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  • Alvin Slaughter: I'm Convinced More Now Than ...  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on May 7, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,399 views

    Alvin Slaughter: I’m convinced more now than ever That we don’t serve a god of the mundane But God of the supernatural You see, when we worship him in faith He will always meet us at the point of our needs Dry, fleshly worship is not enough Get ready, get ready to be completely drenched and ...read more

  • Do You Know The Spirit?

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 8, 2012
     | 2,482 views

    DO YOU KNOW THE SPIRIT? "Consider these honest questions: How many Christians suffer from a spiritual life that is dry and mechanical? How many serve a Jesus, whom they know about from the Bible, but who is not a living reality in their experience? And do we ever wonder why Holy Spirit ...read more

  • A Missionary In The South Sea Islands For A ...

    Contributed by Tim Spear on Dec 3, 2012
     | 1,894 views

    A missionary in the South Sea Islands for a number of years was lying on his back in several inches of water reaching up in his boat, trying to repair the inboard motor. He had to get in that position to fix it, and it was a dirty, hot, scummy business. This doctor was lying there doing that so he ...read more

  • Make Disciples - There Is No "Plan B"

    Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Jul 9, 2018
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,871 views

    Here's the thing that can be difficult to wrap our minds around: If you make disciples, you always get the church. But if you make a church, you rarely get disciples. Many of us serve in or lead churches where we have hundreds or even thousands of people showing up on Sunday. But we have to ...read more

  • Meister Eckhart At The End Of The 13th Century ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,209 views

    Meister Eckhart at the end of the 13th century and early years of the 14th said, “No man ever wanted anything so much as God wants to make the soul aware of him. God is ever ready, but we are so unready. God is in, we are out; God is at home, we are strangers.” He continued, “So necessary is our ...read more

  • Let Loose

    Contributed by Ferdinand Funk on Sep 29, 2008
     | 2,566 views

    LET LOOSE In his drama The Trial of Jesus, John Masefield has the centurion Longinus report to Pilate after the crucifixion of Jesus. Longinus had been the officer in charge of the execution, and after his official report, Pilate's wife calls the centurion to come and tell her how the prisoner ...read more

  • Fanny Crosby

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Dec 22, 2008
     | 3,004 views

    Fanny Crosby The great blind hymn-writer Fanny Crosby wrote over 8000 hymns. The doctor made a mistake while she was just 6 weeks old, and resulted in her blindness. But she came to put her trust in Christ and wrote the hymns we still sing: I Am Thine, O Lord; Jesus Is Tenderly Calling; To God ...read more

  • Home Coming  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 20, 2002
    based on 22 ratings
     | 6,098 views

    HOME COMING That reminds me of the old story about an elderly missionary returning to the United States to retire. He & his wife had spent over 40 years serving in Africa. But now he was alone. His wife & two children had long since found their final resting place in the soil of Africa. As he got ...read more

  • A Prayer And Happiness  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 7, 2003
    based on 16 ratings
     | 5,470 views

    A PRAYER AND HAPPINESS In his book Living Life on Purpose, Greg Anderson shares the story of one man’s journey to joy: ... his wife had left him and he was completely depressed. He had lost faith in himself, in other people, in God—he found no joy in living. One rainy morning this man went to a ...read more

  • Are Christians Hypocritical?

    Contributed by T. Scott Womble on Jul 27, 2010
     | 4,604 views

    ARE CHRISTIANS HYPOCRITICAL? A few years ago, Barna Research conducted a 3 year study about the church which was published in the book Unchristian. The results weren't shocking. In fact, we intuitively already knew the results. Barna leveled three stinging blows against Christians. They said ...read more

  • How Many Believe That Timothy Mcveigh Was Guilty ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,691 views

    How many believe that Timothy McVeigh was guilty of the OKC bombing? Did you know no witnesses watched Timothy McVeigh load explosives into a Ryder rental truck, drive the vehicle to the front of the federal building in Oklahoma City, detonate the bomb. Yet he was convicted of that crime. While ...read more

  • My Two Year Old Son Sebastian Has Been Really ...

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Nov 23, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 974 views

    My two year old Son Sebastian has been really taking off with new words lately. He loves his 110 pound St. Bernard and walks around looking for his “pu-ppy” all day long. He is exploding every day with new words. I think my favorite new word of his though has to be “wow!” Just this week, I ...read more

  • The Soldier Walks 21 Steps. On The 21st Step He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,789 views

    The soldier walks 21 steps. On the 21st step he turns and faces the tomb he is guarding. He does this for 21 seconds. The soldier then turns to head back the other direction. He moves his rifle to his outside shoulder away from the tomb. After 21 seconds he walks 21 steps and repeats the process ...read more

  • Is It Time For You, O Ye, To Dwell In Your ...

    Contributed by David Moore on May 30, 2008
     | 1,432 views

    1. “Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste?” Isn’t is funny how we always have reasons why we cannot serve God, but we always find the time and the money to serve ourselves? Someone put it this way: • Isn’t it strange how a 20 pound note seems like such ...read more

  • Following Jesus Is Not Easy. Being Faithful Is ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Feb 23, 2009
     | 5,073 views

    Following Jesus is not easy. Being faithful is not easy. Giving and sacrificing. Generosity. Showing kindness and love. Being faithful and consistent. Offering praises and worship even when you don’t feel like it can be a huge sacrifice. You will most likely be rejected at some point. You might ...read more

  • Good To Great: The Level 5 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009
     | 1,846 views

    GOOD TO GREAT: THE LEVEL 5 LEADER One of the books I read recently was Jim Collins’ bestselling management book, "Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap, and Others Don’t." The phenomenal bestseller came out seven years ago, and yet it still sells over 300,000 copies a year. It showcased ...read more

  • Who Was Weak And Who Was Strong?

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 27, 2009
     | 3,305 views

    WHO WAS WEAK AND WHO WAS STRONG? April 6, 1994 marked the beginning of dark and infamous days for Rwanda, a small country in central Africa. For the next hundred days, up to 800,000 Tutsis were killed by Hutu militia — mostly using clubs and machetes. It was a genocide of monumental proportions, ...read more

  • Chris Paul: Forgiving The Murderers

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 23, 2011
     | 4,239 views

    CHRIS PAUL: FORGIVING THE MURDERERS In April, 2011, Rick Reilly wrote a moving story about forgiveness from the life of Chris Paul, the all-star basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets. Reilly writes: On the moonless night of November 15, 2002, five boys ran across a park, jumped a ...read more

  • Evidences Of ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
     | 2,526 views

    Evidences of Salvation Obedience There are marks of true Christianity. The characteristics of a born again Christian are seen by all. Three evidences of a man’s acceptance of God’s great Salvation are repentance, faith, and obedience. Children who truly love their parents will strive to obey ...read more

  • Truett Cathy, Founder Or Chick-Fil-A Shows He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Henry Maxey on Jan 3, 2001
    based on 88 ratings
     | 3,244 views

    Truett Cathy, founder or Chick-fil-A shows he know what Jesus Would Do. Since 1948 he has lost millions of dollars because he will not have the restaurants open on Sunday. He has cared for children by developing the foster home system called WinShape Homes. His favorite truisms is "It’s easier to ...read more