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  • The Gospel Is Offensive

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Jun 24, 2011
     | 3,694 views

    THE GOSPEL IS OFFENSIVE There is something about the gospel that is inherently offensive. I don’t like saying that, and you may not like hearing it. But it is incontestable. The gospel puts some people off. Take David and Roland, two high school friends of mine. David was what you might call a ...read more

  • It Won't Happen To Us

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 21, 2011
     | 4,585 views

    IT WON'T HAPPEN TO US We began the week with the story of the Chicago nightclub fire in which 21 people were killed as they rushed to the exit. The club had already been cited for overcrowding and other safety violations--like not enough doors and windows. What happened was that a bouncer used ...read more

  • Giving The Poor A Reason To Live

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 9, 2011
     | 3,961 views

    GIVING THE POOR A REASON TO LIVE So let's humble ourselves before each other and experience His grace. It's the way to true glory and dignity even if we find ourselves down and out. That's what Abbe Pierre discovered when he founded the Emmaus Communities in 1949. The Emmaus Communities today ...read more

  • The Golden Rule: Is It Original?

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 12, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,504 views

    THE GOLDEN RULE: IS IT ORIGINAL? There are people in this world who think Jesus’ Golden Rule was nice but not original. They try to say that Jesus merely borrowed the idea from others. I once saw a poster that tried to say that. * Confucius (some 500 years before Jesus) said: "DO NOT unto ...read more

  • Hezekiah's Story

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Dec 22, 2011
     | 2,710 views

    HEZEKIAH'S STORY Laos 2001. Hezekiah's life had been so transformed that he had to tell someone. When he returned to the village he grew up in, he told the 35 relatives and villagers who met him and demanded to know why he had converted to Christianity, "Jesus is the only way I can be saved from ...read more

  • A Study In Compassion

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Feb 10, 2012
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     | 5,255 views

    A STUDY IN COMPASSION John Darley and Daniel Batson decided to replicate the story of the Good Samaritan with seminary students. A few variables were introduced. The seminarians were interviewed and asked why they wanted to go into ministry. There were a variety of responses, but the vast majority ...read more

  • Jesus Freak: Hezekiah

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Oct 31, 2012
     | 1,749 views

    JESUS FREAK: HEZEKIAH Laos 2001. Hezekiah’s life had been so transformed that he had to tell someone. When he returned to the village he grew up in, he told the 35 relatives and villagers who met him and demanded to know why he had converted to Christianity, "Jesus is the only way I can be saved ...read more

  • In Fact God Has Created Us In Such A Way So That ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ronnie Knight on Feb 23, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,991 views

    In fact God has created us in such a way so that our very existence hinges upon these two concepts. The Bible bears this out. The heart of God and His Word is centered on relationships and love. The fundamental Law of God is hinged on these two concepts. Jesus expresses this clearly in Matthew 22 ...read more

  • Fruit Of The Spirit  PRO

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Jul 6, 2008
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     | 5,876 views

    FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT The fruit is singular, not plural. The most common teaching is that there are nine fruits of the Spirit. But that’s not the case. It’s one “fruit,” and that fruit has those characteristics. For instance, take an apple. It’s one apple, but it has many characteristics: red, ...read more

  • Can You Be ...

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on Jul 18, 2008
     | 1,006 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
     | 726 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

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

    Contributed by Dr. George Calhoun on Oct 20, 2008
     | 1,982 views

    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

  • I Ran Across This Editorial Written A Few Years ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jerry Falwell on Dec 3, 2001
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,715 views

    I ran across this editorial written a few years ago by Gordon Sinclair, a Canadian television commentator. The following text was printed in our nation’s Congressional Record: This Canadian thinks it is time to speak up for the Americans as the most generous and possibly the least appreciated ...read more

  • Bill Hybels Recalls A Time When Dr. Gilbert ...  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Feb 21, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 2,823 views

    Bill Hybels recalls a time when Dr. Gilbert Bilezikian was speaking for a leadership conference at Willow Creek Community Church. He writes about it like this… “Dr. Bilezikian said there’s life-changing fellowship in biblically functioning community. That was a far cry from the childhood ...read more

  • The Heaven Of Service  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2002
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,781 views

    THE HEAVEN OF SERVICE Dr. Laura Schlessinger writes: "I was out at my mother and father’s house, a seventy mile round-trip from my own, because my mother needed a little help. She needed a little help because my father, who has full-blown Alzheimer’s, had taped duct tape all over the three long ...read more

  • Some Of You Might Be Familiar With The Song, ...

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Nov 13, 2002
     | 1,980 views

    Some of you might be familiar with the song, "Cat’s in the Cradle": (A father retracing the growing up of his son) My child arrived just the other day; He came to the world in the usual way, But there were planes to catch, and bills to pay, He learned to walk while I was away. And he was talkin’ ...read more

  • During Telemachus' Life The Gladiatorial Games ...  PRO

    Contributed by Karl Eckhoff on Nov 13, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,777 views

    During Telemachus’ life the gladiatorial games were very popular. People were fascinated by the sight of blood and gore upon the arena floor. And that alone was enough to bring the criticism of bishops and priests from within the church. But worse than all of this was the fact that most of the ...read more

  • Late Bloomers! (09.22.05--Grace Walks!--Psalm ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Sep 20, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,243 views

    Late Bloomers! (09.22.05--Grace Walks!--Psalm 93:5) Fairness is a doctrine that we have gone hog-wild with. We seem as a people possessed by a sense of “all things being equal.” Unfortunately, we are so captivated by a sense of justice at all costs, we often lose sight of the fact that a doctrine ...read more

  • Introduction: Risks Can Be Scary. Risks Can Be ...

    Contributed by John Harvey on Sep 10, 2006
     | 1,695 views

    Introduction: Risks can be scary. Risks can be life-changing and exhilarating, or they can be disasters. Some risks are easy to take and others come with considerable calculation of the costs. One constant thing about life is that we are going to encounter risks. Risks scare me. Some risks that I ...read more

  • Song – God Bless ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 16, 2009
     | 1,796 views

    SONG – GOD BLESS AMERICA. An eerie quiet fell over the battlefield near the French city of Verdun. It was Nov. 11, 1918, and the guns were abruptly silent. Some of the soldiers sank to the ground; others stared into space. Some began to shake. The Great War was finished, but the men could not ...read more

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