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Smile, You Really Are On Candid Camera -- Terry Cain -- 1993
Purpose Statement: We are making a witness whether we know it or not, and whether we want to or not.
Beauty Is NOT In The Eye Of The Beholder! -- Terry Cain -- 1993
Purpose Statement: Our obsession with appearance causes us to discriminate.
Guess Who's Coming To Dinner -- Terry Cain -- 1993
Purpose Statement: Just how open is our life to Jesus and are we missing anything?
Mistaking Santa Claus For God -- Terry Cain -- 1993
Purpose Statement: We need to continue to grow in our understanding of God.
Kissing: The Holy Kind -- Terry Cain -- 1993
Purpose Statement: It wouldn't hurt to have a sermon concerning how we should show affection in the
Would Jesus Get A Divorce? -- Terry Cain -- 1993
Purpose Statement: This is a very difficult subject, but there is such a high percentage of persons
Born Again, And Again, And Again -- Terry Cain -- 1993
Purpose Statement: Christians need a comprehensive understanding about what it means to be born agai
Does Christianity Take The Fun Out Of Life? -- Terry Cain -- 1993
Purpose Statement: The title says it all: Does Christianity ask us to give up pleasures and good tim
Back When Snakes Had Legs And We Were Ignorant -- Terry Cain -- 1993
Purpose Statement: A sermon to straighten out some inconsistencies and misleading thoughts perceived
Is It Time For Another Flood? -- Terry Cain -- 1993
Purpose Statement: We need to consider the critical question: "What is the human condition?"
Drug Deal At The Cross -- Terry Cain -- 1993
Purpose Statement: Perhaps something as prevalent as drug problems in our society should not go unno
God May Not Even Know Our Country's Name -- Terry Cain -- 1993
Purpose Statement: We have a difficult time understanding that everyone is a child of God and conseq
Stop Putting Out God's Fires -- Terry Cain -- 1993
Purpose Statement: God is calling us and we aren't always listening or willing to respond.
A Word To The Wise About Strange Words -- Terry Cain -- 1993
Purpose Statement: What about "speaking in tongues"?
The Trick Is To Hear The Rooster Before -- Terry Cain -- 1993
Purpose Statement: Because we forget some of our Christian obligations until too late, we need ways
Why Do Lions Eat Lambs? -- Terry Cain -- 1993
Purpose Statement: Why is there so much violence and suffering in the natural world?
Crying Over Spilt Perfume -- Terry Cain -- 1993
Purpose Statement: Making the best of a bad situation, or picking up the pieces.
You Can't Do That In Church! -- Terry Cain -- 1993
Purpose Statement: Getting out of ruts and old habits that have lost their purpose or meaning is dif
Was Jesus An Uncle Tom? -- Terry Cain -- 1993
Purpose Statement: Are the teachings of Jesus too passive and unworkable?
Don't Fight, Don't Run -- What's Left? -- Terry Cain -- 1993
Purpose Statement: We need constant reminders always to seek peaceful or nonviolent solutions to con
Will Your Bones Dance Again? -- Terry Cain -- 1993
Purpose Statement: Is there any evidence of eternal life or heaven?
When Christianity Is Bad Business -- Terry Cain -- 1993
Purpose Statement: To do the moral or Christian thing in some instances means jeopardizing your job,
How Big Is Your Family? -- Terry Cain -- 1993
Purpose Statement: Christians must fight racism in our communities and in ourselves.
Getting Out Of Your Grave -- Terry Cain -- 1993
Purpose Statement: The resurrection message is of course the heart of the Christian faith and not ju
Is Your House Haunted? -- Terry Cain -- 1993
Purpose Statement: No plan for preaching is complete without an occasional sermon on fear.

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But whenever you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go out into its streets and say, ‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off in protest against you. Yet know this: the kingdom of God has come near.’ (vv. 10-11)

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Anyone who has ever had the experience of losing a friend because of some conflict or dispute, and then has had the friendship restored because of love and forgiveness, has a unique insight into the meaning of this psalm. Although the poem begins and ends with praise, there is in the middle of the poem a brief moment of confession and contrition that puts the praise portions of the psalm in an entirely different light.

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A word of encouragement came from an unlikely source the other day in a television interview with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. The former football player, wrestler, and now actor was asked about a low time in his life when he was very discouraged about his career and future.

"How did you make your way back from that?" he was asked.

The Rock replied, "You have to put yourself out there. You have to get out there and fail, and learn from your failures."

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In the summer of 1983, I participated in a ministerial exchange program sponsored by my denomination. My assignment was to a circuit of churches on the Isle of Man, a tiny island located in the Irish Sea. The months preceding the exchange included considerable correspondence with the minister on the island with whom I would exchange pastoral duties for six weeks.
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A wealthy businessman decided to take a walk and eat his lunch at the same time. He strolled by a park. There he purchased a hot dog and a soft drink. As he walked through the park two different "street people" approached him one by one. Each asked, "Can you help me? I am hungry." Each time the businessman looked straight ahead and kept walking. After finishing his lunch, he stopped and bought a chocolate eclair for dessert. As he was about to take the first bite, he was forced to jump out of the way as a young boy raced by on his skateboard. The eclair went flying and landed on the ground.

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