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  • C. S. Lewis Said That

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 29, 2009
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    C. S. Lewis said that “the devil laughs when he sees us overcome by pride: “He is perfectly content to see you becoming chaste and brave and self-controlled provided, all the time, he is setting up in you the Dictatorship of Pride… For Pride is spiritual cancer: it eats up the very possibility of ...read more

  • Jumping Where You Can't See  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
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     | 4,089 views

    JUMPING WHERE YOU CAN’T SEE The African impala can jump to a height of over 10 feet and cover a distance of greater than 30 feet. Yet these magnificent creatures can be kept in an enclosure in any zoo with a 3-foot wall. The animals will not jump if they cannot see where their feet will fall. ...read more

  • Changing Audiences

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 31, 2010
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    CHANGING AUDIENCES We have let the world define greatness for us. Our society has built itself on the philosophy of the devil instead of on the wisdom of God. As long as we believe Satan’s big lie that our lives are insignificant unless we are on top, we will live in constant state of ...read more

  • The Holy War By John ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 27, 2012
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    THE HOLY WAR BY JOHN BUNYAN John Bunyan wrote another classic besides Pilgrim’s Progress. It was a book called The Holy War. The focus of the story was the capture of a city called Mansoul. In it Diabolus (the devil) has taken it and the battle rages as the Prince Emmanuel works to recapture it. ...read more

  • A Flat Earth?

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Oct 18, 2010
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    In the 13th century the world thought that the earth was flat. This was a commonly declared falsehood that people took as truth. It had consequences. It inhibited exploration, produced fear, etc. When some started challenging the falsehood and said the earth was ...read more

  • Love Is

    Contributed by Alton Coleman on Feb 1, 2008
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    Love is Slow to suspect -- quick to trust. Slow to reprimand -- quick to forbear. Slow to belittle -- quick to appreciate. Slow to condemn -- quick to justify. Slow to offend -- quick to defend. Slow to demand -- quick to give. Slow to provoke -- quick to ...read more

  • Stress Can Be Both Positive Or Negative; It Can ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 19, 2009
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    Stress can be both positive or negative; it can drain us, but it can also charge us! 1. Distress -- demotivates us, brings us down 2. Eustress-- motivates us, it is tiring in the short term by invigorating in the long… • Meeting a challenge • Coming ...read more

  • Every Disciple Needs Three Types Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Oct 20, 2004
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    "Every disciple needs three types of relationships in his life. He needs a ‘Paul’ who can mentor him and challenge him. He needs a ‘Barnabas’ who can come along side and encourage him. And he needs a ...read more

  • To Welcome A Problem Without Resentment Is To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "To welcome a problem without resentment is to cut its size in halfProblems are challenges we can complain about, dwell on, give in to or think throughWe can spend our time aimlessly licking our wounds or aggressively ...read more

  • Living In The Twenty-First Century Offers ...

    Contributed by Chris Jordan on Nov 30, 2009
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    "Living in the twenty-first century offers tremendous opportunities to those who have--but for the three billion people of the world living on less than two dollars a day, it’s a crushing existence of grinding poverty, despair, and unremitting daily ...read more

  • Well ...

    Contributed by Joe Bertone on Aug 1, 2012
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    WELL DONE One mentally challenged young man I heard said, “In this life God places us in His oven. In here it is hot and it hurts. No one likes being in the oven but when life is over, and the bell dings, God takes ...read more

  • Charles Dickens And Reviving Christmas  PRO

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Dec 24, 2012
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    Two hundred years ago, in the early 19th Century, as astonishing as it may seem, Christmas in Great Britain had become almost extinct. The Times newspaper did not mention Christmas once between 1790 and 1835. Not once! However, Charles Dickens was instrumental in reviving Christmas during the ...read more

  • Churchill Weeps  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Mar 30, 2001
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    Illus.: ¡§Churchill Weeps¡¨ During WWII, Winston Churchill was in conference with officials in Downing Street when an air raid occurred. They heard a bomb drop and explode nearby. It had clearly fallen in one of the poorer sections of London. At once, Churchill ordered his car to take him to ...read more

  • Thus The Whole Book From Beginning To End ...

    Contributed by Chris Jordan on Oct 29, 2008
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    “Thus the whole book from beginning to end teaches the great truths – Christ shall triumph! Christ’s enemies shall be overcome! They who hate him shall be destroyed; they who love him shall be blessed unspeakably. The doom alike of Jew and of Gentile is already imminent. On Judea and Jerusalem, ...read more

  • In Front Of God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
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    IN FRONT OF GOD I read the story of a man who took a slip of paper and wrote upon it only three letters spelling "G-O-D." He showed it to his friend, who was plainly overcome with greed and the worship of wealth. He took a coin, and after having placed the coin over the slip of paper, asked his ...read more

  • The Large Cattle Ranches In Oklahoma And The ...

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Sep 13, 2010
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    The large cattle ranches in Oklahoma and the southern plains use wooden fence posts instead of metal "T posts" because of the constant wind. After a while the constant pressure from the wind bends the metal posts. The wooden fence posts are able to endure the force and remain upright. Properly ...read more

  • On Habits

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Mar 7, 2012
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    ON HABITS Someone Once Said... * Thoughts produce acts, acts produce habits, and habits produce character.--Anonymous * If we realize the extent to which we are mere walking bundles of habits, we would give more heed to their own formation.--William James* * First we ...read more

  • A Father's Role  PRO

    Contributed by Jerry Fenter on May 23, 2002
    based on 18 ratings
     | 6,403 views

    A FATHER'S ROLE “The most urgent domestic challenge facing the United States at the close of the 20th century is the re-creation of fatherhood as a social role for men.” “A good father does these basic things: provides for his family, protects his family, and gives ...read more

  • Running The Country, Running My Life  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 15, 2002
    based on 11 ratings
     | 2,245 views

    RUNNING THE COUNTRY, RUNNING MY LIFE During his term as President of the U.S., Lyndon Johnson was somewhat overweight. One day his wife challenged him with this blunt assertion: "You can’t run the country if you can’t run ...read more

  • For Many Years Dr. Frances Schaeffer And His Wife ...  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 7, 2002
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     | 1,387 views

    For many years Dr. Frances Schaeffer and his wife Edith ran a house of Christian hospitality and study in Switzerland called L’Abri. They opened their hearts and homes to hundreds of people seeking Biblical answers to life’s challenges. In her book What is a Family? ...read more