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  • Thomas Andrew Dorsey Was A Black Jazz Musician ...

    Contributed by Jeremy Poling on Dec 30, 2007
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    Thomas Andrew Dorsey was a black jazz musician from Atlanta. In the twenties he gained a certain amount of notoriety as the composer of jazz tunes with suggestive lyrics, but he gave all that up in 1926 to concentrate exclusively on spiritual music. "Peace in the Valley" is one of his best known ...read more

  • How A Paralytic Faces ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2009
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    How a Paralytic Faces Temptation We are often moved by people who have great stories of courage in difficult circumstances. It takes a certain resolve to be able to stand in the face of suffering or danger and not give an inch. “A man in Dundee, Scotland, was confined to bed for forty years, having ...read more

  • Behold, I Cometh!

    Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Aug 21, 2023
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    Once a pastor was frustrated because his church seemed dead and unenthusiastic. He attended a pastor’s conference for encouragement. The keynote speaker suggests sitting down quietly and creating suspense. Speak on the second coming of Christ. Then stand to the pulpit and raise your hand and shout ...read more

  • Traditions  PRO

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Jul 7, 2009
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    TRADITIONS When the Shema prayer (Deuteronomy 6:4-9) was recited during a service at an old synagogue in Eastern Europe, half the congregation stood up and half remained sitting. The half that was seated started yelling at those standing to sit down, and the ones standing yelled at the ones ...read more

  • What Is Our Tradition?

    Contributed by Perry Greene on May 20, 2013
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    WHAT IS OUR TRADITION? It is said that during a service at an old synagogue in Eastern Europe, when the Shema prayer was said, half the congregants stood up and half remained sitting. The half that was seated started yelling at those standing to sit down, and the ones standing yelled at the ones ...read more

  • A Church In The Land Without The Spirit Is ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006
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    "A church in the land without the Spirit is rather a curse than a blessing. If you have not the Spirit of God, Christian worker, remember that you stand in somebody else’s way; you are a fruitless ...read more

  • We Get Our Moral Bearings By Looking At God. We ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "We get our moral bearings by looking at God. We must begin with God. We are right when, and only when, we stand in a right position relative to God, and we are ...read more

  • Hold Up The Light  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 11, 2003
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    Illustration: Hold Up the Light The famous Eddystone lighthouse off the coast of Cornwall, England, was first built in a fanciful way, by the learned and eccentric Winstanley. On its sides he put various boastful inscriptions. He was very proud of his structure, and from his lofty balcony used ...read more

  • We Can Overcome

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009
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    WE CAN OVERCOME Take for example Egyptian hieroglyphics. In seminary I had plenty of brilliant folks for classmates, just amazing people. One man, Kevin was with us on our trip to the Holy Land. Kevin finishing his M.Div at Princeton and was soon on his way to Harvard for a Ph.D. in biblical ...read more

  • Fruit Distribution

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 15, 2009
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    FRUIT DISTRIBUTION The Spirit's provision of fruit might be compared to a man standing on a ladder in an orchard, picking the fruit and dropping it into a basket held by a helper below. No matter how much fruit is picked and dropped, the helper ...read more

  • We Get Our Moral Bearings By Looking At God. We ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002
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    We get our moral bearings by looking at God. We must begin with God. We are right when, and only when, we stand in a right position relative to God, and we are wrong so far and so ...read more

  • Imagine You Are On Your Way To Church One Sunday ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
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    Imagine you are on your way to church one Sunday morning. You have had a more difficult week than normal. You are physically, emotionally and spiritually drained. You realize that you are running on fumes and are looking forward to getting your tank filled up so you can face the world again Monday ...read more

  • Phantom Guilt

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 9, 2010
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    PHANTOM GUILT Amputees often experience some sensation of a phantom limb. Somewhere, locked in their brains, a memory lingers of the nonexistent hand or leg. Invisible toes curl, imaginary hands grasp things, a "leg" feels so sturdy a patient may try to stand on it. For a few, the experience ...read more

  • In His Book, "Mere Christianity," C.s. Lewis ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Hamby on Jun 25, 2002
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    In his book, “Mere Christianity,” C.S. Lewis declares, “God is going to invade this earth in force. But what is the good of saying you are on his side then, when you see the whole universe melting away like a dream, and something else - something it never entered your head to conceive - comes ...read more

  • John Donne's Poem "Holy Sonnet 14" And Its ...

    Contributed by Jay Winters on May 30, 2006
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    John Donne’s Poem "Holy Sonnet 14" and its meaning for human and divine relationships. I John 4:10. Batter my heart, three-person’d God ; for you As yet but knock ; breathe, shine, and seek to mend ; That I may rise, and stand, o’erthrow me, and bend Your force, to break, blow, burn, and make me ...read more

  • Thoughts On America From A Treasury Of Bible ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 6, 2007
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    Thoughts on America from a Treasury of Bible Illustrations: William Arthur Ward wrote these moving words: “I believe in America. “I believe it became great because of its faith in God, its hope for independence, and its love for freedom. “I am grateful for America’s glorious past; I am awed by its ...read more

  • Carry A Cross-----Carry A Cross That Leads To A ...

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Mar 19, 2008
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    Carry A Cross-----Carry a cross that leads to a kingdom, carry the scars for the sake of His Name, it will be worth it to enter God’s city, it will be worth all the heartache and pain. Carry a cross that will take you to glory, no matter the struggle just keep moving on, for there is a mansion just ...read more

  • Christ With No ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
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    CHRIST WITH NO HANDS During World War II, a church building in Strasburg was destroyed. After the bombing, the members surveyed the area to see what damage was done. They were pleased that a statue of Christ with outstretched hands was still standing… because it had been sculpted centuries before ...read more

  • Death. Death Is Like The Sailing Of A Ship. The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    DEATH. Death is like the sailing of a ship. The watcher on the seashore sees her spread her white sails to the morning breeze and start for the blue ocean. She is an object of beauty and strength. We stand and watch her until at length she hangs like a speck of white cloud just where the sea and ...read more

  • Praise Be To The Lord, The God Of Israel, ...

    Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Jan 3, 2010
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    "Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come and has redeemed his people" (Luke 1:68 NIV). A little child plays innocently in a park. Suddenly a man grabs her from behind and drags her into a van. She’s gagged. A bag’s pulled over her head. Dust stings her eyes. The smell of sweat ...read more