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  • I Like To Watch The Old Westerns On Tv. The ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Dec 15, 2007
     | 1,444 views

    I like to watch the old westerns on TV. The battle usually centered on the cowboys and Indians. We would even go out a play cowboys and Indians after school or on Saturday after watching an episode on TV. One thing that was in every movie was the rescue. The cowboys would be surrounded by ...read more

  • Without Forgiveness We Tend To Stack Events Of ...

    Contributed by Kevin Bockus on Jan 7, 2008
     | 1,139 views

    Without forgiveness we tend to stack events of the past one on top of another. It is similar to CO poisoning. Carbon Monoxide begins collecting at the floor level and you never notice it. But, as it continues to fill a room it stacks up until it is at the level that you begin to breathe it in. ...read more

  • Spiritually Dry

    Contributed by Glenn Newton on Jan 24, 2008
     | 2,119 views

    How to know if you are getting Spiritually dry a. When there is no desire for Bible study and prayer. b. When spiritual conversation embarrasses you. c. When you rationalize sin. d. When you quote scripture and attend services, but it doesn’t make a difference in your life e. When money dominates ...read more

  • Here's A Clean, Crisp, Twenty Dollar Bill That's ...

    Contributed by Dan Steadman on Mar 22, 2008
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    Here’s a clean, crisp, twenty dollar bill that’s worth $20. If I wrinkle it up, and scrunch it all into a ball, how much is it worth? $20. What about if I step on it, and grind it into the dirt—even tear it? Yes, it’s still worth $20. If that’s true for a piece of paper with numbers and pictures on ...read more

  • It Costs Something To Be Christian

    Contributed by Chris Jordan on Feb 21, 2012
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     | 6,580 views

    IT COSTS SOMETHING TO BE CHRISTIAN "It costs something to be a true Christian. Let that never be forgotten. To be a (lukewarm) Christian, and go to church, is cheap and easy work. But to hear Christ’s voice, follow Christ, believe in Christ, and confess Christ, requires much self-denial. It will ...read more

  • Tremendous Quote On Self-Esteem

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 15, 2022
     | 1,111 views

    TREMENDOUS QUOTE ON SELF-ESTEEM “For a very long time I considered low self-esteem to be some kind of virtue. But now I realize that the real sin is to deny God’s first love for me....because without claiming that first love and that original goodness for myself, I lose touch with my true self and ...read more

  • Showing Respect For Mom  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,603 views

    SHOWING RESPECT FOR MOM Adrian Rogers, Pastor of the Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis, TN, tells a story about a man, his boys, and respect for their mother: "It seems that one of the boys lipped off to his mother one day. Now I don’t know about your home, but in the Rogers home showing ...read more

  • Our Dependence On God  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 24, 2002
    based on 12 ratings
     | 5,477 views

    OUR DEPENDENCE ON GOD “It is the duty of nations as well as of men to own their dependence upon the overruling power of God; to confess their sins and transgressions in humble sorrow, yet with assured hope that genuine repentance will lead to mercy and pardon; and to recognize the sublime truth, ...read more

  • Durante La Guerra Entre Irak E Irán En Los Años ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Archer on Feb 27, 2004
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    Durante la guerra entre Irak e Irán en los años 80, la Fuerza Aérea Iraqí utilizaba el avión MiG-26, uno de los más avanzados de todos los tiempos. Sin embargo, sufrieron muchísimas pérdidas de aviones, aun cuando los iraníes utilizaban aviones inferiores. Los fabricantes de los MiG fueron a ...read more

  • Santification  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 29, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,553 views

    Santification: Sanctification is a mysterious word to many. We know it is part of the work that God is doing in our lives and that involves being cleansed from sin. I like to illustrate sanctification with a cast iron skillet. A lot of modern day skillets and frying pans are coated with ...read more

  • From Texas History Comes The Story Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005
     | 1,740 views

    From Texas history comes the story of the conversion of Sam Houston. At one tine, the Texas hero was called “The Old Drunk.” While he was governor of Tennessee, his wife left him. In despair he resigned as governor and tried to escape his problems by going to live among Cherokee Indians. He stayed ...read more

  • Stanley Jones Writes About A Crucial Moment In ...

    Contributed by Mark Ferrante on Jan 12, 2007
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     | 1,723 views

    Stanley Jones writes about a crucial moment in his life when he found himself on his way to what could have been a spiritual disaster: For months after my conversion, I was running under cloudless skies. And then suddenly I tripped, almost fell, pulled back this side of the sin, but was shaken ...read more

  • Quote: One Hanging On A Tree

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 11, 2007
     | 1,032 views

    Quote: One Hanging on a Tree John Newton, 1725–1807 said: In evil long I took delight, Unawed by shame or fear, Till a new object struck my sight, And stopp’d my wild career: I saw One hanging on a Tree In agonies and blood, Who fix’d His languid eyes on me. As near His Cross I stood. Sure never ...read more

  • The Date For Easter Moves Around Each Year. In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 8, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,973 views

    The Date for Easter moves around each year. In the year 2018 (and in 2029) it will land right on April 1st --April Fool’s Day. A lot of us have played April Fool’s jokes on others, or have had these jokes played on us. But what if history’s worst joke turned out to be that we were counting on a ...read more

  • Natural Says...jesus Says...

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Dec 8, 2008
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     | 2,178 views

    NATURAL SAYS...JESUS SAYS... The natural says that you must be conceived of a man and a woman, yet he was conceived of the Holy Spirit. The natural says that your birth will bring your family joy, yet when He came He brought joy to the world and heaven. (At his birth, and angelic choir erupted in ...read more

  • Nazarene

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Sep 28, 2009
     | 1,865 views

    NAZARENE God could have come to the earth and assumed immediately the role of King of the World, and who could have resisted Him? He could have come with great pomp and ceremony. He could have entered the world a Man full-grown with rings on every finger, wrapped in robes spun in the halls of ...read more

  • Earl S. Taylor Witnesses An Eclipse On Mission ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 15, 2010
     | 2,624 views

    Earl S. Taylor Witnesses an Eclipse On Mission Field in India There is an old saying that states, “It’s better to light a candle than curse the darkness.” I think that is what Jesus was saying.” That it’s better to come to the light, to come to Him, than to sit in the darkness of our sinful hearts ...read more

  • Abimelech And Guilt

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Aug 23, 2010
     | 2,460 views

    ABIMELECH AND GUILT "IT'S NOT MY FAULT! I DIDN'T DO IT!" I remember my protests fell on deaf ears and I was made to go to my room without dinner until I confessed. My mother insisted that it was me, probably because of the lie my sister told her. I don't even remember the crime I was accused of, ...read more

  • Dirty Laundry

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Mar 15, 2011
     | 3,341 views

    DIRTY LAUNDRY I have to admit, I dislike washing the laundry, but I detest wearing filthy clothes even more. Okay, truth be told, I don’t usually have to wash the clothes. My wife does most of it, and she does it well. I’m thankful, though, she doesn’t toil in the same manner as our ...read more

  • One Scheme Of The Devil Is To Create A Twisted ...

    Contributed by Michael Walther on May 25, 2011
     | 2,675 views

    One scheme of the devil is to create a twisted view of God. USA Today ran an article on a very comprehensive religion survey conducted by Baylor University. This survey showed that 96% of Americans believe in some view of God. But of this group 40% , or almost half, believe in a God who does not ...read more

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