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  • Os Guinness On A Christian Worldview

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
     | 2,322 views

    OS GUINNESS ON A CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW Os Guinness says that a Christian worldview involves believers thinking about anything and everything in a manner that is consistently shaped, directed, and restrained by the truth of God's Word and God's Spirit. Such a Christian worldview encompasses core ...read more

  • Every Member Is A Sinner  PRO

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Nov 24, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,322 views

    "EVERY MEMBER IS A SINNER" There's a worn-out story about the preacher who was getting fired-up in his sermon. He thundered, "Every member of this church is a sinner!" When he hollered this a second time for emphasis, there was a man on the back row who had a broad smile come across his face. ...read more

  • Step By Step

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Feb 15, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,201 views

    STEP BY STEP He does not lead me year by year Nor even day by day, But step by step my path unfolds; My Lord directs my way. Tomorrow’s plans I do not know, I only know this minute; But He will say, "This is the way, By faith now walk in it." And I am glad that it is so, Today’s enough to ...read more

  • A Young Boy By The Name Of James Had A Desire To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 28 ratings
     | 4,805 views

    A young boy by the name of James had a desire to be the most famous manufacturer and salesman of cheese in the world. He planned on becoming rich and famous by making and selling cheese and began with a little buggy pulled by a pony named Paddy. After making his cheese, he would load his wagon and ...read more

  • The Political Convention Was In Chaos. Each ...  PRO

    Contributed by George Rennau on Aug 25, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,086 views

    The political convention was in chaos. Each delegation wanted something different. Some favored states rights, others wanted a stronger central government. Larger states wanted greater representation, and small states wanted an equal voice. Debate dragged on and on. Finally the committee ...read more

  • An Old Boatman Painted The Word "Faith" On One ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 30, 2001
    based on 43 ratings
     | 2,313 views

    An old boatman painted the word "faith" on one oar of his boat and "works" on the other. He was asked his reason for this. In answer, he slipped the oar with "faith" into the water and rowed. The boat, of course, made a very tight circle. Returning to the dock, the boatman then said, "Now, let’s ...read more

  • A Hurricane Was Coming. All The People, Family ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 10, 2002
    based on 63 ratings
     | 1,569 views

    A hurricane was coming. All the people, family and those working on the farm that day, had hurried into the shelter. They were huddled together in a dark hurricane shelter with the winds howling and rattling the only door that everybody could see in the front of the shelter. The wind was blowing ...read more

  • Every Child Knows That "He Knows If You've Been ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Dec 12, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,169 views

    Every child knows that “He knows if you’ve been bad or good so be good for goodness sake.” The child knows there is a direct correlation between being good and getting presents. I love the commercial where the little boy is writing his letter to Santa… Dear Santa. I have been a very, very good ...read more

  • Sir Christopher Wren, The Most ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,355 views

    Illustration: Sir Christopher Wren, the most famous architect of his time, built St. Paul’s Cathedral. He began in 1676 and it took him 35 years to build it. He was 44 when he began and was 79 when he completed it in 1711. Sir Christopher Wren built St. Paul’s’ Cathedral, but actually he didn’t lay ...read more

  • I'm Standing By  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Apr 17, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,075 views

    I'm Standing By An ocean liner left a British port during WWII and headed for a harbor in the U.S. Enemy ships were everywhere. The captain was given secret directions charting the route. Added were these instructions: KKeep straight on this course. Turn aside for nothing. If you need help, ...read more

  • Marty Williams A Pastor Of Family Ministries Asks ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 15, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
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    Marty Williams a Pastor of Family Ministries asks the question that we all must ask ourselves today, “Am I Teachable?” He has 12 thoughts to help us discover if we are teachable: 1. I am willing to listen more than talk. 2. I admit when I am mistaken. 3. I observe before acting on a situation. 4. I ...read more

  • We Are Told That In The Prairies Of South America ...  PRO

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Jul 16, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,754 views

    We are told that in the prairies of South America there grows a flower that always inclines in the same direction. The traveler may lose his way while crossing one of those prairies, and he may have neither compass nor chart by which to steer his course; but, turning to this lovely flower, he will ...read more

  • The Reason It Happened...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 19, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,728 views

    THE REASON IT HAPPENED... The Metropolitan Insurance Company has published this list: Reasons/Excuses for Auto Accidents: (1) “An invisible car came out of nowhere, struck my car, and vanished.” (2) “The pedestrian had no idea which direction to go, so I ran over him.” (3) “I had been driving for ...read more

  • Larry Richards Writes, "Well-Established Custom ...

    Contributed by Thomas Black on Feb 2, 2005
     | 2,140 views

    Larry Richards writes, "Well-established custom in the Patriarchal Age protected the rights of any child born to a man by a slave woman. Though the son of the wife was a man’s legal heir, his child by a concubine was guaranteed an inheritance. Sarah’s demand that Abraham send Ishmael away was ...read more

  • The Most Often Visited Internet Site In The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Nov 3, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,687 views

    The most often visited internet site in the summer of 2001 was reported to be an interview with God. Some of you have sent me a copy of this. It’s an imaginary question-and-answer session with God. In June alone it had 2.4 million visitors log on, and all of this without advertising! Human ...read more

  • Non-Christian Narnia: The C.s. Lewis Estate And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006
     | 1,968 views

    Non-Christian Narnia: The C.S. Lewis estate and its publishers have started shaping a marketing makeover of Aslan and assorted Narnian habitués to expand readership and extend the brand. Most striking of all, they have developed a discreet strategy to avoid direct links to the Christian imagery ...read more

  • Singer Sheryl Crow Said Recently, In A New York ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Mar 4, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,156 views

    Singer Sheryl Crow said recently, in a New York Post interview: “I believe in God. I believe in Jesus and Buddha and Mohammed and all those that were enlightened. I wouldn’t say necessarily that I’m a strict Christian. I’m not sure I believe in heaven.” Sheryl Crow is where many people are ...read more

  • Everybody Loves A Home Run. It Is So Exciting To ...

    Contributed by Tom Conant on Apr 3, 2009
     | 1,611 views

    Everybody loves a home run. It is so exciting to see the batter stand at the plate, especially if the game is on the line, size up the pitcher, make just the right swing, and then see the ball soar high into the centerfield seats. Wow, now that’s baseball! But I would like to suggest to you that ...read more

  • The Church Must Serve The Truth

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 8, 2009
     | 1,568 views

    THE CHURCH MUST SERVE THE TRUTH The Church does not have technical solutions to offer [10] and does not claim 'to interfere in any way in the politics of States.' [11] She does, however, have a mission of truth to accomplish, in every time and circumstance, for a society that is attuned to man, to ...read more

  • Shepherding In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 8, 2010
     | 7,898 views

    Shepherding in Israel H.V. Morton gives an account of this sort of thing: "Early one morning I saw an extraordinary sight not far from Bethlehem. Two shepherds had evidently spent the night with their flocks in a cave. The sheep were all mixed together and the time had come for the shepherds to go ...read more

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