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  • Genesis Speaks Of The Creation Of The Sun. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kevin Taylor on Mar 8, 2002
    based on 29 ratings
     | 3,207 views

    1. Genesis speaks of the creation of the sun. Revelation tells of a place that needs no sun. 2. Genesis speaks of the entrance of sin into this world. Revelation tells of the banishment of all sin. 3. Genesis speaks of the sin-curse that is pronounced upon mankind. Revelation tells of the broken ...read more

  • In 1846 Former President John Quincy Adams ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
     | 1,658 views

    In 1846 former president John Quincy Adams suffered a stroke. Although he returned to Congress the following year, his health was clearly failing. Daniel Webster described his last meeting with Adams: “Someone, a friend of his, came in and made particular inquiry of his health. Adams answered, ‘I ...read more

  • I've Heard A Tale That A Man Would Climb A ...

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Mar 25, 2006
     | 2,146 views

    I’ve heard a tale that a man would climb a mountain Just to be with the one he loves. How many times has he broken that promise? It has never been done Well I never climbed the highest mountain, but I walked the hill of Calvary Just to be with you I’ve done everything There’s no price I did not ...read more

  • We Serve Jesus By Serving People. A Wealthy ...  PRO

    Contributed by Darryl Bell on Apr 17, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,128 views

    We serve Jesus by serving people. A wealthy American traveler visited a hospital in Southeast Asia. He walked in just as a young missionary nurse was cleaning the sores of a sick, dirty, elderly man who had been found lying in a gutter. The rich man said to the nurse, “I wouldn’t do that for a ...read more

  • The Meek Is Like The Mango Tree. All Its ...  PRO

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Oct 4, 2007
    based on 12 ratings
     | 2,628 views

    The meek is like the mango tree. All its branches hang with fruit. Passer-by come and assails it with stones and sticks. It responds by dropping the fruit at every blow, at the feet of those who assail it. At the close of the season, it stands scarred and battered, its leaves torn off, its ...read more

  • There's A Story About An Old Cherokee Chief ...

    Contributed by Stephen Wright on Oct 13, 2007
     | 1,788 views

    There’s a story about an old Cherokee chief sitting before a flickering fire with his grandson. The boy had broken a tribal taboo, and his grandpa wanted to help him understand what made him do it. "It’s like we have two wolves inside us," said the chief. "One is good, the other is bad. Both ...read more

  • Charlie Peace, A Criminal In England, On The Day ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Dec 25, 2007
     | 3,230 views

    Charlie Peace, a criminal in England, on the day he was being taken to his execution, listened to a minister reading from the Word. And when he found out he was reading about heaven and hell, he looked at the preacher and said, "Sir, if I believed what you and the church of God say, and even if ...read more

  • The Heart

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jun 24, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,585 views

    THE HEART We say "I give you my heart..." Maybe we should say, "God, give me Your heart." Let my heart beat with the heartbeat of God...Let my heart be broken by what breaks his heart..." God is chasing you...will you come to Him? You need a heart transplant - He ...read more

  • All Sin Is Against God.

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Dec 2, 2020
     | 1,926 views

    “W. S. Plumer said, “We never see sin aright until we see it as against God. All sin is against God in this sense: that it is His law that is broken, His authority that is despised, His government that is set at naught Pharaoh and Balaam, Saul and Judas each said, ‘I have sinned’ which is only ...read more

  • Too Soon To Quit

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 3, 2009
     | 5,674 views

    TOO SOON TO QUIT Mark 11:22 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. I heard a story of a weak, sickly man. The weak man decided to withdraw from society and die. The man owned a cabin far from any other people. There was a boulder by the edge of the porch, a huge boulder. He ...read more

  • To Build A Bridge

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Apr 4, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,163 views

    Illus.: “To Build a Bridge” The Brooklyn Bridge is truly a miracle bridge. In 1863, a creative engineer named John Roebling was inspired by an idea for this spectacular span. Bridge-building experts throughout the world told him it was a crazy idea and that he should forget it. It couldn’t be ...read more

  • Some Of You Are Familiar With The Musical Man Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,307 views

    Some of you are familiar with the musical Man of Lamancha. 1. It is the story of Don Quixote, the weird character who jousts with windmills and envisions himself as a knight slaying dragons. 2. The most poignant part of the musical is his relationship with Aldonza. 3. She was a woman of ...read more

  • This Syndrome Also Reminds Me Of When We Had Our ...

    Contributed by Todd Stiles on Mar 27, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,067 views

    This syndrome also reminds me of when we had our first child. We’re in the delivery room in Northside Hospital in Atlanta, while my parents and her parents are in the waiting room getting minute-by-minute updates form me! In fact, I recall running out there telling everyone it was a girl because as ...read more

  • Roy Whetstine Was A Rock Collector Who Two Sons ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jun 8, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,689 views

    Roy Whetstine was a rock collector whose two sons each had given him five dollars to buy a rock for them at a rock show. One table had a Tupperware container with a large potato-sized rock surrounded by a lot of agates. The sign read: “Any stone $15.” Roy picked up the big rock and asked, “You want ...read more

  • Save One More For Jesus

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 9, 2010
     | 1,603 views

    Rick Warren about his dad- My father was a minister for over 50 years, serving in small churches. His favorite activity was taking teams of volunteers overseas to build church buildings for small congregations. In his lifetime, Dad built over 150 churches around the world. In 1999, my father ...read more

  • The Best-Selling Book Among All Christian Books ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Luthy on Apr 28, 2003
    based on 15 ratings
     | 1,994 views

    The best-selling book among all Christian books right now is The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren. Warren begins his book with these words… “It’s not about you. The purpose of your life is far greater than your own personal fulfillment, your peace of mind, or even your happiness. It’s far ...read more

  • Have You Seen The Commercial On Tv Lately Where ...  PRO

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Nov 26, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,283 views

    Have you seen the commercial on TV lately where this woman is with her son in Office Max and she has the visions of him being a rocket scientist as she picks up his school supplies. And what happens when he gets to school? He picks up the new ruler he and his mom bought and he uses it to hurl a ...read more

  • Be Strong!

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 1, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,441 views

    ii. Be strong! We are not here to play, to dream, to drift. We have hard work to do and loads to lift. Shun not the struggle, face it: ’tis God’s gift. Be strong! Say not the days are evil. Who’s to blame? And fold the hands and acquiesce, O shame! Stand up, speak out and bravely, in God’s ...read more

  • Good And Evil Both Increase At Compound ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Cheadle on Nov 18, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,764 views

    "Good and evil both increase at compound interest. That is why the little decisions you and I make every day are of such infinite importance. The smallest good act today is the capture of a strategic point from which, a few months later, you may be able to go on to victories you never dreamed of. ...read more

  • Our Cultural Advertising Motto Is "Sex Sells." ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jun 9, 2008
     | 1,204 views

    Our cultural advertising motto is “sex sells.” Sex sells clothes, cars, food, beverages, even exercise equipment. “You can have the body that you have always wanted.” While they show two “perfectly” chiseled bodies using their equipment (always one male and one female), the message is that once you ...read more