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  • G. Campbell Morgan Summed Up Jesus He Said, "He ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    G. Campbell Morgan summed up Jesus he said, “He was the God-man. Not God indwelling a man. Of such there have been many. Not a man deified. Of such there have been none save in the myths of pagan systems of thought; but God and man, combining in one personality ...read more

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  • Psychologist Teach Us That There Are Two Mental ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rev. Roberto D. Abella on Nov 9, 2004
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    Psychologist teach us that there are two mental laws that contribute heavily to our mental state of being. In other words, whether we’re happy or sad. They are: 1: The Law of Concentration. 2: The Law of Substitution. The Law of Concentration states that whatever we dwell upon grows in our life ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Ethics Breeches Widespread: Kpmg Llp Research ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
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    Ethics Breeches Widespread: KPMG LLP research reports 75% of employees say they have observed violations of the law or company standards in the previous 12 months, but 61% were unwilling to report them because they thought management wouldn’t administer ...read more

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  • Dont Keep Forever On The Public Road. Leave The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "Dont keep forever on the public road. Leave the beaten path occasionally and dive into the woods. You will be certain to find something that you have never seen before. One discovery will lead to another, and before you know it you will have something worth ...read more

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  • We Must Somehow Get Comfortable With The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "We must somehow get comfortable with the reality of periodic failure. That does not mean we should break out the pointed hats and throw a party when we see it coming. But there is no reason to schedule a wake, either. Like a trip to the dentist, the thought of occasional reverses ...read more

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  • C ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
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    CHRISTIANS? Let’s go for a second to the lastest Barna Poll on Born Again Christians. In order to do this we need to understand a little information about what they consider to be a Born Again Christian. In Barna Research Group studies, born again Christians are not defined on the basis of ...read more

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  • Marriage Sustains Love

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Feb 17, 2012
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    MARRIAGE SUSTAINS LOVE Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a Lutheran pastor, sent to prison in Hitler’s Germany and later martyred for his faith. In 1943, while in his cell, we wrote a wedding sermon that he was never permitted to deliver. In that sermon, he said, "It is not ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • The Spirituality Of Fire

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 25, 2010
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    THE SPIRITUALITY OF FIRE The pagans thought of a cycle of destruction by fire and renewal, destruction by fire and renewal. The monotheistic Zoroastrians thought of fire strictly as a purification. But the Jews and early Christians associated fire with the destruction of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • I Never Failed A Good Nap There

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    I never failed a good nap there I was reading last week how, Hugh Latimer, the famous sixteenth century English Reformer and Preacher [11] was surprised to see a neighbor heading out the door early one Sunday morning. “My Lady, whither goest thou?” The neighbor replied, “I am going to Saint Thomas ...read more

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  • Snake Eggs

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 15, 2019
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    SNAKE EGGS There are some things that strike terror in the hearts of most of us. For most of us a poisonous snake causes our bodies to shake with fear. Can you imagine being trapped in a small room with 1000 deadly vipers? That is not a very pleasant thought, but we as humans let Satan sow snake ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • General Robert E. Lee Controls His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2010
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    General Robert E. Lee controls His Tongue General Robert E. Lee was once asked what he thought of a fellow officer in the Confederate Army, an officer who had made some mean-spirited remarks about him. Lee thought for a moment, then rated him as being very satisfactory. The person who asked the ...read more

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  • The Old Tree

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 4, 2010
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    THE OLD TREE There is an old proverb about the leader of a city who would take daily walks to gain peace of mind and inspiration from nature. One day, the burdens of his position had his mind more disturbed than normal, and the old man found himself walking much further than usual. Eventually he ...read more

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  • Walt Disney's Leadership  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 30, 2011
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    WALT DISNEY'S LEADERSHIP Walt Disney was a remarkable man of vision. He never gave up. Early in his career a newspaper fired him because they thought he had "no good ideas". That just made Disney try harder. When he was starting out in Kansas City he couldn't sell his cartoons. Some hinted that he ...read more

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  • Eating A Bald Eagle  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 4, 2011
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    EATING A BALD EAGLE A forest ranger is making rounds in a remote part of the wooded reserve when he comes across an unkempt man, sitting at a make-shift campfire, and, to the ranger's astonishment, eating a fish and a bald eagle. The man is consequently put in jail for the crime. He was soon ...read more

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  • Trust The Prayer

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 2, 2021
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    A TRUSTING PRAYER Did you hear about the young preacher that graduated Bible School? He accepted a small country church to be the pastor. It was the only church that would have him. He was the only candidate that would go to the small church. So they were matched up pretty well. His first ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • 99% Is Not ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008
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    99% IS NOT ENOUGH Back in the 90’s a California research firm considered the advertising slogan for a popular soap that was 99.4% pure. And they asked themselves the question: “What if everything in the world operated at 99% efficiency?” They discovered: - drinking water would be unsafe one hour ...read more

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  • So Far Behind  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 23, 2002
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    SO FAR BEHIND The cartoon character Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes once said, “God put me on this earth to accomplish a certain number of things. Right now I’m so far behind I’ll never die.” SOURCE: Matthew Rogers in "Making ...read more

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  • New York City's Mayor David N. Dinkins, When ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
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    New York City’s Mayor David N. Dinkins, when urged by Manhattan officials to buy some property thought to be an “extraordinary opportunity for the city,” said: “If they’re selling elephants two for a quarter, that’s a great bargain. But only if ...read more

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  • Suicide Attitudes: About Fifteen Million People ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
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    Suicide Attitudes: About fifteen million people (7% of all adults) have attempted suicide at some point in their lives, according to a recent Harris Poll. The research also revealed that 21% of adults have thought seriously about taking their own lives, and 25% believe that ...read more

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  • New York City's Mayor David N. Dinkins, When ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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    New York City’s Mayor David N. Dinkins, when urged by Manhattan officials to buy some property thought to be an "extraordinary opportunity for the city," said: "If they’re selling elephants two for a quarter, that’s a great bargain. But only if you ...read more

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