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  • Blessed Are The Persecuted  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 6,700 views

    Blessed Are The Persecuted Matthew 5:10-12 says, "Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. Rejoice and be glad, ...read more

  • When You Go Through The Fire You Will Develop ...

    Contributed by Miguel Monge Jr. on Dec 11, 2006
     | 1,837 views

    When you go through the fire you will develop godly character, patience, understanding how God works and knowing his timing, trust, confidence in God and his ability to keep you in any circumstance, a deeper relationship with God!!! You see, God is the God of Purpose and he intends to bring you ...read more

  • Author Bobb Biehl Said He Decided About Twenty ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,585 views

    Author Bobb Biehl said he decided about twenty years ago to make a hobby of asking questions. Questions help us to focus. He began collecting them, and included an entire chapter of questions in his book, Increasing Your Leadership Confidence. Six that would help us are those Rudyard Kipling ...read more

  • A Peanuts Cartoon Pictured Lucy And Linus Looking ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 10, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,517 views

    A Peanuts cartoon pictured Lucy and Linus looking out the window at a steady downour of rain. “Boy,” said Lucy, “look at it rain. What if it floods the whole world? “It will never do that,” Linus replied confidently. “In the ninth chapter of Genesis, God promised Noah that would never happen again, ...read more

  • This Too Shall Pass

    Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Jun 10, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,758 views

    THIS TOO SHALL PASS "Walking on Water" Sermonspice video about Bethany Hamilton (Soul Surfer), also quote from Pastor TL Lewis Bethel Baptist Missionary Church, Pratt City Alabama who quoted the following after his church was destroyed from Tornado: "I can't tell you that I don't hurt over this, ...read more

  • The Cross Of Victory

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Mar 30, 2012
     | 5,781 views

    THE CROSS OF VICTORY John Stott is his book The Cross of Christ, wrote, "It is impossible to read the New Testament with being impressed by the atmosphere of joyful confidence which pervades it, and which stands out in relief against the rather jejune (superficial) religion that often passes for ...read more

  • He'll Always Catch You

    Contributed by Bryce Thorpe on May 17, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,537 views

    HE'LL ALWAYS CATCH YOU I love to play with my kids. Even as they have gotten older, they bring me a great deal of joy. But, I confess, it was easier when they were young. Especially my daughter, now 21, used to love it when I threw her in the air. But, as you might guess, that wasn't always ...read more

  • Once, When A Stubborn Disputer Seemed ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Beehler on Apr 4, 2002
    based on 100 ratings
     | 2,422 views

    Once, when a stubborn disputer seemed unconvinced, Abraham Lincoln said, "Well, let’s see, how many legs has a cow?" "Four, of course," came the reply disgustedly. "That’s right," agreed Lincoln. "Now suppose you call the cow’s tail a leg; how many legs would the cow have?" "Why, five, of ...read more

  • Individual Workers, Not It Organizations, Are ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
     | 2,102 views

    Individual workers, not IT organizations, are driving the next wave of technology adoption, notes a Forrester Research report. There is a movement toward user control and individual empowerment in the workplace. Once an isolated minority, these unhappy consumers have entered the mainstream of work ...read more

  • Birthdays ...

    Contributed by Roberta Karchner on Jun 10, 2018
     | 8,706 views

    While talking to one of the little ones that came forward during children's hour, I was trying to determine if they were old enough for Vacation Bible School (they were four). So I said, "You are four now, when will you be five?" He looked up with complete confidence and seemed amazed I would ...read more

  • The Marks Of A Witness  PRO

    Contributed by Edwin Amundson on Jul 26, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,053 views

    The Marks of a Witness 1. A witness must have a first-hand experience of Christ. Hearsay is not acceptable in a court of law, nor in the court of this world?s opinion. People will listen only to what we have personally seen and heard. 2. A witness must be able to express himself verbally. We may ...read more

  • Lynn And I Recently Watched A Late September ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Oct 14, 2004
     | 1,150 views

    Lynn and I recently watched a late September program of Larry King Live. The topic for discussion was “God, Anger, War & Religion”, and his five guests were a Muslim, a Jew, a Christian, a Roman Catholic priest (and I thought it interesting that he saw Christian and Catholic as two separate ...read more

  • There Is A Book By Michael Lewis Entitled The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,698 views

    There is a book by Michael Lewis entitled The Blind Side. It is a true story based in Memphis which is my hometown. The central character is a black athlete named Michael Oher (pronounced ’oar’). Oher now plays left tackle for the University of Mississippi and is a pre-season All American and ...read more

  • In The Villages Of Northern India A Missionary ...  PRO

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Apr 12, 2001
    based on 167 ratings
     | 7,031 views

    In the villages of Northern India a missionary was preaching in a bazaar. As he closed, a Muslim gentleman came up and said, "You must admit we have one thing you have not, and it is better than anything you have." The missionary smiled and said, "I should be pleased to hear what it is." The ...read more

  • We Tend To Copy

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 19, 2006
     | 626 views

    We Tend to Copy Some years ago, musicians noted that errand boys in a certain part of London all whistled out of tune as they went about their work. It was talked about and someone suggested that it was because the bells of Westminster were slightly out of tune. Something had gone wrong with the ...read more

  • Jesus Did Not Ride Into Jerusalem On A White ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Stevenson on Dec 26, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,900 views

    Jesus did not ride into Jerusalem on a white stallion, leading His forces against the Roman Empire. And He doesn’t work that way today, either. He comes in a spirit of gentleness. And then He was arrested and dragged before the Sanhedrin and later before Pilate. He was falsely accused, mocked, ...read more

  • Starved To Death  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,678 views

    Somewhere recently I read of a tribe of natives in a South American jungle who learned that the leaves of certain trees would give them extra energy and strength and would keep them from getting hungry. So they began to eat them regularly. They seemed strong, energetic and seldom got hungry. A few ...read more

  • God Is Never Unsure  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,383 views

    GOD IS NEVER UNSURE Pastor and author A. W. Tozer once said: "All of God’s acts are consistent with all of his attributes. No attribute contradicts any other, but all harmonize and blend into each other in the infinite abyss of the Godhead. All that God does agrees with all that God is, and being ...read more

  • According To The Associated Press,

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 28, 2009
     | 1,319 views

    According to the Associated Press, "Philippine troops went house to house Thursday threatening to use force to move hundreds of residents from the steaming slopes of a lava-spilling volcano. Some farmers begged to stay to guard their livestock while their families spent Christmas Eve in a shelter. ...read more

  • Approved Workers

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Dec 2, 2020
     | 1,598 views

    In II Timothy 2:14-20, the Apostle Paul gives five characteristics of those in the Body of Christ who are "approved workers". When believers stand at the Judgment Seat of Christ, there will be only two types of people there: workers who are approved and workers who are not approved. ...read more

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