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                    -The First approached the Elephant,  and examined his broad and sturdy side.  He said this elephant is very much like a wall.   
        -The Second, feeling of the tusk, said “So very round and smooth and sharp?  To me it is mighty clear this elephant is very much like a spear!"
        -The Third
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 22, 2005
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    The year was 1920. The scene was the examining board for selecting missionaries. Standing before the board was a young man named Oswald Smith. One dream dominated his heart. He wanted to be a missionary. Over and over again, he prayed, “Lord, I want to go as a missionary for you. Open a door of
                    
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                    Contributed by Darrin Hunt on Feb 19, 2007
                
                
                
                    When examining a precious stone, gemologists often look at it in the sunlight.  When I was selling Rainbow cleaners, I would shine a bright light in the room to reveal dirt floating in the air.  So how do our spiritual lives stand up to the sunlight?  Are they
                    
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                    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Jul 23, 2005
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    ILLUSTRATION - Self Evaluation
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State employment officials in Tucson, Arizona, posted an interesting sign over a full-length mirror. Directed to all job hunters, it read, “Would you hire this person?” In another office a mirror and sign posed this question: “Are you
                    
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                    Contributed by Akinsanya Adubi on Sep 28, 2009
                
                
                
                    SELF-DESTRUCTION
The same way a lot of people have destroyed what the Lord rightly gave to them with their own hands. The case of a governor of one of the states in Nigeria is a very good example. He jumped bail in England and was removed on coming back home. There was also the case of one boy who
                    
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                    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 2, 2010
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    ON SELF-CONTROL
When I’m at the pizza buffet and I’ve already had more than enough to eat, and I know there’s a good chance another slice will make me miserable for the next 3-4 hours and I eat it anyway .... I lack self control. 
When I decide to stay up late and play video games or surf the
                    
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                    Contributed by John Putty on Apr 16, 2011
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    SELF-REMEDIES
Not many people enjoy going to the doctor, but according to Reuters, in 1994, one London accountant to that to an extreme.  The 63 year old man needed bladder surgery, but he couldn't overcome his fear of doctors and hospitals.   So he self-reliantly did what had to be done.  He
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 3, 2001
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    “…wickedness, when you examine it, turns out to be the pursuit of some good in the wrong way.  You can be good for the mere sake of goodness: you cannot be bad for the mere sake of badness.  You can do a kind action when you are not feeling kind and when it gives you no pleasure, simply because
                    
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                    Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Dec 17, 2004
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Some might think that a sermon examining doctrine is dry and boring.  More than that, they might think that doctrine isn’t as important as something you can apply directly to your life situation.
You might think, you want something that will help you with your marriage, with your other
                    
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                    Contributed by Tim Stutler on Mar 27, 2006
                
                
                
                    "When researchers examined data from the late 1980s on 5,232 married adults, they found that 645 subjects reported marital dissatisfaction. When the unhappy spouses were surveyed five years later, those who had remained married were more likely than divorced subjects to state that they were happy.
                    
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                    Contributed by Tim Parsons on Jun 7, 2006
                
                
                
                    After a physical examination, a man said, "Tell me in plain language, Doc, what’s really the matter with me?"  "Do you want it straight? "Yes." "Well, there isn’t a thing wrong with you except that you’re just plain lazy!" "Okay," drawled the
                    
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                    Examine your hearts today as you partake of the body and blood of Christ.  Repent of any thought, word, or deed that the Holy Spirit points out in your life that is not pleasing to God.  Rededicate yourself to being His disciple, and receive the heart warming assurance John Wesley experienced on
                    
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