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SENTENCE SERMONS

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  • A-B

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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."

    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.

    Behavior
    Think right, act right.  It is what you think and do that makes you what you are.

    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.

  • C-D

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    D

    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.
     

    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.

    Divorce
    God and kids hate divorce. Do you?

    Drugs
    When schools had prayer and Bibles, they didn't have drugs or guns."

  • E-F

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    F

    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.

    Faith
    Don't put a question mark where God puts a period.

    Don't wait for six strong men to take you to church.

    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.

    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.

     

  • G-H

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    H

    Goals
    If at first you don't succeed, don't stop. Set a new goal, and try harder.

    GOALS:  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

    Grace
    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

    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.
     

    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.

    Hell
    Hell has no fire escapes and Heaven needs none.

    History
    Why is it that no body is listening when history repeats itself.

    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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    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.

     

  • K-L

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    L

    Kindness
    No one needs a smile so much as he who hs no more to give.  Give them one of yours.
     

    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

     

  • M-N

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    N

    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
     

    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.

     

     

  • O-P

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    P

    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.

    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

    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.

    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.

    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."

    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."

     

  • S-T

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    T

    Sacrifice
    Give God what's right -- not what's left.

    Be an organ donor.  Give your heart to Jesus.

    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.

    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.

    Spiritual
    The best things in life are not things.

    Strength
    He who kneels before God can stand before anyone.

    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

    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.

    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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