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  • The Heart Of Mary: Circumcised Heart

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    The Heart of Mary: Circumcised Heart "A man is not a Jew if he is only one outwardly, nor is circumcision merely outward and physical. No, a man is a Jew if he is one inwardly; and circumcision is circumcision of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code..." (Romans ...read more

  • The Absence Of A Loving Father  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2010
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    THE ABSENCE OF A LOVING FATHER Dr. Paul Vitz, Professor of Psychology at New York University, studied the lives of more than a dozen of the world's most influential atheists over the last four centuries. As a result, Vitz discovered they all had one thing in common: defective relationships with ...read more

  • Henry Ford: Resisting ...

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Apr 30, 2013
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    HENRY FORD: RESISTING CHANGE Back in 1912, Ford Motor Co. had a production manager named William Knudsen - considered one of the best in his field. Knudsen became convinced that the Model T (which had been in production for 4 years now) had to be updated. But, the only problem was - Henry Ford ...read more

  • Deams And Visions

    Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on May 30, 2023
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    God is speaking to millions of Muslims through Deams and Visions. Throughout the Muslim world, there is a tremendous underground move to Christianity. Hassan was a part of that underground church in Cairo, one of Islam's spiritual capitals. And so, Hassan, a former Muslim wakes up in the middle ...read more

  • The Corpse Of Sin  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 25, 2002
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    THE CORPSE OF SIN When he was arrested in February 2002 for dumping off as many as 200 bodies in nearby woods, 28 year old Ray Brent Marsh, the operator of Tri-State Crematory told authorities that the incinerator had not worked for some time. A spokesman for the company that made the ...read more

  • Several Years Ago, I Watched A Pbs Special That ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 8, 2003
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    Several years ago, I watched a PBS Special that covered the events leading up to the "Battle of the Bulge" during WWII. It was the autumn of 1944 and Germany had been beaten back behind its borders. The Nazi war machine was in tatters and the repeated bombing raids of the Allies all but ...read more

  • In Closing I Remember A Time When I Was Walking ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dennis Jones on Oct 8, 2004
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    In closing I remember a time when I was walking in a town and saw a young lady that was to say the least intoxicated. She was having a serious problem walking, let alone know where she was going, or have a clue of how to get there. I carefully avoided her, as I was embarrassed at the thought of ...read more

  • Twenty Years Ago, I Visited The City Of Calcutta ...

    Contributed by Jyoti Banerjee on Nov 27, 2006
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    Twenty years ago, I visited the city of Calcutta on work. I was looking forward to the visit because it was the city my father grew up in, and being a typical Bengali, he was very proud of his city. But I was also looking forward to the trip because there was a little old lady in Calcutta that I ...read more

  • The Gift Of Us

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    The Gift of Us Marjorie Tallcott was married and had one child during the Great Depression. The family managed to scrape their way through, but as Christmas approached one year Marjorie and her husband were disappointed that they would not be able to buy any presents. A week before Christmas they ...read more

  • And What About Other Examples From Fictional ...

    Contributed by Mike Rexroat on Oct 27, 2007
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    And what about other examples from fictional stories: in Beauty and the Beast we find the Beauty having a preconceived notion of what the Beast is like…in the movie Shrek…which by the way is Anne’s nickname for me when I shave my head…. the princess in that movie…she had a preconceived notion of ...read more

  • A Family Went To Dine At A Restaurant And The ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Mar 17, 2008
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    A family went to dine at a restaurant and the six-year-old boy was asked to say the blessing. As they bowed their heads he said, “God is great. God is good. Thank you for this food. And I would even thank you more, God, if Mom bought us some ice cream after dinner with liberty and justice for all. ...read more

  • Jimmy's Ranch

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on Jun 10, 2008
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    JIMMY'S RANCH When Jimmy was a little boy, he wanted to be a cowboy. He spent countless hours in front of the television, watching reruns of "Gunsmoke" and "Bonanza." He just knew that someday he would live on a ranch, wear a big cowboy hat, and ride the range just like all his cowboy ...read more

  • In One Of His Meetings, D.l. Moody Was Explaining ...

    Contributed by Andy Grossman on Jun 18, 2008
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    In one of his meetings, D.L. Moody was explaining to his audience the truth that we cannot bring about spiritual changes in our lives by our own strength. He demonstrated the principal like this: "Tell me," he said to his audience, "how can I get the air out of the tumbler I have in my hand?" One ...read more

  • Crime And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
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    CRIME AND PUNISHMENT At the foot of the gallows, the condemned man recited Psalm 51 and added a word of personal repentance. A shroud was placed over his head, and he climbed the ladder, which the executioner then pulled away, leaving him to “dance upon nothing,” as the vernacular put it. ...read more

  • The Evidence Of His ...

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Mar 13, 2009
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    “The Evidence of His Claim” There is a story told of a cottage in a little country village, in which lived a family of four: father, mother, and two small children. One evening something happened, what, no one knows – and the little cottage caught on fire. In a few seconds the thatched roof and ...read more

  • Chutzpah– Obnoxious Aggressiveness

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 8, 2009
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    CHUTZPAH– Obnoxious Aggressiveness Are you familiar with the Yiddish word "chutzpah"? It means "supreme self-confidence, boldness, nerve, audacity." Esther Schwartz was in front of a hotel in Miami with her three-year-old grandson, Jacob. She absolutely adores Jacob. She bought precious little ...read more

  • Lincoln: Keep Trying

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Sep 13, 2009
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    LINCOLN: KEEP TRYING Let me tell you about a man who made a disastrous first attempt in the world of business. He switched to politics but within only one year that did not work out either. He tried his hand for a second time at business, but failed again. That meant 3 failures in 3 years, (time ...read more

  • H.a. Ironside's Comment On H. D. Thoreau's

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 30, 2009
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    H.A. Ironside’s Comment on H. D. Thoreau’s "A Different Drummer" One of the most famous lines of the 19th century naturalist Henry David Thoreau was, "If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer." Commenting on Thoreau’s defense of his ...read more

  • Others Have Developed Dysfunctional Ways To View ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 14, 2010
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    Others have developed dysfunctional ways to view life in hope it would bring contentment, fulfillment and eternal life! a. Optimism: By looking through rose-colored glasses, we can convince ourselves that we live on Fantasy Island, existing under cloudless skies and surrounded by oceans of love, ...read more

  • The Witness Of Booth And Lee

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jul 15, 2010
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    THE WITNESS OF BOOTH AND LEE In the early years of her life she witnessed horrific events as members of her family were beheaded in conflicts in China. Although she was only a little girl, MI LEE (not her real name) was forced to watch and still hallucinates about these terrible and barbaric ...read more