Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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The April 16, 2007 issue of Time Magazine contains and excerpt from the new biography on Albert Einstein titled, Einstein and Faith. The last paragraph in the excerpt reads, “For some people, miracles serve as evidence of God’s existence. For Einstein, it was the absence of miracles that reflected
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given us the freedom to demonstrate. It is the soldier, who salutes the flag, who serves
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 6, 2010
George Gordon Liddy was a Watergate conspirator serving under Pres. Richard Nixon. Upon his release from prison: "I have found within myself all I need and all I ever shall need. I am a man of great
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Charles Jones on Dec 16, 2010
Consider the church that had appointed a man and a woman to co-chair an important church event. The man refused, saying "I'm not going to serve with a woman. If I tell her anything, the whole town will know."
Not intimidated, the woman quickly
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Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jan 23, 2011
WHY POLYGAMY IS WRONG
Mark Twain once debated with some Mormons that polygamy was wrong. Polygamy is a form of marriage in which a person has more than one wife at the same time. When asked to prove it from the Bible, Mark Twain
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Brethren
Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Apr 13, 2011
COURAGE AND HEROISM
"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear--not absence of fear." — Mark Twain — ("Signs of the Times," December 1996, p. 2)
"True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to
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Four things that Doug Murren says in his book Churches That Heal that hinders the church from becoming a church that heals:
i.A Lack of Compassion
He notes, “Two million people die every year. Only about 200,000 of those die knowing Jesus as their Savior. Loneliness is one of the major
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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FAKING THE GRAIN
Wood craftsmen and finishers of fine furniture are not nearly as common to our times as they were 100 years ago. For that matter, they are not found as much today as they were around even 25 years ago.
Some of these men were literally artists when it came to taking an old piece
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It is said that Albert Scweitzer once stated, "I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know; the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve".
(Herb Miller.
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United Methodist
Contributed by Chris Jordan on Aug 15, 2009
John Piper:
"Luke celebrates this solution. The widows were cared for, and the ministry of the Word of God was not forsaken. Both were utterly crucial. Either could have undermined the church and ended its amazing growth. The solution was the diversity of gifts and calling. The solution was a
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 26, 2010
FALSE TEACHER: BERNIE MADOFF
Bernard Lawrence "Bernie" Madoff is a former stock broker, investment adviser, non-executive chairman of the NASDAQ stock market, and the admitted operator of what has been described as the largest Ponzi scheme in history. Madoff was a prominent philanthropist[who
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Philip Makari on Jan 17, 2001
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Here I speak of a special type of giving, the giving of our total selves first to God. It is the giving of body, soul and spirit for God’s use that we may achieve, for ourselves and for others, the higher ends of God. This is not, as you can see, charity giving. This is dedication giving. It is
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by J T on Mar 24, 2003
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"On Being A Daddy" James Tippins
My 3.5 year old daughter was used to me being home all the time. Being a business consultant in a home office was a luxury for my family. After a few years of part time ministry, I was called to serve as an excutive pastor at a church. This was a great time to
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Baptist
Contributed by Emil Boniog on Dec 10, 2003
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We have some older men and women in our fellowship that so clearly exhibit this. Though I love our people and try to be a godly leader, I must admit there are times I do my job because it is my job. At times like that I look around and I see some of these "fathers" serving at my side. I am humbled
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Contributed by Brian Harvison on May 29, 2008
My brother-in-law Brad told me a story one time, and I just knew I would use it in a sermon one day. He served in the Marines and the Navy and has my greatest respect, and we should always be in prayer for our troops serving right now. Him and his friend were out shooting their new handgun,
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Baptist