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  • This Is The Beginning Of Lent. Most People Are ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 24, 2004
    based on 12 ratings
     | 5,282 views

    This is the beginning of Lent. Most people are looking for things to give up for Lent. It you haven’t made up your mind maybe these will help. GIVE UP grumbling! Instead, "In everything give thanks." Constructive criticism is OK, but "moaning, groaning, and complaining" are not ...read more

  • There Was A Young Pastor Fresh Out Of Seminary. ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Jan 7, 2007
     | 1,009 views

    There was a young pastor fresh out of seminary. Had finally gotten called to his first church and was extremely excited. He had 3 years of fresh new ideas and he couldn’t wait to take over so he could show and tell the church what to do. The first Sunday he stood before the church and gave ...read more

  • The Sound And Wind

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Apr 14, 2011
     | 2,871 views

    THE SOUND AND WIND The sound and wind symbolize the awesome power the Holy Spirit possesses! The Holy Spirit fills every believer with the same force and strength that was evidenced that day at Pentecost. I have seen the power of the wind. I remember as a teenager in Okinawa, about once every ...read more

  • Come Down Off The Chair

    Contributed by Michael Milton on Sep 11, 2011
     | 2,951 views

    COME DOWN OFF THE CHAIR There is a pastor who was once a professor--a very creative professor--at RTS in Jackson, Mississippi. One day he had the responsibility of leading the chapel service. Most of us prepare for chapel messages by Bible study and prayer. This professor prepared by not only ...read more

  • A True Church Family

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 28, 2012
    based on 1 rating
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    A TRUE CHURCH FAMILY Fred Sigle, preaching minister at Garfield Christian Church in Indianapolis tells about Mark Knutson. On August 28, 1993, he was diagnosed with an extremely aggressive form of cancer. When diagnosed, he was already in the late stages and was only given a short time to ...read more

  • Phillip Keller Drew From His Many Years As A ...

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Apr 14, 2008
     | 2,326 views

    Phillip Keller drew from his many years as a shepherd to write, A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23, a book many Christians find beneficial. In one place he describes “cast” sheep: “This is an old English shepherd’s term for a sheep that has turned over on its back and cannot get up again by itself…. Even ...read more

  • This Great Nation Will Endure As It Has Endured, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Gary Harrison on Oct 27, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
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    This great Nation will endure as it has endured, will revive and will prosper. So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself——nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance. In every dark ...read more

  • South Park: God's Authority

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 15, 2009
     | 2,611 views

    SOUTH PARK: GOD'S AUTHORITY The hostile atheists do not want to admit that God is Creator because such an admission would give God authority over their lives. They would rather serve chance so that all experience is relative and so that there are no absolutes-—except perhaps, their certainty that ...read more

  • The Hobbit: Denying Yourself  PRO

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jun 15, 2013
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    The Hobbit: Denying Yourself In the movie “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” there is a scene where the Bilbo Baggins, the Hobbit who is accompanying 13 dwarves on a mission, unexpectedly disappears and seems to have abandoned the dwarves during a crucial battle. They were losing. Bilbo does ...read more

  • We See Things Every Day; From The Moment We Open ...

    Contributed by Tyler Edwards on Apr 29, 2009
     | 1,779 views

    We see things every day; from the moment we open our eyes in the morning to the second we close them to sleep at night we are seeing things. Every day you wake up, you open your eyes and you see. You see using light. Light enables you to see the shoe that was left haphazardly on the floor before ...read more

  • Atheists, Agnostics And Adults Associated With ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 2,211 views

    Atheists, agnostics and adults associated with non-Christian faith groups make up 21% of the adult U.S. population while 39% are what Barna labels notional ...read more

  • Love Is The Key. Joy Is Love Singing; Peace Is ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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    Love is the key. Joy is love singing; peace is love resting; long-suffering is love enduring; kindness is love's touch; goodness is love's character; faithfulness is love's habit; gentleness is ...read more

  • Give Us The Man Of Integrity, On Whom We Know ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,398 views

    "Give us the man of integrity, on whom we know we can thoroughly depend; who will stand firm when others fail; the friend, faithful and true; the adviser, honest and fearless; the adversary, ...read more

  • Christmas 83% Of Americans Say Displays Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2008
     | 1,379 views

    Christmas 83% of Americans say displays of Christmas symbols such as nativity scenes and Christmas trees should be allowed on government property as long as they are part of a display that includes symbols ...read more

  • F. Andresh Czonka, An Immigrant From Hungary Now ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 5, 2004
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    F. Andresh Czonka, an immigrant from Hungary now a naturalized U.S. citizen living in Illinois: Americans are afraid. I see the fear in their eyes; I hear it in their voices. They lock their doors. They lie to protect themselves. I feel so bad for the country. But I feel so bad for the ...read more

  • Church Attendance Surge Over: For The Last Three ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 1,492 views

    Church Attendance Surge Over: For the last three decades, Gallup Poll has found the percentage of Americans who attend church or synagogue weekly to hover between 39% and 43%. In May ‘01, the figure was 41%, in the 10 days after 9/11, it climbed to 47%—a noticeable rise, but no more than what is ...read more

  • Rev. David E. Cox Passed Along This Observation ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Jan 11, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,412 views

    Rev. David E. Cox passed along this observation to his congregation one day. My youngest son, Brandon, is quite the newcomer as an author. No, he does not have the capabilities of writing splendid poetry like Maya Angelou nor leaves his readers in suspense like Stephen L. Carter, but with every ...read more

  • America's Spiritual Heritage With The Bill Of ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Jan 28, 2007
     | 1,747 views

    America’s Spiritual Heritage with the Bill of Rights. A century and a half before the Bills of Rights was framed, the early colonist adopted the Constitution of the New England Confederation. The document declared its framers’ devout faith and steadfast purpose. The proclamation read: "Whereas, we ...read more

  • The Senior Chaplain At The Marine Corps Base ...

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Oct 28, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,425 views

    The senior chaplain at the Marine Corps Base where I work during the week lost his house and everything in it during the fires this week. When I spoke with him on Wednesday, he had just received the call telling him his house was on the list of addresses destroyed by the blaze. He didn’t mention ...read more

  • See For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2008
     | 2,128 views

    See for Yourself When the Wright brothers first began experimenting with flying machines, they accepted as fact the data and conclusions that were available in the theory of aviation. As they experimented, however, their own experience provided different conclusions. They began by doubting ...read more

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