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  • Priorities In Life And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,078 views

    Priorities in Life and Church Several years ago, because of all the tornados in the area, a developer in Tulsa, Oklahoma, offered an optional tornado-safe room in the new homes he was selling. Nine of the first ten buyers opted to pay the extra $2,500 for the room, which can also be used as a ...read more

  • Paul Told Timothy To Do The Work Of An ...

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Nov 1, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,528 views

    Paul told Timothy to do the work of an evangelist. That was not his gift. He had the pastoral gifts of shepherding, teaching, and administration, but he still had to work outside his comfort zone. He may not have been called to be an evangelist or especially empowered for that type of ...read more

  • The Mother Eagle Teaches Her Little Ones To Fly ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,372 views

    "The mother eagle teaches her little ones to fly by making their nest so uncomfortable that they are forced to leave it and commit themselves to the unknown world of air outside. And just so does our God to us. He stirs up our comfortable nests, and pushes us over ...read more

  • Sleepless Dads!

    Contributed by Eduardo Quintana on Oct 4, 2015
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     | 2,204 views

    You’ll probably not get six continuous hours of good sleep ever again. And if you do, you’ll never admit it because it will make your wife mad for the broken-up sleep she got when she got up and took care of the teething child. Dads, there is nothing more comforting to your little one than to have ...read more

  • 1991 Chrysler New Yorker - Mark 5

    Contributed by Gary Kins on Jun 25, 2007
     | 1,239 views

    1991 Chrysler New Yorker - Mark 5 It was my first real Chrysler and I loved it. I would still like to have it. It had all the bells and whistles a guy could want (told me when I was running out of gas, had a compass that made for exciting cross country trips with no map; just my sense of direction; ...read more

  • One Sunday After Church Mom Asked Her Very Young ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 9, 2003
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,238 views

    One Sunday after church Mom asked her very young daughter what the lesson was about. Her daughter answered "Don’t be scared, you’ll get your quilts." Needless to say, Mom was perplexed. Later in the day, the Pastor stopped by for tea. Mom asked him what that ...read more

  • One Sunday After Church, A Mom Asked Her Very ...  PRO

    Contributed by Evelyn Weston on May 23, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,918 views

    One Sunday after church, a Mom asked her very young daughter what the lesson was about. The daughter answered, "Don’t be scared, you’ll get your quilt." Needless to say, the Mom was perplexed. Later in the day, the pastor stopped by for tea and the Mom asked him what ...read more

  • The Bible Defines Worldliness By Centering ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 31, 2002
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     | 2,159 views

    The Bible defines worldliness by centering morality where we intuitively know it should be. Worldliness is the lust of the flesh (a passion for sensual satisfaction), the lust of the eyes (an inordinate desire for the finer things of life), and the pride of life (self-satisfaction in who we are, ...read more

  • The Bible Defines Worldliness By Centering ...  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jan 13, 2003
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     | 1,908 views

    The Bible defines worldliness by centering morality where we intuitively know it should be. Worldliness is the lust of the flesh (a passion for sensual satisfaction), the lust of the eyes (an inordinate desire for the finer things of life), and the pride of life (self-satisfaction in who we are, ...read more

  • Recruitment... By Pastor Greg Buchner

    Contributed by Greg Buchner on Nov 1, 2004
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    RECRUITMENT... by Pastor Greg Buchner There’s a term in Audiology/hearing circles called recruitment. Unlike military recruitment or church committee recruitment, this recruitment is defined as “the range between the volume you are most comfortable hearing vs. the highest volume you are the most ...read more

  • Pastor Learns To Trust God When Displaced By ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 28, 2010
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    Pastor Learns to Trust God When Displaced by War During the Thirty Years’ War in the 17th century, German pastor Paul Gerhardt and his family were forced to flee from their home. One night as they stayed in a small village inn, homeless and afraid, his wife broke down and cried openly in despair. ...read more

  • It Has Been Interesting To Have A Female Cat In ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Apr 7, 2008
     | 695 views

    It has been interesting to have a female cat in the house because there have been moments, when either real or playing, one of the boys has cried and Hanna (yes that is her name, Hanna) has come running to check them out. She gets in their face and sniffs and by her actions you can tell she is ...read more

  • What Kind Of Shoes Are You?  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Lewis on Sep 25, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,184 views

    What Kind of Shoes are YOU? House shoes/slippers: They are comfy, you can relax in them, maybe fall asleep. Beliefs: too comfy, too relaxed. Church is just a routine, been doing it for years, same pew. High heels: Vey stylish, but not very comfortable, probably hard to walk, although I wouldn't ...read more

  • I Will Pay For My Own Sins  PRO

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Mar 8, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,223 views

    I WILL PAY FOR MY OWN SINS For some time now, we have been hearing about Mel Gibson’s new movie, The Passion of the Christ, the biblical account of the last hours of Christ’s earthly life. Some claim it is too violent and graphic. Some claim it is anti-Semitic, though the producer filmed his ...read more

  • A Christian Railroad Engineer Was Speaking To A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,026 views

    A Christian railroad engineer was speaking to a group of fellow workers about heaven. He said, “I can’t begin to tell you what the Lord Jesus means to me. In Him I have a hope that is very precious. Let me explain. Many years ago as each night I neared the end of my run, I would always let out a ...read more

  • A 16-Year-Old Named William Left Home To Seek His ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 22, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,658 views

    A 16-year-old named William left home to seek his fortune. His earthly possessions were tied in a bundle carried in his hand. One day he met an elderly canal-boat captain who listened to his story that his family was too poor to keep him, and the only skill he had was making candles and soap. The ...read more

  • Authentic ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 11, 2009
     | 5,674 views

    Authentic Christianity A small child, sitting in church asked his father, “Dad, what is a Christian?” The father replied, “A Christian is a person who loves and obeys God. He loves his friends and neighbours, and even his enemies. He prays often, is kind, gentle, and holy, and is more interested ...read more

  • Converted Not Once, But Often

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Aug 3, 2010
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    CONVERTED NOT ONCE, BUT OFTEN A person of no less stature than Ruth Graham, the daughter of a Presbyterian missionary and the wife of a world-famous evangelist, struggled with this idea of a "moment of conversion." She was raised in the faith and knew that she was secure in Christ, and yet she ...read more

  • Don't Waste Your Life

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 20, 2011
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    DON'T WASTE YOUR LIFE In his book Don’t Waste Your Life, John Piper recounts a story his father often told of his days as a fiery Baptist evangelist. It is the story of a man who came to saving faith in Jesus Christ near the end of his earthly existence. Piper writes: "The church had prayed for ...read more

  • I Watched One Of My Favorite Movies Last Night. ...

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Sep 29, 2008
     | 1,713 views

    I watched one of my favorite movies last night. It is an old comedy called "The God's Must Be Crazy." It is about a bush tribe that lives in the Kalahari Desert; they have no earthly possessions. They are happy, content, and self sufficient. A bush plane flies overhead (which they mistake for a ...read more