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  • War Horse: Perseverence

    Contributed by Paul Barreca on Apr 8, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,679 views

    WAR HORSE: PERSEVERENCE Last week, I watched "War Horse." It's a Steven Spielberg film about a young English boy and his horse. The family is about to lose their farm because dad bought a horse for his son. The father bears a war injury and cannot tend the farm. He spends his last money ...read more

  • John M. Moore, The Hymn Writer Captured This ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Oct 3, 2001
    based on 74 ratings
     | 4,824 views

    John M. Moore, the hymn writer captured this truth when he wrote… Why did they nail Him to Calvary’s tree? Why, tell me, why was He there? Jesus the Helper, the Healer, the Friend— Why, tell me, why was He there? Then the songwriter answers the rhetorical question by saying… All my iniquities on ...read more

  • Charles Spurgeon Offers This Warning: "If You ...  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 10, 2002
    based on 10 ratings
     | 8,390 views

    Charles Spurgeon offers this warning: “If you haven’t looked at Christ on the cross, you’ll have to look at Him on the throne—with great trembling. The sacrificial death of Christ will be brought before the eyes of all who refuse to accept His free gift of forgiveness and eternal life. In ...read more

  • One New Year's Eve At London's Garrick Club, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 2,114 views

    One New Year’s Eve at London’s Garrick Club, British dramatist Frederick Lonsdale was asked by Symour Hicks to reconcile with a fellow member. The two had quarreled in the past and never restored their friendship. "You must," Hicks said to Lonsdale. "It is very unkind to be unfriendly at such a ...read more

  • There's A Little Stream Flowing At The Back ...

    Contributed by Bruce Willis on Nov 29, 2006
     | 2,783 views

    There’s a little stream flowing at the back property line behind the neighbor’s house and ours. I’ve walked back there and this Summer there was no flow. That stream or branch had no flow of water. Have you ever crossed the Coosa River when there was no water flowing under the bridge? No! That’s ...read more

  • The Noted Chinese Christian, Watchmen Nee, Had ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Willis on Dec 14, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,174 views

    The noted Chinese Christian, Watchmen Nee, had this to say about knowing truth: “The normal Christian life must begin with a very definite ‘knowing,’ which is not just knowing something about the truth nor understanding some important doctrine. It’s not an intellectual knowledge at all, but an ...read more

  • It Is Said Of The Gladiators That On The Day ...

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 15, 2007
     | 2,415 views

    It is said of the gladiators that on the day before a mortal battle to death, that they would visit the arena. It would be empty and quiet. As the quiet prevailed, they would begin to imagine the enemy, be it man or beast, approaching. In their mind, they could hear the roar of the crowd, they ...read more

  • Like A Mighty Army Moves The Church Of God" May ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,877 views

    “Like a mighty army moves the church of God” may be the blueprint in a familiar hymn, but it has not always been observed. In fact, someone wrote a parody of this particular verse of “Onward, Christian Soldiers,” and it runs like this: Like a halting caravan Moves the church of Christ; We are ...read more

  • A New Survey From Shop.org And Forrester ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 1,758 views

    A new survey from Shop.org and Forrester Research finds retailers are becoming more fluent in selling across channels, and of total marketing dollars spent, 18% is now directed toward driving cross-channel sales vs. 13% in '06. Retailers say 43% of catalog customers have also purchased from their ...read more

  • Cheap Grace  PRO

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Apr 21, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,357 views

    CHEAP GRACE Cheap grace is the grace we bestow on ourselves. Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, communion without confession. Cheap grace is grace without discipleship, grace without the cross, grace without Jesus Christ, ...read more

  • Pg ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009
     | 996 views

    PG PROFITS A Nielsen study finds PG-rated movies with less profanity made more money at U.S. box offices. The study cross-referenced box office figures for 400 films in wide release from the fall of 2005 to the fall of 2007. More parents are choosing PG films with extremely low levels of profanity ...read more

  • Defeated...

    Contributed by Patrick Nix on Jul 9, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,328 views

    DEFEATED... On June 15, 1815, as Napoleon came against England in the Battle of Waterloo, reports came back from the front lines... The last message before the fog rolled in: "Wellington Defeated." Later that day, their sorrow of defeat was transformed into the joy of victory when then were able ...read more

  • Living Without Hope

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Mar 17, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,688 views

    LIVING WITHOUT HOPE There was one TV spot which we leased and in my opinion crossed all barriers being the most thought-provoking. It pictured a man sitting in a room by himself with the camera coming up from behind him slowly. As the picture slowly panned past the man to show his dejected face, ...read more

  • Baptism Is A Label  PRO

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jul 7, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,837 views

    BAPTISM IS A LABEL Some believed that because they were circumcised they were saved. But God never intended circumcision/baptism to do anything. Consider, for example, labels. They name the products, but they do not bring them into being. So with circumcision: BAPTISM LABELS YOU A CHRISTIAN, BUT ...read more

  • Stop Look And Listen

    Contributed by David Parks on Oct 11, 2023
     | 1,505 views

    Stop Look and Listen Early in the 20th century, with the advent of the automobile, the country's largest railroad became concerned about the many collisions at crossings. The company offered $2,500 for the three best words to use on a warning sign. The top prize winner was paid $833 for ...read more

  • Dunant Was Born In 1828 In Switzerland. He Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Aug 1, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,085 views

    Dunant was born in 1828 in Switzerland. He was born of wealthy parents, born with a silver spoon in his mouth, so to speak. He could have lived a life of lazy luxury. Yet, Dunant was a caring, compassionate young man who visited the sick & poor. As a young man he established an organization in ...read more

  • Got An Attitude??  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,022 views

    Got an Attitude?? Scripture says this about your attitude: "Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human ...read more

  • Over The Edge

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Nov 19, 2006
     | 1,574 views

    Over the Edge The Adirondack Mountains make a breathtaking backdrop for wilderness canoeing. Two friends and I had taken vacation time to get away from it all and live out of our canoes for a week. Each day we would take a new direction to explore the area. One day we took one of ...read more

  • Over The Edge

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Nov 27, 2006
     | 1,307 views

    Over the Edge The Adirondack Mountains make a breathtaking backdrop for wilderness canoeing. Two friends and I had taken vacation time to get away from it all and live out of our canoes for a week. Each day we would take a new direction to explore the area. One day we took one of the finger ...read more

  • [221]. A Message From A Poem - Follow Me – I’ll Do The Rest

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Oct 5, 2025
     | 188 views

    [221]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - FOLLOW ME – I’LL DO THE REST Some of us find it hard to follow. We like to give orders and tell people what to do. However to be subservient and obey, and follow, is irksome to some of us. Early in Jesus’ ministry He walked by the sea and we have this – {{Mark ...read more