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  • Can You Be ...

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on Jul 18, 2008
     | 1,119 views

    Can You Be Trusted? Before the breakup of the Soviet Union, Christians were routinely persecuted for their faith by the Communist regime. We have many inspiring stories of courageous Christians behind the Iron Curtain who were willing to die for their faith during this difficult period in world ...read more

  • Can You Be ...

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on Aug 5, 2008
     | 822 views

    Can You Be Trusted? Before the breakup of the Soviet Union, Christians were routinely persecuted for their faith by the Communist regime. There are many inspiring stories of courageous Christians behind the Iron Curtain who were willing to die for their faith during this difficult period in world ...read more

  • Not Easy Being ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 8, 2008
     | 1,501 views

    NOT EASY BEING MOM A University of Minnesota study on Motherhood released this week said moms should get $131,000 a year for what they do! When you add together all the different jobs they do it becomes obvious how valuable mothers are in our lives. Some reports say mothers do 17 different jobs ...read more

  • Even You Can Be Forgiven

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
     | 2,569 views

    Even You Can Be Forgiven I heard the story of a preacher who was at a certain church preaching on the subject of forgiveness. In the crowd that day there was young woman whose heart was heavy with a load of guilt and shame. After he had finished preaching, a few moments had passed by and every one ...read more

  • In His Book, Building A Contagious Church, Mark ...

    Contributed by Dr. George Calhoun on Oct 20, 2008
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    In his book, Building a Contagious Church, Mark Mittleberg asks us to join him in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. As you walk up to the large arena, you see a mass of young people in line for a concert. The headline act is shock-rockeer Marilyn Manson (named after Marilyn Monroe and mass murderer ...read more

  • Contract Vs. Covenant

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Nov 23, 2008
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     | 6,388 views

    CONTRACT VS. COVENANT In describing the nature of a Christ-Centered covenant, Bruce Shelley in Christian Theology in Plain Language, writes: In modern times we define a host of relations by contracts. These are usually for goods or services and for hard cash. The contract, formal or informal, ...read more

  • Actions Speak Louder  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Dec 10, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 8,067 views

    ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER Andy Stanley tells the story of when he was 13 and learning the meaning of the phrase, "Actions speak louder than words." His dad was the Associate Pastor of First Baptist in Atlanta when the senior pastor was asked to resign. Charles Stanley was asked to preach on Sundays ...read more

  • Death Makes People Angry

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,151 views

    DEATH MAKES PEOPLE ANGRY Back in September of 2004, Casey Neistat of New York City discovered that the battery in his first-generation 5 GB iPod could no longer hold a charge for more than an hour. So he called Apple. Unfortunately for him, Apple basically advised him to buy a new iPod (their ...read more

  • The Best We Could Serve You

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on May 23, 2009
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    THE BEST WE COULD SERVE YOU There was once a man who went to the office every day in his expensive car, and made important decisions and signed big contracts. Often, the important man would enjoy business lunches with his clients, and would try to distract the attention of his influential guests ...read more

  • Staying In Touch...in The Right Way

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 28, 2009
     | 1,615 views

    STAYING IN TOUCH...IN THE RIGHT WAY Evangelism issue #1: staying in touch with the world -- in a right way From InternetEvangelismDay.com: "There are two major reasons why we so often fail to touch many non-Christians with the Gospel. Firstly, we frequently present the good news in language and ...read more

  • Luther's Ink ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 1, 2010
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    LUTHER’S INK STAIN Some of you may know someone who has visited the WARTBURG CASTLE in Eisenach, German. The tour guide regularly points out to the black spot on one of the walls of the room which Luther occupied during his benevolently intended imprisonment. Let me share the legend connected with ...read more

  • Listening To The Master's Voice  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,495 views

    LISTENING TO THE MASTER'S VOICE One of the first exposes of the beliefs of our future ministers was made by Redbook magazine in August of 1961. The publishers hired one of the top pollsters in the nation to survey a full representation of our seminaries which are supposedly preparing men for ...read more

  • The Bouquet Of Love

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Nov 23, 2010
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    THE BOUQUET OF LOVE In A Second Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul, Rev. John R. Ramsey tells how in one church a certain person provided him with a rose boutonniere for the lapel of his suit every Sunday. At first he really appreciated it but then it sort of became routine. Then one Sunday it ...read more

  • Leave Room For God To Work

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Feb 20, 2011
     | 4,829 views

    LEAVE ROOM FOR GOD TO WORK There was an amazing story recently that took place during the riots in Egypt. As a backdrop remember that on New Year’s Day of this year there was a suicide bombing of a Christian church in the Egyptian city of Alexandria, which killed 23 Christians and wounded 97 ...read more

  • Nothing But The Blood  PRO

    Contributed by Vernon Price on Apr 10, 2012
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     | 8,290 views

    NOTHING BUT THE BLOOD One night in a church service a young woman felt the tug of God at her heart. She responded to God's call and accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior. The young woman had a very rough past, involving alcohol, drugs, and prostitution. But, the change in her was evident. As ...read more

  • Perfection Achieved  PRO

    Contributed by Larry Turner on Dec 4, 2014
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     | 5,606 views

    Then Jesus concluded with this commandment. “But you are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect.” (Matthew 5:48) Wow, now that is a tough one. Be perfect. I am not like Noah, a righteous man. Wait a minute. He was a drunk. Okay like Abraham. He was a liar. How about Moses, short ...read more

  • You Can Keep Your Fork

    Contributed by Paul Steen on Dec 24, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,662 views

    A woman had been diagnosed with cancer and had been given three months to live. Her doctor told her to start making preparations to die. So she contacted her pastor and had him come to her house to discuss certain aspects of her final wishes. She told him which songs she wanted sung at the service, ...read more

  • Callous, Cold And Conniving Or Restored, Revived And Redeemed?

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 23, 2021
     | 1,727 views

    (Presented on weekend of Martin Luther King Jr. Day before the invitation hymn, hymn of decision) Unlike Jesus, David was not sinless on his way to the wilderness or in the wilderness but he is described as a man after God’s own heart. Something David did that was good is that he attended a ...read more

  • You're Not Home Yet!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 25, 2023
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     | 1,059 views

    An old missionary couple had been working in Africa for years, and they were returning to New York City to retire. They had no pension; their health was broken; they were defeated, discouraged, and afraid. They discovered they were booked on the same ship as President Teddy Roosevelt, who was ...read more

  • Handel's Messiah-The Back Story

    Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Dec 9, 2023
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     | 1,013 views

    George Frideric Handel's Messiah is one of the most beautiful musical renditions of Scripture ever created. What we don’t often hear about is the troubled back story during the writing of the Messiah. It was at this time that Handel was struggling financially because there was a shift in music, ...read more