Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Illustration- Lazy
I heard about a man whose family sent him to the doctor because he constantly complained of being too sick to work. The doctor examined his patient, then told him to get dressed and meet him in his office.
When the man came into the office and sat down, he said, “Give it to me
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Contributed by Jay Winters on Jun 21, 2007
About one hundred years before the Reformation, an artist named Andrei Rublev painted a depiction of the Trinity. Today we celebrate the feast of the Trinity, this mystery of faith revealed to men. Rublev’s painting is taken from a scene in Genesis 18. The story is of when three angelic beings
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Lutheran
Contributed by Bob Joyce on Sep 11, 2007
George Eliot wrote a book about Adam Bede. Adam was a stalwart carpenter, a solid man, and he was in love with a woman who was pretty, vain, and superficial. There comes into their lives an author who is a wealthy playboy. He took advantage of this woman, and the rest of the story is about her
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Baptist
Contributed by Bill Butsko on Sep 17, 2007
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“The Tongue”
A biblical writer said, “The tongue can no man tame.” A Greek philosopher asked his servant to provide the best dish possible. The servant prepared a dish of tongue, saying: “It is the best of all dishes, because with it we may bless and communicate happiness, dispel sorrow, remove
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Christian Church
c. ILLUSTRATION: When I think of this, I think about our desires to do great things.
1) We could go to a concert where a world-renowned musician plays a tune on a piano for 30 minutes straight.
2) It’s beautiful. It’s heavenly. It’s euphoric.
3) And what do we all say after an experience like
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Swindoll states from his book Living on Ragged Edge, “But the flesh will answer back, ‘Aw what’s the rush? Why not wait until you have sown a few wild oats? Why not wait thirty or forty years until you’ve had a pile of fun doing things your own way then turn to God? I mean, you get the best of both
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Apr 5, 2008
William Barclay, “Here is a great eternal truth. Life cannot be divided into compartments in some of which God is involved and in others of which he is not involved; there cannot be one kind of language in the Church and another kind of language in the shipyard or the factory or the office; there
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
PEOPLE FOR HIS POSSESSION – 1 Peter 1:9
This refers back to Malachi 3:16-17 where the prophet speaks of the time when God will gather His priceless jewels to Himself.
> 1 Corinthians 6:20 You were bought with a price …
I am a special possession, I need to remember my value.
The value of even the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008
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Fearfighter, a kind of psychiatric computer, is one of two programs endorsed by Britain’s health advisory watchdog for people with panic attacks, mild depression, or phobias. People uncomfortable with getting advice from a computer can still choose to see therapists, but the option of logging on
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 12, 2008
Nothing is quite as sweet as the attachment most children have to their mother.
(from Reader’s Digest):
One evening after dinner, my five-year-old son Brian noticed that his mother had gone out. In answer to his questions, I told him, "Mommy is at a Tupperware party."
This explanation satisfied
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Mark Tonkery on May 20, 2008
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Take, for example, the foot. It has 26 bones, 19 muscles, and 107 ligaments. Walking up stairs requires the cooperation of 300 different muscles. The sense-receptors in your foot let your brain know exactly what kind of surface you’re walking on: rocks, ice, soft sand, and your foot immediately
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
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WHO’S THE BOSS
The young husband was henpecked, and he was going to a psychiatrist about the problem. The doctor told him, "You don’t have to let your wife bully you! Go home and show her you’re the boss!"
The young man got home, slammed the door, shook his fist in his wife’s face, and growled,
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Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Nov 3, 2008
Not of Works
Grace, triumphant in the throne,
Scorns a rival, reigns alone;
Come and bow beneath her sway!
Cast your idol works away!
Works of man, when made his plea,
Never shall accepted be;
Fruits of pride (vain-glorious worm!)
Are the best he can perform.
Self, the god his soul
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Contributed by Dave Browning on Dec 22, 2008
A headline in USA Today said, "We’re Heading Into Something Big -- But What?" In the article it said "Standing at the front edge of history can be disconcerting. This year feels like just such a point in time. The stock market disaster, the wreckage in the technology industry, the
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