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  • The Cross Be Raised Again  PRO

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Dec 15, 2000
    based on 104 ratings
     | 4,173 views

    I simply argue that the cross be raised again at the center of the market place as well as the steeple of the church, I am recovering the claim that Jesus was not crucified in a cathedral between two candles but on a cross between two thieves; on a town garbage heap; at a crossroad of politics so ...read more

  • A 73 Year Old Iowa Resident Aldin Straight Needed ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Umbehagen on Aug 23, 2001
    based on 17 ratings
     | 2,905 views

    A 73 year old Iowa resident Aldin Straight needed to visit his ailing brother, who lived on the other side of the state. There was no one who could drive Mr. Straight to his brother’s house. He himself didn’t feel capable of driving there he can’t read road signs when he drives faster than 20 ...read more

  • Someone Once Said That, As A Child When He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Morris Mott on Sep 27, 2001
    based on 68 ratings
     | 2,549 views

    Someone once said that, as a child when he thought of Heaven, he thought of a very cold ominous place with an innumerable amount of faceless angels. As years went by, one of his siblings died. When he then thought of Heaven, he pictured this family member, very lonely, standing in this ominous ...read more

  • The Most Important Obligation  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 10 ratings
     | 2,453 views

    THE MOST IMPORTANT OBLIGATION As important as your obligation as a doctor, a lawyer or a business leader may be, your human connections with your spouse, your children and your friends are the most important investment you will ever make. At the end of your life, you will never regret not having ...read more

  • Leaders And Followers  PRO

    Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 7, 2002
    based on 206 ratings
     | 7,003 views

    LEADERS AND FOLLOWERS S. I. McMillen, in his book "None of These Diseases," tells a story of a young woman who wanted to go to college, but her heart sank when she read the question on the application blank that asked, "Are you a leader?" Being both honest and conscientious, she wrote, "No," and ...read more

  • Two Ministers Were Talking About The Kind Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Wood on May 29, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,468 views

    Two ministers were talking about the kind of Sunday morning we all have sooner or later. The alarm did not go off. Various domestic crises occurred. The traffic was unusually heavy. Finally, when he arrived at the church, he was late and someone had his parking space. With his frustration level ...read more

  • Pushover Parents: A Recent Study Found That 24% ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,265 views

    Pushover Parents: A recent study found that 24% of teens say their parents have given them alcohol, and 21% have been to a party where alcohol was supplied by the parents. Focus on the Family’s Dr. Bill Maier attributes the problem to what he calls pushover parents. “Unfortunately, there are a ...read more

  • In January, 1984, I Was Painting The Home Of An ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 1,217 views

    In January, 1984, I was painting the home of an 89 year-old lady in Spokane. She had a large family Bible prominently displayed on the coffee table and remarked that it was 116 years old and a priceless heirloom. I commented on how remarkable that was, and added, "It doesn’t matter how old the ...read more

  • When We Come To Talk About The Character Of God, ...

    Contributed by Dwayne Williams on Sep 1, 2006
     | 2,160 views

    When we come to talk about the character of God, we realize that we cannot say everything the bible teaches us about God’s Character at once. We need some way to decide which aspect of God’s character to discuss first, in the same since, do we line up the characteristics by important, by power, or ...read more

  • List To This Article That Appeared In The Moody ...

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Oct 23, 2006
     | 1,733 views

    List to this article that appeared in the Moody Monthly- An oyster fisherman on opening the shell of an oyster, discovered within a fish, three and a half inches long, alive and weakly struggling. The oyster, however, was not to be found, and the fisherman was quite convinced that the fish had ...read more

  • Between My Hometown Of Newbern, Tn And Yorkville ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 21, 2007
     | 797 views

    Between my hometown of Newbern, TN and Yorkville there was a man who ran a store called Smiddy City. He said you could often give a man a quarter in change and fool him into thinking he had received a half dollar, because it was a big coin. People are creative in being crooked. There was a radio ad ...read more

  • Discipline Can Be Painful For Anyone Especially ...

    Contributed by Brian Menear on Mar 29, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,245 views

    Discipline can be painful for anyone especially from a church they love. All discipline serves a purpose especially for a Christian who has committed a sin. A young child accidentally took sleeping pills from the medicine cabinet. The Dr. told the family to keep the child awake for the next 8 ...read more

  • Trinity: Eternal Dance  PRO

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Apr 14, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,017 views

    Brian Mclaren says: “I learned that the early church leaders described the Trinity using the term perichoresis (peri-circle, choresis-dance): the Trinity was an eternal dance of Father, Son and Spirit sharing mutual love, honour, happiness, joy and respect. Against this backdrop, God’s act of ...read more

  • Actress Carol Burnett Got Out Of A Cab One Day ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005
     | 2,242 views

    Actress Carol Burnett got out of a cab one day and caught her coat in the door. The driver was unaware of her plight and slowly began to edge out into traffic. To keep from being pulled off her feet, the comedienne had to run alongside down the block. A passerby noted her predicament and quickly ...read more

  • Robert A. Cook, Former President Of King's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
     | 2,440 views

    Robert A. Cook, former president of King’s College in New York, told a true story from the early years of his ministry. He had been receiving some rather pointed criticism, and he sought the counsel of a friend, pastor Harry A. Ironside. Pouring out his heart, Dr. Cook asked what he should do ...read more

  • Mobilization Is Not Filling Slots," Claims Carol ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 1,781 views

    “Mobilization is not filling slots,” claims Carol Davis, veteran church leadership trainer, “Mobilization is activating the incredible capacity of Christ’s church to serve the purposes of God in our own generation. Mobilization happens when I’m being used as an activator. I listen to and watch for ...read more

  • Culture War Invades Corporate America: The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 1,725 views

    Culture War Invades Corporate America: The culture war over homosexuality has moved into the workplace. Millions of employees are being commanded to not just tolerate homosexual behavior, but to respect and even promote it reports the 1/4 issue of Christianity Today. At least 300 of the Fortune ...read more

  • A Pastor Name Richard Wurmbrand Was Imprisoned In ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on May 27, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,931 views

    A pastor name Richard Wurmbrand was imprisoned in Communist Romania for being a Christian. He gave this account: “Hungry, beaten, and rugged, we had forgotten theology and the Bible. We had forgotten the ‘truths about the Truth,’ therefore we lived in ‘the Truth.’ We could not think anymore. In our ...read more

  • The Harry Wilson Story

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jun 3, 2009
     | 1,977 views

    THE HARRY WILSON STORY When I came to faith in Jesus in 1985 the vicar at the church was another Wilson, Harry Wilson, not Harold Wilson! He told us his story of believing in Jesus, being selected for ordination training and heading off to college. Whilst at Bible College he realised that he was ...read more

  • Always Thankful  PRO

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Dec 4, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,747 views

    ALWAYS THANKFUL "Several churches in North Dakota were being served by a clever old preacher. The people were always amazed, for no matter what the circumstances, the preacher could always find something to give thanks for. As he made his rounds one cold December morning, he was late in getting to ...read more