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  • This Too Shall Pass

    Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Jun 10, 2011
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     | 4,068 views

    THIS TOO SHALL PASS "Walking on Water" Sermonspice video about Bethany Hamilton (Soul Surfer), also quote from Pastor TL Lewis Bethel Baptist Missionary Church, Pratt City Alabama who quoted the following after his church was destroyed from Tornado: "I can't tell you that I don't hurt over this, ...read more

  • Prayer Is A Gauge

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 23, 2011
     | 3,370 views

    PRAYER IS A GAUGE Spurgeon: The condition of the church may be very accurately gauged by its prayer meetings. So is the prayer meeting a grace-ometer, and from it we may judge of the amount of divine working among a people. If God be near a church, it must pray. And if He be not there, one of the ...read more

  • 50-Somethings For Jesus

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 19, 2012
     | 1,251 views

    50-SOMETHINGS FOR JESUS At the age of 58, Tom and Elaine Samply cashed out their retirements and moved to the Czech Republic and opened a coffee shop called Common Grounds where he taught business principles to atheists. After they were there for six years, they had enough business that they ...read more

  • Hell Is Past Calvary

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 28, 2012
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     | 5,755 views

    HELL IS PAST CALVARY Adrian Rogers once recalled hearing about a nightclub called "The Gates of Hades." The story goes that a newcomer to the city was looking for this nightclub and he stopped a policeman to ask directions. It just so happened that there was a church on that same street called ...read more

  • Top Ten Preachers  PRO

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Oct 7, 2012
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,520 views

    TOP TEN PREACHERS A man wrote to a pastor of a large Church saying, "I am visiting your city and I would like to preach in your Church." The pastor wrote back saying, "Thank you for the offer but we are already sorted for in this area." The man wrote again saying, "I feel I ought to preach ...read more

  • Prayer And Revival - Jonathan Edwards

    Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on May 24, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,290 views

    Here are only a few examples: It is God’s will through his wonderful grace, that the prayers of his saints should be one of the great principal means of carrying on the designs of Christ’s kingdom in the world. When God has something very great to accomplish for his church, it is his will that ...read more

  • I Was Introduced To "Different" The Summer I Took ...

    Contributed by Todd Stiles on Mar 27, 2007
     | 1,499 views

    I was introduced to “different” the summer I took about 30+ Jr. Highers to Mexico. What an experience! Yes, our own Mike Hain was with me (and what a trip he had). The things I saw on that trip changed my life -- forever! I can’t begin to tell you the broadening I experienced during that two week ...read more

  • Years Ago When I Was Doing Youth Ministry, We ...  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Feb 21, 2002
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     | 1,825 views

    Years ago when I was doing youth ministry, we received applications from students who wanted to go on a mission trip. The missionary we were helping only had accommodations for a certain number to go, so the applications allowed the youth ministry sponsors to select the final team of students ...read more

  • Dr. Helen Roseveare, Missionary To Zaire, Told ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 25, 2002
    based on 16 ratings
     | 1,853 views

    Dr. Helen Roseveare, missionary to Zaire, told the following story. "A mother at our mission station died after giving birth to a premature baby. We tried to improvise an incubator to keep the infant alive, but the only hot water bottle we had was beyond repair. So we asked the children to pray for ...read more

  • The Donkey Awakened, His Mind Still Savoring The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Abraham Shanklin on May 19, 2003
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,599 views

    The donkey awakened, his mind still savoring the afterglow of the most exciting day of his life. Never before had he felt such a rush of pleasure and pride. He walked into town and found a group of people by the well. “I’ll show myself to them,” he thought. But they didn’t notice him. They went ...read more

  • Duke University Study  PRO

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Dec 11, 2003
    based on 13 ratings
     | 2,013 views

    INTRODUCTION... A Duke University Study A group at Duke University did a study on “peace of mind.” Factors found to contribute greatly to emotional and mental stability are: 1. The absence of suspicion and resentment. Nursing a grudge was a major factor in unhappiness. 2. Not living in the ...read more

  • In 1986 Paul Vitz, Wrote A Book Entitled, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jul 19, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,455 views

    In 1986 Paul Vitz, wrote a book entitled, Censorship: Evidence of bias in our children’s textbooks. Now, Paul Vitz is not some Bible-thumper, he is a professor of psychology at N.Y.U. and for his study he systematically examined some 90 widely used school textbooks. He wanted to answer the ...read more

  • I Like To Watch The History Channel. We Call It ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 13, 2005
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     | 2,785 views

    I like to watch the History Channel. We call it the “All Hitler All the Time” channel because they have so many shows about Hitler. It’s interesting that back in the 1950’s many Christians wondered if Hitler was the Antichrist. Others thought maybe it was Stalin. In the 1970’s I remember ...read more

  • Four Key Reasons Kids Become More Committed To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,472 views

    Four Key Reasons kids become more committed to Christ. (1) Parents: 36% of youth report parents are their top influence (or at least 2nd or 3rd influence) when it comes to helping them grow in Christ. (2) Struggles: 1 in 7 kids claim a difficult struggle stimulated spiritual growth. Another 10% ...read more

  • Under Your Skin: The Fda Has Cleared The Way For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006
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    Under Your Skin: The FDA has cleared the way for a Florida company to market implantable chips that would provide easy access to individual medical records. The approval is expected to bring public attention to a simmering debate over a technology that has evoked Orwellian overtones for privacy ...read more

  • In The Movie "Life Is Beautiful" - Nominated In ...

    Contributed by John Tung on Apr 10, 2007
     | 1,998 views

    In the movie “Life Is Beautiful” - nominated in 1998 as Best Picture for the Oscars - the main character Guido is placed in a concentration camp by the Nazis. Guido and his son, who is with him, pretend for his son that this horrible place is a game, with rules, so that his son doesn’t get too ...read more

  • During One Summer While I Was In Seminary, I ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,427 views

    During one summer while I was in seminary, I worked as a chaplain at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, MD. I discovered while I was there that there were one group of people who were really open to prayer and to hearing about the need for Christ in their lives. Who were they? Men in the cardiac ...read more

  • There Is A True Story About The Great ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jan 14, 2008
     | 1,374 views

    • There is a true story about the great scientist, Michael Faraday, when he was taken ill. When it became evident that the sickness that had fastened itself upon him would soon result in his death, a group of fellow scientists came to see him--not so much to talk about science as to talk about ...read more

  • The Glass Of ...

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on Aug 13, 2008
     | 1,804 views

    The Glass Of Water A teacher was explaining stress management to his group of science students. He raised a glass of water and asked “How heavy is this glass of water?” Students answers ranged from 20 grams to 500 grams. The teacher replied “the absolute weight doesn’t matter—it depends on how ...read more

  • Everybody Smells Us  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Nov 12, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,048 views

    EVERYBODY SMELLS US You ever met someone that had no sense of smell? I have, and actually, an estimated 2.7 million people in the United States have an impaired or absent sense of smell. It's known as chronic olfactory dysfunction. Most people I know can smell when there is a certain powerful ...read more