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  • The Early Latin Writer, Tertullian Of Carthage, ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Aug 11, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,965 views

    “The early Latin writer, Tertullian of Carthage, declared that the one thing that converted him to Christianity was not the arguments they gave him, because he could find a counterpoint for every argument they would present. “But they demonstrated something I didn’t have. The thing that ...read more

  • One Out Of Three Children In The United States ...

    Contributed by Kent Kessler on Aug 30, 2007
     | 1,550 views

    One out of three children in the United States are growing up without a father present in the home. Last year in a number of major U.S. cities more children were born out of wedlock than within. The American home is in crisis. Very serious diseases are affecting and infecting our home life. Things ...read more

  • One Sunday When Louis Xiv And His Royal Party ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Dec 31, 2007
     | 934 views

    One Sunday when Louis XIV and his royal party arrived at church, no one was there except the court preacher, Archbishop Fenelon. Surprised, the King said, "Where is everybody?" Why isn’t anyone else present this morning?" The minister said "I announced that Your Majesty would not be here today, ...read more

  • The Testimony Of Jesus Is The Spirit Of ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Aug 11, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,758 views

    “The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy”. This means that prophecy at its very heart is designed to unfold the beauty and loveliness of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. In the present age, therefore, the Spirit of God is not only to glorify Christ but to show believers things to come ...read more

  • Why The Decline?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 4, 2019
     | 2,897 views

    ***ALEXANDRIAN SOLZHENITSYN asked a question in 1978 that is worthy to ponder. HOW DID THE WEST DECLINE FROM ITS TRIUMPHAL MARCH TO ITS PRESENT SICKNESS? He answered ANTHROPOCENTRIC- The elevation of man over God. OBSTACLES ARE WHAT YOU SEE WHEN YOU LOSE SIGHT OF THE GOAL! Stay focused on the ...read more

  • This Baby Is For You

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2011
     | 4,613 views

    THIS BABY IS FOR YOU Pastor and author Richard Foster writes about genuine, joyous giving. "Giving with a glad and generous heart has a way of rooting out the tough old miser within us. Just the very act of letting go of money or some other treasure does something great within us."1 Such genuine, ...read more

  • I Didn't Save You. God Did.

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 19, 2012
     | 1,929 views

    "I DIDN'T SAVE YOU. GOD DID." Fireman Edward Cushing tells the story of an old frame house burning on the southside of Chicago. He ordered the hoses to start fighting the fire and then dashed inside and pulled three people out. When the blaze was over, the Chief came over and told him he did a ...read more

  • G. Campbell Morgan, A Preacher From The Last ...  PRO

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 23, 2001
    based on 90 ratings
     | 2,367 views

    G. Campbell Morgan, a preacher from the last century said “To me the second coming is the perpetual light in the path which makes the present bearable. I never lay my head on my pillow without thinking that: maybe before the morning breaks the final morning may have dawned. ...read more

  • A Recent Gallop Poll Found That 47% Of Americans ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Aug 28, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 1,335 views

    A recent Gallop poll found that 47% of Americans do, in fact they hold a strict creationist view, that God created man pretty much in his present form within the last 10,000 years. Some 30% believe in some combination of evolution and creationism, where God was involved. Only 9% of Americans ...read more

  • G. Campbell Morgan, A Preacher From The Last ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 28, 2004
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,090 views

    G. Campbell Morgan, a preacher from the last century said “To me the second coming is the perpetual light in the path which makes the present bearable. I never lay my head on my pillow without thinking that: maybe before the morning breaks the final morning may have ...read more

  • In His March 2008 Newsletter, Dr. James Dobson ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009
     | 1,552 views

    In his March 2008 newsletter, Dr. James Dobson writes, "The 21st century family is being undermined by the forces operating around it. Alcoholism, pornography, gambling, infidelity, and other infectious diseases have seeped into the bloodstream. Clearly, there is trouble on the home front. And as ...read more

  • Unconverted Ministers

    Contributed by Tim Spear on Sep 6, 2011
     | 2,121 views

    UNCONVERTED MINISTERS Thousands of ordained men in the present day know nothing whatever about Christ, except His name. They have not entered "the door" themselves, and they are unable to show it to others. Unconverted ministers are the dry-rot of the Church...We must never fail to ask, Where is ...read more

  • Larry Stewart Had Lost His Job And Was Living In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 3, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,743 views

    Larry Stewart had lost his job and was living in his car. Hungry but broke, Stewart went into a restaurant and ordered a big breakfast. His plan was that when the check came he would claim he couldn’t find his wallet. When that happened, the owner of the diner, Ted Horn, came from behind the ...read more

  • Crime Scene Investigation

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2009
     | 3,065 views

    CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION It was September 18, 1910 on a Saturday at the Hiller home in Chicago. Clarence Hiller had spent the day painting his house. By early evening everyone was in bed asleep. The Hillers woke up in the early morning and noticed. Clarence went to investigate why a gas light ...read more

  • Buying The Stereo

    Contributed by Paul Steen on Dec 11, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,324 views

    BUYING THE STEREO Philippians 4:11 I had an interesting experience buying a stereo as a teenager. I dreamed of getting one for Christmas when I was 19. I knew it would make me happy. I could hear the music playing and see myself swaying. I really needed it. But, Christmas came and went and I ...read more

  • A Young Employee Secretly Misappropriated Several ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 9, 2007
     | 1,065 views

    A young employee secretly misappropriated several hundred dollars of his business firm’s money. When this action was discovered, the young man was told to report to the office of the senior partner of the firm. As he walked up the stairs toward the administrative office, the young employee was ...read more

  • A Young Employee Secretly Misappropriated ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,449 views

    A young employee secretly misappropriated several hundred dollars of his business firm’s money. When this action was discovered, the young man was told to report to the office of the senior partner of the firm. As he walked up the stairs toward the administrative office, the young employee was ...read more

  • A Man Named Victor Frankl, A Jewish Psychiatrist ...

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Jul 10, 2007
     | 1,680 views

    A man named Victor Frankl, a Jewish psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor, discovered this great truth in the midst of a Jewish concentration camp during WW II. While seeking to survive the horror of this imprisonment Frankl began observing his fellow prisoners in the hope of discovering what coping ...read more

  • Jeremiah Says: "The Lord Is Our Righteousness." ...

    Contributed by Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson on Nov 23, 2007
     | 4,828 views

    Jeremiah says: “The LORD IS OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.” God sees us as righteous by looking at Jesus. Unlike all other kings, King Jesus is without sin. What he has and is—namely, his righteousness—becomes what we shall receive as a gift of grace. He is OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS because he is the only one who ...read more

  • A Man Named Victor Frankl, A Jewish Psychiatrist ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
     | 1,177 views

    A man named Victor Frankl, a Jewish psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor, discovered this great truth in the midst of a Jewish concentration camp during WW II. While seeking to survive the horror of this imprisonment Frankl began observing his fellow prisoners in the hope of discovering what coping ...read more