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  • The Measure Of The Worth Of Our Public Activity ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Oct 8, 2011
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    "The measure of the worth of our public activity for God is the private, profound communion we have with Him." (Oswald Chambers, "Not Knowing Where," (Grand ...read more

  • J. P. Morgan's Will

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 8, 2011
     | 9,439 views

    J. P. MORGAN'S WILL When Mr. J. P. Morgan, the American financier, the multimillionaire, died some years ago, it was found that the year before his death, he had made his will. It consisted of about 10,000 words and contained thirty-seven articles. He made many transactions--some affecting ...read more

  • How Amazing Would It Be

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Dec 15, 2011
     | 1,671 views

    HOW AMAZING WOULD IT BE For 33 years God lived on earth as a man – Jesus, and walked amongst us. How amazing would it be if Queen Elizabeth II decided to come and live here in Billericay? How amazing would it be if the Queen decided to come and live next to your school? How amazing would it be if ...read more

  • Keeping Jesus In A Cradle

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Dec 25, 2011
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     | 2,075 views

    KEEPING JESUS IN A CRADLE The World prefers to keep Jesus in a cradle where He is innocent and powerless. the dare not allow Him to be Lord and God much less our suffering servant. When the Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci went to China in the 16th century, he brought samples of religious art to ...read more

  • Without Jesus—what A Mess

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jan 5, 2012
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    WITHOUT JESUS--WHAT A MESS I still remember the suppertime. We were having spaghetti – and what’s spaghetti without adding Parmesan Cheese. As you know Parmesan, once refrigerated, tends to clump together. So I took the jar of Parmesan, and in dramatic fashion, held it in front of my face and ...read more

  • The Lord's Game Plan

    Contributed by Eugene Morell on Jan 7, 2012
     | 2,358 views

    THE LORD'S GAME PLAN After I had been a Christian for a while, I felt that I was being called ton the ministry. I figured that the Lord had made just about his biggest mistake by calling me. When I told Barbara about what I felt, I rejoiced when she told me that I couldn’t be a pastor because all ...read more

  • Flip Wilson's Religion

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Jan 19, 2012
     | 4,596 views

    FLIP WILSON'S RELIGION A person asked Flip Wilson about his religion and he replied, "I am a Jehovah's By-Stander." "I never heard of that, what is it?" Flip answered, "They ...read more

  • William Borden: No Reserves, Retreats, Regrets

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jan 23, 2012
     | 5,037 views

    WILLIAM BORDEN: NO RESERVES, RETREATS, REGRETS In 1903, a young, bright man named William Borden graduated from high school – a millionaire. He was the heir to the Borden Dairy fortune. Following graduation, William traveled around the world. Everywhere he went he was touched by the needs of ...read more

  • Mickey Mantle's Salvation Story

    Contributed by Tom Feola on Feb 4, 2012
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     | 5,987 views

    MICKEY MANTLE'S SALVATION STORY The #7 is for the Mick, or Mickey Mantle, who played for the New York Yankees.    Why do I bring this out about Mickey Mantle.  Well 1st of all without a team playing with Him Mick would have won zero World Series.  But because of a team effort Mickey played in 12 ...read more

  • An Image Of Themselves

    Contributed by David Parks on Feb 21, 2012
     | 2,932 views

    AN IMAGE OF THEMSELVES Have you heard of the controversial exhibit at the Detroit Institute of Art? It is the Rembrandt and the Face of Christ exhibit. Rembrandt’s depictions of Jesus were even more controversial in the 17th century. His familiarity with the Jewish community in his native ...read more

  • Bad Blood

    Contributed by Antonio Silveira on Mar 25, 2012
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     | 3,884 views

    "BAD BLOOD" "Bad blood" is an English phrase referring to enmity between two (or more) people or groups. This is a reference to the breaking of military covenants. Not too long ago in the 19th century leeches were enjoying a golden age. Millions were raised for medical use as their fame as a ...read more

  • I'll Be That Man!

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Mar 31, 2012
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    I'LL BE THAT MAN! Sometimes an easy conversation between friends can have ramifications far beyond what either person expects. Such was the case in the summer of 1872 near Dublin, Ireland, when two prominent evangelists were discussing ministry. The two men were the British evangelist Henry ...read more

  • The Two Adversaries

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 2, 2012
     | 1,581 views

    THE TWO ADVERSARIES Robert Biggs, 69, who often hikes in the Whisky Flats area, came across a mother bear and her cubs, which were about 40 feet from where he was standing. After watching the bear family for a few minutes he decided to leave them alone and turned to walk back up the trail. As he ...read more

  • The Straightest Path  PRO

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Apr 12, 2012
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     | 4,765 views

    THE STRAIGHTEST PATH Two boys were playing in the snow one day, when one said to the other, "Let us see who can make the straightest path in the snow." His companion readily accepted the proposition, and they started. One boy fixed his eyes on a tree, and walked along without taking his eyes off ...read more

  • Hold Fast

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 1, 2012
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     | 5,037 views

    HOLD FAST A ships crew can be suddenly obligated to ABANDON SHIP and take to the life boats. Such was the case of an American whaling ship in the South Seas. A huge leviathan of the deep, wounded by his pursuits, ran out the mile long line then returned again and struck the ship with incredible ...read more

  • No King But Jesus

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 3, 2012
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     | 7,050 views

    NO KING BUT JESUS Did you know that the colonialists wanted to make George Washington a king? But he refused. Because George and many of the colonists believed that there was only one king, and it was not King George III. On April 22, 1774, before the Revolutionary War, a report was sent to King ...read more

  • Commitment Vs. Surrender  PRO

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jun 30, 2012
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     | 6,659 views

    COMMITMENT VS. SURRENDER In The Incredible Power of Kingdom Authority there is an account of a conversation between the late Adrian Rogers and Rev Josef Tson, the Romanian pastor, author, and president of the Romanian Missionary Society who survived years of persecution and exile under cruel ...read more

  • The Most Important Discovery  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 14, 2012
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     | 3,829 views

    THE MOST IMPORTANT DISCOVERY Dr. Henry "Fritz" Schaefer earned his Ph.D in chemical physics from Stanford University. For 18 years, he served as professor of chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of more than 800 scientific publications and during the period of ...read more

  • The Story Of George Beverly Shea

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 17, 2012
     | 3,833 views

    THE STORY OF GEORGE BEVERLY SHEA George Beverly Shea was a young man in the late 1920s aspiring to become a well-known singer. He entered Houghton College in New York in 1928 to get some good music training, but family financial problems caused him to leave after only one year. He found a job as a ...read more

  • Jesus Is Unchanging

    Contributed by David Tack on Oct 26, 2012
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     | 4,697 views

    JESUS IS UNCHANGING "But nothing about our Lord Jesus Christ has changed down to this very hour. His love has not changed. It hasn’t cooled off, and it needs no increase because He has already loved us with infinite love and there is no way that infinitude can be increased." Ref: Tozer, A.W. I ...read more

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