Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
It’s kind of like an athlete preparing for the upcoming season. Say, for example, basketball season is starting soon. Typically, the basketball coach asks you to do some running in practice; you do sprints up and down the court, up and down the court. At times, it seems useless. But, once into the
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C Peter Wagner in his book “Your Spiritual Gifts Can Help Your Church Grow.” states on page 23, "Who needs to know about spiritual gifts? You need to know about spiritual gifts if: 1. You are a Christian; 2. You believe that Jesus is your Lord and you want to love Him and follow Him in the best way
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Contributed by Robert Clark on Jun 19, 2009
FEAR MOVES US
Fear is used by those with a platform to move us in the direction they desire. Fear sells (magazines, newspapers, TV ratings/ads...). Fear wins political contests. Fear is used by parents. And all too often fear is used by the church.
Illustration:
Print articles add up to $543M.
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Contributed by Scott Berry on Aug 13, 2009
MARRIAGE AND DISCIPLESHIP: LOVE IN ACTION
If a groom said ‘I wanna scrap that ‘forsake all others bit’, I’ll have a few affairs but it’ll be ok – I’ll come home to you most nights’ - its not acceptable.
Marriage is not about emotion or what you get from the other – its a commitment, a decision to
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Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jan 3, 2011
WHO WOULD SERVE GOD WITHOUT HEAVEN?
Consider this statement from Paris Reidhead: "Lord Jesus, I’m going to obey you and love you and serve you and do what you want me to do as long as I live even if I go to hell at the end of the road because you are worthy to be loved, obeyed and served."
Do we
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Aug 1, 2025
[152]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – JESUS CHRIST IS ALL IN ALL IN ALL MATTERS
This is the only poem I have written this way. It is quite unusual as you see with scattered words that rhyme, and play on words. I think of it as one long thread with all these points hanging from it.
I don’t expect
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Contributed by Mike Dubose on Jun 10, 2002
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A fortune-teller studied the hand of a young man & told him, “You will be poor & very unhappy until you are 37-years old…” The young man said, “Well after that, what will happen? Will I be rich & happy?” The
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Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Sep 27, 2007
I heard a story recently about a boy who went on a date with a girl he loved deeply. He asked her, "Can I kiss you?" She was silent. He then asked, "May I kiss you?" Again, she was silent. He
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 21, 2011
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LIFE AFTER DEATH
A boss asked one of his employees, "Do you believe in life after death?"
"Yes, sir," replied the new employee.
"I thought you would," said the boss. "Yesterday after you left to go to your
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 3, 2001
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Real Magic
for Harry Potter Fans!
If you’re a true Harry Potter fan, then you know that the reason Harry is invincible against evil Voldemort’s power is because Harry’s mother died for him when he was very young. She loved Harry so much that she threw herself in front of Voldemort’s curse and
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THE PROCESS IS THE POINT
Steven Furtick (Founder of Elevation Church) in SUN STAND STILL, p. 195-96:
It's human nature to want to skip straight from the promise to the payoff. Who doesn't want to get right to the good stuff? But the process is invaluable. The process is a time of
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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It is the greatest shot of adrenaline to be doing what you have wanted to do so badly. You almost feel
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