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  • I Never Made A Sacrifice. We Ought Not To Talk ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    I never made a sacrifice. We ought not to talk of sacrifice when we remember the great sacrifice which He made who left His ...read more

  • The Soldier, Above All Other Men, Is Required ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "The soldier, above all other men, is required to practice the greatest act of ...read more

  • It Is The Habit Of Making Sacrifices In Small ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "It is the habit of making sacrifices in small things that enables us for making them in ...read more

  • Now, During My Sermon Preparation Time, I Came ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Now, during my sermon preparation time, I came across a humorous story entitled, “Helping Hand”: a. According to the story, a pastor is walking down the street one day when he notices a very small boy … trying to press a doorbell on a house across the street. b. However, the boy is very small ...read more

  • The Liberal Prime Minister, William Gladstone, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    The Liberal Prime Minister, William Gladstone, in announcing the death of Princess Alice on 14th December 1878 to the House of Commons, told this touching story. “The little daughter of the Princess was seriously ill with diphtheria. And so the doctors told the princess not to kiss her because ...read more

  • When Necessary, Use Words

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    An as Francis of Assisi put so wonderfully: “Preach the Gospel at all times – and ...read more

  • Obituaries  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Apr 14, 2009
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    OBITUARIES Jeruselem 33 AD Calvary Jesus Christ, 33, of Nazareth died Friday on Mount Calvary, also known as Golgotha, the place of the skull. Betrayed by Judas, Jesus was crucified by the Romans, by order of the Ruler Pontius Pilate. The causes of death were extreme exhaustion, severe torture, ...read more

  • He Died For Me  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2009
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    HE DIED FOR ME During the U.S. Civil War, conscription was not absolute. The drafted man could always hire a substitute if he could afford it. Starting in 1862, the U.S. government allowed this escape from military service on the theory that, so long as each name drawn from the wheel produced a ...read more

  • Symbol Of Atonement

    Contributed by David Tack on May 6, 2009
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    SYMBOL OF ATONEMENT "The cross is a fitting symbol of the atonement, for it represents the intersecting of two attributes or facets of God’s nature. Here it is that the love of God meets the holiness of God. The holiness requires payment of the penalty, and the love provides that ...read more

  • One Moment's Believing

    Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 18, 2009
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    ONE MOMENT'S BELIEVING Octavius Winslow said it this way. "One moment’s believing, close contact with the cross will do more to break the heart for sin, deepen the conviction of its exceeding sinfulness, and disenthrall the soul from all its bondage and its fears, bringing it into a sense of ...read more

  • Alzheimer's Patient Recalls The Old Rugged ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2010
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    Alzheimer’s Patient Recalls The Old Rugged Cross In his book, Reaching the Invisible God, author Philip Yancey tells the story about his wife, Janet, who leads a weekly “Christian Circle” at a local nursing home. An Alzheimer’s patient named Betsy faithfully attends, led there by a staff worker, ...read more

  • Strauss On The Death Of Jesus

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Feb 19, 2010
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    STRAUSS ON THE DEATH OF JESUS The German skeptic David Friedrich Strauss, who spent most of his life arguing against the fundamental truths of Christianity, famously discounted this theory in his book, The Life of Jesus for the People. He wrote: "To conceive of a man hanging on a Roman cross in a ...read more

  • No Hate For Evil

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 10, 2010
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    NO HATE FOR EVIL Story taken from Dr. David Jeremiah: The Ortiz family ministers to a small congregation in Ariel, about 40 miles north of Jerusalem. On the Feast of Purim, gifts of food and drink are sent to friends. As if in celebration of the holiday, a gift basket was delivered to the Ortiz ...read more

  • Jesus Was Not A Victim Of Fate

    Contributed by Chris Jordan on Apr 2, 2010
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    JESUS WAS NOT A VICTIM OF FATE "Before the scourging began, Jesus was stripped of His garments and bent low over a low post, with wrists and ankles shackled into that position. The instrument used for scourging was a piece of wood fourteen to eighteen inches long, circular in shape, to which were ...read more

  • Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?

    Contributed by Chris Jordan on Apr 2, 2010
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    WHY HAST THOU FORSAKEN ME? "As to my sin, I hear its harsh accusings no more when I hear Jesus cry, 'Why hast thou forsaken me?' I know that I deserve the deepest hell at the hand of God's vengeance; but I am not afraid. He will never forsake me, for he forsook his Son on my behalf. I ...read more

  • It Really Is Finished  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 15, 2010
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    IT REALLY IS FINISHED After suffering on the cross for six hours, Jesus shouted, "It is finished!" (John 19:30). Everything that needed to be done to provide salvation had been accomplished. When former President George W. Bush was asked about regrets during his presidency, Bush answered that he ...read more

  • Rembrandt's Sin

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010
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    REMBRANDT'S SIN If you were to look at Rembrandt’s painting of The Three Crosses, your attention would be drawn first to the center cross on which Jesus died. Then as you would look at the crowd gathered around the foot of that cross, you’d be impressed by the various facial expressions and ...read more

  • Le Crocodile

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
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    LE CROCODILE Rene Lacoste, the world's top tennis player in the late 1920s, won seven major singles titles during his career, including multiple victories at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the French Open. His friends called him "Le Crocodile," an apt term for his tenacious play on the court. ...read more

  • A Texas-Sized Sword

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 24, 2011
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    A TEXAS-SIZED SWORD In 2000, we drove across the country from Maryland to California and back. On our return, we blew past this Great Big Cross along the highway in Texas. By the time we saw the exit, we had passed it and continued our journey home. The image of that great big cross stuck in my ...read more

  • God Put A Cross Between You And Hell. If You ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Nov 8, 2011
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    "God put a cross between you and hell. If you want to go to hell, you will have to crawl over the cross of Jesus." ("Adrianisms: The Wit and Wisdom of Adrian Rogers, (Memphis TN: ...read more

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