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  • The Triumphal Entry Has About It An Aura Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 22, 2003
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    The triumphal entry has about it an aura of ambivalence, and as I read all the accounts together, what stands out to me now is the slapstick nature of the affair. I imagine a Roman officer galloping up to check on the disturbance. He has attended processions in Rome, where they do it right. The ...read more

  • Winning People For God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 3, 2005
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    WINNING PEOPLE FOR GOD One Sunday evening, William Booth was walking in London with his son, Bramwell, who was then 12 or 13 years old. The father surprised the son by taking him to a tavern! The place was crowded with men and women. Some of them were drunk. Some of them were loud. And the air was ...read more

  • Dr. Tim Lahaye Is A Prolific Writer Of This ...

    Contributed by James O. Davis on Oct 30, 2003
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    Dr. Tim LaHaye is a prolific writer of this generation. He writes a lot concerning theology, family, and other Christian subjects. As a young boy, his father took him to the Henry Ford factory in Dearborn, Michigan, for a tour. One thing that caught his attention was the huge electromagnetic ...read more

  • There Are Churches That Have Parking Problems And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bill Johnson on May 13, 2004
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    There are churches that have parking problems and others that don’t. Some churches have kids running around making a lot of noise, and some churches tend to be very quiet. Some churches usually have more expenses than money, and then there are other’s who don’t need to spend much money because not ...read more

  • Wind Is The Movement Of Air Relative To The ...

    Contributed by Douglas Vincent on May 28, 2004
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    Wind is the Movement of air relative to the surface of the Earth. Wind is an important factor in determining and controlling climate and weather. It is also the generating force of most ocean and freshwater waves. Wind occurs because of horizontal and vertical differences in atmospheric pressure. ...read more

  • Responding To A Survey That Showed That ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Responding to a survey that showed that Alabamans had the most bible knowledge, but being dismayed at the general lack thereof, Cecil R. Taylor, dean of the School of Christian Studies at the Southern Baptist-affiliated University of Mobile, said it upsets him to know “how biblically illiterate ...read more

  • Arthur Pink, A Theologian From Another ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Aug 24, 2007
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    Arthur Pink, a theologian from another generation, talks against those who preach about Jesus as a savior from hell rather than a savior from sin. He explained that there are many who are dangerously deceived by this, because there are many who desire to escape the flames of hell, but have no ...read more

  • One Day In 1943 Thousands Of Soldiers Were ...  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Aug 24, 2007
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    One day in 1943 thousands of soldiers were preparing to leave for Germany and Italy. The Army, the Navy, and the Marines were preparing to load on the ships. The General decided to have a huge parade through New York City to seek prayer and honor for the men. Many of these brave men would never ...read more

  • The Man Who Found The Pearl Had Already ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Oct 11, 2007
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    The man who found the Pearl had already Sacrificed … just in his search for the Pearl. Pearl hunting involved immense danger. You don’t just walk along a beach to find them. Oysters generally thrive at a debth of about 40 feet, and it those days there was no scuba gear. Back in Jesus’ day, A ...read more

  • B. Instead Of Focusing On His Own Life, And ...

    Contributed by J. B. Hall on Mar 30, 2008
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    B. Instead of focusing on his own life, and keeping himself in a right, vibrant, relationship with the Lord, he is virtually always concerned with, watching, critiquing, and criticizing those around him. C. It seems that whoever he is focused on can do no right. D. If this person is not doing what ...read more

  • Momma And The Toast  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Drake on Apr 14, 2008
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    Momma and the toast A Sunday School teacher asked her class if they knew the difference between kindness and loving kindness. One little girl said she knew the difference. She told the teacher that kindness is like when you ask your mother for some toast and she gives it to you, but loving kindness ...read more

  • Awaiting Our Full Adoption  PRO

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jul 10, 2008
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    AWAITING OUR FULL ADOPTION LAST WEEK I SPOKE ABOUT ROMAN ADOPTION, AND THAT A CHILD WOULD BE TREATED AS HIS OWN CHILD. THIS IS A PICTURE OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO US AS SONS/DAUGHTERS OF GOD: WE ARE ADOPTED INTO THE FAMILY OF GOD. THERE WAS A SECOND ADOPTION PROCESS OFTEN UNDERTAKEN IN ROMAN ...read more

  • Do You Know Where The Phrase "Buy The Farm" Comes ...

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Jul 22, 2008
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    Do you know where the phrase “buy the farm” comes from? It is actually rather recent in its usage. It started perhaps during WWI but certainly by WWII, having been recorded only in the 1950’s. Professor Jonathan Lighter has compiled the origin in the Random House Dictionary of American Slang. ...read more

  • One Way To Win: Bet It All

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on May 12, 2009
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    ONE WAY TO WIN: BET IT ALL God has the answers that we need. I often see people not trusting in God and truly seeking His face. Worshiping with others and seeking out the answers that we are looking for is often done superficially. We show up once or twice and wonder why "church" doesn't seem to ...read more

  • Casual Christians  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Jul 27, 2009
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    CASUAL CHRISTIANS Barna defines these folks as those who perceive their Christianity as "faith in moderation. It allows them to feel religious without having to prioritize their faith. Christianity is a low-risk, predictable proposition..., providing a faith perspective that is not demanding. A ...read more

  • Alexander The Great On Hope

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2009
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    ALEXANDER THE GREAT ON HOPE Jesus is a sign of hope, and the friend of those who will not let hope die. He must increase, and we must decrease. The Macedonian king, Alexander the Great, was about to launch a great campaign. It would be trying and difficult. It would mean slogging across the ...read more

  • Kentucky Thunderstorm Wipes Out Historic Family ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 12, 2009
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    Kentucky Thunderstorm Wipes Out Historic Family Pear Tree John Claypool tells the story of a thunderstorm years ago that swept through Southern Kentucky at the farm where his ancestors had lived for 6 generations. There was an old pear tree that had been there for about as long as anyone could ...read more

  • Have We Held The Line? Should Those Who Have Died ...

    Contributed by Curtis Emerson on Jun 8, 2010
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    Have we held the line? Should those who have died rest easy because we are holding to the values that they were willing to give their lives for? Consider this timeline; "in 1954 churches began to grow silent; by 1963 the Bible and prayer were removed from public schools; by 1965 the sexual ...read more

  • The Wallpaper Church

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on May 28, 2011
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    THE WALLPAPER CHURCH The first Protestant missionary martyr in Korea was Robert Jermain Thomas (1839-1866), a Welsh missionary with the London Missionary Society. In 1863 he went to Beijing and there met two Korean traders who told him about the Catholic converts who had no Bibles. Thomas became ...read more

  • The Style Of Indiana Jones In Discovering ...

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Dec 20, 2011
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    The style of Indiana Jones in discovering "Biblical treasures"!!! Yes, Indiana Jones stories are juicy and spicy, for they stoke the fires of inherent sense of discovery in all of us. Add to that breathtaking stunts and adventure, you have a heady mix guaranteed to give one some goose bumps. ...read more