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  • We Know That Jesus, In Saying "It Is Finished," ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 18, 2006
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     | 2,218 views

    We know that Jesus, in saying “It is finished,” was announcing the completion of all he came to earth to do. Before he breathed his last, he gave the triumphal cry, which in Greek is “tetelestai” “Paid in full!” All the atoning work of the cross was completed. Jesus did not need to linger for ...read more

  • Godly Sorrow Results In A Willingness To Change. ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jul 1, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,884 views

    Godly sorrow results in a willingness to change. Worldly sorrow results in hanging on to the sin. Worldly sorrow sees the sin as precious, as something you know is wrong yet you find yourself desperately trying to figure out some fool proof way to keep it close to you. Video Clip: Lord of the ...read more

  • Top 10 Reasons Why There Was No Room For Joseph ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Owens on Dec 26, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,659 views

    Top 10 Reasons why there was no room for Joseph and Mary in the Inn. 10. The Roman Government’s “Buy one night, get a second free” promotion was a bit too successful. 9. The only room left was by the ice machine. 8. The Nazareth Shriners tore up the place the night before. 7. The innkeeper didn’t ...read more

  • Prayer Is The Link  PRO

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Sep 9, 2004
    based on 13 ratings
     | 3,803 views

    ILLUSTRATION... Prayer is the link by AB Simpson Prayer is the link that connects us with God. It is the bridge that spans every gulf and bears us over every abyss of danger or of need. How significant is this picture of the New Testament church: Peter in prison, the Jews triumphant, Herod ...read more

  • Ransom

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Jan 25, 2005
     | 3,876 views

    INTRODUCTION... Ransom Ransom, is an action packed drama thriller that came out in 1996 starring Mel Gibson and Rene Russo and directed by Ron Howard. The movie focuses on Mel Gibson’s character, Tom Mullen, a rich airline owner, is shocked when his son is kidnapped. He is willing to pay the two ...read more

  • I'm Going To Tell You A Metaphoric Story Based ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 6, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,332 views

    I’m going to tell you a metaphoric story based upon a metaphor written by Silvia Hartmann. There was a merchant ship at sea. It was a beautiful day. The sea was calm, the sun was warm, and the breeze was full and refreshing. A nor’easter blows and a storm engulfs the ship. The Captain looks to ...read more

  • Prayer Of A Half-Hearted Christian

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 5,084 views

    Prayer of a Half-hearted Christian I love thy church, O God; Her walls before me stand; But please excuse my absence, Lord; This bed is simply grand A charge to keep I have; A God to glorify; But Lord, don’t ask for cash from me; The glory comes too high. Am I a soldier of the cross, A follower ...read more

  • At A Special Chapel Service In An Ohio ...

    Contributed by Keith Broyles on Oct 4, 2007
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    At a special chapel service in an Ohio penitentiary, the governor was to grant freedom to several convicts. The suspense mounted as it came time for the governor to announce the names of those selected. “Reuben Johnson, come forward and receive your pardon!” No one responded. The chaplain ...read more

  • Years Ago, When I Was A Youth Minister, We ...

    Contributed by Mike Gilbert on Jan 12, 2008
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    Years ago, when I was a youth minister, we offered a free trip to youth camp to any teenager who could decipher the new name of the Youth Newsletter: The W.E.E.L.Y.D.O.T.L.I.S.T. -- We got all kinds of guesses, but out of several hundred teenagers who tried, no one figured it out. Sure enough, on ...read more

  • Heart Like A Jaffa Cake

    Contributed by David Moore on Nov 14, 2008
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    HEART LIKE A JAFFA CAKE Did you ever wonder why a Jaffa Cake is a Jaffa Cake and not a Jaffa Biscuit? Apparently HM Customs and Excise wondered the same thing, especially when cakes are VAT free and biscuits incur 17.5 percent, so given the popularity of Jaffa Cakes the government decided to ...read more

  • The Stink Lets You Know

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Apr 27, 2009
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    THE STINK LETS YOU KNOW March 18, 1937. It was just 17 minutes before school was to dismiss in the little town of New London, TX. It was oil country, and the school board had decided to save some money by using natural gas siphoned off an oil company’s pipeline. It would allow them to fuel the ...read more

  • Hope In Anguish

    Contributed by Richard Francis on May 10, 2009
     | 4,879 views

    HOPE IN ANGUISH I remember times of betrayal that cut deep into my heart, pain beyond a flesh wound. These are the deepest cuts that never seem to heal, a soul wound like Frodo stabbed by the ring-wraith's sword, an ache that will not heal. I remember times of fear wondering how the money would ...read more

  • A Man Found A Cocoon Of The ...

    Contributed by Timothy Brown on Feb 7, 2010
     | 2,693 views

    Illustration: A man found a cocoon of the emperor moth and took it home to watch it emerge. One day a small opening appeared, and for several hours the moth struggled but couldn't seem to force its body past a certain point. Deciding something was wrong, the man took scissors and snipped the ...read more

  • The Healing Power Of Laughter

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2010
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    THE HEALING POWER OF LAUGHTER Norman Cousins tells of being hospitalized with a rare, crippling disease. When he was diagnosed as incurable, Cousins checked out of the hospital. Aware of the harmful effects that negative emotions can have on the body, Cousins reasoned the reverse was true. So he ...read more

  • Woodpeckers Grounding The Shuttle Discovery ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 3, 2010
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    Woodpeckers Grounding the Shuttle Discovery Likened to Problems in Marriage The space shuttle Discovery was grounded recently--not by technical difficulties or lack of government funding, but by woodpeckers. Yellow-shafted flicker woodpeckers found the insulating foam on the shuttle’s external fuel ...read more

  • Losing

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 13, 2021
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    Read a book by Pat Conroy entitled My Losing Season. In that book Conroy recounts the season in 1967 when he played point guard for the Citadel college basketball team. In his book Conroy contrasts the lessons from winning from those learned from losing. “Winning,” he writes, “makes you think ...read more

  • Auto Body Repair Ministry--I Have A Friend Back ...

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Feb 9, 2010
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    - AUTO BODY REPAIR MINISTRY--I have a friend back home, Michael. Michael is without a doubt a man with a call from Jesus Christ into ministry. Michael ministry is owning and running an auto body repair shop. Running an auto body repair shop may sound like the farthest thing there is from a church, ...read more

  • Some Thoughts On The Death Of A Child

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Nov 1, 2024
     | 336 views

    Introduction: The death of a loved one is never easy to bear. The death of a child is no doubt even worse. Not counting wars, murder, enslavement, or any other heinous act, there were a number of people in both the Old and New Testaments who suffered the death of a child. Thanks be to God, I have ...read more

  • How Many Women Can A Man Marry?  PRO

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Aug 17, 2001
    based on 63 ratings
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    A little boy was attending his first wedding. After the service his cousin asked him, "How many women can a man marry?" "Sixteen(16)", was his prompt reply. "How do u know that?" asked the cousin. "Easy," the little boy said. "All you have to do is add it up." Preacher said, "4 better, 4 worse, 4 ...read more

  • Am I Dangerous?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,023 views

    Am I Dangerous? "Utterly ordinary, so commonplace: while we profess to know a power the 20th century cannot reckon with. We are all sideliners, coaching and criticizing the real wrestlers while content to set by and leave the enemies of God unchallenged. We are spiritual pacifists, conscientious ...read more