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  • Seeing The Face Of God

    Contributed by Samuel M on Feb 1, 2025
     | 307 views

    The world does not need more churches or preachers; but it needs people who can see the face of God. Seeing the face of God means seeing or experiencing the attributes and natures of God. A person who sees or experiences Jesus' nature and displays it in his life is the need of the world. The ...read more

  • Healing And Health

    Contributed by John Bright on Mar 10, 2025
     | 254 views

    Divine healing can be a touchy subject in the Church. Most will agree that it’s God’s intention or desire for His children to walk in health and wholeness. Do you agree? Also, we live in a fallen world. Do you agree? So, our bodies are caught in the middle. Why aren’t we talking more about how ...read more

  • J.c. Ryle ...

    Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 17, 2009
     | 2,774 views

    J.C. Ryle wrote, “We…born in sin, surrounded by sinners, living in a constant atmosphere of weakness, infirmity and imperfection, can form none but the most inadequate conceptions of the hideousness of evil. …The very animals whose smell is most offensive to us have no idea that they are offensive ...read more

  • The Effects Of Hurricane Katrina In New Orleans, ...

    Contributed by Sidney Sumida on Sep 15, 2009
     | 1,763 views

    The effects of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, were shattering and long-lasting. By August 31, 2005, Eighty percent of New Orleans was flooded with some parts of the city under 15 feet of water. Though ninety percent of southeast Louisiana residents were successfully evacuated, many who remained ...read more

  • The Words I Would Say

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Sep 22, 2009
     | 1,741 views

    "The Words I would say" By Sidewalk Prophets "Be strong in the Lord and, Never give up hope, You’re going to do great things, I already know, Gods got his hand on you so, Don’t live life in fear, Forgive and forget, But don’t forget why your here, Take your time and ...read more

  • Materialism Buys

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 26, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,051 views

    MATERIALISM BUYS One highly successful advertiser stated "I am a success because I can convince people that the longing they have in their lives can be fulfilled with the stuff I have for them to buy. I know that they will buy into my item and in turn buy my product only to discover that after a ...read more

  • No Greater Gift To The Church

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 31, 2010
     | 2,954 views

    NO GREATER GIFT TO THE CHURCH Andrew Murray once said, "God has no more precious gift to a church or an age than a man who lives as an embodiment of His will, and inspires those around him with the faith of what grace can do (Andrew Murray, Leadership, Vol. 7, no. 4). Dear friends, by God's ...read more

  • Our Will Is Ours

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 28, 2010
     | 1,711 views

    OUR WILL IS OURS "We have no direct control over our feelings, but we have over our will. Our wills are ours, to make them God's. God does not hold us responsible for what we feel, but for what we will. In His sight we're not what we feel, but what we will. Let us, therefore, not live in the ...read more

  • Fiedler's Forecasting Rules

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 21, 2010
     | 1,778 views

    FIEDLER'S FORECASTING RULES 1. It is very difficult to forecast, especially about the future. 2. He who lives by the crystal ball soon learns to eat ground glass. 3. The moment you forecast, you know you’re going to be wrong--you just don’t know when and in which direction. 4. If you’re ever ...read more

  • Building A Relationship With God (Running The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 19, 2009
     | 7,898 views

    Building a Relationship with God (Running the Race) It was the summer before my Senior year at Jamestown College. I had taken up riding my bike several times a week and had gotten up to riding 10-20 miles in a single go. Needless to say… I was feeling pretty good about myself. So when school ...read more

  • On A Wall Near The Main Entrance To The Alamo In ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Browne on Dec 9, 2000
    based on 86 ratings
     | 3,870 views

    On a wall near the main entrance to the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, is a portrait with the following inscription: "James Butler Bonham--no picture of him exists. This portrait is of his nephew, Major James Bonham, deceased, who greatly resembled his uncle. It is placed here by his family so that ...read more

  • Peter Marshall, Before The U.s. Senate Said It ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Hensley on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 89 ratings
     | 3,727 views

    Peter Marshall, before the U.S. Senate said it ever so well in a prayer many years ago. "Lord Jesus, thou who art the way, the truth, and the life; hear us as we pray for the truth that shall make all free. Teach us that liberty is not only to be loved but also to be lived. Liberty is too precious ...read more

  • Lewis B. Smedes Writes In His Book: Forgive & ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeeva Sam on Mar 20, 2001
    based on 116 ratings
     | 4,203 views

    Lewis B. Smedes writes in his book: Forgive & Forget: Healing the Hurts We Don’t Deserve: "If we say that monsters [people who do terrible evil] are beyond forgiving, we give them a power they should never have...they are given the power to keep their evil alive in the hearts of those who ...read more

  • Skip Gray In His Book, The Way Of The Cross ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Mar 26, 2001
    based on 85 ratings
     | 2,593 views

    Skip Gray in his book, The Way of The Cross says, Tradition tells us that around the time when Jesus was a teenager, there was a rebellion near where he lived. The Roman army crushed the rebellion but they didn’t want it to happen again, so they crucified an Israelite every 10 meters along the ...read more

  • The Right Side  PRO

    Contributed by Larry Daugherty on May 22, 2001
    based on 199 ratings
     | 6,491 views

    THE RIGHT SIDE The story is told of a little girl who had lived her life in the city and was acclimated to the many street lights at night. She had opportunity to go to the country on a vacation. One starlit night, she and her mother stood gazing up into the sky without any street lights to ...read more

  • Evangelism Is Not What We Tell People, Unless ...  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Nov 1, 2001
    based on 57 ratings
     | 1,959 views

    Evangelism is not what we tell people, unless what we tell is totally consistent with who we are. It is who we are that is going to make the difference. If we do not truly enjoy our faith, nobody is going to catch the fire of enjoyment from us. If our lives are not totally centered on Christ, we ...read more

  • To Laugh Often And Much; To Win The Respect Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,525 views

    To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a ...read more

  • Diety Demonstrated  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,696 views

    DIETY DEMONSTRATED "The Easter event, so they affirm, demonstrated Jesus’ deity; validated his teaching; attested the completion of his work of atonement for sin; confirms his present cosmic dominion and his coming reappearance as Judge; assures us that his personal pardon, presence, and power ...read more

  • Gordon Macdonald, --> "Repentance Is Not ...  PRO

    Contributed by Clark Frailey on May 3, 2002
    based on 50 ratings
     | 4,738 views

    Gordon MacDonald, --> "Repentance is not basically a religious word. It comes from a culture where people were essentially nomadic and lived in a world with no maps or street signs. It’s easy to get lost walking through the desert. You become aware that the country side is strange. You finally ...read more

  • Imagine If The State Of Oklahoma Had To Save ...  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on May 20, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,140 views

    Imagine if the State of Oklahoma had to save money by having only one major state university. So OU and OSU were merged together as one school on one campus. Compromise by calling them the OKLAHOMA COWBOYS and make their sports teams dress in orange tops and red bottoms. Do you think there ...read more