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  • He Began His Ministry By Being Hungry, Yet He Is ...

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 10, 2010
     | 5,357 views

    He began His ministry by being hungry, yet He is the Bread of Life. Jesus ended His earthly ministry by being thirsty, yet He is the Living Water. Jesus was weary, yet He is our rest. Jesus paid tribute, yet He is the King. Jesus was accused of having a demon, yet He cast out demons. Jesus ...read more

  • Jesus

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 30, 2010
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     | 7,240 views

    JESUS He began His ministry by being hungry, yet He is the Bread of Life. Jesus ended His earthly ministry by being thirsty, yet He is the Living Water. Jesus was weary, yet He is our rest. Jesus paid tribute, yet He is the King. Jesus was accused of having a demon, yet He cast out demons. ...read more

  • Going In Circles

    Contributed by Spencer Miller on May 19, 2013
     | 2,214 views

    GOING IN CIRCLES A family who moved into a new neighborhood had a late start one morning. As a result their six-year-old missed her school bus. Though it would make him late for work her father agreed to take her to school if she gave him directions. After 20 minutes of going in circles they ...read more

  • The Famous Atheist Frederick Nietzsche, Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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     | 2,281 views

    The famous atheist Frederick Nietzsche, who coined the phrase “God is dead,” once said, “Assert yourself. Care for nothing except yourself. The only vice is weakness and the only virtue is strength. Be strong. Be a superman. The world is yours if you work hard enough for it” Jesus said, “Blessed ...read more

  • Jesus: The Total Package

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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     | 2,553 views

    JESUS: THE TOTAL PACKAGE Last week the Minnesota Timberwolves traded the superstar Kevin Garnett to the Boston Celtics in exchange for seven players. What does it feel like to know that you are worth seven men? Obviously KG, as he's known among NBA fans, must be pretty good. He is. He's the total ...read more

  • We Talk A Lot About Serving And Worshiping Jesus. ...

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Mar 6, 2009
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     | 1,701 views

    We talk a lot about serving and worshiping Jesus. But to be able to serve Him, or worship Him, we must know exactly who He is and what He offers. Here is the Jesus I know: ···· Jesus is Christ. He is the living Son of the living God. ···· He is the First and Last, the Beginning and the ...read more

  • God Doesn't Give Trip-Tiks

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 9, 2009
     | 1,187 views

    GOD DOESN'T GIVE TRIP-TIKS You remember the AAA Trip-Tiks? You flip page by page and it showed every mile, every hotel you were going to stay at, and every sight you would see. I remember sitting in the back of my parents' car just watching mile after mile go by. And even though I knew what was ...read more

  • No Picture Exists  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 3, 2011
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     | 4,126 views

    NO PICTURE EXISTS On a wall near the main entrance to the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, is a portrait of a man with this inscription underneath. "James Butler Bonham--no picture of him exists. This portrait is of his nephew, Major James Bonham, deceased, who greatly resembled his uncle. It is ...read more

  • Too Close To Where I Got In

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 1,407 views

    TOO CLOSE TO WHERE I GOT IN Vance Havner said it this way: "Too many of us today are shaky about what we believe, BUT NOT SHAKEN BY WHAT WE BELIEVE." Our faith doesn’t shake us or have a hold on us. A little boy fell out of his bed. When his mama asked him what happened, he said, "I don’t know. ...read more

  • The Jim Twins. ...

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Dec 18, 2012
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     | 4,388 views

    Maybe you’ve heard the story of the Jim twins. Jim Springer and Jim Lewis were twin sons of a fourteen-year-old Italian girl. She gave birth to them in a small town in Ohio and then disappeared. They were adopted into two separate loving families, but after 39 years of life had never seen one ...read more

  • Jesus Is The Total Package  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,578 views

    JESUS IS THE TOTAL PACKAGE Last week the Minnesota Timberwolves traded the superstar Kevin Garnett to the Boston Celtics in exchange for seven players. What does it feel like to know that you are worth seven men? Obviously KG, as he’s known among NBA fans, must be pretty good. He is. He's the ...read more

  • Max Lucado, In His Book, God Came Near, Just ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Dec 16, 2005
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     | 2,889 views

    Max Lucado, in his book, God Came Near, just after picturing the birth, describes what people were doing while this dramatic event occurred undramatically. "Meanwhile, the city hums. The merchants are unaware that God has visited their planet. The innkeeper would never believe that he had just ...read more

  • Joining For The Perks

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Nov 13, 2012
     | 2,434 views

    JOINING FOR THE PERKS Lay down our lives? You mean total sacrifice? Partial commitment is not allowed. I remember a man in a church I attended long ago who had a grandson who was in the Army and his grandson was about to be deployed into a war zone. This man got up in church and with tears ...read more

  • Jesus Is...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
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     | 4,642 views

    JESUS IS... In Genesis He is the Seed of the Woman. In Exodus He is the Passover Lamb. In Leviticus He is our High Priest. In Numbers He is the Pillar of Cloud by day and the Pillar of Fire by night. In Deuteronomy He is the Prophet like unto Moses. In Joshua He is the Captain of our Salvation. In ...read more

  • Psychologist Teach Us That There Are Two Mental ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rev. Roberto D. Abella on Nov 9, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,962 views

    Psychologist teach us that there are two mental laws that contribute heavily to our mental state of being. In other words, whether we’re happy or sad. They are: 1: The Law of Concentration. 2: The Law of Substitution. The Law of Concentration states that whatever we dwell upon grows in our life ...read more

  • D.l. Moody Illustrates How To Grow ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 12, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,392 views

    D.L. Moody Illustrates How to Grow Spiritually In one of his meetings, D.L. Moody was explaining to his audience the truth that we cannot bring about spiritual changes in our lives by our own strength. He demonstrated the principal like this: “Tell me,” he said to his audience, “how can I get the ...read more

  • The Asterisk

    Contributed by Kevin Karhoff on Mar 12, 2013
     | 2,611 views

    THE ASTERISK When we read the word anyone in the invitation of Jesus we can’t help but think there must be an asterisk next to it. Even if there wasn’t one when Jesus spoke these words, it seems that over the years the church has put an asterisk next to his invitation. The sign out front of the ...read more

  • Corrie Ten Boom In The Hiding Place Relates An ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,788 views

    Corrie Ten Boom in The Hiding Place relates an incident which taught her this principle. She and her sister, Betsy, had just been transferred to the worst German prison camp they had seen yet, Ravensbruck. Upon entering the barracks, they found them extremely overcrowded and flea-infested. Their ...read more

  • Chameleon Commitment  PRO

    Contributed by Neal Gracey on Dec 13, 2008
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     | 5,616 views

    CHAMELEON COMMITMENT Studdert Kennedy tells of an explorer who brought back a chameleon which his household affectionately named Billy the Lizard. The explorer left Billy in the charge of his butler, who showed him to his many friends and associates. When the explorer returned, he asked how Billy ...read more

  • Jennifer M. Ginn Shares A Similar Experience, In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Jennifer M. Ginn shares a similar experience, in her article “Living by the Word,” published in Christian Century [February, 2004]. She begins by quoting the words of a song that was popular when she was at camp. “I have decided to follow Jesus, I have decided to follow Jesus, I have decided to ...read more

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