Contributed by Michael West on Oct 2, 2008
God you are our Commander and in this war we know You are engaged in setting prisoners free, liberating captives, Lead us on O Lord of Hosts, train us for warfare Lord of the Armies of heaven so that we may be at Your side in this battle and all others. Cause us to shout the victory and take back
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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A father was teaching his 3 year old to ask the blessing over her food. After awhile, Jenny was able to say it all by herself. She prayed for all kinds of things and ended it with a big, “Thank You God for the spaghetti.” Then she was ready to eat. She forgot to say, “In Jesus’ Name, Amen.” Her Dad
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In the days when street preachers were a common sight in New York City a man named Charlie King could sometimes be seen running around his hat, which was placed on a street corner near Times Square, shouting, “It’s alive! It’s alive!” When a crowd gathered he would
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Tim Spear on Sep 6, 2011
UNCONVERTED MINISTERS
Thousands of ordained men in the present day know nothing whatever about Christ, except His name. They have not entered "the door" themselves, and they are unable to show it to others. Unconverted ministers are the dry-rot of the Church...We must never fail to ask, Where is
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 6, 2001
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"Confused people listen better, not always, but more often than people whose minds are made up. Those folks listen only in order to critique, to see if someone else is on the right track, namely theirs. Confused people are more likely to combine kindness with whatever convictions emerge out of
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Contributed by Brian Mavis on Oct 30, 2001
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A DIFFERENT VIEW OF PEACE
"Islam, we’ve been told, is related to the Arabic word
meaning "peace." This is correct, except that the
word means a particular kind of peace. A better
translation is "surrender" or "submission." It
describes the peace when a vanquished soldier lays
down his arms in
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2001
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Engage the congregation in a pricing game. Ask them to estimate the value of objects in the worship room. Enlist assistants to tape a blank piece of paper on each object and write the estimated value. After the congregation has estimated several object values ask for a child to come and stand by
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Contributed by Terry Cavanaugh on Mar 20, 2002
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Ralph Waldo Emerson hit the nail on the head when he said:
THE GODS we worship write their names on our faces, be sure of that. And a man will worship something —have no doubt about that, either. He may think that his tribute is paid in secret in the dark recesses of his heart—but it will out.
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Methodist
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AN EPITAPH TO GRACE
In a small cemetery of a parish churchyard in Olney, England, stands a granite tombstone w/ this inscription:
“John Newton, clerk [pastor], once an infidel & Libertine, a servant of slavers in Africa, was, by the rich mercy of our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ, preserved,
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Contributed by Thomas Cash on May 18, 2004
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She was an energetic young woman whose life was forever changed by an accident. Because her spinal cord was severed, she first struggled to survive. Forced to live her life as a quadriplegic, she nearly lost the will to live. Slowly, she achieved the impossible. She painted by holding a brush with
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by John Harvey on Jul 18, 2004
What happens if your physical heart doesn’t work? I have a friend named Van who was in a car wreck and his heart was literally torn in two. To save his life the paramedics had to clamp off the blood supply to his brain and his spinal column. After months in the hospital, his brain was fine, but
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Baptist
Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Oct 13, 2007
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The Ten Commandments in Verse
Above all else love God alone;
Bow down to neither wood nor stone.
God’s name refuse to take in vain;
The Sabbath rest with care maintain.
Respect your parents all your days;
Hold sacred human life always.
Be loyal to your chosen mate;
Steal nothing,
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Other
Since 1991 Dr. Haddon W. Robinson has held the Harold John Ockenga Distinguished Professor of Preaching Chair at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts. In a poll taken by Baylor University in 1996 he was named one of twelve most effective preachers in the
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Methodist
Contributed by Anne Benefield on Mar 3, 2008
The man tells the story as simply as it happened. Notice that he speaks of Jesus as just a man. He must have heard others call Jesus by name. After sending the blind man to the Siloam pond, Jesus leaves. He isn’t waiting for the man to return to thank Him. Whenever we do anything good, don’t
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Presbyterian/Reformed
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