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  • On April 1, 2007, Knievel Announced To A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Dec 11, 2007
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     | 1,552 views

    On April 1, 2007, Knievel announced to a worldwide audience that he ’believed in Jesus Christ’ for the first time. He professed his personal faith in Christ to more than 4,000 people who gathered inside the Crystal Cathedral for Palm Sunday services in Orange County, California, and to millions via ...read more

  • How Many Christians Does It Take To Change A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kenneth Mitchell on Jan 31, 2008
    based on 12 ratings
     | 2,176 views

    How many Christians does it take to change a light bulb? Charismatics/Pentecostals: Ten. One to change the bulb, and nine to pray against the spirit of darkness. Presbyterians: None. Lights will go on and off at predestined times. Roman Catholic: None. Candles only. Baptists: At least 15. One ...read more

  • In The Hands Of Ordinary Christians, Small Social ...

    Contributed by Stephen Evoy on May 11, 2008
     | 2,622 views

    In the hands of ordinary Christians, small social groups are a big spiritual deal. This is because "ordinary Christians" have more credibility than the ordained clergy. A guy named Herb Miller did some great research: * When first-time visitors to a local church receive a "glad you came" visit ...read more

  • A Woman Was Trying To Raise Her Daughter As A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on May 12, 2008
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     | 2,832 views

    A woman was trying to raise her daughter as a Christian. However, she was getting very little support from her husband who thought Christianity was ridiculous. In fact, he often tried to undermine her efforts. One Sunday, the mother and her daughter were coming home from worship and the daughter ...read more

  • Lazarus Rises From The Bondage Of Death, But He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Aug 23, 2007
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    Lazarus rises from the bondage of death, but he still not totally free. Do you understand that? He still has bandages... God freed him from the grave; others will free him from bandages. That’s the way it is, my friends. Go and see big cities, New York, LA, Chicago... Go in poor countries also. ...read more

  • Wesley: The Faith Of A Son

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,930 views

    WESLEY: THE FAITH OF A SON John Wesley was an honor graduate of Oxford University, an ordained clergyman in the Church of England and orthodox in theology. He was active in practical good works, regularly visiting the inmates of prisons and workhouses in London and helping distribute food and ...read more

  • In The City Of Mashed, Pastor Soodman, A Muslim ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009
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    In the city of Mashed, Pastor Soodman, a Muslim convert was hung for his faith in Christ. His assistant took over the leadership of the church. The assistant was arrested and released, but each week was interrogated by the authorities. The pressure was intense, and his wife feared he might break. ...read more

  • On Predestination

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
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    ON PREDESTINATION During my basic training in the South African Air Force, we were out on a field trip for about a week. It was bitterly cold and raining during the entire period. Shortly after we arrived in the field, the corporal in charge had our unit line up outside. "You, you, and you," he ...read more

  • I Remember When I Was 16 Years Old How I Made My ...

    Contributed by Ronnie Knight on May 1, 2007
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    I remember when I was 16 years old how I made my first profession of faith. Our church was in revival with Bro. Bobby McGilliard leading the service. Through his message God began to reveal to me that I was lost and headed for a place called Hell. I went forward and one of the councilors took me to ...read more

  • Practice Openness And Accountability  PRO

    Contributed by Chris Edmondson on May 26, 2007
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     | 4,753 views

    • Practice openness and accountability. This is the one thing we desperately need the most, and the one thing we most resist. We need support. Some things in life are just too hard to do on your own. We need people to come along side of us and encourage us. Whether you are dieting, or exercising, ...read more

  • Calling Others To God

    Contributed by Dennis Jones on May 28, 2007
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    CALLING OTHERS TO GOD A few years ago a man began feeding the birds on a regular basis in our backyard. At first, some of the birds were greedy. They weren’t sure if there would be enough food to go around. The starlings were especially mean, which doesn’t surprise anyone familiar with birds. They ...read more

  • Calling Others To God

    Contributed by Dennis Jones on May 28, 2007
     | 1,954 views

    CALLING OTHERS TO GOD A few years ago a man began feeding the birds on a regular basis in our backyard. At first, some of the birds were greedy. They weren’t sure if there would be enough food to go around. The starlings were especially mean, which doesn’t surprise anyone familiar with birds. They ...read more

  • Just A Scrap Can Change A Life

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 1, 2009
     | 3,472 views

    JUST A SCRAP CAN CHANGE A LIFE Back in the 1500s, people didn't have a Bible they could read. The Catholic Church controlled the translating of Scripture and only offered it in Latin. But when Martin Luther rebelled against the abuses of the Church of his day he worked hard to make a translation ...read more

  • They Say A Woman Is Never Prettier Than On Her ...

    Contributed by Jorge Acevedo on Feb 17, 2010
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    They say a woman is never prettier than on her wedding day. She is beaming! I thought, why? Is it the makeup? Not really, girls wear make up all the time. Is it the dress? Nope, though wedding dresses are usually pretty not all of them are stunningly beautiful. People lie, though, and they’ll tell ...read more

  • Size Of Congregation Doesn't Guarantee ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 1, 2010
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    Size of Congregation Doesn’t Guarantee Fruitfulness It is important to note that large crowds do not necessarily mean that a teacher has a fruitful ministry. He may have a “successful” ministry, in the sense that the world measures success: by buildings, budgets, and bodies. But a “successful” ...read more

  • Work For The Glory Of God

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 20, 2010
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    Mark is a young businessman who does business in China. Each time he has gone to China, he has asked God to reveal to him whom he might speak to on behalf of Jesus. What might happen if every one of you went to work praying for God to reveal to him whom he might speak to on behalf of Jesus. You’re ...read more

  • Six Thousand Years

    Contributed by John Putty on Apr 14, 2011
     | 3,396 views

    SIX THOUSAND YEARS Early Christian writers held that at the end of 6,000 years of history, Christ would return and reign for 1,000 years (referred to as the Millennium). These included Barnabas (c. A.D. 100), Justin Martyr and Irenaeus (c. A.D. 150), Lactantius (c. A.D. 325), and Methodius, Bishop ...read more

  • Praying In Agreement

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Nov 30, 2011
     | 2,648 views

    PRAYING IN AGREEMENT Our individual prayers have great power. But there is even more power when we come together as a church and pray in agreement. Now, we know that in human terms total agreement is impossible. No two people can be in complete agreement … much less a whole congregation of ...read more

  • An Honors Student In Fort Worth, Texas, Was Sent ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 17, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
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    An honors student in Fort Worth, Texas, was sent to the principal's office and punished for telling a classmate that he believes homosexuality is wrong. Holly Pope said she was "absolutely stunned" when she received a telephone call from an assistant principal at Western Hills High School ...read more

  • Do You Weep Over Your Sin?

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 15, 2020
     | 3,043 views

    A young pastor visited Dundee, Scotland, shortly after Robert Murray McCheyne died at age thirty. Many people had come to Christ because of McCheyne's ministry, and the visitor wanted to know the secret of his great influence. The old sexton of McCheyne's church led the preacher into ...read more