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  • The Avoidance Of Death

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 2, 2011
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    THE AVOIDANCE OF DEATH I read a great book called The Art of Dying, by Christianity Today editor Rob Moll. In the forward, by Lauren Winner, we read: "We no longer allow people to say that they are dying – rather, they are “battling” an illness. Far from encouraging the perilously ill to ...read more

  • Trust The Narrow, Unbeaten Path

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Aug 5, 2011
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    TRUST THE NARROW, UNBEATEN PATH When I was younger I went hiking up Golden Ears Mountain. Several years earlier I went with my school and there was a nice rope bridge that crossed the waterfalls to keep you on the trail up the top of the mountain. The path that led to the bridge was wide, covered ...read more

  • The Influence Of Mothers

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 5, 2011
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    THE INFLUENCE OF MOTHERS Don DeWelt was one of my college professors at Ozark Christian College. Don preached a sermon entitled, "The only commandment the virgin Mary ever gave." What was that commandment? DO WHATEVER HE TELLS YOU. God bless all mothers who have said to her children, "Do whatever ...read more

  • It Won't Happen To Us

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 21, 2011
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    IT WON'T HAPPEN TO US We began the week with the story of the Chicago nightclub fire in which 21 people were killed as they rushed to the exit. The club had already been cited for overcrowding and other safety violations--like not enough doors and windows. What happened was that a bouncer used ...read more

  • God's Whispers Are Ours To Hear

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 31, 2011
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    GOD'S WHISPERS ARE OURS TO HEAR Bill Hybels' book: The Power of the Whisper: "Throughout history God has spoken. For millennia, he has forged his children’s faith by promising parted waters, empowering unlikely leaders, declaring world-changing prophecies-and imparting last-minute sermons to ...read more

  • Capitalism Without Christianity  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 5, 2011
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     | 2,685 views

    CAPITALISM WITHOUT CHRISTIANITY Pure Capitalism--that exists without a Christian influence--can become an empty shell. When Christianity is taken out of the picture of Capitalism...greed and selfishness take over. Capitalism without Christianity can result in all kinds or evils. You can end up ...read more

  • Free Gas: God Knew

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Sep 6, 2011
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    FREE GAS: GOD KNEW Yesterday we had an "event" at church. We were told to come with comfortable clothes and that was all the direction we received. When we got to church, the pastor said, "OK folks, today we are going to the gas station up the street. We are going to give $25.00 of gas to 150 cars ...read more

  • Giving The Poor A Reason To Live

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 9, 2011
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    GIVING THE POOR A REASON TO LIVE So let's humble ourselves before each other and experience His grace. It's the way to true glory and dignity even if we find ourselves down and out. That's what Abbe Pierre discovered when he founded the Emmaus Communities in 1949. The Emmaus Communities today ...read more

  • Revolution By Preachers

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 19, 2011
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    REVOLUTION BY PREACHERS Resistance to England during the Revolution became a sacred duty to a people who were, on the whole, highly a religious people. And they were led--in their resistance to the tyranny of England--by their preachers. * It was a preacher named Jonathan Mayhew who observed that ...read more

  • Made In His Image  PRO

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 31, 2012
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    MADE IN HIS IMAGE In 1940 the Battle of Britain took place in the skies over England. Day after day hundreds of German bombers delivered to the targets below a cargo of death and destruction. The only thing stopping the certain defeat of the allies in western Europe was the Royal Air Force, whose ...read more

  • At Christmas All Roads Lead Home

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 19, 2012
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    AT CHRISTMAS ALL ROADS LEAD HOME Marjorie Holmes writes, "At Christmas, all roads lead home. The filled planes, the packed trains and overflowing buses all speak eloquently of a single destination: home. Despite the crowding and the crushing, the delays, the confusion, we clutch our bright ...read more

  • Nothing But The Blood  PRO

    Contributed by Vernon Price on Apr 10, 2012
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    NOTHING BUT THE BLOOD One night in a church service a young woman felt the tug of God at her heart. She responded to God's call and accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior. The young woman had a very rough past, involving alcohol, drugs, and prostitution. But, the change in her was evident. As ...read more

  • An Atheist's Perspective On Evangelism

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2014
     | 7,180 views

    Perhaps you've heard of Penn and Teller the comedy team who has worked Las Vegas for years. Penn Jillette is an atheist, but he recorded a video journal a few years ago telling the story about a man who waited to speak to him after one of their shows. Penn said the man was a successful businessman ...read more

  • The World Is Mine.

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 23, 2016
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    THE WORLD IS MINE. God allowed the Children of Israel to wander in the wilderness because of a COMPLAINING SPIRIT that was never satisfied with anything from God. God demands that we cast off the complaining spirit in Philippians 2:14 -- "Do all things without murmuring or complaining. Nothing ...read more

  • From Refuge To Valedictorian

    Contributed by Matt Neace on Jun 19, 2018
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    2 Chronicles 15:7 God tells King Asa, "But you, take courage! Do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded." It is like the following story from the Dallas Morning News: When Albana Gllareva met her high school counselor, the Dallas freshman said bluntly, “I want to be ...read more

  • You Can Keep Your Fork

    Contributed by Paul Steen on Dec 24, 2018
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    A woman had been diagnosed with cancer and had been given three months to live. Her doctor told her to start making preparations to die. So she contacted her pastor and had him come to her house to discuss certain aspects of her final wishes. She told him which songs she wanted sung at the service, ...read more

  • The Parable Of The French Fry

    Contributed by Doug Fannon on Sep 23, 2019
     | 6,921 views

    Once upon a time, last week, I picked up my son after football and he was hungry. So he and I stop at Burger King to pick up a snack. Well I bought for my son two of his basic food groups, Chicken Nuggets and French Fries. After going through the drive through, tossing in the bag of food in front ...read more

  • The "Root” Of The Problem

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Apr 22, 2020
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    We used to live in a very nice house which had some live plants near the driveway. One of those plants in particular was a “volunteer elm” and we absolutely hated it. Sure enough, we saw that thing getting bigger—but we didn’t want that to happen. It was out of place! Somehow, I obtained a can of ...read more

  • Rough Road Revival

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Dec 17, 2020
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    Psalms 138:7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me. Things going badly or the road is rough? Need revived? David had that relationship with God that in the midst of ...read more

  • Dealing With People Is So Very Difficult, This ...

    Contributed by John Quigley on May 29, 2007
     | 2,165 views

    Dealing with people is so very difficult, this week on Thursday as I was working on my sermon for today, my computer system went down. I was no longer able to connect to the internet, I was studying for the sermon and I was no longer able to do so. I called the folks at Wild Blue and told them what ...read more