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  • The Bait Of Satan

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 1, 2006
     | 4,376 views

    John Bevere taught us from the “Bait of Satan” They (Christians) think churches are like cafeterias; they can pick and choose what they like! They feel the freedom to stay as long as there are no problems. But this does not agree at all with what the Bible teaches. You are not the one who chooses ...read more

  • For Decades, Iran Has Been A Hotbed For Terrorist ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 24, 2006
     | 879 views

    For decades, Iran has been a hotbed for terrorist activity. Little do most people know that Iran also houses the fastest-growing Muslim movement in the world: Muslims converting to Christianity. In IRAN: Desperate for God, seven Iranian Christian converts from Islam unveil their testimonies of ...read more

  • Jesus Is The Truth That Sets Us Free, And That ...  PRO

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Jun 30, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,591 views

    Jesus is the Truth that sets us free, and that freedom comes through knowing Him personally in a one-on-one relationship. There is a tremendous difference in knowing about a person and knowing that person. I know about President Bush and Prince Charles, but I do not have a personal relationship ...read more

  • Governor William Bradford, Plymouth Colony - "To ...

    Contributed by Shawn Rose on Jul 8, 2008
     | 1,564 views

    Governor William Bradford, Plymouth Colony - "To all ye pilgrims: Inasmuch as the great Father has given us this year an abundant harvest of Indian corn, wheat, beans, squashes, and garden vegetables, and has made the forests to abound with game and the sea with fish and clams, and inasmuch as He ...read more

  • It Just Seemed ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 1,628 views

    IT JUST SEEMED LONG George Buttrick is considered one of the top ten preachers of the 20th Century. He served nearly thirty years as pastor of New York’s Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church. From that distinguished pulpit, Buttrick began a teaching career at Union Theological Seminary, then as ...read more

  • The Church Is About ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2009
     | 3,215 views

    THE CHURCH IS ABOUT FREEDOM The silkworm makes an amazing journey to becoming a moth. At one point in the journey, the worm spins about itself a remarkable cocoon. The little sack is composed of 400 to 800 yards of silk fiber which seals it from the inside as it waits for metamorphosis. When that ...read more

  • Gainesville, Florida. We Held A Sunrise Service ...

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Jan 30, 2009
     | 2,013 views

    Gainesville, Florida. We held a sunrise service one Easter, and one of our members who was a photographer for the Gainesville Sun got a great shot of the early morning gathering. It made the front page in the late edition. A few days later I got a letter that was “hot to the touch” with ...read more

  • At The Dramatic Conclusion Of The Musical, ...

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 9, 2009
     | 1,437 views

    At the dramatic conclusion of the musical, Camelot, the tragic figure of King Arthur calls a boy named Tom out of the bushes. Arthur dubs the boy a “Knight of the Round Table,” but orders him not to fight in the battle. He is to “grow up and grow strong” in order to tell of the ideals and ...read more

  • Poem On Risk

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 28, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,743 views

    POEM ON RISK This is a poem on risk from a classroom wall: To laugh is to risk appearing the fool To weep is to risk appearing sentimental To reach out for another is to risk involvement To expose feelings is to risk exposing, your true self To place your ideas, your dreams before a crowd is to ...read more

  • Your Sins Have Been Your Downfall, Is Where The ...

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Aug 18, 2012
     | 2,997 views

    "Your sins have been your downfall", is where the tar starts sticking to the tyres. Most people generally don’t like the whole “s” word thing. For some reason there is an issue with the human brain that tells us to kick up stink when we are having a good time, a pleasurable time and someone, some ...read more

  • Locked In Cages

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2008
     | 1,688 views

    Many people fear the prospect of dying. · Some fear the pain associated with dying. Although because of modern medicine most deaths are not that painful. · Some fear the separation from loved ones that dying brings. · Some fear the unknown. They don’t know what awaits them beyond the ...read more

  • Richest Man In Town

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
     | 3,402 views

    RICHEST MAN IN TOWN In 1972, a young Egyptian businessman named Farahat lost an $11,000 watch. He was stunned when a garbage man dressed in filthy rags found it and returned it to him. Farahat asked him why he didn’t just keep the watch. The garbage man said, "My Christ told me to be honest until ...read more

  • Nfl Quarterback Foolishly Refuses To Wear ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 9, 2009
     | 2,954 views

    NFL Quarterback Foolishly Refuses to Wear Motorcycle Helmet 6. We are not free to do something foolish just because it is legal. Just because something is permitted under the law doesn’t make it good or right. a. For instance in July of 2005, ESPN reporter, Andrea Kremer, interviewed the Pittsburgh ...read more

  • Humphery The Whale

    Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Sep 6, 2017
     | 6,838 views

    Remember Humphrey the humpback whale? Humphrey became a national celebrity in 1985 when he made his way into the San Francisco Bay and headed up the Sacramento River into fresh water which, of course, could have been fatal for him. Each evening a large local television audience would tune in for ...read more

  • Humphery The Whale

    Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Sep 6, 2017
     | 6,878 views

    Remember Humphrey the humpback whale? Humphrey became a national celebrity in 1985 when he made his way into the San Francisco Bay and headed up the Sacramento River into fresh water which, of course, could have been fatal for him. Each evening a large local television audience would tune in for ...read more

  • I Must Not Hate  PRO

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Oct 26, 2001
    based on 61 ratings
     | 1,870 views

    I MUST NOT HATE In October of 2001, on the ABC network morning show, Diane Sawyer interviewed the sister-in-law of Osamma Bin Laden. She has been estranged from one of Bin Laden’s 23 brothers, Yeslam, and is seeking a divorce. For 27 years she put up with abuse – and she wants out! Diane ...read more

  • Training The Little Savage  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 30, 2001
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,344 views

    TRAINING THE LITTLE SAVAGE Every baby starts life as a little savage. He is completely selfish and self-centered. He wants what he wants when he wants it - his bottle, his mother’s attention, his playmate’s toy, his uncle’s watch. Deny him these once, and he seethes with rage and ...read more

  • Madalyn Murray O'hair's Book, What On Earth Is An ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Jul 21, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,557 views

    Madalyn Murray O’Hair’s book, What on Earth Is an Atheist, asserts, "We atheists ... try to find some basis for rational thinking on which we can base our actions and our beliefs, and we have it ... We accept the technical philosophy of materialism ... Essentially, materialism’s philosophy holds ...read more

  • A Man Left Work One Friday Afternoon. But Instead ...  PRO

    Contributed by Edwin Amundson on Jul 30, 2002
    based on 22 ratings
     | 10,402 views

    A man left work one Friday afternoon. But instead of going home, he stayed out the entire weekend fishing with the boys and spending his entire paycheck. When he finally appeared at home Sunday night, he was confronted by his very angry wife and was barraged for nearly 2 hours with a tirade of his ...read more

  • While Visiting In Leningrad, A Woman Heard The ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Mar 5, 2003
    based on 81 ratings
     | 2,112 views

    "While visiting in Leningrad, a woman heard the story of 900,000 people who perished in the long siege of Leningrad during World War II. At one point they were trying to save the children from both the nazis and starvation---so they placed them on trucks to cross a frozen lake to safer locations. ...read more