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A Few Weeks Ago I Rented The Movie Ai. It Is Set ...  PRO

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 28, 2002

A few weeks ago I rented the movie AI. It is set in the future, where a company has created a human robot child with the ability to love unconditionally. In many ways it was a disturbing movie, posing a number of difficult questions about what it means to be human and what the limits of our ...read more

Tags: God's Provision, Unconditional Love, Lord's Supper

Denomination: Baptist

Mclemore In His Book Toxic Relationships And How ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 27, 2004

Mclemore in his book Toxic Relationships and How to Change Them notes: “ As Christians, we have a duty to care, sincerely and deeply, about the wellbeing of others. This is the core of the love that we are to have for all persons. It is also the foundation for the fellowship we can enjoy with other ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Recently I Watched A Show On The History Channel ...  PRO

Contributed by John Raulerson on Oct 6, 2005

Recently I watched a show on the history channel which biographied one of the greatest counterfeiters even known, Mark Hofman. As a pre-med student in Salt Lake City he claimed to find a letter which came to be known as the “White Salamander Letter” which discredited the Mormon Church. He ...read more

Tags: Truth

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Missionary In Africa Experienced Great ...  PRO

Contributed by Stephen Wright on Oct 9, 2005

A missionary in Africa experienced great difficulty in trying to translate the Gospel of John into the local dialect. He faced the problem of finding a word for believe. He continued to do his best, but he always had to leave a blank space when he came to that particular word. Then one day a runner ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: Baptist

How Do Some People Seek Guidance From God?

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 29, 2007

How do some people seek guidance from God? > Signs – like a falling star, a chance meeting between people, something in a fortune cookie… Here’s something that I think would be good for a fortune cookie: “Stop trying to find your fortune in a cookie and go get a job!” > Random Bible Openings – ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

I Have Problems With My Spinal Cord That Keeps Me ...

Contributed by Don Jones on Feb 2, 2008

I have problems with my spinal cord that keeps me in a great deal of pain most of the time. Some of you know the pain I am talking about. I take the medications and undergo the procedures so I won’t hurt as much afterward. You may have also heard me say I don’t want anyone cutting and probing ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

C.s. Lewis On The Law Of Nature

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2008

C.S. LEWIS ON THE LAW OF NATURE "Whenever you find a man who says he does not believe in a real Right and Wrong, you will find the same man going back on this a moment later. He may break his promise to you, but if you try breaking one to him he will be complaining ‘It’s not fair’ before you can ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:11-20

Tags: Justice

A Small Child, Not Even Old Enough For School, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A small child, not even old enough for school, went into one of those mirrored mazes at an amusement park. When her father discovered that she had slipped away he saw her trying to find her way out and beginning to cry in fear. She became increasingly con. fused by all the paths, until she heard ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Psalm 1 And Gambling

Contributed by Marianne Unger on May 22, 2009

PSALM 1 AND GAMBLING If you go to the casino to find fulfillment and play craps, you’ll find when the dice are rolled, there are a possibility of 64 combinations for which you desire the outcome to be a 7 or 11 or snake eyes, depending on how you’ve placed your bets. The roulette wheel gives ...read more

Tags: Assurance Of Salvation

Denomination: *other

The Bronze Serpent

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 2, 2010

THE BRONZE SERPENT This event, the healing effected by glancing at the Copper Serpent, was so spectacular that it was probably famed region wide. According to the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs: "With the decline of Egyptian control of the region in the middle of the 12th century BCE, the ...read more

Tags: Illustration, Sheet, Gifts Healing, Children's Ministry

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Hard Places Cannot Be Mended

Contributed by Sean Harder on Sep 30, 2010

HARD PLACES CANNOT BE MENDED How many of you have read the Pilgrim’s Progress? This is a classic allegory of the Christian journey. The main character, Christian, is on a journey from the city of Destruction to the Celestial City, and along the way him and all the other pilgrims come across ...read more

Tags: Trials And Difficulties

Thomas Merton Once Said, "It Is In Deep ...  PRO

Contributed by Troy Borst on Jul 15, 2001

Thomas Merton once said, “It is in deep solitude that I find the gentleness with which I can truly love my brothers. The more solitary I am the more affection I have for them… solitude and silence ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General, Christian Love

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

When Asked To Describe The Difference Between ...  PRO

Contributed by Charles Mallory on Oct 11, 2001

WHEN ASKED TO DESCRIBE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HIMSELF AND AN AVERAGE PERSON, ALBERT EINSTEIN EXPLAINED THAT THE AVERAGE PERSON FACED WITH THE PROBLEM OF FINDING A NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK WOULD STOP WHEN HE OR SHE LOCATED A NEEDLE. BUT ...read more

Tags: Workplace, Leadership General, Endurance

Denomination: Free Methodist

Any Rest That You Receive, Any Comfort That You ...  PRO

Contributed by David Taylor on Apr 18, 2003

Any rest that you receive, any comfort that you find, any hope that you have, and any encouragement you get during the time of suffering is a direct provision from God. When we begin to realize that, then even ...read more

Tags: Emotions, God's Provision, Promises Of God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Good Fishing: The Dot Com Upheaval Has Made It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2006

Good Fishing: The dot com upheaval has made it easier for Christian organizations to find and recruit some very talented high tech talent. Many new economy refugees are ready for a change and like the Christian and ...read more

Tags: Character

Health Insurance Up: The Average Cost For A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Health Insurance Up: The average cost for a family health insurance policy has topped $10,000 for the first time finds a Kaiser Family Foundation 60% employers offered coverage, down from 69% ...read more

Tags: Money

Failure To Communicate: Research By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Failure To Communicate: Research by FranklinCovey, a training firm, finds that a majority of American workers cannot correctly identify their employers’ main goals, and fewer than 10% believe their day-to-day activities are actually ...read more

Tags: Workplace Evangelism

A U.s. Lutheran Bishop Tells Of Visiting A ...  PRO

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Apr 30, 2006

A U.S. Lutheran bishop tells of visiting a parish church in California and finding a stirring red and orange banner on the wall. “Come Holy Spirit. Hallelujah!” it declared in words printed under a picture of a fire burning. The bishop was also ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit General

Denomination: Baptist

Meet His Standards

Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 5, 2010

MEET HIS STANDARDS You don’t have to go to the Citadel. But if you go, you will find out quickly that you will fit their system or you are out. Jesus’ demands are like that. You don’t have to be ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Baptist

A Click And A Pop-Up Menu! ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jun 28, 2005

A Click and a Pop-Up Menu! (06.30.05--Direction--John 21:15-19 ) Just being in love is not enough especially when you are considering spending the rest of your life in that condition. Internet romance is on a real boom swing around the world. Only a few short years ago anyone who “dated” on ...read more

Scripture: John 21:15-19

Tags: Romantic Love

Denomination: Lutheran