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  • We Are The Message, Christ Is The Goal

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009
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    WE ARE THE MESSAGE, CHRIST IS THE GOAL James S. Stewart, A Faith to Proclaim: "Christian preaching begins only when faith in the message has reached such a pitch that the man or the community proclaiming it becomes part of the message proclaimed ... To be thus taken command of, so that our ...read more

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  • Ordinary People For Christ

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 18, 2009
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    ORDINARY PEOPLE FOR CHRIST Bud Villers was a good man. Bud was my neighbor. I grew up beside him until he died when I was in college. Bud helped my dad put a roof on our house, he assisted my dad when they poured concrete sidewalks and porches. My dad helped him put a roof on his patio. When Bud ...read more

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  • Substitute Teacher Finally Admits She Doesn't ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 6, 2009
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    Substitute Teacher Finally Admits She Doesn’t Know Subject Matter Have you ever tried to stand and teach, and there you are in front of the class, and you realize all of a sudden that you are out of your depth and that you haven’t got a clue as to what is going on and what to say? That makes for ...read more

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  • D.m. Stearns Was Preaching In Philadelphia. At ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Dec 21, 2009
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    D.M. Stearns was preaching in Philadelphia. At the close of the service a stranger came up to him and said, "I don’t like the way you spoke about the cross. I think that instead of emphasizing the death of Christ, it would be far better to preach Jesus, the teacher and example." Stearns replied, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Staying In Touch...in The Right Way

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 28, 2009
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    STAYING IN TOUCH...IN THE RIGHT WAY Evangelism issue #1: staying in touch with the world -- in a right way From InternetEvangelismDay.com: "There are two major reasons why we so often fail to touch many non-Christians with the Gospel. Firstly, we frequently present the good news in language and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • I'm Not A Christian, So...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 28, 2009
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    "I'M NOT A CHRISTIAN, SO..." You need to know what is going on in the head of a non-saved or pre-saved person. * "I'm not a Christian, so ... I really don't understand this religious stuff. I did try and read bits of the Bible when I was at school, but found it hard to understand. I never went ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Don't Forget About Growing

    Contributed by David Moore on Feb 18, 2010
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    DON'T FORGET ABOUT GROWING In N. Ireland, during the troubles there, some of those caught up in paramilitary violence would be converted, and no sooner were they saved than they were paraded from church to church sharing their testimony as an ex-paramilitary. Such events often drew large crowds, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Suburban Outreach

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 10, 2010
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    SUBURBAN OUTREACH Calvin Miller teaches in Birmingham, Alabama, at the Beeson Divinity School. He recently wrote a provocative article entitled, "Rethinking Suburban Evangelism," on the challenge taking the gospel to people who sense no need: "Suburbia: the push-button Zion of those who have made ...read more

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  • Break New Ground For God

    Contributed by Ronnie Knight on Jun 14, 2010
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    BREAK NEW GROUND FOR GOD od has called us to go. Are you going? I challenge you to dare to go where no man has gone before. Charles Haddon Surgeon said it best when he said, "The most successful servants of god have been those who have not built upon the foundation of others, but have ventured ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Nuts And Bolts For Christ

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jul 3, 2010
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    NUTS AND BOLTS FOR CHRIST Arthur Blessitt, the famous American Evangelist who carried a Cross around the world in the 1980s was once called a "religious nut" – to which ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • The First And Last "All"

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2010
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    THE FIRST AND LAST "ALL" After a mission service, the preacher of the evening was hurrying away to a late train. He had just three minutes to catch it when he saw a man running after him. "Oh, sir," he said breathlessly as he came up, "Can you help me? I am very anxious about my salvation." ...read more

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  • The Gospel Tract Dispenser

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 20, 2010
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    THE GOSPEL TRACT DISPENSER Mike Slaughter tells the story of rushing through the airport to catch his connecting flight. He ran into the bathroom and went into a stall. And when he began to pull on the toilet paper, and a Gospel tract fell out onto the floor. He picked it up and began to read ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Make Them Thirsty

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
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    MAKE THEM THIRSTY The young salesman was disappointed about losing a big sale, and as he talked with his sales manager he lamented, "I guess it just proves you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink." The manager replied, "Son, take my advice: your job is not to make him drink. ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Carry Their Burden  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 17, 2011
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    CARRY THEIR BURDEN A pastor gathered a group of people from his church to train them to witness. After some minimal training, he sent the group out into the neighborhood. When they returned to share their experiences, one young man said he had tried to tell an older gentleman about the love of ...read more

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  • Evangelism: Making Disciples

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2011
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    EVANGELISM: MAKING DISCIPLES If you walk out into the parking lot this evening and someone says to you, "How do I get to Atlanta?" You say, "Well, get in your car." Well, that’s good advice. That’s the start of it. But you also need to say, "Start your car and head south and a little bit east ...read more

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  • Chrysostom On Ecclesiastes  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 21, 2011
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    CHRYSOSTOM ON ECCLESIASTES Eutropius had fallen into disgrace. As the highest-ranking official in the Byzantine Empire (late fourth century), he served as the closest adviser to the emperor Arcadius, then ruling in Constantinople. But Eutropius abused his imperial power and aroused the anger of ...read more

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  • A Sentence Can Change A Life

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Jan 22, 2011
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    A SENTENCE CAN CHANGE A LIFE When I was thirteen, a young lad only three years older than me said something that would change my life for ever. A single sentence of his is the reason I am a Christian today. What could you say in just ONE sentence that could switch someone from being an agnositic ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Erwin Mcmanus And His "John The Baptist"

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 28, 2011
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    ERWIN MCMANUS AND HIS "JOHN THE BAPTIST" As we begin today I would like to read a true account of an experience that pastor, speaker, and author, Erwin McManus had in the early years of his ministry. Listen to what he says... "I got a message through the urban grapevine that I was dead. It might ...read more

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  • Standing On The Door

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 4, 2011
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    STANDING ON THE DOOR You see, when we Christians do a poor job, then people don't want to have anything to do with our Christ. God's own name as well as the Christian faith itself is on the line. When we disrespect our supervisors, then our supervisors disrespect our Savior, and we become a ...read more

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  • The Preacher And The Farmer  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 5, 2011
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    THE PREACHER AND THE FARMER Years ago, a young man had just gotten out of Bible College where he’d spent several years learning all the theological terminology that he thought would make him a successful preacher. He’d just been hired at a country church and he was determined to begin bringing new ...read more

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