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  • God Speed  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Jun 2, 2003
    based on 11 ratings
     | 2,471 views

    GOD SPEED A very wealthy, religious little old lady was a soft touch for any panhandler she happened to meet on the street. One day she met a very shabbily dressed man and impulsively pressed a five dollar bill into his hand, smiled warmly and whispered, “God speed.” The next day the shabbily ...read more

  • The Goodness Of God..  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,136 views

    THE GOODNESS OF GOD.. His goodness is an ocean that has no shore. A Mountain that has no summit. A Road that has no end. Not meager, but much. Not skimpy but sufficient. Not little, but limitless· Not barely, but bountiful· Not feeble, ...read more

  • Pleasures Of God

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 20, 2003
     | 3,520 views

    John Piper writes, "if God wants to love us infinitely and delight us fully and eternally, he must preserve for us the one thing that will satisfy us totally and eternally; namely, the presence and worth of his own glory. He alone is the source of full and lasting pleasure. Therefore, his ...read more

  • The Holiness Of God

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on May 29, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,229 views

    The Holiness of God: I was in B.Q (D.I.Y.STORE) this week getting some paint for these walls in the church and I had it mixed on a machine, but the main ingredient was white their were tints of other colours but the main one used was white... And its the same with God’s Holiness God’s love is a ...read more

  • God Is On The Throne

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 4, 2007
     | 2,102 views

    Theologian A. W. Pink wrote, As [one] sees the apparent defeat of the right, and the triumphing of might and the wrong … it seems as though Satan were getting the better of the conflict. But as one looks above, instead of around, there is plainly visible to the eye of faith a Throne.… This then is ...read more

  • The Hand Of God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 4,385 views

    I was particularly impressed by the poem that the Queen Mother – who had a wonderful Christian faith – chose for her funeral I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year. “Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.” And he replied: “Go out into the darkness and put your hand ...read more

  • Fear Of God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,057 views

    Chuck Colson is quoted saying in regard to justice, “Without ultimate justice, people’s sense of moral obligation dissolves; social bonds are broken. People who have no fear of God soon ...read more

  • God And The Spider  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 28, 2007
    based on 26 ratings
     | 7,669 views

    God and the Spider During World War II, a US marine was separated from his unit on a Pacific island. The fighting had been intense, and in the smoke and the crossfire he had lost touch with his comrades. Alone in the jungle, he could hear enemy soldiers coming in his direction. Scrambling for ...read more

  • The Existence Of God  PRO

    Contributed by Frederick Baker Ii on Sep 3, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,908 views

    "The Existence of God" One day a 6-year girl was sitting in the classroom. The teacher was going to explain evolution to the children. The teacher asked a little boy: Teacher: Tommy do you see the tree out side? Tommy: Yes. Teacher: Tommy, do you see the grass out side? Tommy: ...read more

  • The Power Of God

    Contributed by Frederick Baker Ii on Sep 3, 2007
     | 9,250 views

    "The Power of God" A little boy was walking downtown one day and he came to a pet store. He really wanted a little puppy dog. He began saving every penny because he wanted to get a little puppy dog. He knew exactly how much money he needed. Everyday he would pass that pet shop on his way home ...read more

  • The People Of God

    Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Sep 24, 2007
     | 1,616 views

    The people of God: Individuals, and in a state of distinctness from all the nations amongst which, in their calamitous dispersion, they are scattered; but they have no national existence -- no king, no country, no organization, no government, no political being. Just so the great community of ...read more

  • Valuable To God

    Contributed by David Vanheuvelen on Dec 8, 2007
     | 3,058 views

    You are valuable to God. I can state that without fear of exaggeration. His Word makes it clear that He willing bought and paid for you. As I said before, a thing is worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it. God was willing to give His Son and Jesus was willing to give His blood – that is ...read more

  • The Love Of God

    Contributed by Chris Jordan on Feb 2, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,064 views

    THE LOVE OF GOD: A certain medieval monk announced he would be preaching next Sunday evening on "The Love of God." As the shadows fell and the light ceased to come in through the cathedral windows, the congregation gathered. In the darkness of the altar, the monk lighted a candle and carried it to ...read more

  • In Front Of God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
     | 3,183 views

    IN FRONT OF GOD I read the story of a man who took a slip of paper and wrote upon it only three letters spelling "G-O-D." He showed it to his friend, who was plainly overcome with greed and the worship of wealth. He took a coin, and after having placed the coin over the slip of paper, asked his ...read more

  • The Vessel God ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,138 views

    THE VESSEL GOD USES The Master was searching for a vessel to use; on the shelf there were many--which one would He choose? "Take me", cried the gold one, "I’m shiny and bright, I’m of great value and I do things just right. My beauty and luster will outshine the rest And for someone like ...read more

  • God's Salvation ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
     | 5,711 views

    GOD’S SALVATION CHURCH In the 1990s, a cult from Taiwan relocated to San Dimas, California, and registered itself as God’s Salvation Church. In 1997, the Chen Tao cult, also known as the Flying Saucer cult, led by Hon-Ming Chen, headed to Garland (mistaken for "God Land"), Texas, where they expect ...read more

  • God's Elect

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Mar 23, 2009
     | 2,586 views

    “Who will bring a charge against God’s elect?” Here is where we have to back up just a step and remember who Paul is talking about and who he is talking to. When he says that God will, with Christ, freely give us all things, the 'us' consists of all those who are referred to in verse 28 and in ...read more

  • God's Detour

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Mar 31, 2009
     | 1,904 views

    GOD'S DETOUR The year was 1920. The scene was the examining board for selecting missionaries. Standing before the board was a young man named Oswald Smith. One dream dominated his heart. He wanted to be a missionary. Over and over again, he prayed, "Lord, I want to go as a missionary for you. Open ...read more

  • Dear God  PRO

    Contributed by Shane Hargrave on Mar 31, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,527 views

    Dear God, So far today, I’ve done all right. I haven’t gossiped, and I haven’t lost my temper. I haven’t been grumpy, nasty or selfish. But in a few minutes, God, I’m going to ...read more

  • The Sovereignty Of God

    Contributed by Michael Carbaugh on Apr 19, 2009
     | 5,503 views

    THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD The Sovereignty of God. What do we mean by this expression? We mean the supremacy of God, the kingship of God, the god-hood of God. To say that God is Sovereign is to declare that God is God. To say that God is Sovereign is to declare that He is the Most High, doing ...read more

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