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  • Blessed Are The Peacemakers

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    Blessed Are The Peacemakers "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God." (Matthew 5:9) There is a commission from God that is available to every obedient Christian today and that is to be a peacemaker. Argument and discord is a great waste of energies better spent on ...read more

  • Your Lover Shall Live  PRO

    Contributed by Aldy Duque on Oct 28, 2003
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     | 2,030 views

    Your Lover Shall Live During the 17th century, Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England, sentenced a soldier to be shot for his crimes. The execution was to take place at the ringing of the evening curfew bell. However, the bell did not sound. The soldier’s fiancée had climbed into the belfry and ...read more

  • Consider The Vietnam Wall. When People Visit The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Richards on May 20, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,836 views

    Consider the Vietnam Wall. When people visit the wall, they remember the events that took place when we were fighting in Vietnam. Even those who weren’t alive at the time are moved as they see name after name of individual soldiers who laid down their lives fighting for our nation. That wall serves ...read more

  • We've Probably All Heard The Expression,

    Contributed by Nathan Ingram on Nov 30, 2009
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    We’ve probably all heard the expression, “This is going to separate the men from the boys!” Those words are said when about something that involves danger and risk. Things that take courage and a willingness to sacrifice. Things that are grueling and gut-wrenching. Things that require maturity and ...read more

  • When Hugh Latimer Was Preaching One Day In The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 1, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
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    When Hugh Latimer was preaching one day in the presence of King Henry VIII, he reports that he said to himself, “Latimer! Latimer! Remember that the king is here; be careful what you say.” Then he said to himself, “Latimer! Latimer! Remember that the King of kings is here; be careful what you do ...read more

  • I Always Tell Couples That I Marry About The ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Sep 4, 2008
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    I always tell couples that I marry about the 50/50 principle of marriage. True or false. Marriage is a 50/50 proposition. Each partner brings their half to make a whole. It’s false of course. It is 100/100. In relationships, two halves don’t make a whole. We joke about our better half. But in ...read more

  • Who's That?

    Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Apr 2, 2023
     | 1,134 views

    Who’s that ridin’ on a colt? Who’s that lowly and humbly coming- coming into Jerusalem on that glorious Palm Sunday day? Who’s that bringin’ hope with him? Who’s that gracefully offering- offering Himself as the Shepherd to all who’ve gone astray? Who’s that? Isn’t He the Messiah? Isn’t He the ...read more

  • British Clergyman Repudiates The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 6, 2010
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    British Clergyman Repudiates the Church’s Traditional Understanding of the Cross The Very Reverend Dr. Jeffrey Philip Hywel John believes that the church’s traditional understanding of the cross of Christ is both “repulsive” and “insane.” His comments in the spring of 2007 about the cross ignited a ...read more

  • Charles Fuller Once Announced That He Would Be ...

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 22, 2005
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    Charles Fuller once announced that he would be speaking the following Sunday on “Heaven.” During that week, a precious letter was received from an old man who was very ill. Here is part of his letter: “Next Sunday you are to talk about Heaven. I am interested in that land, because I have held a ...read more

  • Laws Of Stewardship, Sowing And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2009
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    Laws of Stewardship, Sowing and Reaping A few of the Laws of Stewardship and of Sowing and Reaping: THE LAW OF RIGHTFUL OWNERSHIP – Nothing truly belongs to us; everything actually belongs to God. THE LAW OF PURPOSEFUL POSSESSION – Wise stewards are guided by lordship, not “hoardship.” THE LAW ...read more

  • Ravi Zacharias Tells The Story Of A Man Who Went ...

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Aug 7, 2012
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    Ravi Zacharias tells the story of a man who went to School in Wheaton with Billy Graham and later entered into politics. He was a popular man and rose to become the Prime Minister of Canada. In the process of going down that way, to fame, to popularity and power, he began to sacrifice his ethics ...read more

  • Glorify God In Your Body

    Contributed by Sam Mccormick on Dec 15, 2016
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    When I was in high school at Littlefield, Texas, a boy was occasionally seen in the corridors who I did not ever see in my classes. His head was a grayish purple color, irregularly shaped, and at least twice the size of a normal person’s head. I understood that he was a student at the school who ...read more

  • Hard Work, Strong Character  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2001
    based on 95 ratings
     | 3,109 views

    HARD WORK, STRONG CHARACTER Delayed gratification is also important in training children. A lot of parents are unwilling to make sacrifices that are necessary in order to meet their children’s deepest needs. A promotion at work, a TV show, or a nap on the sofa may all seem much more enticing ...read more

  • Mother's Love  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Landry on May 11, 2002
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    Mother’s Love A Mother’s love is something that no one can explain, It is made of deep devotion and of sacrifice and pain, It is endless and unselfish and enduring come what may For nothing can destroy it or take that love away... It is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking, And it ...read more

  • Caterpillars And Chameleons

    Contributed by Nigel Heath on Jul 28, 2009
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    CATERPILLARS AND CHAMELEONS There are two creatures on earth that I find equally fascinating. One is the caterpillar and the other the chameleon. Chameleons have the amazing ability to alter their appearance in order to blend into their background. Christians who do this have no effective ...read more

  • A Gift Of The Word

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Oct 5, 2010
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    A GIFT OF THE WORD When I was a teenager, my pastor gave me a little pocket New Testament, bound in red leather. And inside, on the flyleaf, he had written a note. And with the note was a Scripture citation: Romans 12:1-2. I couldn’t wait to turn to that passage and read what it said. If you know ...read more

  • How Did Titus Do In Crete?

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Feb 5, 2009
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    How did Titus do in Crete? Titus led the church in Crete until 105 AD, when he died at age 94. The church in Crete experienced many internal and external stresses, much of it due to the friction of the island. These tensions, however, did not impact the religious strength or stamina of the church ...read more

  • The Opposite Of Faith Is Mistrust And Disbelief. ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 27, 2008
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    The opposite of faith is mistrust and disbelief. In its more extreme form it is paranoia in which a deep and overwhelming fear is present. The writer of our text speaks of 'confident assurance' and 'the evidence of things not seen.' We have faith in many such things, some of them abstract instead ...read more

  • The Two Faces Of Change!" 2 Kings 12: 1-8 Key ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jan 9, 2005
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     | 2,306 views

    “The Two Faces of Change!” 2 Kings 12: 1-8 Key verse(s): 2-3:“Joash did what was right in the eyes of the Lord all the years Jehoiada the priest instructed him. The high places, however, were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.” On June 4, 1783 at the ...read more

  • Whenever I Walk Through The Mall, I Pass The Army ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Hiehle on Jul 20, 2001
    based on 76 ratings
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    Whenever I walk through the mall, I pass the Army Recruiter Office and notice all the incentive posters and slogans in the windows. "Sign up today and receive $50,000 for college!" "Get a $20,000 signing bonus!" "Join the Navy and see the world!" "You can Fly High in the US Air Force!" "We are ...read more