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  • Where You Have A Choice About Divorce – God Says, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Jan 26, 2004
    based on 32 ratings
     | 1,366 views

    Where you have a choice about divorce – God says, “Don’t!”. God says so and so does a recent study by the University of Chicago. It showed couples that who stay in an unhappy marriage and endure it are more likely to be happy 5 years later than those who decide to divorce. The study noted that ...read more

  • The Comedian Jim Carrey Stars In The Movie Bruce ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Oct 17, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,899 views

    The comedian Jim Carrey stars in the movie Bruce Almighty. He plays a TV reporter who thinks his being overlooked for promotions and various other misfortunes mean that God doesn’t care, or at least has let him down. When God, played by Morgan Freeman, shows up to offer Bruce His own power for a ...read more

  • The Christian Leader Profile™ Categorizes Leaders ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,225 views

    The Christian Leader Profile™ categorizes leaders into one of four types: Directing, Strategic, Team-Building or Operational. Directing leaders, tend to be the “big picture,” motivational leaders focus people’s attention on vision for the future, are most likely to exhibit biblical values. However, ...read more

  • John 12:26...the Word (Diakoneo) Means To Wait ...

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Apr 3, 2006
     | 1,302 views

    John 12:26...The word (diakoneo) means to wait on. We get our English equivalent deacon, or servant from the word. The other word (servant) means literally union on the road. So Jesus is saying something like, Join me on the road of serving others. The world in which we live says, Grab on, ...read more

  • Leadership ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
     | 3,843 views

    LEADERSHIP WISDOM Back in the 90’s there was a president of Harvard University named Neil Rudenstine. Now, one of the major roles of the college president is to raise money for the institution so they can pay the salaries and other financial responsibilities of the organization. And Neil ...read more

  • Doug Wilson Wrote About Food Fads Among ...

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Sep 30, 2008
     | 2,343 views

    Doug Wilson wrote about food fads among Christians, noting how frequently we imagine that what we eat or do not eat pleases God: “There is no more defilement in ‘eating healthy’ than there is in stopping by McDonald’s. The only defilement possible is a defilement that comes out of the heart, and ...read more

  • K ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 2, 2008
     | 739 views

    Kite Once on a time a paper kite Was mounted to a wondrous height, Where, giddy with its elevation, It thus express’d self-admiration: “See how yon crowds of gazing people Admire my flight above the steeple; How would they wonder if they knew All that a kite like me can do! Were I but free, I’d ...read more

  • Rome, Who Only 1 Year Old, Picked Up A Plastic ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jun 13, 2010
     | 1,375 views

    Rome, who only 1 year old, picked up a plastic spade and began playing it, pretending it was a guitar. It has the right shape. Anything can become a guitar in his hands. He has seen guitars at Church and as he danced he made sounds like he was playing one of the upbeat worship songs. We danced and ...read more

  • You Come To Me

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2011
     | 5,625 views

    YOU COME TO ME Jimmy, and his son, Davey, were playing in the ocean down in Mexico, while his family -- his wife, daughters, parents, and a cousin -- were on the beach. Suddenly, a rogue riptide swept Davey out to the sea. Immediately Jimmy started to do whatever he could to help Davey get back to ...read more

  • Spiritual Consumerism

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2011
     | 3,402 views

    SPIRITUAL CONSUMERISM In February 27 2009 article from the website “Slate” titled, “Why American churchgoers like to shop around” also caught my attention. That article cited statistics from a Barna Group survey that revealed that one in seven adults changes churches each year, and another one in ...read more

  • 1 Peter 4:12 "Dear Friends, Do Not Be Surprised ...

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Nov 11, 2011
     | 2,782 views

    1 Peter 4:12 “Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you.” I have a doctor’s appointment this morning to see what is going on. I am tried all the time, can hardly move with pain and a host of other ailments. OK so I ...read more

  • Doctrinal Differences

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on May 27, 2017
     | 4,066 views

    I began my Christian journey, like most I suppose, with a narrow doctrinal point of view. But, I was curious and did not stay within denominational boundaries. The graduate school of theology that I chose had professors who were from a wide variety of Protestant backgrounds. Professors there tried ...read more

  • Death Of An Eagle

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Dec 29, 2020
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,500 views

    There was a talented young Indian boy that loved hunting. One of his goals was to get an eagle. He so needed the eagle to build his elaborate head dress. All the eagles would fly around the young boy and mock him. He could never be the chief without a beautiful eagle feather head dressing. The ...read more

  • Because I Said So!" Romans 11:33-36 Key ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on May 21, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,049 views

    “Because I Said So!” Romans 11:33-36 Key verse(s) 11:“Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God!” Because I said so! If you are a parent the odds are that it is likely at some time in the course of that career you uttered these words with feeling. “Because I said so!” There ...read more

  • Trust

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Nov 3, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,239 views

    Proverbs 3:5-8 5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and do not rely on your own understanding for support. 6 In all your habits acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight 7 Don’t look at yourself as wise—fear God and leave evil 8 It will bring health to umbilical cord and refreshment ...read more

  • In 1969, In Pass Christian, Mississippi, A Group ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 2,157 views

    In 1969, in Pass Christian, Mississippi, a group of people were preparing to have a "hurricane party" in the face of a storm named Camille. Were they ignorant of the dangers? Could they have been overconfident? Did they let their egos and pride influence their decision? We’ll never know. What we ...read more

  • On That Fateful Day In 1969, In Pass Christian, ...

    Contributed by Warren Lamb on Sep 16, 2006
     | 1,220 views

    On that fateful day in 1969, in Pass Christian, Mississippi, a group of people were preparing to have a “hurricane party” in the face of a storm named Camille. They were not ignorant of the dangers; they were overconfident. They let their egos and their pride influence their decisions. What else ...read more

  • When I Was In The Navy, Sailors Told Each Other ...

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Oct 28, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,977 views

    When I was in the Navy, Sailors told each other all sorts of stories about what happened on various deployments or on liberty. They were called sea stories, and were often far from being true. In fact we used say that the difference between a fairy tale and a sea story was that a fairy tale begins ...read more

  • Facing The Storm

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 23, 2007
     | 5,205 views

    Facing The Storm In 1969, in Pass Christian, Mississippi, a group of people were preparing to have a "hurricane party" in the face of a storm named Camille. Were they ignorant of the dangers? Could they have been overconfident? Did they let their egos and pride influence their decision? We’ll never ...read more

  • A Vigilant ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
     | 2,308 views

    A Vigilant Nation Lives In a Healthy Fear of the Lord Psalm 33:12,18 says, “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord… the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear Him. A God fearing people can make a powerful difference in God’s dealings with a nation. The Bible gives us powerful truths ...read more