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  • Don't Look Back  PRO

    Contributed by Tylor Cates on Jan 24, 2004
    based on 169 ratings
     | 6,748 views

    DON'T LOOK BACK And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. - Luke 9:62 Text: Genesis 19:26; Luke 17:32,33 Summary: Once we start to follow Jesus we must never look back. We must give up our old way of life to find new life ...read more

  • Back In 1995 In Christianity Today - Harold ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 8, 2001
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,255 views

    Back in 1995 in Christianity Today - Harold Miller told of the change that God brought to the natives in the Peruvian Amazon. He wrote: “Just one generation ago these were fearful, aggressive, and animistic people; all their contacts with outsiders were marked by violence. But now they’ve been ...read more

  • Call It Faith, Call It Vitality, Call It The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,467 views

    "Call it faith, call it vitality, call it the will to live, call it the religion of tomorrow morning, call it the immortality of man, call it whatever you wish; it is the thing that explains why man ...read more

  • It Comes Back To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 3,515 views

    IT COMES BACK TO YOU A preacher was making his rounds to his parishioners on a bicycle when he came upon a little boy trying to sell a lawn mower. "I’ve been needing a lawn mower. How much do you want for it?" asked the preacher. "I just want enough money to go out and buy me a bike," said the ...read more

  • Years Ago, Leslie Flynn Penned A Book Called, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 1, 2001
    based on 207 ratings
     | 6,768 views

    Years ago, Leslie Flynn penned a book called, Great Church Fights. In it he chronicled the way people in different churches would go after each other – all in the name of Jesus Christ. A young father heard a commotion out in his backyard, he looked outside and saw his daughter and several ...read more

  • The Called

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Oct 15, 2019
     | 3,839 views

    The Called are those who have been summoned by God. Called to salvation (Rom. 8:30) Called both Jews and Gentiles (1 Cor. 1:24) Called "with a holy calling" (2 Timothy 1:9) Called with a heavenly calling (Heb. 3:1) Called out of darkness into His marvelous light (1Pet. 2:9) Called to ...read more

  • Back Of The Loaf…

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
     | 1,603 views

    Back of the loaf is the snowy flour And back of the flour the mill And back of the mill is the wind and ...read more

  • Back To Basics

    Contributed by Ronnie Knight on May 9, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,723 views

    BACK TO BASICS There is a story circulated about the legendary coach of the Green Bay Packers, Vince Lombardi. As many of you know Vince Lombardi strove for excellence on and off of the field. He demanded it of himself and of his players. Well, as the story goes during his last season as head ...read more

  • Look Not Back

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 31, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,545 views

    Look not back to yesterday, So full of failure and regret; Look ahead and seek God’s way— Sins confessed you must forget. ...read more

  • Back To Reality

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2009
     | 3,514 views

    BACK TO REALITY The story is told of three men who began talking one day about their wives. The first man said, "When we got married, I told my wife in no uncertain terms that from now on she would have to do all the cooking. Well, the first day after I told her, I saw nothing. The second day I ...read more

  • Back To The Future

    Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Jan 26, 2010
     | 4,243 views

    Back to the Future Most of us may remember a movie by this same title. In fact there were several "Back to the Future" sequels. In the movie starring Michael J. Fox and Claudia Wells, after traveling back in time, they found that the only way to return to the future was to recreate the system and ...read more

  • Giving Back

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 19, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,887 views

    GIVING BACK Yesterday Marylu and I went to the Ko-ko-mah encampment as we do every year. We love the smell of campfires cooking food, crafts and arts done in an 1800's style, the music, the costumes, the re-enactments. When parking car, I thanked the attendant and said, "This must be a pretty ...read more

  • The Following Ad Once Appeared In A London ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on Nov 12, 2001
    based on 50 ratings
     | 4,872 views

    The following ad once appeared in a London newspaper: "Men wanted for hazardous journey. Small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful." The ad was signed by Sir Ernest Shackleton, Antarctic explorer. Amazingly, the ad drew thousands of ...read more

  • What We Are Called From And Called To  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,725 views

    What we are called from and called to: I. Called from labor to rest (Matt. 11:28) II. Called from death to life (1 John 3:14) III. Called from bondage to liberty (Gal 5:13) IV. Called out of darkness into light (1 Pet. 2:9) V. Called from bondage to peace (1 Cor. 7:15 VI. Called to the ...read more

  • Buying Them Back

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Aug 11, 2009
     | 2,164 views

    BUYING THEM BACK We're told about a gift of grace (singular) and informed that it will help us to build up the church in LOVE. Do you see a pattern, here? Whatever we have to use in God's service comes directly from God. It's a lot like a former colleague experienced at Ziff-Davis Publishing. He ...read more

  • In A Book Called

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on May 7, 2009
     | 2,826 views

    In a book called “Rethinking the Church,” James Emery White tells this story. He was speaking at a conference where he mentioned using contemporary music to help those who haven’t grown up in the church to receive the truth of the gospel. Afterward, an elderly woman came up to speak to him. With ...read more

  • Call To War

    Contributed by Sam Higgs on Sep 29, 2011
     | 3,218 views

    CALL TO WAR Have you ever heard the "trumpet" call to do battle in our culture? On every side we are bombarded with things and teachings that are anti-God. There is the lasciviousness where "free-sex" reigns as supreme. It is the Christian’s God ordained duty to confront this sin against God ...read more

  • A Close Call  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,311 views

    A CLOSE CALL Edward Steichen, who eventually became one of the world’s most renowned photographers, almost gave up on the day he shot his first pictures. At 16, young Steichen bought a camera and took 50 photos. Only one turned out -- a portrait of his sister at the piano. Edward’s father thought ...read more

  • A Warning Call  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,938 views

    A WARNING CALL Are you hearing one? Are you sending one? A group of 49 students and staff from Royd’s Comprehensive Middle School in England went on a week-long outdoor trip. One morning, a teacher took a small group on a river walk. She had never seen the water higher, so she ...read more

  • Called To Be Faithful  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 5, 2001
    based on 10 ratings
     | 5,125 views

    CALLED TO BE FAITHFUL Mark Hatfield tells of touring Calcutta with Mother Teresa and visiting the so-called "House of Dying," where sick children are cared for in their last days, and the dispensary, where the poor line up by the hundreds to receive medical attention. Watching Mother Teresa ...read more