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  • Moral Slide: According To New Barna Research 61% ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
     | 1,512 views

    Moral Slide: According to new Barna Research 61% of Americans believe that gambling, 60% co-habitation and 59% having sexual fantasies are morally acceptable. The study also revealed that 45% percent of those surveyed believe that abortion is morally acceptable and 42% feel the same way about ...read more

  • Charles Dickens' Novel A Tale Of Two Cities Tells ...

    Contributed by Michael Luke on Mar 26, 2007
     | 2,118 views

    Charles Dickens’ novel A Tale of Two Cities tells the story of Charles Darnay, a young Frenchman condemned to die in the guillotine. But when Sidney Carton, his friend, heard about Darnay’s sentence, he was determined to find a way to save him. ...read more

  • Dennis Jernigan Said His Struggle With ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Aug 24, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,842 views

    Dennis Jernigan said his struggle with homosexuality began with sexual experimentation with other small boys at six years of age. He never told anyone about his struggle, because he saw hatred in the response of the church to homosexuals. As a senior in college he went to a 2nd chapter of Acts ...read more

  • I Did A Review Of Holiday Specials For December ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Dec 10, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,543 views

    I did a review of holiday specials for December 2-the 16th. These don’t include all the “musical” specials or worship services. They are the run-of-the-mill specials we saw as kids and subject our grandkids too. I counted 62 totals in those two weeks. Of these only four had any direct reference to ...read more

  • With Our Arms About Their Knees  PRO

    Contributed by Joseph Colebank Ii on Jan 19, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,622 views

    WITH OUR ARMS ABOUT THEIR KNEES “Have you no wish for others to be saved? Then you are not saved yourself. Be sure of that…. The saving of souls, if a man has once gained love to perishing sinners and his blessed Master, wil be an all-absorbing passion to him. It will so carry him away, that he ...read more

  • Faith Is Like A Trapeze. We Walk By Faith, Not ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kim Huffman on Mar 31, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,959 views

    Faith is like a trapeze. We walk by faith, not sight (2 Cor. 5:7). We learn three things: 1) It takes a leap of faith to let go of one bar and reach for the other one. 2) It can be scary letting go to your security and trusting. 3) You don’t have forever to decide to let go and grab the other bar. ...read more

  • In Physics, The Law Of Entropy Says That ...  PRO

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Apr 23, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,450 views

    • In physics, the law of entropy says that all systems, left unattended, will run down. Unless new energy is pumped in, the organism will disintegrate. Entropy is at work in many areas other than physics. I see it, for instance, when I work with couples whose marriages are in trouble. A ...read more

  • Caterpillars And Chameleons

    Contributed by Nigel Heath on Jul 28, 2009
     | 4,656 views

    CATERPILLARS AND CHAMELEONS There are two creatures on earth that I find equally fascinating. One is the caterpillar and the other the chameleon. Chameleons have the amazing ability to alter their appearance in order to blend into their background. Christians who do this have no effective ...read more

  • Who Is The Worst Sinner You Know?

    Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 16, 2009
     | 3,133 views

    WHO IS THE WORST SINNER YOU KNOW? "Who is the worse sinner you know? Are you more aware of your own sin or those sins of others? Because of God’s amazingly gracious heart toward those who thoroughly deserve only His wrath, He both planned for and provided this mediator to resolve the divine ...read more

  • Holy Spirit: Object Lesson

    Contributed by David Ward on Apr 1, 2010
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    HOLY SPIRIT: OBJECT LESSON To be filled with the Holy Spirit means that we allow him to occupy and control every area of our lives. How much of you does the Holy Spirit have? [Produce two glasses of water and two packets of Alka-Seltzer. Open one packet and empty into one glass; drop the other ...read more

  • Eugene Peterson, From His Intro To Proverbs In ...

    Contributed by Chris Jordan on May 1, 2011
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    Eugene Peterson, from his intro to Proverbs in The Message Bible: "Wisdom has to do with becoming skillful in honoring our parents and raising our children, handling our money and conducting our sexual lives, going to work and exercising leadership, using words well and treating friends kindly, ...read more

  • Luther And Marx

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Feb 8, 2012
     | 1,605 views

    LUTHER AND MARX 1983 must have been a strange year for the German people. During that year the people observed the birth days of two notable men. That year marked the 500th anniversary of the birth of Martin Luther and the 100th of Karl Marx. Marx was the father of socialism/communism. Its ...read more

  • Alcohol Use

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 12, 2012
     | 1,654 views

    ALCOHOL USE According to MSNBC, “Alcohol abuse kills some 75,000 Americans each year and shortens the lives of these people by an average of 30 years, a U.S. government study suggested Thursday. Excessive alcohol consumption is the third leading cause of preventable death in the United States ...read more

  • At A U.s. Arsenal A Few Years Ago, A Large ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,343 views

    At a U.S. arsenal a few years ago, a large cannon lay, marked "Condemned." The attendant pointed out some indentations about the size of a pinhead which dotted the barrel in a dozen places. They did not appear to go deeper than a 32nd of an inch; and yet the weapon was condemned. There might be a ...read more

  • Two Brothers

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,061 views

    Illustration- Two Brothers You may have heard about the two brothers who were wicked, ungodly, lewd men. The were perverts, adulterers, drunkards, thieves, brawlers, blasphemous- you name it One of the brothers died, and the other brother came to a preacher sand said, “I will give you a thousand ...read more

  • Two Preachers Were Carrying A Conversation. One ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,176 views

    Two preachers were carrying a conversation. One said to the other, “Currently, we are having a problem at our meeting place with the mice. It looks like everywhere you step; you will be greeted by a mouse.” “Well,” said the other preacher, “we solve that problem long ago. We baptized them all, and ...read more

  • Some People Are Asleep Because They Have Never ...

    Contributed by Kermit Reaves on Jul 24, 2007
     | 1,839 views

    Some people are asleep because they have never been awake. I am familiar with that state because I was once in it myself. I attended church, heard God’s Word preached, sang the great hymns, listened to others pray — but with no depth of comprehension. I was simply present where others worshiped. I ...read more

  • Two Ladies On A Train  PRO

    Contributed by Darrin Fish on Dec 7, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,696 views

    Two Ladies on a Train • Years ago a man found himself on a train between two ladies. • And Unfortunately for him the two ladies were arguing constantly about whether the window should be open or shut. • The lady farthest from the window argued that she would die of heat stroke if it wasn’t ...read more

  • Isaiah 32:2 Each Man Will Be Like A Shelter From ...

    Contributed by Richard Francis on Feb 29, 2008
     | 2,275 views

    Isaiah 32:2 Each man will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in the desert and the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land When we are saved, transformed and growing under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we become if you like an oasis of God here ...read more

  • Running For Life

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Nov 13, 2008
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     | 2,487 views

    RUNNING FOR LIFE Recently I read a fable about a dog who loved to chase other animals. He bragged about his great running skill and said he could catch anything. Well, it wasn’t long until his boastful claims were put to the test by a certain rabbit. With ease the little creature outran his ...read more

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