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  • As We Faithfully Serve The Lord Through The Power ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 21, 2007
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    As we faithfully serve the Lord through the power of His Spirit, the devil’s hosts will begin to attack us with all their might. As a result, we may be called upon to suffer for Christ’s sake. The veteran missionary Russell Ebersole was once greatly encouraged by the beloved Bible teacher William ...read more

  • In 1863 President Lincoln Designated April 30th ...  PRO

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Sep 18, 2007
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    In 1863 President Lincoln designated April 30th as a day of national humiliation, fasting, and prayer. Let me read a portion of his proclamation on that occasion: "It is the duty of nations, as well as of men, who owe their dependence upon the overruling power of God, to confess their sins and ...read more

  • Many Cry, "Peace, Peace" When There Is No Peace  PRO

    Contributed by Curtis Rowe on Dec 11, 2007
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    Many cry, “Peace, peace when there is no peace.” Ill. Old First Church in the Court Square of Springfield is the oldest Church in the City. But, they have long ago departed from the Gospel and the Prince of Peace. For the last several year they have held a vigil to defend a woman’s right to choose ...read more

  • Finney Coined The Following Thoughts About ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 2, 2008
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    Finney coined the following thoughts about revival from his lectures and book called "Revivals of Religion" (1835): “A revival always includes the conviction of sin on the part of the church…In a true revival, Christians are always brought under such convictions, they see their sins in such light ...read more

  • In 1986, There Were Two Ships That Collided Off ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    In 1986, there were two ships that collided off the Russian coast. Hundreds of people were thrown to their deaths in the icy waters. When the authorities investigated the cause of the accident they did not find any mechanical or technical problems. They found a human problem. Seems that both ...read more

  • Do Not Be Ignorant

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 20, 2008
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    Do Not Be Ignorant Paul opens Chapter 10 by telling the Corinthian Christians to not be ignorant to not be ag-no-eh-o which means the following: The Greek word for "ignorant" - ἀãíïέù, agnoeō, ag-no-eh'-o. Not to know (through lack of information or intelligence); by ...read more

  • How Can We Be A Friend To The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
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    How Can We Be A Friend To The Suffering? 1. We can be there for them. 2. We can feel their pain. 3. We can encourage them. 4. We can listen more than we talk. 5. We can be honest: I don’t know… don’t try to explain everything. 6. We can look beyond their faults and look to their needs. 7. We can ...read more

  • An Asbury Student On Holiness

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Apr 1, 2009
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    AN ASBURY STUDENT ON HOLINESS page 64 Hermiz, Asbury College Student A student came to Dr Hermiz after a revival at Asbury and said, "I didn’t believe in Holiness, so I went to the library with my bible to prove you wrong. But I couldn’t, so back in my room I prayed to God. 'If this is real ...read more

  • Grace Is For Everyone: 3:10 To Yuma

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Apr 28, 2009
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    GRACE IS FOR EVERYONE: 3:10 TO YUMA One of the main themes that we find in a lot (although not all) of Jesus’ parables is God’s grace. Specifically, they often point towards God’s limitless grace. That was a central part of last week’s parable: Grace demands our response. I want to start with a ...read more

  • The Day After The Wedding, We Had To Drop Luke ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 23, 2009
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    The day after the wedding, we had to drop Luke off at Moody. Right in back of the visitor’s parking lot was a Pakistani cafeteria. A real dive, but dives often have the best food. I ordered my favorite, goat; Luke had fish and Marylu and Hannah- chicken. As I was standing in line, the small ...read more

  • Beginning And Ending

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Aug 11, 2009
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    BEGINNING AND ENDING A Connecticut Baptist named A. Roger Williams (a modern pastor, not the one who founded Rhode Island) once preached, "It is true that if religion begins with the individual--it begins, but if it ends with the individual--it ends." [A. Roger Williams, "The Kingdom of God," in ...read more

  • A Fasting Story

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 11, 2009
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    A FASTING STORY Barbara Gordon tells about her first time fasting. (I don’t want to lose my reward) She fasted one day a week for 9 weeks. She was lead to pray for 9 individuals that had requested prayer. At the end she said, "God moved in many ways during that time. While most of the answers ...read more

  • Snoopy Complains On Thanksgiving About Having To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 16, 2009
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    Snoopy Complains on Thanksgiving About Having To Eat Dog Food There was a Peanuts cartoon in the paper a while back. The cartoon pictured Charlie Brown bringing out Snoopy’s dinner on Thanksgiving Day. But it was just his usual dog food in a bowl. Snoopy took one look at the dog food and said, ...read more

  • The Judge In The Criminal Case Of The State Vs. ...

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Jan 25, 2010
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    The judge in the criminal case of the state vs. Bob Jones said, “The defendant will rise as the charges are read.” Mr. Jones’s attorney stood and motioned for Mr. Jones to stand, but he remained seated. The judge then asked, "Mr. Jones, are you the defendant in this case?" "No sir, your honor, ...read more

  • Philip Henry's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 29, 2010
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    Philip Henry’s Romance D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones tells the story of Philip Henry, the father of Matthew Henry the commentator. He and a young lady had fallen in love with each other. She belonged to a “higher” level of society than he did, and although she had become a Christian and therefore regarded ...read more

  • Dietrich Bonhoeffer Wrote: "Marriage Is ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Aug 26, 2010
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    Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote: “Marriage is more than your love for each other. It has a higher dignity and power, for it is God's holy ordinance, through which he wills to perpetuate the human race till the end of time. In your love you see only your two selves in the world, but in marriage you are a ...read more

  • St. Augustine On The Trinity

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
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    ST. AUGUSTINE ON THE TRINITY One day when St. Augustine was at his wits' end to understand and explain the Trinity, he went out for a walk. He kept turning over in his mind, "One God, but three Persons. Three Persons--not three Gods but one God. What does it mean? How can it be explained? How can ...read more

  • The Bible Found Me

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
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    THE BIBLE FOUND ME G. Campbell Morgan had already enjoyed some success as a preacher by the time he was 19 years old. But then he was attacked by doubts about the Bible. The writings of various scientists and agnostics disturbed him (e.g., Charles Darwin, John Tyndall, Thomas Huxley, and Herbert ...read more

  • The Bible Found Me

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 18, 2011
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    THE BIBLE FOUND ME G. Campbell Morgan had already enjoyed some success as a preacher by the time he was 19 years old. But then he was attacked by doubts about the Bible. The writings of various scientists and agnostics disturbed him (e.g., Charles Darwin, John Tyndall, Thomas Huxley, and Herbert ...read more

  • It Is Finished  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2011
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    IT IS FINISHED We trample the blood of the Son of God if we think we are forgiven because we are sorry for our sins. The only explanation for the forgiveness of God, and for the unfathomable depth of His forgetting (of our sins), is the death of Jesus Christ. Our repentance is merely the outcome ...read more