Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Once upon a time, in the heart of an ancient Kingdom, there was a beautiful garden. And there, in the cool of the day, the Master of the garden would walk. Of all the plants of the garden, the most beautiful and most beloved was gracious and noble bamboo. Year after year, bamboo grew yet more noble
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
"Love does not die easily. It is a living thing. It thrives in the face of all
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COME AND DIE
In The Cost of Discipleship Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote:
“The cross is laid on every Christian. As we embark upon discipleship we surrender ourselves to Christ in union with his death–we give over our lives to death. The cross is not the terrible end to an otherwise god-fearing and
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Contributed by Alan Perkins on Jul 20, 2002
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WILLING TO DIE
Lance Armstrong is a phenomenal cyclist who has won the Tour De France for the last four years--and that after having survived cancer! One of the keys to his success as an athlete has been his single-minded devotion to training, including a willingness to suffer physically, to push
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 26, 2010
LAUGH OR DIE
In writing about Lincoln’s Civil War years, author Richard Hanser says that on September 22, 1862, the War Cabinet was summoned to the White House for a special session. Lincoln was reading a book as everyone came in. Secretary of War Stanton later said this of the meeting:
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Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 21, 2012
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NOT ALLOWED TO DIE
Back in March of 2008, the mayor of a city in SW France had a problem. It seems his village was running out of space. Not in housing, nor in the retail district, nor even at City Hall. It seems they were running out of space... in the cemetery. There was no room for any more
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A CALL TO DIE
The story is told of the military legend Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia (336-323) and conqueror of Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt, Babylonia, and Persia, almost all of the known world.
One day on the warpath, Alexander and small company of soldiers approached a strongly fortified
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
"I must die or get somebody to die for me. If the Bible doesnt teach that, it doesnt teach anything. And that is where
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 12, 2009
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CHRISTIANS DIE BETTER
On May 28, 1914 a ship called the Express of Ireland hit another ship and began to sink quickly. As the ship began to sink in the cold Atlantic Ocean it was discovered that there were not enough life belts on board for all the passengers. On that ship were 130 Salvation Army
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IT IS SAFE TO DIE IN JESUS
Max Lucado in his book Fearless, says,
"There are many rooms in my Father's home, and I am going to prepare a place for you." We Westerners might miss the wedding images, but you can bet your sweet chuppah that Jesus' listener's didn't. This was a groom-to-bride
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Contributed by Aaron Mishoe on Apr 1, 2009
“70% of Americans will die without a will” (Dave Ramsey).
If you die without a will, the state decides how to distribute your assets and even who will be the guardian of your children.
Dave Ramsey says, “A will is a gift you leave your family or loved ones. It is
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Self denial becomes a life pattern. Now what does it mean as a Christian? Here are some practical things.
When you are not forgiven, or neglected, or purposely set aside, and you sting and hurt with the insult or oversight, but your heart is happy and you’re
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Too busy to read the Bible, too busy to wait and pray;
Too busy to speak out kindly, to someone who passes by the way!
Too busy working and worrying, to think of the life to come;
Too busy building earthly mansions, to plan for the Heaven above.
Too busy to help a brother, who faces trials and
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Contributed by Benjamin Karner on Sep 17, 2009
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40 MEN DIE FOR CHRIST
One such story took place in 328 B.C. in a city high in the icy mountains of Armenia.
It was a bitterly cold winter and in the middle of that winter an order came from the Roman emperor that every man, woman, and child under the rule of his empire must bow down to
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
"When I die, I want to die like my grandmother who died peacefully in her sleep not screaming
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2007
"The great and good do not die even in this world. Embalmed in books, their spirits walk abroad. The book is a living voice. It
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