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  • Top Ten Ways You Know You're In A Bad Church  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2004
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,476 views

    TOP TEN WAYS YOU KNOW YOU’RE IN A BAD CHURCH 10. The church bus has gun racks. 9. The church staff consists of Senior Pastor, Associate Pastor and Socio-pastor. 8. The Bible they use is the "Dr. Seuss Version." 7. There’s an ATM in the lobby. 6. The choir wears leather robes. 5. Worship ...read more

  • Isa 57:20-21 "…the Wicked Are Like The Tossing ...

    Contributed by Doane Brubaker on Jun 28, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,610 views

    Isa 57:20-21 “…the wicked are like the tossing sea, which cannot rest… God says, ‘There is no peace for the wicked.’" After a family dinner one Sunday afternoon my dad and uncles were sitting around the living room talking politics. Uncle Walter kept dozing off and dad would tickle his ear with ...read more

  • The Ability To Read And To Study God's Word For ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 23, 2007
     | 2,725 views

    The ability to read and to study God’s Word for yourself, gives you a great step up in your battle with temptations and trails. The Puritans thought reading was so important that in 1647 they passed the “Old Deluder Satan Act”, the first law in the United States requiring public education be ...read more

  • How Can You Be So Narrow-Minded?

    Contributed by Rick Balmer on Sep 20, 2007
     | 1,868 views

    “How can you be so narrow-minded?” The question jolted Steve from the newspaper he was reading in the teacher’s lounge. Jenna, the school librarian, was frowning and pointing at his coffee mug, which bore the message “One Way: Jesus”. Jenna was a follower of New Age religion. She believed there ...read more

  • Rico Tice Makes An Interesting Observation In ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Oct 20, 2007
     | 1,889 views

    Rico Tice makes an interesting observation in his book, Christianity Explored: “I didn’t have a particularly religious upbringing myself. In fact, my experience of Christianity was limited to a few dull sermons, slightly spooky people in strange garments, hanging about in dank halls and religious ...read more

  • Glory Can Be Defined. In My Research I ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 30, 2007
     | 968 views

    Glory can be defined. In my research I discovered that it means a desirable brightness that is very rare! a. The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia states this about Glory - FROM THE HEBREW WORD KĀBHŌDH. i. The fundamental idea of this root seems to be “weight,” “heaviness,” ...read more

  • William Carey Is Considered The Father Of Modern ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 8, 2007
     | 783 views

    William Carey is considered the father of modern missions. The man who spent his early years as a cobbler became one of the greatest linguists the church has ever known. It’s reported that Carey translated parts of the Bible into as many as 24 Indian languages. When he first went to India, some ...read more

  • 2920 Alexander's Garments. When Alexander The ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on May 12, 2008
     | 1,467 views

    2920 Alexander’s Garments. When Alexander the Great entertained the kings and nobles at the court of Persia, he appeared wearing only those garments which had been woven for him by his mother, Olympias, who was the daughter of a chieftain, the wife of a king, and the mother of a conqueror. One ...read more

  • What Does A Line That Goes Down The Middle Of The ...

    Contributed by Art Good on Jun 7, 2007
     | 1,248 views

    What does a line that goes down the middle of the road mean? Solid line, no passing. Stay on your own side of the road. Dotted line, like one in picture means you can pass if there is nothing coming the other way. Whether solid line or dotted line, reminds you that you are supposed to drive on ...read more

  • He Died On January 28, 814. Many Years Later, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jun 17, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,057 views

    He died on January 28, 814. Many years later, archaeologists discovered the tomb of Charlemagne, the great king and emperor of France. When the tomb was opened, after being closed for centuries, the men who entered it found something amazing. They found certain treasures of the kingdom, of course. ...read more

  • Last Tuesday Night On Prime Time They Showed The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,211 views

    Last Tuesday night on Prime Time they showed the new Christ, De Jesus from Puerto Rico. He claims to be the better Christ and declares there is no sin, no Satan, and no one will go to hell. They interviewed several church members as to what they thought about their Christ. And they believe in him ...read more

  • What Those Oats Can Do

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,349 views

    What Those Oats Can Do Henry Crowell, founder of the Quaker Oats Company and a significant contributor to the work of Moody Bible Institute knew how to use money wisely. As a young man, he received Christ as his Savior. When he began his business career in a little Ohio factory, he promised God ...read more

  • Submission?

    Contributed by Tim Chinn on Apr 4, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,085 views

    SUBMISSION? A poll was taken a few years ago asking, both men and women this question, “Should wives submit to their husbands?” (In 1998, the Southern Baptists also sparked controversy with their statement that wives should "submit graciously" to the "servant leadership" of their husbands. At that ...read more

  • Religion And Sexual Satisfaction  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 18, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,408 views

    RELIGION AND SEXUAL SATISFACTION Several years ago, Redbook magazine did a computer survey on sexual attitudes and practices (not surprising). What was surprising in the survey was they sprinkled questions about religion in with the study. The survey of about 19,000 women showed that "strongly ...read more

  • Gold, Frankincense, & Myrrh

    Contributed by Gerald Manning on Dec 21, 2015
     | 7,979 views

    The little boy was no more than seven years old. It was time for Church, and he wanted to take his teddy bear, whom he had always called Frank. His parents protested, but he insisted that he had to take Frank, today, and they finally relented. When the offering plates were passed, he put the ...read more

  • Cheeful Giver

    Contributed by Rev. Duraimony Dickson on Nov 20, 2020
     | 3,395 views

    A missionary in Africa was preaching his first sermon in a mission church. When time came for the offering, the people danced their offerings forward. They danced and sang praise to God as they brought their offerings to the altar. For they were “coming before God's presence with ...read more

  • Falling Asleep In Church

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Apr 22, 2009
     | 3,514 views

    FALLING ASLEEP IN CHURCH Please don't think I'm complaining about folks who fall asleep in church. I understand some people can’t help it. I am convinced that some people fall asleep in church during the sermon because their have a physical ailment. Some folk must have a snooze button attached at ...read more

  • Accountability Questions For Men  PRO

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on May 22, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,567 views

    ACCOUNTABILITY QUESTIONS FOR MEN Accountability requires being vulnerable enough to allow someone to explore your habits, priorities and neglect. Chuck Swindoll for example, has seven questions that he and a group of fellow pastors challenge each other with regularly: 1. Have you been with a ...read more

  • Billy Graham's Rebuttal To Johnny Carson About ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,359 views

    Billy Graham’s Rebuttal to Johnny Carson about Second Coming Several years ago Johnny Carson had Billy Graham as a guest on his show. At one point there was a lull in the conversation and Johnny said, "You know what Billy, I bet if Jesus ever came back to earth, I bet we’d do him in again!" Billy ...read more

  • Life Begins At The Cross

    Contributed by James Mercer on Dec 8, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,291 views

    LIFE BEGINS AT THE CROSS We don’t begin to live until we believe on Jesus and receive this everlasting life. A popular book a generation ago was entitled, Life Begins at Forty, where the author sought to prove that a person just enters the prime of life at forty years of age. The new saying is ...read more