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  • A Heart Of Sacrifice

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2008
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    A heart of sacrifice i. ((Lk 10:34-35) "He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him. The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I ...read more

  • Locked In Cages

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2008
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    Many people fear the prospect of dying. · Some fear the pain associated with dying. Although because of modern medicine most deaths are not that painful. · Some fear the separation from loved ones that dying brings. · Some fear the unknown. They don’t know what awaits them beyond the ...read more

  • In The City Of Philadelphia There Was A Little ...

    Contributed by Scott Jensen on Jun 26, 2008
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    In the city of Philadelphia there was a little third-class hotel. Into it one night there came two tired elderly people. They went up to the night clerk and the husband pleadingly said, “Mister, please don’t tell us you don’t have a room. My wife and I have been all over the city looking for a ...read more

  • In Or Out Of The Fort?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
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    IN OR OUT OF THE FORT? One of the things I find really neat about this area is all of the forts. You have Fort Morgan, all the Forts over at Pensacola NAS. We have had forts all over this country since the day the Pilgrims first landed, up to right now. Some were made of wood, stone, brick and ...read more

  • Fred Douglas Shepard Was Born On September 11, ...

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jul 27, 2008
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    Fred Douglas Shepard was born on September 11, 1855 in Ellenburg, New York in Clinton County. His father died while he was very young and his mother spent most of her adult life as an invalid. It was probably through this that Fred became associated with illness and caring for the sick. Fred lived ...read more

  • What Will You ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
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    WHAT WILL YOU DO? Henry Ford gave away millions of dollars to many different causes in his lifetime, but he was notorious for the fact that he refused to give any money at all to schools. He felt that well-meaning but non-businesslike people frequently mishandled those gifts. Now, there was a ...read more

  • Medicine For ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    “Medicine for America” “God’s Providence in Human Affairs” Blessings Deuteronomy 28:1-2 says, “If you fully obey the LORD your God and carefully follow all His commands I give you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations on earth. All these blessings will come upon you ...read more

  • Easter: Freed By Grace

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    Easter: Freed By Grace A life connected to the "Ever-Flowing Life of Easter" is a meaningful life and it is a life "Freed by Grace." Romans 11:6 says, "And if by grace, then it is no longer by works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace." Ephesians 2:8-10 says, "For it is by grace you have ...read more

  • Grapevine Faith's Football Team Was Scheduled To ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Apr 6, 2009
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    Grapevine Faith’s football team was scheduled to play the Gainesville State School. Gainesville was 0-8 and only scored two touchdowns all year. Gainesville was a state school. Many of the kids had been convicted on drugs and assault and robbery. The families of many of them had disowned them. They ...read more

  • Standing At The Edge Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2009
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    STANDING AT THE EDGE OF THE PRESIDENCY In early 1975, Jimmy Carter, the ex-governor of Georgia, began campaigning in Iowa, the site of the first statewide contest in the race for the 1976 Democratic presidential nomination. Carter knew almost no one in the state, and his first piece of business ...read more

  • God Moment: Wow Impact

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 10, 2009
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    GOD MOMENT: WOW IMPACT Chilly Chilton is the Sr. Pastor of Real Church in the inner city of Detroit. His church people have to listen 3 times a day to the Muslims call to prayer as it is broadcasted through the air waves. Chilly founded Real Church in June 2004. His community is called Hamtramck. ...read more

  • He Leadeth ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2009
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    HE LEADETH ME When Joseph Gilmore was just out of seminary, he filled in a couple of weeks at FBC in Philadelphia, PA. And he gave this testimony: "At the mid-week service, on the 26th of March, 1862, I set out to give the people an exposition of the 23rd Psalm, which I had given before on three ...read more

  • Since Isaiah (And Later, The New Testament ...

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Aug 31, 2009
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    Since Isaiah (and later, the New Testament writers) spoke of God’s "tested" keystone (cornerstone?) or foundation stone in terms of depending upon God rather than what anyone else says or promises, it might be good to look at the importance of "foundations" and Jesus Christ as our "tested" ...read more

  • Alexander Smith's Biblical Community

    Contributed by Paul Collins on Sep 7, 2009
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    ALEXANDER SMITH'S BIBLICAL COMMUNITY The Bounty was a British ship which set sail from England in 1787, bound for the South Seas. The idea was that those on board would spend some time among the islands, transplanting fruit-bearing and food-bearing trees, and doing other things to make some of the ...read more

  • Near-Death Experiences And Feelings

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 18, 2009
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    NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES AND FEELINGS Recently a television reporter followed up on the people who survived that air travel incident in which a huge section of the plane simply tore off, somewhere near Hawaii. You may remember that there was some kind of metal fatigue and a whole section of the ...read more

  • Results Of Materialism--Bankruptcy, Prison And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2009
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    Results of Materialism--Bankruptcy, Prison and Suicide Let me share a story with you about how Satan attacks a Christian. First, Satan shot a poisonous dart at his heel; but the Christian was unharmed because his feet were protected with the message of God’s peace. Next, Satan shot an arrow at his ...read more

  • Nfl Quarterback Foolishly Refuses To Wear ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 9, 2009
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    NFL Quarterback Foolishly Refuses to Wear Motorcycle Helmet 6. We are not free to do something foolish just because it is legal. Just because something is permitted under the law doesn’t make it good or right. a. For instance in July of 2005, ESPN reporter, Andrea Kremer, interviewed the Pittsburgh ...read more

  • Rare Italian Automobile Good Only For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 24, 2009
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    Rare Italian Automobile Good Only for Show I heard this week about a very, very special automobile. It was built in the 1920’s by the Italian manufacturer Bugatti, and it was designed to be sold to the outrageously wealthy. This car was equipped with 450 horses under the hood; it was some 22 feet ...read more

  • Blessed Are The Peacemakers - For They Shall Be ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 28, 2009
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    "BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS - for they shall be called sons of God." You may say "Well that’s nonsense. All you have to do is see all the so-called Christians who have been involved in bloody conflict in history, all done in the Name of God". In fact even Al-Qaeda operates in the Name of a god ...read more

  • On Drinking

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jan 15, 2010
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    ON DRINKING I’ve never been drunk and don’t ever want to be. I have seen enough senseless and depraved activity conducted because of alcohol that I no longer want to be associated even with drinking wine at a meal. I have counselled women who have been raped after a night of alcohol at a ...read more

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