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  • Ii. C Peter Wagner In His Book ,"Your Spiritual ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 3, 2008
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    ii. C Peter Wagner in his book ,"Your Spiritual Gifts Can Help Your Church Grow." States on page 23, "Who needs to know about spiritual gifts? (He states) - You need to know about spiritual gifts if: 1. You are a Christian. 2. You believe that Jesus is your Lord and you want to love Him and follow ...read more

  • George ...

    Contributed by Dave Browning on Dec 22, 2008
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    George Washington "I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the room that I this day declare with utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honored with." John Adams "Gentlemen in other colonies have large plantations of slaves, and are accustomed, habituated to ...read more

  • Real Persecution

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    REAL PERSECUTION There's a cartoon that puts persecution in perspective. In the four panels, we see people praying--first a New Testament Christian: "Lord, give me the courage to face this accusing mob." Then a Reformation Christian: "Lord, help me declare Your truth despite the cost." A 20th ...read more

  • Tell Them Out Loud  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    TELL THEM OUT LOUD Scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer once said "The best way to send an idea is to wrap it up in a person." The theological word for all of that is incarnation, meaning "in the flesh." Jesus was the incarnation of God. Jesus was the way that God sent His "idea" to humanity; there was ...read more

  • There Is No Better Example Of Heart In Community ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jan 19, 2009
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    There is no better example of heart in community than the life of Ebenezer Scrooge in the Charles Dickens' classic, A Christmas Carol. We watch the miserly, pointy-nosed, blue-lipped, red-eyed grouch barely giving his trusted employee Bob Cratchit time away from work on Christmas Day to be with his ...read more

  • Emotional Growth Needs...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009
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    EMOTIONAL GROWTH NEEDS... Just as a flower cannot grow unless it has soil, air, water, light, and a secure place to grow, researchers have leaned that people can’t grow emotionally unless five basic ingredients are present: 1. Meaningful touch. 2. A spoken message. 3. The attachment of ’high ...read more

  • Female ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009
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    FEMALE CONSUMERS American women control more than half of commercial and consumer consumption that comprises America’s GDP. Business guru and author Tom Peters says it is "larger than the entire Japanese economy," or in excess of $5 trillion. Also women now comprise the majority of college degree ...read more

  • The United Methodist Church Has Helped Over ...

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 9, 2009
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    "The United Methodist Church has helped over 59,000 people who were affected by Hurricane Katrina. Over 45,692 volunteers (3320 teams) volunteers from around the world have served in our disaster recovery ministry. That’s a donation value of $40,468,015. What we have found is that we are not just ...read more

  • Mohandas Ghandi, The Famed Leader Of The Indian ...

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jun 17, 2009
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    Mohandas Ghandi, the famed leader of the Indian Independence Movement. The independence movement began with a handful of people and he led it into a mass movement of millions. He once made the statement: "I would be a Christian if it were not for other Christians." Robert Ingersoll, an infidel ...read more

  • On Regret

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 7, 2009
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    ON REGRET John Greenleaf Whittier, one of our most astute poets, wrote: For of all the sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: 'It might have been.' That is what Regret is all about. The world is full of people who Regret having thoughtlessly chosen the wrong path. Life is a series ...read more

  • Jesus’ Mission We're Told In Luke 19:10 Is ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Mar 28, 2010
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    Jesus’ mission we're told in Luke 19:10 is to “Seek and save what was lost.” Lost doesn’t mean “damned or doomed,” says William Barclay. In the New Testament it simply means to save people in the wrong place. Barclay continues that “a thing is lost when it has got out of its own place into the ...read more

  • The Church: The Balm Of Healing  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 4, 2010
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    THE CHURCH: THE BALM OF HEALING In the book, The Empowered Communicator, Calvin Miller says that most people we come in contact with are silently thinking: • I am loneliness waiting for a friend • I am weeping in want of laughter • I am a sigh in search of consolation • I am a wound in search of ...read more

  • A New Man After That Sermon

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 16, 2010
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    A NEW MAN AFTER THAT SERMON The minister’s sermon on this particular Sunday was considerably longer than normal. However, it was so well prepared and inspiring that he just knew it would be a big hit with the congregation. At the end of the service he stood shaking hands with the people as they ...read more

  • Stats On Forgetfulness

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 18, 2010
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    STATS ON FORGETFULNESS I was relieved recently to find out that I’m not the only one who forgets things. According to researcher Karen Bolla, everyone does at one time or another. These are the six things people most often forget: • (6). faces 42% • (5). what was said 49% • (4). words 53% • (3). ...read more

  • Who Did You Come To Worship?

    Contributed by Jun Suyat on Apr 25, 2011
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    WHO DID YOU COME TO WORSHIP? Henry Ward Beecher was one of the great preachers of the 19th Century. He was ill one Sunday, so a substitute pastor walked up to the pulpit as the worship service began. Seeing that Dr. Beecher would not be speaking that day, a number of people got up and headed for ...read more

  • The Mission

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 27, 2011
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    THE MISSION In the movie The Mission, 16th c. Jesuit monks have been working with the Guarani Indians, bringing them not only the gospel but agriculture and medicine and music. Across the ocean, the Treaty of Madrid transfers the land from Portugal to Spain. The Jesuits are evicted, the Indian ...read more

  • Hey, Do You Ever Wonder Why God Gave Wings To ...

    Contributed by Ed Lu on Oct 22, 2011
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    Hey, do you ever wonder why God gave wings to chicken? Can’t fly. Can’t float. God gave chicken wings for people! In fact, chicken wings are the most expensive part of the chicken. Wings cost almost as much as the whole chicken nowadays. Ever feel like a wing on a chicken? Don’t think you can do ...read more

  • There Was A Missionary In China Who Rode The Bus ...

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Oct 9, 2012
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    There was a missionary in China who rode the bus everyday with the people. She was very friendly and open with her faith and dearly loved the Chinese. Trying to obey the oppressive Chinese law, she wouldn’t pass out Bibles indiscriminately, but always give one to someone who asked her, usually ...read more

  • Outa-Order

    Contributed by Tim Secrist on Oct 24, 2012
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    OUTA-ORDER A man pulled into a gas station, walked over to a soda machine, and stared at the sign, which read, "Soda: $2.00." "Two dollars for a soda--that’s incredible," the man said. "Wall, it ain’t really two dollars," said the attendant. "That machine’s broke. I put up an outa-order sign, ...read more

  • The Public

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Nov 26, 2012
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    THE PUBLIC Cicero's (106 - 43 BC) was one of the most powerfully, persuasive people of his day. He had this to say about the public in 1st Century BC, Rome. The poor: work and work, The rich: exploit the poor, The soldier: protects both, The taxpayer: pays for all three, The wanderer: rests ...read more