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  • The Meaning Of Your Name

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Oct 20, 2007
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    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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     | 1,882 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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     | 1,763 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
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    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
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    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
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    “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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    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

  • There Is A Magnet In Your Heart That Will ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    There is a magnet in your heart that will attract true friends. That ...read more

  • Purpose In Your Heart

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2009
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    PURPOSE IN YOUR HEART Wilma was born prematurely. This produced complications that resulted in her contracting double pneumonia (twice) and scarlet fever. But the worst was a bout with polio which left her with a crooked left leg and a foot twisted inward. Metal leg braces, stares from ...read more

  • On Helping Your Brother

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Apr 20, 2009
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    ON HELPING YOUR BROTHER Every poor and distressed man had a claim on me for pity, and, if I can afford it, for active exertion and (financial) relief. But a poor Christian has a far stronger claim on my feelings, my labors, and my property. He is my brother, equally interested as myself in the ...read more

  • Your God Is Too ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2009
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    YOUR GOD IS TOO SAFE The words that Mark Buchanan wrote of his own experience in his book entitled "Your God Is Too Safe." He wrote that when he was saved, "I hit the ground running. Immediately, I volunteered for everything, anything, that I felt vaguely interested in and marginally qualified ...read more

  • Your First Love

    Contributed by Charles Worth on May 16, 2009
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    YOUR FIRST LOVE Remember your first love? That innocent time in life when you had fallen "head over heels" for someone? Knowing it is the right thing to do you went to her/him and confessed your undying love; only to be told how much they "like" you as a friend. Jesus must feel that way at times. ...read more

  • Losing Your Breath

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Sep 22, 2009
     | 2,323 views

    LOSING YOUR BREATH Have you ever lost your breath? Anyone who has asthma or knows someone with Asthma knows how scary it can be to lose your breath. We have the same ...read more

  • Finding Your Fulfillment

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Oct 16, 2009
     | 2,915 views

    FINDING YOUR FULFILLMENT Dr. Clarke, the ENT that I use, his father was a Veterinarian and wanted him to become a Physician. He did not want to go to school for that many years so he got a degree as a Chemical Engineer. After a few years, he discovered that the plan he chose was not offering him ...read more