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  • War Stories About Not Giving Up The Fight: ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 12, 2009
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    War Stories About Not Giving Up the Fight: Battles of Shiloh and Waterloo You and I live in a very complex world. Pressures from every direction. And at times we feel like we cannot take it any more. We just want to be rescued from our problems. We pray to be rescued. We get others to pray for our ...read more

  • Roy Riegels: Don't Give Up

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Mar 21, 2010
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     | 7,369 views

    ROY RIEGELS: DON'T GIVE UP On New Year’s Day, 1929, Georgia Tech played the University of California in the Rose Bowl. A UC player named Roy Riegels, who was their center, recovered a fumble for California and in the confusion of evading some of the Georgia Tech tacklers, started running ...read more

  • The Word ‘love’ Conjures Up So Man ...

    Contributed by Patrick Nix on Jul 9, 2010
     | 4,340 views

    The word ‘love’ conjures up so man different things today. A modern dictionary lists 28 various uses for the word: tender affection, warm attachment, intimate passion, strong predication, & amorous benevolence. Yet not of these are complete to define / describe what the Bible speaks of as a ...read more

  • Pull Up The Roots Of Bad Habits Early  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 2, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
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    PULL UP THE ROOTS OF BAD HABITS EARLY A wise old tutor was once taking a stroll through a forest with a curious youth. The tutor suddenly stopped and pointed to four plants close by. The first was a tiny sprout, just coming out of the earth. The second had rooted itself quite firmly in the fertile ...read more

  • The Curious Just Shows Up To Church But Doesnt ...

    Contributed by Kelly Benton on Mar 15, 2012
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    The Curious just shows up to church but doesnt try to get involved in the church. They show up physically but are absent spiritually. These types of people are much like the employee that comes to work to only punch the time card but are totally non-dedicated to the job. They expect to recieve ...read more

  • What Is Man's Life Made Up Of?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 1, 2012
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    WHAT IS MAN'S LIFE MADE UP OF? One person said: Man's life is made up of 20 years of his mother asking him where he is going, 50 years of his wife asking him where he has been, and one hour at his funeral when everyone wonders where ...read more

  • Rocky Balboa: Don't Give Up

    Contributed by Ted Robinson on Feb 25, 2013
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    ROCKY BALBOA: DON'T GIVE UP These are the words Rocky Balboa said to his son when he was ready to give up and lead a life of mediocrity: "Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to your knees and ...read more

  • Picking Up The Large Bails Of Hay And Carrying ...

    Contributed by Deborah Guptill on Jun 11, 2007
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    Picking up the large bails of hay and carrying them to the horse pasture was not the easiest job. I could only carry one bail at a time, my friends who worked at the barn however were able to carry one in each hand and then toss them with ease once in the pasture. I would struggle under the weight ...read more

  • Diana Grew Up In A Strict Islamic Family In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Diana grew up in a strict Islamic family in Pakistan. Her life was pretty typical until she met a girl named Mary who was a Christian. Now Diana is also a Christian and on the run. When Diana’s family learned that she had become a Christian, they repeatedly beat her and insisted she return to ...read more

  • Every Christian Ought To Be Ready To Stand Up ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Every Christian ought to be ready to stand up courageously and unashamedly for the Lord. How inconsistent that a person redeemed by the blood of Christ experiencing saving power should cower before an unbelieving world On one occasion Frederick the Great invited some notable people to his royal ...read more

  • A Little Girl Picked Up A Potato And Said, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A little girl picked up a potato and said, "Look, Mommy, this potato is so big and nice, isn’t it?" Then the mother peeled it and cut it in half. How surprised was the little girl when she saw it all black and hollow in the middle. There are many in the church like that. Outwardly they look great, ...read more

  • The Americas Cup Is Coming Up This Week And We ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    The Americas cup is coming up this week and we were considering that as a kind of parable for the church. The Americas cup is won and lost on small differences. As with any ship design, a sailing yacht embodies many necessary elements, which must dovetail to accomplish its mission. What is nice ...read more

  • Our Christian Lives Is Summed Up In This Old ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Our Christian lives is summed up in this old English hymn. This is the message of Romans 3:20-31 Lord I was blind - 1856 Lord, I was blind: I could not see In Thy marred visage any grace; But now the beauty of Thy face In radiant vision dawns on me. Lord, I was deaf: I could not hear The ...read more

  • Going To Memphis To See Gladys, Or To Pick Up ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 24, 2007
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    Going to Memphis to see Gladys, or to pick up Gladys each weekend to bring her back up to Ridgely. It was a long trip. 200 miles round trip. I didn’t lament that. I didn’t regret that. I didn’t complain. Why, because I got to spend time with my honey. I got to spend time with the love of my ...read more

  • Offer Up Your Gift — Antonio Stradivarius  PRO

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 30, 2007
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    Offer up Your Gift - Antonio Stradivarius A young boy Antonio loves music, but his voice was high and squeaky, and so he did not make the tryouts for the Cremona Boy’s Choir. When he took violin lessons, the neighbours persuaded his parents to make him stop. Yet Antonio still wanted to make ...read more

  • Some Of Us Grew Up With An Extra Kid In The ...  PRO

    Contributed by West Garner on Aug 31, 2007
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    Some of us grew up with an extra kid in the house. We didn’t know it but he was there at certain times. His name was “Not Me.” He always appeared when something happened. Like when your mom asked, “Who got this play dough in the carpet?” (NOT ME) “Who colored on the walls in the bedroom?” (NOT ...read more

  • Many Christians Have Ended Up Falling Into ...

    Contributed by Bode Ayodele on Sep 5, 2007
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    many Christians have ended up falling into trouble as a result of one device ...read more

  • I Feel Nudged Up Into Sharing This Experience. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Samson Musyoki on Sep 25, 2007
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     | 1,898 views

    I feel nudged up into sharing this experience. Usually, life brings with it its mysteries where at times you enjoy the Lord’s abundant provision while on other occasions you enjoy lack! In this particular day, we had no electricity in the house and there was no kerosene to light up the kerosene ...read more

  • If We Set Ourselves Up As The Judge Of Who Is And ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Oct 11, 2007
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    If we set ourselves up as the Judge of who is and is not righteous, we’ll get it wrong as often as we’ll get it right. Through the years I’ve had numerous occasions when folks warned me to watch out for other people in a church. The amazing thing is that --- in almost every case --- the people I ...read more

  • A Little City In Mexico Was Fed Up With All Of ...

    Contributed by John Dobbs on Oct 16, 2007
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    A little city in Mexico was fed up with all of the late night revelry and noise from thousands of people late into the night during the summer. So their answer was to create a law to put a decibel limit on urban noise levels. Unfortunately this disrupted a noise that has been heard in that city for ...read more