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  • A Squirrel In The Road

    Contributed by Jim Heidebrecht on Jul 2, 2007
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    A Squirrel in the road: This week as I was thinking about roads and signposts and choices, I was on our road right out here and as I turned the corner, I saw a squirrel He was halfway across when he noticed me I didn’t have room to stop He froze in the middle, he started across, started back, ...read more

  • Supremacy Clause

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Mar 15, 2011
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    SUPREMACY CLAUSE A number of weeks ago, I jokingly said that everyone in my family had a license for something in life. The one license my folks said was solely mine was the complaining license. Dad would say: “Stop your fussing,” and if I didn’t, he’d pick on me and saying: “I don’t like ...read more

  • The Contract Of ...

    Contributed by David Rumley on Apr 16, 2009
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    THE CONTRACT OF FREEDOM: Defining the Contract: A contract involves two parties agreeing on a focused intent. The two parties in this contract are you and God. If you are like most of us you don’t sign a contract without knowing ahead of time what you are signing. So what is this contract of ...read more

  • Sullenburger: What Makes A Hero?

    Contributed by Sean Lester on Jan 27, 2010
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    SULLENBURGER: WHAT MAKES A HERO? What makes a person a hero? A year ago, Chesley Sullenberger ditched his airplane into the Hudson River and saved the lives of all 150 of his passengers when both engines were knocked out by a flock of geese. It was the first time that a major airliner was ...read more

  • Listening And Obedience

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Apr 8, 2011
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    LISTENING AND OBEDIENCE I heard Henri Nouwen at Austin College several years ago. I remember what he said about listening and obedience. The word 'obedience,' he said, comes from the Latin obaudire, which means 'to hear.' By contrast the Latin word for 'deaf' is absurdus, from which we get our ...read more

  • What Is Truth?

    Contributed by John Bright on Oct 17, 2022
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    I hate to be the bearer of bad news… but there is a deep divide in this sanctuary. No – it’s not what you think. It’s not political parties. It’s not hot-button social justice issues. Nope, it’s our view of “What is truth?” Here’s a way to view our divide from Os Guiness: “Three baseball ...read more

  • I Do Not Particularly Enjoy The World Of Phone ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 21, 2004
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     | 1,393 views

    I do not particularly enjoy the world of phone message recorders. I am glad they exist, and I have one at the office. Sometimes people leave important messages. Sometimes the message is not crucial, but it communicates a piece of information. In a day when we have so much to do and remember, ...read more

  • B. In The War Being Waged In Iraq There Are ...

    Contributed by Sean Lester on Jan 8, 2007
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    b. In the war being waged in Iraq there are soldiers of various ranks and experience who have different tasks. All soldiers receive the same pay but some enjoy an easier way of life than others. Infantrymen, for instance, live in small compounds and have few conveniences. They are vigilant ...read more

  • The Decisions We Make Should Reflect The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    The decisions we make should reflect the relationship we have we the forgiver. Imagine that you are a stamp collector, and that over the years you have collected a large number of very valuable stamps. Now imagine your house on fire. You are inside with your dog, your faithful companion for the ...read more

  • Seven Ages Of Man

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    SEVEN AGES OF MAN Someone described the seven ages of man in these ways: spills, drills, thrills, bills, ills, pills, wills. Spills - Infancy. Drills - Childhood. We get drilled about doing this and that. Thrills - Teen years perhaps. I'm not sure they are all that thrilling, however. Bills - ...read more

  • P ...

    Contributed by Larry Moyer on Aug 5, 2009
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    PROBLEM-SOLVING Now frankly, you know as well as I do when we want to solve a problem, we are not always the best at it, and sometimes by trying to solve a problem we just create another one. I love the story Reader’s Digest told of some men who were laying carpet in a woman’s living room. ...read more

  • A. Entirely ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jul 15, 2008
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    a. Entirely sanctified This idea was hugely important for the early Church of God reformers. They believed that this was one of the primary beliefs that made them as Church of God people distinctive. They believed and called people to be entirely sanctified meaning that God would sanctify his ...read more

  • Not A Mountain Top Experience!" 1 Peter 1:13-25 ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 2, 2005
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    “Not A Mountain Top Experience!” 1 Peter 1:13-25 Key verse(s): 15-16:“But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: ‘Be holy, because I am holy.’” Blending in! Some of us prefer blending in to sticking out in a crowd. Then again there are others who are quite ...read more

  • Chaplain Ernst Gordon In His Book "Through The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on May 8, 2006
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    ’Chaplain Ernst Gordon in his book "Through the Valley of the Quai" tells of the hardship prisoners of War during World War II as they were imprisoned by the Japanese army. These men wrote Chaplain Gordon were reduced to skeletons, riddled with disease, and the only way they could survive was by ...read more

  • My First Staff Position In A Church Was As The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Jun 21, 2008
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    My first staff position in a church was as the Associate Pastor of The Kirk Community Church in Dunedin, Florida. I normally arrived at church early but on this particular morning my wife and I had arrived just a few minutes before the worship service was to begin. As my wife Christina unbuckled ...read more

  • In Charlotte Brontë's Classic Book Jane Eyre, ...

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jun 6, 2004
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    In Charlotte Brontë’s classic book Jane Eyre, Jane is an orphan being raised by a wealthy, but cruel, aunt named Mrs. Reed. Her aunt decides to send her to Lowood School which is run by Mr. Brocklehurst — a man who is even more cruel and hypocritical than her aunt. After her arrival, Mr. ...read more

  • 7000 Protestant Youth From Many Denominations ...

    Contributed by John Shearhart on May 14, 2006
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    7000 Protestant youth from many denominations were asked whether they agreed with the following statements: "The way to be accepted by God is to try sincerely to live a good life." More than 60% agreed. "God is satisfied if a person lives the best life he can." Almost 70% agreed. "The main ...read more

  • If There Is One Thing God Wants Of Us Very ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jul 13, 2008
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    If there is one thing God wants of us very desperately in these days, that one thing is RELATIONSHIP. I sincerely believe God wants to renew our relationship with him and is looking to bridge the distance between us. For some, the first step of bridging the distance is having a relationship with ...read more

  • All Men Commanded To Appear 3 Times A Year There, ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 3, 2008
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    All men commanded to appear 3 times a year there, but the Rabbis found a way to reinterpret this; at the time of Jesus, a man was considered especially devout if he went once a year, and some went once in a lifetime or every 4 or 5 years! (see "Pilgrimage at the Time of Jesus" by Shmuel Safrai, ...read more

  • Above Reproach

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008
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     | 4,714 views

    ABOVE REPROACH A friend told Plato of a terrible charge that had been leveled against the famous philosopher. Knowing it was not true, his friend said, "What are we going to do?" Plato replied, "We must simply live in such a way that all people will know it is false." Paul said that an elder is to ...read more