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  • Have You Found Jesus?

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 9, 2010
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    HAVE YOU FOUND JESUS? One Sunday afternoon there was a drunken man who was staggering down a country path. He came upon a baptismal service at a pond. There were many to be baptized that day and the drunk, not knowing what was going on, got in the line to be baptized. Finally it was the drunk's ...read more

  • Jesus’ Love Is Not A Pampering Love; It Is ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Oct 8, 2010
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    Jesus’ love is not a pampering love; it is a perfecting love. It is not a love motivated by man’s will, but by the Father’s plan. Why did Jesus delay going to Bethany? Why does He ever seem to delay in answering any prayer? Why does He seem to delay His coming on the clouds of ...read more

  • Jesus Was Crucified, Not In A Cathedral Between ...

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
     | 1,744 views

    Jesus was crucified, not in a cathedral between two candles, but on a cross between two ...read more

  • The Lion King: Jesus' Church

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Mar 14, 2011
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    THE LION KING: JESUS' CHURCH Disney's movie "The Lion King" features a young lion named Simba who is destined to rule the jungle but finds himself "on the outs." As the story opens, his father takes him to "Pride Rock" (the equivalent of a throne) and shows him his inheritance ... he would rule as ...read more

  • Jesus Knows Us By Name

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Apr 6, 2011
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    JESUS KNOWS US BY NAME Names convey a sense of who we are and how others relate to us. "The Lord has called Me from the womb; ...He has made mention of My name" (Isa. 49:1). At the Korean Presbyterian Church in Baltimore, the people seldom refer to one another by their first name. They speak ...read more

  • Following Garibaldi And Following Jesus

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2011
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    FOLLOWING GARIBALDI AND FOLLOWING JESUS Garibaldi, the great Italian military hero from the 19th century, raised an incredibly committed volunteer army. His appeal for recruits was rather unique as he offered only these terms: "I offer neither pay, nor quarters, nor provisions; I offer hunger, ...read more

  • The Stolen Baby Jesus Syndrome  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 20, 2011
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     | 6,250 views

    THE STOLEN BABY JESUS SYNDROME A few years back, Wellington, FL had their baby Jesus stolen two years running. This was a wealthy community and their Jesus was worth around $1800. The third time around they put a GPS inside and traced the thief to her home. But the baby Jesus doesn’t have to be ...read more

  • Bible Is All About Jesus

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on May 7, 2011
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    BIBLE IS ALL ABOUT JESUS The university library in Kansas is home to a very unusual Bible. At first it looks very ordinary, but when the gilt edges are slightly parted, it reveals a picture of Christ with his disciples in the upper room. Underneath the picture are the words; "It is myself, handle ...read more

  • Come To Know Jesus Christ

    Contributed by David Ward on Oct 3, 2009
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    COME TO KNOW JESUS CHRIST Arthur Burns was chair of the Federal Reserve in the 1970s and a Jewish economist of great influence in Washington during the tenure of several Presidents. Burns was once asked to pray at a gathering of evangelical politicians. Stunning his hosts, he prayed thus: "Lord, I ...read more

  • A Movement To Jesus Within Islam

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2009
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    A MOVEMENT TO JESUS WITHIN ISLAM In an article entitled, "A Movement to Jesus Within Islam" this story is told: There was a Muslim holy man, a Sufi master, named Isaac. He lived in a remote region of a Muslim country, where he had a large following. Several thousand people looked to him for ...read more

  • Grafted To Jesus And One Another

    Contributed by Ray Mckendry on Nov 4, 2009
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    GRAFTED TO JESUS AND ONE ANOTHER Grafting is done for several purposes, but most commonly in the olive oil industry it is to get the hardy roots of one variety with the fecundity of another variety. The whole point of grafting is that each part of the grafted tree keeps its original character. The ...read more

  • Jesus Transformed A Mountainside Into A Bible ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    “Jesus transformed a mountainside into a Bible conference; a fishing boat into an evangelistic platform; a wellside into a counseling room; and, the shadows of evening into an opportunity to lead Nicodemus into the experience of the new birth. He preached the Word ...read more

  • Sin Keyed Out By Jesus

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Mar 16, 2009
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    SIN KEYED OUT BY JESUS What is this idea of "covering" or "hiding" sin? It means that there are circumstances where God will refuse to see our sin. I like to picture that as being like the technique used in video and film. It’s called the chromakey technique and requires filming in front of a blue ...read more

  • Love Them Like Jesus

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Mar 25, 2009
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    LOVE THEM LIKE JESUS Dr Tom Hermiz in his book on Holiness tells of being in a motel room in Columbus Ohio before preaching three times on Sunday at a missionary conference. The people in the next room had a loud party, and at 1 am he called the front desk, and they called the room. But it was ...read more

  • The Death Of Jesus Christ Is The Propitiation For ...

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on May 6, 2009
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    The death of Jesus Christ is the propitiation for our sins. ‘Propitiation’ is a difficult word and isn’t in everyday use. A minister tells the story of going home with a member of his congregation who had under one arm a gift-wrapped box and in his other hand a bunch of flowers. Both of those ...read more

  • Ask Jesus To Come To Your ...

    Contributed by Tim Harlow on May 13, 2009
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    ASK JESUS TO COME TO YOUR MARRIAGE Some years ago on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson an 8 year old boy from West Virginia and who was rescued from a coal mine was a guest. Through their conversation it became obvious he went to church a lot, so Johnny asked him if he attended Sunday school ...read more

  • Then There Are The Thorns Which Jesus Says Are ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on May 19, 2009
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    Then there are the thorns which Jesus says are the wealth and cares of the world. Providing for your family, working, spending, the economy, getting more stuff, getting the stuff paid for and so on are all part of the tension of living in this world while being a proper steward of our blessings. ...read more

  • Jesus Saves Me Now

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Aug 30, 2011
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    JESUS SAVES ME NOW The old version used to tell us that He was able to keep us from falling. The new version, giving a closer rendering of the Greek, tells us that He is able to guard us from stumbling. So He can. So He will. But we must trust Him. Moment by moment we must look into His face, and ...read more

  • The Atonement In Jesus Christ's Blood Is ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Tack on Nov 24, 2011
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    "The atonement in Jesus Christ’s blood is perfect; there isn’t anything that can be added to it. It is spotless, impeccable, flawless. It is perfect as God is perfect." Ref: Tozer, A.W. The Radical ...read more

  • Our "In Jesus" Voice

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 28, 2011
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     | 2,848 views

    OUR "IN JESUS" VOICE I'm always intrigued by the phrase some parents and care-givers use with children: "Now children, we need to use our 'indoor' voices." What Ephesians 4 is saying is that when in the church (not the building) we need to use our "in Jesus" voices. Those voices need to lift up, ...read more