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  • A.fools Are Defined By Holman's Bible Dictionary ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 8, 2005
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    a.Fools are defined by Holman’s Bible Dictionary as: FOOL, FOOLISHNESS, AND FOLLY Translations of several uncomplimentary words which appear approximately 360 times throughout the Old and New Testaments to describe unwise and ungodly people. The words are especially predominant in the Wisdom ...read more

  • After Cleaning Out His Office Files One Monday ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
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    After cleaning out his office files one Monday afternoon, a federal employee was faced with mountains of old documents and reports. He stacked them on top of his wastebasket with a sign reading: “Rubbish.” The next day, the papers were still there, so he added the words: “Please remove.” On ...read more

  • When Corrie Ten Boom Of The Hiding Place Fame Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
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    When Corrie Ten Boom of The Hiding Place fame was a little girl in Holland, her first realization of death came after a visit to the home of a neighbor who had died. It impressed her that some day her parents would also die. Corrie’s father comforted her with words of wisdom. “Corrie, when you and ...read more

  • The International Congress On World ...

    Contributed by Tom Mccrossan on Oct 29, 2006
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    The International Congress on World Evangelization was held in Lausanne, Switzerland in 1974. The gathering was called by a committee headed by Rev. Billy Graham and drew more than 2,300 evangelical leaders, from 150 countries. In the Covenant they produced the delegates wrote this about the ...read more

  • Missionaries Teaching Indians Of ...

    Contributed by Scott Epperson on Apr 1, 2007
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    Illustration: Missionaries teaching Indians of Gospel of Peace. No word for peace. Finally concluded with a heart that sets down. Parallel: Some have know answer or word for what they are feeling only they feel the loss inside them and in their life. Many times we try to feel the void, only making ...read more

  • Born To Lose, Citation: Norman Vincent Peale In ...  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Aug 3, 2001
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    [Born to Lose, Citation: Norman Vincent Peale in Power of the Plus Factor, in Christianity Today.] Once walking through the twisted little streets of Kowloon in Hong Kong, I came upon a tattoo studio. In the window were displayed samples of the tattoos available. On the chest or arms you could ...read more

  • Examine Your Hearts Today As You Partake Of The ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Oct 7, 2007
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    Examine your hearts today as you partake of the body and blood of Christ. Repent of any thought, word, or deed that the Holy Spirit points out in your life that is not pleasing to God. Rededicate yourself to being His disciple, and receive the heart warming assurance John Wesley experienced on ...read more

  • Wayne Muller, In His Book "Learning To Pray," ...

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Oct 20, 2007
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    Wayne Muller, in his book “Learning to Pray,” writes, “In northern California, there is fog in the morning. As I write this, looking out my window, I know that the mountains and the trees, the grasses and the sky, remain hidden in the fog, but I cannot see them with my eyes. Instead, I feel their ...read more

  • Leaving You In Good Hands

    Contributed by Egerton Gbonda on May 1, 2008
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    LEAVING YOU IN GOOD HANDS The story is told of a mum who would take her son to nursery school, kiss him good bye and would always say to him "Darling, I’m leaving you in good hands, OK?" She will do this every day she takes her son to school. When the son was of age and mum was quite old now and ...read more

  • In A Market-Driven Age We Are Accustomed To ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Aug 23, 2008
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    “In a market-driven age we are accustomed to think of every church having a special niche, of every visitor as a prospective customer, and every aspect of worship designed to satisfy the consumers. Paul was reminding the Galatians that the gospel was not a product to be peddled on the marketplace ...read more

  • I Don't Know About You But I Was Here At 9:30 ...

    Contributed by Jesse Bennett on Dec 6, 2008
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    I don’t know about you but I was here at 9:30 this morning and when I came to open the door I didn’t see a line of people waiting outside for me to open the door so they could come into God’s house and worship. A when we gathered to study God’s word there were less than ___ in Sunday School class. ...read more

  • Dr. John Trent, Author And Family Counselor ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009
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    Dr. John Trent, author and family counselor writes: "...A tragic misconception many parents share is that simply being present communicates the blessing. Nothing could be further from the truth. A blessing becomes a blessing only when it is spoken. Children are in a constant search for the spoken ...read more

  • Another Thing That Bothers Most People Is That ...

    Contributed by Anne Benefield on Mar 5, 2009
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    Another thing that bothers most people is that when we pray, we seem to get distracted. That is especially true when we are trying to listen for God’s word. There is an old story about St. Bernard, who once had a friend who told him her never had any distractions. Bernard confessed to having ...read more

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

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    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

  • Joseph Bayly, In His Book The View From A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Joseph Bayly, in his book The View From A Hearse, tells of what he said to offer hope to a woman whose small son was dying. "It’s good to know, isn’t it," I spoke slowly, choosing my words with unusual care, "that, even though the medical outlook is hopeless, we can have hope for our children in ...read more

  • Former Pro Basketball Star Bill Bradley Tells ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Former pro basketball star Bill Bradley tells that at the age of fifteen he attended a summer basketball camp that was run by Easy Ed Macauley, a former college and pro star. "Just remember that if you’re not working at your game to the utmost of your ability," Macauley told his assembled campers, ...read more

  • A Father's Love

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jun 13, 2009
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    A FATHER'S LOVE A father had told his son he would send him to sleep in the attic with only bread and water for his supper if he disobeyed. Well, the boy disobeyed and was sent to the attic. But the father couldn’t eat. He had his son on his mind and his heart. His wife said, “I know what you ...read more

  • The Bible Found Me  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009
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    THE BIBLE FOUND ME Campell Morgan had already enjoyed some success as a preacher by the time he was 19 years old. But then he was attacked by doubts about the Bible. The writings of various scientists disturbed him. As he read their books and listened to their debates he became more and more ...read more

  • What Would Most People Say If They Were Asked, ...

    Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Aug 25, 2009
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    "What would most people say if they were asked, "What pops into your mind when you hear the word Christian?" What do you think most people would say? Legalistic? Judgemental? Intolerant? I am convinced that way too few of them would say, "The word that pops into my mind is love." Yet love is ...read more

  • Bait And Switch  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 22, 2010
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    BAIT AND SWITCH Mart DeHaan explains: In an unethical selling technique called the bait-and-switch method, a retailer lures customers into his store by advertising a well-known product at a very low price. When the buyer asks to purchase it, however, he is told that it is out of stock. The ...read more