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  • I Work For Him

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jun 11, 2003
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,390 views

    John Kenneth Gailbraith, in his autobiography, A Life In Our Times, illustrates the devotion of Emily Gloria Wilson, his family's housekeeper. It had been a wearying day, and I asked Emily to hold all telephone calls while I had a nap. Shortly thereafter the phone rang. Lyndon Johnson was ...read more

  • Without Time For Prayer, Nothing Can Be ...  PRO

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Jul 23, 2003
    based on 15 ratings
     | 3,869 views

    - Without time for prayer, nothing can be accomplished. - Scroggie - He who runs from God in the morning will scarcely find Him the rest of the day. - John Bunyan - When asked how much time he spent in prayer, George Mueller’s reply was, “Hours every day. But I live in the spirit of prayer. I ...read more

  • A Little Boy Wanted $100.00 Badly And Prayed To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Justin Meek on Aug 28, 2003
    based on 13 ratings
     | 24,513 views

    A Little Boy wanted $100.00 badly and prayed to God for a whole week, but nothing happened. So, he decided to write God a letter requesting the $100.00. When the Post Office got the letter addressed to God they forwarded it on to the Whitehouse. The President was very impressed, touched and amused ...read more

  • I Am Inwardly Fashioned For Faith, Not For Fear. ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Oct 24, 2003
     | 2,596 views

    I am inwardly fashioned for faith, not for fear. Fear is not my native land; faith is. I am so made that worry and anxiety are sand in the machinery of life; faith is the oil. I live better by faith and confidence than by fear, doubt and anxiety. In anxiety and worry, my being is gasping for ...read more

  • A.d. 110. Ignatius, Overseer Of The Church In ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Oct 24, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,235 views

    A.D. 110. Ignatius, overseer of the church in Antioch, was arrested and sent to Rome for preaching Christ. Facing martyrdom, he wrote this to the church at Rome. “Now I begin to be a disciple. I care for nothing of visible or invisible things so that I may but win Christ. Let fire and the cross, ...read more

  • Being Heard By The Judge  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 1, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,773 views

    BEING HEARD BY THE JUDGE To understand the story of the persistent widow, we need to understand its New Testament setting, Wiersbe describes it this way, “The courtroom was not a fine building but a tent that was moved from place to place as the judge covered his circuit. The judge, not the law, ...read more

  • I Remember A Speaker At One Of The Chapel ...  PRO

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jan 28, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,706 views

    I remember a speaker at one of the chapel services at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, where I went to seminary. Having being introduced as our main Missions Conference speaker for the week, he asked us to pray with him. We all bowed in prayer and, after a pregnant pause, John Stensether ...read more

  • Jonathan Edwards Wrote: "I Suppose No One ...  PRO

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on May 23, 2001
    based on 82 ratings
     | 3,738 views

    Jonathan Edwards wrote: “I suppose no one will doubt that some natural men do reach out to the evidence of the truth of the Christian religion on the basis of rational proofs or arguments. Doubtless Judas thought Jesus was the Messiah on the basis of things he saw and heard. Yet he was a devil all ...read more

  • Life Is War. That's Not All It Is. But It Is ...  PRO

    Contributed by Adam Cruse on Jul 18, 2001
    based on 123 ratings
     | 6,454 views

    “Life is war. That’s not all it is. But it is always that. Our weakness in prayer is owing largely to our neglect of this truth. Prayer is primarily a wartime walkie-talkie for the mission of the church as it advances against the powers of darkness and unbelief. It is not surprising that ...read more

  • Story: "There Is An Old Legend Which Says When ...

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on May 4, 2005
     | 2,187 views

    Story: "There is an old legend which says when Jesus had ascended into heaven, the angel Gabriel asked him, "Lord what plans have you made for carrying on your ministry in the world? How will people learn of what you have done for them?" Jesus responded, "I left that to Peter, James and John, ...read more

  • Rude Awakening: "People Have No Tolerance Or ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
     | 2,431 views

    Rude Awakening: “People have no tolerance or compassion anymore,” says Lori Vitto, USAirways. Service industry customer complaints are way up and road rage is common. Incivility is on the rise and almost the norm in some parts of the culture. Some see all this as the dark side of the New Economy. ...read more

  • Christian Influencers

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,805 views

    Christian Influencers Rank Greatest Influence On The Church (Barna) Ranked by U.S. Pastors Most Influential Christians In America (The Church Report) 1 Billy Graham (34%) George W. Bush 2 Rick Warren (26% Mel Gibson 3 George Bush (14%) Billy Graham 4 James Dobson (11%) Rick Warren 5 Bill ...read more

  • Jesus Christ, Our Blessed Savior

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 2,762 views

    Jesus Christ, our blessed Savior, Turned away God’s wrath forever; By His better grief and woe He saved us from the evil foe. Christ says: ’Come, all ye that labor, And receive My grace and favor’; They who feel no want nor ill Need no physician’s help nor skill. As His pledge of love ...read more

  • We Often Don't Realize The Impact Of Our Acts Of ...

    Contributed by Darryl Bell on Apr 17, 2006
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     | 2,583 views

    We often don’t realize the impact of our acts of love in Jesus’ name. In 1994 our church sold Christmas trees in the parking lot. After Christmas there were a lot of trees left. The grower had parked his big trailer on the lot one night intending to load out the trees in the next few days. Then, on ...read more

  • In Discipleship Journal, Don Mccullough Wrote: ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
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     | 1,939 views

    In Discipleship Journal, Don McCullough wrote: "John Killinger tells about the manager of a minor league baseball team who was so disgusted with his center fielder’s performance that he ordered him to the dugout and assumed the position himself. The first ball that came into center field took a bad ...read more

  • Over The Almost Past Half Century My Wife And I ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Oct 23, 2006
     | 880 views

    Over the almost past half century my wife and I have ministered in over 125 countries seeing many thousands of people from every walk of life come to receive Christ. I have yet to meet one person who has been saved by the Grace of God say that they were sorry they became a Christian. That the day ...read more

  • Humble Beginnings

    Contributed by Rev Dr Randall M Deal Sr on Jun 7, 2009
     | 4,143 views

    HUMBLE BEGINNINGS Seen the new Coke commercials? Coca-cola is one product that has far outgrown its humble beginnings. In 1886, Pharmacist Dr. John Pemberton first introduced Coca-Cola in Atlanta, Georgia. The pharmacist concocted a caramel-colored syrup in a three-legged brass kettle in his ...read more

  • The Dirt Returns

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 3, 2009
     | 2,364 views

    THE DIRT RETURNS Julie Ackerman recalls asking, "How did everything get so dirty so fast?" I grumbled as I dusted the glass tabletop. "I had the whole house clean a month ago." "Cleaning is a way of life, not an event," my husband responded. I know he’s right, but I hate to admit it. I want to ...read more

  • When I First Began Dating Marylu, She Was A ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 30, 2009
     | 1,115 views

    When I first began dating Marylu, she was a waitress. Fortunately, I was brought up with good etiquette, & knew to tip 15% for good service. Now the protocol is 20%, and I try to do that, if the service is good. If not, I leave less. This week, an interesting story broke out of ...read more

  • When I First Began Dating Marylu, She Was A ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 30, 2009
     | 1,020 views

    When I first began dating Marylu, she was a waitress. Fortunately, I was brought up with good etiquette, & knew to tip 15% for good service. Now the protocol is 20%, and I try to do that, if the service is good. If not, I leave less. This week, an interesting story broke out of ...read more