Contributed by Dan Erickson on Nov 21, 2000
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When General Patton, of World War 2 fame, was commended for his great courage, he told a friend, "Frankly, every time I hear a gunshot, I
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
Non-Christians seem to think that the Incarnation implies some particular merit or excellence in humanity. But of course it implies just the reverse: a particular demerit and depravity. No creature that deserved Redemption would need to be redeemed. They that are whole need not the
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Contributed by Clark Tanner on Sep 10, 2007
Christians and non-Christians. Believers and non-believers. Sinners saved and lost. That is really the only significant difference between men, and I use the word ‘men’ generically; you have heard His words with ears of faith and been declared right with Him or you have heard His words with ears
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Orthodox
Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 22, 2011
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NON-CHRISTIANS CAN BE HAPPY
I didn't say that non-Christians can't be happy or that they can't be content. Sure they can be happy...as long as life goes the way they want it to go. As long as our health is good, we enjoy our job, people love us and the sky is blue, anybody can be fairly content
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Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jul 4, 2008
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It is in the non-Christians vested interest to deny the omniscience of God for them to live autonomously. A God who controls the worlds and knows the future is a barrier to that autonomy.
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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Christians and non-Christians have something in common. Were both
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
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36% of Christians and 47% of non-Christians are “still trying to figure out the purpose of
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
90% of Christians and 81% of non-Christians believe “Family is most responsible for teaching forgiveness
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 15, 2006
Non-Christian Narnia: The C.S. Lewis estate and its publishers have started shaping a marketing makeover of Aslan and assorted Narnian habitués to expand readership and extend the brand. Most striking of all, they have developed a discreet strategy to avoid direct links to the Christian imagery
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 17, 2006
More Non-Christians: Over the past 10 years, the number of adults who identify with a non-Christian religion rose from 5.8 million to 7.7 million, according to a Graduate Center of the City University of New York report. This represents an increase from 3.3% to 3.7% of the population.
The American
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
80% of Christians and 69% of non-Christians feel they “are an outstanding role model for young
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I love that scene in The Pilgrim's Progress where Christian and Hopeful come to the final river of death. They are fearful that the water will be over their heads. But Hopeful goes first and calls back to Christian, “Be of good cheer, my brother; I feel the bottom, and it is good.”
For every
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2006
The average funeral home has 185 funerals per year with approximately 100 people attending each one. (Foster
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Contributed by Dana Chau on Apr 21, 2002
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Steve Brown noted, "For every non-Christian who has cancer, a Christian will have cancer, so the world will see the difference. And for every non-Christian who has a business failure, a Christian
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Contributed by Erick Riddle on Sep 2, 2004
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2 Corinthians 1:1-11
One of the ways to share the comfort you have received from God is to go to the visiting hours and the funeral.
In the late ‘80’s I was preaching full time for a small church in Michigan and worked part time in the local funeral home. I frequently saw people from the church
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Christian/Church Of Christ
There is an old story of a king and his clown or “jester” who sometimes said very foolish things. One day the jester had said something so foolish that the king handing him a staff, said to him: “Take this, and keep it till you find a bigger fool than yourself.”
“Some years later, the king lay on
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Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Feb 28, 2023
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BIBLE For I am already being poured out ... like a drink offering, ... and the time has come for my departure. ..... I have fought the good fight, .... I have finished the race, .... I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, .... which the Lord, .... the
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Anglican
Contributed by Todd Catteau on Dec 18, 2008
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Don't Save It For The Funeral
An elderly man lay dying in his bed. In death's agony, he suddenly smelled the aroma of his favorite chocolate chip cookies wafting up the stairs. He gathered his remaining strength, and lifted himself from the bed. Leaning against the wall, he slowly made his way
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 14, 2010
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GLAD TO COME TO THE FUNERAL
Garrison Keillor told the story of the time that his mother and father took him to the city to visit an aunt who was lonely and alone after the death of her husband of 55 years. He describes how she looked to him at 10 years of age. Her dress was stained with food
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Fran Van Hoven on Nov 12, 2010
MICHAEL JACKSON'S FUNERAL
On July 7, 2009 a private service was held at Forest Lawn cemetery at 8 a.m. for Michael Jackson also called the "King of Pop." The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) blocked all traffic as the motorcade proceeded from Forest Lawn to the Staples Center where the public
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Assembly Of God