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  • Several Years Ago In An Interview During His ...

    Contributed by Brian Oberg on Jul 22, 2005
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    Several years ago in an interview during his battle with cancer, theologian Francis Schaeffer said, “The only way to be foolishly happy in this world is to be young enough, well enough, and have money enough—and not give a care about other people. But as soon as you don’t have any ...read more

  • Dr. Larry Crabb Wrote In Decision Magazine ...

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Oct 3, 2005
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    Dr. Larry Crabb wrote in Decision magazine (October, 2005): “I could wish with all my heart that it could be done differently. But when suffering comes, which we don’t orchestrate but which God providentially allows, it really is a profound opportunity to believe that God is doing what is central ...read more

  • We've All Heard This Maxim, Particularly In The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
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    We’ve all heard this maxim, particularly in the Christian community. No Robert Frank, a Cornell University economics professor, is trying to prove it quantitatively in his new book luxury Fever: Why Money Fails to Satisfy in an Era of Excess. Yacht makers are so backlogged that used boats sell for ...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

  • There Are Even New Words That Have Replaced Old ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Sep 24, 2006
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    There are even new words that have replaced old ones to better reflect this culture of diversity. I did a little research this last week and found lists of politically correct words to help us better understand what is happening in our world. John Leo says in, "Double Trouble Speak," U.S. News ...read more

  • Tom Mcdawley, A Correspondent For The Christian ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Tom McDawley, a correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor reported on a poll conducted in January 2006 by the Terror Free Tomorrow organization. The poll suggested that humanitarian aid delivered by real human beings is a very effective way to improve how Muslim countries view the United ...read more

  • J. Ghandi Said It Best When He Said, "Our ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    J. GHANDI SAID IT BEST WHEN HE SAID, “OUR CIVILIZATION TODAY, IS LIKE A MONKEY WITH A BLOW TORCH IN A ROOM FULL OF DYNAMITE.” K. JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU A FRENCH CATHOLIC PHILOSOPHER WHO WRITES, "THE END OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE WAS A MINOR EVENT COMPARED WITH WHAT WE BEHOLD. WE ARE LOOKING AT THE ...read more

  • Rebellion In China

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Illustration from Tai Ping Rebellion in China We don’t learn much world history anymore in school. Back in the 1860s, a man arose in China who claimed to be a Messiah. [11] His name was Hong Xiuquan. Hong was this disturbed young salesman who read a bunch of heretical Christian literature, ...read more

  • In Ephesians We Are Told To Imitate Christ. What ...

    Contributed by Elizabeth Stutler on Jul 14, 2007
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    In Ephesians we are told to imitate Christ. What does this mean in today’s world? Have we forgotten what Christ did for each of us? Has the world pulled us so far away with all of the luxuries and niceties that we have forgotten that Jesus died for us to take away our sin? And that we were told ...read more

  • God Wants You To Win

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Aug 4, 2007
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    In addition, God wants you to win. > Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you”—[this is] the Lord’s declaration—“plans for [your] welfare, not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. Listen, God is pulling for you. He wants you to win as a believer, as a Christ follower. He ...read more

  • Ron Mehl: Love Found A Way

    Contributed by C Jordan on Dec 7, 2007
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    QUOTE: By Ron Mehl (Love Found a Way). “Some people think I get a little carried away with Christmas. No, they don’t actually say anything (who wants to offend the pastor?). But I can tell. I’ve caught them rolling their eyes or changing the subject. I know that they’re thinking. They think I’m too ...read more

  • When I Think Of The Idea Of Antichrist, I Think ...

    Contributed by Benjamin Karner on Mar 7, 2008
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    When I think of the idea of antichrist, I think of the Pillsbury Doughboy, no not really, I think of Judas. Judas was named as one of Jesus’ disciples, but yet he was really never one of them because he did not stay true to Jesus’ teachings. There is one occasion recorded in John 12 where Jesus ...read more

  • An Increasing Number Of People In America And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008
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    An increasing number of people in America and around the world don't believe in God. The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press has found 20% of Americans ages 18 to 25 say they have no religious affiliation or consider themselves atheists or agnostics, nearly double the rate of 20 years ...read more

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    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on Jun 4, 2008
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    Illustration: Gumball Show students an ordinary gumball, explaining that there’s an art to fitting into the world—especially a world with gum. We can chew gum, blow bubbles with it, even use it as a sticky adhesive if we’re desperate. But unwise people make a mess of gum, like the little girl ...read more

  • Forgiveness Sets Me Free.

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    "FORGIVENESS SETS ME FREE." Kenneth Hart, a psychology professor at the University of Windsor (Ontario, Canada), studied sixty-six recovering alcoholics. The individuals had one thing in common: They were all angry with someone. Teaching forgiveness, Hart found, is one way to break the cycle that ...read more

  • Moving The Fence

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2009
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    MOVING THE FENCE Millard Erickson wrote, "The church is the repository of grace...it possesses the gospel, the good news of salvation" During World War II, some American soldiers took the body of their buddy to a local cemetery. The priest stopped them saying, "You can't bury your friend here if ...read more

  • Bible Literate

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009
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    BIBLE LITERATE Americans are among the world’s most ’Bible-literate’ people with Spaniards, French and Italians among the least, claims a Catholic Biblical Federation study. The 9-country poll (U.S., Britain, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Russia, Italy, Spain and Poland) found Americans are ...read more

  • Airplane Pilots Are Subject To A Strange ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 3, 2009
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    Airplane pilots are subject to a strange phenomenon. When flying through clouds or fog, which prevent them from seeing the horizon, they cannot feel the plane’s wings beginning to bank to the left or right. In the early days of flight, pilots followed the myth of instinct. They believed they could ...read more

  • Finishing Well

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
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    FINISHING WELL Dr. J. Robert Clinton, professor at Fuller Seminary, did a study of male leadership in the Bible and determined that only 30% of them finished well. Wow! The odds are against us! Consider also this next example. The World Cup is over. Italy beat France in a shootout, 5-3, in the ...read more

  • General Douglas Macarthur Unique Signature At The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 22, 2009
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    General Douglas MacArthur Unique Signature at the Japanese Surrender Ending World War II We need to understand not just the pain, but the power to come. We need to appreciate not just the hard times, but the victory ahead. We need to grasp not just the cross, but the crown to follow. On ...read more