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  • 1 Cor. 3:1-9 Paul Opens Up Our Chapter Slamming ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 2, 2008
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    1 Cor. 3:1-9 Paul opens up our chapter slamming the spiritual condition of many in this church. He tells them that they are not spiritually mature, but that they are acting like mere babies. He tells them he has to address them for what they are worldly, i.e. carnal – fleshly or immature! Not ...read more

  • Every Branch That Bears Fruit Must Be Pruned To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on Jun 14, 2008
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    Every branch that bears fruit must be pruned to bear much more fruit. I have a tomato plant that has been living for over two years now. Every winter the cold weather and heavy breeze kill more than half of the vines and leafs. If I don't prune the dead, it will spread and kill the whole plant. ...read more

  • A Shepherd Vs. A Fisherman

    Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Sep 21, 2007
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    A SHEPHERD VS. A FISHERMAN A shepherd is usually given an existing flock and maintains that flock in good fashion. A fisherman, by nature, is more aggressive than ...read more

  • I See It But I Can't Get There

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
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    I SEE IT BUT I CAN'T GET THERE A man named Floyd Collins, in 1925, was exploring near Mammoth Cave in Kentucky and got stuck fifty-five feet from the surface. Icy water was dripping in his face. The rescuers came in and diverted the water, and they talked with him, they calmed him down, but they ...read more

  • A Church For 57 Cents

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Aug 9, 2008
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    A CHURCH FOR 57 CENTS It was 1938 when a little girl went to church for the first time. She was found sobbing loudly by the pastor and he asked her what the problem was. She said, "I can't go in the class because there's no more room." Pastor Larry picked the little shabby dressed, unkepted girl ...read more

  • Metamorphosis  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Dietz on Aug 16, 2008
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    METAMORPHOSIS I can recall how taken back I was, in my fourth grade science class, when I first became aware of this almost magical phenomena of an ugly, old caterpillar becoming a beautiful butterfly. Of course at that age I had a very hard time understanding the whole biological time-clock thing ...read more

  • Metamorphosis

    Contributed by Paul Dietz on Aug 16, 2008
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    Metamorphosis In a world filled with sweet scents and blue sky, Lives the gentle, uplifting butterfly, Whose metamorphosis has this truth to teach: Our aspirations are within our reach. For this fluttering flyer of soaring worth Was at one time a creature that crawled the earth. When she climbed ...read more

  • If I Only Had Five More Years...

    Contributed by Curtis Rowe on Aug 17, 2008
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    "IF I ONLY HAD FIVE MORE YEARS..." The work of Japanese painter Hokusai spanned many years before his death in 1849 at age 89. But toward the end of his life, the artist dismissed as nothing all the work he had done before age 50. It was only after he reached 70 that he felt he was turning out ...read more

  • Base Camps  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008
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    BASE CAMPS When people are climbing Mount Everest, there are at least four camps that people stop at on the way up. They have to stop because of the physical limitations of their bodies. They need time to rest. They need time to acclimatized to the atmosphere. They need time to be prepared to ...read more

  • Too Good For Your Church

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008
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    TOO GOOD FOR YOUR CHURCH A good set of clothes makes all the difference. A Methodist church tried to get a man to attend, but he never did. "Why don't you come?" the minister asked, and the man finally admitted it was because he didn't have proper clothes. So a member of the congregation took him ...read more

  • I Know

    Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Sep 5, 2008
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    I Know I know He is the beginning, so why do I worry about the end. I know He is the creator, so why do I wonder who will destroy. I know He has forgiven me, so why can't I forgive myself. I know He is a healer, so why do I speak of sickness. I know He can do all things, so why do I say I ...read more

  • Don't Quit Skating

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Sep 23, 2008
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    Don't Quit Skating I heard the story of a boy trying to learn how to ice-skate. He had fallen so many times that his face was cut, and the blood and tears ran together. Out of sympathy, a man skated over to the boy, picked him up and said, "Son, why don't you quit before you kill yourself?" He ...read more

  • Remember The Mission

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
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    REMEMBER THE MISSION In 1629, when the favorite wife of Indian ruler Shah Jahan died, he ordered that a magnificent tomb be built as a memorial to her. The shah placed his wife's casket in the middle of a parcel of land, and construction of the temple literally began around it. But several years ...read more

  • Too Close To Where I Got In

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    TOO CLOSE TO WHERE I GOT IN Vance Havner said it this way: "Too many of us today are shaky about what we believe, BUT NOT SHAKEN BY WHAT WE BELIEVE." Our faith doesn’t shake us or have a hold on us. A little boy fell out of his bed. When his mama asked him what happened, he said, "I don’t know. ...read more

  • On Martin Luther  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 7, 2009
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    ON MARTIN LUTHER Church history illustrates that if a church quits being renewed and refreshed every day then they slide into apathy -- this leads toward man made religion and deadness. In essence the people of God lose their anointing and their transformational power to see lives changed. The ...read more

  • Watching From The Bleachers

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 21, 2009
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    Cymbala shares in his book, "Fresh Power": "But just as there are people who watch from the bleachers and never know the challenge of competing on the court, we have millions of churchgoers who sit in pews every week without ever entering the game. They sacrifice nothing, strain toward no ministry ...read more

  • We Can Transform Our Lives--Even When It Is No ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009
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    We can transform our lives--even when it is no longer possible to receive our parents' blessing. (Source: John Trent and Gary Smalley, "The Blessing". From a ...read more

  • Boat People

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009
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    BOAT PEOPLE There are three kinds of people -- rowboat people, sailboat people, and steamboat people. Rowboat people need to be pushed or shoved along. Sailboat people move when a favorable wind is blowing. Steamboat people move continuously, through calm or storm. They are masters of themselves, ...read more

  • Kaiser Medical Has A Slogan Called, "Thrive": ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Feb 3, 2009
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    Kaiser Medical has a slogan called, "Thrive": They are promoting health as more than just getting by, but living well. Knowing God is not just about getting by, or even getting to heaven. There must be more! His Spirit ...read more

  • The Average Attendance Of A U.s. Protestant ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009
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    The average attendance of a U.S. Protestant church (adults + kids) is 124. The median is 70. ...read more