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  • Take The Hand Of God, Citation: Ravi Zacharias, ...  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Sep 27, 2001
    based on 71 ratings
     | 5,749 views

    [Take the Hand of God, Citation: Ravi Zacharias, "If the Foundations Be Destroyed," Preaching Today, Tape No. 142.] Many years ago, King George VI of England addressed the British commonwealth on New Year’s Eve at a moment in history when the whole world stood on the brink of uncertainty. ...read more

  • Speaking Of Heaven D.l. Moody Said, "We Believe ...  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Oct 4, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,035 views

    Speaking of heaven D.L. Moody said, “We believe it is just as much a place and just as much a city as New York is, and a good deal more; because New York will pass away, and that city will abide forever. It has foundations, whose builder and maker is God” (Classic Sermons on Heaven and Hell; ...read more

  • Reading A Book On Growing Grapes [p.m. Wagner, A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tom Doubt on Aug 4, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,757 views

    Reading a book on growing grapes [P.M. Wagner, A Wine Growers Guide, 1996] gave me insight into Jesus’ words about vine, branches, and fruit. Wild female vines cannot bear fruit unaided; they have a defective stamen. Living outside God’s will does not produce good work or fruit. ...read more

  • On February 15, 2003, The Exploits River ...

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Sep 4, 2003
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,502 views

    On February 15, 2003, the Exploits River overflowed its banks and flooded the town of Badger, Newfoundland. The temperature quickly dropped to –30C, -22F, and encased much of the town, twisting and buckling walls and foundations. All of the town’s 906 residents were evacuated. And many people, ...read more

  • A Spiritual Mirage?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,219 views

    A SPIRITUAL MIRAGE? In 1849 a wagon train was traveling through Death Valley to follow the gold rush into California. As this particular wagon train trudged through Death Valley, the hottest place in California, they looked ahead and saw a sheet of water they all believed was Owen’s Lake. But ...read more

  • On February 15 Of This Year, The Exploits River ...

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 28, 2004
     | 1,722 views

    On February 15 of this year, the Exploits River overflowed its banks and flooded the town of Badger, Newfoundland. The temperature quickly dropped to –30C, -22F, and encased much of the town, twisting and buckling walls and foundations. All of the town’s 906 residents were evacuated. And many ...read more

  • Sleepless In America The National Sleep ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
     | 2,715 views

    Sleepless In America The National Sleep Foundation says the culprits are: Email: It just won’t let us unplug. Caffeine: Our sleep shortage has deepened in lockstep with the rising popularity of gourmet coffee. Alcohol: Alcohol compromises deep sleep and robs us of much-needed rest. Lack of ...read more

  • A Mother's Place Is At Home: 66% Of American ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 1,171 views

    A Mother’s Place Is At Home: 66% of American women with preschool children—and 56% of those with infants less than a year old—are in the labor force, but attitudes toward working mothers have changed little. Various research reports from the Lucile Packard foundation find that 75%-80% of Americans ...read more

  • Total Sacrifice  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 19 ratings
     | 12,366 views

    Total Sacrifice Bryan Chapell tells this story that happened in his hometown: Two brothers were playing on the sandbanks by the river. One ran after another up a large mound of sand. Unfortunately, the mound was not solid, and their weight caused them to sink in quickly. When the boys did not ...read more

  • Moving Day

    Contributed by Doug Lyon on Mar 7, 2009
     | 3,497 views

    MOVING DAY Shortly before his death, Dr. M. R. De Haan, founder of Radio Bible Class, took great comfort from an article written by J. E. Campbell. The article spoke of death in a unique way: "Moving day is coming. Just when the van will stop at our home we do not know—-but for everyone it is ...read more

  • Quotations On Humility

    Contributed by Billy Nale on Apr 20, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,249 views

    QUOTATIONS ON HUMILITY "I have three precious things which I hold fast and prize. The first is gentleness; the second frugality; the third is humility, which keeps me from putting myself before others. Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before ...read more

  • The House God Moved

    Contributed by David Dunn on Nov 12, 2025
     | 46 views

    The story of that little church in Swan Quarter, North Carolina, still stirs my heart. In 1874 the congregation built a modest wooden building, but the land they truly wanted had been refused by its owner. Two years later a storm struck the town, the kind of storm that tears apart homes and ...read more

  • If You Are A Marathon Runner You Are Encouraged ...

    Contributed by John Foster on Jun 10, 2007
     | 2,722 views

    If you are a marathon runner you are encouraged to eat pasta the night before the race because pasta has lots of energy in and the speed of release of energy from Pasta is slow so that you get it during the race just when you need it. It’s actually a bit more complicated than that though. ...read more

  • Dr. Adolph Lorenz, A Famous Surgeon, Refused A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Curtis Rowe on Aug 4, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,345 views

    Dr. Adolph Lorenz, a famous surgeon, refused a drink at a banquet. He was asked "Are you a tee-totaler?" He responded, "Yes, my success depends upon my brains being clear, my muscles firm, and my nerves steady. No one can take alcoholic liquor without blunting these physical powers, which must be ...read more

  • 99% Isn't ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
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    99% ISN’T ENOUGH Back in the 90’s a California research firm considered the advertising slogan for a popular soap that was 99.4% pure. And they asked themselves the question: “What if everything in the world operated at 99% efficiency?” They discovered: Drinking water would be unsafe one hour out ...read more

  • Come In Or Stay ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008
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    COME IN OR STAY OUT Little Billy was caught in the act of some mischief and his mother asked him, "How do you expect to get into heaven?" He thought for a moment and then said, "Well, I’ll just run in and out and keep slamming the door until they say, ’For heaven’s sake, either come in or stay ...read more

  • For Real Spiritual Victory, Your Will Must Be ...

    Contributed by Andy Grossman on Dec 2, 2008
     | 2,434 views

    For real spiritual victory, your will must be broken. We are like that horse my son got when he first got out of the army. Ben got a wild mustang that wasn’t must good for anything. You couldn’t ride him. You couldn’t use him to pull a buggy. It was even risky to be around him. He might bite ...read more

  • Trudge

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jan 8, 2009
     | 1,225 views

    "TRUDGE" The word "trudge" gives us a definite picture. We trudge through snow. It is laborious walk. It is tiring. It takes work. It seems to me to be rather unmotivated. Sometimes doing what is right seems like trudging. Sometimes doing what we need to do is not glamorous and exciting. Sometimes ...read more

  • It Was January 30, 1994 And Super Bowl Xxviii ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,269 views

    It was January 30, 1994 and Super Bowl XXVIII was being played out at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. The NFC champion Dallas Cowboys had just defeated the AFC champion Buffalo Bills, 30–13. Dallas scored 24 unanswered points in the second half, and Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith was named the ...read more

  • This Past Week I Heard A Man Named Paul Peck ...

    Contributed by Anne Benefield on Feb 14, 2008
     | 1,396 views

    This past week I heard a man named Paul Peck speak. He talked about watching the riots in Los Angeles in April of 1992 following the acquittal of the four white officers who beat Rodney King. Paul watched in horror as African Americans burned down their own communities and businesses, but instead ...read more