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  • By Life Or By Death

    Contributed by Steve Smith on Jul 16, 2007
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    ILLUSTRATION: BY LIFE OR BY DEATH John Piper, in his book, “Future Grace”, reprinted a letter by Carl Lundquist, former president of Bethel College and Seminary. In 1988, the doctors told him he had a rare form of cancer which invaded the skin over his entire body and ended his life three years ...read more

  • Consistent Life

    Contributed by George Mansfield on Jan 1, 2008
     | 4,002 views

    CONSISTENT LIFE I recently heard of four scholars who were arguing over Bible translations. One said he preferred the King James Version because of its beautiful, eloquent old English. Another said he preferred the American Standard Bible for its literalism, the way it moves the reader from ...read more

  • Eternal Life  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,117 views

    ETERNAL LIFE If you are Christian, eternal life does not simply mean going to heaven for eternity. Eternal life means a never-dying spirit that has already sprung to life in you! In other words, eternal life starts NOW! Your life that lasts eternally in the next world is the same life that begins ...read more

  • Meaningless Life

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 6, 2008
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     | 4,587 views

    Meaningless Life Mark Twain expressed thoughts about the meaningless of life in view of man’s inevitable death. Shortly before his death, he wrote, "A myriad of men are born; they labor and sweat and struggle;...they squabble and scold and fight; they scramble for little mean advantages over each ...read more

  • Running For Life

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Nov 13, 2008
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    RUNNING FOR LIFE Recently I read a fable about a dog who loved to chase other animals. He bragged about his great running skill and said he could catch anything. Well, it wasn’t long until his boastful claims were put to the test by a certain rabbit. With ease the little creature outran his ...read more

  • Eternal Life

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
     | 4,783 views

    Eternal Life If you are Christian, eternal life does not simply mean going to heaven for eternity. Eternal life means a never-dying spirit that has already sprung to life in you! In other words, eternal life starts NOW! Your life that lasts eternally in the next world is the same life that begins ...read more

  • The Meaning Of Life

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 3,665 views

    THE MEANING OF LIFE Atheist philosopher Bertrand Russell: "Unless you assume a God, the question of life's purpose is meaningless." (Quoted in Warren, The Purpose Driven Life, 17). Welsh scholar Rheinallt Williams: "There is nothing which arises more spontaneously from man's nature than the ...read more

  • One Life

    Contributed by Bledar Valca on Dec 29, 2008
     | 2,900 views

    ONE LIFE One single life has value and is important to God. Think of how God saved the world (or His people) through one person: Noah found favor in the eyes of God when the whole world thought evil all the time. God raised Joseph from the prison to save the world from famine. God used Moses to ...read more

  • Choosing Life

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2009
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    CHOOSING LIFE Two paraplegics were in the news recently. One was Kenneth Wright, a high school football star and later an avid wrestler, boxer, hunter and skin diver. A broken neck sustained in a wrestling match in 1979 left him paralyzed from the chest down. He underwent therapy, and his doctors ...read more

  • Shorter Life

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009
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    SHORTER LIFE A recent study found individuals taking part in legal same-sex "marriages" in Norway and Denmark lived 24 fewer years than individuals in traditional marriages, Drs. Paul and Kirk Cameron reported at the ...read more

  • The Stage Of Life

    Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Dec 27, 2022
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    The Stage of Life The world is as a stage, Humans merely play their part. They have an appointed entrance and a time they shall depart. In life, a person fulfills roles in many scenes along the way, parts set by the great Director, who has written and produced the play. Questions of ...read more

  • The Secrets Of Life

    Contributed by Bruce Lee on Jun 6, 2024
     | 213 views

    “Those who find beauty in all of nature will find themselves at one with the secrets of life itself.” ~L. Wolfe Gilbert I have a dog named Bella. She is a Blue Heeler. I must confess that at the time Bella came into my life a dog was not on my wish list. My stepson is the “original owner.” ...read more

  • One Of Life’s Major Mistakes Is Being The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Hensley on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 135 ratings
     | 2,939 views

    One of life’s major mistakes is being the last member in the family to come down with the flu -- after all ...read more

  • Jesus Calls Us To "Life Abundantly Not Life ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Jan 9, 2007
     | 1,240 views

    Jesus calls us to "life abundantly not life redundantly." We need to get out of the boat and begin to accomplish ...read more

  • Pro-Life Americans Are Increasingly Pro-Life, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 14, 2007
     | 1,067 views

    Pro-Life Americans are increasingly pro-life, according to a Zogby poll that found nearly 70% oppose tax dollars being used for abortions and favor parental-notification laws. 66% believe abortion ends a ...read more

  • Pro-Life Americans Are Increasingly Pro-Life, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
     | 1,388 views

    Pro-Life Americans are increasingly pro-life, according to a Zogby poll that found nearly 70% oppose tax dollars being used for abortions and favor parental-notification laws. 66% believe abortion ends a ...read more

  • Life Examples: Isaiah: A Life-Changing Encounter ...  PRO

    Contributed by Nathan Parker on Mar 10, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 6,181 views

    Life Examples: Isaiah: A Life-Changing Encounter (Isaiah 6:1-7) Isaiah’s whole life changed when he saw the majestic Lord seated on His heavenly throne. His awesome vision of God pierced him to cry out, "I am a man of unclean lips...For my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts" (Isaiah 6:5). ...read more

  • Life Is Not Lost By Dying; Life Is Lost Minute ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,235 views

    "Life is not lost by dying; life is lost minute by minute, day by dragging day, in all ...read more

  • Life Begins Each Morningeach Night Of Life Is A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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     | 1,820 views

    "Life Begins Each MorningEach night of life is a wall between today and the past. Each morning is the open door to a ...read more

  • Throwing A Life Away?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,966 views

    THROWING A LIFE AWAY? Lost behind the story of Seabiscuit, the most celebrated racehorse of the 20th century, and the jockey played by Spiderman’s Tobey Macguire was the story of its peculiar trainer, Tom Smith. When the rich man played by Jeff Bridges decided to turn to horse racing, he needed ...read more

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