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  • American Beliefs Inconsistent: Most Americans Are ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
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    American Beliefs Inconsistent: Most Americans are on a spiritual journey, but many seem to be without a map. · 80% of Americans agree that an individual should arrive at his or her own religious beliefs independent of any church or synagogue. · 1 in 3 Americans define spirituality without God or a ...read more

  • Robertson Mcquilkin, Former President Of Columbia ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Buriff on Aug 13, 2006
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    Robertson McQuilkin, former president of Columbia International University (Columbia, South Carolina) wrote this testimony: Life was heavy on me. My dearest friend and intimate companion, my delightful wife Muriel, was slipping away, one painful loss at a time, as Alzheimer’s disease ravaged her ...read more

  • It Always Pays To Serve The Lord. It May Not ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
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    It always pays to serve the Lord. It may not always seem to pay off here, but in eternity, everyone who loves and serves the Lord will spend forever glad that they did. Everyone who did not love and serve the Lord will spend eternity wishing they had. A missionary couple returned after many years ...read more

  • The Memory Of Charles Haddon Spurgeon Has Been ...

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Mar 4, 2007
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    “The memory of Charles Haddon Spurgeon has been cherished among evangelical Christians for over the past 100 years. Many Christian leaders consider him to be the greatest preacher England ever produced. He is commonly hailed as the "Prince of Preachers". Over 63 volumes of published sermons still ...read more

  • On The Central East Coast Of Florida 1000's ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jun 1, 2007
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    On the central east coast of Florida 1000’s loggerhead female turtles come onto the beach at night to nest their eggs, they dig a chamber and can lay anything from 80 - 120 eggs once that is done they cover the chamber with sand. Incubation takes about 60 days, unlike baby alligators who are ...read more

  • The Powerhouse

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    “The memory of Charles Haddon Spurgeon has been cherished among evangelical Christians for over the past 100 years. Many Christian leaders consider him to be the greatest preacher England ever produced. He is commonly hailed as the "Prince of Preachers". Over 63 volumes of published sermons still ...read more

  • Two Longstanding Church Members Were Out In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Two longstanding church members were out in their boat fishing and they had taken a new Christian with them that day. They were discussing their faith and their devotion to God. As they were talking, one man’s hat blew into the water. So he stood up, calmly stepped onto the water, walked over to ...read more

  • Most Of Us Have Had A Peter Moment, A Moment Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Most of us have had a Peter moment, a moment of spiritual strength followed by a moment of spiritual defeat. I remember returning from Texas after being baptized for the remission of my sins. I was on fire for God. I remember going down to Bridgewater to the County fair for a few days to stay with ...read more

  • J. Ghandi Said It Best When He Said, "Our ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    J. GHANDI SAID IT BEST WHEN HE SAID, “OUR CIVILIZATION TODAY, IS LIKE A MONKEY WITH A BLOW TORCH IN A ROOM FULL OF DYNAMITE.” K. JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU A FRENCH CATHOLIC PHILOSOPHER WHO WRITES, "THE END OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE WAS A MINOR EVENT COMPARED WITH WHAT WE BEHOLD. WE ARE LOOKING AT THE ...read more

  • Lessons Of Failure

    Contributed by Fran Van Hoven on Jun 30, 2007
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    LESSONS OF FAILURE Lord, are you trying to tell me something? For... Failure does not mean I’m a failure; It only means that I have not yet succeeded. Failure does not mean I have accomplished nothing; It does mean I have learned something. Failure does not mean I have been a fool; It does mean ...read more

  • Dr. Pierce Harris Was The Long Time Pastor Of ...

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Oct 10, 2007
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    Dr. Pierce Harris was the long time pastor of First United Methodist Church in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Harris spoke one day at the state penitentiary. He was introduced to the prisoners by one of the inmates. In his introduction, the inmate said, “I want to tell you a story about two boys. • They ...read more

  • The Infallible Bible-Barometer

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Feb 17, 2008
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    The Infallible Bible-Barometer In September, 1938, a man who lived on Long Island was able one day to satisfy a lifelong ambition by purchasing for himself a very fine barometer. When the instrument arrived at his home, he was extremely disappointed to find that the indicating needle appeared to ...read more

  • My Child

    Contributed by Andy Beech on Mar 29, 2008
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    My Child I would like to rejoice with the rest, Lord, But there’s a great big ache in my heart - For someone I love is suffering, Lord, And I don’t know how to start. Will you help me sing carols again, Lord? And make all my fears depart? Will you lead me safely to Bethlehem To worship with all my ...read more

  • Sherlock Holmes And His Friend Dr. John Watson ...  PRO

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Mar 30, 2008
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    Sherlock Holmes and his friend Dr. John Watson went on a camping trip. They set up their tent and fell asleep. Some hours later, Holmes woke his faithful friend. "Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see." Watson replied, "I see millions of stars." "What does that tell you?" asks ...read more

  • Bloom Where You're Planted

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Apr 17, 2008
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    BLOOM WHERE YOU'RE PLANTED In the eleventh century, King Henry III of Bavaria grew tired of court life and the pressures of being a monarch. He made application to Prior Richard at a local monastery, asking to be accepted as a contemplative and spend the rest of his life in the monastery. "Your ...read more

  • Questions About The Mysteries Of Life And Its ...

    Contributed by Bruce Montgomery on Apr 21, 2008
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    Questions about the mysteries of life and its origins have always fascinated thinking people. Where shall we go for answers? Leave such inquiries to science, some would say. That is not the domain of faith and religious inquiry. There was a most interesting article in March 1998 National ...read more

  • Christian Writer And Pastor Warren Wiersbe ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on May 25, 2008
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    CHRISTIAN WRITER AND PASTOR WARREN WIERSBE TELLS ABOUT A TOWN WHERE A HORSE BOLTED AND RAN AWAY WITH A WAGON CARRYING A LITTLE BOY. SEEING THE CHILD IN DANGER, A YOUNG MAN RISKED HIS LIFE TO CATCH THE HORSE AND STOP THE WAGON. THE CHILD WHO WAS SAVED GREW UP TO BECOME A LAWLESS MAN, AND ONE DAY ...read more

  • The Early Church Of God Reformers Believed That ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jul 15, 2008
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    The early Church of God reformers believed that at a second point in time after we begin believing in Jesus, God Himself sends His Spirit to guide and direct in order to surrender our entire lives into His care. They found many people believed in Jesus but then experienced God in such a profound ...read more

  • When Do We Usually Want To Know God's Will? When ...

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Jul 29, 2008
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    When do we usually want to know God's will? When we've run out of answers. Thank God for the times the answers run out and we must look to him! Tony Dungy is the coach of the Indianapolis Colts who won the Super Bowl last season. He is a devout Christian and has written a book, not about ...read more

  • Finishing ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
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    FINISHING WELL In his book, "The Mantle of a Mentor", Dr. Robert Clinton tells us that the Bible mentions over 1,000 leaders. In a 13 year study, he developed case studies on over 900 of these. Later, he reduced that number to 100 and called these "prominent leaders." Digging further, he realized ...read more