Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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He was graduated from the finest four-star Christian college. The product of a distinguished evangelical church, he had a good personal grasp of the Scriptures. From a strong Christian family, he was a personable and handsome green shoot -- the whole nine yards!
Like many in his league, however,
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Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jul 22, 2002
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The final picture of God’s love for us through Jesus Christ comes for a story told by the late Pastor Louis Valbracht as he relates an event in his life.
He says:
I remember when I returned from over seas at the end of W.W. II, I was met by a nearly-three-year-old daughter whom I hadn’t seen
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Lutheran
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2003
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WELCOME HOME!
A number of years ago, Newsweek magazine carried the story of the memorial service held for Hubert Humphrey, former vice-president of the United States. Hundreds of people came from all over the world to say good-bye to their old friend and colleague. But one person who came was
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 27, 2003
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When Christian Herter was governor of Massachusetts, he was running hard for a second term in office. One day, after a busy morning chasing votes (and no lunch) he arrived at a church barbecue. It was late afternoon and Herter was famished. As the Governor moved down the serving line, he held out
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Contributed by Peter Schmidt on Nov 13, 2003
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Try doing this sometime. Take an empty 2-Liter bottle, and fill it up half way with just plain water, and the other half fill up with vegetable oil. Then try shaking that bottle up and mixing those two things together. What’s going to happen? Well, you can shake that bottle all day, but as soon as
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Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 22, 2005
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In the movie, Brokendown Palace, Alice (Blonde played by Claire Danes) convinces her best friend, Darlene (Brunette played by Kate Beckinsale) to go to Bangkok to celebrate their high school graduation. There an attractive Australian man befriends them and persuades them to join him in Hong Kong.
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Charismatic
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
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Things churches can do to build greater interest in religion, according to a Gallup survey: improve communication with members (21% of respondents); concentrate more on personal spiritual matters (19%); become more involved in community matters (18%); focus more efforts on young people (14%). Other
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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State Of Giving: 83% of U.S. adults donated money to one or more non-profit organizations last year. The rate has remained stable for the last 10 years. Barna Research Group found the least likely donors were under the age 25, never attended college, residents of the Northeast, atheists and
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
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A pastor I know, Stephey Bilynskyj, starts each confirmation class with a jar full of beans. He asks his students to guess how many beans are in the jar, and on a big pad of paper writes down their estimates. Then, next to those estimates, he helps them make another list: Their favorite songs. When
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Contributed by Warren Lamb on Jul 8, 2006
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In fact, I want to take a look for a moment at an interesting chain of events in Christian history.
• Sunday School teacher Edward Kimball helped lead Dwight L. Moody to Christ;
• J. Wilbur Chapman attended a Dwight L. Moody evangelistic meeting in Chicago in the 1870’s and received personal
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Contributed by David Owens on Mar 1, 2007
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Lance Armstrong won an unprecedented seven consecutive Tour de Frances.
1. During his fifth consecutive victory in the 2003 Tour de France, in the fifteenth stage of the competition, he took a severe tumble off his bike.
2. It occurred when a race fan was leaning over the course barrier to get a
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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In last Sunday’s Daytona 500 everyone thought the winner of the race would be Mark Martin. And he was in the lead up, until the last few moments when Kevin Harvick put on a burst of speed and edged Martin out at the finish line.
Martin is a legend on the Nascar circuit, but it wasn’t always so. At
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Dr. M. R. Dehaan is the source of this final story: The expression "face the music" is said to have originated in Japan. According to the story, one man in the imperial orchestra couldn’t play a note. Being a person of great influence and wealth, he had demanded that he be given a place in the
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I spoke with Wes, the new manager of our clothing store, Double Take the other day. He’s been a volunteer at Yonge Street Mission for years, and so he knew that we work with all kinds of people, including people who live on the street. He gave me permission to tell his story.
Wes realized a few
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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DELIVERANCE SHOWED GOD'S PROTECTION (V. 28a)
God spared Joseph’s life, and through these adverse circumstances, that are recorded in our text, God is overseeing his safety. This is the sovereign purpose of God at work. The Midianites and the Ishmeelites only saw Joseph as a business opportunity
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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DESPISED BECAUSE OF HIS BEHAVIOR
(Vv. 8-11)
Joseph was despised not for doing evil but for doing good. Joseph typifies the Lord in many ways. Sidlow Baxter observes that he was the beloved son, that he was the rejected servant, and also the exalted Savior. The way that he was despised for doing
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2008
Spiritual Values in Collegians A UCLA study found college juniors are more likely to be engaged in a spiritual quest compared to when they first entered college as freshmen. The study showed 41.2% of freshmen in ’04 reported they considered developing a meaningful philosophy of life “very
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Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Sep 21, 2008
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Since some of the best illustrations are what not to do, I offer a few tips on How to Turn a Disagreement into a Feud:
1. Be sure to develop and maintain a fear of conflict, letting your own feelings build up so you are in an explosive frame of mind.
2. If you must state your concerns, be as vague
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