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  • Persecution Of Baptists In The Colonies

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 25, 2011
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    PERSECUTION OF BAPTISTS IN THE COLONIES Throughout their long history as a people of faith, Baptists have consistently opposed any diminution of the rights of the individual to seek and to pursue their own faith, or for each person to decide to be without faith if that is the choice. Though ...read more

  • He Has My Best Interests At Heart

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Oct 31, 2012
     | 1,578 views

    HE HAS MY BEST INTERESTS AT HEART A few years ago I had a scary encounter with a masked man wielding a knife. I remember him with gratitude, though, since he was an orthopedic surgeon to whom I paid thousands of dollars to correct some problems with my left foot... For 3 months the surgeon ...read more

  • There's An Incredible Market Today In Counseling. ...

    Contributed by Darrin Hunt on Dec 18, 2006
     | 1,828 views

    There’s an incredible market today in counseling. Many people even seek out astrologers and psychics for counsel and advice. Listen to this counsel: Jesus Christ is the wisest man alive. He is the Perfect Counselor Who has all the right answers all the time. What’s more, He gives free advice. ...read more

  • Too Many Times People Want Glory Just For ...  PRO

    Contributed by James Chandler on Aug 25, 2003
    based on 17 ratings
     | 4,830 views

    Too many times people want glory just for themselves. Sometimes football players score a touchdown and do a dance wanting everyone to applaud them and their greatness. Sometimes baseball players hit a homerun and prance around the bases. They want the crowds to worship and adore them. If we want ...read more

  • 3. Holman Also Reminds Us The Focus Of The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 16, 2005
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     | 3,361 views

    3. Holman also reminds us the focus of the Bible: God as the Bible’s Primary Subject The Bible and history begin with God (Gen. 1:1). The last chapter of the Bible describes God as the “Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end” (Rev. 22:13 NRSV). All the way through ...read more

  • Albert Einstein Dreamed Of Finding A Single ...

    Contributed by Richard Burkey on May 19, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,748 views

    Albert Einstein dreamed of finding a single theory that would embrace all of nature’s laws. But in his quest for this unified theory, Einstein came up empty-handed. Others followed and pursued what has come to be known as the Theory of Everything, seeking to define all the laws of the universe in ...read more

  • Both The Hummingbird And The Vulture Fly Over Our ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,901 views

    Both the hummingbird and the vulture fly over our nation’s deserts. All vultures see is rotting meat, because that is what they look for. They thrive on that diet. But hummingbirds ignore the smelly flesh of dead animals. Instead, they look for the colorful blossoms of desert plants. The vultures ...read more

  • During The War Between The States, A Northern Pow ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
     | 1,141 views

    During the war between the states, a northern pow escaped from his captors. For hours and days he wandered through the woods seeking the union lines and the safety of his companions. Finally, he approached a camp trying to figure out if it was friend or foe. Within minutes, he was surrounded by the ...read more

  • Let It Out

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 1,607 views

    LET IT OUT Only 15% of Americans say they let their feelings out often, although 80% believe it is healthy to do so. A national study reveals 63% of Americans think people are too bottled-up when it comes to their emotions. 40% let it out in the average week and 11% can’t even remember the last ...read more

  • Ape Rights

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009
     | 3,144 views

    APE RIGHTS The Spanish Parliament’s move to grant rights previously reserved for human beings to chimpanzees and other apes is a victory for those seeking to minimize the uniqueness of humanity, a bioethics specialist says. An environmental committee in Spain’s legislature approved a resolution on ...read more

  • Just One Request

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jan 1, 2010
     | 1,241 views

    Poem: “Just One Request” “Dear Master for this coming year Just one request I bring: I do not pray for happiness, Or any earthly thing— I do not ask to understand The way Thou leadest me, But this I ask: Teach me to do The thing that pleaseth Thee. I want to know Thy guiding voice, To walk ...read more

  • Will You Pray For The Taliban?

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jul 16, 2010
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     | 2,271 views

    WILL YOU PRAY FOR THE TALIBAN? I am all too ready to say that the TALIBAN deserve God's judgment without really thinking twice. I tend to think of them in the same way that I think about SODOM AND GOMORRAH. But did Sodom and Gomorrah really deserve to be judged? Does the Taliban? If I knew that a ...read more

  • Silence And Solitude: Jesus Example

    Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Dec 16, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,797 views

    Jesus made a habit of withdrawing to "the Hills" or "a lonely place" or "the wilderness" or "a high mountain" or the Garden of Gethsemane. He went to these places before he chose his disciples, after he heard of his cousin John's beheading, after feeding the 5000, after healing a leper, for the ...read more

  • Engraved On A Cathedral In Germany

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 2, 2022
     | 452 views

    These words are engraved on a cathedral in Lubeck, Germany: You call Me master and obey Me not, You call Me light and see Me not, You call Me the way and walk Me not, You call Me life and live Me not, You call Me wise and follow Me not, You call Me fair and love Me not, You call Me rich ...read more

  • Why Did The Magi Come?  PRO

    Contributed by William Matthews on Nov 20, 2001
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,203 views

    Why did the Magi come? They were looking for “Messiah the Prince” of Daniel’s prophecy An examination of Daniel’s prophecy shows why they expected Jesus at this time Daniel 9:24-26 - “Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make ...read more

  • Two Young Boys Were Out In A Large Field Playing ...  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Sep 6, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,582 views

    Two young boys were out in a large field playing hide and seek. As the first boy leaned against a tree covering his eyes and counting to 100, the other boy ran across the field and climbed up into another tree to hide. Just then the first boy reached 100 and he yelled out, “ready or not here I ...read more

  • When My Son Was 3 Years Old He Was Sitting In ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Dec 29, 2006
     | 1,068 views

    When my son was 3 years old he was sitting in his room. We could hear his frustrated voice coming from his room. The vocal frustration grew and grew until finally his mom went to see what the problem was. She walked in the room and saw my son sitting before a pile of blocks on the floor. She ...read more

  • When My Son Was 3 Years Old He Was Sitting In ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Jan 1, 2007
     | 1,266 views

    When my son was 3 years old he was sitting in his room. We could hear his frustrated voice coming from his room. The vocal frustration grew and grew until finally his mom went to see what the problem was. She walked in the room and saw my son sitting before a pile of blocks on the floor. She ...read more

  • Losing A Child

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Dec 4, 2009
     | 1,897 views

    When the parent loses a child they seek answers and beg to have things reversed, often rather than seeking God himself and his comfort. We are to try and look at things from His perspective, but most importantly we are to strengthen our faith in the fact that God uses all things for good, - for ...read more

  • Lew Wallace, The Famous General And Literary ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 24, 2002
    based on 34 ratings
     | 1,624 views

    Lew Wallace, the famous general and literary genius, was at one time a known atheist. For two years, he studied in the leading libraries of Europe and America, seeking information that would forever destroy Christianity. While writing the second chapter of a book he planned to write, he suddenly ...read more