Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 2, 2006
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A.J. Gordon was the great Baptist pastor of the Clarendon Church in Boston,
Massachusetts. One day he met a young boy in front of the sanctuary carrying
a rusty cage in which several birds fluttered nervously. Gordon inquired,
"Son, where did you get those birds?" The boy replied, "I trapped them
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Steve Malone on Nov 4, 2004
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Max Lucado says, “The Bible has been banned, burned, scoffed, and ridiculed. Scholars have mocked it as foolish. Kings have branded it as illegal. A thousand times over, the grave has been dug and the dirge has begun, but somehow the Bible never stays in the grave. Not only has it survived, it has
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Mark Brunner on Apr 4, 2005
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“A Mucker Kind of Love!” 1 Peter 1:22-25 Key verse(s) 22:“Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from the heart.”
Where self is involved, there is no afterthought. Either we focus on us or we focus on
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Lutheran
Contributed by Ken Pell on Jul 2, 2007
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POLYCARP(2nd Century)
Can you imagine what it was like for the church in Smyrna as they watched their beloved and aged pastor burn at the stake? Polycarp was his name. he was a disciple of Jesus’ disciple, the Apostle John. One could tell it immediately because he possessed the same tenderness and
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Nazarene
Contributed by Sermon Central on May 2, 2011
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DOES YOUR GOD BLEED?
A little boy went up to a missionary Sunday School leader in a pagan country. The boy said, "I like what you say about the God of the Bible but I can’t see him. But if I go to the temple I can see my God."
The missionary said to the little boy, "Listen, does your God
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2011
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I'LL GIVE YOU MY FIRST PAYCHECK
Craig C. had been an alcoholic for more than a dozen years. He'd lost everything he had, including his wife and son, due to his selfishness and addiction. Things began to change after he gave his life to Christ, but he still fell regularly into his old habits. It
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2011
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CHEAP PURCHASE--HIGH PRICE
In Decision magazine some time ago, Karen Morerod wrote about shopping in a store for a sweater. She was looking for one at minimal cost, so she went to the clearance rack. As she flipped through the sweaters, one caught her eye. It was the right color and the right
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 9, 2011
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LOVE IS A PROCESS
When we obey the truth, whether we feel like it or not, we can "love one another deeply from the heart."
That's what Bible College professor, Yohanna Katanacho, discovered. He pastors a small church in the Israeli city of Jerusalem. He is a Palestinian living in Israel, and a
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Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Aug 10, 2011
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WHERE'S YOUR SECURITY
(NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Investors lost $1 trillion in the in the stock market Monday as the debt crisis in Europe, lackluster economic news and a downgrade to the U.S. credit rating spark fears of a double-dip recession.
Investors placed their wealth in the hands of a man
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 27, 2011
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MYSTERIOUS LIFE PRINCIPLE
A wise old professor of biology stood before his class of eager students. The Professor held a little brown seed in his hand. Quietly he spoke to his class.
"I know just the composition of this seed. It has nitrogen, hydrogen, and carbon. I know the exact proportions. I
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Contributed by David Tack on Nov 23, 2011
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"The atonement in Jesus Christ’s blood is perfect; there isn’t anything that can be added to it. It is spotless, impeccable, flawless. It is perfect as God is perfect."
Ref: Tozer, A.W. The Radical
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 26, 2012
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STANDARD OF COMPARISON
Michael Green, in his book Illustrations for Biblical Preaching, shares a good lesson which I think is appropriate for beginning our message this evening. He states:
All of us frequently compare ourselves favorably with someone else. We all think of someone whom we
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 6, 2010
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How to Miss the Treasure of Pilgrim’s Progress Through Ignorance
Ravi Zacharias tells this story:
Some years ago, I was visiting the town of Bedford in England. The reason most tourists go to Bedford is because it was the home of the famed 17th Century writer John Bunyan who penned his immortal
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