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  • Top Ten Indications That Your Worship Service ...  PRO

    Contributed by Chip Monck on Feb 15, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 2,042 views

    Top Ten Indications That Your Worship Service Might Be a Bit Too Relaxed: 10. The choir wears bath robes and bunny slippers! 9. Every prayer ends with "Yeah, God, You be the Man!" 8. The church just replaced their old pew bibles with the ABV (Authorized Barney Version)! 7. The ...read more

  • Henry Blackaby—on Tsumani

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 28, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,639 views

    Henry Blackaby -On Tsumani Blackaby says natural disasters can point to God’s judgment By Ken Walker Baptist Press LEXINGTON, Ky. - The author of the bestselling "Experiencing God" study thinks divine retribution was at work in the tsunami that struck southern Asia in late December. Henry ...read more

  • The Movie, "Stand And Deliver" Is Based Upon The ...

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 22, 2005
     | 2,249 views

    The movie, "Stand and Deliver" is based upon the true story of a math teacher, named Jamie Escalante. Through his leadership, a group of inner city students at East Los Angeles Garfield High School rise to excellence on the National Advanced Calculus Exam. “All’s well that ends well” and by the ...read more

  • A Better Life? In 1956 The Typical American Had ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,911 views

    A Better Life? In 1956 the typical American had to work 16 weeks for each 100 square feet of home purchased; now it takes 14 weeks, and the houses are much nicer. Most families of that period had 1 car and strived to own 2; today 1/3 of U.S. families own 3 or more cars. The workforce has never been ...read more

  • In The Year A.d. 303, The Roman Emperor ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,571 views

    In the year A.D. 303, the Roman Emperor Diocletian issued a decree which he hoped would extinguish the spreading flames of Christianity. One of his primary objectives was the seizure and destruction of the Christian Scriptures. Later that year, officials enforced the decree in North Africa. One of ...read more

  • History Tells Us That The Early Church Could Not ...

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Apr 23, 2006
     | 1,946 views

    History tells us that the early church could not help themselves but tell of the resurrection of Jesus. I don’t know how many of you have seen the film ‘Liar, Liar’ starring Jim Carrey? The Film was made about 6 years ago and Jim Carrey plays a lawyer who tells lots of lies. He gets lots of results ...read more

  • There Are Three Great Enemies Of The Christian: ...

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Sep 22, 2006
     | 1,920 views

    “There are three great enemies of the Christian: the world, the flesh, and the devil. The world is against us. Our flesh is an enemy. As if that were not enough, we have a powerful foe in Satan, who is described […] as a ‘roaring lion looking for someone to devour.’ There are many things against ...read more

  • Reported In The Sun Sentinel) Arthur Levon Davis ...

    Contributed by Joseph Barraclough on Jan 5, 2007
     | 1,698 views

    (reported in the Sun Sentinel) Arthur Levon Davis Jr., age 56, died on Sept 27, 2004, two days after Hurricane Jeanne swept through South Florida. The man was repairing the roof of Dixie Shoes when he fell two stories. An experienced roofer, he failed to realize the danger while working on the ...read more

  • The Devil's Counterfeit Initially Looks Like The ...

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jul 27, 2010
     | 2,077 views

    The devil’s counterfeit initially looks like the real thing. But its fake. • A counterfeit faith stops when man’s capacity ends – a Biblical faith begins where man stops. • A counterfeit faith depends of appearance, coercion, and deception – a Biblical faith depends on the reliability of Christ • ...read more

  • God Is Not A Genie

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 4, 2010
     | 1,664 views

    GOD IS NOT A GENIE She was ferocious and yet frail. When I told her that I was a Chaplain she took the opportunity to bombard me with accusations and questions. "What is the use of prayer if God is going to let those 29 miners die anyway? All those good people prayed around the clock for those ...read more

  • Need ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2012
     | 3,827 views

    NEED PROTECTION? Police sharpshooters were called to a scene in Rochester, NY. They surrounded a car because they noticed there was a man in the back seat with a rifle. The police attempted to negotiate with him but he wouldn’t respond. So they watched and waited. There was no movement. Finally, ...read more

  • I Work For Christ.

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Sep 6, 2012
     | 2,761 views

    "I WORK FOR CHRIST." Howard Hendricks, sat in a plane that was delayed for takeoff. After a long wait, the passengers became more and more irritated. Hendricks noticed how gracious one of the flight attendants was as she spoke with them. After the plane finally took off, he told the flight ...read more

  • 10,000 Hours

    Contributed by Hal Seed on Nov 9, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,361 views

    10,000 HOURS Author Malcolm Gladwell found that the one thing that made people better at whatever it was they were working on was the time they spent with that thing or activity or pursuit. In a study of college music majors, he found that those who had put in a 4 to 6 thousand hours on their ...read more

  • Be Prepared

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 15, 2019
     | 5,914 views

    BE PREPARED A few minutes before 8 AM on Sunday, December 7, 1941, Japanese carrier-based airplanes struck Pearl Harbor. In a raid lasting less than two hours, they sank or seriously damaged eight battleships and 13 other naval vessels. Almost 200 American aircraft were destroyed, and approximately ...read more

  • Not Loving The World

    Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Jul 30, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,247 views

    It was very late Wed. Night of last week. I had only just finally gotten to relax after working on sermons all day and helping my friends a little with their move. So my plan was, while I was working some more on my sermons, to listen to a documentary about John Foxe, the author of Foxes Book of ...read more

  • I Don't See The Evidence

    Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Mar 31, 2022
     | 1,635 views

    I was with a friend talking to a new acquaintance when she began touting the virtues of a weight loss book she had read a few years earlier. “It will completely change your relationship with food,” she exclaimed, insisting he take down the name of the book and its author. I saw the man glance at ...read more

  • 2) A Story Is Told About A School District That ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,655 views

    (2) A story is told about a School District that had banned using the name of "Christ" in any of their Christmas programs. Sort of ironic isn’t it that Christ couldn’t be mentioned along with Christmas. Though they could use the name "Christmas" they began calling the Holiday programs things like ...read more

  • When I Worked In Brookings, One Of My Clients Was ...

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Aug 9, 2007
     | 606 views

    When I worked in Brookings, one of my clients was 3M. There were many times I had to go to various parts of the plant, whether it was in the office areas or in the manufacturing areas. But regardless of where I went, I was required to have an escort. Corporate espionage is a huge deal, and they ...read more

  • George Eliot Wrote A Book About Adam Bede. Adam ...

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Sep 11, 2007
     | 1,840 views

    George Eliot wrote a book about Adam Bede. Adam was a stalwart carpenter, a solid man, and he was in love with a woman who was pretty, vain, and superficial. There comes into their lives an author who is a wealthy playboy. He took advantage of this woman, and the rest of the story is about her ...read more

  • There's A Device Invented Some Time Back Commonly ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Dec 31, 2007
     | 814 views

    There’s a device invented some time back commonly called a “fuzzbuster.” Its purpose is simple – to alert car drivers when a police radar gun is being used in the area. In other words, it’s to help you break the speed limit. Otherwise, you will worry a lot, looking over your shoulder and ...read more