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  • Holding Up The Bridge

    Contributed by Jack Kale on Sep 30, 2017
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    Holding Up the Bridge By now you have probably noticed the construction of the new bridge spanning the gap between Pensacola and Gulf Breeze. Each week new additions to the construction have caught my eye as I’ve driven those three miles over the bay. Tug boats, barges, cranes, heavy equipment, ...read more

  • The Fellowship Of The Unashamed  PRO

    Contributed by Larry White on Jan 11, 2002
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    THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE UNASHAMED "I’m part of the fellowship of the unashamed. The dye has been cast. I have stepped over the line, the decision has been made. I am a disciple of Jesus Christ. I won’t look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be still. My past is redeemed, my present makes ...read more

  • Driven To God By Science  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 18, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
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    DRIVEN TO GOD BY SCIENCE The more deeply scientists see into the secrets of the universe, you’d expect, the more God would fade away from their hearts and minds. But that’s not how it went for Allan Sandage. Now slightly stooped and white-haired at 72, Sandage has spent a professional lifetime ...read more

  • It's Very Bright In The Middle Of The Day, But No ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steven Davis on Jan 15, 2003
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    It’s very bright in the middle of the day, but no matter how bright the day is, night eventually comes and the light fades away. However, it is possible - in theory at least - to live our entire lives in the light of the sun, if we were simply to keep journeying westward fast enough to keep up with ...read more

  • The Church That Is Alive And Well Is A Growing ...  PRO

    Contributed by Karl Ingersoll on Mar 8, 2003
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    The church that is alive and well is a growing one. Where there is no growth there is a problem. Some churches have parking problems, some other churches don’t. Some churches have kids running around making a lot of noise some other churches tend to be very quiet. Some churches usually have ...read more

  • In An Interview In The March-April 2003 Issue Of ...

    Contributed by Raymond Petzholt on Jun 3, 2005
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    In an interview in the March-April 2003 issue of The Door, preacher/author Calvin Miller observed, "Michael Card and I are kind of amateur astronomers, and he’s much better at it than I am. We were in his backyard one night, and he gave me a book by an astronomer that opened my eyes. When you look ...read more

  • Eliminate The Little Sins

    Contributed by Scott Sharpes on Apr 12, 2006
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    Eliminate the Little Sins (7) When a person becomes a Christian, he usually undergoes some radical life changes, especially if he has had an immoral background. Through the first steps of spiritual growth and self-denial, he gets rid of the large, obvious sins. But sad to say, many believers stop ...read more

  • The Master Of The Storm

    Contributed by Monte Brown on Aug 23, 2006
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    THE MASTER OF THE STORM By James Rowe Out on the ocean of life we sail, Battered by many a raging gale, Yet we are sure that we shall prevail, No storm can His ship over whelm Billows may threaten and winds may blow, Courage and faith we shall always show; Nothing can harm us as on we go, ...read more

  • Who Is He In Yonder Stall, At Whose Feet The ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 2, 2007
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    Who is He in yonder stall, at whose feet the shepherds fall? Who is He in deep distress, fasting in the wilderness? Tis the Lord! O wondrous story! Tis the Lord! The King of glory! At His feet we humbly fall, Crown Him! Crown Him, Lord of all! These are words to a popular Christmas hymn written ...read more

  • One Time I Went To A My Favorite Mexican ...

    Contributed by Dj Castilleja on Jun 11, 2007
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    One time I went to a my favorite Mexican restaurant. I just couldn’t wait to get there. My stomach was growling and my mouth was salivating. I sat down in my favorite booth and ordered my favorite Mexican dish. Minutes later they brought it out. Cheese enchiladas with sides of beans and rice. ...read more

  • Charles Swindoll, In Growing Deep In The ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 26, 2007
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    Charles Swindoll, in Growing Deep in the Christian Life, tells about a man who bought fried chicken dinners for himself and his date late one afternoon. The attendant at the fast food outlet, however, inadvertently gave him the proceeds from the day’s business--a bucket of money (much of it cash) ...read more

  • On Eagle's Wings  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    Opening; Illustration: Mama eagles are caring loving creatures. Somewhere along the line the mama eagle decides it’s time the baby eagles learn to fly. She takes the little eagle out of the next and flies up as high as she can go. At this point, she drops the fledgling, and he falls fast. The ...read more

  • On March 5, 1987, An Irish World Record Holder In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    On March 5, 1987, an Irish world record holder in the 1500 meter dash was running a qualifying heat at the world indoor track championships in Indianapolis, Indiana. With just 2 _ laps to go, he tripped and fell. But he got up and with great effort managed to catch the leaders of the race once ...read more

  • On The Way Home From Church One Sunday, A Father ...

    Contributed by Doug Lyon on May 11, 2008
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    On the way home from church one Sunday, a father asked his little boy what he learned in Sunday School that morning. The son said, “We learned about the children of Israel crossing the Red Sea.” The father smiled and asked the boy to tell him about it. “Well,” his son said, “the Israelites ...read more

  • Our Family Pet Dog, Avalon, Was A Beautiful ...

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 17, 2009
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    Our family pet dog, Avalon, was a beautiful rottweiler and she was a good dog. She loved to follow me around. When I would come home from work she would get all excited – wagging her tail with glee. She would rush towards me while snorting with anticipation and celebration. Avalon loved to be ...read more

  • Do Whatever The Champion Does

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 24, 2011
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    DO WHATEVER THE CHAMPION DOES In 1976, Finland’s Lasse Viren made Olympic history when he became the first man to win both the 5,000 and 10,000 meter races in successive Olympiads. After his victory, his coach decided to take on the record of the legendary Emil Zatopek. Earlier in the century at ...read more

  • Whose Boy Are You?  PRO

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Sep 29, 2011
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    WHOSE BOY ARE YOU? "I was about 12 years old when a new preacher came to my church. I would always go in late and slip out early. But one day the preacher said the benediction so fast I got caught and had to walk out with the crowd. I could feel every eye in church on me. "Just about the time I ...read more

  • The Umpire's Revenge  PRO

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Mar 6, 2013
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    THE UMPIRE'S REVENGE Forgiveness begins when we give up the quest to get even. This is difficult, because getting even is the natural obsession of the wounded soul. Stories about getting even always capture our attention. It wouldn’t surprise me if revenge is the theme of as many as half the ...read more

  • Lovers Of The Cross

    Contributed by Rev. Dan Hesko on Jul 1, 2017
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    Thomas a kempis wrote in the Imitation of Christ Jesus has many who love His Kingdom in Heaven, but few who bear His Cross (Luke 14:27). He has many who desire comfort, but few who desire suffering. He finds many to share His feast, but few His fasting. All desire to rejoice with Him, but few are ...read more

  • Jumping The Grand Canyon

    Contributed by Daniel King, D. Min. on Jul 25, 2018
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    Main Idea: No matter how good you are, you cannot make it to heaven through your own effort. Verse: “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9 NKJV). Illustration: Once, two men had ...read more