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  • The Story Of The Christian Lion

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 20, 2022
     | 1,060 views

    A missionary in Africa was walking through a jungle when he heard the ominous roar of a lion behind him. He was very scared and dropped immediately to his knees and started praying feverishly! "Oh Lord," prayed the missionary, “You know I have served you my whole life. I have even ...read more

  • Civil Disobedience For The Christian

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Aug 28, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 810 views

    The Hebrew midwives disobeyed Pharaoh’s orders and refused to kill the Jewish babies (Ex. 1:15–22). Daniel and his three friends refused to eat the king’s food (Dan. 1), and the three friends also refused to bow down to Nebuchadnezzar’s image (Dan. 3). The apostles refused to stop witnessing in ...read more

  • Counterfeit ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 27, 2012
     | 9,995 views

    COUNTERFEIT CHRISTIANITY Several years ago in Kentucky a man walked into a Dairy Queen, placed his order and then paid for it with a $200 bill. The cashier gave him $198 in change and he drove away. Some time later in the day I guess the manager noticed that something didn’t seem right about this ...read more

  • John Sutherland Bonnell, The Great Preacher Of A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Aaron Householder on Sep 30, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 6,884 views

    John Sutherland Bonnell, the great preacher of a generation ago, has suggested five questions which are useful in evaluating Christian effectiveness and commitment. Look Closely at them to judge your strengths and weaknesses as a disciple of Christ. 1. Does my life witness each day to the power of ...read more

  • A Death Blow To Self-Centered False Gospels  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Wiley on Nov 12, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,067 views

    John MacArthur writes: This passage...strikes a death blow to the self-centered false gospels that are so popular in contemporary Christianity. It leaves no room for the gospel of getting, in which God is considered a type of utilitarian genie who jumps to provide a believer's every whim. It ...read more

  • The Bottom Line

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 8, 2012
     | 6,467 views

    THE BOTTOM LINE A dairy farmer went to buy a new pickup truck. He had seen an ad in the paper about discounts and factory rebates, so he decided to trade in his old clunker. He chose a new model and was ready to write the check for the full amount. The salesman said, "Wait, I haven't given you the ...read more

  • John Wesley: "It Is Impossible For Any That Have ...  PRO

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 7, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,229 views

    John Wesley: "It is impossible for any that have it, to conceal the religion of Jesus Christ... As well may men think to hide a city, as to hide a Christian; yea, as well may they conceal a city set upon a hill, as a holy, zealous, active lover of God and man." He goes on to say that "it is ...read more

  • Marathon Finishers

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 11, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,745 views

    MARATHON FINISHERS Charlie Engle, Ray Zahab, and Kevin Lin know endurance better than most. For 111 days, they ran the equivalent of two marathons a day in order to cross the entire Sahara Desert on foot. They touched the waters at Senegal and then made their way through Mauritania, Mali, Niger, ...read more

  • Separate: Staying In Ranks

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Aug 14, 2009
     | 2,866 views

    SEPARATE: STAYING IN RANKS The word "separate" is a military term, and it means to "stay in ranks." My son Jason just graduated from an intensive 9-week school for Drill Sergeants (we Brownworths never seem to finish going to school!). He will now be responsible for training as many as 240 "raw" ...read more

  • Commitment And Loyalty To Christ Likened To A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 7, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,291 views

    Commitment and Loyalty to Christ Likened to a Trapeze Artist John Ortberg (Faith & Doubt, p. 169-170) says the word trapeze describes the bar between the ropes of a trapeze artist in the circus. It’s a Greek word, meaning table. It’s used in the New Testament when Jesus gathers his friends around ...read more

  • Dedication Is Costly

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Jan 4, 2012
     | 3,337 views

    DEDICATION IS COSTLY Bertoldo de Giovanni is a name even the most enthusiastic lover of art is unlikely to recognize. He was the pupil of Donatello, the greatest sculptor of his time, and he was the teacher of Michelangelo, the greatest sculptor of all time. Michelangelo was only 14 years old when ...read more

  • Evangelism Is Just The Beginning

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2009
     | 3,848 views

    EVANGELISM IS JUST THE BEGINNING Many feel that the mission of the church is to merely be witnesses to a lost world. It is true that we are to bear witness of the risen Christ and His transforming power. We are told in Acts 1:8 that we are to be His witnesses to the ends of the world. Again we are ...read more

  • He Was Graduated From The Finest Four-Star ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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     | 3,286 views

    He was graduated from the finest four-star Christian college. The product of a distinguished evangelical church, he had a good personal grasp of the Scriptures. From a strong Christian family, he was a personable and handsome green shoot -- the whole nine yards! Like many in his league, however, ...read more

  • Bertoldo De Giovanni Is A Name Even The Most ...

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Aug 2, 2012
     | 1,102 views

    Bertoldo de Giovanni is a name even the most enthusiastic lover of art is unlikely to recognize. He was the pupil of Donatello, the greatest sculptor of his time, and he was the teacher of Michelangelo, the greatest sculptor of all time. Michelangelo was only 14 years old when he came to Bertoldo, ...read more

  • But You Don't Have To Deliberately Break The ...

    Contributed by Doug Lyon on Jan 17, 2005
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    But you don’t have to deliberately break the rules to be disqualified. It’s possible to unintentionally break the rules and still be disqualified. At the ’88 Summer Olympics there was an American boxer named Anthony Hembrick. He was disqualified from competition because he didn’t show up at the ...read more

  • I Can Remember When We First Arrived As The ...

    Contributed by Greg Buchner on Aug 9, 2004
     | 1,169 views

    I can remember when we first arrived as the pastor’s family at Ravenna, there was only a handful of people. In fact, within the first couple weeks it became evident that the Ravenna congregation couldn’t even pay the pastor’s salary. But instead of crying to the conference for help or making the ...read more

  • Avoiding The Rocks

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 17, 2011
     | 2,264 views

    AVOIDING THE ROCKS Alan was my prayer partner at a previous church and he tells the story of going white water rafting on a Christian retreat. He said he always got stuck being the captain of the boat and sure enough for the 4th year in a row, he was named captain. So his job was to direct the men ...read more

  • I Am His!

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009
     | 3,350 views

    "I AM HIS!" President Theodore Roosevelt, was a charismatic figure who made quite an impression on people. One journalist, William Allen White, wrote of his first meeting with Roosevelt in 1897: "He sounded in my heart the first trumpet call of the new time that was to be... I had never known ...read more

  • The Famous Preacher D.l. Moody Told About A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 13 ratings
     | 2,112 views

    The famous preacher D.L. Moody told about a Christian woman who was always bright, cheerful, and optimistic, even though she was confined to her room because of illness. She lived in an attic apartment on the fifth floor of an old, rundown building. A friend decided to visit her one day and ...read more

  • Kirby Puckett: Disciple  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,841 views

    KIRBY PUCKETT: DISCIPLE Few have illustrated the process of imitating Jesus as an apprentice, a student, a disciple than Kirby Puckett, who was the centerfielder for 13 years for the Minnesota Twins baseball team. He had a career batting average of .318, made the All Star lineup ten years in a ...read more