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  • Don't Tell Me I'm Cranky!!!!

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Sep 29, 2008
     | 1,187 views

    Don't Tell Me I'm Cranky!!!! Medications can have some unintended emotional side effects. Whether they are necessary prescribed meds or maybe just cold medicine, they can alter your mood sometimes without even us realizing it. For me, certain allergy and OTC cold meds have the effect of lowering ...read more

  • Nancy Leigh Demoss: Arthur Matthews Was Serving ...

    Contributed by David Rumley on Apr 16, 2009
     | 1,810 views

    Nancy Leigh DeMoss: Arthur Matthews was serving as a missionary in China when the Communists took control. He spent years in house arrest with his wife and daughter, and his writings show what it’s like to embrace the plan and purposes of God in suffering. "An escapist generation reads security, ...read more

  • A Poem By Ruth Walsh Pierces My ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Dec 24, 2009
     | 1,817 views

    A poem by Ruth Walsh pierces my heart. I was naked, and you questioned my lack Of modesty in my appearance. I was imprisoned, and you debated The legal aspects of interference. I was penniless, and you discussed Tax-deductable donations from your wealth. I was sick, and you thanked the Lord, For ...read more

  • The ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 12, 2010
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    The Pianist An elderly widow, restricted in her activities, was eager to serve Christ. After praying about this, she realized that she could bring blessing to others by playing the piano. The next day she placed this small ad in the Oakland Tribune: “Pianist will play hymns by phone daily for ...read more

  • When Christ Is In Control

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Aug 5, 2010
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    WHEN CHRIST IS IN CONTROL Martin Luther was often very graphic in his description of the activities of the Devil. Asked one time how he overcame the Devil, he replied, "Well, when he comes knocking upon the door of my heart, and asks 'Who lives here?' the dear Lord Jesus goes to the door and ...read more

  • One Of The Great Benefits Of The Worship-Filled ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Mar 25, 2008
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    One of the great benefits of the worship-filled life is you see God working in your home and family life. I have seen God do some amazing things in Kendra’s life and in the life of my kids. Sometimes they are things that could easily be missed. For example, Micaela has the cutest little smile and ...read more

  • Philippine Girl

    Contributed by John Harvey on Nov 2, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,072 views

    **Philippine Girl-{page 33} The Christians surrounding the girl’s bed were sad. Because of her extensive internal injuries doctors could do nothing for her. Weeks ago, the believers had bought her a white dress to celebrate her new life and pure heart in Christ Jesus. Her father had not been ...read more

  • Ultimate Love, Complete Humility  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2002
    based on 17 ratings
     | 5,055 views

    ULTIMATE LOVE, COMPLETE HUMILITY Only one act of pure love, unsullied by any taint of ulterior motive, has ever been performed in the history of the world, namely the self-giving of God in Christ on the cross for undeserving sinners. That is why, if we are looking for a definition of love, we ...read more

  • The Famed English Writer, Charles Kingsley, Once ...

    Contributed by Dan Steadman on Feb 14, 2003
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    The famed English writer, Charles Kingsley, once wrote, "If you wish to be miserable, you must think about yourself, about what you want, what you like, and what respect people ought to pay you. Then to you nothing will be pure. You will spoil ...read more

  • A. In November, 1975, 75 Convicts Started ...

    Contributed by Nathan Johnson on Jul 26, 2006
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    A. In November, 1975, 75 convicts started digging a secret tunnel designed to bring them up at the other side of the wall of Saltillo Prison in northern Mexico. On April 18, 1976, guided by pure genius, they tunneled up into the nearby courtroom in which many of them had ...read more

  • So This Morning, We Are Going To Try To Stimulate ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Sep 10, 2009
     | 1,530 views

    So this morning, we are going to try to stimulate different portions of the brain. We are going to have communion. Tactile worship and meditation definitely engage our senses in a way that make God more real. We are going to sing about worshipping in the best times and worst times with a song ...read more

  • Love My Enemies  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 6, 2002
    based on 27 ratings
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    LOVE MY ENEMIES Richard Wurmbrand, who spent fourteen years suffering in a Communist prison, reminds all believers with less than ideal circumstances that “if the heart is cleansed by the love of Jesus Christ, and if the heart love Him, you can resist all tortures.” He says, “God will not judge ...read more

  • Engineers Tell Us That The Only Way That Metal ...  PRO

    Contributed by Chris Smith on Jul 21, 2001
    based on 89 ratings
     | 2,537 views

    Engineers tell us that the only way that metal can safely be used is after testing it. And it must exceed the testing requirements. Repeatedly. The metal to be used must be pure. And in order for it to be purified, it must go through fire. It must be melted, and molded to fit the designers ...read more

  • I Am Absolutely Convinced That No Wealth In The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,378 views

    I am absolutely convinced that no wealth in the world can help humanity forward, even in the hands of the most devoted worker. The example of great and pure individuals is the only thing that can lead us to noble thoughts and deeds. Money only appeals to selfishness and irresistibly invites abuse. ...read more

  • Engineers Tell Us That The Only Way That Metal ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jul 15, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,434 views

    Engineers tell us that the only way that metal can safely be used is after testing it. And it must exceed the testing requirements. Repeatedly. The metal to be used must be pure. And in order for it to be purified, it must go through fire. It must be melted, and molded to fit the designers ...read more

  • God's Will Is Best  PRO

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 27, 2008
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    God's Will is Best Angels are pure spirits, but it was God's intention to raise human beings, who are lower than the angels, to divine status, to union with the Trinity. An ancient tradition tells us that this was the cause of Lucifer's rebellion, jealousy over one day being ruled by a mere ...read more

  • All That Work For What?

    Contributed by Tim White on Jun 19, 2009
     | 1,291 views

    ALL THAT WORK FOR WHAT? In November 1975, 75 convicts started digging a secret tunnel designed to bring them up at the other side of the wall of Saltillo Prison in northern Mexico. On April 18, 1976, guided by pure genius, they tunneled up into the nearby courtroom in which many of them ...read more

  • Winston Churchill's Ever Patient Wife Told Him ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
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     | 2,893 views

    Winston Churchill’s ever patient wife told him that him that loosing the election immediately after the war might be a blessing in disguise. His response was ’at the moment its certainly very well disguised’ But a few months later saw it differently ’I feel a great sense of relief...others having ...read more

  • The Devil's Beatitudes  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Apr 3, 2007
    based on 16 ratings
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    THE DEVIL'S BEATITUDES 1. Blessed are those who are too tired, too busy, too distracted to spend even an hour once a week with their fellow Christians – they are my best workers. 2. Blessed are those Christians who wait to be asked and expect to be thanked -- I can use them. 3. Blessed are the ...read more

  • Batters Hustling To The Plate To Take Their ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2005
     | 2,390 views

    Batters hustling to the plate to take their swings? Questionable calls going uncontested. Umpires being thanked after the game? Fans returning foul balls? This is Major League Baseball? It was. For a few weeks during the spring of ’95, professional baseball was a different game. The ...read more