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  • Protect The Flag

    Contributed by Dr. Nicholas M. Muteti on Jun 23, 2011
     | 2,809 views

    PROTECT THE FLAG In Kenya, as elsewhere, the military buildings are very important. There are permanent teams that guard the buildings and all properties of the army that no enemy will come in and destroy or steal our secrets. But the most precious thing in a military building is the flag of that ...read more

  • The Name Stradivarius Is Synonymous With Fine ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Hodges on Jun 16, 2001
    based on 82 ratings
     | 3,666 views

    The name Stradivarius is synonymous with fine violins. This is true because Antonius Stradivarius insisted that no instrument constructed in his shop be sold until it was as near perfection as human care and skill could make it. Stradivarius said, "God needs violins to send His music into the ...read more

  • What Is Culture?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 13, 2010
     | 2,824 views

    WHAT IS CULTURE? What is culture? It is the ways of thinking, living, and behaving that define a people and underlie its achievements. It is a nation’s collective mind, its sense of right and wrong, the way it perceives reality, and its definition of self. Culture is the morals and habits a mother ...read more

  • Teddy Roosevelt Said "It Is Not The Critic Who ...

    Contributed by Matthew Mobley on Mar 28, 2008
     | 1,458 views

    Teddy Roosevelt said “It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly… who knows the ...read more

  • We Christians Too Often Substitute Prayer For ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,545 views

    “We Christians too often substitute prayer for playing the game. Prayer is good; but when used as a substitute for obedience, it is nothing but a blatant hypocrisy, a despicable Pharisaism...To your knees, man! and to your Bible! Decide at once! Don’t hedge! Time flies! Cease your insults to God, ...read more

  • A Certain Medieval Monk Announced He Would Be ...

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Sep 19, 2001
     | 1,803 views

    A certain medieval monk announced he would be preaching next Sunday evening on "The Love of God." As the shadows fell and the light ceased to come in through the cathedral windows, the congregation gathered. In the darkness of the altar, the monk lighted a candle and carried it to the crucifix. ...read more

  • A Certain Medieval Monk Announced ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
     | 1,227 views

    Illustration: A certain medieval monk announced he would be preaching next Sunday evening on “The Love of God.” As the shadows fell and the light ceased to come in through the cathedral windows, the congregation gathered. In the darkness of the altar, the monk lighted a candle and carried it to the ...read more

  • The Perfect Church

    Contributed by David Parks on Sep 19, 2022
     | 1,932 views

    If you should find the perfect church Without one spot or sore For goodness sake! Don’t join that church! For it won’t be perfect anymore. If you should find the perfect church Where all anxieties cease. Then pass it by, lest you join it, And mar the masterpiece. But since no perfect church ...read more

  • When I Hear The Praises Start

    Contributed by John Shearhart on May 26, 2006
     | 1,780 views

    My son, my son, why are you striving? You can’t add one thing to what’s been done for you. I did it all while I was dying. Rest in your faith, my peace will come to you. For when I hear the praises start I want to rain upon you. Blessings that will fill your heart; I see no stain upon you, ...read more

  • The Wild Duck Over Norway  PRO

    Contributed by Arliss Beavers on Aug 8, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,077 views

    THE WILD DUCK OVER NORWAY A wild duck over Norway left the wild pack of ducks who were flying in formation. He swooped down low to a barn yard to investigate the free kernels of corn thrown upon the ground and stays too long until he grows horribly fat. Each year, he hears his wild pack returning ...read more

  • The Love Of God

    Contributed by N A on Feb 2, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,573 views

    THE LOVE OF GOD: A certain medieval monk announced he would be preaching next Sunday evening on "The Love of God." As the shadows fell and the light ceased to come in through the cathedral windows, the congregation gathered. In the darkness of the altar, the monk lighted a candle and carried it to ...read more

  • Methodism A Dead Sect

    Contributed by John Bright on Jun 5, 2025
     | 231 views

    The founder of Methodism, John Wesley, wrote this in “Thoughts Upon Methodism,” – “I am not afraid that the people called Methodists should ever cease to exist in either Europe or America. But I am afraid lest they should only exist as a dead sect, having the form of religion without the power. And ...read more

  • I Have Come To The Conclusion That It Is ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 2,406 views

    I have come to the conclusion that it is impossible to have a moral community or nation without faith in God, because without it everything rapidly comes down to "me," and "me" alone is meaningless. Today Americans have stopped acting in terms of their own moral, ethical and religious beliefs and ...read more

  • Life Is Difficult. You And I Know It To Be True. ...

    Contributed by Randall Bergsma on Dec 19, 2006
     | 1,778 views

    Life is difficult. You and I know it to be true. Christmas can be difficult. Even life in which a person strives diligently to be kind, helpful, and close to God includes difficulty. For example, God walked and talked with Adam and Eve. After sin came in their hearts, God was still God, but ...read more

  • Halfway Through A Rehearsal, With Trumpets ...

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Feb 14, 2007
     | 1,380 views

    Halfway through a rehearsal, with trumpets blaring, drums rolling, and violins singing their rich melody, the piccolo player muttered to himself, “What good am I doing? I might as well not be playing. Nobody can hear me anyway.” So he placed his instrument to his lips but made no sound. Within ...read more

  • Common Good  PRO

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 9, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,477 views

    COMMON GOOD The other criterion is the common good, the good that is linked to living in society. It is the good of "all of us," individuals, families and intermediate groups forming society. It is a requirement of justice and society to take a stand for the common good and strive toward it. ...read more

  • You See "Perfect" In Terms Of God's Expectation ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jul 4, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,362 views

    You see “perfect” in terms of God’s expectation of us does not mean sinless - we can’t be sinless we’ve already blown that! But perfection when understood in the context of progression is possible. Let Odessa Texas’ Permian Cougars coach Gary Gaines explain it. {Video Clip: Friday Night Lights - ...read more

  • In 1982, Susan G, Komen Lay In Bed, Dying Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 24, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,825 views

    In 1982, Susan G, Komen lay in bed, dying of breast cancer. Her sister, Nancy Brinker, promised her dying sister that she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Since that organization was founded they have donated ...read more

  • Daring To Act

    Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Nov 2, 2007
     | 2,860 views

    Illustration Daring to Act It is not the critic who counts, not the person who points out where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the person who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes ...read more

  • Postmodernism Is, Almost By Definition, A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 7, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,859 views

    Postmodernism is, almost by definition, a transitional cusp of social, cultural, economic and ideological history when modernism’s high-minded principles and preoccupations have ceased to function, but before they have been replaced with a totally new system of values. It represents a moment of ...read more