Main Idea: Because of our sin, we owe a great debt that is impossible to pay, but Jesus paid the debt.
Verse: “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 6:23 NKJV).
Illustration: One time I was buying a sandwich at a store and I did not
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Charismatic
Contributed by Paul Wallace on Mar 25, 2009
GOOD GUYS, BUT NOT GOD'S GUYS
It is time for the NFL draft, and NFL teams are about to spend millions of dollars on unknown commodities called college players. Some of them pan out and many don’t. In order to narrow the risk with so much money at stake, they are now looking at the character of
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Jesse Bennett on May 3, 2009
Let me introduce you to an old friend you’ve know for a long time.
A friend is someone that makes you a better person.
Sometimes a friend loves you so much he will even hurt you to help you.
Proverbs says the wounds of a friend can be trusted, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. Like
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Baptist
Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Apr 1, 2010
In the Whitsundays in Australia on the mainland sugar cane is the main crop. Around harvest time you will see a whole field set on fire, flames reaching into the sky at night. It is quite spectacular. The fire is not an accident but INTENTIONAL BURNING BEFORE HARVESTING. Fire sweeps throughout the
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on May 9, 2023
Mom’s Bible
Mom’s Bible was old and worn,
The pages yellowed with time;
Adorned with handwritten notes
Mom penned while in her prime.
Eagerly I scanned each page,
Hanging on to her every word.
My eyes became all misty,
As within my spirit stirred.
It was like Mom was speaking
Into my troubled
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Baptist
Contributed by Dean O'bryan on Sep 8, 2008
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The story of the basset hound appeared in Tacoma, Washington newspaper. The dog's name was Tattoo. The reporter wrote, "Tattoo didn't plan on going for a run that evening, but when his owner accidentally shut the poor dog's leash in the car door and drove away from home, Tattoo had little choice."
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Baptist
Contributed by Troy Borst on Sep 17, 2008
Poor Foundation
The most famous poor foundation in the world is the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy. The tower began to sink after construction progressed to the third floor in 1178. Scientists travel yearly to measure the building's slow descent. They report that the 179-foot tower moves about
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Betty Johnson on Sep 20, 2008
I couldn’t help but think about something that happened a couple of Sundays ago because it illustrates so beautifully the fullness of the message of this part of the text. It was after Sunday service and Anthon and Jamie and his family and I went out for lunch - Yes, we were eating out on Sunday
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Robert Leroe on Dec 9, 2008
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FAIR-WEATHER CHRISTIANS
During the American Revolution, farmers who joined the Continental Army during the spring and summer went AWOL in the fall and winter. They were known as "summer soldiers". They signed up with the Army after their crops were planted, they fought the British over the
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Congregational
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
Paul said run to win as if winning is everything. It is, but not in the sense that you find in the sports arena. Running to win only makes sense if you’re chasing the right prize.
My daughter, Jen, has a fur-ball with whiskers named Fred. Fred will chase anything that
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United Methodist
Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 26, 2003
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“Manna from Heaven--A Thanksgiving Story” Numbers 11: 4-9 Key verse(s): 9 “... When the dew settled upon the camp at night, the manna also came down.”
“Goodbye! Thanks for coming. Thanks for everything!” As the caravan of cars and trucks pulled out of the driveway waves were exchanged and a
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Lutheran
Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 25, 2001
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A Power Higher Than I
After trying everything else, Shelly was present for her first Alcoholics
Anonymous meeting. Skeptical and listening half- heartedly at first, the
words of Martha caught her attention. Martha told the group, "I just knew
that I could handle alcohol and my other problems on my
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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LEIGHTON FORD--Leighton Ford is a minister and a brother-in-law to Billy Graham. Leighton’s son Sandy died an untimely death. Leighton wrote a book about his son. The following is taken from that publication.
"When Sandy was alive, he sometimes made his friends a little uncomfortable by being
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