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  • Using Our Ability

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2011
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    USING OUR ABILITY S. D. Gordon said, "We have nothing to do with how much ability we’ve got, or how little, but with what we do with what we have. The man with great talent is apt to be puffed up, and the man with little (talent) to belittle the little. Poor fools! God gives it, much or little. ...read more

  • No Forgiveness Over Dinner

    Contributed by Eugene Morell on Oct 13, 2011
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    NO FORGIVENESS OVER DINNER In "What’s so Amazing About Grace," Philip Yancey tells a story about a man and wife who one night had an argument about how supper was to be cooked. The argument was so heated that they slept in separate rooms. Neither approached the other to say "I’m sorry" or to offer ...read more

  • Freedom "For"  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 28, 2011
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    FREEDOM "FOR" From Robert Youngs: I have on my table a violin string... it is free. I twist one end of it and it responds. It is free. But it is not free to do what a violin string is supposed to do--produce music. So I take it, fix it in my violin and tighten it until it is taut. Only then ...read more

  • Clean House

    Contributed by Herbert Armstrong Bosantog on Nov 5, 2012
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    CLEAN HOUSE Imagine, if you receive a message from God the Father & He told you that He is going to send Jesus down to visit you at your house on a specific date. What would be the first thing that you do? You would want to clean your house from top to bottom. Everything will be properly dusted; ...read more

  • The Crown Of Life

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Oct 7, 2014
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    Finally, for those who are willing to lay their life at the altar, the reward by way of a Crown promised is not one of incorruptibility (I Cor 9:25) or rejoicing (I Thess 2:19) or glory (I Peter 5:4) or righteousness (2 Tim 4:8) but paradoxically the one of Life (Rev 2:10). Hallelujah!!! No wonder ...read more

  • That's Business

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 9, 2015
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    Holiness means we love what God loves and we hate what God hates. Some people are like the man who said to a preacher: “I’ve got religion.” “That’s wonderful! Are you going to lay aside all sin?” “Yes, indeed!” “Are you going to attend church?” “Yes, indeed!” Are you going to help the ...read more

  • Do We Give Lip Service Or Real Service To A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Do we give lip service or real service to a cause? Henry David Thoreau, that rugged New England individualist of the nineteenth century, once went to jail rather than pay his poll tax to a state that supported slavery. Thoreau’s good friend Ralph Waldo Emerson hurried to visit him in jail. Peering ...read more

  • Those Of You Who Have Worked With Tobacco Crops ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Those of you who have worked with tobacco crops know that tobacco plants have what are called suckers that grow on the stalk above each leaf. Although they invariably grow back, the farmer must remove these growths. When the plants are big enough, the farmer sprays a chemical that stops the growth ...read more

  • Mothers Are The First To Teach The Children. ...

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Aug 22, 2007
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    Mothers are the first to teach the children. Those kids will mimic you; that’s how they learn. A wife invited some people to dinner. At the table, she turned to their six-year-old daughter and said, "Would you like to say the blessing?" "I wouldn’t know what to say," the girl replied. "Just ...read more

  • Sanny States, "The Infinite, Personal God In ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 6, 2007
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    Sanny states, "The infinite, personal God in heaven is sovereign in His universe. He has the right-the authority-to do whatever he wants. And He not only has this right, but he also has the power to do what he wants. This is the truth King Nebuchadnezzar recognized about God in Daniel 4:35, "He ...read more

  • Some Of You Maybe You've Never Had A Good Church ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
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    Some of you maybe you’ve never had a good church experience. My wife Liza makes this great dessert – called the blueberry. Once you’ve tasted it, you’ll keep coming back for more. Don’t just be content to go to church to sing the songs and hear the stories about what God did in the past, but rather ...read more

  • Sir Henry Taylor Is Quoted As Saying, "He Who ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    SIR HENRY TAYLOR IS QUOTED AS SAYING, "HE WHO GIVES WHAT HE WOULD AS READILY THROW AWAY, GIVES WITHOUT GENEROSITY; FOR THE ESSENCE OF GENEROSITY IS IN SELF-SACRIFICE." I RECENTLY READ SOMEWHERE THAT THE AVERAGE BABY BOOMER GIVES TO THE CHURCH ABOUT WHAT HE WOULD SPEND ON A MOVIE TICKET. $7 IS NOT ...read more

  • The Story Is Told Of A Teacher Who Gave Her Class ...

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on May 12, 2008
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    The story is told of a teacher who gave her class of second graders a lesson on the magnet and what it does. The next day in a written test, she included this question: "My full name has six letters. The first one is M. I pick up things. What am I?" When the test papers were turned in, the teacher ...read more

  • According An Old Fable, Attributed To Aesop, A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on Jun 13, 2008
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    According an old fable, attributed to Aesop, a dog was carrying a bone as he crossed a bridge. He looked into the water and saw his own reflection. He took this to be another dog and another bone. He desperately wanted the other bone so he dropped the one he had to scare the "other dog." Of course ...read more

  • Chuck Swindoll Once Said, "I Once Accepted A ...

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Jun 23, 2008
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    Chuck Swindoll once said, “I once accepted a speaking engagement among Christians involved in Twelve Step programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous. As I talked with the attendees and pondered what to say, I finally decided on the ironic title, "Why I Wish I Was an Alcoholic." “It occurred to me that ...read more

  • S ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
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    SECURITY? What’s good about America? How about peace and security? A lady said: Security and peace of mind were part of the reason we moved to a gated community. But both flew out the window the night I called a local pizza shop for a delivery. "I’d like to order a large pepperoni, please," I ...read more

  • The Prophetic ...

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Sep 17, 2008
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    ‘THE PROPHETIC PERSPECTIVE’ When the prophets were speaking of what would happen as a result of what was taking place in Judah the message was very specific. But when they looked out into the future the great events foretold were compressed in a brief space of time. This is called ‘the prophetic ...read more

  • I Want To Stay With You  PRO

    Contributed by Ferdinand Funk on Sep 26, 2008
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    I Want to Stay With You That reminds me of what happened one Sunday after a Child Dedication service. As a young family was driving away from church after the dedication of their baby, little Johnny, the older brother, cried all the way home in the back seat of the car. His mother asked him three ...read more

  • Verload Comes When We Have Hearts Crammed Full ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Dec 3, 2008
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    verload comes when we have hearts crammed full with so many things and the important things, such as faith and health and sanity, are squeezed to the margins or even left out. What is in our hearts, is expressed in our schedules, our buying choices, and our time commitments. How well do we honor ...read more

  • To Put The Gift Of Eternity Into Perspective ...

    Contributed by Bryan Fink on Dec 25, 2008
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    To put the gift of eternity into perspective let’s take this roll of Christmas ribbon and unroll it all the way down the hall.(Invite some of the kids to help with this). The ribbon symbolizes eternity. Now, take a pencil such as this and make a mark anywhere on that ribbon. Any idea what that ...read more