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  • I Have A Very Good Friend Who Recently Shared ...  PRO

    Contributed by Larry Schoonover on Mar 13, 2003
    based on 13 ratings
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    I have a very good friend who recently shared with me that on one occasion she, out of sincere concern over sin and desire to be what God wanted her to be, she prayed, "God, show me the sin in my life. Show me what I really am." She said that in a couple of weeks she began to pray, "Lord, I’ve ...read more

  • The Happy Hypocrite." It Is A Story About A Man ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 4,553 views

    “The Happy Hypocrite." It is a story about a man who was born with an awful facial deformity. He grew up alone and lonely. When reaching adulthood, he decided to move from his town to begin a new life. On his way he discovered a beautiful mask that fit his making him look handsome. At first the ...read more

  • In January 2001 Nairobi Police Raided The Home ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,272 views

    In January 2001 Nairobi police raided the home of a former university lecturer and his wife to find their six children emaciated and starving. The kids were ages 2-11 and could not stand up they were in such a bad state. Their legs were stick thin, their hair was falling out and they were all ...read more

  • The Christian Way Is Different: Harder, And ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Oct 10, 2007
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    ”The Christian way is different: harder, and easier. Christ says "Give me All. I don’t want so much of your time and so much of your money and so much of your work: I want You. I have not come to torment your natural self, but to kill it. No half measures are any good. I don’t want to cut off ...read more

  • During One Summer While I Was In Seminary, I ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,407 views

    During one summer while I was in seminary, I worked as a chaplain at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, MD. I discovered while I was there that there were one group of people who were really open to prayer and to hearing about the need for Christ in their lives. Who were they? Men in the cardiac ...read more

  • Declaration Of Dependence  PRO

    Contributed by Larry Turner on Jul 15, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,846 views

    DECLARATION OF DEPENDENCE Today I make this day my Dependence Day by making this declaration; Declaration of Dependence "When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for an individual to dissolve the sinful bond which has connected them to a sinful ruler; they should declare the ...read more

  • Light In The Darkness

    Contributed by David Simpson on Jan 15, 2013
     | 11,855 views

    LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS Have you ever been in on one of those guided tours of any of a number of caves around our country ... like Ruby Falls, or Carlsbad Caverns or another one. Our family went to the Carlsbad Caves in New Mexico years ago. And as they do in so many places, they’ll turn out the ...read more

  • "Barbarians" And The Gospel

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Mar 14, 2013
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    "BARBARIANS" AND THE GOSPEL It is said that one of the greatest disasters in the history of Christianity took place in 1271. Nichelo and and Matteo Polo, the father and the uncle of Marco Polo, were visiting the Kubla Kahn. At that time, Kubla Kahn was a world ruler. He ruled all of China, all of ...read more

  • Sanctity Of Human Life

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 6, 2010
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    SANCTITY OF HUMAN LIFE There's plenty of evidence of blatant disregard for human life today. Terrorism and suicide bombers? Capital punishment? Human trafficking. Abortion? So what is God thinking when He asks Abraham to take his only son, the son he loves, and to sacrifice him as a burnt ...read more

  • One Day A Young Minister Was Being Escorted ...  PRO

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Jun 4, 2005
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    “One day a young minister was being escorted through a coal mine. At the entrance of one of the dim passageways, he spied a beautiful white flower growing out of the black earth. ‘How can it blossom in such purity and radiance in this dirty mine?’ the preached asked. ‘Throw some coal dust on it ...read more

  • C.s. Lewis Had These Incisive Comments About The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    C.S. Lewis had these incisive comments about the Christian walk: "The Christian way is different: harder, and easier. Christ says, ’Give me all. I don’t want so much of your time and so much of your money and so much of your work: I want you. “I have not come to torment your natural self, but to ...read more

  • Safe In The Burned Place

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
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    SAFE IN THE BURNED PLACE Some early settlers were traveling together across the western prairies of the United States. One day they were horrified to see a fire fanned by strong wind coming their way. As the flames raced closer and closer one man, to the amazement of the others, set fire to a ...read more

  • Not In Vain

    Contributed by Stephen Wright on Apr 10, 2011
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     | 2,632 views

    NOT IN VAIN In Washington, a Sunday school class was disrupted by a boy who wouldn’t behave. He also kept the other children from paying attention. The faithful teacher became discouraged and felt that his efforts were in vain. The mischievous youngster grew to manhood and travelled west, where he ...read more

  • Here Is A Persistent Legend In Connection With ...  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Apr 8, 2007
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    here is a persistent legend in connection with the building of Solomon’s temple that perfectly illustrates this prophecy. The stones for the temple were prepared in advance in a nearby quarry. As they were needed, they were raised up to the building site. One day the workers in the quarry sent up a ...read more

  • Long Ago, There Ruled In Persia A Wise And Good ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jason Cole on Mar 2, 2004
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    Long ago, there ruled in Persia a wise and good king. He loved his people. He wanted to know how they lived. He wanted to know about their hardships. Often he dressed in the clothes of a working man or a beggar, and went to the homes of the poor. No one whom he visited thought that he was their ...read more

  • In Gulf War The Ground Offensive Was Successful ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 9, 2004
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     | 3,900 views

    IN GULF WAR THE GROUND OFFENSIVE WAS SUCCESSFUL DUE TO AERIAL ATTACK THAT PRECEDED IT On February 24, 1991, a lightning ground offensive was launched by the U.S. and allied forces in the Persian Gulf War. Its effectiveness shattered the defending Iraqi forces. Within days the world’s fourth ...read more

  • What Love Does

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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     | 2,123 views

    WHAT LOVE DOES 1. Love is Patient – v4 It takes a long time before fuming & breaking into flames. Love doesn’t retaliate. Love’s patience is the ability to be inconvenienced by a person over & over again without getting angry. -Romans 12:17 Refuses to pay back evil for evil, but if slapped on the ...read more

  • Remember The Mission

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
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    REMEMBER THE MISSION In 1629, when the favorite wife of Indian ruler Shah Jahan died, he ordered that a magnificent tomb be built as a memorial to her. The shah placed his wife's casket in the middle of a parcel of land, and construction of the temple literally began around it. But several years ...read more

  • Standard Of Comparison  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 27, 2012
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    STANDARD OF COMPARISON Michael Green, in his book Illustrations for Biblical Preaching, shares a good lesson which I think is appropriate for beginning our message this evening. He states: All of us frequently compare ourselves favorably with someone else. We all think of someone whom we ...read more

  • An Outline Of Joseph's Life

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 13, 2022
     | 2,325 views

    The story of Joseph’s life can be outlined by several key events in Genesis:   1. REJECTION (37:1-36) – Jacob selected Joseph as the favored son and he was despised by his brothers. They threw him into a pit and left him for dead.   2. REFINEMENT (38:1 – 40:23) – Traders came by and ...read more