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  • God's Detour

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 10, 2010
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    GOD'S DETOUR The year was 1920. The scene was the examining board for selecting missionaries. Standing before the board was a young man named Oswald Smith. One dream dominated his heart. He wanted to be a missionary. Over and over again, he prayed, "Lord, I want to go as a missionary for you. Open ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • God Is Not A Genie

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 4, 2010
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    GOD IS NOT A GENIE She was ferocious and yet frail. When I told her that I was a Chaplain she took the opportunity to bombard me with accusations and questions. "What is the use of prayer if God is going to let those 29 miners die anyway? All those good people prayed around the clock for those ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • The Perfection Of God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2011
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    THE PERFECTION OF GOD The man of God of the last century, A.W. Tozer, said it this way, "If God is self-existent, he must be also self-sufficient; and if he has power, he, being infinite, must have all power. If he possesses knowledge, his infinitude assures us that he possesses all knowledge. ...read more

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  • God's Chair

    Contributed by Antonio Silveira on Feb 26, 2011
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    GOD'S CHAIR When I was small, I used to play a game with my friends called musical chairs. Do you remember it? The object of the game was to be in possession of a chair when the music stopped. All through life it often seems we’re caught up in this game. There are different kinds of chairs and in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • God Exists

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2011
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    "GOD EXISTS" One of my favorite stories is about this theologian named MacLeod. Now this man lived in Ireland back in the 1600s in a monastery. He worked part of his time as wood carver. MacLeod writes that very often he would awaken in the morning and wonder if God really existed. Finally one day ...read more

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  • The Face Of God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 26, 2011
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    THE FACE OF GOD I heard the story once of a great Cherokee wood carver. He took logs and sat them on a stump outside his back door and sat in front of that log sometimes for hours just staring at it. Finally, he would pick up his carving tools and start carving the most beautiful of things out of ...read more

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  • River Of God

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Jun 5, 2011
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    RIVER OF GOD Ever since moving to the valley, my eyes have been drawn to the mountains and the river. There’s days in the summer months when I ride my bike to the river, and gaze at the its powerful flow. It’s fascinating for me to watch the river at different stages. Sometimes it looks ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Is God Good?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 25, 2011
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    IS GOD GOOD? Randy Alcorn talks about what happened to his friend, Ethel Herr in his new book, What Good is God. She had had a double mastectomy. Then two months later, doctors discovered that the cancer had spread. One of Herr's friends in shock asked her, "And how do you feel about God now?" ...read more

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  • Trust In God  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 7, 2011
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    TRUST IN GOD "Trust in yourself and you are doomed to disappointment Trust in money and you may have it taken from you; But trust in God, and you are never to be confounded in time or eternity." --D.L. ...read more

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  • God Knows

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Oct 7, 2011
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    GOD KNOWS The receiving line at the memorial was very long as Jim and Steph had many family members that came from Texas and Georgia. Halfway through the line, I was introduced to Jim's sister, brother and nephew. They said "Are you the Brad Henry that wrote the devotional about my brother?" I ...read more

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  • What Is Not God's Will

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Oct 7, 2011
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    WHAT IS NOT GOD'S WILL Sometimes we want things we know is not God's will. Jay Kesler wrote of a time when he caused an auto accident. He prayed that it did not happen, but it did. I know how the young Jay Kesler felt. I've done things that I wanted to undo and said things that I wanted to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • God's Resources

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Oct 31, 2011
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    GOD'S RESOURCES Imagine if I had two checkbooks sent to me and I could use either one. One was connected to my account and the other to Bill Gates. If I was going to buy a new Rolls Royce this week, then how foolish would it be to even try to use mine. ...read more

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  • God's Greatness

    Contributed by Ed Lu on Nov 26, 2011
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    GOD'S GREATNESS Today it doesn’t take wars or persecutions to challenge our Christian faith or religious practices. No spears, no swords, no fiery torches or saddled horses to combat our religiosity. Sadly, these so called wars and battles among Christians are domesticated within the surrounding ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Playing God

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Dec 9, 2011
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    PLAYING GOD Have you ever felt like you were adrift in the ocean with no clue on how to get to shore? A lot of times in life we get a curveball when we are expecting a fastball. We get frustrated when we try to figure God out. Without knowing it a lot of times we even try to play God. When you ...read more

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  • In Awe Of God

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Dec 9, 2011
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    IN AWE OF GOD Pictures of the Grand Canyon are amazing. When we lived in Phoenix, Arizona we went to see the Grand Canyon in person. When I stood at the edge of the canyon and looked out words cannot express the beauty, enormity and creation of God's wonder. Pictures and words could never have ...read more

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  • God Is With The Righteous

    Contributed by Paul Barreca on Feb 19, 2012
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    GOD IS WITH THE RIGHTEOUS Listen to a partially embellished STORY of the SERVANT who escaped to Abraham... The sun was just rising in the east. Abram's entourage had grown significantly since Lot departed. They had settled in the land of Mamre the Amorite, finding water and shade in the forest, ...read more

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  • Feeling God

    Contributed by Antonio Silveira on Mar 4, 2012
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    FEELING GOD When we try to measure time or weight or temperature or speed or any of a hundred other things, we normally rely on instrumentation. But we can try to tell the time by using our feelings, such as how hungry or tired we feel, and our senses, such as how light it seems, is crudely ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Here Be God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 7, 2012
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    HERE BE GOD Before 1492 when Columbus sailed the ocean blue, the common belief was that if a ship from Europe sailed too far West, they would either fall off the edge of the world or face terrible danger. There was fear of the unknown. In England, there is an ancient nautical map dating back to ...read more

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  • God Is For Us

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 11, 2012
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    GOD IS FOR US Keith Hartsell of Wheaton, Illinois, was driving around with a friend of his in California, when he noticed that his friend's cell phone was locked with an unusual password -- pro nobis. Keith asked him what pro nobis meant and why he chose that for a password. Keith's friend told ...read more

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  • God Is Not An Editor

    Contributed by David Tack on Oct 17, 2012
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    GOD IS NOT AN EDITOR "God is looking for common ordinary people like you and me who are willing to let Him use as He sees fit. He wants to write our story, He doesn’t want to be our editor. But, we want to write the story and then we call God in as our editor. When the story gets messy then we ...read more

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