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  • Was It Not Great Blindness That God Almighty, Who ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006
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    Was it not great blindness that God Almighty, who created us, has so often made known to us that he is our Father, and finally even gave his Son for us; and he himself stands there and calls us poor sinners, saying "Come to me, all who are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest." And we ...read more

  • God Does Not Have To Come And Tell Me What I ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006
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    "God does not have to come and tell me what I must do for Him, He brings me into a relationship with Himself where I hear His call and understand what He wants me to do, and I do it out of sheer love to Him... When people say they have had a call to foreign service, or to any particular sphere of ...read more

  • Walking Through A State Park Near Miami, My Wife ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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    Walking through a state park near Miami, my wife and I saw a Cuban family enjoying a picnic as half a dozen raccoons begged for handouts. The family responded by tossing them bits of food and saying repeatedly, "Oye, chico, ven aca." (C’mere, boy.") I later confessed to my wife that my ...read more

  • Like The First Disciples, Our Greatest Need Is ...  PRO

    Contributed by Darryl Bell on Apr 19, 2006
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    Like the first disciples, our greatest need is not just to see or hear about the resurrection, but to have the resurrection happen to us. Lloyd Ogilvie says, “The most powerful historical proof of the resurrection is the ‘resurrected’ disciples. Dull, defeated people became fearless, adventuresome ...read more

  • A Burning In My Bosom

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 27, 2006
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    Story. A burning in my bosom. One day at Princeton Theological Seminary. We had an outside Speaker. Had a philosophy that directly, plainly contradicted several Scriptures. Yes, the speaker realized this (Claimed to be Christian by the way). Question was asked – how do you justify this, How ...read more

  • When Woody Hays Came To Coach Football At Ohio ...

    Contributed by Ben Randall on Feb 4, 2007
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    When Woody Hays came to coach football at Ohio State, he had been coaching at Denison University in Ohio, and his new surroundings took him by surprise. He says that when he stood in the 86,000 seat stadium of OSU it shook him. - He brought his young son with him, who was holding his hand ...read more

  • Religious Tourism Is One Of The Fastest Growing ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
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    Religious Tourism is one of the fastest growing sectors of the tourism market, says Globus, an international tour company that offers 20 faith-based itineraries, up from 8 in ‘04. It has become a $1 billion industry. Driving forces are: 8 million more people identified as Christians and 45% more ...read more

  • E-Paper As Early As This Year French And Belgium ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
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    E-Paper As early as this year French and Belgium news-paper publishers are finally getting ready to roll out an electronic product that will allow users to load full editions from the Internet onto digital screens. Flexible versions could be on the market by ‘07. “This could be a real substitution ...read more

  • The Prodigal Son Came To His Father And Said, "I ...

    Contributed by Ray Searan on Feb 21, 2007
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    The prodigal son came to his father and said, "I want to be free. Give me what is mine." Then he wandered into the far country, saying, "I’m free! I’m free!" However, his freedom was brief. His friends left him when his money ran out, and he found himself enslaved to a Gentile taskmaster and to a ...read more

  • Billy Graham Told The Following Story:

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Apr 6, 2009
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    Billy Graham told the following story: “Once while flying between cities on the African continent, I began to share my faith in Christ with some reporters who accompanied me. None seemed interested in hearing the Gospel. Suddenly the plane entered a very turbulent storm. The plane shook and began ...read more

  • Yogi Berra ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2009
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    YOGI BERRA QUOTES Yogi was a catcher for the New York Yankees. • I really didn’t say everything I said. • You should always go to other people’s funerals. Otherwise they won’t come to yours. • Never answer an anonymous letter. • If you come to a fork in the road, take it. • It ...read more

  • One Bible Mom Came To Jesus: Then Jesus Went Out ...

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on May 7, 2009
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    ONE BIBLE MOM came to Jesus: Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, ‘Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed.’ But He answered her not a ...read more

  • At Delphi, In Ancient Greece, There Stood A ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 31, 2009
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    At Delphi, in ancient Greece, there stood a temple dedicated to Apollo. Carved over the entrance to this temple were two great principles of life: “Know thyself” and “Nothing in excess.” We are concerned here with the first of these wise sayings, “know thyself.” What the Greeks learned by ...read more

  • Recent Research Shows That While 52% Of ...

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Oct 6, 2009
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    Recent research shows that while 52% of participants in a resolution study were confident of success with their goals, only 12% actually achieved their goals. Men achieved their goal 22% more often when they engaged in goal setting, a system where small measurable goals are used (lose a pound a ...read more

  • Pray

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Nov 22, 2009
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    Pray “in the name of Jesus.” It is not a catchy phrase we attach to our prayers, that somehow validates what we have to say. It is recognition that what I have prayed about and prayed for is with the same spirit and heart that Jesus himself would have prayed; that my focus is not self-centered or ...read more

  • Buechner's Unique Look At Forgiveness

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Mar 19, 2010
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    BUECHNER'S UNIQUE LOOK AT FORGIVENESS Frederick Buechner is a Presbyterian minister and an author, and he has delightful little book called The Alphabet of Grace. It is somewhat like a dictionary of terms that people of faith commonly use, only Mr. Buechner offers some very uncommon reflections on ...read more

  • A Leader ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 1, 2010
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    A Leader Is… Peter Drucker, perhaps the most noted authority on leadership in the 20th century, says: A leader is one who has followers. An effective leader is not someone who is loved or admired. He is someone whose followers do the right thing. Popularity is not leadership, results are. Leaders ...read more

  • Nietzsche And Christians

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 6, 2010
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    NIETZSCHE AND CHRISTIANS Friedrich Nietzsche, the philosopher, said of Christians: "Look at whom they worship. Look at this God whom they worship. How foolish and imbecilic to follow one who died, and then to claim that that death is victory! There is foolishness and there is foolishness. There ...read more

  • Don't Just Admit It

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 23, 2010
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    DON'T JUST ADMIT IT There was a cartoon in which little George Washington is standing with an axe in his hand. Before him lying on the ground is the famous cherry tree. He has already made his smug admission that he did it -- after all, he "cannot tell a lie." But his father is standing there ...read more

  • If I Believed...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2011
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    IF I BELIEVED... An atheist once told William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, "If I believed what you Christians say you believe about a coming judgment and that impenitent rejecters of Christ will be lost, I would crawl on my bare knees on crushed glass all over London, warning men, night ...read more