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  • When To Relax And When To Struggle  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,368 views

    WHEN TO RELAX AND WHEN TO STRUGGLE Author Sam Keen, in his provocative little book called Apology for Wonder, tells us the lesson he learned as young boy swimming in the Indian River inlet on the Delaware coast. Keen says that swimming there was very tricky, because the outgoing waters from the ...read more

  • You Did Need Help.

    Contributed by Jason Miller on Mar 29, 2010
     | 2,705 views

    "YOU DID NEED HELP." A man went to a convention where George Washington Carver was going to be speaking and giving presentations. When he arrived at the hotel, he saw a black man standing there and said, "Here, boy, help me carry my bags." On the elevator the man bragged about his ...read more

  • Through His Blood

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
     | 3,001 views

    THROUGH HIS BLOOD In 1927, in West Africa, a blood specimen was taken from a native man named Asibi, who was sick with yellow fever. A vaccine was made from the original strain of virus obtained from this man. In fact, all the vaccine manufactured since 1927 by the Rockefeller Foundation and ...read more

  • Gen. Macarthur: Understanding Einstein

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
     | 1,920 views

    GEN. MACARTHUR: UNDERSTANDING EINSTEIN When General Douglas MacArthur was at Army training college, he tells this story: "The first section was studying the time-space relationship later formulated by Einstein as his Theory of Relativity. The text was complex and, being unable to comprehend it, I ...read more

  • What Is A Mom?

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on May 8, 2011
     | 2,724 views

    WHAT IS A MOM? What is a mom? Is she the one that gave birth to your life? Is she one who raised you with the warm embrace of her arms? Is she the woman who gives the all of life, so that yours could be prosperous and long? Many mothers are probably all theses, and many things more. Moms are ...read more

  • Perfect Day For Evil

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Sep 13, 2011
     | 2,367 views

    PERFECT DAY FOR EVIL As I gave the opening prayer at Charlotte Motor Speedway to Honor 9/11, I met this man in a Fireman’s’ uniform with a New York accent. The Speedway had flown in three men who had been First Responders that day 10 years ago. This man gave me a chilling account of his day. His ...read more

  • It’s Only A White Collar Crime?

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Oct 16, 2018
     | 3,270 views

    C.S. Lewis died in 1963, but a comment in one of his writings speaks directly to the current opioid crisis. Lewis wrote: “The greatest evil is not now done in those sordid ‘dens of crime’ that Dickens loved to paint. It is not done even in concentration camps and labour camps. In those we see its ...read more

  • Christian In Name Only

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 2, 2022
     | 1,406 views

    As a result of poor planning, a man needed some same-day dry cleaning before he left on a trip. He remembered one store with a huge sign, "One-Hour Dry Cleaners," on the other side of town, so he drove out of his way to drop off a suit. After filling out the tag, he told the clerk, ...read more

  • Being Persecuted

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Feb 13, 2023
     | 1,671 views

    As we live our Christian lives there are a lot of questions that are related to the Christian Life that don't really fall into life and death categories. Questions like: what's your favorite version of the bible? How can I be a better group member? Or the BIG ALL-IMPORTANT QUESTION: if a ...read more

  • The Tongue Is A Rudder To Give Us Direction

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 6, 2024
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     | 951 views

    Two warships with the largest full-load displacement in the world are the US Navy aircraft carriers. The USS Nimitz and Dwight D. Eisenhower weigh about 91,400 tons. They are 1,092 feet in length overall and have a speed well in excess of 30 knots with their nuclear-powered 280,000 horsepower ...read more

  • Unsung Heroes: Nebuzaradan Of Babylon

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Sep 7, 2024
     | 470 views

    Introduction: Many unsung heroes in the Bible were Hebrews or Israelites. That wasn’t always the case, though. There were some people who were not even Jewish or from Israel, but they did some very noble things indeed. Here’s the story of one such unsung hero: 1 His kindness towards the people of ...read more

  • The Methodist Class Meeting Was Much Like The ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Oct 14, 2006
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    The Methodist Class Meeting was much like the Giant Sequoia Trees in California. Just like the Methodist Class Meeting, the Great Sequoias “hold each other up.” They may reach a height of 311 feet, an age of 3200 years. They often weigh 2.7 million pounds. Their bark on the average is 31 inches ...read more

  • Jerry Falwell On 9/11

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Oct 28, 2008
     | 3,402 views

    Jerry Falwell on 9/11 On Sept. 13, two days after the terrorist attacks that killed more than 4,400, Jerry Falwell appeared on "The 700 Club", the Rev. Pat Robertson’s TV show, and made a statement that has inspired widespread anger and mockery. "What we saw on Tuesday, as terrible as it is," he ...read more

  • Blind But Now I See  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Buckingham on Jul 8, 2011
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     | 4,776 views

    BLIND BUT NOW I SEE Peter spent a few years trying to cope with his blindness, learning ways of looking after himself so that he wasn’t so much a burden upon his family, although they still continued to visit on the odd occasion. He also learned how to read Braille. Then one day he was informed ...read more

  • Pleading The Blood

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Aug 24, 2011
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    "PLEADING THE BLOOD" The singles group at the church I joined in 1978 was fascinated by Mike Warnke's book, The Satan Seller. He wrote about being drawn into Satanism, advancing through the ranks, getting saved, and the struggles he had with other Satanists and even demons after leaving them. It ...read more

  • Parallels Between Isaac And Jesus

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 19, 2014
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     | 68,176 views

    PARALLELS BETWEEN ISAAC AND JESUS There is no clearer picture of the Cross and the sacrifice the Father made for us in Christ than Genesis chapter 22. Notice the powerful parallels between Isaac and Christ. Isaac is one of the clearest types of Christ in the Old Testament. 1.Both fulfilled ...read more

  • Anastasia's Father Lost His Job-Not Through A ...

    Contributed by Mack Armstrong on Nov 5, 2006
     | 1,546 views

    Anastasia’s father lost his job-not through a direct fault of his own. As a result of losing his job, the entire family had to leave their nice home and go live in an apartment. After a few weeks living in this rental, they were moved far away and made to live in a small town where it was extremely ...read more

  • I Am Only Vaguely Aware Of How God Fits ...

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Nov 27, 2006
     | 973 views

    I am only vaguely aware of how God fits everything together. But, often looking back we see more clearly. I was searching through some old papers and came across a note from Sarah Hollis. Sarah was Carrie’s age (10) when we went to Jacksonville, Florida. She rode our van to church each week – ...read more

  • Public Opinion

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
     | 2,549 views

    PUBLIC OPINION Some of you may have seen the joke that circulated this week on e-mail that tries to explain why Moses and the Israelites wandered in the wilderness for forty years. The punch line of the e-mail read, "Even then, men would not stop for directions." While this may not really explain ...read more

  • Giving Begets Giving  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 30, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 8,030 views

    GIVING BEGETS GIVING Leadership Magazine carried a story about four young men, Bible College students, who were renting a house together. One Saturday morning someone knocked on their door. And when they opened it, there stood this bedraggled-looking old man. His eyes were kind of marble-ized, and ...read more