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  • Sherlock Holmes And His Friend Dr. John Watson ...  PRO

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Mar 29, 2008
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     | 2,015 views

    Sherlock Holmes and his friend Dr. John Watson went on a camping trip. They set up their tent and fell asleep. Some hours later, Holmes woke his faithful friend. "Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see." Watson replied, "I see millions of stars." "What does that tell you?" asks ...read more

  • Crowded Loneliness

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,681 views

    CROWDED LONELINESS At a recent small groups conference at Saddleback Church Randy Frazee spoke on the "call to community." He reported the average American family manages 35 separate relationships on a day-to-day basis--children, extended family, neighbors, government, school, friends, work, ...read more

  • God Gave Me The Light

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 22, 2008
     | 2,503 views

    GOD GAVE ME THE LIGHT I remember back when I graduated from college and was beginning to interview for ministry positions. I was being looked at by three churches, but I wanted God to be able to guide in where I would go, so I agreed to go to the first church that would give me the official call. ...read more

  • The Priority Of God

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 1, 2008
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     | 5,127 views

    THE PRIORITY OF GOD Priorities are an issue in the church today, and David Wilkerson addresses this issue with the following thought from his most recent newslatter: "A priority is the importance you place on something. And Christians who neglect prayer have perverted their priorities! Many ...read more

  • When Do We Usually Want To Know God's Will? When ...

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Jul 29, 2008
     | 2,308 views

    When do we usually want to know God's will? When we've run out of answers. Thank God for the times the answers run out and we must look to him! Tony Dungy is the coach of the Indianapolis Colts who won the Super Bowl last season. He is a devout Christian and has written a book, not about ...read more

  • A Winning Team  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 8, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 8,915 views

    A WINNING TEAM Lee Iacocca once asked legendary football coach Vince Lombardi what it took to make a winning team. In the book Iacocca records Lombardi’s answer: "There are a lot of coaches with good ball clubs who know the fundamentals and have plenty of discipline but still don’t win the game. ...read more

  • Wherever We Go Into The Dark, We Bear The Light ...

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Aug 21, 2008
     | 1,341 views

    wherever we go into the dark, we bear the light of Christ’s love. Millions of Christians are doing just that. ANNIE HOWARD is a case in point. In 1991 she was awarded one of President Bush’s “Thousand Points of Light” awards for her Prison Fellowship volunteer work in the Kentucky Correctional ...read more

  • John Suk Writes, "Soldiers Of The Symbionese ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 26, 2008
     | 1,250 views

    John Suk writes, “Soldiers of the Symbionese Liberation Army kidnapped newspaper heiress Patty Hearst from her Berkeley, California, apartment on February 4, 1974. In return for her release, Patty’s kidnappers demanded that her father, Randolph Hearst, give millions of dollars to the poor. “On ...read more

  • What Kind Of Shoes Are You?  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Lewis on Sep 25, 2008
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     | 4,573 views

    What Kind of Shoes are YOU? House shoes/slippers: They are comfy, you can relax in them, maybe fall asleep. Beliefs: too comfy, too relaxed. Church is just a routine, been doing it for years, same pew. High heels: Vey stylish, but not very comfortable, probably hard to walk, although I wouldn't ...read more

  • Grace Or Permission?

    Contributed by Norman Lawrence on Oct 12, 2008
     | 4,470 views

    Grace or Permission? You're worried about permissiveness—about the way the preaching of grace seems to say it's okay to do all kinds of terrible things as long as you just walk in afterward and take the free gift of God's forgiveness. While you and I may be worried about seeming to give ...read more

  • A Friend Of Mine Pastors In The Bloor West ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Nov 2, 2008
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     | 2,735 views

    A friend of mine pastors in the Bloor West village in Toronto and runs a "God at the Pub" where he holds open discussions on the Christian faith in a bar setting. He told me the other day that he has all sorts of people there who are not people of faith, but who have told him they want to model ...read more

  • The Treasure Of The Church  PRO

    Contributed by Anne Benefield on Mar 5, 2009
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     | 4,479 views

    THE TREASURE OF THE CHURCH St. Lawrence was martyred in 258 A.D., but we remember him not for his martyrdom. We remember him as the Archdeacon of Rome. His responsibilities included maintaining the sacred vessels of the small, struggling church and distributing alms to the poor. While he was ...read more

  • Community Stores Refuse Kind Acts Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 9, 2009
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    Community Stores Refuse Kind Acts of Service The story is told of a minister who was organizing opportunities for people in his church to do small acts of kindness as a demonstration of Christ’s love in the community. 1. He phoned several neighborhood grocery stores and Laundromats and asked for ...read more

  • Elizabeth Elliot On His Sufficient Grace For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 22, 2009
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    Elizabeth Elliot on His Sufficient Grace for Discipleship It’s the anticipation of that “glory of victory” that helps us to persevere in the hard times. It’s the assurance of that coming crown that helps us bear our cross today. Just one year after her husband was slain in Ecuador, along with ...read more

  • Long Walk Part Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2009
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    "Long Walk Part of Gift" A young boy once came up to a missionary and said, “I love you and I want you to have this.” He pulled from a straw basket the most beautiful shell the missionary had ever seen. As she admired its beauty, she recognized it as a special shell only found on the far side of ...read more

  • According To Psychologist William Damon, Respect ...

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Jan 25, 2010
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    According to psychologist William Damon, respect for the parent who exercises proper authority leads to respect for legitimate social institutions and to respect for law. In his book The Moral Child, Damon writes, “The child’s respect for parental authority sets the direction for civilized ...read more

  • The Love Of Christ Enables Believers  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 31, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,278 views

    THE LOVE OF CHRIST ENABLES BELIEVERS I like the way one pastor put it years ago (1986) when he became overwhelmed with all the "ideals" he was collecting from church growth seminars and books. He said, "Quite frankly, I'm sick to death of ideals. I have so many ideals and I've been so frustrated ...read more

  • Sodom And Sydney

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jul 29, 2010
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    SODOM AND SYDNEY Sydney is well known for its GAY & LESBIAN MARDI GRAS. It is an annual parade, dance party and festival, the largest such event in the world and attracts many international and domestic tourists. For many years Fred Nile, a Christian minister has railed against their wickedness, ...read more

  • Cruel Grace  PRO

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 4, 2011
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     | 4,888 views

    CRUEL GRACE "Thirty years ago, many people chose churches based on whether the church believed and taught the truth. Today, many choose churches based on whether the church makes them feel comfortable. If a church tells the truth, it will gain some people but lose others. One out of five women ...read more

  • God's Only 'forgotten' Son

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 24, 2011
     | 6,118 views

    GOD'S ONLY 'FORGOTTEN' SON There's a true story told about a revival that was held in a small town. The crowd had dispersed, when a woman came down front and asked to speak with the preacher. She cried uncontrollably as she explained to the minister that she wanted to become a Christian, but she ...read more