When preachers get together, someone may comment, “That will preach.” Inspiration for a sermon comes from many people and places. A few weeks ago in our Academy for Christian Training and Service one of our readings for reflection came from the book YEARING TO KNOW GOD’S WILL by Danny E. Morris,
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Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with His wrath? Indeed I tremble
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Contributed by Eric Ferguson on Aug 22, 2008
The Mirror
Author Robert Fulghum tells this story of one of his professors, a wise man whose name was Alexander Papaderos:
At the last session on the last morning of a two-week seminar on Greek culture, Dr. Papaderos turned and made the ritual gesture: "Are there any questions?"
Quiet quilted
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Jerry Mckee on Jan 5, 2008
In Washington, DC, by the Hall of Archives on Constitutional Avenue is a bronze statue of a girl, sitting with a book in her hands. She has come to the last page and is looking thoughtfully at the volume, reflecting on what she has read. Underneath the statue are the words: "All
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Illustration:
Pour water on the sponge and the duck. Which one soaks up the water? The sponge or the hard shelled duck?
One is open to receive the water and other has a hard shell that reflects the water away.
What are you like a sponge, or a
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Vernon Murray on Mar 11, 2004
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Some time back, my father-in-law told me of an experience he had in the wilderness of West Virginia. He was strolling through a field when he heard the joyous chirping of a robin. He enjoyed its melodious praise for a while before his eyes caught sight of the bird. It was perched high in a wild
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Mary Lewis on Aug 4, 2003
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Rev. Richard D. Phillips, pastor of Tenth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia said:
"The law is not over us, to condemn us, but under our feet, to be a guide for our path. In saying that, it is the moral law, as reflected in the Ten Commandments, to which I refer, which
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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The April 16, 2007 issue of Time Magazine contains and excerpt from the new biography on Albert Einstein titled, Einstein and Faith. The last paragraph in the excerpt reads, “For some people, miracles serve as evidence of God’s existence. For Einstein, it was the absence of miracles that reflected
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Story: According to an ancient Russian Orthodox tradition, the day before Easter was devoted to telling jokes.
Priests would join the people in telling their best jokes to one another. (presumably “clean” jokes!!)
The reason was to reflect the joke God pulled on the devil in the
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Anglican
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"In the hustle and bustle, amidst the trappings and the wrappings, it's good to pause and reflect on the reason for the Christmas season. As we rush to buy our gifts, let's remember what happened on that first Christmas morn. The trappings were a stable in Bethlehem, and the wrappings were
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Contributed by Jeremy Poling on Jan 12, 2008
The greek myth says he was in his late teens, due to his great looks he was a magnet for affection and desire. His list of suitors was countless and his offers of love were endless, yet he rejected them all.
Until 1 day as he stopped by a shaded cool spring, he saw his own reflection and for the
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Mark Eberly on Nov 2, 2009
Being open-minded means that I am willing to listen to feedback (like through a mentor as we talked about last week) and might even seek it out. It means that I will truly listen to what you perceive to be inconsistencies or flaws whether in my character or beliefs. It means that I will seriously
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Church Of God
Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Feb 20, 2002
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Imagine being near a mountain lake. Sometimes early in the morning when the lake is perfectly calm, the reflection of the mountains is magnificently duplicated and mirrored on the lake’s surface. The interesting thing is that if you were to take on little flat stone and skip it across the surface
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Andrew Chan on Jun 3, 2001
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Stedman says re:Ecclesiastes -
There is no other book like it, because it is the only book in the Bible that reflects a human, rather than divine, point of view. This book is filled with error. And yet it is wholly inspired. This may confuse people, because many feel that inspiration is a guarantee
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