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  • Neglect Of Community

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jun 15, 2009
     | 4,097 views

    NEGLECT OF COMMUNITY "If God designed the Church to function like a body with every member ministering in the power of the Holy Spirit to other members, in regular interpersonal relationship, then would it be surprising to find that the neglect of this regular interpersonal, spiritual ministry ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Beginning And Ending

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Aug 11, 2009
     | 2,497 views

    BEGINNING AND ENDING A Connecticut Baptist named A. Roger Williams (a modern pastor, not the one who founded Rhode Island) once preached, "It is true that if religion begins with the individual--it begins, but if it ends with the individual--it ends." [A. Roger Williams, "The Kingdom of God," in ...read more

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  • Finishing The Race Together

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 8, 2009
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    FINISHING THE RACE TOGETHER Several years ago, five handicapped finalists gathered at the starting line for the Special Olympics. They had all trained hard for this day. Hearts were pounding. And each one wanted to win. The starter’s gun discharged and the athletes exploded from their crouched ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Have You Ever Seen Those Frequent Flyer Programs ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Sep 14, 2009
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    Have you ever seen those frequent flyer programs that the airlines have? Fly with us and you will earn points that can get free flights (of course with the restrictions on when you can use those points and on what flights, the only way to redeem them is on a one way flight to Butte, Montana ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Barn Rising

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 3, 2009
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    BARN RISING Herman Ostry’s barn was under water because of a nearby creek. The Nebraska farmer invited a few friends to a barn raising. But it was not a typical barn rising (I said raising). They didn’t build a new barn. No, Mr. Ostry needed to move his entire 17,000 pound barn to a new ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Casey Stengel, A Baseball Manager, Said, "It's ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 3, 2009
     | 1,163 views

    Casey Stengel, a baseball manager, said, "It’s easy to get good players. Gettin’ them to play ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • March Of The Penguins: Fellowship

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Dec 24, 2009
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    MARCH OF THE PENGUINS: FELLOWSHIP The documentary The March of the Penguins follows the emperor penguins of Antarctica on their incredible journey through ice and snow to mating grounds up to 70 miles inland. Narrated by Morgan Freeman, this beautiful film captures the drama of these ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • A Bug's Life (Disney)

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 19, 2010
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    A Bug's Life (Disney) Overview -- Hopper explains to his gang that one ant may be harmless and unable to stop them, like throwing one seed at a gang member. Hundreds of ants joined together, though, could bury them as surely as hundreds of seeds do. This speech rallies his gang to crush the ants' ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • The Modeler And The Modeled

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010
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    THE MODELER AND THE MODELED Michael Chesko describes himself as an eccentric mix of engineer, model maker, unofficial cartographer, and most of all, artist. When he was a little boy living in Arizona he would make maps of fictitious landscapes of places like Arizona and then he started to model ...read more

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  • Not Complete In Ourselves

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 23, 2010
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    NOT COMPLETE IN OURSELVES Hear this from Professor Edward Everett in the 19th century: We ask the leaf, "Are you complete in yourself?" and the leaf answers, "No, my life is in the branches." We ask the branch, and the branch answers, "No, my life is in the trunk." We ask the trunk, and it ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Knocking People Down

    Contributed by C Jordan on May 23, 2010
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    KNOCKING PEOPLE DOWN Coach Shug Jordan at Auburn University asked his former linebacker Mike Kollin, who was then playing for the Miami Dolphins, if he would help him do some recruiting. Mike said, "Sure, coach. What kind of player are you looking for?" The coach said, "Well Mike, you know ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • When My Hat Is Here...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 21, 2010
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     | 4,894 views

    WHEN MY HAT IS HERE... So, it’s not true that you can be just as good a Christian without going to church. You can’t simply say "Well, I’m there in Spirit… but I don’t have to be there in body." It’s kind of like the true story of an incident that took place at a University. This university had a ...read more

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  • Faith Makes You Happier As You Age, Study Shows

    Contributed by Noel Atkinson on Jun 27, 2010
     | 1,771 views

    FAITH MAKES YOU HAPPIER AS YOU AGE, STUDY SHOWS The Gerontological Society of America released an academic journal in February 1976 that shows as you get older, Christian faith makes you feel happier, more useful and more adjusted over time. In May 2007 the Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tear Down The Castle To Build The Wall

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Dec 28, 2010
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    TEAR DOWN THE CASTLE TO BUILD THE WALL The story is told that years ago in Ireland a certain castle was one of the architectural gems of the Emerald Isles. It was called Castle Wray. The structure fell into disrepair and finally was uninhabited. As often happens, peasants from nearby began to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Recovery Is Connection

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 3, 2011
     | 3,233 views

    RECOVERY IS CONNECTION Henry Cloud in How People Grow writes, "Virtually every emotional and psychological problem, from addictions to depression, has alienation or emotional isolation at its core or close to it. Recovery from these problems involves helping people get more connected to each other ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Everyone's Problem

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 7, 2011
     | 3,161 views

    EVERYONE'S PROBLEM A mouse looked out through a crack in a farmhouse wall and was distraught to discover a mousetrap. When he went to tell his buddies, the chicken said, "Sorry, pal, not my problem." The pig said, "I'll pray for you." The cow was busy and said, "Come back later." Dejected, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Ever Heard A Sheep Call?

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Apr 6, 2011
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    EVER HEARD A SHEEP CALL? Sheep don’t respond to calls they respond to Shepherds. A man in Australia was arrested for stealing a sheep but he claimed that it was one of his own that had been missing for many days. When the case went to court, the judge was puzzled, not knowing how to decide the ...read more

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  • What Is Oneness?

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Apr 8, 2011
     | 1,617 views

    WHAT IS ONENESS? Well Songwriters: ROGER COOK, ROGER GREENAWAY wrote a song for Blue Mink called Melting Pot, the chorus goes like this: What we need is a great big melting pot, Big enough enough enough to take, The world and all its got And keep it stirring for a hundred years or more, And turn ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • John Wesley:

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jun 5, 2011
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    John Wesley: "No man ever he went to heaven alone; he must either ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Firestorms

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 10, 2011
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    FIRESTORMS I was at Boy Scout Camp when I discovered the terrible damage a fire storm could do to my life. It was a lazy afternoon very hot and dry. John and I were sent back to camp to start dinner for the guys. When I got back to camp, I discovered that the camp fire looked as if it had gone ...read more

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