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  • Forgiving Jerks

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 7, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,495 views

    Forgiving Jerks There's great power in our hands. It's the power to forgive a jerk-bully, a jerk-cheater, a jerk-thief. It’s powerful because it's unexpected. Jerks expect us to cry, run, or take revenge. The last thing they expect is forgiveness. That's why it's so disarming. Forgive them ...read more

  • Because God Is Sovereign...

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 10, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 48 views

    Because God is Sovereign... 1. He Requires No Counsel - Romans 11:34 2. He Seeks No Advice - 1 Corinthians 2:16 3. He Lacks No Wisdom - James 1:5 4. He Asks No Permission – Job 33:13 5. He Answers to No Man - Romans 9:20 Isaiah 40:13-14 - Who hath directed the Spirit ...read more

  • An American Missionary Was Traveling Across Korea ...  PRO

    Contributed by George Rennau on Aug 25, 2003
    based on 10 ratings
     | 22,778 views

    An American missionary was traveling across Korea by train. At a busy station an old man boarded and sat across from Him. The man was Korean and he addressed the American in his native tongue. The Missionary responded in the only Korean phrase that he knew which was "I DON’T UNDERSTAND". A few ...read more

  • Four Men Used To Meet Together Each Week In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Oct 13, 2004
    based on 20 ratings
     | 12,559 views

    Four men used to meet together each week in Memphis. One man was a service station owner, one man was a salesman for a wholesale appliance company, one man was assistant treasurer of a large corporation, and one man was a teacher. These men shared with each other their longings, desires, and ...read more

  • A Man Has Been Lost And Walking In The Desert For ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Mavis on Apr 27, 2001
    based on 126 ratings
     | 6,393 views

    A man has been lost and walking in the desert for about five days. One hot day--actually, they’re all hot--he comes to the home of a preacher. Tired and weak, he crawls up to the house and collapses on the doorstep. The preacher takes him in and nurses him back to health. Feeling better, the man ...read more

  • The Christian Leader Profile™ Categorizes Leaders ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,102 views

    The Christian Leader Profile™ categorizes leaders into one of four types: Directing, Strategic, Team-Building or Operational. Directing leaders, tend to be the “big picture,” motivational leaders focus people’s attention on vision for the future, are most likely to exhibit biblical values. However, ...read more

  • Kant's Argument Is That, While The Soul May Not ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 1,354 views

    Kant’s argument is that, while the soul may not be a collection of parts extended in space (therefore, not an extended quantity), it still has intensive quantity and, like a sound, it can gradually lose more and more existence until it fades out of existence altogether. Is Kant’s objection sound? ...read more

  • I Love Working In My Yard. In Fact My Neighbors ...

    Contributed by A. David Hart on Feb 20, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,385 views

    I love working in my yard. In fact my neighbors think that I take yard work all too seriously. I’ll cut my grass and make sure that it is cut in a certain pattern. I make sure that my lines are straight from the lawnmower wheels and my flowers have to be just right. But one day disaster struct. ...read more

  • Driving Very Fast  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 24, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,123 views

    DRIVING VERY FAST In his book "Growing Strong in the Seasons of Life", Pastor Charles Swindoll tells a story about the 19th Century agnostic Thomas Huxley. Some of you might recognize the name Thomas Huxley as a man who promoted Darwinism and Humanism in his attacks on Christianity in Europe in ...read more

  • A Purpose For Sheep

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Jun 14, 2011
     | 6,739 views

    A PURPOSE FOR SHEEP Sad to say, millions of people wander through life with no earthly idea what they’re here for. One of the abiding fascinations of my wife here in Germany are sheep. About once a year, a shepherd brings a flock of sheep near our village, and my wife goes out and makes as many ...read more

  • It All Goes Back To The Head

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 26, 2012
     | 1,351 views

    IT ALL GOES BACK TO THE HEAD Mike Slaughter tells the story of his dog Luka, a giant schnauzer. Luka had an infected toe for several months on his back leg and one of the things that he noticed is that Luka will tend to drag that back foot causing him to scrape his toe. Their vet couldn't figure ...read more

  • Do All Roads Lead To God?

    Contributed by Daniel King, D. Min. on Jul 25, 2018
     | 2,623 views

    Main Idea: Jesus is the only one way to heaven. Verse: Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me” (John 14:6 NKJV). Illustration: I once heard someone say, “All religions ultimately lead to God.” But, think about this question logically. ...read more

  • Kokomo Tribune Columnist Ed Vasicek Wrote, ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 3, 2003
     | 977 views

    Kokomo Tribune Columnist Ed Vasicek wrote, “Ravenous spenders often work long hours (or take a second job) to support their addiction. Notice that they are NOT willing to give up their purchase binges, but they ARE willing to give up their time and energy. Some of that time and energy COULD ...read more

  • Different Giving Responses: Recent Campbell ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
     | 1,508 views

    Different Giving Responses: Recent Campbell Research studies of donors who give to Protestant and Catholic ministries indicate marked differences. Direct mail letters were fairly comparable, with 30% of Protestants and 27% of Catholics having responded to a mail appeal in the last 12 months. ...read more

  • Consecration To Career

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Sep 18, 2006
     | 2,490 views

    Consecration to career The late English property developer John Redhead worked hard all his life, and made a lot of money. Upon his death recently, he stipulated that his ashes be made into two egg timers, and be presented to his bank manager and taxman. Why? Towards the end of his life, ...read more

  • Multi-Tasking Genes

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 28, 2009
     | 1,165 views

    MULTI-TASKING GENES According to Creation Magazine, "When geneticists found that there were only 20,000 to 30,000 genes in the human genome, [gee’ nome] on par with a 'simple worm,' they were surprised...But...new research shows that our genes can multi-task. By a process dubbed 'alternative ...read more

  • A Hijacking Parable

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Apr 8, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,208 views

    A HIJACKING PARABLE Think of the human race aboard a hijacked jet-liner flying through time. God himself directed its takeoff from the divine control-tower. The initiator of all evil, whom we call the Devil, Managed to get a boarding pass. When the plane reached its cruising altitude, the Devil ...read more

  • Behind The Scenes

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Sep 20, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,217 views

    BEHIND THE SCENES No wonder we are frustrated with the plans we see. We see injustice, but we don’t see behind the scenes. At Disney World there is a whole city underneath the Magic Kingdom. People are changing clothes, making outfits, and doing all the work to make everything above ground go ...read more

  • Paying To Feel Bad

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 1, 2012
     | 1,036 views

    PAYING TO FEEL BAD I recall many years ago when I was a sales manager for Connecticut Mutual going on some calls with an agent in another city. He led me into a major restaurant and walked up to the owner, who was an acquaintance of his, shook his hand and said "Are you going to buy that life ...read more

  • Mobile Phone Facts: 43.2% Of Mobile Phone Users ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
     | 2,329 views

    Mobile Phone Facts: 43.2% of mobile phone users use their phone to text. 17.4% use their phone to send photos and 5.2% to send videos. 8.4 million Americans send texts to respond to polls: 67% TV, 18% website and 12% radio. 11.1 million use their mobile phone to access maps or get directions, 9.4 ...read more

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