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  • Get The Right Perspective. When Goliath Came ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Apr 2, 2011
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    Get the right perspective. When Goliath came against the Israelites, the soldiers all thought, "He's so big we can never kill him." David looked at the same giant and thought, "He's so ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • This Too Shall Pass

    Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Jun 10, 2011
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    THIS TOO SHALL PASS "Walking on Water" Sermonspice video about Bethany Hamilton (Soul Surfer), also quote from Pastor TL Lewis Bethel Baptist Missionary Church, Pratt City Alabama who quoted the following after his church was destroyed from Tornado: "I can't tell you that I don't hurt over this, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • The Dove, The Fish And The Anchor  PRO

    Contributed by Lark Lewis on Jul 14, 2011
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    THE DOVE, THE FISH AND THE ANCHOR If ever you have the chance to visit the catacombs in Rome, those tunnels under the ancient city, where many of the early Christians were buried, you can see the symbols of faith on their tombs. Three common symbols appear: the dove, the fish, and the anchor. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

  • Are You Seaworthy?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2011
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    ARE YOU SEAWORTHY? In his book, Life before Death, Ian Leitch, a Scottish preacher, talks about three luxury ocean liners, the Queen Mary, the Queen Elizabeth, and the QE2. He says, "When they built [these ocean liners], they did not test them in dry dock. They didn’t leave them in dry dock and ...read more

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  • How Were The Old Testament Saints Saved?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2011
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    HOW WERE THE OLD TESTAMENT SAINTS SAVED? H. A. Ironside was traveling and dropped in on a Sunday school class. The unprepared teacher asked how Old Testament saints were saved and somebody answered, "By keeping the law." The teacher said, "Correct!" Ironside raised his hand and said, "Romans ...read more

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  • Corrupt Form Of Godliness

    Contributed by Charles Jones on Sep 6, 2011
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    CORRUPT FORM OF GODLINESS Their are individuals who are hanging around the Church that don't know God, "they have a form of godliness but they are denying the power thereof." The Bible gives us a word about 2 people who were in this kind of predicament. In 1 Samuel 2:12-36 with focus ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Wise Men Searching

    Contributed by Charles Jones on Sep 12, 2011
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    WISE MEN SEARCHING In Biblical times wise men searched for the savior. They searched by looking for his star. When they found the star, they knew that God's promise had been fulfilled. Today, wise men are still searching. They are searching, not necessarily for a ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Hey, Do You Ever Wonder Why God Gave Wings To ...

    Contributed by Ed Lu on Oct 22, 2011
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    Hey, do you ever wonder why God gave wings to chicken? Can’t fly. Can’t float. God gave chicken wings for people! In fact, chicken wings are the most expensive part of the chicken. Wings cost almost as much as the whole chicken nowadays. Ever feel like a wing on a chicken? Don’t think you can do ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Seeing/Feeling The Truth

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Nov 2, 2011
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    SEEING/FEELING THE TRUTH The earth rotates on its axis once each day. Since the circumference of the earth at the equator is 24,901.55 miles, a spot on the equator rotates at approximately 1,037.5646 miles per hour (1,669.8 km/h). In addition to the rotational speed of the earth spinning on its ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Jehovah Is Still God

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Nov 14, 2011
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    JEHOVAH IS STILL GOD Gladys Aylward, missionary to China more than 50 years ago, was forced to flee when the Japanese invaded Yangcheng. But she couldn't leave her work behind. With only one assistant, she led a 100+ orphans over the mountains toward Free China. During Gladys's harrowing journey ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Prolepsis

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 19, 2011
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    PROLEPSIS A $10,000 word defines what it means for us to live by faith in hope of what is to come. It is called "Prolepsis," and is defined as, "the representation or assumption of a ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Abram And Lot

    Contributed by Paul Barreca on Apr 5, 2012
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    ABRAM AND LOT "Lot, walking by sight, chose on the basis of what appealed to him. His choice was self-seeking and self-gratifying. ... Abram, on the other hand, walking by faith, generously let Lot choose first. ... He had learned that it was not by his own plan that he would come into ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • He Didn't Bring Us This Far To Leave ...

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Oct 16, 2012
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    He didn't bring us this far to leave us; He didn't teach us to swim to let us drown. He didn't build his home in us to move away; He ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • The Late Martin Luther King, Jr. Once Said That ...

    Contributed by Eddie Madrigal on Dec 18, 2012
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    The late Martin Luther King, Jr. once said that only in darkness can one see the stars. Only ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • The Late Great Dr. E. K. Bailey Used To Say, ...

    Contributed by Spencer Miller on Apr 23, 2013
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    The late great Dr. E. K. Bailey used to say, "Faith is acting like it is so, even if it ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Spiritual Gambling

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on May 30, 2013
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    SPIRITUAL GAMBLING The problem of compulsive gambling may seem foreign to most of us. Yet experts believe that millions of Americans are psychologically addicted to gambling. It gives them the excitement of hope and risk, but it usually ends in defeat. It is indeed a temporary pleasure. For those ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Robert Kupferschmid Was An 81-Year Old With No ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Robert Kupferschmid was an 81-year old with no flying experience. However, due to a tragic emergency, he was forced to fly an airplane. On June 17, 1998, he and his 52-year-old pilot friend, Wesley Sickle, were flying from Indianapolis to Muncie, Indiana. During the flight, the pilot slumped over ...read more

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  • Anonymous Quote: Hope Looks For The Good In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Anonymous Quote: Hope looks for the good in people instead of harping on the worst in them. Hope opens doors where despair closes them. Hope discovers what can be done instead of grumbling about what cannot be done. Hope draws its power from a deep trust in God. Hope “lights a candle” instead of ...read more

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  • Pearl Harbor The Morning Of December 7, 1941, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Pearl Harbor The morning of December 7, 1941, found 353 Japanese airplanes swarming all around the Harbor site. Within a couple of hours, America lost 8 big battleships, 6 major airfields, almost all planes, and 2,400 men. That happened at 7:50 AM in what was supposedly a surprised attack. But ...read more

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  • Ji Packer Puts It, "Holiness Means Not Only ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    : JI Packer puts it, “Holiness means not only desiring God, but also loving and practicing righteousness, out of a constant exercise of conscience to discern right from wrong ...read more

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