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  • John Elderidge Wrote In His Book The Journey Of ...

    Contributed by Ted Mulder on Mar 24, 2007
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    John Elderidge wrote in his book The Journey of Desire “Nearly every Christian I have spoken with has some idea that eternity is an unending church service… He goes on to write – We have settled on an image of the never-ending sing-along in the sky, one great hymn after another, forever and ever, ...read more

  • In The Days Before Connecticut Became A State, ...

    Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Apr 1, 2007
     | 2,168 views

    In the days before Connecticut became a state, the colonial legislature was in session when a thick black cloud blocked out the sunlight. Someone shouted, "It is the day of judgment! Let us go home and get ready!" But one member of the legislature, who happened to be an old church deacon, stood ...read more

  • Always Thankful  PRO

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Dec 4, 2009
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     | 7,898 views

    ALWAYS THANKFUL "Several churches in North Dakota were being served by a clever old preacher. The people were always amazed, for no matter what the circumstances, the preacher could always find something to give thanks for. As he made his rounds one cold December morning, he was late in getting to ...read more

  • Ghost

    Contributed by Allan Quak on Jan 8, 2010
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    Ghost Perhaps you have seen the movie "Ghost". Admittedly it came out in 1990 so maybe it is a bit old for some of you. It stars Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore. Early in the movie Patrick dies and becomes a "ghost". Near the end of the movie Demi has to let him go as he walks to a group of ...read more

  • Time Magazine, In Its January 11, 2010 Issue, ...

    Contributed by Engleburg Toney on Jan 18, 2010
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    Time magazine, in its January 11, 2010 issue, had an article in it about what a Chicago megachurch was doing to integrate its congregation. It even cited a quote from Dr. King. In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. famously declared that "11 o’clock Sunday morning is the most segregated hour of the week ...read more

  • The Great Bell Called St Ferdinand At Our ...

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 7, 2010
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    The great bell called St Ferdinand at our diocesan cathedral tolls solemnly several times each month. Many years ago I heard the toll as my father’s casket was slowly pushed out toward its ultimate resting place. Each day the low sound of bells sound from Haiti to Hong Kong, from Reykjavik to ...read more

  • Million Dollar Story

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 23, 2010
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    MILLION DOLLAR STORY A man had a heart attack and was rushed to the hospital. He could receive little company and was not to be excited. While in the hospital a rich uncle died and left him a million dollars. His family wondered how to break the news to him with the least amount of excitement. It ...read more

  • Easter In An Anti-God Rally

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Apr 14, 2010
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    EASTER IN AN ANTI-GOD RALLY During the early 1920's, a Communist leader named Nikolai Bukharin was sent from Moscow to Kiev to address an anti-God rally. For an hour, he abused and ridiculed the Christian faith until it seemed as if the whole structure of belief was in ruins. Then questions were ...read more

  • No Short Cuts For ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 4, 2010
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    No Short Cuts For Revival Finally, there are no shortcuts when it comes to revival. The church desperately needs revival, but it is not going to come by quick and easy methods. Evan Roberts prayed for eleven years before the Welsh Revival broke out, and his ministry during that remarkable time ...read more

  • An Example Of Grace

    Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Aug 23, 2010
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    AN EXAMPLE OF GRACE I just received a letter from a friend who just initiate a prison ministry in my home church, Viorica Negosanu… The first inmate she encountered was a lady, a doctor who murdered her best friend, cut her in pieces and spread them all over the city. She got life sentence. Now ...read more

  • A Cat And A Hot Stove

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 11, 2012
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    A CAT AND A HOT STOVE Mark Twain once said, "If a cat sits on a hot stove, that cat will never sit on a hot stove again." He continued, "That cat will never sit on a cold stove either." His conclusion: That cat will associate stoves with a bad, hot experience and say, "Never again!" We all ...read more

  • Praying Together: Greater Than The Sum Of Our ...

    Contributed by Christopher Gregas on Sep 8, 2012
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    PRAYING TOGETHER: GREATER THAN THE SUM OF OUR PARTS Someone wrote, "At a horse-pull in Canada, one horse pulled 9,000 pounds, another pulled 8,000 pounds. Together, we might assume that they could pull 17,000 pounds. However, when harnessed together these mighty steeds pulled 30,000 pounds, over ...read more

  • Tozer On Ambition To Lead  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 8, 2013
    based on 6 ratings
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    A. W. Tozer said, "A true and safe leader is likely to be one who has no desire to lead, but is forced into a position of leadership by the inward pressure of the Holy Spirit and the press of the external situation." He continued to elaborate, "I think there was hardly a great leader from Paul to ...read more

  • Raise The Cross In The Marketplace

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 1, 2013
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    RAISE THE CROSS IN THE MARKETPLACE George MacLeod wrote: "I simply argue that the cross be raised again at the center of the market place as well as on the steeple of the church. I am recovering the claim that Jesus was not crucified in cathedral between two candles, but on a cross between two ...read more

  • Following Jesus

    Contributed by David Simpson on Mar 23, 2017
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    Mark Batterson said in his book: “All In” – “Most people in most churches think they are following Jesus, but I’m not so sure. They may think they are following Jesus, but the reality is this: they have invited Jesus to follow them.” Too many times I want Jesus to follow me, to serve my ...read more

  • Our God Resigns??

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 8, 2021
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    Ray Stedman, noted pastor and author, once traveled to England to speak at a Bible conference. The church sanctuary was filled with people eager to hear this well-known teacher. The service began with singing and praise to the Lord. One of the songs was the chorus "Our God ...read more

  • In The Days Before Connecticut ...

    Contributed by Matthew Sickling on May 6, 2007
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    Illustration: In the days before Connecticut became a state, the colonial Legislature was in session when a thick black cloud blocked out the sunlight. Someone shouted, “It is the Day of Judgment! Let’s go home and get ready!” But another member of the Legislature, who happened to be a deacon ...read more

  • Years Ago ,a British Missionary Asked The Former ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Years ago ,a British missionary asked the former Prime Minister of India Dr. Gandhi If he would consider becoming a Christian. Gandhi said no The missionary said why Ghandi had seen how the so called Christians in South Africa had treated non whites . Gandhi the English educated man of non violence ...read more

  • A Guest In A Hotel In L.a. Told The Desk Clerk ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A guest in a hotel in L.A. told the desk clerk he wanted to take a walking tour of the city but was terrified by all he had heard about the traffic. He asked about the safest time to venture out. The clerk was equal to the task. He said the safest time is Sunday morning. All the Jewish folk are ...read more

  • Dietrich Bonhoeffer Left His Pastorate In London ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Dietrich Bonhoeffer left his pastorate in London in 1935 to return to Germany as the head of the Confessing Church Seminary. When the Nazis rose to power, he returned to the United States in 1939, but the move was short-lived. He called it a "mis¬take." Bonhoeffer returned to Germany once again and ...read more