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  • All Your Strength

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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     | 5,650 views

    Illustration: One day a small boy was trying to lift a heavy stone, but he couldn’t budge it. His father, passing by, stopped to watch his efforts. Finally he said to his son: “Are you using all your strength?’ “Yes, I am,” the boy cried, exasperated. “No,” the father said calmly, “You’re not. ...read more

  • Keep Your Fork  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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     | 2,578 views

    KEEP YOUR FORK The sound of Martha’s voice on the other end of the telephone always brought a smile to Brother Jim’s face. She was not only one of the oldest members of the congregation, but one of the most faithful. Aunt Martie, as all the children called her, just seemed to ooze faith, hope, and ...read more

  • The Meaning Of Your Name

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Oct 20, 2007
     | 2,965 views

    The meaning of your name can affect your future. I can see you want proof: • When Israel was defeated in battle by the men of Ai, and if you were of the family Judah, and you were of the household of Achan, your name meant you would die. • If you were of Israel, when David asked if there was ...read more

  • Guard Your Name

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 21, 2007
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     | 1,721 views

    Guard Your Name You got it from your father, it was all he had to give So it’s yours to use and cherish, for as long as you may live. If you lose the watch he gave you, it can always be replaced. But a black mark on your name, son, can never be erased. It was clean the day you took it, and a ...read more

  • Dance With Your Father  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jan 24, 2008
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     | 1,623 views

    Dance with your Father “If I could get another chance, another walk, another dance with him. I’d play a song that would never, ever end. How I’d love, love, love To dance ...read more

  • Watch Your Step

    Contributed by Roger Nelmes on Jan 29, 2008
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    Watch Your Step As a child, my second home was a baby-sitters house. My father worked on rotating shifts as a policeman, so often times we even slept there. My sitter was one BIG lady - over 300lbs. After many times of wetting her bed, she took away my bed sleeping privileges and forced me to ...read more

  • Knowing Your Destiny

    Contributed by Chris Jordan on Feb 15, 2008
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    QUOTE: (John Bevere, Driven by Eternity). “Are you fulfilling your destiny? You may think, “But I don’t know what I’m called to do!” There could be a couple of reasons for this. First, have you sought God earnestly? If anyone earnestly seeks God… he will be shown what he’s been put on the earth ...read more

  • Where Is Your Treasure?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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    WHERE IS YOUR TREASURE? Long ago, in a kingdom far, far away, a rich king hired a "fool" to entertain him and make him laugh when he was sad. He gave the fool a golden scepter and told him that when he met a greater fool than he, to pass the golden scepter to that person. Years passed and one ...read more

  • Dropping Your Finger

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Apr 22, 2008
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    DROPPING YOUR FINGER Two old friends met one day after many years. One attended college and now was very successful. The other had not attended college and never had much ambition, yet he still seemed to be doing well. Curious as to why, the college graduate asked his friend, "How has everything ...read more

  • What's Your Dream?

    Contributed by Grant Van Boeschoten on Apr 22, 2008
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    WHAT'S YOUR DREAM? Mathew Barnett, at the young age of 20, was asked by his father Tommy Barnett to pastor an Inner City Church in Los Angeles. The first day that Mathew was at the Church it had a congregation of forty people. But instead of growing under his young and enthusiastic leadership, ...read more

  • Admitting Your Weaknesses

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 28, 2008
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    ADMITTING YOUR WEAKNESSES When I got out of college I went to many interviews but I didn’t get a ministry! I was talking to one of my professors about this, and I admitted that I did not do well at interviews. He said just admit this at your next interview! I did at the next one! As soon as ...read more

  • Where Is Your Compass?

    Contributed by Scott Jensen on May 1, 2008
     | 2,166 views

    WHERE IS YOUR COMPASS? Before the days of modern navigational aids, a traveler made the Atlantic crossing in a boat equipped with two compasses. One was fixed to the deck where the man at the wheel could see it. The other compass was fastened up on one of the masts, and often a sailor would be ...read more

  • Circumcise Your Sin

    Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on Jul 22, 2008
     | 2,772 views

    CIRCUMCISE YOUR SIN Thousands of years ago, before Christ was even born, devout Jewish parents would practice rituals or customs when having a child. The first of the customs was that the child be circumcised; the cutting of the skin. This symbolized that you were a part of the family of ...read more

  • I Know Your ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
     | 3,540 views

    “I Know Your Face” Quite recently a very dear friend suffered the heartbreaking miscarriage of a child. She was devastated by this loss of life and it got me thinking about my own miscarriage some 23 years ago of our first child and how distraught I was. My husband, Terry, and I were not ...read more

  • Soldiers In Your Cup

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
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     | 3,930 views

    Soldiers in Your Cup A sweet little boy surprised his grandmother one morning and brought her a cup of coffee. He made it himself and was so proud. He anxiously waited to hear the verdict on the quality of the coffee. The grandmother had never in her life had such a bad cup of coffee, and as she ...read more

  • What Is Your Legacy?

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Sep 16, 2008
     | 3,352 views

    What is Your Legacy? This week I had the extreme privilege of praying at a ceremony honoring the memory of Sandra Waugh Bradshaw, one of the heroic flight crew of 9/11's Flight 93. Sandy went to Grays Chapel and had ties to this community. I want to suggest to you that in the moment that brave ...read more

  • Your Chains Are Gone

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Sep 23, 2008
     | 3,513 views

    Your Chains Are Gone You will never be a visionary if you cannot see your future. I had a Lab when we were pastored before, and I kept her on a chain. In a few days she had worn the ground to dirt all the way to the end of her chain. She would take off and stop at the dirt just before the ...read more

  • Pass Your Wisdom

    Contributed by Charles Whitmire on Sep 28, 2008
     | 2,852 views

    Pass Your Wisdom You and I are supposed to be passing wisdom to each other... Here's the good news - every one of you can do that! Every one of you has the potential to pass on wisdom: To help someone grow, to help inspire someone, to champion someone ...to add value to their life. Every one of ...read more

  • The Thread In Your Eye

    Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Oct 14, 2008
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     | 3,371 views

    The Thread in Your Eye I awoke one morning with a terrible pain in my eye. I had no idea why it hurt, but I could not do what needed to be done that day with that kind of pain in my eye. I went to the Optometrist who spent a great deal of time examining my eye. Then he reached in with a swab and ...read more

  • Plan Your Life

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Oct 24, 2008
     | 4,601 views

    PLAN YOUR LIFE A famous British writer George Bernard Shaw once visited a sculptor Sir Jacob Epstein at his studio. The visitor noticed a huge block of stone standing in one corner and asked what it was for. "I don’t know yet. I’m still making plans." Shaw was astounded. "You mean you plan your ...read more

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