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  • The Visited Planet,

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 14, 2009
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    “The Visited Planet,” by J.B. Phillips Once upon a time a very young angel was being shown round the splendours and glories of the universes by a senior and experienced angel. To tell the truth, the little angel was beginning to be tired and a little bored. He had been shown whirling galaxies and ...read more

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  • Holman Bible Dictionary Defines Faith: Trusting ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 11, 2007
     | 1,270 views

    Holman Bible Dictionary defines FAITH: Trusting commitment of one person to another, particularly of a person to God. Faith is the central concept of ...read more

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • All In Tune  PRO

    Contributed by Steven Dow on Sep 18, 2002
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     | 4,641 views

    ALL IN TUNE “Has it ever occurred to you that one hundred pianos all turned to the same fork are automatically tuned to each other? They are of one accord by being tuned, not to each other, but to another standard to which each one must individually bow. So one hundred worshipers [meeting] ...read more

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  • Again Dr. Marc T. Newman Writes, "There Would ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Jul 11, 2006
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    Again Dr. Marc T. Newman writes, "There would not be much drama, however, if no one were in peril in a pirate film. There is plenty of swordplay, and a ship-crunching Kraken lurks in the deep, but such threats can only harm one’s body. The real danger lies in risking one’s soul. Dead Man’s Chest ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Again Dr. Marc T. Newman Writes, "There Would ...  PRO

    Contributed by Don Jones on Jul 14, 2006
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     | 1,703 views

    Again Dr. Marc T. Newman writes, "There would not be much drama, however, if no one were in peril in a pirate film. There is plenty of swordplay, and a ship-crunching Kraken lurks in the deep, but such threats can only harm one’s body. The real danger lies in risking one’s soul. Dead Man’s Chest ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Fully Divine And Fully Human

    Contributed by John Bright on Apr 17, 2025
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    "Hypostatic union" sounds fancy in English, but it's actually a simple term. Hypostatic means personal. The hypostatic union is the personal union of Jesus's two natures: one fully human and one fully divine. What the doctrine of the hypostatic union teaches is that these two ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • The Evolution Of Mothers  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2002
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    THE EVOLUTION OF MOTHERS Being a parent changes everything. But being a parent also changes with each baby. Here are some of the ways having a second and third child is different from having the first. Your Clothes 1st baby: You begin wearing maternity clothes as soon as your doctor confirms ...read more

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  • Kurtis Warner: Christlike Love  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2009
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    KURTIS WARNER: CHRISTLIKE LOVE You never know when an encouraging act of kindness will bring about change in a person’s life for the better. In a supermarket, Kurtis, the stock boy, was busily working when a new voice came over the intercom asking for a carry out at checkout register 4. Kurtis ...read more

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  • Godly Mothers: Always With ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 12, 2009
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    GODLY MOTHERS: ALWAYS WITH YOU The young mother set her foot on the path of life. "Is this the long way?" she asked. And the guide said: "Yes, and the way is hard. And you will be old before you reach the end of it. But the end will be better than the beginning." But the young mother was happy, ...read more

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  • A Mother Is Born By Regina ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 27, 2010
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    A Mother Is Born by Regina Phillips My first child, a daughter, was born on July 27, 2000, and I found I was completely unprepared. I thought I was ready for her birth. I had read my books and articles on childbirth and baby care; I had bought everything on my shopping checklist. The nursery was ...read more

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  • Quaker John Woolman's Longstanding Anti-Slavery ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 12, 2010
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    Quaker John Woolman’s Longstanding Anti-slavery Campaign John Woolman was a Quaker who grew up in Pennsylvania in the early eighteenth century. He was a contemporary of George Washington. When he was a boy he was given to the things boys often do—in this case throwing rocks at a robin’s nest ...read more

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  • Gift Of Honor  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 12, 2011
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    GIFT OF HONOR Football practice was over, and Denny was sore from head to toe. Slowly he climbed the graffiti-laden stairway of the aging apartment building. Suddenly, his mother’s chilling screams pierced the cold, still air. He had heard the sound many times before. Still, a sickening knot ...read more

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  • Ravi Zacharias: Changed Lives Show The Truth Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 9, 2011
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    RAVI ZACHARIAS: CHANGED LIVES SHOW THE TRUTH OF CHRIST In his book Has Christianity Failed You? Ravi Zacharias points to one of the greatest proofs for the truth of Christ and the reality of his resurrection: the changed lives of Christians. He writes: "During the course of nearly 40 years, I ...read more

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  • The Clarence Principle

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 7, 2011
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    THE CLARENCE PRINCIPLE That's what spiritual maturity is--It's not just being a Christian for a little while. It's being able to discern the difference between right and wrong, because you have practiced applying the principles of God's Word in your every-day life. It's being able to discern the ...read more

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  • Fire In The Hole

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 7, 2011
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    FIRE IN THE HOLE Centralia was a small mining town in the eastern part of Pennsylvania with about 1000 residents making their income off of the coal dug just underneath the crust. The town had existed the same way for over a century when pre-Civil War settlers moved out to dig up the anthracite ...read more

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  • A Little Parable For Mothers  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 24, 2012
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    A LITTLE PARABLE FOR MOTHERS The young mother set her foot on the path of life. "Is the way long?" she asked. And her guide said: "Yes, and the way is hard. And you will be old before you reach the end of it. But the end will be better than the beginning." But the young mother was happy, and she ...read more

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  • Being Ready

    Contributed by Richard L. Brown on Oct 1, 2016
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    Being Ready Luke 12: 32-38 This illustration is about not being afraid for the return of the Master. When I was a young boy in the Fourth Grade at Yost Elementary School, our teacher, Mrs. Conley, would periodically leave the room and say, “I’ll be back in a few minutes. Just work quietly at ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • The Man Of God Who Spoke To Ahab, King Of Israel

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Jun 25, 2020
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    The man of God who spoke to Ahab, king of Israel Text: 1 Kings 20:28 And there came a man of God (identity unknown), and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the LORD, Because the Syrians have said, The LORD is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore will I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • It Isn't Fair

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
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    IT ISN'T FAIR Have you ever had something happen to you which caused you to think, "This isn't fair!"? Ken Wyniemko sure has. Just like Paul, he was locked away for a crime that he did not commit. In 1994, he was convicted by a jury based of a horrible crime against a young woman on the basis of a ...read more

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  • The Way Of The ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    The Way of the Righteous What They Don’t Do “Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on His law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational