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  • Believers Lack Biblical Understanding: A Barna ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
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    Believers Lack Biblical Understanding: A Barna poll reveals that many born again Americans hold beliefs contrary to Scripture. Among the most disturbing is that 68% think the Bible teaches that God helps those who help themselves. Other alarming beliefs are; that the Holy Spirit does not exist ...read more

  • There Is No Wonder That God Considered Us Worthy ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Nov 4, 2006
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    There is no wonder that God considered us worthy dying for, when one realises how intimately He knows us! His love for you is so deep that he has numbered every hair on your head – and renumbers them when some fall out (Matthew 10:30)! Around that verse, in verse 29 and then the verses following ...read more

  • J.s. Bach On The Purpose Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 30, 2010
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    J.S. Bach on the Purpose of Music J.S. Bach said, “All music should have no other end and aim than the glory of God and the soul’s refreshment; where this is not remembered there is no real music but only a devilish hub-bub.” He headed his compositions: “J.J.” “Jesus Juva” which means “Jesus help ...read more

  • Expectations Of The Messiah

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Aug 13, 2017
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    Reza Aslan writes in his book “Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth”: “The Jews of Jesus’ time had conflicting views about the role and function of the messiah….Some believed the messiah would be a restorative figure who would return the Jews to their previous position of power and ...read more

  • When My Son Jordan Was About 2 Years Old, I Had ...

    Contributed by Darrin Hunt on May 24, 2007
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    When my son Jordan was about 2 years old, I had to stop at the church office while he sat in the car with his mother. Out of the blue, he asked her, "Mommy, Is Jesus in the office?" My wife was taken aback, and rather than get into a long theological discussion with a 2 year old, answered, "No, ...read more

  • Rembrandt, The Famous Dutch Artist, Painted His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Rembrandt, the famous Dutch artist, painted his famous “Three Crosses” in 1653. The painting presents a harsh DEPICTION of the CRUCIFIXION of Jesus hanging lifeless between two thieves. At the foot of the cross are SOLDIERS and ONLOOKERS. As you scan the CROWD gathered at the FOOT of the CROSS, ...read more

  • A Young Customs Official Noticed A Woman ...

    Contributed by Rick Bezanson on Oct 26, 2007
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    A young customs official noticed a woman crossing the border every day on a motorcycle with a wooden box strapped on the back of the motorcycle. The guard knew she was trying to smuggle something into the country so he stopped her and searched the box. There was nothing in the box except sand, so ...read more

  • A Children's Easter Play Was In The Stage Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Mar 23, 2008
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    A children’s Easter Play was in the stage of preparation . The director was supervising the cast to make certain that each child would feel comfortable with his or her assigned role. One young lad was offered a speaking part, but he turned it down, saying, "I would rather play the part of the stone ...read more

  • Timothy J. Keller, Pastor Of Redeemer ...

    Contributed by Todd Leupold on Nov 3, 2008
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    Timothy J. Keller, Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in NYC, remarks: "...when Jesus weeps, we see that he doesn't believe that the ministry of truth (telling people how they should believe and turn to God) or the ministry of fixing things is enough, does he? He also is a proponent of the ...read more

  • Mark 11:1-11

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Mar 20, 2018
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    Jesus’ Mock Parade Imagine for a minute a grand parade. It might be one of those that celebrates military might with tanks and rockets. It might have brass bands, flags waving and marchers goose-stepping in rhythm, with a dictator either clapping from a grandstand or even at the head of the ...read more

  • Value Of The Old Testament

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 24, 2019
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    . “Marcion preached that the god who sent Jesus into the world was a different, higher deity than the creator god of Judaism. He considered himself a follower of Paul the Apostle, who he believed to have been the only true apostle of Jesus Christ. Church Fathers such as Justin Martyr… and ...read more

  • We Live By Faith: But The Symbols Of Bread And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ronald Keller on Apr 6, 2003
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    We live by faith: But the symbols of bread and wine give us some insight into the life and sufferings of Jesus. He gave his all to give us all eternal life.(Illustration: This past week, I have had opportunity to have two lunches with fellow pastors, John and Juan. About two years ago, one of ...read more

  • Some Day Susie And I Hope To Build Our "Dream ...

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Oct 29, 2003
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    Some day Susie and I hope to build our “dream home,” but before we do we have to overcome some obstacles. First we need to talk together about the house we picture in our minds. We both would like to build a house, but I’m sure that the house I want to build is not the same as the house she wants ...read more

  • The Triangle Of Ministry

    Contributed by Steve Smith on Apr 4, 2007
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    ILL: THE TRIANGLE OF MINISTRY If you picture a triangle – at the top is Jesus because we know “He is the way, the truth and the life.” At the bottom of the triangle are the different members of the body that God has uniquely placed here. In the middle is the Holy Spirit. (READ JOHN 14.26) ...read more

  • As A Young Boy, Theologian Alister Mcgrath ...

    Contributed by Bobby Mcdaniel on Apr 17, 2010
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    As a young boy, theologian Alister McGrath enjoyed experimenting with chemicals in his school's laboratory. He liked to drop a tarnished coin into a beaker of diluted nitric acid. He often used an old British penny bearing the image of Queen Victoria. Because of the accumulated grime, Her Majesty's ...read more

  • 8226; It Is Easy To View Sin Lightly In A World ...

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 30, 2010
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    • It is easy to view sin lightly in a world that sees sin as inconsequential, but we should view sin as seriously as Ezra did. (LAB) • When we see those around us in sin, we must fall on our knees as did Ezra! WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS What a Friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs ...read more

  • Weeds

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Sep 19, 2010
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    Yesterday, with the encouragement of my wife, I got rid of some THORNY WEEDS growing like trees in the back garden. The thorns were now like razor sharp nails and so it was difficult to get to the roots without punctures, scratches and a bad attitude. I knew that if I didn't get to the roots, they ...read more

  • No Other Plan

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Jun 17, 2011
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    NO OTHER PLAN An old legend imagines Jesus arriving in heaven right after the Ascension, welcomed by all the angels. Then the angel Gabriel asks Jesus, "You suffered much, dying for the sins of mankind. Does everyone down on earth know it?" "Oh, no," replied the Savior, "just a handful of folks ...read more

  • Are You Ready To Rescue The Perishing?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 5, 2012
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    ARE YOU READY TO RESCUE THE PERISHING? I read a story of a man that got saved as a young, adult. He was so excited about Christ for the first couple of weeks, he told everybody the difference Jesus had made in his life. One Sunday night he was at his church and they sang this song, "Rescue the ...read more

  • Sometimes We Are The Source Of God's Supply To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Sometimes we are the source of God’s supply to others. Consider the great work of Samaritan’s Purse, Food For The Hungry, Salvation Army, and others. A pious father always closed grace for the evening meal with these words: "Come, Lord Jesus, be our guest and bless what thou hast provided." ...read more