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  • The Gentle Gain  PRO

    Contributed by Jonathan Busch on Feb 2, 2003
    based on 15 ratings
     | 5,724 views

    THE GENTLE GAIN “In our rough-and-rugged individualism, we think of gentleness as weakness, being soft, and virtually spineless. Not so! ... Gentleness includes such enviable qualities as having strength under control, being calm and peaceful when surrounded by a heated atmosphere, emitting a ...read more

  • Unfinished Business  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Dec 12, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,614 views

    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, minister to major European powers, and participated in various capacities in the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and events leading to the ...read more

  • A Heavy Wagon Was Being Dragged Along A Country ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005
     | 2,310 views

    A heavy wagon was being dragged along a country lane by a team of oxen. The axles groaned and creaked terribly, when the oxen turning around thus addressed the wheels, “Hey there, why do you make so much noise? We bear all the labor, and we—not you—ought to cry out!” Those complain first in our ...read more

  • Carlyle Had A Very Devoted Wife Who Sacrificed ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 3,004 views

    Carlyle had a very devoted wife who sacrificed everything for his sake, but he never gave her a single expression of appreciation for which her heart yearned. She came to regard herself as the most miserable woman in London and evidently died of heart hunger. After her death, Carlyle, reading her ...read more

  • One Day, C.h. Spurgeon Was Walking Through The ...

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Feb 21, 2009
     | 1,492 views

    One day, C.H. Spurgeon was walking through the English countryside with a friend. As they strolled along, the evangelist noticed a barn with a weather vane on its roof. At the top of the vane were these words: GOD IS LOVE. Spurgeon remarked to his companion that he thought this was a rather ...read more

  • What Holiness Is Not

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,692 views

    WHAT HOLINESS IS NOT John Charles Ryle, Anglican bishop of Liverpool in the 19th century speaks of holiness. He says, "It is not knowledge...nor great profession...nor doing many things...nor zeal for certain matters in religion..." He continues that holiness is not "morality and outward ...read more

  • A Church Is Not An Audience

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 2, 2007
     | 2,497 views

    A Church Is Not An Audience A sharp distinction ought to be made between a church and an audience. · An audience is a group of unrelated people drawn together by a short-lived attraction. A church is a group of born again believers drawn together by a Savior. · An audience is a crowd. A church is ...read more

  • John Quincy Adams

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jan 19, 2008
     | 1,926 views

    John Quincy Adams 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, minister to major European powers, and participated in various capacities in the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and ...read more

  • Jesus Swooned?  PRO

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Apr 7, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,284 views

    JESUS SWOONED? One lady wrote in to a question and answer forum. "Dear Sirs, Our preacher said on Easter, that Jesus just swooned on the cross and that the disciples nursed Him back to health. What do you think? Sincerely, Bewildered." "Dear Bewildered, Beat your preacher with a ...read more

  • Two Tombstones

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,201 views

    TWO TOMBSTONES A tombstone in a small English village reads, "Here lies a miser who lived for himself, And cared for nothing but gathering wealth. Now where he is or how he fares, Nobody knows and nobody cares." In contrast, a plain tombstone in the courtyard at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London ...read more

  • Crabs In A Basket

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 11, 2011
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    CRABS IN A BASKET Charles L. Allen wrote about a fisherman friend of his who told him that one never needs a top for his crab basket. If one of the crabs starts to climb up the sides of the basket, the other crabs will reach up and pull it back down. ("The Miracle of Love") Allen then observed ...read more

  • The Man Whose Heart Is Pure

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 9, 2011
     | 6,238 views

    THE MAN WHOSE HEART IS PURE Charles Spurgeon: “The man whose heart is pure, will be able to see God in nature. When the heart is clean, he will hear God's footfall everywhere in the garden of the earth in the cool of the day. He will hear God's voice in the tempest, sounding in peal on peal from ...read more

  • Let The Lion Out

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on May 23, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,430 views

    Charles Spurgeon on preaching the Word: There seems to be to have been twice as much done in some ages in defending the Bible as in expounding it, but if the whole of our strength shall henceforth go to the exposition and spreading of it, we may leave it pretty much to defend itself. I do not ...read more

  • The Great Evangelist George Whitefield Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Don Jones on Mar 19, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,066 views

    The great evangelist George Whitefield was relating the difficulties of the gospel ministry to some friends. He said that he was weary of the burdens and was glad that his work would soon be over and that he would depart this earthly scene to be with Christ. The others admitted having similar ...read more

  • The First Thanksgiving

    Contributed by Paul Barreca on Nov 19, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,704 views

    THE FIRST THANKSGIVING Let's consider the first Thanksgiving in America. It was in the fall of 1621, one year after the Pilgrim’s landed. There was great affliction in their voyage. 102 Pilgrims the left Holland, stopped briefly in England before sailing to America. They were at sea for 66 ...read more

  • Cradles That Shaped The World  PRO

    Contributed by Warren Lamb on Nov 29, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,223 views

    Cradles The Shaped The World An example Charles Swindoll uses is the year 1809. The international scene was tumultuous and turbulent that year. Napoleon Bonaparte was sweeping through Austria on his quest to rule the world, and blood was flowing freely. Nobody cared much about babies being born in ...read more

  • Encountering Angels

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Dec 8, 2014
     | 4,657 views

    Some years ago, I had occasion to read Madeleine L’Engle’s book, A Wind in the Door. It’s about a young girl named Meg and her brother Charles Wallace. One day, Charles Wallace tells Meg that he has seen a drive of dragons in the broccoli patch. Meg goes with her brother to check it out, but all ...read more

  • A View Of God's Glory

    Contributed by N A on Apr 5, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,483 views

    QUOTE: Charles Spurgeon, A View of God’s Glory. “Now, what attribute is God about to show to Moses? His petition is, “Show me thy glory.” Will God show him his justice? His holiness? His wrath? His power? No. Hear the still small voice – “I will make all my goodness pass before you.” Ah! ...read more

  • The Best Food For You Is The Word Of God Itself. ...

    Contributed by N A on Nov 20, 2008
     | 2,258 views

    "The best food for you is the Word of God itself. Sermons and books are well enough, but streams that run for a long distance above ground gradually gather for themselves somewhat of the soil through which they flow, and they lose the cool freshness with which they started from the spring head. ...read more

  • In A Peanuts Cartoon Lucy Demanded That Linus ...

    Contributed by Steven Dow on Sep 18, 2002
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,088 views

    In a Peanuts cartoon Lucy demanded that Linus change TV channels, threatening him with her fist if he didn’t. “What makes you think you can walk right in here and take over?” asks Linus. “These five fingers,” says Lucy. “Individually they’re nothing but when I curl them together like this into ...read more