Contributed by Danny Rogers on Nov 29, 2006
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Hold up an empty glass. Ask, “Do you know how to get the air out of this glass?” We cannot suck the air out. The answer is simple. Take a pitcher of water and fill the glass. Explain: Now the air is gone. The victory in the Christian life is not
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Baptist
Contributed by Todd Stiles on Dec 13, 2006
Many of you don’t know this, but when we started FFC, it was our goal to blitz the city – to visit every home in Ankeny. Now remember, there were only about 60 of us at that point, so this was one daunting task. Yet, did you know that right about 80% of our town was visited personally
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Baptist
Contributed by Steven Cannon on Jan 16, 2007
John 11:42 I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me." John 11:43 When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!" John 11:44 The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jan 20, 2007
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Beware of human add ons; It’s like when you go to a store like Wal Mart or Makro and you buy loads of stuff and you think its really cheap till you go through the check out and you find out they havent added the VAT on until you ready to pay as you go through the check out.. There is a big add on
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Baptist
Let’s see what good listeners you are. Each time I say the name "Samuel," you are to jump up and say, "Here I am!" and then lie back down again.
To begin, direct children to lie down and pretend they’re sleeping.
Samuel (pause while children jump up and down) was a young person who loved God and
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
You’ve heard of self-defining moments, I’m sure. A self-defining moment occurs when something happens that determines your identity from that instant forward. Because of some event or incident, whatever it may be, you will never be the same again.
I had such a moment each time my children were
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Ray Searan on Feb 21, 2007
Now, I do not know how it is with you… when I get medicines at the pharmacy - I do not read ALL of the instructions on my medicine… or I just do not bother to read them at all. I figure – it is medicine – all I have to do is swallow it!
I did that once with a medicine my Doctor prescribed. I did
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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"Think so big that you cant do it alone, so big you cant do it this year, this decade or even in your lifetime. Have a dream worth dreaming, a
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"You may either win your peace or buy it: win it, by resistance to evil; buy
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Contributed by Chris Edmondson on May 26, 2007
You have never given God anything. We have only returned to Him what is already His—that’s what the Bible makes clear.
A.W. Tozer said it like this:
I am obliged to tell you that God doesn’t need anything that you have. He does not need a dime of your money. It is your own spiritual welfare
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Baptist
Contributed by James Jack on Jun 9, 2007
Just over a year ago, Kerry Packer died. You’ve probably all heard of him. Richest man in Australia, he was. When he died there were memorial services, TV specials, an outpouring of praise for this “Great Australian”. Now I’m not going to compare Packer to an Adolf Hitler, but he was like many
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Anglican
Contributed by Don Hawks on Jun 26, 2007
Ever had a time when you felt all alone in life, didn’t know which way to turn? Do you ever have a point in your life where you felt so overwhelmed and frustrated that you just didn’t know what to do?
You might be like a guy who went alone on a vacation up in the mountains and he was walking
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Methodist
Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Aug 19, 2007
Arnold H. Glasow said: Some folks make you feel at home. Others make you wish you were. (Galaxie Software: 10,000 Sermon
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Other
Contributed by Don Hawks on Sep 30, 2007
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Sometimes you and I might think, “when I get more money I’ll start tithing.” But most people whom we know who are identified as millionaires or billionaires started out small. And many built what they have done on the tithe. I often think of the example of billionaire John D. Rockefeller,
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Methodist