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  • Don't Change Me  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 27, 2002
    based on 23 ratings
     | 2,602 views

    DON'T CHANGE ME Elie Wiesel, the eloquent Jewish author, once told this story: “A just man comes to Sodom hoping to save the city. He pickets. What else can he do? He goes from street to street, from marketplace to marketplace, shouting, ‘Men and women, repent. What you are doing is wrong. It will ...read more

  • Ferdinand Magellan Was The Spanish Explorer Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Oct 13, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,163 views

    Ferdinand Magellan was the Spanish explorer who led the first expedition to sail around the world. As he approached the tip of Argentina, in the year 1520, he came to the region he named Tierra del Fuego (land of fire), because there were natives on the shore tending several large fires. But as ...read more

  • The Prince Of Grenada-- The Prince Of Grenada, ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Harvey on Nov 17, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,042 views

    **The Prince of Grenada-- The prince of Grenada, an heir to the Spanish crown, was sentenced to life in solitary confinement in Madrid’s ancient prison called “The Place of the Skull.” The fearful, dirty, and dreary nature of the place earned it the name. Everyone knew that once you were in, you ...read more

  • The Count Of Monte Cristo Tells The Story Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Ward on Dec 16, 2004
    based on 12 ratings
     | 3,635 views

    The Count of Monte Cristo tells the story of Dantes (James Caviezel) who is unjustly accused and sentenced to life in France’s most dreaded prison. During his years in prison, Dantes’ makes friends with a priest, (Richard Harris) whose godly influence has a huge impact on Dantes’ spiritual ...read more

  • I Mentioned Brian Mclaren's Book "A Generous ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Feb 21, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,069 views

    I mentioned Brian McLaren’s book “A Generous Orthodoxy” last week. The chapter after “Would Jesus Be a Christian” is titled, “Jesus, Savior of What?” In this chapter he argues that while Jesus did come to save us as individuals, we in the west have placed such a strong emphasis on personal ...read more

  • You May Remember The Story Of Aron Ralston, The ...

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 29, 2005
     | 2,022 views

    You may remember the story of Aron Ralston, the 27-year-old from Colorado who had climbed 49 of Colorado’s major peaks — each measuring over 14,000 feet. On this particular day, he was rock climbing in Blue John Canyon in southern Utah. He was going up a 3-foot wide slot canyon, and as he was ...read more

  • Things Churches Can Do To Build Greater Interest ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,776 views

    Things churches can do to build greater interest in religion, according to a Gallup survey: improve communication with members (21% of respondents); concentrate more on personal spiritual matters (19%); become more involved in community matters (18%); focus more efforts on young people (14%). Other ...read more

  • Worship First: Of The 6 Foundational Faith ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,407 views

    Worship First: Of the 6 foundational faith practices- worship, evangelism, discipleship, fellowship, stewardship and compassionate service—most churchgoers embrace wor-ship. A new Barna survey reveals that 75% of all adults, and 92% of churched adults; say it’s very important to them to worship ...read more

  • Why Do We Have Such A Hard Time Quitting Sin?  PRO

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Jul 17, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,668 views

    Why do we have such a hard time quitting sin? a. We enjoy sin God, make me good, but not yet. -St. Augustine. b. There is much to do When a person becomes a Christian, he usually undergoes some radical life changes, especially if he has had an immoral background. Through the first steps of ...read more

  • Judzia Dax Was Unique Among The Characters Of ...

    Contributed by Ronnie Knight on Nov 24, 2006
     | 1,032 views

    Judzia Dax was unique among the characters of Star Fleet. She was a humanoid life form from the planet Trill. Thus, our title today, Trill Theology. Trill is a scarcely populated planet with only a few million humanoid inhabitants. The Trill Humanoids share their planet with a wormlike oceanic life ...read more

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

    Contributed by Mark Ferrante on Jan 12, 2007
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     | 1,980 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

  • Stand By Your ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009
     | 3,974 views

    STAND BY YOUR SIGN When an individual or a congregation has the attitude of compromise in regard to spiritual values and truths, dark days are ahead. All who strive to be Christians feel a certain amount of pressure from the world. Through the strength that Christ gives, we can overcome the world ...read more

  • Crocodile Dundee

    Contributed by Dan Stires on Aug 12, 2009
     | 2,316 views

    CROCODILE DUNDEE Do you remember the movie called "Crocodile Dundee?" It was a good one. Crocodile Dundee comes from the land down under. He is completely out of his realm when he came from Australia to New York City. Crocodile Dundee and his girlfriend are out for a walk at night, when all of a ...read more

  • Battlefield Away From Home

    Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Sep 15, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,822 views

    BATTLEFIELD AWAY FROM HOME He cherished every letter that came from her. His deployment had started six long months ago. No end date was in sight. These were the days before emails and webcams. Those handwritten letters from his sweetheart was his only lifeline out of those trenches to back home. ...read more

  • Imagine You Are Watching The Olympics. All ...

    Contributed by Tyler Edwards on Sep 22, 2009
     | 3,586 views

    Imagine you are watching the Olympics. All these different skaters come out with their impressive performances. Now in the Olympics the athlete will be judged on the difficulty of their routine as well as the precision and grace with which the carry it out. In evaluating then you are looking for ...read more

  • Who Are You?

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Oct 19, 2009
     | 2,367 views

    WHO ARE YOU? Sheila Walsh is a Christian singer, writer, and former host of The 700 Club. She describes how her disconnected spirituality literally hit a wall. "One morning I was sitting on national television with my nice suit and inflatable hairdo and that night I was in the locked ward of a ...read more

  • Roll-Up-Your-Shirt-Sleeves Christianity  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2009
    based on 10 ratings
     | 6,636 views

    ROLL-UP-YOUR-SHIRT-SLEEVES CHRISTIANITY When DAVE THOMAS died in early 2002, he left behind more than just thousands of Wendy’s restaurants. He also left a legacy of being a practical, hard-working man who was respected for his down-to-earth values. Among the pieces of good advice that have ...read more

  • In The Trenches Of Life When Decisions Need To Be ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 9, 2009
     | 2,415 views

    In the trenches of life when decisions need to be made quickly, we often depend upon short principles that offer us immediate direction and give us spiritual instincts. C. Everett Koop is a great medical ethicist; when addressing end of life decision-making in a booklet he wrote for ...read more

  • The Incomparable Jesus

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 17, 2009
     | 4,266 views

    THE INCOMPARABLE JESUS The late great Swiss-born, German-educated American Protestant theologian and historian of the Christian Church, Rev. Philip Schaff (1819 - 1893), once said, "Jesus of Nazareth, without money and arms, conquered more millions than Alexander, Caesar, Mahomet, and Napoleon. ...read more

  • The Only Thing About Christmas That Bothers Me Is ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 22, 2009
     | 1,354 views

    The only thing about Christmas that bothers me is that people see Jesus as a baby, meek and mild but they don’t see Him for all that He really is. It always used to bother me that I was called a gentle man. I longed to be seen as strong and courageous and visionary, but people mainly see me as ...read more