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  • What The Flock Needs From Their Pastor

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009
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    WHAT THE FLOCK NEEDS FROM THEIR PASTOR The breadth of my ministry is determined by the depth of my relationship with Jesus, "the most important thing that your people need from you is your personal holiness" --Dr. Bill Bennett, SEBTS Pastoral Ministry class "Take heed to yourselves, lest you ...read more

  • The Battle Is ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2009
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    The Battle is Over Theologians tell a story to illustrate how Christ’s triumph presently benefits our lives: Imagine a city under siege. The enemy that surrounds the city will not let anyone or anything leave. Supplies are running low, and the citizens are fearful. But in the dark of the night, a ...read more

  • Simpson's Most Valuable ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2010
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    Simpson’s Most Valuable Discovery In the year 1847, a doctor from Edinburgh, Sir James Simpson, discovered that chloroform could be used as an anaesthetic to render people insensible to the pain of surgery. From his early experiments, Dr. Simpson made it possible for people to go through the most ...read more

  • Way Back In January Of 2002 We Taught William ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 3, 2010
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    Way back in January of 2002 we taught William Fay’s approach to sharing the gospel. It was called “Share Jesus Without Fear.” A part of those sessions dealt with handling objections. "There are many religions in the world. How can you know the right one?" Response: "All religions can be divided ...read more

  • A Church Made William ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 3, 2010
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    A Church Made William Wickham King Edward of England appointed William Wickham to build a church. William Wickham performed his duty and finished by writing in one of the windows, "This work made William Wickham." When the king saw this he confronted William for assuming the honor of building the ...read more

  • Church As A Spectator Sport

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 5, 2011
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    CHURCH AS A SPECTATOR SPORT A British pastor and author made this observation a few years ago. I think it’s still accurate. D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones said, "Men and women no longer...exercise in sport as they used to. Instead, people tend to sit in crowds and just watch other people play. ...And I ...read more

  • No Atheists In The Water  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Barreca on Mar 31, 2013
    based on 11 ratings
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    NO ATHEISTS IN THE WATER David Harrell wrote a book telling the story of his father, Edgar Harrell. Edgar was one of the 300 survivors of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis, the last US ship sunk by enemy contact in WW2. 600 of the 900 men who survived the ship's sinking were stranded in the ...read more

  • Romans 1:22

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Sep 23, 2019
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    Romans 1:22 Life is so much vanity. We live on the brink of insanity. This is so very, very odd For creation is in the image of God. We plod along in our sin Knowing that we cannot win. Our souls so easily we sell To that pawnbroker of Hell. Instead of singing, "How Great Thou ...read more

  • The Mission Of David Livingstone  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 30, 2011
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    THE MISSION OF DAVID LIVINGSTONE The modern missionary movement really got started about 150 years ago with people who were concerned about the continent of Africa. There was a Scottish preacher by the name of Robert Moffatt who was serving in South Africa. He returned to Scotland to try to enlist ...read more

  • Diety Demonstrated  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2002
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    DIETY DEMONSTRATED "The Easter event, so they affirm, demonstrated Jesus’ deity; validated his teaching; attested the completion of his work of atonement for sin; confirms his present cosmic dominion and his coming reappearance as Judge; assures us that his personal pardon, presence, and power ...read more

  • Luther's Ten Qualifications For The Minister  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 30, 2002
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    Luther’s ten qualifications for the minister: 1) He should be able to teach plainly and in order. 2) He should have a good head. 3) Good power of language. 4) A good voice. 5) A good memory. 6) He should know when to stop. 7) He should be sure of what he means to say. 8) And be ready to ...read more

  • In His Book The Walking Drum, Author Louis ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 8, 2002
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    In his book The Walking Drum, author Louis L'Amour makes this assertion: Up to a point a man¡¦s life is shaped by environment, heredity, and movements and changes in the world about him. Then there comes a time when it lies within his grasp to shape the clay of his life into the sort of thing he ...read more

  • If You Don't Have Strong Beliefs, You Won't Have ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Oct 1, 2002
    based on 13 ratings
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    If you don’t have strong beliefs, you won’t have the power for flexible persistence. We’ve all heard about Thomas Edison, who performed 10,000 experiments before he perfected the incandescent light. He believed, and he persisted despite 9,999 failed attempts. You may know of Paul Ehrlich, who ...read more

  • If Faith Never Encounters Doubt, If Truth Never ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 2, 2002
    based on 16 ratings
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    If faith never encounters doubt, if truth never struggles with error, if good never battles with evil, how can faith know its own power. In my own pilgrimage, if I have to choose between a faith that has stared doubt in the eye and made it blink, or a naïve faith that has never known the firing ...read more

  • The Clock Of Life  PRO

    Contributed by Sol Madlambayan on Dec 2, 2002
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    The clock of life is wound but once, And no man has the power To tell just when the hands will stop. At late or early hour. To lose one’s wealth is sad indeed. To lose one’s health is more, To lose one’s soul is such a loss That no man can restore. Thirty-nine people died while you read this ...read more

  • Watchmen On The Walls Of Freedom  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 5, 2003
    based on 16 ratings
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    WATCHMEN ON THE WALLS OF FREEDOM "We in this country, in this generation, are by destiny rather than choice the watchmen on the walls of world freedom. We ask therefore, that we may be worthy of our power and responsibility, that we may exercise our strength with wisdom and restraint, and that we ...read more

  • I'm Told That In A Museum In Greenwich Village, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Sep 4, 2003
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    I’m told that in a museum in Greenwich Village, Detroit, MI, there is a huge steam locomotive. Beside this complicated machine, there is a sign showing boiler pressure, size, the number of wheels, horsepower, lengths, weight and so on. The bottom line indicates that 96% of the power generated was ...read more

  • I Am

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 11, 2003
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    Tenney also states the following: The most distinctive name by which God was known in Israel is Yahweh (Jehovah), which comes from the same root as “I AM”…(238) “I Am’s” significant meaning here in Exodus is that Moses credentials for being the one to lead Egypt out of bondage are found in him ...read more

  • I'm Told That In A Museum In Greenwich Village, ...

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 28, 2004
     | 1,611 views

    I’m told that in a museum in Greenwich Village, Detroit, MI, there is a huge steam locomotive. Beside this complicated machine, there is a sign showing boiler pressure, size, the number of wheels, horsepower, lengths, weight and so on. The bottom line indicates that 96% of the power generated was ...read more

  • The Clock Of Life Is Wound But Once, And No Man ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 28, 2004
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     | 5,209 views

    The clock of life is wound but once, And no man has the power To tell just when the hands will stop. At late or early hour. To lose one’s wealth is sad indeed. To lose one’s health is more. To lose one’s soul is such a loss that no man can restore. Thirty-nine people died while you read this ...read more