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  • Messy Spirituality, Mike Yaconelli

    Contributed by David Selleck on Oct 26, 2006
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    Messy Spirituality, Mike Yaconelli Mike tells of sitting in a hotel ballroom with fifteen hundred college students participating in a weekend faith conference. On the last day of the conference, with school starting the following Monday, the students made it clear they wanted to prolong the ...read more

  • I Have Visited Japan Three Times In The Past ...

    Contributed by John Weeks on Dec 9, 2006
     | 1,556 views

    I have visited Japan three times in the past several years. It is a fascinating place of great contrasts – primarily – great beauty contrasted with great sadness. You see from my observation, the Japanese culture is one of materialism, self-satisfaction, rigid order and sexism – all of this ...read more

  • Bishop Ryle Points Out That Jesus, Through The ...

    Contributed by Ray Mckendry on Mar 12, 2007
     | 2,810 views

    Bishop Ryle points out that Jesus, through the Holy Spirit and the ministry of the faithful church, would “raise up a standard of morality and purity and knowledge of which formerly men had no conception.” (Ryle, ibid. p. 159) This was seen in the days immediately following the birth of the early ...read more

  • The Cost His Father Paid

    Contributed by Kent Kessler on Mar 24, 2007
     | 2,295 views

    A young boy had to feed his father every day when he came home from school. His father had been so injured and couldn’t do many things for himself and to help with things the mother gave him one job to do and that was to feed his father every day, once a day. But on this particular day, the boy, ...read more

  • The Story Of Frida

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Mar 20, 2009
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    THE STORY OF FRIDA Frida Gashumba tells something of her story in her book Frida: Chosen to Die, Destined to Live, a miraculous escape from the Rwandan genocide. Frida was born in 1980. She was a Tutsi, one of the tribes 'created' during colonial rule based primarily upon height, head size, shape ...read more

  • Starting Is The Easy ...

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Mar 31, 2009
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    STARTING IS THE EASY PART------------------- Katie and I got married a little over 21 years ago. We wanted a simple wedding ceremony, a simple reception - a few friends, some family, a little cake, some punch and that was it. But then, the relatives got involved. Sound familiar? What started out ...read more

  • The Little Satellite That Could

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009
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    THE LITTLE SATELLITE THAT COULD In 1972, NASA launched the exploratory space probe Pioneer 10. According to Leon Jaroff in Time magazine, the satellite’s primary mission was to reach Jupiter, photograph the planet and its moons, and beam data to earth about Jupiter’s magnetic field, radiation ...read more

  • So Often, It Seems Like People And Even Churches ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Apr 21, 2009
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     | 1,736 views

    So often, it seems like people and even churches want grace without responsibility. With forgiveness comes a responsibility to be forgiving. Our response comes through the ability to confess our love to Jesus and confess our shortcomings, our flaws, and our sins. It is the response to grace that ...read more

  • Egg Delivery

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on May 19, 2009
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    EGG DELIVERY Acts 1:1-11 I delivered eggs one summer for an extra job. I had a huge white delivery van and I would load up with cases of eggs in Oakland and deliver them to small markets, omelet restaurants, bakeries, mini markets and a neighborhood co-op or two. It was a fairly easy job, while I ...read more

  • Object Lesson: Holy Spirit  PRO

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on May 25, 2009
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     | 15,420 views

    OBJECT LESSON: HOLY SPIRIT I have a children's sermon to try to explain the Holy Spirit. It isn't original to me or to the first person I heard use it, but I think it's powerful. I take an empty glove and tell the kids that it's a magic glove. I tell them it is amazing because it can pick things ...read more

  • Transfigurations Are Big ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 16, 2009
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    Transfigurations are Big Business The church calls this event the Transfiguration of Christ. Jesus was "transfigured": the figure, the image, the look that he had, the face that showed to others was changed over. The appearance of his face changed. Jesus had a different look. Transfigurations are ...read more

  • I Want To Give You A Silly Illustration Of One ...

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Jun 27, 2009
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    I want to give you a silly illustration of one way this can work. When I was a teenager and just starting to enjoy coffee, I liked to take a cup of coffee with me wherever I went. Of course, those of you who’ve seen me play softball are well aware that I have trouble walking and talking at the same ...read more

  • To Be Had For The Asking

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jul 28, 2009
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    TO BE HAD FOR THE ASKING A few days after the Civil War had been officially ended a man was riding along a road in West Virginia. Suddenly a soldier, clad in a dirty and tattered Confederate uniform, sprang out of a thicket, seized the horses’ bridle, and with twitching face demanded, "Give me ...read more

  • I've Been Studying The Effects That God Has Upon ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Sep 10, 2009
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    I’ve been studying the effects that God has upon the brain. Specifically, neuroscience is finding meditating especially meditating on God actually changes your brain. Now science has shown a strong correlation between spiritual beliefs and practices and the benefits upon our bodies: lower blood ...read more

  • Works-Oriented Salvation Verses Saving Faith

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 18, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,683 views

    Works-Oriented Salvation verses Saving Faith Muhammad Ali was once asked what his faith meant to him. Ali replied: "[it] means [a] ticket to heaven. One day we’re all going to die, and god is going to judge us, [our] good and bad deeds. [if the] bad outweighs the good, you go to hell; if the good ...read more

  • First Grader Learns That More Is Expected Of Him ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 14, 2009
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    First Grader Learns That More Is Expected of Him Than When He Was in Kindergarten When they came in the house, Jesus asked them, “What were you arguing about on the road?” But they kept quiet because on the way they had argued about who was the greatest. Sitting down, Jesus said, “If anyone wants ...read more

  • Elvis Presley, He Is A Cultural Icon, Often Known ...

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Jan 25, 2010
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    Elvis Presley, He is a cultural icon, often known as "The King of Rock 'n' Roll", or simply "The King". Presley began his career as one of the first performers of rockabilly, an uptempo fusion of country and rhythm and blues with a strong back beat. Presley "was an untrained musician who played ...read more

  • Demons!  PRO

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Feb 25, 2010
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     | 3,432 views

    DEMONS! There was a time when I told the Lord that I would do whatever He wanted me to do EXCEPT CAST OUT DEMONS and do weird stuff like that with the occult. I now realise that Jesus' power and authority far exceeds that of demons. Oh yes, I believe that demons exist! You don't want to talk ...read more

  • Roy Riegels: Don't Give Up

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Mar 21, 2010
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    ROY RIEGELS: DON'T GIVE UP On New Year’s Day, 1929, Georgia Tech played the University of California in the Rose Bowl. A UC player named Roy Riegels, who was their center, recovered a fumble for California and in the confusion of evading some of the Georgia Tech tacklers, started running ...read more

  • Cliff Barrows' Honeymoon ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,596 views

    Cliff Barrows’ Honeymoon Service Dr. James Dobson wrote a book entitled When God Doesn’t Make Sense, and in his book he shared an illustration that is very applicable to the point being drawn from this particular verse. Take a moment and reflect upon the following story: In 1945, a young ...read more