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  • Help Yourself First

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Aug 16, 2011
     | 3,217 views

    HELP YOURSELF FIRST When an airliner loses cabin pressure the oxygen masks drop. You are told by the flight crew to put the mask on yourself before putting it on your child. You would think the child would be first. But if you pass out before you get the child’s mask on then both of you are ...read more

  • "Knowing" Christ  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Barreca on Jan 6, 2013
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     | 8,355 views

    "KNOWING" CHRIST In today's world of Smart Phones, tablets and instant Internet access, there are many things that we can "know." If someone asks the questions, "how long is the Verrazano Bridge," a nimble person with a 4 G connection and an Iphone can ask Siri, "How long is the Verrazano ...read more

  • Destiny...?

    Contributed by Perry Greene on May 6, 2013
     | 4,861 views

    DESTINY...? During a momentous battle, a Japanese general decided to attack even though his army was greatly outnumbered. He was confident they would win, but his men were filled with doubt. On the way to the battle, they stopped at a religious shrine. After praying with the men, the general took ...read more

  • Door Of Hope

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,031 views

    There is a small metal door painted white in the side of a tiny mission church in Johannesburg South Africa. This door is changing lives. On it are painted the words “door of hope.” That is exactly what it is for various babies within the city. On average some forty to fifty babies were being ...read more

  • Christian History Issue 27 Notes: "The ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 18, 2007
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    Christian History Issue 27 notes: “The persecutors and their motives changed in A.D. 64. On July 19 that year a great fire engulfed much of Rome; only four of the fourteen quarters of the city escaped damage. Suspicion immediately fell on Emperor Nero: was this a madcap way of clearing part of the ...read more

  • Some Suggest That Tv Is Just Giving The Public ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,676 views

    Some suggest that TV is just giving the public what it demands. There is some truth to that, but don’t be misled, there is also a gay agenda that many in Hollywood push. Will & Grace star Eric McCormick said, "When little old women say, ’I hope he finds a nice man," the show will be successful." In ...read more

  • Duct Tape Is One Of Those Invaluable Items That ...

    Contributed by Danny Pinksen on Jun 28, 2007
     | 1,630 views

    Duct Tape is one of those invaluable items that is able to solve many of life’s little problems. We have seen some examples in the video we just watched. In recent years, Red Green has certainly increased the sales of duct tape. He used duct tape for many of the contraptions that he developed. Red ...read more

  • A While Ago My Wife Had A Job Evaluation From Her ...

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 16, 2007
     | 1,341 views

    A while ago my wife had a job evaluation from her employer. Her boss commended her for doing a good job, and she received a nominal raise in pay. Nothing that would change her lifestyle, but an increase in pay none the less. Upon leaving the evaluation she said to her boss, “Thank you for the ...read more

  • A Few Years Ago, The "In-Thing" For The 6 ...

    Contributed by Matthew Sullivan on Feb 18, 2008
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     | 1,448 views

    A few years ago, the “in-thing” for the 6 year-old set was a group of teenage super-heroes called the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. They were an unlikely hit- originally produced with a very low budget in Japan, then badly dubbed into English. But their appeal was that- while ordinary teenagers by ...read more

  • Praying For Them For Years

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on May 3, 2008
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    PRAYING FOR THEM FOR YEARS David Stone is a preacher I know, and his mother changed my prayers for my children. She says that from day one she prayed that God would just surround them with an envelope of protection from Satan. But... she also prayed from day one for the girl that one day Dave ...read more

  • Participating In A Ceremony Of Another Religion

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jul 1, 2008
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    PARTICIPATING IN A CEREMONY OF ANOTHER RELIGION You may remember, a couple of years ago the Mormons opened a new temple in town and all the ministers were invited to go and participate in a clergy dedication ceremony of the local Mormon temple. I had a call from a pastor across town inviting me to ...read more

  • George Foreman: "The Truth Is, My Relationship ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Aug 27, 2008
     | 2,985 views

    George Foreman: "The truth is, my relationship with God is the reason I have such a positive outlook on life. Before I found Christ I was blind...but when Jesus came into my life, He opened my eyes and started showing me all the good things that I couldn't see previously. God changed my heart and ...read more

  • True Believer  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,811 views

    TRUE BELIEVER There was a young seminarian who was taking an oral examination for his ordination process. During the questioning, one of the examiners asked him if he believed in a personal devil. "No," he replied, "I do not believe in the devil." Hearing this, the examiners began to discuss the ...read more

  • The American Memorial Day Weekend Automobile Race ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jan 19, 2009
     | 2,516 views

    The American Memorial Day weekend automobile race known as the Indianapolis 500 (a.k.a. Indy 500) attracts 400,000 spectators every year! It is probably the largest single sporting event that draws such a large crowd. The race requires many pit-stops – tire changes, fuel, oil, or repairs when ...read more

  • Too Much Evidence For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2009
     | 2,361 views

    TOO MUCH EVIDENCE FOR ATHEISM Patrick Glynn, a former arms-control negotiator for the Regan Administration, began his journey to atheism in grade school when he encountered evolution and became a confirmed atheist by the time he received his doctorate from Harvard University in the 1970’s. After ...read more

  • Boy Eating Apple

    Contributed by John Bright on Jan 17, 2021
     | 2,389 views

    A four-year-old boy was eating an apple in the back seat of the car, when he asked, "Daddy, why is my apple turning brown?" "Because," his dad explained, "after you ate the skin off, the meat of the apple came into contact with the air, which caused it to oxidize, thus ...read more

  • Saint Or Sinner

    Contributed by John Bright on Feb 19, 2021
     | 2,838 views

    In the “Freedom in Christ” course, Neil Anderson and Steve Goss, share an illustration that I just love – “You know the fairy tale of the princess who decided to kiss a frog? When she kissed the frog, he changes into a handsome prince. Now imagine they go out to a fancy restaurant to celebrate ...read more

  • Marriage Insight

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Nov 15, 2021
     | 1,344 views

    Destructive to marriage is the self fulfillment ethic that assumes marriage and the family are primarily institutions of personal fulfillment, necessary for us to become whole or happy. The assumption is that there is someone just right for us to marry and that if we look closely enough we will ...read more

  • The "repenters"

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 19, 2022
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    It is interesting that before the "Iron Curtain" went down, the believers in the anti-Christian Communist countries were often known as "Repenters." Why? Because they were not just "professors", but "possessors", and showed the Spirit of Christ was in them ...read more

  • A Parable From A Peanuts Cartoon

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 19, 2022
     | 1,564 views

    We need another revival like Pentecost! It will come when walking and working together! As Vance Havner said, “Snowflakes are fragile things, but when they stick together... they can stop traffic!” In a Peanuts cartoon Lucy demanded that Linus change TV channels, threatening him with her fist ...read more