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  • Carrying Guilt

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Oct 26, 2009
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     | 3,641 views

    CARRYING GUILT When I was a summer chaplain, I visited a person in the ICU hooked up to the machines and such, and suddenly I was overwhelmed with grief that I also had a strong panic attack. Although the patient looked nothing like my grandfather, I was just suddenly stuck with the picture of him ...read more

  • The Cross  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,175 views

    THE CROSS The Son sets us free by becoming a curse for us and thereby removing the curse from us, by taking all our guilt on Himself thereby clearing us of guilt, and by "binding the Strongman" through His death, thereby setting us free from Satan's kingdom. Oh, what a cross! Alexander Whyte "It ...read more

  • The Cross

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Sep 15, 2014
     | 5,515 views

    AT JESUS’ ATONING DEATH ON THE CROSS, IT IS SAID THAT SIN WAS NULLIFIED, SINNER WAS JUSTIFIED, LAW ...read more

  • Cross Your Bridges Before You Come To Them And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 707 views

    Cross your bridges before you come to them and you have ...read more

  • You Did Not Make The Cross Effective In Your Life ...

    Contributed by Mark Haines on Apr 15, 2011
     | 2,016 views

    You did not make the cross effective in your life by faith. The cross became effective in our life by ...read more

  • The Weight Of The Cross

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 4, 2010
     | 3,487 views

    THE WEIGHT OF THE CROSS When a group of churches advertised their Easter celebration, no reference was made to the cross. The omission was deliberate. One church official explained, "The cross carries too much cultural baggage." The true weight of the cross is not in its ...read more

  • Card-Carrying Authority

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 22, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,426 views

    CARD-CARRYING AUTHORITY A Department of Water Resources representative stops at a Texas ranch and talks with an old rancher. He tells the rancher, "I need to inspect your ranch for your water allocation." The old rancher says, "Okay, but don't go in that field over there." The Water ...read more

  • Cross Bearing  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,357 views

    Cross Bearing "The Christian's Passion" There is a powerful question that is too often avoided by preachers and church attendees alike, "Who took the rough edges off the Cross?" Modern day Christianity and the world have generally turned the cross into a nice piece of harmless jewelry, all shiny ...read more

  • Cross Or Sin?

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 18, 2007
     | 3,442 views

    Cross or Sin? A man once told his pastor, “I have a fierce temper, but I suppose that is my cross.” “My friend,” the pastor replied lovingly, “That is not your cross, but it is your sin!” (Alan Redpath ...read more

  • Cross (S)  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,857 views

    Cross (S) Imagine with me for a moment… Pretend that a man from South America is speaking here. His name is Jose Samblanco, and having just arrived, he proclaims the good news to us that a Peruvian peasant by the name of Carlos Hernandez was electrocuted on the electric chair for your sins. He ...read more

  • The Padded Cross  PRO

    Contributed by David Parks on Mar 25, 2013
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     | 6,192 views

    THE PADDED CROSS Well, here I am, Lord. You said, "Take up your cross," and I'm here to do it. It's not easy, You know, this self-denial thing. I mean to go through with it, through...yes, Sir. I'll bet you wish more people were willing to be disciples like me. I've counted the cost and ...read more

  • Irony At The Cross  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2001
    based on 13 ratings
     | 2,936 views

    IRONY AT THE CROSS Only at the cross of Christ does man see fully what it is that separates him from God; yet it is here alone that he perceives that he is no longer separated from God. Nowehere else does the inviolable holiness of God, the impossibility of overlooking the guilt of man stand out ...read more

  • Crosses Are Heavy  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 11, 2002
    based on 26 ratings
     | 3,767 views

    CROSSES ARE HEAVY In March of 1997, Scott Mathews wanted the young people of Carthage, Missouri to understand the love of God. The theme for youth group that month was, “The Cross.” So they built a 500 lb, 8 by 14 foot redwood cross. It took ten students to move it. Crosses are heavy, you ...read more

  • Responding To The Cross  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,374 views

    RESPONDING TO THE CROSS "If they did it in church, that's fine. Downtown's not the place for that." Such were the comments offered by area residents as they passed Patrick Conaty, a hair-stylist in Leeds, Alabama as he hung on a cross. Conaty splattered fake blood on his body and climbed onto a ...read more

  • No Cross, No Poland  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Apr 7, 2001
    based on 79 ratings
     | 3,744 views

    NO CROSS, NO POLAND Charles Colson in his book Kingdoms In Conflict, tells how before the collapse of communism, the government of Poland issued an order that all crucifixes were to be removed from classroom walls just as they had been banned in factories, hospitals, and other public ...read more

  • Crossing The River  PRO

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Apr 15, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,219 views

    CROSSING THE RIVER Max Lucado, in his book, “Six Hours One Friday,” tells the story of a missionary in Brazil who discovered a tribe of Indians in a remote part of the jungle. They lived near a large river. The tribe was in need of medical attention. A contagious disease was spreading across the ...read more

  • Cross Country

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 28, 2006
     | 1,794 views

    Story – Cross Country. I ran was on the Cross Country team for a year – but being a sprinter, I found it boring. When we would have a meet, we would Line up and go when we heard the Gun. Everyone would take off as fast as they could. Being a sprinter in 10 yards I would have a comfortable ...read more

  • Crossing The River

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Apr 21, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,420 views

    CROSSING THE RIVER Max Lucado in SIX HOURS ONE FRIDAY tells this story: A missionary in Brazil discovered a tribe of Indians in a remote part of the jungle. They lived near a large river. The tribe was in need of medical attention. A contagious disease was spreading across the village. People ...read more

  • The Wondrous Cross  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on May 18, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,446 views

    THE WONDROUS CROSS Gal. 6:14 inspired Isaac Watts to compose one of modern Christendom’s favorite hymns. While preparing for a communion service in 1707, Isaac Watts wrote this deeply moving and very personal expression of gratitude for the amazing love that the death of Christ on the cross ...read more

  • The Statue And The Cross

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on Jun 22, 2009
     | 3,244 views

    THE STATUE AND THE CROSS The Statue of Liberty stands across from the Island of Manhattan in New York. Soldiers, on their return from overseas, often speak in awe of the feelings they had as they sailed into the harbor and viewed the "Torch of Freedom" in Lady Liberty’s hand. To the Christian, ...read more