Contributed by Peter Loughman on Feb 5, 2008
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A WEDDING MADE IN HEAVEN
A man and woman find themselves standing at the pearly gates. Saint Peter, to his surprise, finds the couple very disappointed to be getting into heaven. You see, they were on their way to get married and instead of arriving at their wedding, they ended up at the entrance
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"It is a delusion to seek a sort of ready-made perfection which can be assumed like a garment; it is a delusion, too, to aim at a holiness which costs no trouble, although such holiness would no doubt be exceedingly agreeable to nature. We think that if
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Contributed by Gene Gregory on Feb 27, 2008
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Ask a soldier what bravery is and he will tell you that bravery is not being without fear; it is doing what needs to be done in spite of your fear. Ask a saint of old what faith is and he will tell you it is “trusting God
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Baptist
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Sep 11, 2008
Tom Dempsey.
On Nov 8th, 1970, there was a hard fought game between the New Orleans Saints and the Detroit Lions.
The game was nip and tuck and it came down to the last final seconds to see who would win. The crowd gasped as they realized that the Saints were going to try a field goal of 63
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 9, 2002
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THE REAL ST NICK
A vast multitude was imprisoned in every place," wrote an eyewitness. "The prisons -- prepared for murders and robbers -- were filled with bishops, priests, and deacons ... so there was no longer room for those condemned of crimes."[1]
You’d hardly expect to find old St. Nick
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There is the story of a boy who attended a church that had stained-glass windows. When asked the meaning of the word saint, he said, “they are people the light shines through”. (Charles E. Bugg. ed. The Abingdon Preaching Annnual 2002. J.
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United Methodist
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DIED AND ROSE AGAIN
"The whole story of the Church is one which imitates the story of her divine Master; she dies and she rises again. She was buried in the catacombs; she rose again with Constantine. She died in the Dark Ages; she rose again with Charlemagne. She died
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Catholic
Holiness inspired by the word of God thus belongs in a way to the prophetic tradition, wherein the word of God sets the prophet’s very life at its service. In this sense, holiness in the Church constitutes an interpretation of Scripture which cannot be overlooked. The Holy Spirit who inspired the
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Catholic
Contributed by Keith Broyles on Oct 4, 2007
It is said that when the British and French were fighting in Canada in the 1750’s that Admiral Phipps, commander of the British fleet was told to anchor outside Quebec. He was given orders to wait for the British land forces to arrive, then to support them when they attacked the city. Phipps’
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Methodist
Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Jun 17, 2024
Here is a wee question, is struggling with God a bad thing? Where is a person's character developed? Did the saints of God become saints before or without struggling with God, without responding to those things in the scriptures or the words of Jesus that offended them, before they repented of
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Keith Andrews on Jun 5, 2002
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J.I. Packer shows how Paul expresses his humility. Paul says
I am the least of the apostles. 1 Corinthians 15:9
I am the very least of all the saints. Ephesians 3:8
I am the foremost of sinners. 1 Timothy
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Baptist
Contributed by Chad Bolfa on Jan 12, 2008
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Warren Wiersbe said this, “The Church is always one generation short of extinction, If our generation fails to guard the truth and entrust it to our children, then that will be the end! When you think of the saints and martyrs who suffered and died so that we might have
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Baptist