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  • Gift For The Children's Home

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 16, 2010
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     | 2,935 views

    GIFT FOR THE CHILDREN'S HOME A tired stay-at-home mom opened the front door of her home to find the preacher from the church, who said, "I’m collecting donations for the new children’s home we’re building. Just asking you to give what you ...read more

  • I Came Across An Interesting Story About A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,546 views

    I came across an interesting story about a legendary lawyer by the name of Sir Lionel Luckhoo. He was the flamboyant Guyanese barrister who died at the age of 83 and was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s most successful advocate with 245 consecutive successful defenses in murder ...read more

  • By The Death Of Jesus Christ  PRO

    Contributed by Glenn Robertson on Nov 16, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,982 views

    Oswald Chambers once said, “We trample the blood of the Son of God if we think we are forgiven because we are sorry for our sins. The only explanation for the forgiveness of God... is the death of Jesus Christ... There is absolute reinstatement into God by the death of Jesus Christ and by no ...read more

  • Billy Graham, "Truth Is Timeless. Truth Does Not ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,608 views

    Billy Graham, “Truth is timeless. Truth does not change from one age to another, from one people to another, from one geographical location to another. Men’s ideas may differ, men’s custom’s may change, men’s moral codes may vary, but the great all prevailing truth stands ...read more

  • Traditions  PRO

    Contributed by Warren Lamb on Nov 29, 2006
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    Traditions J.I. Packer wrote, “All Christians are at once beneficiaries and victims of tradition—beneficiaries, who receive nurturing truth and wisdom from God’s faithfulness in past generations; victims, who now take for granted things that need to be questioned, thus treating as divine absolutes ...read more

  • Of Course The Baby Jesus Cried When A Cow Mooed ...  PRO

    Contributed by Glenn Teal on Dec 22, 2005
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    Of course the baby Jesus cried when a cow mooed in his ear! Absolutely he let his mother know that he needed to nurse at her breast. No doubt he even left a deposit in his little swaddling clothes – that’s why they were swaddling -- so his parents could un-swaddle the parts that needed ...read more

  • Traditionally We Define Grace As "The Unmerited ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Dec 25, 2004
     | 2,385 views

    Traditionally we define grace as “The unmerited favor of God.” If I merit something, I deserve it; it means that I have earned it. A student takes “The National Merit Scholarship Exam,” scores high, and wins a college scholarship as the result. That student has earned the scholarship; he or she ...read more

  • It's Not A Good Picture. Sheep, Lost Out In The ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Apr 9, 2007
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    It’s not a good picture. Sheep, lost out in the wild, are goners. They aren’t very bright. They have no natural defenses. They can’t even run real fast. On their own they don’t do well at finding adequate food and water. Every time the word lost is used to describe a sheep, it’s a word in the ...read more

  • Little Johnny's Grandfather Was Something Of A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005
    based on 12 ratings
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    Little Johnny’s grandfather was something of a philosopher and never missed an opportunity to give out bits of sage advice to his grandson. “Yessirree, Johnny,” he said one day, “remember, fools are certain, but wise men hesitate.” “Are you sure, Grandpa?” asked Johnny. “Yes, my boy,” said ...read more

  • R.c. Sproul In His Book "The Holiness Of God" ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on Dec 18, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,950 views

    R.C. Sproul in his book “The Holiness of God” says this about God’s holiness. “What God does it always consistent with who God is, He always acts according to His holy character. God’s internal righteousness is the moral excellence of His character. It is rooted in His absolute purity. There is ...read more

  • G. Campbell Morgan On Worship

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
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    G. Campbell Morgan says this about worship: "The word "worship" runs through the Bible, and the thought of worship is to be found from beginning to end. The thought of worship is the recognition of divine sufficiency, the recognition of our absolute dependence on the divine sufficiency, the ...read more

  • A Shoe Company Sent A Representative To A ...

    Contributed by Tim Hbc on Apr 11, 2008
     | 3,007 views

    A shoe company sent a representative to a foreign country. As soon as he arrived he emailed his boss back home: ‘Catching the next flight home. Nobody in this country wears shoes’. When he returned, the company sent another representative over to the same country. This second representative ...read more

  • J.c. Ryle ...

    Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 17, 2009
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    J.C. Ryle wrote, “We…born in sin, surrounded by sinners, living in a constant atmosphere of weakness, infirmity and imperfection, can form none but the most inadequate conceptions of the hideousness of evil. …The very animals whose smell is most offensive to us have no idea that they are offensive ...read more

  • Truth

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Jan 10, 2012
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    TRUTH One of the most telling examples is our view of truth. In the 1960s, 65 percent of Americans said they believed the Bible is true; today that figure has dropped to 32 percent. Even more dramatically, today 67 percent of all Americans deny that there's any such thing as truth. Seventy percent ...read more

  • Protective Fear Illustration

    Contributed by Shine Thomas on Aug 28, 2017
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    When I was a child I loved going to my grandparents’ home in Kerala. I used to enjoy the days but dread the nights. It was in the early 80’s and there were absolutely no streetlights. They had meetings almost every night and coming back from the meetings were so fearful. I was afraid if I would ...read more

  • An African Pastor Once Told Of A Construction ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 22, 2001
    based on 82 ratings
     | 2,948 views

    An African pastor once told of a construction worker that fell on a nail, and as a result, got tetanus. The people in his church fervently prayed and fasted, but the man died. When they had the funeral, however, it turned out to be a crusade! Many people came to a saving knowledge of Christ as a ...read more

  • The Popular Talk-Show Host Larry King Was One ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
     | 1,486 views

    The popular talk-show host Larry King was one asked whom he would choose, if he had the choice to interview one person across history. Larry King replied that he would like to interview Jesus Christ and that he would ask Him just one question: ¡§Are you indeed virgin born?¡¨ ¡§The answer to that ...read more

  • In Edgar Allan Poe's Story, "The Tell-Tale Heart" ...  PRO

    Contributed by James Botts on Aug 29, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
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    In Edgar Allan Poe’s story, “The Tell-Tale Heart” the main character committed murder. Unable to escape the haunting guilt of his deed, he begins to hear the heartbeat of the victim he has buried in his basement. A cold sweat covers him as he hears the beat-beat-beat of a heart, that goes on ...read more

  • The Whole Idea That A God Can Tempt Humans To Do ...  PRO

    Contributed by W F on Sep 29, 2004
    based on 21 ratings
     | 1,623 views

    The whole idea that a god can tempt humans to do evil is not a Christian concept. It comes from the ancient gods of Greece and Rome – like Mars, the god of violence, and Athena the goddess of war. Ancient people believed that these gods interfered with human life in evil ways. But it’s not like ...read more

  • Lionel Luckhoo Is In The Guinness Book Of Records ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Sep 24, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,489 views

    Lionel luckhoo is in the Guinness book of records the most successful trial lawyer 245 successful murder defenses in a row! At 63 he decided to put his analytical skills to the claim that Jesus rose from the dead! He found the resurrection answered his personal needs and his intellectual ...read more