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  • She Says, He Says  PRO

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Jan 3, 2007
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     | 2,758 views

    When she says: “It’s your decision.” She really means, “The correct decision should be obvious by now.” “Do what you want.” She really means, “You’ll pay for this later.” “I’ll be ready in a minute. She really means, “Kick off your shoes and find a good game on TV.” “You have to learn to ...read more

  • The Top 10 Issues Facing Today's Family (1) ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,987 views

    The Top 10 Issues Facing Today’s Family (1) Anti-Christian Culture: Stripping away of Christian heritage and traditional values. (2) Divorce: The ongoing wave of broken marriages and families both in and out of the church. (3) Busyness: Participation in numerous activities crowding out quality ...read more

  • Evangelistic Zeal  PRO

    Contributed by Ian Biss on Oct 1, 2001
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,582 views

    EVANGELISTIC ZEAL Mordecai Ham emerged as an evangelist from Kentucky at the turn of the century. He had a background in business and the study of law. From the very beginning his approach was zealous and blunt. Rather than sit and talk with Christians at revival sites, Ham insisted on being taken ...read more

  • Muynak Was Once A Thriving Port On The Aral Sea, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Dillinger on Jun 5, 2003
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     | 1,881 views

    Muynak was once a thriving port on the Aral Sea, but today it sits on the edge of a bitter, salty desert. Sand dunes are strewn with the rusted, hollow hulls of a fishing fleet that once sailed high above on the surface of Central Asia’s fountain of life. Things began changing 30 years ago when ...read more

  • I Received A Phone Call From A Local Newspaper ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 10, 2004
     | 2,351 views

    I received a phone call from a local newspaper reporter, asking for my opinion on Mel Gibson’s current film, THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST. As I began to share how deeply moved I was by the depictions of Christ’s sufferings in the movie, she turned to a personal question. She explained that she was ...read more

  • Amazing Things Happen  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 24, 2004
    based on 33 ratings
     | 7,785 views

    AMAZING THINGS HAPPEN When God sends forth the Spirit amazing things happen: barriers are broken, communities are formed, opposites are reconciled, unity is established, disease is cured, addiction is broken, cities are renewed, races are reconciled, hope is established, people are blessed, and ...read more

  • Folks, The Word Of God Produces Spiritual Life, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 18, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,030 views

    Folks, the Word of God produces spiritual life, as the following story illustrates: The true story of the Mutiny on the Bounty has often been retold. One part that deserves retelling was the transformation wrought by one book. Nine mutineers with six native men and twelve native (Tahitian) ...read more

  • G. Drs. Minirth & Meyer Have Written A Book ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Oct 13, 2004
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    g. Drs. Minirth & Meyer have written a book about overcoming depression entitled "Happiness Is a Choice." They wrote, "As psychiatrists, we cringe whenever Christian patients use the words, `I can’t’ & `I’ve tried.’ Any good psychiatrist knows that `I can’t’ & `I’ve tried’ are merely lame excuses. ...read more

  • The Closest I Ever Came To Feeling Like ...

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Jan 13, 2005
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     | 1,941 views

    The closest I ever came to feeling like Abraham’s servant: our return from Alaska. After serving with a mission congregation for five years, we concluded it was time to return to the "Lower 48." I made arrangements to visit four seperate congregations in the midwest; each paid one fourth of the ...read more

  • 4408 Eternal Loss Or Temporary ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 29, 2008
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    Illustration: 4408 Eternal Loss Or Temporary Pleasure. There’s a story of how money can blur vision: A certain tribe in Africa elects a new king every seven years but it invariably kills its old king. For seven years the member of the tribe enjoying this high honor is provided with every luxury ...read more

  • Have You Seen The Church?

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Aug 4, 2008
     | 1,343 views

    HAVE YOU SEEN THE CHURCH? These early Church of God people also used another phrase, "I saw the church." They might ask, "Have you seen the church?" Now a lot of you know that I didn't grow up "going to church." And I certainly didn't grow up attending a Church of God congregation. So when I ...read more

  • I Have A Short List Of Qualities That Might Mark ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Aug 4, 2008
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    I have a short list of qualities that might mark you as someone from the 'burbs. In other words, this might show what community you belong to. You might be from the suburbs if: You have a garage but you can't get your car into it. (Now this could be because you have too much stuff stored there ...read more

  • Depression And Aloneness

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008
     | 3,371 views

    Depression and Aloneness Author Bernard Anderson in "Out of the Depths" speaks of this remembering the multitudes and the house of God and makes a worthy observation. He says, "This is not a longing for a one-to-one relationship with God in mystic solitude. The poet yearns to be surrounded by the ...read more

  • Hybels: "Totally Devoted" To Christ  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009
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    HYBELS: "TOTALLY DEVOTED" TO CHRIST Bill Hybels, Pastor of Willow Creek Community Church, was talking with one of his members about some of the "tough topics" he had taught on over the years—-hell, money, sex, relational confrontation, self-discipline. The man asked, "Of all the topics you’ve ...read more

  • Most Of Us Have Never Been To Nisswa, Minnesota, ...

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Apr 23, 2009
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    Most of us have never been to Nisswa, Minnesota, but I, for one, would like to go there someday. And when I go, I need to plan to stay over for Wednesday night. Not that I want to go to church there (Sorry about that, Chief!). No, the reason I want to visit Nisswa is for the Turtle Races. Every ...read more

  • Trampled In The Church

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Jul 7, 2009
     | 3,315 views

    TRAMPLED IN THE CHURCH An African proverb says, "When elephants fight, grass gets trampled." Elephants do not throw their weight around for nothing. The average African elephant weighs 16,534 lbs. The largest elephant on record weighed about 24,000 pounds and was 13 feet tall! Wild elephants eat ...read more

  • Faithfulness In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 19, 2009
    based on 1 rating
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    Faithfulness in Battle John Wesley once said: "Give me a hundred men who love nothing but God and hate nothing but sin, and I will shake the whole world for Christ." It doesn’t take many… but it does take someone who decides to be faithful. In December 1944, the German army launched an unexpected ...read more

  • Charles Stanley On The Difference Between ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 26, 2010
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    Charles Stanley on the Difference Between Decision and Commitment Charles Stanley says in his book, Confronting Casual Christianity, in answer to that question, “because these couples made a decision but did not make a commitment. Every person who married made a decision! They stood before the ...read more

  • Doing Christmas Differently

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 17, 2011
     | 1,595 views

    DOING CHRISTMAS DIFFERENTLY Donald Miller, author of Blue Like Jazz, tells of his pastor in Portland Oregon at Imago Dei Community. He and some his friend decided they wanted to do Christmas differently. So he stood up in front of his congregation and challenged them not to go into debt that ...read more

  • I Can't Remember

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 19, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,998 views

    I CAN'T REMEMBER An elderly man moved into a retirement community. It wasn't long until he had made a number of friends among the other residents. There was one lady he was especially attracted to and she was attracted to him, also. They spent a lot of time together. Finally one evening he ...read more