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  • White As Snow  PRO

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on May 15, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,494 views

    WHITE AS SNOW Ash Wednesday — it’s kind of a solemn day. It’s the start of Lent —a word which means “spring” in German. But more than this, it’s the time each year when we intently focus on the path Christ Jesus laid out for us to follow — to be true to his word, true to his calling, and ...read more

  • How To Send An Ultra Top Secret ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 24, 2012
     | 5,011 views

    HOW TO SEND AN ULTRA TOP SECRET MESSAGE There is a distinguished British gentleman by the name of Sir Oliver Franks. He had been a professor of philosophy at Oxford, and president of a couple of different colleges during the turbulent years of the 1960s and following. He had also been the chairmen ...read more

  • When Joe Wright Was Asked To Open The New Session ...  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 15, 2003
    based on 10 ratings
     | 2,127 views

    When Joe Wright was asked to open the new session of the Kansas Senate, everyone was expecting the usual politically correct generalities. But, what they heard instead was a prayer delivered with grace yet full of truth. "Heavenly Father we ask Your forgiveness. We know Your Word says, ’Woe on ...read more

  • I Do Not Particularly Enjoy The World Of Phone ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 21, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,269 views

    I do not particularly enjoy the world of phone message recorders. I am glad they exist, and I have one at the office. Sometimes people leave important messages. Sometimes the message is not crucial, but it communicates a piece of information. In a day when we have so much to do and remember, ...read more

  • Astrophysicists Have Found That There Are Over 60 ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dr. Randy Croft on Aug 25, 2001
    based on 113 ratings
     | 2,091 views

    Astrophysicists have found that there are over 60 criteria that are necessary for life on earth. For you to live. Life could not exist or form if any one of the following were true: Earth’s rotation was slower, or faster We were 2% closer or further from the sun. Earth had a 1% change in ...read more

  • The Way We Live  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 27, 2001
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,479 views

    THE WAY WE LIVE Idolatry in its larger meaning is properly understood as any substitution of what is created for the creator. People may worship nature, money, mankind, power, history, or social and political systems instead of the God who created them all. The New Testament writers, in ...read more

  • No Difference To Me  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jul 17, 2003
    based on 11 ratings
     | 2,245 views

    NO DIFFERENCE TO ME John G. Paton, a nineteenth-century missionary to the South Seas met opposition to leaving his home in Scotland and going to preach to the cannibalistic people of the New Hebrides Islands. A well-meaning church member moaned to him, “The cannibals, the cannibals! You’ll be ...read more

  • During Wwii The 101st Airborne Division ...

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 21, 2005
     | 1,781 views

    During WWII the 101st Airborne Division spearheaded some major battles in Europe. They fought in places like Bastone where they were pounded with heavy artillery--then asked to advance toward Berlin against fierce opposition. Many lives were lost. Many who survived were highly decorated ...read more

  • Source: Gonzalez, Justo, The Story Of ...

    Contributed by Chris Tiller on Nov 15, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,154 views

    (Source: Gonzalez, Justo, The Story of Christianity, Volume 1, HarperSanFrancisco, 1984.) In the year 155 A.D., Polycarp, the bishop of Smyrna was arrested. The proconsul tried to persuade him to recant and save himself. Surely given his advanced age it would be better for him to avoid torture ...read more

  • Here Are Some Tongue-In-Cheek Food Safety "Facts" ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,000 views

    Here are some tongue-in-cheek food safety “facts” from New York’s Miner Institute: Nearly all sick people have eaten carrots. Obviously, the effects are cumulative. An estimated 99.9% of all people who die from cancer and heart disease have eaten carrots. 99.9% of people involved in car crashes ...read more

  • Mobilization Is Not Filling Slots," Claims Carol ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 1,661 views

    “Mobilization is not filling slots,” claims Carol Davis, veteran church leadership trainer, “Mobilization is activating the incredible capacity of Christ’s church to serve the purposes of God in our own generation. Mobilization happens when I’m being used as an activator. I listen to and watch for ...read more

  • Conflict Resolution

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 2, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,096 views

    Psychologist Lynne Namka writes: Recent research shows that couples break up because they do not know how to resolve their differences through communication. Hostility only breeds more hostility. Venting the negative emotions may clear the air temporarily, but it does not solve the underlying ...read more

  • The Cost Of True Greatness Is Humble, Selfless, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Aug 12, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,869 views

    “The cost of true greatness is humble, selfless, sacrificial service. The Christian who desires to be great and first in the kingdom is the one who is willing to serve in the hard place, the demanding place, the place where he is not appreciated and may even be persecuted. Knowing that time is ...read more

  • Discipline Can Be Painful For Anyone Especially ...

    Contributed by Brian Menear on Mar 29, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,962 views

    Discipline can be painful for anyone especially from a church they love. All discipline serves a purpose especially for a Christian who has committed a sin. A young child accidentally took sleeping pills from the medicine cabinet. The Dr. told the family to keep the child awake for the next 8 ...read more

  • In The Second Century Theologian And Church ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 10, 2007
     | 1,309 views

    In the second century theologian and church father, Justin Martyr wrote to the Roman emperor Antoninus Pius c.155 ce, in response to 3 charges: (Slides) Charges: Sloth, Atheism, Cannibalism “Everywhere we [Christians], more readily than all men, endeavor to pay to those appointed by you the taxes ...read more

  • Salt Is Used For Healing 2000 Years Ago There ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,303 views

    Salt Is Used for healing 2000 years ago there wasn’t a drug store on every corner. If a soldier was hurt in battle, if a farmer was gored by a bull, if a child fell down and scraped his knee there was a common treatment. The wound was bathed in salt and water. And it proved to be an excellent ...read more

  • Let Me Close With This Story From Rick Labate ...

    Contributed by Rev. Richard Norman on Apr 12, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,408 views

    Let me close with this story from Rick Labate King Henry III grew tired of court life and the pressures of being the king so he applied to a monastery to be accepted for a life of contemplation. The religious superior said to him, “Your Majesty, do you understand that the pledge here is one of ...read more

  • Too Much ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
     | 2,931 views

    TOO MUCH TROUBLE A site foreman had ten very lazy men working for him, so one day he decided to trick them into doing some work for a change. "I’ve got a really easy job today for the laziest one among you," he announced. "Will the laziest man please put his hand up." Nine hands went up. "Why ...read more

  • Someone Wrote: What Is Your God? "Whatever You ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 1,483 views

    Someone wrote: WHAT IS YOUR GOD? "Whatever you love most, serve most, seek out most, give to the most, worship the most, and care about the most is your god. Your “god” can be your career, your bank account, the way you look, a particular position or degree, influence, power, or physical ...read more

  • Great Illustration Of A Perfectionist. John ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,714 views

    Great illustration of a perfectionist. John Quincy Adams held more important offices than anyone else in the history of the U.S. He served with distinction as president, senator, congressman, ambassador to major European powers, and participated in various capacities in the American Revolution, the ...read more

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