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  • What's Really Wrong With Me

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on May 20, 2011
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    WHAT'S REALLY WRONG WITH ME These are the words of a bloke who grew up in the Salvation Army, "The year 1950 found us, my wife and I and three small children, living in our new bungalow in the seaside city of Timaru. Success had come in business and academic life, musical compositions were being ...read more

  • It Is Finished  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2011
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    IT IS FINISHED We trample the blood of the Son of God if we think we are forgiven because we are sorry for our sins. The only explanation for the forgiveness of God, and for the unfathomable depth of His forgetting (of our sins), is the death of Jesus Christ. Our repentance is merely the outcome ...read more

  • John Newton's Self-Assessment  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 4, 2012
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    JOHN NEWTON'S SELF-ASSESSMENT Two or three years before the death of John Newton (former slave ship captain and eventual author of the song, "Amazing Grace"), when his sight was so dim that he was no longer able to read, a friend and brother in the ministry called to have breakfast with him. ...read more

  • William Carey Fue Un Zapatero Cuando Un Día Oyó ...

    Contributed by Luis Marquez on Dec 13, 2012
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    William Carey fue un zapatero cuando un día oyó hablar de los millones de personas en la India que no había oído la Buena Nueva de Jesucristo. Él creía que la gran comisión de "Id por todo el mundo y predicad el evangelio." Creía que ese versículo estaba hablando directamente a él. Así que se ...read more

  • But When The Holy Spirit Controls Our Lives He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Francis on Jun 23, 2007
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    But when the Holy Spirit controls our lives He will produce this kind of fruit in us: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control’ (Galatians 5:16-17 & 23 TLB). Is living like this really possible? Yes, but you must do four things: 1) understand that ...read more

  • A Priest Visited An Elderly Woman Who Was Dying ...

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Jun 28, 2007
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    A priest visited an elderly woman who was dying at home. She was sure that God no longer loved her because of the sins she had committed in her life; things that she thought were too terrible for even God to forgive. The priest told her about God’s grace and mercy, and Christ’s atonement for our ...read more

  • Advent Is About The Coming Of Christ. Coming In ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Dec 3, 2007
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    Advent is about the coming of Christ. Coming in to your life so you can begin again and again. In order to symbolize as an act of worship, I want you to take the beach glass that you received early. Feel it. Feel it’s hardness. Feel it’s roughness. Let this be a symbol of your past. Your sins. Your ...read more

  • Martin Luther Noted That The Tree Represented The ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 26, 2007
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    Martin Luther noted that the tree represented the everlasting love of God. He pointed out to his church that the evergreen’s color did not fade, just as the love of the Lord did not fade even in the most harshest of times. Martin Luther was the first person to put candles on a tree.To him the ...read more

  • Moment Of Truth" Is A Television Show Where ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Feb 28, 2008
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    "Moment of Truth" is a television show where contestants can win money by confessing the truth. Lauren was on a recent episode and went through some routine questions working her way up to $25,000. Then the questions got tough about adultery and lying. With her husband in the audience, she ...read more

  • Joy Of Christ Forgiveness: A Member Of A Major ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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    Joy of Christ Forgiveness: A member of a major non-Christian religion said to a missionary to India, "Tell me one thing your religion can offer the people of India that mine can’t." The missionary thought for a moment and replied, "Forgiveness! Forgiveness!" Unlike the followers of all other world ...read more

  • None Like To Jesus

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2009
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    NONE LIKE TO JESUS Charles Spurgeon said, "Climb ye up to heaven, and behold the snow-white host, glittering like the sun in spotless purity. I ask them whence came they? The reply is that they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. It is most true that Jesus saves ...read more

  • An Asbury Student On Holiness

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Apr 1, 2009
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    AN ASBURY STUDENT ON HOLINESS page 64 Hermiz, Asbury College Student A student came to Dr Hermiz after a revival at Asbury and said, "I didn’t believe in Holiness, so I went to the library with my bible to prove you wrong. But I couldn’t, so back in my room I prayed to God. 'If this is real ...read more

  • Little Girl Doesn't Understand Cleansing ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2009
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    Little Girl Doesn’t Understand Cleansing Symbolism of Baptism Pastor Bob Beasley shares a true story told by a father in his church: “Our three-year-old daughter, Rena, sat with us during the baptismal service…which was a new experience for her. She exclaimed in surprise, ‘Why did he push that guy ...read more

  • Imitating ...

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Mar 13, 2009
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    “Imitating Christ” At the close of a Gospel service an intelligent-looking man came to the minister and said, “I do not see any necessity for the Blood of Christ in my salvation. I can be saved without believing in His shed Blood.” “Very well,” said the minister, “how then do you propose to be ...read more

  • Stephen Hawking] "…has Calculated That If The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 11, 2002
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    [Stephen Hawking] “…has calculated that if the rate of the universe’s expansion one second after the Big Bang had been smaller by even one part in a hundred thousand million million, the universe would have collapsed into a fireball.” • British physicist P.C.W. Davies has concluded the odds ...read more

  • It Is Clear That The Writer Of Psalm 100 Is ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rex S. Wignall on Nov 28, 2002
    based on 27 ratings
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    It is clear that the writer of Psalm 100 is calling us to look up, and see the blessings of our God. Warren Wiersbe puts it well when he writes: Some people are appreciative by nature, but some are not; and it is these latter people who especially need God’s power to express thanksgiving. We ...read more

  • The Injured Bride  PRO

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Feb 22, 2003
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    The Injured Bride Because of past experiences the list of questions and advice grow as I perform Weddings. Another important statement I make to the bride and groom during the Wedding Rehearsal is to put hand lotion on their hands when they get home that night and to not force the ring on the ...read more

  • Many Years Ago, While On A Visit To England, A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Stephen Wright on Apr 13, 2003
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    Many years ago, while on a visit to England, a wealthy Chinese businessman was fascinated by a powerful microscope. Looking through its lens to study crystals and the petals of flowers, he was amazed at their beauty and detail. So he decided to purchase one of these devices and take it back to ...read more

  • Take The Story Of Young William Wilberforce. He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jan 26, 2006
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    Take the story of young William Wilberforce. He was discouraged one night in the early 1790s after another defeat in his ten year battle against the slave trade in England. Tired and frustrated, he opened his Bible and began to leaf through it. A small piece of paper fell out and fluttered to the ...read more

  • In The Film ‘the Buddy Holly Story', Gary Busey ...

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Feb 10, 2006
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    In the film ‘The Buddy Holly Story’, Gary Busey starred as Buddy Holly. The year is 1956. Buddy Holly and his band ‘The Crickets’ have sold thousands of records with their first hit ‘That’ll be the day’. Somehow they manage to get themselves a live concert at a very popular venue. The crowd have ...read more