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  • C.s. Lewis On Judging Others

    Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 18, 2009
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    C.S. LEWIS ON JUDGING OTHERS C.S. Lewis wrote about this in Mere Christianity. He said, "One of the marks of a certain type of bad man is that he cannot give up a thing himself without wanting everyone else to give it up. That is not the Christian way. An individual Christian may see fit to give ...read more

  • Not Too Many Years Ago Newspapers Carried The ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 22, 2009
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    Not too many years ago newspapers carried the story of Al Johnson, a Kansas man who came to faith in Jesus Christ. What made his story remarkable was not his conversion, but the fact that as a result of his newfound faith in Christ, he confessed to a bank robbery he had participated in when he was ...read more

  • The Late Bishop Edwin Hughes Once Delivered A ...

    Contributed by Carl Kolb on Oct 24, 2009
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    The late Bishop Edwin Hughes once delivered a rousing sermon on "God’s Ownership" that put a rich parishioner’s nose out-of-joint. The wealthy man took the Bishop off for lunch, and then walked him through his elaborate gardens, woodlands, and farm. "Now are you going to tell me," he demanded when ...read more

  • A Paramedic Was Asked On A Local Dallas Tv ...

    Contributed by Tim Adams on Dec 1, 2009
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    A paramedic was asked on a local Dallas TV talk-show program: “What was your most unusual and challenging 911 call?” “Recently,” the paramedic began, “we got a call from that big white church on 11th and Walnut. A frantic usher was very concerned that during their worship service an elderly man ...read more

  • Heaven's Enough For A Martyr

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 10, 2009
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    HEAVEN'S ENOUGH FOR A MARTYR John Bradford (1510-1555), wrote the following words less than five months before he was burned at the stake for preaching the gospel: "I am assured that though I want here, I have riches there; though I hunger here, I shall have fullness there; though I faint here, I ...read more

  • Albert Barnes, An 19th Century Theologian, In His ...

    Contributed by Jesse Roncales on Mar 12, 2010
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    Albert Barnes, an 19th century theologian, in his Notes on the New Testament, affirms this truth, “If a man is not influenced by the meek, pure and holy Spirit of the Lord Jesus, if he is not conformed to His image, if his life does not resemble that of the Saviour, he is a stranger to ...read more

  • Inconsistency

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jun 7, 2010
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    On August 6, 1945 the man once described as “an outstanding Baptist layman”, President Harry Truman, stood on the deck of the battleship “Augusta”, right after the first atomic bomb was dropped, and proclaimed “this is the greatest thing in history.” Few Americans Christians challenged his claim. ...read more

  • To Realize The Value Of One Year, Ask A Student ...

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jul 26, 2010
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    To realize the value of ONE YEAR, ask a student who failed a grade. To realize the value of ONE MONTH, ask a mother who gave birth to a premature baby. To realize the value of ONE HOUR, ask the businessman whose flight was delayed an hour. To realize the value of ONE MINUTE, ask the man who had ...read more

  • Trials, Troubles, And Polished Gems

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2011
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    TRIALS, TROUBLES, AND POLISHED GEMS There is a Chinese proverb, "A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor a man made better without trials." Sure it doesn't feel good to go through abrasive moments of trials and problems. Sometimes they are recurring. Remember this, my Christian friend; life ...read more

  • Heel Grabber

    Contributed by Alan Vaughn on Mar 26, 2011
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    HEEL GRABBER Have you ever gone to someone's house and they have this little dog and he thinks he is the great avenger or something. He runs up and barks at you just to run away when you reach down to pet him. Then you think he has run away and he’s not paying any attention to you, and you turn ...read more

  • Baseball Justice

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Jul 25, 2011
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    BASEBALL JUSTICE When I was 8 years old my parents took me to see the Pittsburgh Pirates play in Forbes Field. As you know with me nothing is normal. Well a foul ball came and hit me in the leg. I went down to pick it up and a big guy cam over and wrestled the ball from me. OK, there wasn’t much ...read more

  • How Much Of The Spirit?

    Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Sep 22, 2011
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    HOW MUCH OF THE SPIRIT? Just as the fuel gauge in our cars are not exact but gives you an idea, we can see in others just how much of the Holy Spirit they allow in their lives by their outside character. Lots of times folks will act very different in church than they do elsewhere. Who are they ...read more

  • How Amazing Would It Be

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Dec 15, 2011
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    HOW AMAZING WOULD IT BE For 33 years God lived on earth as a man – Jesus, and walked amongst us. How amazing would it be if Queen Elizabeth II decided to come and live here in Billericay? How amazing would it be if the Queen decided to come and live next to your school? How amazing would it be if ...read more

  • Just The House He Was Looking For

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 14, 2014
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    Alan Carr tells a story about a man who was tired of his friends owning nicer homes than his, so he went to see a realtor to put his home on the market and began to search for a new one. One day as he was reading the paper, he came across a listing for a home that seemed to be just what he was ...read more

  • Watch Where Your Mouth Steps

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Aug 1, 2020
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    Gal 6:1 Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. Before you condemn a person for losing a battle with their personal demons be sure you count your own battles and losses. No ...read more

  • Is The Bible Literally True In America?

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 25, 2021
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    A recent survey shows that fewer than one in four Americans (24%) now believe the Bible is "the actual word of God, and is to be taken literally, word for word," and 26% who view it as "a book of fables, legends, history and moral precepts recorded by man." This is the first ...read more

  • Fully Divine And Fully Human

    Contributed by John Bright on Apr 17, 2025
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    "Hypostatic union" sounds fancy in English, but it's actually a simple term. Hypostatic means personal. The hypostatic union is the personal union of Jesus's two natures: one fully human and one fully divine. What the doctrine of the hypostatic union teaches is that these two ...read more

  • In His Book The Renew Mind (Bethany House, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In his book The Renew Mind (Bethany House, 1981), Larry Christiansen tells a story that is a perfect illustration for our sermon text for today. I’d like for you to imagine that you live in a run down apartment. As I describe this, I actually picture in my mind my apartment in St. Paul I shared ...read more

  • I'd Like To Begin By Telling You A Little Story ...  PRO

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Mar 28, 2001
    based on 126 ratings
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    I’d like to begin by telling you a little story about something that happened to me this week. I took the minivan in for an oil change at the Chrysler dealer. I was sitting in the waiting room, which was empty except for me and one other man. I was a little bored, so I struck up a conversation. And ...read more

  • My Penance  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 17, 2002
    based on 30 ratings
     | 1,470 views

    MY PENANCE The story of George C. Wallace sounds like something from Paul Harvey’s “the Rest of the Story.” It comes in two parts: the sad, earlier life and the hard but hopeful remainder. Even more dramatic is a tragic event in the middle that brought life-changing consequences for the man ...read more