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  • In An Article In "Guidepost Magazine," Corrie Ten ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    IN AN ARTICLE IN "GUIDEPOST MAGAZINE," CORRIE TEN BOOM TOLD OF NOT BEING ABLE TO FORGET A WRONG THAT HAD BEEN DONE TO HER. SHE HAD FORGIVEN THE PERSON, BUT SHE KEPT REHASHING THE INCIDENT AND SO, COULDN’T SLEEP. FINALLY CORRIE CRIED OUT TO GOD FOR HELP. GOD’S HELP CAME IN THE FORM OF A KINDLY ...read more

  • All ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
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    ALL ALIKE? The pilot was Jewish, and the co-pilot was Taiwanese. It was the first time they had flown together, and it was obvious by the silence that they didn’t get along. After 30 minutes, the Captain finally spoke. He said, "I don’t like Chinese." The co-pilot replied, "Why is that?" The ...read more

  • God Is Looking For People With Conviciton

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2008
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    GOD IS LOOKING FOR PEOPLE WITH CONVICITON DEF: an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence In the events of the bridge collaple here in Minneapolis this past week, you have probably heard of countless examples of people acting with conviction. * Ed Nelson M.P.D. - when you ...read more

  • Dietrick Bonhoeffer Says In His Book "Life ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
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    Dietrick Bonhoeffer says in his book "Life Together": "God has willed that we should seek and find His living Word in the witness of a brother/sister, in the mouth of a man/ woman. Therefore, the Christian needs another Christian who speaks God's Word to him/her. He/she needs him again and again ...read more

  • Once-In-A-Lifetime Show

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME SHOW I read a fascinating article last week that invited me to watch a breath-taking phenomenon that only occurs once every 44 years. It is the aligning of Jupiter and Venus with the Moon. Added to this amazing spectacle, viewed best with binoculars because the evening light ...read more

  • John Wesley: Desired Personal Holiness, But Felt ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    John Wesley: Desired personal holiness, but felt like a failure. A serious man speaking to John Wesley, "Sir, you wish to serve God and to heaven? Remember that you cannot serve him alone. You must therefore find companions or make them; the Bible knows nothing of solitary religion." Wesley's ...read more

  • We Carve What We Already See

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
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    WE CARVE WHAT WE ALREADY SEE I heard the story once of a great Cherokee wood carver. He took logs and sat them on a stump outside his back door and sat in front of that log sometimes for hours just staring at it. Finally, he would pick up his carving tools and start carving the most beautiful of ...read more

  • Paul Harvey Tells About A Airline Stewardess Who ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
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    Paul Harvey tells about a airline stewardess who was being harassed by a slightly inebriated man up in the first class section who was making passes at her and trying to get her to agree to meet him in his hotel suite that night. With some difficulty she got away from him, only to encounter another ...read more

  • Moving The Fence

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2009
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    MOVING THE FENCE Millard Erickson wrote, "The church is the repository of grace...it possesses the gospel, the good news of salvation" During World War II, some American soldiers took the body of their buddy to a local cemetery. The priest stopped them saying, "You can't bury your friend here if ...read more

  • George Barna Wrote The State Of The Church In ...

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 17, 2009
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    George Barna wrote The State of the Church in 2002. Barna conducted a survey of self-pronounced Christians and here’s what he found about their knowledge of the Bible. These are Christians. • 48% could not name the four Gospels. • 52% cannot identify more than two or three of Jesus’ ...read more

  • On Excellent ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2009
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    ON EXCELLENT WORK A year or so ago, on the cover of the New York "Herald Tribune" Sunday magazine, I saw a picture of the Statue of Liberty taken from a helicopter. It showed the top of the statue’s head. I was amazed to see the detail there. The sculptor had done a painstaking job with the ...read more

  • The Stages Of The Christian Life

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2009
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    THE STAGES OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE Several years ago I heard someone describe the Christian experience as similar to that of a piano player, and suddenly the commands of the Bible made more sense and seemed less daunting. When a person begins playing piano, do we expect them to play a piece by ...read more

  • Staring At The Gates Of Hell

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2009
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    STARING AT THE GATES OF HELL Auguste Rodin was a French impressionist sculptor. He created The Thinker. The Thinker was originally meant to sit on top of Rodin’s greatest masterpiece, the Gates of Hell. The Thinker is contemplating an eternity of judgment separated from God. Author Neil Cole ...read more

  • Because Dad ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
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    BECAUSE DAD CRIED The great author Walter Wangerin has a wonderful story, called "Matthew, Seven, Eight, and Nine" where he writes: "I tried to stop my son Matthew from stealing comic books. I even took him to the police station and reported his actions to a detective who I thought scared the ...read more

  • Drink Deeply  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
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    DRINK DEEPLY Picture this: You have just finished a ten-mile hike on a 95 degree day, and on the entire journey you haven’t had a thing to drink. Stumbling with thirst, you come to your father’s house and plea for water. With love and concern, he brings you a cold pitcher of water and a glass and ...read more

  • Too Soft On People?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 12, 2009
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    TOO SOFT ON PEOPLE? A preacher named Ron Rose told a woman who came into his office complaining that his sermons always being about forgiveness and grace. She said he needed to come down harder on the sinners and in her words, "nail them." After her rant, Ron asked, "So, you’ve got forgiveness ...read more

  • On March 15 At The Lewis Creek Church (Indiana ...

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Oct 6, 2009
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    On March 15 at the Lewis Creek Church (Indiana South), Pastor Dave Gates preached a sermon on being "born again." On the way out the door Pastor Dave greeted Bucky, an 80-year-old man that had been attending his church. Pastor Dave said to him, "Will I see you in heaven, Bucky?" After pausing for ...read more

  • The Devil Is A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 16, 2009
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    The Devil Is A Liar A well-paid, recently-promoted young executive dreamed he died and stood at the Pearly Gates. Peter asks: "Do you want to go to heaven or to hell?" "Let me know my options," he says. "Show me hell." Up pops a giant screen with a video playing. Girls in bikinis and well-built ...read more

  • Nicolaitan Compromise With Idolatry In Church Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 2, 2009
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    Nicolaitan Compromise with Idolatry in Church of Pergamum Bruce Longenecker's book, "The Lost Letters of Pergamum" (pp. 165-166) illustrates their teaching in a story about a Nicolaitan (Kalandion) that attended the Pergamum church. Kalandion is visiting a Christian who has been imprisoned for ...read more

  • Drunk Asks Priest About The Cause Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 11, 2009
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    Drunk Asks Priest About the Cause of Arthritis Sometimes our words can get us into trouble. A man who smelled like a brewery flopped on a seat at a bus stop next to a priest. The man’s shirt was stained, clothes messy, and a half empty bottle of wine was sticking out of his torn coat pocket. He ...read more