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  • Jim Cymballa, Pastor Of Brooklyn Tabernacle, Told ...

    Contributed by Ronnie Knight on Apr 23, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,850 views

    Jim Cymballa, pastor of Brooklyn Tabernacle, told his small congregation that “if they called upon the Lord, He had promised in His word to answer, to bring the unsaved to Himself, and to pour out His Spirit among them. If they did not call upon the Lord, He had promised them nothing.” Source: ...read more

  • The New Golden Rule For Business, First Developed ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 2,221 views

    The New Golden Rule for business, first developed by Fred Reichheld, loyalty expert and author, is the one statistic that increasingly is taken most seriously by investors. Originally dubbed the Net Promoter Score, it could also be called the Customer Evangelism Score. It may be the most revealing ...read more

  • Saving The Ship, Remembering The Past  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 20, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,089 views

    SAVING THE SHIP, REMEMBERING THE PAST "Their hair is gray, their shoulders are slumped and they walk with the shuffle of the aged. Their ship, a rusty antique, wallowed through the Atlantic, battered by a winter storm. For the elderly crew of LST-325, a creaking World War II troop ship that had ...read more

  • Dec 1, ...

    Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Dec 1, 2004
     | 2,761 views

    Dec 1, 2004 By Erin Curry NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--VIACOM AGREES TO PAY FCC FINES -- Viacom, which owns CBS and MTV, has agreed to pay a record fine of $3.5 million to settle numerous federal investigations into alleged indecency on TV and the radio dating back to 2001, according to the Associated ...read more

  • Since God Chose You To Be The Holy People Whom ...

    Contributed by Doane Brubaker on Mar 30, 2007
     | 1,668 views

    “Since God chose you to be the holy people whom he loves, you must clothe yourselves with... gentleness...” (Colossians 3:12, NLT) The word is “meekness”. That’s not weakness, it’s strength under control. When I was working in dairy farm construction, our crew put in a comfort-stall barn ...read more

  • Motor Homes Have Allowed Us To Put All The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,659 views

    Motor Homes have allowed us to put all the conveniences of a home on wheels. A camper no longer means sleeping in a sleeping bag, cooking over a fire, or hauling water from a stream. Now people can park a fully equipped home on a cement slab in the midst of a few pine trees and hook up to a water ...read more

  • Jesus Went Into Galilee. There He Proclaimed ...  PRO

    Contributed by Stephen Evoy on Jan 4, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,924 views

    “Jesus went into Galilee. There he proclaimed the Good News from God. ‘The time has come’ he said ‘and the kingdom of God is close at hand. Repent, and believe the Good News.’ As he was walking along by the Sea of Galilee he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net in the lake—for they ...read more

  • Obama Is Not The Messiah  PRO

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Apr 4, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,655 views

    OBAMA IS NOT THE MESSIAH President Barack Obama arrived at Stansted airport last week from America, complete with armoured limousines, helicopters, 200 US Secret Service staff and a six-doctor medical team. More than 500 officials and staff accompanied Obama, along with a mass of high-tech ...read more

  • Go In This Might Of Yours

    Contributed by Samuel M on Jul 17, 2024
     | 519 views

    When Israelites were oppressed by the Midianites, God came to Gideon and said “Go in this might of yours and deliver Israelites”. God did not bestow on Gideon any additional or greater strength and wisdom, but said that the existing might of his was sufficient to deliver the Israelites. So many ...read more

  • In His Book The Youth Builder, Jim Burns Talks ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ian Biss on Oct 1, 2001
    based on 77 ratings
     | 3,403 views

    In his book The Youth Builder, Jim Burns talks about the importance of building up young people with affirmation and trust. What he says about criticism applies to every age group: For every critical comment we receive, it takes nine affirming comments to even out the negative effect in our life. ...read more

  • Undertakers

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Jan 8, 2004
     | 1,449 views

    Undertakers Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., was a member of the U.S. Supreme Court for 30 years. His mind, wit and work earned him the unofficial title of "the greatest justice since John Marshall." At one point in his life, Justice Holmes explained his choice of a career by saying: "I might have ...read more

  • Whenever I'm Tempted To Whine About The Demands ...

    Contributed by Curtis Deming on Apr 16, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,491 views

    Whenever I’m tempted to whine about the demands of leadership, I think of the story of Timothy. He had just heard Paul deliver the report of the Jerusalem Council that circumcision was unnecessary for Gentile converts. Yet Paul circumcised Timothy to avoid offending the Jews in the area. Timothy ...read more

  • A Russian Novelist Has Written A Story In Which ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 4, 2006
     | 1,131 views

    A Russian novelist has written a story in which he represents his hero as a man who witnessed the trial and crucifixion of Jesus. However, he had a toothache, and all that he could recall of that memorable week was his toothache. There are many who belong to this group. They cannot become ...read more

  • We Are The Message, Christ Is The Goal

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009
     | 3,756 views

    WE ARE THE MESSAGE, CHRIST IS THE GOAL James S. Stewart, A Faith to Proclaim: "Christian preaching begins only when faith in the message has reached such a pitch that the man or the community proclaiming it becomes part of the message proclaimed ... To be thus taken command of, so that our ...read more

  • Our Testimony Is Christ's Testimony

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Aug 11, 2009
     | 4,947 views

    OUR TESTIMONY IS CHRIST'S TESTIMONY In his magnificent little book, "A Faith to Proclaim," James S. Stewart made reference to Paul’s declaration to the Galatians (2:20), "I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live but Christ lives in me..." And Stewart said, "To be thus ...read more

  • The Frozen Waterfall  PRO

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 9, 2014
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,886 views

    THE FROZEN WATERFALL The present day church in America appears to be mostly principle and very little power. We say the right things and believe the right things, but produce very little evidence to confirm what the Bible says. You might say that the modern church is much like a FROZEN ...read more

  • Macarthur's New Testament Commentary: Romans 9-16 ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 17, 2007
     | 2,350 views

    MACARTHUR’S NEW TESTAMENT COMMENTARY: ROMANS 9-16 by JOHN MACARTHUR, JR STATES THE FOLLOWING ABOUT OUR CHAPTER. 1. Despite the great popularity of the book of Romans, chapter 16 is often neglected by preachers, teachers, and Bible students. It has almost no explicit teaching and includes several ...read more

  • Eyes And Toes

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Aug 11, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,361 views

    EYES AND TOES There is a terrific story I once heard in a taped message from a marvelous Baptist pastor named Ron Dunn. Dunn's parable suggested that once upon a time there was a body where the eyes convinced all of the other parts of the body that the gift of SIGHT was the only important gift. ...read more

  • Dream Center

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 26, 2012
     | 3,596 views

    DREAM CENTER At age 16, Matthew Barnett dreamed of a church that would be open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year serving the inner-city’s physical and spiritual needs and bringing a message of hope to the hopeless. In 1994 at the age of 20, he moved from Phoenix to Los Angeles to pastor a small ...read more

  • Marbles Of Love ...

    Contributed by Joe Fain on Apr 6, 2009
     | 2,331 views

    Marbles of love ministry (As presented to Bible Baptist Church of Mt. Vernon, KY 40456) 1151 s. dogwood drive berea, KY 40403 859-302-2622 cjf3309@windstream.net Greetings in Christ Name: We would like to introduce you to a ministry that we feel God has laid upon our hearts to ...read more