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  • Not-So-Blessings  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Jul 23, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,480 views

    NOT-SO-BLESSINGS Recently I was taking another turn teaching the children on Wednesday night. After opening with some conversation with the kids about what was going on in their lives I asked for any prayer requests. One girl asked that we pray for her because school would soon start and she was ...read more

  • Are You A Weed?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
     | 3,036 views

    ARE YOU A WEED? I would like to tell you a story about how a little girl helped the neighbor bully change his ways. The bully's name was Todd; his parents were divorced, and he was left to fend for himself. He's rude, and for an eight-year-old he can swear pretty good. When he comes over to ...read more

  • Reasons We ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
     | 2,078 views

    Reasons We Congregate Psalm 122:1, “I rejoiced with those who said to me, ‘Let us go to the house of the LORD.’" We are told that this verse can be translated as, “I rejoice whenever they say to me, ‘Let us go to the house of the Lord’”. (The Expositors Bible Commentary) Our key text ...read more

  • Truth Stats In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008
     | 3,972 views

    TRUTH STATS IN BELIEVERS A 2002 survey by the Barna Group found that adults, by a 3-to-1 margin believe that truth is relative to each individual person and his or her circumstances as opposed to the concept of absolute truth. And frankly, that isn’t all that surprising. But what is really ...read more

  • It Is Impossible To Rightly Govern The World ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Catt on Sep 16, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,204 views

    "It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible." --George Washington "It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians; not on religions, but on the gospel of Jesus Christ. For this reason peoples ...read more

  • Ready For Resurrection Morning

    Contributed by Ferdinand Funk on Sep 29, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,172 views

    READY FOR RESURRECTION MORNING A true story is told about a distinguished man, the only white person buried in a Georgia cemetery reserved exclusively for blacks. He had lost his mother when he was just a baby. His father, who never married again, hired a black woman named Mandy to help raise his ...read more

  • According To Tradition, This Is How An Eskimo ...

    Contributed by Jonathan Campbell on Oct 13, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,766 views

    According to tradition, this is how an Eskimo hunter kills a wolf. First, the Eskimo coats his knife blade with animal blood and allows it to freeze. He then adds layer after layer of blood until the blade is completely concealed by the frozen blood. Next, the hunter fixes his knife in the ...read more

  • A Man Was Walking Through An Art Gallery When He ...

    Contributed by David Moore on Dec 9, 2008
     | 2,015 views

    A man was walking through an art gallery when he came upon a picture of the Lord Jesus dying upon the cross. He stopped and looked at the beautiful portrait of Calvary’s love. As he stared into the face of Christ, so full of agony the gallery guard tapped him on the shoulder. “Lower,” the guard ...read more

  • How To Get A Sheep To Lie Down

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,500 views

    HOW TO GET A SHEEP TO LIE DOWN Philip Keller says that in order for sheep to lie down, four things are required: 1. Sheep must be free from all fear. Sheep are very easily frightened. A stray jackrabbit jumping out from behind a bush can stampede a whole flock. When one startled sheep runs in ...read more

  • God Summons Us To Seek Our Best Creative Selves. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
     | 2,092 views

    "God summons us to seek our best creative selves. He calls us to become artists of life, seers of truth, creators of new possibilities, and innovative problem solvers. Perhaps by looking at Jesus' life and seeing His creative spirit at work, we can begin to awaken to the creative possibilities of ...read more

  • Joseph Was Despised Because Of His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 2,665 views

    Joseph was despised because of his Behavior. (Vv. 8-11) Joseph was despised not for doing evil but for doing good. Joseph typifies the Lord in many ways. Sidlow Baxter observes that he was the beloved son, that he was the rejected servant, and also the exalted Savior. The way that he was despised ...read more

  • What Have You Done For Me?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 2,554 views

    WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME? Nicholaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf was born into one of Europe's leading families in the year 1700, and he grew up in an atmosphere of prayer, Bible-reading, and hymn-singing. He excelled in school, and seemed to possess all the qualities for national leadership. After ...read more

  • Dave's Peace  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 6,885 views

    DAVE'S PEACE Dave Dravecky: After he underwent surgery to remove his arm up to his collarbone. His cancerous left arm had been amputated. As he looked in the mirror he said "Okay God. This is what I have got to live with. Put this behind me; lets go forward." A couple of days later he was walking ...read more

  • In The City Of Mashed, Pastor Soodman, A Muslim ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009
     | 4,205 views

    In the city of Mashed, Pastor Soodman, a Muslim convert was hung for his faith in Christ. His assistant took over the leadership of the church. The assistant was arrested and released, but each week was interrogated by the authorities. The pressure was intense, and his wife feared he might break. ...read more

  • The Following Story From Foxnews.com ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 28, 2009
     | 1,601 views

    The following story from FoxNews.com 7-6-04: A Mississippi woman is lucky to be alive after being picked up and nearly crushed by a garbage truck. The unnamed woman was looking for her keys Wednesday morning in a dumpster behind her Ridgeland, MS apartment complex, reports the Clarion-Ledger of ...read more

  • He Endured To The End

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Feb 9, 2009
     | 4,626 views

    HE ENDURED TO THE END We need to possess an enduring love. Endurance: the power to withstand hardship or stress, to keep on going despite all setbacks. I recently heard of a Leicester women who, after having four children, started running then entered marathons. This year, she is running the ...read more

  • God Knows

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 10, 2009
     | 3,315 views

    "GOD KNOWS" I am reminded of that wonderful line in Archibald MacLeish’s J.B., the Broadway version of the Book of Job as told in verse. Before the great businessman, the J.B. of the play’s title is brought down by the desperate circumstances recounted in the first two chapters of Job, one of ...read more

  • I'm Sort Of Surprised About The Timetable For ...

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 22, 2009
     | 2,093 views

    I’m sort of surprised about the timetable for Philip’s journey. God commands him to get up and depart about noon. It reminds me of Robbie O’ Connell, an Irish musician who lives in the U.S., when he went back to Ireland to chase down some authentic folk songs that hadn’t yet been recorded. Since ...read more

  • Persecution

    Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Aug 4, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,642 views

    John Stott has pointed out that “persecution is simply the clash between two irreconcilable value-systems.” That clash is what we are seeing now, and it is ultimately between those who believe, trust, and love the God of the Bible and those who do not. The changes afoot today represent a ...read more

  • When Darkness Is Mentioned In The Bible

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 6, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 751 views

    In the Bible, darkness is a powerful metaphor that carries both physical and spiritual significance. Let’s explore its various meanings: Physical Darkness: Genesis 1:4: God separated light from darkness during the creation of the world. Darkness represents the absence of light, ...read more