we are not asking for protection. We know that violence and threats will come. What we ask for is boldness to preach ...read more

  • God Picks The Unlovable Ones

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2011
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    GOD PICKS THE UNLOVABLE ONES Anne Lamott described a time when a fellow church member told about adopting her son through an organization called A.S.K. -- Adopt Special Kids. Part of the adoption process included filling out a questionnaire checking "yes" or "no" for one's willingness to adopt ...read more

  • Travelers Vs. Tourists

    Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on Mar 29, 2012
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    TRAVELERS VS. TOURISTS Canadian Pastor Mark Buchanan in his book "Your Church is Too Safe" points out the radical difference between a traveler and a tourist. "A traveler literally means 'one who travails.' He labors, he suffers, endures. A traveler -- travailer - ...immerses himself in a culture, ...read more

  • Responding To Opposition

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Jul 25, 2012
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    RESPONDING TO OPPOSITION Several months ago, a pastor sent some of his associate pastors into a village. They evangelized by knocking on doors and as God brought in healing and deliverance into these families, they would come to Christ. They once knocked on the door of a policeman, a very ...read more

  • Light In The Darkness

    Contributed by David Simpson on Jan 15, 2013
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    LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS Have you ever been in on one of those guided tours of any of a number of caves around our country ... like Ruby Falls, or Carlsbad Caverns or another one. Our family went to the Carlsbad Caves in New Mexico years ago. And as they do in so many places, they’ll turn out the ...read more

  • Getting Too Far From The Source  PRO

    Contributed by Choe Sergent on Apr 17, 2013
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    GETTING TOO FAR FROM THE SOURCE The county hired a new person to paint fresh yellow lines down the middle of all the county roads. The first day this man painted an astonishing 10 miles of road with new double yellow lines down the middle. This was a record! No one had ever painted ten miles of ...read more

  • Robes Of Righteousness

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Feb 28, 2015
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    Dr Ravi Zacharias came up with a true witty story of a New Zealand Shepherd who was happy on a Christmas morning, sad in the afternoon but once again happy in the evening. What exactly contributed to his mood swings? Here goes…in the morning two of his ewes’ “A” and “B” gave birth to two lambs “a” ...read more

  • One Of The Greatest Theologians That Ever Liv...

    Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on Dec 24, 2015
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    One of the greatest theologians that ever lived, Karl Barth, was asked to be a guest lecturer at the University of Chicago Divinity School. At the end of a captivating closing lecture, the president of the seminary announced that Dr. Barth was not well and was quite tired, and though he thought ...read more