Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 15, 2002
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The flesh is a built-in law of failure, making it impossible for the natural man to please or serve God. It is a compulsive inner force inherited from man’s fall, which expresses itself in general and specific rebellion against God and His righteousness. The flesh can never be reformed or improved.
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Contributed by David Swinney on May 10, 2001
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One day a woman was rushing home from a doctor’s appointment. The doctor had been somewhat delayed at the hospital, and the lab work took a little longer than usual so by the time she left the clinic she was running quite a bit behind schedule. She still had to pick up her prescription, pick up
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Jon Sigler on Jun 19, 2001
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"We never become truly spiritual by sitting down and wishing to become so. You must undertake something so great that you
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Holiness
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Years ago, I heard a story about a preacher who went to a small town to preach a series of gospel sermons. His attempt was to evangelize that little town. He preached for two weeks. During the whole time, only one little girl responded to the invitation at the end of one of his sermons. She
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2001
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The only ultimate disaster that can befall us, I have come to realize, is to feel ourselves at home here on
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Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Nov 2, 2006
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An English preacher in India preaching though an interpreter once began his sermon on ‘faith’ with the sentence: "Now faith is both abstract and concrete," and he paused for the interpreter. The interpreter translating what had been said replied, "So far the
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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"We should remember that it is no honor or profit merely to appear in the arena, but the wreath
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You may recognize the name of Florence Chadwick. In 1952, Florence was the first woman to attempt to swim the 26 miles between Catalina Island and the California coastline. As she began this historical journey, she was flanked by small boats that watched for sharks and were prepared to help her if
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Cajun Pauley on Jun 22, 2007
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Entranced
<i> By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed and went out to a place he was going to receive as an inheritance; he went out, not knowing where he was going.– Hebrews 11:8 HCSB </i>
There once was an old Christian who was often entranced by his love for the Lord. One summer evening,
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
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FAITH TO PLAY THE SILENT NOTES
by Pastor Brad Berglund (First Baptist Church) Feb 6, 2009
At a recent prayer meeting, I was told of a young pianist who is working on a doctor’s degree in performance. According to his professor, the young man has abilities that leave his peers far behind. To the
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Baptist
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FINDING GRACE
If you want to learn the meaning of faith, get down to a child's level.
"What could this possibly be?" I thought to myself. "Why would someone place that sign so low? No one could read it." You see them everywhere. Small signs promoting yard sales, cars, and business opportunities
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Baptist
Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 10, 2008
Evidences of Salvation
Faith
The second truth relating to man’s acceptance of God’s great salvation is true Biblical faith.
Faith is the indispensable channel of salvation. In Hebrews 11:6 we are told that “…without faith it is
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009
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THE GRAY AREA
I heard a story about a 90-year-old grandfather who was complaining to his grandson about getting old. He said, "The worst part is the diapers." He continued, "I don’t mind wearin’ them, it’s just the name I hate. Depends! If I have to wear a diaper, I don’t want there to be any
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Contributed by Rick Crandall on Dec 22, 2012
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*Dr. R.G. Lee was the much loved pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis from 1927-1960. One day when R.G was a little boy, he asked his mother what was the happiest day of her life. Her name was Elizabeth. And she thought back to the time of the Civil War when she was a little
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 17, 2014
In his novel The Source, James Michener described a period in Jewish history around 170 BC when the Jews in Palestine faced severe persecution. Greek officials came to Jerusalem and read an edict that forbade any Jew from worshipping Yahweh, and ordered them to lay their hands on an unclean pig
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Aug 15, 2020
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How do we find rest through the chaotic mess the accuser continually throws at society? By coming, believing and trusting with the faith of a child!
By trusting in our God given measure of faith and realizing everything is going to be alright, because God says it will and that’s enough!
Growing
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2011
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EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED FROM NOAH
In 1988, Robert Fulghum published his best-selling book, Everything I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. Recently, somebody suggested another book title: Everything I Need to Know I Learned from Noah. For example...
* Don't miss the boat.
* Plan
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