Contributed by Scott Jensen on Nov 12, 2008
My wife and I have invested in some exercise equipment through the years. We’ve bought a stationary bike, an exercise ball, a weight set and even an Abs-machine. But, most of these items never met their intended goal. Our tone didn’t improve like we intended and we didn’t get stronger. Why?
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Lutheran
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008
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A.D. 110. Ignatius, overseer of the church in Antioch, was arrested and sent to Rome for preaching Christ. Facing martyrdom, he wrote this to the church at Rome.
"Now I begin to be a disciple. I care for nothing of visible or invisible things so that I may but win Christ. Let fire and the cross,
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Contributed by Jim Kane on Oct 3, 2002
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This week we are hearing stories both repeated, and updated in print, on TV, over the radio, and on the Internet about the tragic events of a year ago. TV cameras and microphones are again going to be pointed in the faces of survivors and surviving family members who will again relive in the public
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Church Of God
Contributed by Greg Nance on Dec 20, 2012
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Why did Jesus come to us as a baby? To fulfill prophecy? To be one with us, one of us, one we could know and understand, one we could see and believe in, one who takes away our sins through his own body and blood? All this and much more!
Let me share an insight from Brisa, my three year old
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Contributed by Clark Tanner on Oct 18, 2002
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DEAD IN UNRIGHTEOUSNESS
Several years ago a movie came out called “Death Becomes Her”. I don’t recommend it. It was dark humor at best, but the few funny parts weren’t worth the cost of the movie rental; much less, a theatre ticket.
But the basic premise of the movie turns out to be a great
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Orthodox
Contributed by Eric Ferguson on May 7, 2008
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THE ROPE
The story tells about a mountain climber who wanted to climb the highest mountain. He begun his adventure after many years of preparation. But since he wanted the glory just for himself, he decided to climb the mountain alone.
The night felt heavy in the heights of the mountains, and the
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2002
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LIVING UNDER THE CROSS
Gerald L. Sittser writes
"Two years ago, I wrote a book about suffering. I have received many letters from people who wanted to tell me their own stories of suffering. I have asked permission from a few to tell their stories to others. One woman, Mary, was in a terrible
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 24, 2004
During the 19th century more than half of the infants died in their first year of life from a disease called marasmus, a Greek word meaning “wasting away.” As late as the 1920’s …the death rate for infants under one year of age in various U.S. foundling institutions was close to 100%! Dr. Henry
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Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 24, 2007
Standing on a small platform, a reader calls out names, “Michael Hyde. Donald Jackson. Jose Munoz.” The names being read were those engraved on “The Wall.” No one calls it anything else. It was once highly controversial. This was not a statue, no soldier on horseback, but a black granite gash
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Baptist
Contributed by Joe Bertone on Aug 1, 2012
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EMOTIONAL DECEPTIONS
In 1930, in a small town in Oklahoma one high school seemed to loose all the football games they played against their arch rival from a neighboring school. The more important the game the worse they lost. Finally, a wealthy oil producer decided to take matters in his own
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Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jun 8, 2008
So, I’m waiting in line at that high end culinary experience, Taco Bell, and I get into a conversation with this woman. The conversation starts off with how crazy it is that Taco Bell can make fifty menu items out of only about seven ingredients and then moves on to Christianity. At one point this
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Sep 23, 2025
[209]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – OUR PILGRIM JOURNEY HOME
Here is an explanation – The title of this poem expresses the walk and life of a Christian who lives for a short time in this world and then is called home. There is a slight touch of Bunyan’s Pilgrim Progress here.
The KJV is the only
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Contributed by James Snyder on Oct 26, 2019
Just when I think I have all my bases covered, a new one shows up, and it’s not a homerun.
I know all my tocks don’t tick, but I do the best I can. I may not be the best all the time, but I try, and I try, and I try. I do not want to be a nuisance to anybody, so I try not to, especially with the
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Christian Missionary Alliance
Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 17, 2003
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FINISHING IN FAILURE, OR FAITH-- COMMUNION MEDITATION
One of Track and Field’s more interesting events is the high jump. The high jump and the pole vault are the only events where even the winner finishes in failure.
Right after the jumper clears one heighth, the bar is raised. The bar is
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