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  • A 6 Year Girl In Our Church Had The Greatest ...

    Contributed by David Moore on Jan 16, 2007
     | 1,294 views

    A 6 year girl in our church had the greatest insight. While remodeling the back of there house, an old piano became the subject of conversation. Being an upright piano the kids had grown to like the looks of it. Because it had been in a room that was exposed to the differences of hot and cold ...read more

  • From Time To Time, Lobsters Have To Leave Their ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 24 ratings
     | 6,122 views

    From time to time, lobsters have to leave their shells in order to grow. They need the shell to protect them from being torn apart, yet when they grow, the old shell must be abandoned. If they did not abandon it, the old shell would soon become their prison--and finally their casket. The tricky ...read more

  • Eternal Life  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,358 views

    ETERNAL LIFE If you are Christian, eternal life does not simply mean going to heaven for eternity. Eternal life means a never-dying spirit that has already sprung to life in you! In other words, eternal life starts NOW! Your life that lasts eternally in the next world is the same life that begins ...read more

  • Eternal Life

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
     | 4,953 views

    Eternal Life If you are Christian, eternal life does not simply mean going to heaven for eternity. Eternal life means a never-dying spirit that has already sprung to life in you! In other words, eternal life starts NOW! Your life that lasts eternally in the next world is the same life that begins ...read more

  • Biased Info: Only 1 In 6 Of Internet Search ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,502 views

    Biased Info: Only 1 in 6 of Internet search engine users can tell the difference between unbiased search results and paid advertisements, a new survey finds. The Pew Internet and American Life Project reports only 38% of Web searchers even know of the distinction, and of those, only 47% say they ...read more

  • In 1932 Aldous Huxley Published A Science Fiction ...

    Contributed by Glenn Newton on Jan 24, 2008
     | 1,397 views

    In 1932 Aldous Huxley published a science fiction novel entitled "Brave New World." In it he wrote about the year 2532. He described a world very different from his own. - Some of the characteristics he describes are: The practice of cloning being perfected - World controlled by science & ...read more

  • A Christ-Like Schedule

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Nov 14, 2010
     | 3,036 views

    A CHRIST-LIKE SCHEDULE If Jesus Christ were here today, do you think He would serve on three church committees; drive in the car pool on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; attend two services on Sunday; manage a boys' organization; serve on the lunch committee at the local synagogue or church; and ...read more

  • Dale Jarrett

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 20, 2006
     | 714 views

    Dale Jarrett I grew up in a Christian home, my parents made sure that we were in church, but as I grew up I got side tracked and didn’t live my life as I should. But things changed when I started driving for Joe Gibbs, here was and is a man that is very strong in the Lord and his influence on me ...read more

  • The Shocking Truth  PRO

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 26, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,943 views

    THE SHOCKING TRUTH “Imagine if you will that among the Jews there suddenly turns up a man who goes about talking as if He was God. . . Now let us get this clear. Among Pantheists, like the Indians, anyone might say that he was a part of God, or one with God: there would be nothing very odd about ...read more

  • Bruce Marchiano, In The Footsteps Of Jesus:  PRO

    Contributed by Rev Dr Randall M Deal Sr on Oct 31, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,594 views

    Bruce Marchiano, In the Footsteps of Jesus: Yes, Jesus smiled; yes, Jesus laughed. Jesus smiled wider and laughed heartier than any human being who has ever walked the planet. He was young. He radiated good cheer. Jesus was a man of such merriment, such gladness of heart, such freedom and ...read more

  • The Shocking Truth

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Apr 30, 2003
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,480 views

    THE SHOCKING TRUTH "Imagine if you will that among the Jews there suddenly turns up a man who goes about talking as if He was God. . . Now let us get this clear. Among Pantheists, like the Indians, anyone might say that he was a part of God, or one with God: there would be nothing very odd ...read more

  • The Name Of The Author Was Not Attached To This ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,895 views

    The name of the author was not attached to this story where I found it. But the story makes a telling point. Listen to him/her: I heard an interesting comment at a meeting I attended in New York, and I made a note of it: Because Jean-Claude Killy, the world-famous skier, was three-tenths of a ...read more

  • Dr. James Dobson, Founder Of Focus On The Family, ...

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Aug 14, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,812 views

    Dr. James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, tells the story of his father’s one request to his children: “When I get to heaven, be there!” Don’s request to all who are gathered here this afternoon would be no different: “Be there!” I am happy to announce to you today that Don Hankins has ...read more

  • A Few Weeks Ago I Was Watching A Program About ...

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Sep 19, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,765 views

    A few weeks ago I was watching a program about the history of armor. It was a fascinating show that detailed the various types of armor from the ancient to the modern. The program documented the various techniques that were used in creating the armor. There are different kinds of armor for ...read more

  • Gift Of Pearls

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Jul 25, 2011
     | 3,656 views

    GIFT OF PEARLS A number of years ago, when our oldest was just a little tyke, a Chinese man we knew gave my wife a string of pearls as a gift. Anyway, the pearls he gave her were different from the ones we might find in a jewelry store; they were natural, not cultivated. Now, the most common ...read more

  • Is The Bible Really The Inspired Word Of God?

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Feb 25, 2009
     | 2,630 views

    Is The Bible really the inspired Word of God? Some Bible Facts… • Contains 66 books, • Written by 40 different authors, • Over 1500 years, • In 3 different languages, • On 3 different continents, • With no ...read more

  • God's Revelation In Jesus Christ Is Infallible. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tom Mccrossan on Jun 19, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,392 views

    God’s revelation in Jesus Christ is infallible. This is not arrogant or narrow-minded. As C.S. Lewis wrote: "If you are a Christian you do not have to believe that all the other religions are simply wrong all through. If you are an atheist you do have to believe that the main point in all the ...read more

  • The Servant And The Child

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 12, 2011
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    THE SERVANT AND THE CHILD Think about the differences between a servant and a child: The servant is accepted and appreciated on the basis of what he does, the child on the basis of who he is. The servant starts the day anxious and worried, wondering if his work will really please his master. ...read more

  • About 25 Years Ago, Cruz And Debbe Santiago Met ...  PRO

    Contributed by Clyde Grimes on Dec 28, 2002
    based on 15 ratings
     | 2,553 views

    About 25 years ago, Cruz and Debbe Santiago met at Coney Island beach in New York City. They were homeless. They were addicted to drugs. They were experimenting with witchcraft. They were involved in gangs. They lived in the meager shelter underneath the Coney Island boardwalk. That was their ...read more

  • The Good Samaritan  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2002
    based on 12 ratings
     | 9,243 views

    Luke 10:30-37 John Darley and Daniel Batson are two Princeton University psychologists. Some years ago they decided to conduct a study, inspired by the story of the Good Samaritan. They conducted the study at Princeton Theological Seminary. They met with a group of seminarians and asked each one ...read more