An old Gospel hymn by Annie Johnson Flint sums up today’s message so well for me:
God has not promised skies always blue,
Flower strewn pathways all our lives through;
God has not promised sun without rain,
Joy without sorrow, peace without pain.
Refrain
But God has promised strength for the
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Methodist
Contributed by Scott Epperson on Nov 11, 2006
No Atheist in Foxholes
The world has come along ways in a short time. They refuse to believe in anything evil yet our world grows more evil every day. Unfortunately your decision to believe in hell does not lower the temp. of hell one degree, brighten the darkness in the least not calm the
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Pentecostal
4. Backus notes, “Many people believe that we just sin and that’s all there is to it. You may shrug and say, “I’m just a sinner an I can’t help myself.” But you can help yourself. There is psychological dynamic underlying sinful behavior. By changing your thinking (an act of will), you can change
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Contributed by Anne Benefield on Mar 5, 2009
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Another thing that bothers most people is that when we pray, we seem to get distracted. That is especially true when we are trying to listen for God’s word. There is an old story about St. Bernard, who once had a friend who told him her never had any distractions. Bernard confessed to having
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Bruce Ball on Jul 5, 2004
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There is an old definition of faith that has helped me in my times of troubles.
F = Forsaking
A =
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Contributed by Guy Caley on Apr 20, 2003
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STAY IN THERE!!
I don’t usually begin a sermon on a sad note like this, but sometimes we need to pause and remember what life is all about.
There was a great loss recently in the entertainment world. Larry LaPrise, the Detroit native who wrote the song "The Hokey Pokey", died at age 83.
I’m
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"Learn all your life from your successes, from your failures. When you hit a spell of trouble,
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Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Apr 26, 2009
LEGACY: THE AMAZING RANDI
How many of you have heard of "The Amazing Randi?" He was a stage magician, "mentalist," and escape artist (in the tradition of Houdini). He once escaped from a block of ice and once escaped from a straitjacket while hanging upside-down over Niagara Falls. He once broke a
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L.A. LAKER POWER GUARD A.C. GREEN is one example of a man who will stand for the truth
at all costs.
I knew A.C. during his rookie season with the Lakers. Like all rookies, he had to
endure harassment and practical jokes. As he started to practice one day, a teammate came
up to him and told him
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Contributed by Steven Dow on Jul 26, 2002
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“If you could kick the person responsible for most of your troubles in the backside, you wouldn’t be able to sit down for
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"I think of death as a glad awakening from this troubled sleep which we call life, as an emancipation from a world which, beautiful
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"One friend, one person who is truly understanding, who takes the trouble to listen to us as we consider our problem,
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