Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Apr 2, 2007
Reformation’s Two Martins
At the beginning of the Reformation, Martin of Basle came to a knowledge of the truth, but, afraid to make a public confession, he wrote on a leaf of parchment: "O most merciful Christ, I know that I can be saved only by the merit of thy blood. Holy Jesus, I acknowledge
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Reformation’s Two Martins
At the beginning of the Reformation, Martin of Basle came to a knowledge of the truth, but, afraid to make a public confession, he wrote on a leaf of parchment: “O most merciful Christ, I know that I can be saved only by the merit of thy blood. Holy Jesus, I acknowledge
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Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 30, 2025
People generally don't like change.
As Mark Twain famously said, "The only person who likes change is a wet baby." There's a lot of truth to that quote. Many times, we think of change as being a bad thing, and we older people have seen a lot of bad changes in our lifetimes.
*But
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002
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It is the duty of nations as well as of men to own their own independence upon the overruling power of God . . . and to recognize the sublime truth announced in the Holy Scriptures and proved by all history, that those
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"...the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of the truth that God governs in the affairs of men...We have been assured, Sir, in the sacred writings, that except
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 9, 2002
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When my son was just 5 years old, he and I were standing in line at a card store during the Christmas season. He noticed on the counter a small statue for sale, depicting Santa kneeling at the manger of baby Jesus. Curiously he asked me, "Daddy, did that really happen?"
Knowing it had not
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Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 18, 2010
If a person sees a house on fire and does everything he can to rescue the occupants, he is heralded as a hero. And that’s the way it should be. Why is it, then, that a Christian who accepts what God says in the Bible about hell and tries to warn people is ridiculed as an alarmist?
We read about a
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Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Mar 10, 2011
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OLONGA'S PERSECUTION
Henry Olonga tells of when he was first selected for the Zimbabwean cricket B-Team. They were touring South Africa and staying in a luxurious Johannesburg Hotel. At that time they had to share a hotel room with a teammate and he was sharing with a more famous, white, senior
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Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 2, 2011
SET FREE
Ray Bakke, the Executive Director of International Urban Associates, tells a great story from World War II.
An airman named MacDonald and a Scottish chaplain bailed out behind German lines, were captured and put into a prison camp, with MacDonald in the American barracks and the chaplain
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Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Sep 21, 2008
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Since some of the best illustrations are what not to do, I offer a few tips on How to Turn a Disagreement into a Feud:
1. Be sure to develop and maintain a fear of conflict, letting your own feelings build up so you are in an explosive frame of mind.
2. If you must state your concerns, be as vague
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 1, 2001
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"Too often for us it is ’to live is Christ, plus other pursuits (work, leisure, accumulating wealth, relationships, etc.). And if the truth were known, all too often the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002
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I resolve to speak ill of no man whatever, not even in a matter of truth; but rather by some means excuse the faults I hear charged upon others, and upon proper occasions
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