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  • Gluttony Quote

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008
     | 2,317 views

    Gluttony Quote A glutton is one who raids the icebox for a cure for ...read more

  • My Son, Dan, Was Pulling Out Of His Apartment ...

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 17, 2009
     | 2,911 views

    My son, Dan, was pulling out of his apartment complex on his way to school, when suddenly wham, a car hits him going 40 miles an hour about a foot in front of where he was sitting in our Mini-van. The next 15 to 20 minutes he was out. He awoke up confused wondering “Where am I?” and “What is ...read more

  • Orchard Experts Wound Fruit Trees To Bear More ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 2, 2009
     | 6,180 views

    Orchard Experts Wound Fruit Trees To Bear More Fruit In verse 8 Jesus teaches us that the proof of discipleship is spiritual fruitfulness (Mt. 7:20). “My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples. The branch produces what the life coursing through its ...read more

  • Three Dollars Worth Of God  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 12, 2003
    based on 17 ratings
     | 2,308 views

    THREE DOLLARS WORTH OF GOD I would like to buy $3.00 worth of God, please. Not enough to explode my soul or disturb my sleep, but just enough to equal a cup of warm milk or a snooze in the sunshine. I don’t want enough of Him to make me love a black man or pick beets with a migrant. I want ...read more

  • In The Summer Of 1986, Two Ships Collided In The ...

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Jan 25, 2005
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    In the summer of 1986, two ships collided in the Black Sea off the coast of Russia. Hundreds of passengers died as they were hurled into the icy waters below. News of the disaster was further darkened when an investigation revealed the cause of the accident. It wasn’t a technology problem like ...read more

  • A Molecular Biologist Named Michael Behe Came To ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jan 16, 2007
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    A molecular biologist named Michael Behe came to believe in Intelligent Design through his study of life at the Cellular level. He wrote a book about it called Darwin’s Black Box. Behe says that it’s only in the last 10 to 15 years that we have learned about fundamental proteins, DNA structure, ...read more

  • Three Dollars Worth Of God

    Contributed by John Price on Jan 17, 2007
     | 3,547 views

    THREE DOLLARS WORTH OF GOD Tim Hansel once said in His book “ When I relax I feel guilty” I would like to buy $3.00 worth of God, please. Not enough to explode my soul or disturb my sleep, but just enough to equal a cup of warm milk or a snooze in the sunshine. I don’t want enough of Him to make ...read more

  • A Little Girl Picked Up A Potato And Said, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A little girl picked up a potato and said, "Look, Mommy, this potato is so big and nice, isn’t it?" Then the mother peeled it and cut it in half. How surprised was the little girl when she saw it all black and hollow in the middle. There are many in the church like that. Outwardly they look great, ...read more

  • Joseph Parker, A Pastor From 1874 Until His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Joseph Parker, a Pastor from 1874 until his death in 1902, wrote the following in his autobiography…Up until the age of 68 I never had a religious doubt. Then my beloved wife died. My faith collapsed. “In that dark hour, I almost became an atheist. For God had set his foot upon my prayers and ...read more

  • Stubbornness  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Sep 16, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,045 views

    Illustration: Stubbornness In the summer of 1986, two ships collided in the Black Sea off the coast of Russia. Hundreds of passengers died as they were hurled into the icy waters below. News of the disaster was further darkened when an investigation revealed the cause of the accident. It wasn’t a ...read more

  • The Education Establishment Has Many Excuses ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,267 views

    "The education establishment has many excuses for black low academic achievement: apathetic and irresponsible parents, violent and disruptive students, and students who are alien and hostile to the education process. The education establishment is correct when it says that these anti-learning ...read more

  • I Can See You.

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 24, 2010
     | 1,229 views

    "I CAN SEE YOU." One night a house caught fire and a young boy was forced to flee to the roof. The father stood on the ground below with outstretched arms, calling to his son, "Jump! I'll catch you." He knew the boy had to jump to save his life. All the boy could see, however, was flame, smoke, ...read more

  • Jackie Robinson

    Contributed by David Swanger on Jan 19, 2024
     | 663 views

    Jackie Robinson was the first black to play major league baseball. While breaking baseball’s “color barrier,” he faced jeering crowds in every stadium. While playing one day in his home stadium in Brooklyn, he committed an error. His own fans began to ridicule him. He stood at second base, ...read more

  • Reluctant Fasting  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,171 views

    RELUCTANT FASTING I ran across an article a few months back in Discipleship Journal called "Confessions of a Reluctant Faster." The author mentioned how God impressed upon her the need to pray and fast for a woman in her small group deeply involved in New Age. She didn't like the idea of fasting, ...read more

  • The Seeing Eye Dog Is The Guide For The Blind, ...

    Contributed by Virgil Gibson on Oct 17, 2007
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    The Seeing Eye dog is the guide for the blind, and the Holy Ghost is the guide for the ...read more

  • With His Life In Disarray, Steven Lavaggi Sat On ...  PRO

    Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 23, 2000
    based on 92 ratings
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    With his life in disarray, Steven Lavaggi sat on his bedroom’s wooden floor, and began searching his Bible for answers. His wife had just left him to marry a writer for The Rolling Stone Magazine. Ten days later, Steven discovered his son was stricken with Juvenile Diabetes. As if coping with the ...read more

  • George Washington Carver Had Always Dreamed Of ...

    Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Aug 25, 2009
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    George Washington Carver had always dreamed of getting an education. There was one thing standing in his way. He was born black in a country and at a time when whites oppressed black people. When George Carver reached the age of twenty he was ready to start college. He submitted an application ...read more

  • Another Of Her Like Would Be Ophrah – Not A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Andrew Hamilton on Oct 25, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,532 views

    Another of her like would be Ophrah – not a witch, but described by Christianity Today as one of the most influential spiritual leaders in America today – perhaps even all over the western world where her program is shown. This ex baptist now espouses the view that “one of the biggest mistakes we ...read more

  • Though Many Fear Annoying Their Friends With ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 3, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 942 views

    Though many fear annoying their friends with spiritual conversations, research shows that there is no annoyance at all when spiritual conversation is held with a family member, close friend, or trusted associate. This supports Michael Green’s observation as to why the early church was so ...read more

  • When You Become A Sports Spectator Instead Of A ...

    Contributed by W F on Sep 21, 2004
     | 2,226 views

    When you become a sports spectator instead of a participant, all the wrong things start to happen to your body. Your weight, blood pressure, resting heart rate and cholesterol all go up. And your oxygen consumption, muscular flexibility, stamina and strength all go down. So it doesn’t take too much ...read more