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  • Fathering Is Hard Work: According To The 6/10/03 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
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    Fathering Is Hard Work: According to the 6/10/03 issue of Family Circle magazine in its national poll of fathers finds: · 94% feel building a family is the hardest and most important thing a man can do. · 71% say fatherhood is more demanding than they expected, while 88% say fatherhood is more ...read more

  • The Story Is Told That During His College Years, ...

    Contributed by Patrick Lublink on Oct 18, 2006
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    The story is told that during his College years, Samuel Logan Brengle was a brilliant law student who was very gifted in the art of speaking. The Lord called him to the ministry of preaching. After he received his Bachelor of Arts degree, he became a circuit preacher with the Methodist ...read more

  • C. S. Lewis, The Great British Christian Writer, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
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    C. S. Lewis, the great British Christian writer, has another answer in his book The Problem of Pain. Some of you may have seen the Anthony Hopkins’ movie Shadowlands which tells the story of Lewis’s faith and grief at the death of new bride. Lewis married late in life to an American women after ...read more

  • Bishop Ryle Points Out That Jesus, Through The ...

    Contributed by Ray Mckendry on Mar 12, 2007
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    Bishop Ryle points out that Jesus, through the Holy Spirit and the ministry of the faithful church, would “raise up a standard of morality and purity and knowledge of which formerly men had no conception.” (Ryle, ibid. p. 159) This was seen in the days immediately following the birth of the early ...read more

  • Movie: Pay It Forward  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 14, 2004
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    Video Illustration: Movie Pay It Forward. Clip is from the beginning of the movie were a reporter becomes the recipient of a random act of kindness after his car is smashed at a police domestic scene. The reporter is given a new jaguar by a stranger to replace his old wrecked mustang. He responds ...read more

  • The London Underground Is The One Of The Largest ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Overton on Oct 7, 2004
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    The London Underground is the one of the largest subway systems in the world. Affectionately called “the tube” by the British, it handles up to 3 million passenger journeys a day. If you ever get the chance to ride the London Underground, you will most definitely while standing on the platform, ...read more

  • Object Lesson: Holy Spirit  PRO

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on May 25, 2009
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    OBJECT LESSON: HOLY SPIRIT I have a children's sermon to try to explain the Holy Spirit. It isn't original to me or to the first person I heard use it, but I think it's powerful. I take an empty glove and tell the kids that it's a magic glove. I tell them it is amazing because it can pick things ...read more

  • Without Realizing It Many Of Us Have Fallen Prey ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 2, 2009
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    Without realizing it many of us have fallen prey to thinking that people of most significance are people like star athletes, actors, actresses, musicians, and even politicians. These are the ones we applaud and become excited to meet in person. These are the ones who we ask for their autographs and ...read more

  • Running The Race God's Way

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 16, 2011
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    RUNNING THE RACE GOD'S WAY Joni Eareckson Tada recently told a story commenting on Romans 15:1-2: "We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up." She writes, "My husband, Ken, serves ...read more

  • Jill Briscoe On Submission

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 18, 2011
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    JILL BRISCOE ON SUBMISSION Jill Briscoe talks about the difference between her family and her husband, Stuart's, family and what that brought to their own marriage. She says, "My father, a quiet, gentle man, considered himself head of his home: protector, defender, and provider. My mom was a ...read more

  • A Religion Worth Having  PRO

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Aug 30, 2011
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    A RELIGION WORTH HAVING Dr. F. E. Marsh used to tell that on one occasion he was preaching on the importance of confession of sin and, wherever possible, of restitution for wrong done to others. Afterward a young man came up to him and said: "Pastor, you have put me in a sad fix. I have wronged ...read more

  • Honey All The Way Down  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 8, 2011
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    HONEY ALL THE WAY DOWN In one of his famous escapades, Winnie the Pooh, this lovable toy bear, tries to trap an elephant--or, as he pronounces it, a heffalump. So Pooh digs a hole to catch the heffalump, and decides to bait the trap with some of his own favorite food: honey. But of course, it is ...read more

  • Know The True From The False

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Feb 23, 2012
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    KNOW THE TRUE FROM THE FALSE I have heard and read several variations of this story. Some relate it to training bank tellers, some to treasury agents, and some to FBI agents. I don’t know which, if any, is true. The story makes a good point even if none of the stories are true. It is important ...read more

  • The Cost Of Trying To Fit In

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 19, 2012
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    THE COST OF TRYING TO FIT IN Kevin Miller of Wheaton, Illinois wrote the following: Right after I finished 6th grade, my family moved to a new town. As I started junior high that fall, I suddenly found myself in a school I didn’t know, in a town I didn’t know, with people I didn’t know. I felt ...read more

  • Barna Notes That Between The Two Parents Mother's ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 14, 2007
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    Barna notes that between the two parents mother’s and father’s the mom is doing a better job of teaching their kids about the spiritual dimension of life -- Barna survery: a. Mom versus Dad: Men may enjoy advantages in physical strength, but they are much less likely than women to exercise their ...read more

  • The Cincinnati Reds Rookie Center Fielder Josh ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Aug 6, 2007
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    The Cincinnati Reds rookie center fielder Josh Hamilton shared his story in ESPN the magazine. How that drug addiction nearly destroyed his life. He was in rehab 8 times. When he quit using his dreams returned, but they were often dark and haunting and stayed with him long after he awoke. ...read more

  • The Story Of William Tyndale From Garlow Pages ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 13, 2007
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    The story of William Tyndale from Garlow pages 238-239. i. William Tyndale could have enjoyed the life of a scholar. Instead he died a martyr. Many know his name. They know he’s important. But they know little of his life of profound sacrifice. Born in 1494, Tyndale was brilliant linguist with a ...read more

  • Leadership

    Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on Dec 13, 2007
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    Leadership Have you ever wondered why geese fly in a V formation? As with most animal behavior, God had a good reason for including that in their instincts. As each bird flaps its wings, it creates uplift for the bird following. In a V formation, the whole flock adds at least 71% more flying ...read more

  • More Than A Decade Ago, Matt Thom, A Few Help...

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Aug 1, 2008
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    More than a decade ago, Matt Thom, a few helpful young teens and me conceived of and set in motion a tree house for our back yard. The tree had a great section where branches came together but it wasn’t large enough for a good side platform. Instead, we placed four 12’ pressure treated 4x4’s around ...read more

  • Publicly ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    Publicly Sing Praises to God A Necessity in Corporate Worship Corporate worship services offer Christians the opportunity to publicly sing the greatness of God, proclaim His truths and better yet, as a congregation sing unto the Lord. Colossians 3:16 says, “Let the word of Christ dwell ...read more