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  • In Somewhere Between 65 And 70 Ad, A Legendary ...

    Contributed by Jay Winters on Dec 30, 2007
     | 1,726 views

    In somewhere between 65 and 70 AD, a legendary story about the Apostle Peter arose. The great fire of Rome was burning and smoldering. Apostle Peter a leader of the church and evangelist at the time was fleeing Rome. Reportedly, Peter saw a vision of Jesus carrying a cross into Rome. Peter stopped ...read more

  • I Remember When I Was A Small Boy That I Was ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 13, 2008
     | 773 views

    I remember when I was a small boy that I was fascinated with soldiers. I played with little green army men, listened to Dad tell stories of the second world war he was in. I loved to dress up and play army (Get the pictures). I had the steel hat, inside liner, and jacket, etc. I loved playing ...read more

  • Sharing Our Faith Is Full-Time Employment…. So ...

    Contributed by Noel Atkinson on Mar 3, 2008
     | 1,460 views

    Sharing our faith is full-time employment…. So many think that it’s a Sunday morning, 9:30-2:00 job and maybe an hour or two on Wednesday nights… But the Bible lets us know “that Satan the adversary is roaming to and fro as a lion seeking whom he may devour…” And if you know anything about lions, ...read more

  • James S. Hewett, Former Pastor Of Saratoga, ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Mar 30, 2008
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    James S. Hewett, former pastor of Saratoga, California’s Presbyterian Church, tells this story: “A class of high school sophomores had been assigned a term paper. Now the day of reckoning had come, the papers were due. The teacher knew that a particular student, named Gene, had not been working ...read more

  • Several Years Ago I Read A Fictional Novel ...

    Contributed by Timothy Dolan on May 10, 2008
     | 1,613 views

    Several years ago I read a fictional novel called, A Skeleton in God’s Closet. It was about an archeologists’ that claimed that he had found the skeleton of Jesus. The chaos that followed was amazing as churches closed and the earth began to tear itself apart. What if I could convince you that ...read more

  • Happy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 4,603 views

    HAPPY According to a 12/07 Gallup poll, 84% of Americans are satisfied with the way things are going in their personal life at this time, while 14% are dissatisfied. This ratio has been fairly stable since 1979. The poll asks respondents to choose "very happy," "fairly happy," or "not too happy." ...read more

  • There Were Six People Trapped In A Dark, Cold ...

    Contributed by Rick Bezanson on Jul 31, 2008
     | 1,764 views

    There were six people trapped in a dark, cold cave. They each had a stick of wood. The fire in the middle of the cave was starting to go out. The first woman refused to put her wood in the fire because there was someone she didn’t like in the circle. The next man held onto his stick of wood ...read more

  • Twelve-Time Award Winner, Philip Yancey Writes In ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Aug 27, 2008
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    Twelve-time award winner, Philip Yancey writes in Rumors of Another World: "Those who believe only in the visible world have a single proving ground of worth, and for this reason they celebrate beauty, success, wealth, talent and the values on prominent display at the magazine rack. The winners ...read more

  • I Like Christ, I Don't Like Christians

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
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    I Like Christ, I Don’t Like Christians There was a story told concerning former Prime Minister of India Gandhi. 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 ...read more

  • Using Grape Juice Is A Practice That Began Right ...

    Contributed by Timothy Darling on Oct 20, 2008
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    Using grape juice is a practice that began right here in Vineland when Dr. Thomas Welch, a dentist was visited one Sunday afternoon by a drunken man, who had begun his binge with communion. Welch was a prohibitionist and the Communion Steward at Vineland Methodist Church, so he experimented with ...read more

  • An Example From Montana. Seniors Saying That ...

    Contributed by Todd Brock on Nov 13, 2008
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    An example from Montana. Seniors saying that they want to reach families – so they were willing to bend so that our style of worship and our way of doing things would attract those we were trying to reach. And God blessed that group abundantly. Our Sr. Adult group grew faster than the rest of ...read more

  • Where'd She Go?

    Contributed by Todd Catteau on Dec 18, 2008
     | 2,482 views

    Where'd She Go? The ninety-five year old woman at the nursing home received a visit from one of her fellow church members. "How are you feeling?" the visitor asked. "Oh," said the lady, "I'm just worried sick!" "What are you worried about, dear?" her friend asked. "You look like you're in good ...read more

  • He's Alive!

    Contributed by Todd Catteau on Dec 21, 2008
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     | 4,031 views

    He's Alive! One church I read about put on a Christmas program that included a manger scene with their children. There was a little 5-year-old boy on the drama team, I think he was a shepherd that year. He was energetic to say the least! This little boy was a handful. During rehearsals he was all ...read more

  • Our Instant Culture

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
     | 2,636 views

    OUR INSTANT CULTURE In a chapter about rethinking discipleship, James Emery White states: Some of you may remember comedian Yakov Smirnoff. He said when he first came to the United States from Russia; he wasn't prepared for the incredible variety of instant products available in American grocery ...read more

  • Good Friday: Sunday's Comin'  PRO

    Contributed by Danny Presswood on Jan 26, 2009
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    GOOD FRIDAY: SUNDAY'S COMIN' Tony Campolo tells a story of preaching on Good Friday at his church in Philadelphia. He got up to preach to his predominantly black congregation-–and he was "ON"! The folks were encouraging and hepping him along, and he got excited. He could hear some saying, "Help ...read more

  • Gentle Dogmatism  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 18, 2009
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    GENTLE DOGMATISM We have gotten accustomed to the blurred puffs of gray fog that pass for doctrine in churches and expect nothing better. From some previously unimpeachable sources are now coming vague statements consisting of a milky admixture of Scripture, science, and human sentiment that is ...read more

  • In 1540 Martin Luther's Friend And Assistant, ...

    Contributed by Paul Green on Jul 13, 2009
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    In 1540 Martin Luther’s friend and assistant, Frederick Myconius, became sick and he was expected to die. As he lay there on his death bed he wrote a farewell letter to Luther. And when Luther got it he sent back the reply: ‘I command thee in the name of God to live, because I still have need of ...read more

  • An Afflicted Life Can Save

    Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Jul 22, 2009
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    AN AFFLICTED LIFE CAN SAVE Or consider the young lady suffering with terminal cancer. It’s a painful and hopeless disease. But instead of complaints and self-pity, she openly talked about her hope of eternal life in Jesus, about the inheritance in heaven Jesus won for her by dying on the cross, ...read more

  • America Is Great Because America Is Good

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 24, 2009
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    AMERICA IS GREAT BECAUSE AMERICA IS GOOD French writer Alexis de Tocqueville, after visiting America in 1831, said, "I sought for the greatness of the United States in her commodious harbors, her ample rivers, her fertile fields, and boundless forests -- and it was not there. I sought for it in ...read more

  • A Gentle Dogmatism

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Aug 11, 2009
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    A GENTLE DOGMATISM A. W. Tozer said, "We have gotten accustomed to the blurred puffs of gray fog that pass for doctrine in churches and expect nothing better. From some previously unimpeachable sources are now coming vague statements consisting of a milky admixture of Scripture, science, and ...read more