Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006
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“We Christians too often substitute prayer for playing the game. Prayer is good; but when used as a substitute for obedience, it is nothing but a blatant hypocrisy, a despicable Pharisaism...To your knees, man! and to your Bible! Decide at once! Don’t hedge! Time flies! Cease your insults to God,
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Contributed by Toby Powers on Mar 15, 2006
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ILLUSTRATION: It is like the man who was stranded all alone on the deserted island who was rescued. His rescuers asked him what the three structures were that he had built on the island. Three buildings seemed perplexing for just one man. He said one was his house, one
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The African impala can jump to a height of over 10 feet and cover a distance of greater than 30 feet. Yet these magnificent creatures can be kept in an enclosure in any zoo with a 3-foot wall. The animals will not jump if they cannot see where their feet will fall. Faith is the ability to trust
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Nazarene
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 14, 2007
Shopping Has. Today shoppers follow two different tracks: necessities shopping where convenience and price are key and recreational shopping where a fun experience is sought. From ‘97 to ‘02, the share of retail sales credited to the 50 largest U.S. retailers grew from 25.7% to 31.7%. The new model
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Contributed by Darrin Hunt on Feb 19, 2007
When examining a precious stone, gemologists often look at it in the sunlight. When I was selling Rainbow cleaners, I would shine a bright light in the room to reveal dirt floating in the air. So how do our spiritual lives stand up to the sunlight? Are they
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Baptist
Contributed by Charles Wallis on Apr 23, 2009
Jack Mooring (from the Christian band Leeland): "What changed us wasn’t just going to church. It wasn’t going to youth group. It was being in the altar and experiencing the anointing and the presence of God. We want to bring that to Christian music in a new way and have kids experience the Holy
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Richard Francis on May 26, 2009
A.W.Tozer also said “Today we need prophetic preachers; not preachers of prophecy merely, but preachers with a gift of prophecy. The word of wisdom is missing. We need the gift of discernment again in our pulpits. It is not ability to predict that we need, but the anointed eye, the power of
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Mark Eberly on Nov 16, 2009
When the Kimberly-Clark corporations sent observers to watch parents and toddlers use their diapers, they asked questions, listened to the parents, and noted the struggles that many toddlers and parents were having. They sent the info back to the research and development department and they came up
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 18, 2010
It seems that professional golfer Ben Hogan once accidentally taped his ball and it moved just slightly. Hogan said to his caddie, “That will cost us a stroke.” “I didn’t see it, Mr. Hogan,” the caddie said, “and I’m sure no one
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Jan 26, 2010
Back to the Future
Most of us may remember a movie by this same title. In fact there were several "Back to the Future" sequels. In the movie starring Michael J. Fox and Claudia Wells, after traveling back in time, they found that the only way to return to the future was to recreate the system and
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Methodist
Henry Ward Beecher shares this thought about love, "We never know how much one loves till we know how much he is willing to endure and suffer for us; and it is the suffering element that measures love. The characters that are great must, of necessity, be characters that shall be willing, patient
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Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 27, 2010
STEPS OF BIBLE STUDY
Bible study starts with Observation: What does it say? Then we move on to step 2 with Interpretation: What does it mean? Then we move on to step 3 with Correlation: How does it fit with the Bible as a whole? Finally, we end with Application: How do I use it in my life?
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Church Of God
Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 12, 2010
Book of Ezra. Why was the Lord’s temple begun first, even before the city wall? The temple was used for spiritual purposes; the wall, for military and political purposes. God had always been the nation’s protector, and the Jews knew that the strongest stone wall would not protect them if God was
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