Fallen
I wanted to be the best you ever had.
Now, I am a lonesome, loathsome cad.
I once drank in Your holy truth.
Now, I drown myself in gin and vermouth.
I told others of the sacrifice you gave.
Now, it is my soul You need to save.
I sang the power of the Blood
Then dragged you Name
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Introduction ~ In 1959, Thomas Hoving, of New York’s Metropolitan Museum, bought an ivory crucifix from a Yugoslavian art collector, despite the fact that it lacked its central figure ~ the body of Christ. The cross had been stored in a Swiss bank vault for years but, unbeknown to Hoving, for the
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Contributed by Paul Wallace on Nov 21, 2007
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I watched Denise Jackson, the wife of country star Alan Jackson share her testimony on CBN, and it is also in her new book “It’s all about HIM”. She is not talking about Alan, but the Lord Jesus. She said she was raised in church, and went every Sunday, and had the head knowledge. But after
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2008
People with Conviction
In the events of the bridge collaple here in Minneapolis this past week, you have probably heard of countless examples of people acting with conviction.
• Ed Nelson M.P.D. - when you encounter a situation like that, you just do it.
• Shannon Hanson E.M.T. - "It’s just part of
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Contributed by Tim Shockley on Apr 16, 2001
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In a book by Alex Kotlowitz, There Are No Children Here, an interesting story is told of boys growing up in the inner-city of Chicago. Occasionally the boys would go to the railroad tracks to look for snakes. When the train comes by, they hide for fear the people on board the train will shoot at
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 7, 2002
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After an evening out, some parents returned home to their children, whom they had left with the baby sitter. They were pleasantly surprised to find the kids fast asleep. When the sitter had been paid—just as she was walking out the door—she communicated this detail: "Oops—almost forgot to
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by John Harvey on Feb 12, 2004
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Alana and I have a Marriage Covenant that hangs on the wall at our house. As soon as you walk in the door it is the first thing you see. We had a special anniversary dinner with our children and explained that this document was an outward sign of our commitment to never divorce. We vowed to each
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
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More Kids Living With Grandparents In ’97, the most recent year for which figures are available, 5.5% of all children under 18 in the U.S. live with a grandparent. That compares to only 4.9% in ’92 and 3.6% in ’80. The Census bureau blames social ills such as child abuse,
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While the sixth saying of Jesus on the Cross was a declaration of triumph, “It is finished!”, this last one is a declaration of trust.
“Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.”
The word commit means, “to deposit something of great value in a safe place.” Our life is filled with all types of
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 20, 2007
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Marvin Rosenthal, writing in "Israel, My Glory," tells about a mother who was asked by a census taker how many children she had. She responded, "Well, there’s Billy and Harry and Martha and...." "Never mind the names," the man interrupted, "Just give me the number!"
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Dave Kinney on Jul 26, 2009
MATERIAL GAINS ARE NOT ENOUGH
William Bennett is a great American, Secretary of Education, and a compelling writer. He wrote in wrote in his best seller, America: The Last Best Hope, "Material gains will never be enough for America, if we achieve full employment, have great economic growth, have
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Contributed by Jeffery Russell on Dec 17, 2007
Legend tells us that the first Christmas trees originated with the famous reformer, Martin Luther back in the early 1500s. He was strolling through a forest in northern Germany one evening. Struck by the beauty of the moonlight shining on the fir trees, he went home determined to recreate the
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2008
Richard Whately said it well when he wrote: “It is generally true that all that is required to make men unmindful of what they owe God for any blessing is that they should receive that blessing often and regularly.”
And that is so true. If we’re not careful, we can become like Oprah’s
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