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  • Swimming With The Sharks

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jul 2, 2011
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    SWIMMING WITH THE SHARKS There's an old story of a rich guy who threw a party at his mansion. One of his pride and joys was his new saltwater pool in which he had the ability to let swim in various specious of ocean fish. He had the party assemble along the edge of the pool as he ...read more

  • W. H. Auden Said: "Our Bodies Cannot Love. But ...

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 9, 2011
     | 1,380 views

    W. H. Auden said: "Our bodies cannot love. But without them, what ...read more

  • No Good Christians

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Jul 26, 2011
     | 2,070 views

    NO GOOD CHRISTIANS Have you ever been on a vacation and then felt like you need another vacation because you were so tired? That is this life. A lot of times we do things that we think will bring us peace and contentment but in the end they just make us more worn out. The more you TRY to be a ...read more

  • Elizabeth Elliot: "If The Only Thing You Have To ...

    Contributed by Scott Spencer on Aug 1, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,036 views

    Elizabeth Elliot: "If the only thing you have to offer is a broken heart, you offer a broken heart. Realizing that nothing I have, nothing I am will be refused on the part of Christ, I simply give it to Him as the little boy gave Jesus his five loaves and two small fishes--with the same feeling of ...read more

  • Do Dead Men Bleed?  PRO

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Oct 3, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,538 views

    DO DEAD MEN BLEED? It is dangerous to base our salvation experience entirely upon feeling. Knowing that, and acting upon it, are still sometimes strangers. Like the psychiatrist who took on a very disturbed man as a patient. The man thought he was dead. No matter what techniques the doctor ...read more

  • Sola Fide: Faith Alone

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 1, 2012
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    SOLA FIDE: FAITH ALONE Sola fide isn’t a license to sin; it’s the motivation to follow your Savior Now, there was a time in the history of the church, when this doctrine was all but lost. By the fifteenth century the church had become a massive institution of power, and the gospel was polluted. ...read more

  • We Need Help To Get Out

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Mar 14, 2013
     | 2,246 views

    We Need Help to Get Out Follow the example of the Chilean miners. Trapped beneath two thousand feet of solid rock, the thirty-three men were desperate. The collapse of a main tunnel had sealed their exit and thrust them into survival mode. They ate two spoonfuls of tuna, a sip of milk, and a ...read more

  • Receiving The Blessing

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 26, 2013
     | 3,344 views

    RECEIVING THE BLESSING On a Sunday school picnic in the heat of summer, I was going around the children with a 4 gallon can of cool drink and ladling out portions to the thirsty. I came to a small boy who had a busy morning. He was red in the face, sweating profusely, obviously quite hot. He ...read more

  • Position Versus Discipleship

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 7, 2013
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    POSITION VERSUS DISCIPLESHIP C. Gene Wilkes, in his book Jesus on Leadership, says, "Confusion arises when you equate higher 'positions' with leadership . . . As long as 'position' is honored above discipleship -- being a follower -- church leaders will honor the ambitious over the obedient." We ...read more

  • Humble Confidence

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Aug 11, 2014
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    At the outset, I desire to bring to the fore, a ‘juicy’ tale adorning Science history. When, the invention-coal miner’s lamp- of Sir Humphrey Davy began to pale relatively before the astounding discoveries of his far more illustrious pupil Michael Faraday (in the field of electro-magnetism and ...read more

  • The Rotten Egg

    Contributed by Daniel King, D. Min. on Jul 25, 2018
     | 3,712 views

    Main Idea: No matter how many good things you have done, one sin is enough to send you to hell. Verses: “There is none who does good, no, not one” (Romans 3:12 NKJV). “For the greatness of your iniquity Your skirts have been uncovered, Your heels made bare. Can the Ethiopian change his skin or ...read more

  • When The First Ice Cream Cone Was Born

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Aug 12, 2019
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    A lot gets accomplished when people work together. In the summer of 1904, at the World’s Fair in St. Louis, it was hot and people were searching for something to help cool them off. A vendor named Arnold had just what they were looking for……something called ice cream. People lined up for what ...read more

  • Redwood Trees Teach A Lesson On Unity

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Aug 12, 2019
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     | 9,265 views

    The huge redwood trees in California are considered the largest living things on earth and the tallest trees in the world. Some of them are over 300 feet high and over 2,500 years old. One would think that trees so large would have a tremendous root system, reaching down hundreds of feet into the ...read more

  • What Kind Of Worker Are You?

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Oct 15, 2019
     | 1,504 views

    WHAT KIND OF WORKER ARE YOU? The way you work in your business is one of the greatest ways you witness either for the Lord or against Him. Don't be a half-hearted worker like these: 1. The Vanisher - The vanisher seems to go invisible at odd times without explanation.  2. The Victim - ...read more

  • It Was One Of Those Weeks

    Contributed by James Snyder on Oct 19, 2019
     | 1,494 views

    At my stage in life, I have experienced a gazillion weeks. I thought about actually counting how many weeks I have lived, but I don’t have that many fingers or toes. It doesn’t matter how many weeks it is. I have lived enough weeks to know, when you think you have experienced everything there is ...read more

  • Wesley's Peace  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,237 views

    WESLEY'S PEACE Although Charles Wesley had been engaged in preaching the gospel with much diligence and earnestness, he did not know what it was to enjoy peace with God until he was in his thirtieth year. Being laid low by an alarming illness, and seeming as if he were going to die, a young ...read more

  • Soft-Iron Magnets

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2009
     | 3,412 views

    SOFT-IRON MAGNETS There are two kinds of magnets, steel magnets and soft iron magnets. The steel magnet receives its magnetism from the load stone, and has it permanently; it can get along very well alone in a small way; it can pick up needles and do many other little things to amuse children. ...read more

  • During The Siege Of Plevna, The Czar, While ...

    Contributed by Stephen Wright on Oct 13, 2007
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     | 1,397 views

    During the siege of Plevna, the Czar, while going around the camp one evening, found a man who had fallen asleep while writing a letter to his wife. This officer had told of his hard work and exposure in the trenches, but said that these were nothing compared to his debts. "Who will pay my debts?" ...read more

  • Is It Still Alive?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 9, 2002
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     | 3,001 views

    IS IT STILL ALIVE? The Lundy-Smiths are a remarkable family from inner-city New Orleans. Susie Mae Lundy and husband, Willie J. Smith, a Baptist pastor, raised nine successful children. According to FORTUNE magazine, the parents set an entrepreneurial example built around commitment, faith and ...read more

  • Mark Morford (Columnist At San Francisco ...

    Contributed by John King on Nov 9, 2006
     | 1,232 views

    Mark Morford (columnist at San Francisco Chronicle):” There remains this enormous and wicked socio-cultural myth. It is this: Hard work is all there is. a) Work hard and the world respects you. b)Work hard and you can have anything you want. c)Work really extra super hard and do nothing else ...read more

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