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  • Criticism

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Oct 16, 2012
     | 3,580 views

    A church member, noted for his "kickative mood and objective case," was challenged to construct a workable program rather than always finding fault with the attempts of others. "No," he replied, "you go ahead and make the plans, I will tell you what is wrong with them." This is essentially how ...read more

  • Getting Even

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 24, 2019
     | 3,118 views

    Mrs. Smartt was fumbling in her purse for her offering when a large television remote fell out and clattered into the aisle. The curious usher bent over to retrieve it for her and whispered, “Do you always carry your TV remote to church?” “No,” she replied, “but my husband refused to ...read more

  • A Contrast Of The Rapture And Glorious Appearing ...

    Contributed by Cris Willis on Dec 27, 2007
     | 3,153 views

    A Contrast of the Rapture and Glorious Appearing of Christ The Rapture of the Church The Glorious Appearing or Revelation 1. Christ comes for believers in the air. 1. Christ comes with believers to the earth. 2. All Christians on Earth are translated into new bodies. 2. There is no translation ...read more

  • Among Christian Adults 64% Believe Male/Female ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 9, 2008
     | 1,110 views

    Among Christian adults 64% believe male/female cohabitation outside of marriage is acceptable. 55% of Christian adults believe a good person can earn his or her salvation. 44% believe Jesus Christ committed sins while on earth. 91% of students from evangelical churches do not believe in absolute ...read more

  • The Bottom Line: If We Are Going To Have God's ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on May 17, 2008
     | 2,270 views

    The bottom line: if we are going to have God's blessing. If God is to lavishly pour out his goodness in our personal and corporate lives, it includes our response to our financial resources and our willingness to purify our behaviour in this regard. People that do not take God's instruction ...read more

  • Leonard Ravenhill Said This In His Book Why ...

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 20, 2009
     | 1,385 views

    Leonard Ravenhill said this in his book Why Revival Tarries “No man is greater than his prayer life…Poverty–stricken as the church is today in many things, she is most stricken here, in the place of PRAYER. We have many organizers, but few agonizers; many players and payers, few PRAYERS. The ...read more

  • Consider Jonathan Edwards: "'sinners In The ...

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Sep 11, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,896 views

    Consider Jonathan Edwards: “’Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God’ was one of the most famous sermons preached by [him], and it is reported that his listeners were brought to points of “weeping, swooning, crying out, and convulsions.” The most interesting report, however, is that “Edwards read the ...read more

  • The Gospel

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Dec 9, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,128 views

    Pastor Martin Niemoeller confronted Hitler’s corruption of the German church and spent 8 years in prison. In 1945 he was freed by American forces. Remarkably he lived to the age of 92. A few days before his death he wrote - "when I was young I felt ...read more

  • I Will Close With A Record Of Something God Did ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Belcher on Nov 26, 2001
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,613 views

    I will close with a record of something God did 130 years go in New York City. It illustrates how God has started every harvest time in history, through the concerted prayer of his people. Toward the middle of the last century the glow of earlier religious awakenings had faded. America was ...read more

  • And, Finally, We Are To Apply Christ In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 8, 2003
    based on 99 ratings
     | 2,701 views

    And, finally, we are to apply Christ in everything we do and say so that others will be pointed to the first part of the resolution and come to know Christ as their Savior. Your witness is more far reaching than you will ever know. This past week on Dr. Dobson’s Focus On The Family I heard this ...read more

  • Randy Comes To Our Young Adult Ministry Every ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 29, 2004
    based on 26 ratings
     | 2,432 views

    Randy comes to our young adult ministry every week. He has a speech impediment and usually stands in the corner by himself. When I go to greet him and tell him how glad I am to see him, he says the same thing to me every week. “I almost didn’t come tonight, and I don’t think I’ll be coming ...read more

  • Filled To The Brim! (07.05.05--Joy Every ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jul 4, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,834 views

    Filled To The Brim! (07.05.05--Joy Every Day--Ecclesiastes 5:1-9) When I was younger I remember being moved on more than one occasion, either by laziness or a predisposition to want to do something more “rewarding” on a Sunday morning, to prompt my dad with this question: “Why do we have to go to ...read more

  • Welsh Revival Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 2, 2009
     | 8,014 views

    Welsh Revival of 1904-1905 Modern world history also records times of revival due to the hearing of God’s Word undergirded with prayer. The little nation Wales once become known as “The Land of Revival.” It has its own unique spiritual heroes such as Saint David of the Celtic Church – William ...read more

  • Where's God?  PRO

    Contributed by Brent Williams on Jun 7, 2001
    based on 95 ratings
     | 3,620 views

    Where’s God? Two young lads had terrorized their neighborhood with their pranks and thefts. The parents didn’t know what to do and finally with the assistance of their minister, it was decided that the clergy would intervene and attempt to straighten out the boys. The parents needless to say were ...read more

  • Patience Makes It Happen  PRO

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Nov 10, 2002
    based on 18 ratings
     | 5,065 views

    PATIENCE MAKES IT HAPPEN "The history books are full of stories of gifted persons whose talents were overlooked by a procession of people until someone believed in them. To name a few ... "Einstein was four years old before he could speak and seven before he could read". Einstein became one of ...read more

  • Save One More For Jesus  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Garrett on Aug 8, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,735 views

    ILLUSTRATION “SAVE ONE MORE FOR JESUS” Rick Warren shares in his book “The Purpose Driven Life” about his dad who was a pastor for over fifty years serving mostly small rural churches. His dad was not simply a preacher but was a man with a mission. He loved taking teams of volunteers overseas to ...read more

  • Across Nicaragua, Graffiti Plastered Houses, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,221 views

    Across Nicaragua, graffiti plastered houses, walls, and public buildings. The most prevalent campaign slogan everywhere was: “Daniel 5:25.” Intended to be a simple instruction on how to vote, it literally meant, “Vote for Daniel Ortega, the 5th position on the ballot, on the 25th day of ...read more

  • The Story Is Told That During His College Years, ...

    Contributed by Patrick Lublink on Oct 18, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,250 views

    The story is told that during his College years, Samuel Logan Brengle was a brilliant law student who was very gifted in the art of speaking. The Lord called him to the ministry of preaching. After he received his Bachelor of Arts degree, he became a circuit preacher with the Methodist ...read more

  • In A Recent Article Entitled "The Gym Of The ...

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Feb 4, 2007
     | 1,740 views

    In a recent article entitled “The Gym of the Soul” on CitizenLink.com, there is a quote from someone who says, “No matter what, you can overcome your past. With help, if you look to God, you can overcome your past and be reborn.” But it was not a preacher who was quoted, rather it was someone you ...read more

  • The Role Of Prayer In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 31, 2009
     | 4,541 views

    The Role of Prayer in Revival A U.S. Lutheran bishop tells of visiting a parish church in California and finding a stirring red and orange banner on the wall. "Come Holy Spirit. Hallelujah!" it declared in words printed under a picture of a fire burning. The bishop was also interested in the sign ...read more