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SENTENCE SERMONS
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Ability Ability will enable a man to get to the top, but it takes character to keep him there.
Ability without ambition is like a car without a motor.
Abortion It is a sick society where babies are as disposable as diapers.
Action " I must do something"" will always solve more problems than ""Something must be done."
Acceptance From rejected to useful. That describes how much Mark changed in Paul's eyes between Acts 15 and 2 Timothy 4. Mark didn't let Paul's earlier opinion of him get in his way of serving Christ, but persisted through his own conviction and fixed what needed fixing and improved what needed improving. So should we. Go with God.
Accomplishment There are 4 steps to accomplishment: Plan purposefully; Prepare prayerfully; Proceed postively; Pursue persistently.
Actions People take your examples far more seriously than they take your advise.
Advice People take your examples far more seriously than they take your advise.
Aging Growing old is inevitable? Growing up is optional.
Ambition Ability without ambition is like a car without a motor.
Arguments Some accidents are caused by two motorists aiming at the same pedestrian.
Anger He who angers you controls you.
Attitude An optimist is one who can always see the bright side of the other person's problems!
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. —Helen Keller
There are 4 steps to accomplishment: Plan purposefully; Prepare prayerfully; Proceed postively; Pursue persistently.
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Behavior Think right, act right. It is what you think and do that makes you what you are.
So...why doesn't the church act better than it does? Because it is made up of humans who are still trying to figure it out themselves. Be kind. Go with God.
Believe If the heart can conceive it, and the mind can believe it, God can achieve it. —Charles Pollard
If the heart can conceive it, and the mind can believe it, God can achieve it. —Charles Pollard
Bills Sickness has four stages: ill, pill, bill, will.
Sickness has four stages: ill, pill, bill, will.
Believe If the heart can conceive it, and the mind can believe it, God can achieve it. —Charles Pollard
Bills Sickness has four stages: ill, pill, bill, will.
Burden Are you wrinkled with burden? Come to the church for a face-lift.
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Calling God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called."
Character Ability will enable a man to get to the top, but it takes character to keep him there.
If the world is cold, make it your business to build fires. – Horace Trubel
When God measures a man, He puts the tape around his heart instead of his head.
Child Rearing It is easier to build strong children than to repair adults.
Children Kids go anywhere there is excitement. They stay anywhere there is love. -Zig Ziglar
Parents need to fill a child's self-esteem so high that the rest of the world can't poke enough holes in it to drain it dry. -Alvin Price
Children There are only two things that a child will share willingly: communicable diseases and his mother's age. - Zig Ziglar
Christian The best vitamin for the Christian is B1.
Christian Life Be ye fishers of men -- you catch them & He'll clean them.
Did you ever stop to think that a mediocre person is always at his best?
Don't wait for six strong men to take you to church.
Dusty Bibles lead to dirty lives.
Exercise daily? Walk with God.
Exercise daily -- walk with the Lord.
Friends don't let friends die without Jesus.
Give God what's right -- not what's left.
God promises a safe landing, not a calm passage."
Growing old is inevitable? Growing up is optional.
Having a sharp tongue may cut your own throat.
Living the Good Life will avoid the death sentence.
Never give the devil a ride -- he will always want to drive.
The best way to move mountains is to begin with molehills and work your way up.
To the truly religious person, every day is Sunday."
Too many of us complain that our days are few while acting as if they will never end.
Exposure to the Son may prevent burning.
We don't change God's message -- His message changes us.
We make a Living by what we get, We make a Life by what we give."
When God ordains, He sustains."
Christian Living Christ doesn't want a few shares of your life, He wants controlling interest.
Church The church is prayer-conditioned.
Don't wait for six strong men to take you to church.
Compassion Compassion is difficult to give away because it keeps coming back.
Compromise It may be true that every man has his price, but too many people seem to be holding bargain sales."
Conviction God wants spiritual fruit, not religious nuts."
Christ doesn't want a few shares of your life, He wants controlling interest.
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Death Don't wait for six strong men to take you to church.
Devil Never give the devil a ride -- he will always want to drive.
Devotion Christ doesn't want a few shares of your life, He wants controlling interest.
Discrimination Discrimination existed in the early church, but the apostles moved quickly to stop it (Acts 6:1-3). They made the church responsible for overseeing the fair and equitable treatment of all. Prejudice and discrimination has no place in the church. If we see it, it is our Christian obligation to change it. God loves everyone and so should we. Go with God.
Divorce God and kids hate divorce. Do you?
Drugs When schools had prayer and Bibles, they didn't have drugs or guns."
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Eternity Eternity is a long time to think about what you should have done.
Exercise Exercise daily. Walk with God.
Exercise daily. Walk with the Lord.
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Faith Did you know that for faith to be faith it must be obedient? When it is, others will shout out about it. (cf. Romans 1:5, 8)? Who knows about your faith?
Don't put a question mark where God puts a period.
Don't wait for six strong men to take you to church.
Faith is like gold, it is purified by fire. The stronger the fire, the more pure the faith.
Give your troubles to God. He will be up all night anyway.
God promises a safe landing, not a calm passage."
God wants spiritual fruit, not religious nuts."
Gratitude to God should be as regular as our heart beat.
Help fight truth decay? Read your Bible.
“I must do something" will always solve more problems than, "Something must be done."
If at first you don't succeed, don't stop. Set a new goal, and try harder."
Is the half full, half empty, or twice as large as it needs to be?"
Most people can resist anything but temptation.
Most people want to serve God, but only in an advisory position."""
Plan ahead -- It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark.
The best way to move mountains is to begin with molehills and work your way up.
When God ordains, He sustains."
Worry is the darkroom in which negatives can develop.
How do we get to be someone who is "full of faith?" God said that about Stephen in Acts 6: 5. Wouldn't it be wonderful if He would say that about us? He could...and may. It is up to us to get there. Go with God.
Stephen was selected by the church (Acts 6: 5) to serve the people. He was selected because he was full of faith and of the Holy Spirit. Can one have faith without the Spirit? or have the Spirit without faith? Which one comes first? Go with God.
Faithfulness It may be true that every man has his price, but too many people seem to be holding bargain sales."
Family Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs in my field since the payment is pure love. -Mildred B. Vermont
Parents need to fill a child's self-esteem so high that the rest of the world can't poke enough holes in it to drain it dry. -Alvin Price
Friendship Friends don't let friends die without Jesus.
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Goals If at first you don't succeed, don't stop. Set a new goal, and try harder.
If the world is cold, make it your business to build fires. – Horace Trubel
God If the heart can conceive it, and the mind can believe it, God can achieve it. —Charles Pollard
We worry too much about what God should have done or could have done and not enough about what He has done. His son died for us. Go with God.
Grace Did you know that grace brings about obedience through faith (cf. Romans 1:5)? This must be how we are saved by the grace of God. We cannot be saved without grace, but grace is incomplete without faith and faith is incomplete without obedience. Believe and obey. Go with God.
All my life I have been seeking to climb out of the pit of my besetting sins and I cannot do it and I never will unless a hand is let down to draw me up. –Seneca
God’s grace and peace is supplied 100%. How much we enjoy depends upon how much we reach.
Grace received but not shared is grace surrendered.
Gratitude Gratitude to God should be as regular as our heart beat.
Guns When schools had prayer and Bibles, they didn't have drugs or guns.
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Happiness The secret of happiness is not doing what one likes, but in liking what one has to do. --James M. Barrie
Heart Be an organ donor. Give your heart to Jesus.
If the heart can conceive it, and the mind can believe it, God can achieve it. —Charles Pollard
The heart is happiest when it beats for others.
To be happy, giv epeople a bit of your heart, instead of piece of your mind.
When God measures a man, He puts the tape around his heart instead of his head.
Heaven Hell has no fire escapes and Heaven needs none.
What on earth are you doing for Heaven's sake?
You can't cash checks on heaven's bank without first making a deposit.
If you've ever wished you could look into Heaven, then stop and look at Jesus. The power and glory of Heaven is seen in the love He shares. This love allows us to see more of Heaven than we think. Stop. Look. Listen. Go with God.
Hell Hell has no fire escapes and Heaven needs none.
History Why is it that no body is listening when history repeats itself.
Holiness Four things filled Stephen's soul - faith, grace, power and Spirit. How holy is that?
Home Home is where folks go when they get tired of being nice to people.
More homes are destroyed by fusses than by funerals or fires.
Honesty The most important person to be honest with is yourself.
Hope Man's way leads to a hopeless end -- God's way leads to an endless hope.
Plan ahead -- It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark.
The ways of men lead to a hopeless end, but the way of Christ leads to an endless hope.
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Inspiration Luke searched out his facts from the first, not the beginning of the story, but from Him who is the beginning, the Great First of all Firsts. Many others had sought to write about Jesus, but most were not inspired of God. Luke would not write without first consulting God - the Great First. Go with God. *******************************
The Gospel has been handed down to us like a ripened fruit is passed from the picker to the gatherer. The fruit was ripened at the hands of God and given to man to share and eat. As a fruit, it is the fruit of life that blesses all who eat it. And, as a fruit, it has no value if we let it rot in the basket. Read the Bible and let it's truths consume you. You will not regret it. Go with God. *******************************
In preparing to write his biography of Jesus, Luke rehearsed the story over and over again in his mind. The story was so important that God helped him get it right. The power in the story of Jesus comes to us when we rehearse it in our minds over and over again, then apply it in our lives. There is no story more precio...us than the story of Jeus. Only it can heal us and save us. Go with God. *******************************
Islam If Islam wants to be a serious contender as a religion of peace, it should stop raping its daughters, stop beating its women, stop training its sons to be murderers, open its religion to scrutiny without threatening its auditors with violent acts of hatred and allow the Koran to be literally translated for the world to read. We haven’t even begun to consider the attributes of God, love and salvation. Not until then will it even begin to compare to Christianity as a world changing and life saving religion of peace. But then, once the world has a chance to read for itself, maybe it won’t want Islam. That may be why Islam has such a PR problem.
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Jesus You can trust a Man who died for you.
Accept Jesus Christ, or be prepared to take the heat.
In the sentence of life, the devil may be a comma--but never let him be the period.
Living the Good Life will avoid the death sentence.
Man's way leads to a hopeless end -- God's way leads to an endless hope.
Exposure to the Son may prevent burning
Jesus is proclaimed as the Son of God with power because He was raised from the grave (Romans 1:3,4). No other self-proclaimed saviour of man can make that claim. If His power does not work for you, maybe you're too far away. Come closer. Go with God.
Joy If today is a day the Lord has made, why not rejoice and be glad in it?.
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Kindness No one needs a smile so much as he who hs no more to give. Give them one of yours.
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Leadership The ways of men lead to a hopeless end, but the way of Christ leads to an endless hope.
Life Too many of us complain that our days are few while acting as if they will never end.
Christ doesn't want a few shares of your life, He wants controlling interest.
Love Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs in my field since the payment is pure love. -Mildred B. Vermont
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Materialness The best things in life are not things.
MIND: If the heart can conceive it, and the mind can believe it, God can achieve it. —Charles Pollard
A pure mind is one that has been examined by the Sonlight.
MISTAKES: Mistakes can turn out right if we fix them. Colombus discovered America by mistake.
MOTHER: Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs in my field since the payment is pure love. -Mildred B. Vermont
Murder It is a sick society where babies are as disposable as diapers.
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Opportunity An opportunist is a person who does what you thought about doing.
Did you ever stop to think that a mediocre person is always at his best?
A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds. Francis Bacon
Optimism An optimist is one who can always see the bright side of the other person's problems!
Is the glass half full, half empty, or twice as large as it needs to be?"
Ordain When God ordains, He sustains.
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Parenting Parents need to fill a child's self-esteem so high that the rest of the world can't poke enough holes in it to drain it dry. -Alvin Price
Persecution Stephen was killed because of his faith and service to God (Acts 7: 54-60). His persecution and death inspired others to stand up for Christ and be more bold in God's service. Would your faith inspire someone else to be more faithful if you were killed for Christ? Go with God.
Persistence Begin where you are, but don't stay there...climb.
If you don't climb the mountain, you can't see the view.
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. —Helen Keller
One may walk over the highest mountain, one step at a time.
There are 4 steps to accomplishment: Plan purposefully; Prepare prayerfully; Proceed postively; Pursue persistently.
To cease smoking is the easiest thing I ever did; I ought to know because I’ve done it a thousand times. –Mark Twain
Physical The best things in life are not things.
Pills Sickness has four stages: ill, pill, bill, will.
Planning There are 4 steps to accomplishment: Plan purposefully; Prepare prayerfully; Proceed postively; Pursue persistently.
Power If God’s power keeps the bad stuff out of our life and the good stuff in, why do we punch holes in the wall?
Praise It's amazing how much work is accomplished when no one worries who gets the credit.
A lot of kneeling will keep you in good standing.
"Dear God, I have a big problem? me."
He who kneels before God can stand before anyone.
It's hard to stumble when you're down on your knees.
The church is prayer-conditioned.
When praying, don't give God instructions - just report for duty.
When schools had prayer and Bibles, they didn't have drugs or guns."
Prayer There are 4 steps to accomplishment: Plan purposefully; Prepare prayerfully; Proceed postively; Pursue persistently.
A one sentence prayer that says it all, "Dear God, help me to be holy as you are holy. Amen."
Prepare Study and get ready and be prepared for opportunity when it comes. — Abraham Lincoln
There are 4 steps to accomplishment: Plan purposefully; Prepare prayerfully; Proceed postively; Pursue persistently.
Problems “I must do something” will always solve more problems than "Something must be done."
Promises We judge others by how true their word is and whether they keep their promises. God has never lied and kept all of His promises. How do you judge Him now? Go with God.
Pure A pure mind is one that has been examined by the Sonlight.
Purpose There are 4 steps to accomplishment: Plan purposefully; Prepare prayerfully; Proceed postively; Pursue persistently.
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Repentance Are you wrinkled with burden? Come to God for a face-lift.
"Dear God, I have a big problem? me."
Religion Some religions would kill you and your family for harming one of their own or even for disagreeing with them (cf. Acts 7:59). Christianity seeks to forgive, understand and save the soul without doing harm to its enemies. Which one is more noble and more uplifting to people? Go with God.
Rights Everyone has a God given right to go through life without being physically or spiritually harmed by anyone.
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Sacrifice Give God what's right -- not what's left.
Be an organ donor. Give your heart to Jesus.
Saints Saints are not perfect, but they have acceped the call of Christ and Christ calls everyone. Are you listening? Go with God. (cf. Romans 1:1-7)
Salvation A lot of kneeling will keep you in good standing.
Be an organ donor. Give your heart to Jesus.
Be ye fishers of men -- you catch them & He'll clean them.
God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called."
When God ordains, He sustains."
You can trust a Man who died for you.
Sanctification" God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called."
Satan Give Satan an inch & he'll be a ruler.
In the sentence of life, the devil may be a comma--but never let him be the period."
Give Satan an inch, and he will become your ruler.
Saviour Jesus is proclaimed as the Son of God with power because He was raised from the grave (Romans 1:3,4). No other self-proclaimed saviour of man can make that claim. If His power does not work for you, maybe you're too far away. Come closer. Go with God.
School When schools had prayer and Bibles, they didn't have drugs or guns."
Self Esteem Parents need to fill a child's self-esteem so high that the rest of the world can't poke enough holes in it to drain it dry. -Alvin Price
Servant Give Satan an inch, and he will become your ruler.
Service Most people want to serve God, but only in an advisory position."""
Sickness Sickness has four stages: ill, pill, bill, will.
Sin All my life I have been seeking to climb out of the pit of my besetting sins and I cannot do it and I never will unless a hand is let down to draw me up. –Seneca
Sing If you want to sing, you will find a song. —Anonymous
Slander A slander is like a hornet... If you cannot kill it dead the first blow, better not strike at it. –H. W. Shaw
Slavery Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally. –Abraham Lincoln
Smile No one needs a smile so much as he who has no more to give. Give them one of yours.
Speech Having a sharp tongue may cut your own throat.
Spirit Stephen was selected by the church (Acts 6: 5) to serve the people. He was selected because he was full of faith and of the Holy Spirit. Can one have faith without the Spirit? or have the Spirit without faith? Which one comes first? Go with God.
Spiritual The best things in life are not things.
Strangers If we are aliens and strangers in this land, then we will do well not to eat the native cuisine. (1 Peter 2:11)
Strength He who kneels before God can stand before anyone.
Stress Stress is a good thing. It is the fire that tests our mettle and proves our faith.
Stress is the fire that scrutinizes our faith. The stronger the stress, the stronger the test.
Stress refines our faith like fire refines gold. How rich we become depends upon how long we can stand the heat.
Success If at first you don't succeed, don't stop. Set a new goal, and try harder."
Sunday To the truly religious person, every day is Sunday."
Sunshine Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. —Helen Keller
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Temptation Most people can resist anything but temptation.
Thankfulness Gratitude to God should be as regular as our heart beat.
Thoughts Think right, act right. It is what you think and do that makes you what you are.
Tongue Having a sharp tongue may cut your own throat.
Truth It is most noble to investigate to see whether what we are being told is true. This is the best practice in politics and religion. God would have us do this very thing for it is what Luke (Luke 1:3) and the Bereans (Acts 17:11) did. Don't believe it if you can't prove it. Go with God.
Trust Don't put a question mark where God puts a period.
Nothing else ruins the truth like stretching it.
Suffering from truth decay? Brush up on your Bible.
We don't change God's message -- His message changes us.
You can trust a Man who died for you.
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Warning Exposure to the Son may prevent burning.
Wills Sickness has four stages: ill, pill, bill, will.
Wisdom A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds. Francis Bacon
Work It's amazing how much work is accomplished when no one worries who gets the credit.
Worry Worry is the darkroom in which negatives can develop.
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