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  • Right Or Wrong?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 3, 2002
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     | 1,757 views

    RIGHT OR WRONG? Because of the Qur’an’s attitude toward sin, many orthodox Muslim theologians have traditionally adapted a nominalistic view of ethics. An act is not intrinsically right or wrong. It is only right when God specifically declares it to be such according to his ...read more

  • Faith And Works Should Travel Side-By-Side, Step ...  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 6, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,883 views

    Faith and works should travel side-by-side, step answering to step, like the legs of men walking. First faith, and then works; and then faith again, and then works again—until they can scarcely distinguish which is the one and which is the other. William ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • For Many Years Dr. Frances Schaeffer And His Wife ...  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 7, 2002
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    For many years Dr. Frances Schaeffer and his wife Edith ran a house of Christian hospitality and study in Switzerland called L’Abri. They opened their hearts and homes to hundreds of people seeking Biblical answers to life’s challenges. In her book What is a Family? ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • A Woman Decided The Time Had Come To Talk To Her ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 22, 2008
     | 1,041 views

    A woman decided the time had come to talk to her bright four-year-old son, Benji, about receiving Christ. "Benji," she asked quietly, "would you like to have Jesus in your heart?" Benji rolled his blue eyes ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Lucky  PRO

    Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Jan 18, 2010
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    LUCKY Adrian Rogers says, "God doesn't change us in order to love us. He loves us in order to change us." He tells of the words in a paper: "Lost Dog" Small yellow dog- scarred with mange; two ears gone from ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Curing Nail-Biting

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Oct 20, 2012
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    CURING NAIL-BITING Talking of bad habits I did hear the story of an elderly couple. The wife proudly boasted that "she had cured her husband of biting his nails." When someone asked her, "How did you manage ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • When Was The Last Time You Took Some Time Out To ...

    Contributed by Keith Broyles on Oct 3, 2007
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     | 1,682 views

    When was the last time you took some time out to play the age-old children’s game, “Who am I? Well, after the sermon this morning you will be able to tell all of your friends that you last played it at church during the worship service. That is how we are going to start out this morning, with a ...read more

    Denomination: Methodist

  • Writer Charles Swindoll Once Found Himself With ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
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    Writer Charles Swindoll once found himself with too many commitments in too few days. He got nervous and tense about it. “I was snapping at my wife and our children, choking down my food at mealtimes, and feeling irritated at those unexpected interruptions through the day,” he recalled in his book ...read more

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  • Writer Charles Swindoll Once Found Himself With ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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    Writer Charles Swindoll once found himself with too many commitments in too few days. He got nervous and tense about it. "I was snapping at my wife and our children, choking down my food at mealtimes, and feeling irritated at those unexpected interruptions through the day," he recalled in his book ...read more

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  • A Chauffeur Had Driven The Chemistry Professor To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Nov 13, 2001
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    A chauffeur had driven the chemistry professor to dozens of speaking engagements. He’d heard the same canned speech scores of times. He said on the way to another engagement, "Professor, I believe I could give your speech myself; I’ve heard it so often." The professor said, "I’ll bet you $50 you ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • On Being A Daddy James Tippins  PRO

    Contributed by J T on Mar 24, 2003
    based on 37 ratings
     | 1,735 views

    "On Being A Daddy" James Tippins My 3.5 year old daughter was used to me being home all the time. Being a business consultant in a home office was a luxury for my family. After a few years of part time ministry, I was called to serve as an excutive pastor at a church. This was a great time to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • A Famous King, Depressed By Circumstances In His ...  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Apr 25, 2003
    based on 11 ratings
     | 2,430 views

    A famous king, depressed by circumstances in his realm and feeling rejected by many of his subjects, called for his three daughters to comfort and reassure him. After they had talked awhile, he asked how much they loved him. Two of them answered that they cared for him more than all the gold and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Peterson, Former Pastor At The First ...

    Contributed by David Ward on Dec 16, 2004
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    David Peterson, former pastor at the First Presbyterian Church in Spokane, Washington, told about a time when he was preparing his sermon. His little daughter came in and said, "Daddy, can we play?" He answered, "I’m awfully sorry, Sweetheart, but I’m right in the middle of preparing this sermon. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Last Week's I Talked About The Need For The ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 21, 2008
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    Last week’s I talked about the need for the church to give up some of their rights for the sake of the weaker ones in Christ. Today no one wants to be held responsible for their actions. I looked up the word “Responsible” and discovered this: The state of being responsible, accountable, or ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Mourner's Bench

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jun 26, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,624 views

    MOURNER'S BENCH In the late 1700’s there was something called the “mourner’s bench.” An altar call would be given, and people who desired to become Christians would come down front to a bench at the front and pray until they “felt” saved. They would be seeking a “strange warming of the heart” as ...read more

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • A Fasting Story

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 11, 2009
     | 6,282 views

    A FASTING STORY Barbara Gordon tells about her first time fasting. (I don’t want to lose my reward) She fasted one day a week for 9 weeks. She was lead to pray for 9 individuals that had requested prayer. At the end she said, "God moved in many ways during that time. While most of the answers ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • One Meaning Of Christmas—what We Have To Look ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 2, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,725 views

    One Meaning of Christmas—What We Have To Look Forward To A pastor was in his office preparing his sermon. His little daughter came in and said, "Daddy, can we play?" He answered, "I’m awfully sorry, Sweetheart, but I’m right in the middle of preparing this sermon. In about an hour I can play." She ...read more

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  • Love Your Enemies  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 22, 2012
    based on 6 ratings
     | 12,532 views

    LOVE YOUR ENEMIES An Armenian nurse had been held captive along with her brother by the Turks. Her brother was slain by a Turkish soldier before her eyes. Somehow she escaped and later became a nurse in a military hospital. One day she was stunned to find that the same man who had killed her ...read more

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  • Journey To See God Face To Face

    Contributed by Samuel M on Feb 19, 2025
     | 220 views

    Everyone has a desire to see God face to face, but before that they are some prerequisites that need to checked 1) Am I right with God and others? 2) Are my hands clean? 3) Is my heart pure? We need to get answers to these questions from the Holy Spirit. As we receive the answers and correct ...read more

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  • As A Senor Citizen Was Driving Down The Freeway, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bart Leger on Feb 14, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,154 views

    As a senor citizen was driving down the freeway, his car phone rang. Answering, he heard his wife’s voice urgently warning him, “Herman, I just heard on the news that there’s some nut going the wrong way on 280. Please ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible