Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2003
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The Shame of War.
While living in Weil der Stadt, West Germany in 1989, my wife and I had a very profound experience with the local high school students.
In order to make learning English a little more fun, the High School English teacher made an arrangement with the local theatre. The students
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Contributed by Bruce Emmert on Sep 21, 2008
Healthy Shame
Healthy shame is that inner compass—-the gentle voice of God-—that tells me something is amiss in my life, and it motivates me to change or make amends so that I can be true to myself.
My first year of college was a bit of an exercise of 'livin la vida loca.' I didn't do well in
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United Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
There is only shame in not struggling to rise. And also shame for not wishing to attain the better. Or not
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 29, 2010
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SHAME UPON THE FATHER
A man was successful in business and had a well-educated son who was highly respected and honored, like his father. But one day to everyone’s surprise, the young man was charged with embezzlement. At his trial, he appeared nonchalant and arrogant about his sinful actions.
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Contributed by Brian Harvison on May 28, 2008
THE EMBLEM OF SUFFERING AND SHAME
Crucifixion was a form of execution that the Romans had learned from the Persians. The Persians had developed a method of crucifying victims by impaling them on a pole. Later cultures developed different methods of crucifixion, And Rome employed several of them.
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Baptist
Contributed by Paul Dietz on Jun 18, 2008
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THE WEAK WILL SHAME THE WISE
We have to come to the realization that life is much more than brokenness. According to God’s word, we are vessels of honor which contain the power and glory of the Christ. I, too, have had a problem with such thinking throughout the years. How can I, a vessel of honor
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TO MARTIN LUTHER'S SHAME
One of the blots on the career of the great German Reformer, Martin Luther, was his acquiescence to the bigamous marriage of Philip of Hess.
In 1530, at the height of the Reformation in Germany and where the Protestant cause was at its most vulnerable, Philip of Hesse
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Anglican
Contributed by Tyler Edwards on Sep 22, 2009
Imagine you are watching the Olympics. All these different skaters come out with their impressive performances. Now in the Olympics the athlete will be judged on the difficulty of their routine as well as the precision and grace with which the carry it out. In evaluating then you are looking for
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
Isn't it a shame that when success turns someone's head it doesn't wring
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Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jul 14, 2007
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I was shamed this week as I read about the first time a Hindu chaplain, Rajan Zed, attempted to offer a prayer in the Senate. He was booed and shouted down by three Christians who bellowed out Scriptures to the man and anyone else who could hear. They screamed: “No Lord but Jesus Christ,” and
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Methodist
Contributed by Aaron Johnson on Jul 25, 2008
Oswald Chambers says this, "It is a shameful thing for a Christian to talk about getting the victory. The Victor ought to have got us so completely that it is His victory
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 28, 2002
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Shame is a spin-off from guilt. We may feel guilty for what we did, but we feel ashamed
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 4, 2010
What a shame to miss out on things. I would give anything to have a new opportunity to buy Ryan’s stock (a local restaurant in Greenville, S.C. that went national) when it first came out in my home town! I missed that one. But to
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
Scarcely a great man cannot be named who has not failed the first time. In such defeat no shame lies; the shame consists in one's not retrieving it. We should be
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Contributed by Dana Chau on Mar 21, 2002
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The student of a great philosopher entered the house of ill-repute. The teacher came to the door and asked him to come out. The student refused because he was ashamed. The teacher replied, "There is no shame in leaving the house of ill-repute, but there is great shame in staying."
We
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Contributed by Tony Abram on Jul 5, 2009
" Psalm 103 blesses the Lord for "all his benefits," which include not only the forgiveness of sins, but also the lifting of shame. ... God attaches to the lowly and the unclean, raising them from their slime and crud. Where shame is concerned, God
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 28, 2003
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AN ARM AROUND ME--COMMUNION MEDITATION
Jackie Robinson was the first black person to play major league baseball. Breaking baseball’s color barrier, he faced jeering crowds in every stadium. Players would stomp on his feet and kick him.
While playing one day in his home stadium in Brooklyn, he
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