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  • N. T. Wright Is The Bishop Of Durham And A New ...

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Mar 6, 2010
     | 1,901 views

    N. T. Wright is the bishop of Durham and a New Testament scholar without equal in my judgment. Bishop Wright describes the kingdom as God’s “ultimate future and urgent present.” What does he mean? He means what so many others mean when they say the kingdom is both now and not yet. There is a ...read more

  • 3) I Heard A Story About A Couple Who Went On ...

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Aug 11, 2010
     | 1,178 views

    I heard a story about a couple who went on holiday, they had been away a couple of weeks and when they arrived home, after picking up a litre of that watery green top milk from the dairy, and getting their mail from their neighbors place. They went into their home to find they had been burgled. ...read more

  • Sure ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 28, 2009
     | 3,103 views

    SURE DESTINATION I heard about an 83-year-old man who had lived his entire life as a bachelor. One day this man gathered his four nephews and announced that he was planning to be married. His nephews were in shock. One spoke up and said, "Uncle are you getting married because this woman is ...read more

  • How To Put Out A Fire

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 20, 2022
     | 1,611 views

    It was Pentecost Sunday. As the congregation filed into the church, the ushers handed each person a bright red carnation to symbolize the day's festive spirit. The people listened attentively to the reading of the Pentecost story from the Book of Acts about how the disciples had heard “what ...read more

  • See Life As A Squint! (09.13.05--Heavenly ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Sep 11, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,625 views

    See Life as a Squint! (09.13.05--Heavenly Citizens!--Romans 8:25) What is easily taught but not soon learned: easily preached, but not soon believed: good advice, but not easily followed: well spoken but hard to do?. The answer? Patience. If there is one thing that none of us is capable of doing ...read more

  • Jack The Neighbor

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,710 views

    JACK THE NEIGHBOR Someone in Elgin once had a neighbor named Jack. Jack was a tough man. He worked hard, he drank hard, he fought hard, and he was harsh and gruff in his manner. Most people were afraid of Jack. But this one neighbor got brave and said hello to him over the fence one day. He ...read more

  • On "Prairie Home Companion," With Garrison ...  PRO

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Jan 27, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,842 views

    On "Prairie Home Companion," with Garrison Keillor, they frequently advertise a product called Powdermilk Biscuits. "Powdermilk Biscuits, heavens they’re tasty! You can find them in your grocers, in the big blue box with the stains that indicate freshness. Powdermilk Biscuits: they give shy people ...read more

  • If Your Heart Takes More Pleasure In Reading ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006
     | 1,515 views

    “If your heart takes more pleasure in reading novels, or watching TV, or going to the movies, or talking to friends, rather than just sitting alone with God and embracing Him, sharing His cares and His burdens, weeping and rejoicing with Him, then how are you going to handle forever and ever in His ...read more

  • When The Emperor Valens Threatened Eusebius ...

    Contributed by Warren Lamb on Oct 22, 2006
     | 2,385 views

    When the Emperor Valens threatened Eusebius with the confiscation of all his goods, torture, banishment, or even death, the courageous Christian replied, “He needs not fear confiscation, who has nothing to lose; nor banishment, to whom heaven is his country; nor torments, when his body can be ...read more

  • Someone (Hugh Black) Has Put It This Way: "At The ...

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Feb 14, 2007
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    Someone (Hugh Black) has put it this way: “At the end of life we shall not be asked how much pleasure we had in it, but how much service we gave in it; not how full it was of success, but how full it was of sacrifice; not how happy we were; not how ambition was gratified, ...read more

  • Principles Of Materialism  PRO

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on May 8, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,379 views

    PRINCIPLES OF MATERIALISM In Randy Alcorn’s book: God, Money and Possessions, we find some worthwhile principles: 1. God owns everything. 2. My heart always goes where I put my money. 3. Heaven, not earth, is my home. 4. Giving is the only antidote to materialism. ...read more

  • Scripture Tells Us That Everything That Exists ...

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 12, 2011
     | 1,575 views

    "Scripture tells us that everything that exists does not exist by chance but is willed by God and part of his plan, at whose center is the invitation to partake, in Christ, in the divine life. Creation is born of the Logos and indelibly bears the mark of the creative Reason which orders and directs ...read more

  • A Contrast Of The Rapture And Glorious Appearing ...

    Contributed by Cris Willis on Dec 27, 2007
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    A Contrast of the Rapture and Glorious Appearing of Christ The Rapture of the Church The Glorious Appearing or Revelation 1. Christ comes for believers in the air. 1. Christ comes with believers to the earth. 2. All Christians on Earth are translated into new bodies. 2. There is no translation ...read more

  • God Continues To Show Up In Our Day, Though ...

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 23, 2006
     | 1,662 views

    God continues to show up in our day, though largely unnoticed by an unbelieving world. When he comes again it will be impossible to ignore him, for “every eye will see him” (Revelation 1:7). But until then, we need to have eyes that see and ears that hear. There are many examples that I could ...read more

  • Two Books About The Life Of John Lennon, One Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Apr 1, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,117 views

    Two books about the life of John Lennon, one of the Beatles, have come out. One by Robert Rosen is titled Nowhere Man: The Final Days of John Lennon, and another is Lennon in America by Geoffrey Giuliano. Both talk about the famous singer’s conversion to Christ on Palm Sunday. He began watching ...read more

  • Let's Go Back To Our Road Analogy. We Talked ...

    Contributed by Mike Rexroat on Nov 5, 2007
     | 1,572 views

    Let’s go back to our road analogy. We talked just a minute ago about how the Interstates and Parkways are so much easier to travel upon then some of these one-lane country roads that we have around here. They are wider...they are better paved....and there is more room on them for error...they ...read more

  • There Is No Substitute Or Shortcut To Gain The ...

    Contributed by Ian Johnson on Dec 15, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,704 views

    There is no substitute or shortcut to gain the measure of God you desire in your life. Time before God in His presence releases the store house of heaven that is full of blessings and opens the flood gate of revelation you desire! Intimacy with the living God is the hall mark of every great man or ...read more

  • Some Christians Don't Believe In Hell Or The ...

    Contributed by Brian Menear on Feb 23, 2007
     | 1,291 views

    Some Christians don’t believe in Hell or The Devil. We should have 3 problems with that. 1 Calling God a liar-It is written in his Word, therefore it is true. 2 Calling Jesus a liar-He talked about it so it’s true. 3 Setting themselves up for a big shock ...read more

  • I Believe In Little Children As The Most ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
     | 2,148 views

    "I believe in little children as the most precious gift of Heaven to earth. I believe that they have immortal souls created in the image of God, coming forth from him and to return to him. I believe that in every child are infinite possibilities for good and evil and that the kind of influence with ...read more

  • Habitual Offenders

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 23, 2009
     | 2,132 views

    HABITUAL OFFENDERS In the world of criminal prosecution, sometimes an individual has a track record of crime; if so, they may try to prosecute him/her as a "habitual offender." As a result, the individual will spend more time in jail because the courts have decided that crime is a way of life for ...read more