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  • When I Was In Seminary, I Lived In A Small One ...

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jan 29, 2004
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    When I was in seminary, I lived in a small one bedroom apartment. I was single at the time and didn’t have much. I was turning off the lights to go to bed one night. As I tried to make my way to the bed with the lights off, I misjudged the width of the door frame and slammed my toes up against ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • The Inability To Love  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 26, 2004
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    Ortberg notes this about the inability to love: 1. The most serious sign of hurry sickness is a diminished capacity to love. Love and hurry are fundamentally incompatible. Love always takes time, and time is one thing hurried people don’t have (87). 2. The truth is look around at our society ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Teens: Two Of The Most Common Life-Changing ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
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    Teens: Two of the most common life-changing situations reported among Christian teens are stress (64%) and sin (59%). 64% of Christian teens chose to remain sexually abstinent until marriage while 54% chose not to use alcohol or drugs (51%) in ‘02. Those who struggle with abuse or parental conflict ...read more

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  • Religious Teens: The Majority Of American Teens ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    Religious Teens: The majority of American teens believes in God and worship in conventional congregations, but their religious knowledge is remarkably shallow, finds The National Study of Youth and Religion funded by the Lily Foundation. Devout teens hold more traditional sexual and other values ...read more

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  • Cross Country

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 28, 2006
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    Story – Cross Country. I ran was on the Cross Country team for a year – but being a sprinter, I found it boring. When we would have a meet, we would Line up and go when we heard the Gun. Everyone would take off as fast as they could. Being a sprinter in 10 yards I would have a comfortable ...read more

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • One Of The Espn Channels I Really Like Is Espn ...

    Contributed by Bryan Dill on Nov 5, 2006
     | 1,309 views

    One of the ESPN channels I really like is ESPN Classic. The entire network is dedicated to showing broadcasts of games that have already been played. And, I really like watching some of those older games that are classic rivalries, or famous players from years ago. But, the best part about it ...read more

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • During A Hurricane In The Gulf Of Mexico, A News ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 27, 2007
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    During a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico, a news report highlighted a rescue device used on the oil rigs. In case of fire or (in this case) hurricane, rig workers scramble into the bullet-shaped "bus" and strap themselves into their seats. When the entry port is shut, the vehicle is released ...read more

    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • The National Geographic Ran An Article About The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    The National Geographic ran an article about the Alaskan Bull Moose. The males of the species battle for dominance during the fall breeding season, literally going head-to-head with antlers crunching together as they collide. Often the antlers, their only weapon is broken. That ensures defeat. The ...read more

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  • During A Hurricane In The Gulf Of Mexico, A News ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    During a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico, a news report highlighted a rescue device used on the oil rigs. In case of fire or (in this case) hurricane, rig workers scramble into the bullet-shaped "bus" and strap themselves into their seats. When the entry port is shut, the vehicle is released down ...read more

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  • How Would Your Church Respond If Your Young ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    How would your church respond if your young people were approached by an organized cult? One night at a church skating party, a group of teenagers were "befriended" by several men who asked about their spiritual lives. The teenagers were given an invitation to join them for a series of special ...read more

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  • There Was A Man Named Yates Who Was A ...

    Contributed by Rick Bezanson on Oct 17, 2007
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    There was a man named Yates who was a sheepherder. He was very poor and struggled to feed his family but at least he owned his ranch. For years he struggled to survive until one day an oil company came and asked if they could drill for oil on his land. He agreed and the oil company drilled and ...read more

    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Disguise And Camouflage Are Important Tactics In ...

    Contributed by W F on Nov 4, 2007
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    Disguise and camouflage are important tactics in warfare. General Peter Cosgrove is the recently retired Chief of the Australian Defence Force. In his autobiography he tells about his first tour of duty as a young lieutenant in Vietnam. His first posting was at a base near the village of Dat Do. ...read more

    Denomination: *other

  • Out Of The Depths

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2008
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    OUT OF THE DEPTHS Author Bernard Anderson in Out of the Depths speaks of this remembering the multitudes and the house of God and makes a worthy observation. He says, "This is not a longing for a one-to-one relationship with God in mystic solitude. The poet yearns to be surrounded by the believing ...read more

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  • Unfaltering Perseverance(Verse 18, Hebrews ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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    UNFALTERING PERSEVERANCE(verse 18, Hebrews 12:11) Joshua fought for a long time with the kings. As we read the accounts of the war it may seem short, but in reality, it took Joshua seven years to complete the final conquest. There must have been times during these seven years of fighting that ...read more

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  • The Latest Barna Survey Finds That The Most ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
     | 1,516 views

    The latest Barna survey finds that the most radical differences of opinion on what needs to change in America are between evangelicals and those not born-again. Overall, 82% of American adults say a change in the overall care and resources devoted to children is absolutely necessary in the ...read more

  • And I Have Something Else To Say It. We Share The ...

    Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Oct 19, 2008
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    And I have something else to say it. We share the same story as this crippled man did: we can’t walk and others carry us. The pastor, the elders, church board, somebody from your family… your religion is a second hand religion. Others are carrying you… You are just passive watcher, crippled ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

  • Unfaltering Perseverence (Verse 18, Hebrews ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008
     | 1,897 views

    UNFALTERING PERSEVERENCE (verse 18, Hebrews 12:11) Joshua fought for a long time with the kings. As we read the accounts of the war it may seem short, but in reality, it took Joshua 7 years to complete the final conquest. There must have been times during these seven years of fighting that Joshua ...read more

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  • Unfaltering Perseverance (Verse 18, Hebrews ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 2,329 views

    Unfaltering Perseverance (verse 18, Hebrews 12:11) Joshua fought for a long time with the kings. As we read the accounts of the war it may seem short, but in reality, it took Joshua seven years to complete the final conquest. There must have been times during these seven years of fighting that ...read more

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  • The Golden Rule Is The Culmination Of The Entire ...

    Contributed by Danny Presswood on Jan 26, 2009
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    The GOLDEN RULE is the CULMINATION of the ENTIRE SEMON ON THE MOUNT. As I said earlier, "THEREFORE" is the key word - it means - BECAUSE of everything that I’ve already said here on the mount - you MUST do this! Because of the BEATITUDES-THE BLESSED BE’S - because YOU are the SALT OF THE EARTH and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • On January 1, 1863, Abraham Lincoln's ...

    Contributed by Tim White on Apr 25, 2009
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    On January 1, 1863, Abraham Lincoln’s Proclamation of Emancipation was made official and came into law. It proclaimed all slaves in the United States free men. However, not all slaves were living free on January 2nd. In the North and Midwest, Irish slaves were set free soon after this date. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist