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  • Dr. Meier Refuses Materialism And God Blesses His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 30, 2009
     | 3,046 views

    Dr. Meier Refuses Materialism and God Blesses his Ministry In the mid – 1970’s, while Dr. Meier was a professor of pastoral counseling at Trinity Seminary near Chicago, he was offered a high-paying opportunity to leave his seminary position and become the administrator of a psychiatric clinic. “I ...read more

  • Years Ago I Was Working Two Jobs Trying To Get ...

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Dec 18, 2009
     | 1,023 views

    Years ago I was working two jobs trying to get into professional golf. One of those was a courier job where you had to use your own vehicle. I had a very reliable Honda civic hatchback, great for driving in the city, a fair bit of space in the back with the seat folded down. It was the best car I ...read more

  • The Persuasion Of A Changed Life

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 18, 2011
     | 7,413 views

    THE PERSUASION OF A CHANGED LIFE The power of your changed life can be very persuasive even to those who refuse to be persuaded by the word itself. Just a few years ago, Decision magazine told the story of Rick and Shawna Pilat, a Winnipeg couple who had recently come to faith in Christ. For ...read more

  • Cuckoo Birds Live In Cuckoo Clocks, Right?

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 12, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 470 views

    One day they had a contestant o WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE who made it all the way to the last question. Her name was Debra. Debra has made it to the final plateau. If she answered the next question correctly, she would win $1,000,000. If she answered incorrectly, she would pocket only the ...read more

  • Americans Are Most Likely To Base Truth On ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2002
    based on 13 ratings
     | 2,795 views

    Americans Are Most Likely to Base Truth On Feelings Pontius Pilate asked the classic question, “What is truth?” Do you know what Americans think about truth? Find out in this week’s report. · By a 3-to-1 margin (64% vs. 22%) adults said truth is always relative to a person’s situation. The ...read more

  • Bill Chadwick Tells The Story About The Lost Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 28, 2003
    based on 8 ratings
     | 960 views

    Bill Chadwick tells the story about the lost of his teenage son in a car accident: My most incredible rage was for the people who made the idiotic comments like...."God wanted him more", or "it’s not for us to know", or "everything happens for a reason", or "it was God’s will". People told me I ...read more

  • Sixty Years Ago America Was Engulfed In A ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 1, 2004
     | 1,329 views

    Sixty years ago America was engulfed in a struggle for survival. Swindoll notes, "We were sandwiched between two massive military powers bent on world domination. Our fighting forces were at their peak, performing at heroic levels of determination. Every magazine, every newspaper, every radio news ...read more

  • Pornography Now Nets Over $40 Billion A Year ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tom Lovorn on Jul 26, 2004
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     | 3,260 views

    Pornography now nets over $40 billion a year selling 400 porno magazines openly. The 3rd largest grossing industry in the US is illegal drug sales. 15 million alcoholics cause over half of our traffic deaths, and that number increases by 1500 every day. Shoplifting losses net over $30 billion a ...read more

  • Mary Was Only 16. After All She Had Her Whole ...

    Contributed by William Ellis on Aug 25, 2005
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    Mary was only 16. After all she had her whole life to live. As she stood there outside of the clinic she would never forget what she just did. Tears filled her eyes as she walked back to her car and looked into her own mothers eyes as she closed the door. I know mom said that it would be ok and ...read more

  • 30 Million Babies Have Been Born Annually In This ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006
     | 1,756 views

    30 million babies have been born annually in this country since 1990, and it’s the largest generation to flood the market since their baby boomlet parents. However, more impressive than their numbers is their wealth. The increase in single-parent and dual-earner households means kids are making ...read more

  • Life Examples: Jacob: Wrestling With God (Gen. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Nathan Parker on Mar 10, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
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    Life Examples: Jacob: Wrestling with God (Gen. 32:24-32) The story of Jacob alternately comforts and confounds. For while we could look upon many of his decisions with contempt-and even wonder why God would so favor such a man-it equally reassures us to realize that the God who extended grace to ...read more

  • The Pastor Of New Spring Community Church In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,454 views

    The Pastor of New Spring Community Church in Anderson, South Carolina wrote about a burden that was upon his heart in regard to the unBiblical way churches function today. He wrote, “If you operated an airplane like most churches operate today, you would have a pilot and his crew in the cockpit, ...read more

  • Evil Rasputin

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Feb 2, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,284 views

    Evil Rasputin Gregory Rasputin, the “Mad Monk of Russia” managed to get a strong hold on the royal family of his day. Some believe the corrupting power he exerted was a contributing factor in the takeover of communism. By currying the favor of the court he was able to influence many decisions ...read more

  • Thus When Paul Talks About Christ Washing The ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on May 12, 2008
     | 1,072 views

    Thus when Paul talks about Christ washing the church there is a definite connotation baptism through the pouring out of water and then another connection through the spirit of God that is poured out. Therefore men we are to be the source for the women in our lives. We are to be the source of life. ...read more

  • It's Like The Work Done On Various Television ...

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Sep 25, 2009
     | 2,129 views

    It’s like the work done on various Television programmes. Take one run down house or barn crying out for restoration, or a few rooms of a house in desperate need of decoration, or the Vicarage kitchen in need of a refit! Jesus takes us as we are, however run-down, how ever messy our lives might be, ...read more

  • Dave Mcpherson Told This ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 6, 2010
     | 2,067 views

    Dave McPherson told this story: A U.S. Air Force transport plane with its captain and 5 crew members was flying over Alaska in the mid-50s when they entered an unusually fierce snowstorm. The navigator contacted an air base only to be told that he had veered several hundred miles off course. ...read more

  • Wellington ...

    Contributed by Jeremy Poling on Jul 30, 2010
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    Wellington defeated! -- The Battle of Waterloo, fought on 18 June 1815, was Napoleon Bonaparte's last battle. His defeat put a final end to his rule as Emperor of the French. After Napoleon returned from exile and was restored to power, many states which had previously resisted his rule formed the ...read more

  • During One Of His Great Campaigns, D L Moody Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jonathan Campbell on May 20, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,664 views

    During one of his great campaigns, D L Moody was approached by a man who had been to a number of the services and who, although convicted of his need for Christ, had kept on postponing a decision. Now the last night had come. The appeal was over, the people were going home, the work crew was busy ...read more

  • We Live In A Culture That Is Redefining What Is ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 12, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,498 views

    We live in a culture that is redefining what is sexually permissible. Earlier this year in the United Kingdom, Peter and Hazelmary Bull were found guilty of discrimination because they allowed only married couples to share a bed at their small hotel. A homosexual couple sued the Bulls because they ...read more

  • Eckerd: On The Hook With God

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jan 23, 2012
     | 2,855 views

    ECKERD: ON THE HOOK WITH GOD JACK ECKERD founded the chain of drug stores that bear his name. Eckerd gave his employees Eckerd's shares from his personal stock. By taking advantage of the stock option program offered by Eckerd, his employees benefitted financially in the success of the new ...read more