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  • Edgar A. Guest Was Born In Birmingham, England, ...  PRO

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Sep 23, 2006
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     | 1,032 views

    Edgar A. Guest was born in Birmingham, England, became a United States citizen in 1902, and eventually received the title “Poet Laureate of Michigan.” His poem “Sermons We See,” drives home the urgency of being a good, Christlike role model for others to follow: I’d rather see a sermon than hear ...read more

  • World Vs. U.s. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2009
     | 882 views

    WORLD VS. U.S. POVERTY A few centuries ago, four-fifths of the French spent 90 percent of their income for food. With only what you and I consider a marginal tip to a waitress, they had to provide for all of their other needs. Europe had been in that condition for thousands of years. Until recent ...read more

  • The Power In Touching The Untouchable  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,777 views

    THE POWER IN TOUCHING THE UNTOUCHABLE Jesus, the Christ, is still in the business of touching the untouchable! You may feel like you are too dirty or too wicked for Jesus, the Christ, to touch you with His forgiveness today! As an illustration, you may remember the move enitled "The Elephant ...read more

  • Consecrated To God From Youth

    Contributed by Samuel Reyes on Apr 9, 2012
     | 2,569 views

    CONSECRATED TO GOD FROM YOUTH “Los más grandes hombres de la iglesia cristiana fueron vidas consagradas a Dios desde su juventud. -Juan Wesley era un estudiante en Oxford cuando fundó el Club Santo. -Martin Lutero tenía 27 años cuando abrazo el pasaje y fue inspirado en todo su ministerio por el ...read more

  • Make That Same Commitment To Jesus Christ This ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Jan 1, 2008
     | 2,197 views

    Make that same commitment to Jesus Christ this moment, and that assurance will be yours too. You will be prepared to meet your God. Remember and live by the immortal words of P. H. Harding in his awesome poem “Only One Life”: Two little lines I heard one day, Traveling along life’s busy way; ...read more

  • William Seymore Was An African American Preacher ...

    Contributed by Ian Johnson on Aug 9, 2006
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    William Seymore was an African American preacher who became filled with the Holy Spirit in 1905. He got kicked out of his Church and found an old run down grain store to meet in, in a Los Angeles street called Azusa. He had a lot standing against him. His race, His lack of education, ...read more

  • There’s A Story About A Businessman Who Was ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jun 22, 2010
     | 1,631 views

    There’s a story about a businessman who was notorious for his ruthlessness. He announced to Mark Twain, “Before I die, I mean to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. I will climb Mount Sinai and read the Ten Commandments aloud at the top.” “I have a better idea,” said Twain. “You could stay home in ...read more

  • Smoke Alarm. Sometimes It May Go Off When ...

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 9, 2010
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    Smoke alarm. Sometimes it may go off when cooking, especially when I cook! If we get tired of hearing it, then we may tape over it. But in so doing, you may set yourself up to burn in a real fire! You cannot ignore the conviction of the Holy Spirit without bringing ...read more

  • Charles Haddon Spurgeon: ‘that The King Should ...

    Contributed by Peter Bines on Jan 22, 2008
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    Charles Haddon Spurgeon: ‘That the king should say to the petitioner, “Bring your case before me, and I will grant your desire,” is kindness. But for Him to say, “I will be your secretary. I will write out your petition for you. I will put it into proper words so that your petition shall be framed ...read more

  • The Devil's Vision  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Gibney on Aug 8, 2002
    based on 61 ratings
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    THE DEVIL’S VISION The devil once said, to his demons below, our work is progressing entirely to slow; The holiness people stand in our way, since they don’t believe in the show or the play; they teach that the carnival, circus and dance, the tavern and honky tonk, with games of chance, drinking ...read more

  • Heaven, A Personal Place

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    Heaven, A Personal Place Jesus said, "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in Me. In My Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and ...read more

  • C S Lewis, In His Book "The Screwtape Letters", ...  PRO

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Jun 16, 2001
    based on 52 ratings
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    C S Lewis, in his book "The Screwtape Letters", imagined that he could overhear what a chief tempter in Hell was saying: "It will be an ill day for us," the tempter says, "if what most humans mean by ’Religion’ ever vanished from the Earth. It can still send us the truly delicious sins. The fine ...read more

  • Charlemagne's Tomb  PRO

    Contributed by Sweep Adams on Sep 19, 2001
    based on 168 ratings
     | 4,683 views

    Title: Charlemagne’s Tomb It is said that about 200 years ago, the tomb of the great conqueror Charlemagne was opened. The sight the workmen saw was startling. There was his body in a sitting position, clothed in the most elaborate of kingly garments, with a scepter in his bony hand. On ...read more

  • Irony At The Cross  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2001
    based on 13 ratings
     | 3,318 views

    IRONY AT THE CROSS Only at the cross of Christ does man see fully what it is that separates him from God; yet it is here alone that he perceives that he is no longer separated from God. Nowehere else does the inviolable holiness of God, the impossibility of overlooking the guilt of man stand out ...read more

  • Three Kinds Of Christians  PRO

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 25, 2002
    based on 21 ratings
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    There are three kinds of Christians: (1) Row-boat Christians—struggling in their own power; stop to rest for a while, only to find that the current has taken them back where they started. (2) Sail-boat Christians—let the wind do all the work; enjoy the high moments, But what happens ...read more

  • Born A Christian Nation

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 30, 2003
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,086 views

    BORN A CHRISTIAN NATION "The Bible...is the one supreme source of revelation of the meaning of life, the nature of God and spiritual nature and needs of men. It is the only guide of life which really leads the spirit in the way of peace and salvation. America was born a Christian nation. America ...read more

  • According To The Israeli Press, Psychiatrists Are ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 9, 2006
     | 1,953 views

    According to the Israeli press, psychiatrists are expecting an increase in a condition the have labeled, “Jerusalem Syndrome.” For many years mental heath workers have treated tourists who become emotionally overwhelmed by a visit to the Holy Land. Although some are only temporarily caught up in an ...read more

  • In The Fourth Century, Cyril Of Jerusalem Tells ...

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 9, 2009
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    In the fourth century, Cyril of Jerusalem tells catechumens what to do as they receive Holy Communion. We should make a throne of our two hands, laying the right hand upon the left to form a throne for the King. Try it right now. You are forming a cross, the cross that becomes a throne for the ...read more

  • Mission

    Contributed by Don Berry-Graham on Mar 1, 2016
     | 4,781 views

    Or what about the missionaries preaching in Africa from Revelation 3:20 (ESV), “Behold, I stand at the door and knock,” without knowing that in this African context only thieves knock on doors to see if anyone is home. Friends, on the other hand, announce their presence by calling out. So these ...read more

  • Ten Basic Statements About Ministry

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Sep 9, 2007
     | 1,538 views

    Ten Basic Statements about Ministry Warren and David Wiersbe, said in their book: Making Sense of the Ministry 1. The foundation of ministry is character. 2. The nature of ministry is service. 3. The motive for ministry is love. 4. The measure of ministry is sacrifice. 5. The authority of ministry ...read more