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  • Accepting The Marginal  PRO

    Contributed by Andrew Hamilton on Oct 26, 2002
    based on 19 ratings
     | 3,352 views

    ACCEPTING THE MARGINAL In speaking to church leaders Dallas Willard says “The leading assumption in the American church today – and the Australian one I’ll add – is that you can be a Christian but not a disciple. That has placed a tremendous burden on a mass of Christians who are not disciples. ...read more

  • When I Was Up In Sunderland Three Months Ago, ...

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Mar 21, 2003
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,223 views

    When I was up in SUNDERLAND three months ago, when I heard Suzette Hattingh speak. She told us how she held a crusade in Yapura on the island of Irian Jaya. And the miracles that she saw. The Indonesian army offered the use of 110 trucks to bus people to the meetings free of charge. Thousands ...read more

  • Purity Is A Very Important Virtue To This ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Aug 30, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,575 views

    Purity is a very important virtue to this 23-year-old singer. Rebecca is a virgin and she says she’ll remain one until she gets married. On her right ring finger, she wears a gold band. During a concert in Colorado Springs, she told her audience: “I’d like to tell you about this ring I’m wearing. ...read more

  • Compassion Should Motivate Us To More Than Just ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,398 views

    Compassion should motivate us to more than just feeling sorrow for someone it should motivate us to action. Pity is a feeling, but true compassion demands an action. There is a funny story about Peter admitting people at the gates of heaven. Peter asks one man who appears, ‘Tell me one act of ...read more

  • Some Time Ago, I Was Informed That The Vacuum ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,453 views

    Some time ago, I was informed that the vacuum cleaner at home did not work. I checked the belts, etc., and all seemed fine. Then it came to me. I removed the hose and looked through it. No light came through it from the other end. I removed the clogged up dirt, and the vacuum worked fine after ...read more

  • Lee Bracey, The Director Of Woodburn Christian ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,560 views

    Lee Bracey, the director of Woodburn Christian Children’s Home up by Ft. Wayne, told of overhearing a conversation his dad had with a friend of his named Glen. “Glen,” he asked, “do you pray for me every day?” “Yes,” Glen replied, “I do.” Lee said his dad paused… and then asked “Sometimes do you ...read more

  • Time Magazine Reported In January 1995 That An ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 14, 2008
     | 930 views

    Time magazine reported in January 1995 that an earthquake in Kobe, Japan, occurred when two plates on a fault line fifteen miles offshore suddenly shifted against each other, violently lurching six to ten feet in opposite directions. The result was the worst Japanese earthquake since 1923. ...read more

  • The Daughter's Statement Of Submission Is One Of ...

    Contributed by Charles Jones on Aug 24, 2008
     | 3,279 views

    The daughter’s statement of submission is one of the most touching speeches in Scripture (Judg. 11:36). She shared her father’s extreme reverence for God, even if it cost her marriage, children, and life itself. No wonder the young women of Israel honored her ever after (11:40). What does this ...read more

  • Take One Of Us Home

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Aug 6, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,719 views

    "TAKE ONE OF US HOME" I heard about the couple celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. When the festivities were over, the woman turned to her husband and said, "We’ve been miserable for 50 years. We’ve fought every day. We’ve disagreed on nearly everything, and I am convinced that we can’t ...read more

  • Reverend Dr. Mark Roberts, A Pastor, Author And ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Nov 12, 2009
     | 2,176 views

    Reverend Dr. Mark Roberts, a pastor, author and retreat leader, cites the Barna Research group in relation to startling discoveries in American research, much of which fits the Canadian climate. Roberts quotes Barna as saying, “only 4% of American adults have a biblical worldview. This worldview ...read more

  • Jackie Robinson

    Contributed by David Swanger on Jan 19, 2024
     | 621 views

    Jackie Robinson was the first black to play major league baseball. While breaking baseball’s “color barrier,” he faced jeering crowds in every stadium. While playing one day in his home stadium in Brooklyn, he committed an error. His own fans began to ridicule him. He stood at second base, ...read more

  • Love Of God

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Jun 16, 2010
     | 6,493 views

    LOVE OF GOD Let’s say you had a child who kept getting in trouble, you kept bailing him out as a child, and eventually as he grew up even you couldn’t bail him out anymore, you had to let him go live his life the way he was choosing because nothing you or anyone else did could stop ...read more

  • At A Recent Gathering Of Seminary Professors, One ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,141 views

    At a recent gathering of seminary professors, one teacher reported that at his school the most damaging charge one student can lodge against another is that the person is being "judgmental." He found this pattern very upsetting. "You can’t get a good argument going in class anymore," he said. "As ...read more

  • Amy Biehl Died A Violent Death In 1993. She Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Feb 6, 2005
    based on 19 ratings
     | 3,867 views

    Amy Biehl died a violent death in 1993. She was a 26-year-old Fulbright scholar who had gone to South Africa to help register black voters for their first free election. But even though she was seeking to help the people of South Africa, as she was driving one day, she was dragged out of her ...read more

  • Put God First And Give Him What Is ...

    Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Jan 12, 2009
    based on 1 rating
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    Put God first and give Him what is His! “Now about the collection for God’s people: Do what I told the Galatian churches to do. On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will have ...read more

  • Terah And The Gods

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Oct 26, 2009
     | 3,152 views

    TERAH AND THE GODS There is a Jewish midrash (not Scripture) that tells a funny story about Terah being a merchant who sold idols but had a son named Abram who wasn’t convinced about the validity of the gods because the real God had been speaking to him. Since it isn’t actually Scripture, I’m ...read more

  • A Change Of Policy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 19, 2012
     | 3,228 views

    A CHANGE OF POLICY Last June, the city of Alameda, California immediately changed its policies after its first responders stood by and watched a man drown in the San Francisco Bay. The first responders didn’t venture out into the muddy waters of the bay, even as the man started treading water and ...read more

  • Jackie Robinson Was The First African American To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Dec 29, 2000
    based on 224 ratings
     | 9,411 views

    JACKIE ROBINSON was the first African American to play baseball in the major leagues. Breaking baseball’s color barrier, he faced hostile crowds in every stadium. While playing one day in his home stadium of Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, he committed an error. The fans began to jeer him. He stood ...read more

  • William Borden Was A Wealthy Christian Growing ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim George on Feb 5, 2001
    based on 116 ratings
     | 2,512 views

    William Borden was a wealthy Christian growing up in Chicago as an heir of the Borden milk fortune. When he was in his first year at Yale University he committed himself to reaching the Muslims of North India. Three years later he sailed for Egypt to study Arabic before going to India. He knew that ...read more

  • A Serious Relationship  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,901 views

    A SERIOUS RELATIONSHIP Even those people who espouse a belief in God still often resist and resent the notion of specifically commanded behaviors. People often want the benefits of having a God for personal requests or crisis interventions, and may use being a “believer” as a way to increase ...read more