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It Cannot Be Emphasized Too Strongly Or Too ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians; not on religions, but on the gospel of Jesus Christ For this very reason peoples of other ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

B2b Ad Power 57% Of Executives Who Read B2b ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006

B2B Ad Power 57% of executives who read B2B magazines have acted on an ad they saw in one of these publications, finds a new Harris ...read more

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Remember The Movie, The Field Of Dreams. A ...  PRO

Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Jan 18, 2003

Remember the movie, The Field of Dreams. A farmer made a baseball field in a Iowa cornfield. And one of the scenes of the movie shows cars lined up coming to the field. Isaiah picture people from every nation streaming to the Light of Israel, which is Jesus Christ. The Lord address spiritual ...read more

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Denomination: Lutheran

There Is A Certain Relief In Change, Even Though ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

There is a certain relief in change, even though it be from bad to worse; as I have found in traveling in a stage-coach, that it is often a comfort to shift one’s position and be bruised in a new place. ...read more

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It Is Not What Men Eat, But What They Digest That ...  PRO

Contributed by David Dewitt on Jan 2, 2001

It is not what men eat, but what they digest that makes them strong Not what we gain, but what we save that makes us rich Not what we read, but what we remember that makes us learned Not what we preach or pray, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:29-31

Tags: Holiness, Faith, Discipleship

Denomination: Church Of God

But The Question On The Floor Is "What If". What ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Dascoli on Dec 14, 2005

But the question on the floor is “What if”. What If Jesus Never Came? What’s the big deal? Toward the end of the Christmas classic It’s a Wonderful Life, George Bailey cries out, “I want to live again! I want to live again!" Immediately he’s flashed from the previous scene and finds himself ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Denomination: Holiness

It Is Not What Men Eat But What They Digest That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

It is not what men eat but what they digest that makes them strong; not what we gain but what we save that makes us rich; not what we read but what we remember that makes us learned; not what we ...read more

Tags: Character

Several Years Ago, I Heard The Story Of Larry ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Several years ago, I heard the story of Larry Walters, a 33-year-old man who decided he wanted to see his neighborhood from a new perspective. He went down to the local army surplus store one morning and bought forty-five used weather balloons. That afternoon he strapped himself into a lawn chair, ...read more

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What's A Parable?

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Dec 11, 2012

WHAT'S A PARABLE? Some have defined the word parable as "a story by which something real in life is used as a means of presenting a moral thought." Others have said a parable "puts the known next to the unknown so that we may learn." They are usually a story or a narrative taken from nature or ...read more

Tags: Parable General

Denomination: *other

Believers, Look Up -- Take Courage. The Angels ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

“Believers, look up -- take courage. The angels are nearer than you ...read more

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What's Going On  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 3, 2002

WHAT'S GOING ON Mother, mother There’s too many of you crying Brother, brother, brother There’s far too many of you dying You know we’ve got to find a way To bring some lovin’ here today - Ya Father, father We don’t need to escalate You see, war is not the answer For only love can conquer ...read more

Tags: God Brings Hope, Dealing With Conflicts, Peace

Church Planting Prompts Evangelism Dr. Greg Fell, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Church Planting Prompts Evangelism Dr. Greg Fell, Rocky Mountain District Superintendent of the Evangelical Free Churches of America reports “Churches in their infancy have a 1 to 3 ratio of commitments to Christ per church member. By the time a church is 10 ...read more

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What Are We Preaching?  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 31, 2011

WHAT ARE WE PREACHING? False teachings abound whenever people do not know the truth. Many of our churches today do not teach the truth because many pastors do not know the Bible. In our seminaries, almost 50 percent of professors now teach that there was no virgin birth of Jesus, and that story ...read more

Scripture: Acts 20:28-31

Tags: False Teaching

Seamless Retailers 68% Of All Shoppers Now Move ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006

Seamless Retailers 68% of all shoppers now move interchangeably between physical stores, online stores, and catalogs. Consumers see a retailer as a single, seamless entity, whether they visit a store, Web site, talk to a rep on the phone, or look through a ...read more

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What Is Corruption?

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 26, 2021

, A little girl asks her father: "Daddy, what is corruption?" -- Go bring me a beer and I'll tell you. -- But mommy said you should stop drinking! -- Get yourself an ice-cream too ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 29:1-4

Tags: Sin, Corruption, Dishonesty, Bribe

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Magnanimous People Have No Vanity, They Have No ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Magnanimous people have no vanity, they have no jealousy, and they feed on the true and the solid wherever they find it. ...read more

Tags: Human Life

What A Waste...?

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Jul 8, 2011

WHAT A WASTE...? When I lived in another city, I became acquainted with an organization called the Wycliffe Bible Translators. In fact, we had a man come speak to our church. I’ll never forget the impression he made on me. He had a PhD in linguistics. He was an incredibly well-educated and gifted ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-43, Matthew 13:1-9

Tags: Servanthood

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

New Rules Barna Research Group Has Identified The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

New Rules Barna Research Group has identified the following New Rules for the next generation. Some will encourage you, others will cause alarm. 1. Personal relationships count. Institutions don’t. 2. The process is more important than the product. 3. Aggressively pursue diversity among ...read more

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The Old Get Older Following Is A Picture Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

The Old Get Older Following is a picture of persons 65 expected to survive to age 90: 1940 to 2050. ii. 1940 7% jj. 1960 14% kk. 1980 25% ll. 2000 26% mm. 2050 42% This is bound to have a profound impact on virtually every strata of our culture and economy, ...read more

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What Is Truth?

Contributed by John Bright on Oct 17, 2022

I hate to be the bearer of bad news… but there is a deep divide in this sanctuary. No – it’s not what you think. It’s not political parties. It’s not hot-button social justice issues. Nope, it’s our view of “What is truth?” Here’s a way to view our divide from Os Guiness: “Three baseball ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:24-36

Tags: Baseball, Absolute Truth, Umpires

Denomination: Methodist