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  • Dr. R. G. Lee On The Bible  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 24, 2011
    based on 11 ratings
     | 5,641 views

    DR. R. G. LEE ON THE BIBLE The late Dr. R. G. Lee, former pastor of the Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis TN expressed the value of God’s Word in this way: "The Bible is a book beyond all books as a river is above and beyond a rivulet. The Bible is a book beyond all books as the sun is above and ...read more

  • Dwarfish Christianity

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 24, 2011
     | 2,930 views

    DWARFISH CHRISTIANITY Charles Spurgeon, the famed pastor of the Metropolitan Baptist Tabernacle in London made this observation in the late 1800’s when he came in contact with a community of small framed men. "There was once in London a club of small men, whose qualification for membership lay in ...read more

  • A Letter From John Wayne

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 24, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,680 views

    A LETTER FROM JOHN WAYNE Dr. Robert Schuller’s teenage daughter, Cindy, was in a motorcycle accident and had to have her leg amputated. John Wayne was a big fan of Robert Schuller. He heard Dr. Schuller say on one of his programs that his daughter had been in an accident and had to have her leg ...read more

  • Margin Or Messiah?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 24, 2011
    based on 1 rating
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    MARGIN OR MESSIAH? Richard Swenson wrote a book in the 1990's titled, "Margin" in which he describes modern society as so overcommitted and over scheduled that we have no space left for rest. A reviewer writes: Overload is not having time to finish the book you're reading on stress. Margin is ...read more

  • A Texas-Sized Sword

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 24, 2011
     | 3,756 views

    A TEXAS-SIZED SWORD In 2000, we drove across the country from Maryland to California and back. On our return, we blew past this Great Big Cross along the highway in Texas. By the time we saw the exit, we had passed it and continued our journey home. The image of that great big cross stuck in my ...read more

  • Jesus Died For Nacozari

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 24, 2011
     | 4,060 views

    JESUS DIED FOR NACOZARI On November 7th, 1907, a boxcar containing dynamite caught fire in the village of Nacozari in Sonora, Mexico. When the flames reached the dynamite, the blast was felt 16 kilometers (10 miles) away. That would be like standing in the parking lot of the St. Albert Wal-Mart ...read more

  • God Can Shake Anyone

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Aug 24, 2011
     | 1,661 views

    GOD CAN SHAKE ANYONE Yesterday around 2:00 pm I had to take some pain medicine for my shoulder. Being a hypochondriac is no fun!! About two minutes after I took the medicine my chair started to shake. I felt my pulse, thinking maybe the medicine was causing some weird reaction. I know I’m weird. ...read more

  • Pleading The Blood

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Aug 24, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,211 views

    "PLEADING THE BLOOD" The singles group at the church I joined in 1978 was fascinated by Mike Warnke's book, The Satan Seller. He wrote about being drawn into Satanism, advancing through the ranks, getting saved, and the struggles he had with other Satanists and even demons after leaving them. It ...read more

  • The Balanced Life Is A Myth

    Contributed by Dan Boyce on Aug 23, 2011
     | 2,565 views

    THE BALANCED LIFE IS A MYTH Some social commentators have suggested that the answer to the divided life is a balanced life. Although they have some valuable things to say, I find that the balanced life is finally a myth; it can't be done. In a balanced life, I try to stay in control of my life and ...read more

  • The Parable Of The Dragonfly

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 23, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,221 views

    THE PARABLE OF THE DRAGONFLY Down below the surface of a quiet pond lived a little colony of water bugs. They were a happy colony, living far away from the sun. For many months they were very busy, scurrying over the soft mud on the bottom of the pond. They did notice that every once in a while ...read more

  • Who Created The Universe?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 23, 2011
     | 4,092 views

    WHO CREATED THE UNIVERSE? In 2005, Newsweek and Beliefnet asked Americans this question: "Do you believe that God created the universe?" Eighty percent of those responding said the universe was created by God. That's good news! And it's pretty amazing that after all of the money and effort spent ...read more

  • Chris Paul: Forgiving The Murderers

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 23, 2011
     | 3,917 views

    CHRIS PAUL: FORGIVING THE MURDERERS In April, 2011, Rick Reilly wrote a moving story about forgiveness from the life of Chris Paul, the all-star basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets. Reilly writes: On the moonless night of November 15, 2002, five boys ran across a park, jumped a ...read more

  • Searching For The Treasure  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 23, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,935 views

    SEARCHING FOR THE TREASURE When Betty Goldstein of Staten Island, New York, entered the hospital, her husband Ron wrapped her 3.5-carat diamond ring in a napkin for safekeeping. But in a forgetful moment, the 63-year-old Goldstein threw the napkin in the trash. When he realized his mistake, he ...read more

  • Tears And Trust

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 23, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,844 views

    TEARS AND TRUST Years ago, when my nephew Josh was about 9 years old we were out in the yard playing tag. He had tagged me and was running for all he was worth to get away from me. He was laughing and laughing as he looked back at me chasing him. Then he turned around and ran into a tree. It ...read more

  • When We Are Led By God Into Situations That We ...

    Contributed by William L. Vincent on Aug 23, 2011
     | 2,281 views

    When we are led by God into situations that we cannot handle, we can be sure that he is going to show up and show out. If God presents us with a challenge bigger than we are, you can be sure he is prepared to invest in us the resources necessary to meet that ...read more

  • Poem: Ozymandias By Shelley

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 23, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,112 views

    Poem: Ozymandias by Shelley I met a traveler from an antique land Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions ...read more

  • Saving A Stranger

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 23, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,769 views

    SAVING A STRANGER In his book Open the Door Wide to Happy Living, T. Huffman Harris told of a young man named Eddie who became tired of life and decided to leap from a bridge into a turbulent river. Jim, a total stranger, saw Eddie being swept downstream and plunged into the water in an effort to ...read more

  • The First Sentence  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 23, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,330 views

    THE FIRST SENTENCE Paul Harvey once told about a group of scientists who were determined to teach a chimpanzee to write. For fourteen years, the scientists labored diligently and patiently with this chimpanzee, providing things in its cage to enable it to form certain syllables. Finally the day ...read more

  • What Can Man Do?

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 23, 2011
     | 1,698 views

    Charles Spurgeon says: You look at man as he is, and what can he do? He can do nothing! Jesus already says, 'Apart from Me, you can do nothing.' (John 15:5) But look at man with ...read more

  • Beware Of Dog!

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 22, 2011
     | 6,905 views

    BEWARE OF DOG! Upon entering a little country store a stranger noticed a sign saying "DANGER! BEWARE OF DOG!" posted on the glass door. Inside, he noticed a harmless old hound dog asleep on the floor near the cash register. He asked the store’s owner "Is that the dog folks are supposed to beware ...read more

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