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  • It Is That Kind Of Faith Which Would Lead A Man ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 17, 2007
     | 800 views

    "It is that kind of faith which would lead a man to take a bottle of medicine from his medicine cabinet. Looking at the instructions on it, he says, ’I’m sure they’re correct. I have all confidence in the source of the medicine. I know who wrote these directions. I believe everything about it. I ...read more

  • A Woman Was Doing Her Last-Minute Christmas ...  PRO

    Contributed by Keith Broyles on Oct 4, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,671 views

    A woman was doing her last-minute Christmas shopping at a crowded mall. She was tired of fighting the crowds. She was tired of standing in lines. She was tired of fighting her way down long aisles looking for a gift that had sold out days before. She was sick and tired of Christmas and wanted ...read more

  • Years Ago, When I Was A Youth Minister, We ...

    Contributed by Mike Gilbert on Jan 12, 2008
     | 1,314 views

    Years ago, when I was a youth minister, we offered a free trip to youth camp to any teenager who could decipher the new name of the Youth Newsletter: The W.E.E.L.Y.D.O.T.L.I.S.T. -- We got all kinds of guesses, but out of several hundred teenagers who tried, no one figured it out. Sure enough, on ...read more

  • Faith Is Knowing, Believing And Personally ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jan 14, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,566 views

    FAITH IS KNOWING, BELIEVING AND PERSONALLY TRUSTING • Imagine a ship crossing the Atlantic Ocean it is filled with people and in the middle of the ocean there is an explosion. Many people lose their lives,, but a number are still alive. They begin to run to the lifeboats. • The 1st man though ...read more

  • If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 25, 2008
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     | 1,119 views

    Song- If I could hear my mother pray again How sweet and happy seem, those days of which I dream When memory recalls them now and then And with what rapture sweet, my weary heart would beat If I could hear my mother pray again Chorus- If I could hear my mother pray again If I could hear her ...read more

  • Truth – Have You Found It…  PRO

    Contributed by Selvan John on Apr 2, 2008
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     | 2,234 views

    Truth – have you found it… Truth is contemplated, says Plato Truth is reasoned, says Aristotle Truth is variable, says the Contextualists Truth is real, says the Realist Truth could be real, says the Skeptic Truth is inevitable, says the Investigator Truth is subconscious, says Freud Truth is ...read more

  • Forgiveness Is A Choice And It Is Not Based On ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 7, 2008
     | 1,593 views

    "Forgiveness is a choice and it is not based on feelings." June Hunt in her book How to Forgive When You Don’t Feel Like it. She notes: “Clearly, not a single person on earth is immune from hurt and heartache. Still, that doesn’t mean we have to stay forever distressed, devastated by the ...read more

  • Why? Look At The Israelites, He Parted The Seas, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2008
     | 1,371 views

    Why? Look at the Israelites, he parted the seas, let them cross, while he blocked the Egyptians from attacking with pillars of fire, and when they were across, the Egyptians pursued them and he brought the walls of water down on them. Now think of it in another sense, think about it, he set our ...read more

  • If She Can, I Can Too

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Apr 20, 2008
     | 1,399 views

    IF SHE CAN, I CAN TOO My Meme Granberry was a great soul winner for the Lord. If you would be around her, within a few minutes she would be telling you about the Lord and asking you if you know Jesus as your Lord and Savior. There was a reason why. • Meme & Papaw lived a rough life. • Papaw owned ...read more

  • Don't Split Over Coffee

    Contributed by Timothy Craver on Aug 11, 2008
     | 2,772 views

    DON'T SPLIT OVER COFFEE Chuck Swindoll, in his book The Grace Awakening, writes of a church that had a vibrant ministry and was having a powerful impact on their community. But then, a disagreement began to form. While it seemed small and insignificant at first, it grew and grew until the church ...read more

  • Too Good For Your Church

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,885 views

    TOO GOOD FOR YOUR CHURCH A good set of clothes makes all the difference. A Methodist church tried to get a man to attend, but he never did. "Why don't you come?" the minister asked, and the man finally admitted it was because he didn't have proper clothes. So a member of the congregation took him ...read more

  • Every Member Is A Sinner  PRO

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Nov 24, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,295 views

    "EVERY MEMBER IS A SINNER" There's a worn-out story about the preacher who was getting fired-up in his sermon. He thundered, "Every member of this church is a sinner!" When he hollered this a second time for emphasis, there was a man on the back row who had a broad smile come across his face. ...read more

  • Horton's Theology

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Dec 3, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,125 views

    HORTON'S THEOLOGY One day, Horton the elephant hears a cry from help coming from a speck of dust. Even though he can’t see anyone on the speck, he decides to help it. As it turns out, the speck of dust is home to the Whos, who live in their city of Whoville. Horton agrees to help protect the Whos ...read more

  • In World War Ii, Victory Was Assured For The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 3,470 views

    In World War II, victory was assured for the Allies on D-Day, when they successfully landed at Normandy. But it took eleven months for the Allies to actually end the war. During this time thousands of men lost their lives in the bloodiest battles of the entire conflict. The coming V-E Day was ...read more

  • Someone Has Pictured Legalism And Libertinism As ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Feb 8, 2009
     | 2,150 views

    Someone has pictured legalism and libertinism as two parallel streams that run between earth and heaven. The stream of legalism is clear, sparkling, and pure; but its waters run so deep and furiously that no one can enter it without being drowned or smashed on the rocks of its harsh demands. The ...read more

  • God's Elect

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Mar 23, 2009
     | 2,535 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

  • Jon And Kate Plus 8

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Mar 25, 2009
     | 1,466 views

    JON AND KATE PLUS 8 The are known from TLC’s show about their lives "Jon and Kate Plus 8." Kate couldn’t have children, so they went to a fertility clinic and had twins. They wanted another one, so they went again. This time she had 7 fertilized eggs. She was told to selectively get rid of ...read more

  • A Few Days Ago I Was Driving My Kids To School ...

    Contributed by David Rumley on Apr 16, 2009
     | 1,973 views

    A few days ago i was driving my kids to school and as a treat we went through the drive through donut shop and got donut holes for them. Healthy i know... i figured a sugar rush for the teachers would be fun... i gave the kids their bag of holes, each having 12 very important sugary holes in ...read more

  • Cain's Envy

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Jun 25, 2009
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     | 2,678 views

    CAIN'S ENVY Cain is displaying an attitude that many non-Christians have about Christians. There is often indignation from those who don’t believe they deserve to be in God’s favor, derogatory statements like, "Christians are a bunch of do-gooders, hypocrites etc." Often this reflects their deep ...read more

  • In 1540 Martin Luther's Friend And Assistant, ...

    Contributed by Paul Green on Jul 13, 2009
     | 5,134 views

    In 1540 Martin Luther’s friend and assistant, Frederick Myconius, became sick and he was expected to die. As he lay there on his death bed he wrote a farewell letter to Luther. And when Luther got it he sent back the reply: ‘I command thee in the name of God to live, because I still have need of ...read more

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