Contributed by Bruce Goettsche on Oct 17, 2000
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John White,
Have you ever gone fishing in a polluted river and hauled out an old shoe, a tea kettle, or a rusty can? I get a similar sort of catch if I cast as a bait the word holiness into the murky depths of my mind. To my dismay I come up with such associations as:
thinness
hollow-eyed
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Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 29, 2008
FIGHTING SIN
Poet Carl Sandberg once said, "There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus in me that wants to wallow in the mud."
Colorful, old-time evangelist Billy Sunday said of sin, "I’m against sin. I’ll kick it as long as I’ve got a foot. I’ll fight it as long as
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FAITH FIGHTS
Habakkuk 2:4 Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
I heard a story about a midwestern farmer 50 years ago. The farmer went to the bank to borrow money to buy seed to plant his whole farm in corn. He fired up the old tractor
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Denomination:
Assembly Of God
Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 26, 2010
FIGHTING THE WOLVES
There was a pastor of a local Church who was concerned about some unsavoury business outside his local school. His protests finally led to a court case and the opposing barrister tried to do everything he could to discredit the pastor.
"Are you a pastor?" the lawyer
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Denomination:
Brethren
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 17, 2007
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Church Fights
I’m told that there is a church in Texas that debated over the issue of telling a lie. Some felt that there were some occasions in which a little white lie was acceptable. The others felt that there was never an occasion in which a lie of any kind was acceptable. The discussion got so
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Contributed by Jay Winters on Feb 8, 2008
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, the Holy Three In One who makes our lives more beautiful than what they could ever be on their own.
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
About ten years ago, a movie came out that just about everyone saw. It was called “Fight
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Denomination:
Lutheran
Contributed by Brian Harvison on Oct 3, 2023
Have you seen the Kid’s Candy Challenge videos?
• What happens in the Kid’s Candy Challenge is the parent tells their small child or children that they can have
some candy
• But they have to wait until mom or dad gets back
• The candy is set right in front of them
• Along with a phone to
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Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 21, 2008
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Fight for Joy
John Piper offers 15 Biblical things we must do to fight for joy. (I can only list them today, and commend to you his book, "When I Don’t Desire God.") This list reminds me that faith does not produce inactivity, but God-centered activity:
1) Realize that authentic joy in God is a
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Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 20, 2010
WE SHALL FIGHT...
Who can ever forget Winston Churchill’s immortal words:
"We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the
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Denomination:
Brethren
In 1877
Chief Joseph, leader of the Nez Perce Indians…
Surrendered to the American Army…
There was a movie made in 1975 about Chief Joseph and his battle to remain free…
It was entitled, “I will fight no more forever”….
As a teenager in the 70s, I remember this movie…
The speech that he gave when
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Denomination:
Nazarene
Contributed by James Pless on Jun 5, 2006
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11581. Billy Sunday Fights Sin
Billy Sunday, the baseball evangelist and reformer, never spared himself nor those he wanted to help in the vigor of his attacks on sin. He thundered against evil from the Gay Nineties through the Great Depression. He preached Christ as the only answer to man’s needs
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Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
It is not enough to fight. It is the spirit which we bring to the fight that decides the issue.
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
"The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 27, 2010
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ELEPHANT FIGHTS IN CHURCH
An African proverb says, "When elephants fight, grass gets trampled." Elephants do not throw their weight around for nothing. The average African elephant weighs 16,534 lbs. The largest elephant on record weighed about 24,000 pounds and was 13 feet tall! Wild elephants
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 27, 2011
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THE FIRST BIG CHURCH FIGHT
The first big dispute in the church was not over the deity of Christ, the atoning work of the cross, or the reality of the resurrection. It was over what was and was not necessary for salvation. All the players believed in Jesus as God and Savior; they all
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Denomination:
Independent/Bible
Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 14, 2019
The Nature of Our Enemy
One of the foremost rules of warfare is: know your enemy. The more you know about your enemy-how he thinks, what motivates him-the better you are able to devise a means of counteracting his moves and defeating him. To overcome the enemy of our eternal spirit, the devil, the
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Denomination:
Pentecostal
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I had a seminary professor I loved and admired who did not believe in a personal Devil. He often said, “You really need to drop the letter D and just say Evil.” He went on to say, “Larry, sometimes, the way people talk, it almost makes you believe there is a PERSONAL Devil!” I was
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Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
"The trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one's time defending scoundrels. For it is against scoundrels that oppressive laws are first aimed, and oppression
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 23, 2002
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FIGHT LIKE MEN
The hour is fast approaching, on which the Honor and Success of this army, and the safety of our bleeding Country depend. Remember officers and Soldiers, that you are Freemen, fighting for the blessings of Liberty -- that slavery will be your portion, and that of your
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