Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 8, 2004
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I served a Church that had a wonderful young married couple. He was 30, she was 26 and they had two beautiful children. The oldest would come up and set with me while I was preaching. The husband worked for the State and had a good job that he enjoyed. She worked for a large nationwide company
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Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jul 29, 2006
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In Max Lucado’s book The Applause of Heaven, he gives an illustration, that cements Jesus’ point that the only way to change your life is to change your heart. At one time Max and his family lived in Rio De Janeiro, working as missionaries. Once, when they were leaving on a week long trip, Max
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 20, 2008
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MOM AND THE C.S.D.
POEM TO MOM
My son came home from school one day, With a smirk upon his face.
He decided he was smart enough, To put me in my place.
’Guess what I learned in Civics Two, that’s taught by Mr. Wright?
It’s all about the laws today, The ’Children’s Bill of Rights.’
It says I need
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 1, 2026
[301]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - THERE WAS AN OBEDIENT FISH
Disobedience was the first sin in all of human history. Adam and Eve disobeyed, and through that disobedience gained a sin nature. Disobedience has remained at the forefront of sin and this can also be applied to Christians.
Jonah was
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on May 9, 2025
[100]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – GLORY AND ADORATION TO THE LORD
WHAT ABOUT THIS POEM?
This poem, of all my poems, is my number one favourite and the most satisfying for me. It was a joy to write and a joy to contemplate the Lord while doing so. I think it speaks for itself in the meditation
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on May 12, 2026
[347]. POEM MESSAGE - WISDOM OF THIS WORLD IS FOOLISHNESS WITH GOD
There is a huge line of division between God and man; between God’s wisdom and man’s wisdom.
Man is dominated by a sinful, fallen nature and his associated human wisdom is absolutely flawed. It is flawed so much that it
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While grace and mercy are basically one and the same characteristic of God, we can “split hairs” and see a distinction. Vaughan Durston, Founder of “U. B. David and I’ll B. Jonathan Inc.,” shares two stories that make this clear. Remember Rolfe Barnard’s definition: “Grace is God’s favour that
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Contributed by Fred Sigle on Jun 7, 2007
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In June 1839, a Spanish schooner left the shore of Havana, Cuba and set SAIL for Porta Prince, another part of the ISLAND. The CARGO in the BOWELS of La Amistad (the name of the BOAT, which ironically means, The Friendship) was 53 Africans KIDNAPPED from the Mendi village of West Africa and
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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One of the things I love to do most is to tell people about how I met the risen Lord. I was a senior in high school. I was just about to graduate. And my English teacher gave us one final assignment. He put a bowl on the table filled with slips of paper. He said, "Each slip of paper has a value on
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Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Nov 3, 2007
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A letter written by seminary professor, Dr. R. Scott Clark who teaches at Westminster Seminary California:
“Ironically, I warned the students in the doctrine of God class Wednesday and Thursday of last week that they must preach and teach the doctrine of providence to their people before their
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Contributed by Todd Leupold on Jun 9, 2008
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Sooner or later, it seems that at least once in their life with God, every Christian gets infected with the virus of "false maturity." It's a weird virus in that it's symptoms are often easily seen and felt by others, but invisible and unfelt by the infected one!
Once infected, the poor soul
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