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The Greatest Curse In Spiritual Life Is ...
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007 (message contributor)
"The greatest curse in spiritual life is conceit. If we ever have had a glimpse of what we are like in the sight of God, we shall never say Oh, I am so unworthy, because we shall know we are, beyond the possibility of stating it."
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Story: C.t. Studd (Charles Thomas Studd) ... PRO
Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Apr 5, 2003
Story: C.T. Studd (Charles Thomas Studd) (1860-1931) had this motto: "If Jesus Christ is God and died for me, then no sacrifice ...read more
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Someone Once Called A Preacher To Say He Wanted ... PRO
Contributed by Larry Brincefield on May 30, 2003
Someone once called a preacher to say he wanted to become a church member. But, he went on to explain that he did not want to: worship every week, study the Bible, visit the sick, or serve as a leader or teacher. The minister commended him for his desire to be a church member, but ...read more
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Have You Heard The Story Of Jim Smith And Ron ... PRO
Contributed by Larry Brincefield on May 30, 2003
Have you heard the story of Jim Smith and Ron Jones? Jim went to church one Sunday morning. He heard the organist miss a note, and he made a face. He saw a teen talking when everyone else was praying. He felt sure that the usher was watching to see how much money he put in the offering ...read more
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Clark Pinnock (Flame Of Love, Chapter ... PRO
Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 30, 2003
Clark Pinnock (Flame of Love, chapter 5) “salvation is union, conversion is awakening to love… Love woos – it does not compel. Conversion is not coerced. God convicts and moves us towards intimacy. His Word is powerful, but there must be a response to it. God does not overpower but saves those ...read more
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Someone Has Estimated That The Average Member Of ... PRO
Contributed by Larry Brincefield on May 30, 2003
Someone has estimated that the average member of the church has heard 6,000 sermons, 8,000 congregational songs and led zero people to Jesus Christ! Here is the way the problem stacks up in a Church with 200 members: 20 are too old to work, that leaves 180 left to work, but of the rest, 18 ...read more
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Test 6: Pride Test, Part 3 Series
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This is the final part of James’ sixth test of faith—the pride test. This third part of the pride test deals with our pocketbooks--greedy pride.
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What Do You Want On Your Tombstone?
Contributed by Jim Drake on Oct 24, 2007
A sermon delivered to the 2007 annual meeting of the Mountain State Baptist Association exhorting the primarily pastoral audience to finish their ministries well.
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Test 6: Pride Test, Part 2 Series
Contributed by Jim Drake on Jan 5, 2008
The pride test is actually a three part test. We already covered the first part when we talked about selfish pride (Pride Test, Part 1). The second part of the test is about presumptive pride. That’s where our text takes us today.
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Just One Little Problem
Contributed by Matthew Morine on May 15, 2007
Hezekiah is a great king, with great talents and abilities, but he has one weakness--pride. Pride is not totally bad, is it? Look at Hezekiah, he was successful. So what is the danger in pride?
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Ahithophel –the Ticking Bomb
Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Sep 8, 2009
Bathsheba was taken and her husband killed by David. Ahithophel’s son, Elaim had a daughter, named Bathsheba. So this grudge: Bathsheba had been stolen by David and her husband killed by David. Now, Bathsheba forgave David but Ahithophel never.
