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  • What A Contagious Christian Looks Like  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 5, 2011
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     | 3,782 views

    WHAT A CONTAGIOUS CHRISTIAN LOOKS LIKE Bill Hybels, Becoming a Contagious Christian: "Recently, I saw a letter written by a relatively new Christian to the person whose life had influenced hers so greatly. She actually lists about a dozen qualities she found contagious in the life of this older ...read more

  • Margin Or Messiah?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 24, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,590 views

    MARGIN OR MESSIAH? Richard Swenson wrote a book in the 1990's titled, "Margin" in which he describes modern society as so overcommitted and over scheduled that we have no space left for rest. A reviewer writes: Overload is not having time to finish the book you're reading on stress. Margin is ...read more

  • Of Dad Developing "Frozen Shoulder" Pain

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Dec 23, 2011
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    Of Dad developing "frozen shoulder" pain Ouch! My Dad developed a frozen shoulder condition and boy we took him from one hospital to another with no avail, till the “Magnet therapy” did the trick. In this sermon, I intend to touch upon a particular type of “shoulder problem” and the “therapy” ...read more

  • Pastor! Tell Them!

    Contributed by Fred Parker on Oct 23, 2014
     | 3,421 views

    Written by Pastor Fred Parker Sat, 21st January, 2012 Proverb 15:30 The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: [and] a good report maketh the bones fat.KJV Frankie was a dynamic woman. Her whole life has been spent in ministering to others in her quiet gentle way. As she sat in her wheel chair ...read more

  • Who's Flying The Plane?

    Contributed by Roger Whipp on Dec 31, 2014
    based on 2 ratings
     | 11,868 views

    I guess many here including me have in the past and if honest still do sometimes ask this question “Why God?” or “How can there be a God with all this suffering” Sometimes life hands us some tricky situations. Former President Ronald Reagan likes to tell a story which he says is true about a ...read more

  • Joy Vs. Happiness

    Contributed by Kerry Haynes on Dec 15, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,368 views

    Joy (used in "Joy Born at Christmas" sermon - 12/11/2019) From Isaiah 35:8-10 (verses below) Someone once said, “The difference beween happiness and joy is that happiness comes from happenings and joy comes from Jesus.” A few years ago Michael Bublé wrote a song that became very ...read more

  • There Is A Story About A Young Preacher That In ...

    Contributed by Gerald Albers on Jun 5, 2007
     | 1,974 views

    There is a story about a young preacher that in 1995, he was in Glasgow Scotland. He wrote: I was living in a Center City Hotel. One morning I got up and decided that I was going to jog over into the south side of the city of Glasgow. I ran across the river Clyde on a bridge, and as I jogged ...read more

  • A Young American Engineer Was Sent To Ireland By ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A young American engineer was sent to Ireland by his company to work in a new electronics plant. It was a two-year assignment that he had accepted because it would enable him to earn enough to marry his long-time girlfriend. She had a job near her home in Tennessee, and their plan was to pool their ...read more

  • Listen To Dietrich Bonhoeffer, A German ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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     | 3,290 views

    Listen to Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German Christian minister who opposed the Nazis and was killed in a concentration camp just weeks before the end of World War II. Cheap Grace is the deadly enemy of our Church. We are fighting today for costly grace. Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness ...read more

  • There Was A Man In A Community That Had The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    There was a man in a community that had the reputation for always being able to catch fish. Regardless of the time of the year it was, or whether anybody else was catching fish, this man was always managed to come back with a boat load of fish. His brother-in-law, who happened to be a Game Warden ...read more

  • I Read Recently About A Group Of Women Who Were ...  PRO

    Contributed by Andy Grossman on Aug 26, 2007
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    I read recently about a group of women who were studying the book of Malachi. As they were studying chapter three, they came across verse three which says: "He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver." (Malachi 3:3) This verse kind of puzzled the women and they wondered what this statement ...read more

  • Paul Said Spiritual Metamorphosis Is Accomplished ...  PRO

    Contributed by Doane Brubaker on Aug 28, 2007
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    Paul said spiritual metamorphosis is accomplished “by the renewing of your mind.” The word “renewing” also means renovation. Think of a house. You can make repairs. You know, the cosmetic kind – some paint and carpet – and it looks better, perhaps increases the resale value. But Paul isn’t ...read more

  • According To The Us Census Bureau, Almost 30 ...

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Nov 5, 2007
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    According to the US Census Bureau, almost 30 percent of the people living within five miles of our church do not have the ability to paint their own home. If population projections are correct, that number will grow to nearly 35 percent by 2011. These folks are not impoverished or disabled, yet ...read more

  • My Two Year Old Son Sebastian Has Been Really ...

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Nov 23, 2007
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     | 988 views

    My two year old Son Sebastian has been really taking off with new words lately. He loves his 110 pound St. Bernard and walks around looking for his “pu-ppy” all day long. He is exploding every day with new words. I think my favorite new word of his though has to be “wow!” Just this week, I ...read more

  • "Encouraging" The New Members

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 25, 2007
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    “Encouraging” The New Members “Bill and Sue” had recently moved into the city, and had been visiting our church for several weeks. They made friends quickly, and possessed a variety of gifts and talents that would enhance the ministries of our church. Within a short time they decided that God would ...read more

  • Jerry Falwell Died This Past Week. I Was Driving ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 2, 2008
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    Jerry Falwell died this past week. I was driving home and heard Michael Savage on the radio. He was playing an interview he had done with Jerry Falwell some time in the past. Savage was going through some questions, and Falwell was basically stating what he believed to be true about ...read more

  • Michael Yaconelli, Co-Founder Of The Christian ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Jan 7, 2008
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    Michael Yaconelli, co-founder of the Christian Publishing Company, "Youth Specialties," wrote the following in his book, "Messy Spirituality." For a period of time, we were lucky enough to have a housekeeper. She would come in once a week to dust, vacuum, and clean every little out-of-the-way ...read more

  • Is Islam The Fastest-Growing Religion? Guess ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 21, 2008
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    Is Islam the Fastest-Growing Religion? Guess Again by Dinesh D’Souza Many people think Islam is the fastest-growing religion in the world. Not true. Islam is growing fast, but Christianity is growing faster. Indeed there are twice as many Christians as Muslims in the world today and the gap is ...read more

  • Many Of You Know Ed And Brenda Flowers… In 1988 ...

    Contributed by Kenneth Mitchell on Jan 31, 2008
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    Many of you know Ed and Brenda Flowers… in 1988 Brenda’s husband died suddenly of a heart attack… this left Brenda and her 14 yr. old daughter Kimberly all alone… Kimberly struggled with the loss of her father over the next few years, her behavior changed, she struggled with depression… and then on ...read more

  • Marty Halyburton's Husband, Porter, Was Shot Down ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Dietz on Mar 25, 2008
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    Marty Halyburton’s husband, Porter, was shot down during the Vietnam War, and Navy personnel came to her home to tell her he had died in battle. For several days, Marty was too numb to respond. Flags flew at half-staff all over town, and a grave-marker was placed in Porter’s memory in his family’s ...read more