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  • Tune In

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 28, 2010
     | 1,658 views

    TUNE IN A traditional radio has a variable capacitor we know as a tuning dial. Its purpose is to help us tune into the right frequency and blot out competing stations. Nothing distinguishes the solid disciple of Jesus Christ like his willingness to tune into and follow his Lord, blotting out ...read more

  • Erickson's Thoughts On God The Father

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010
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    ERICKSON'S THOUGHTS ON GOD THE FATHER And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent' (John 17:3) Dr. Packer's devotional approach to theology is evident from his choice of textbook which is Millard Erickson's 'Christian Theology'. Here's an ...read more

  • William Carey: When God Pleases

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010
     | 3,784 views

    WILLIAM CAREY: WHEN GOD PLEASES In 1786 William Carey, a shoemaker/pastor from Northamptonshire, was burdened by the needs of the worlds people. He stood before a counsel of representatives at a ministerial meeting in Northampton. He explained his burden to share the gospel, the good news of Jesus ...read more

  • Important Lessons Are Given By This Alternation ...

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 30, 2010
     | 2,946 views

    Important lessons are given by this alternation of the two ideas of faith and unbelief, obedience and disobedience. Disobedience is the root of unbelief. Unbelief is the mother of further disobedience. Faith is voluntary submission within a person’s own power. If faith is not exercised, the true ...read more

  • Shattering The Untruths

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Mar 29, 2011
     | 1,701 views

    SHATTERING THE UNTRUTHS There's a short story by Carmen Corde that tells of a young woman who gives birth to a blind son. "I do not want my child to know that he is blind!" she informs family and neighbors, forbidding anyone to use telltale words such as 'light,' 'color,' and 'sight.' The boy ...read more

  • The Longing Of The Soul

    Contributed by Charles Jones on Sep 7, 2011
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     | 4,042 views

    THE LONGING OF THE SOUL Now I want you to imagine this: The moment that you take your last breath, it will be your first breath in Heaven, and the Lord and His angels will be right there to welcome you. One of the first faces you will see is Jesus! He will be there with His arms wide open to ...read more

  • Where's The Baby?

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 24, 2011
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    WHERE'S THE BABY? Luis Palau tells of a wealthy European family that decided to have their newborn baby baptized in their enormous mansion. Many people were invited, it was an elegant and elaborate affair. They took off their coats and laid them on the bed in a designated room and soon the time ...read more

  • Do You Know The Spirit?

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 8, 2012
     | 2,509 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

  • Max Lucado: Beside, Under, With Christ?

    Contributed by Kevin Karhoff on Mar 23, 2013
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    MAX LUCADO: BESIDE, UNDER, WITH CHRIST? As Paul said, "It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me" (Gal 2:20). The apostle sensed within himself not just the philosophy, ideals, or influence of Christ but the person of Jesus. Christ moved in. He still does. When grace happens, Christ ...read more

  • The Wealthy, Unhealthy Church

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 9, 2014
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    THE WEALTHY, UNHEALTHY CHURCH Many writers have told the traditional story of the thirteenth century Catholic theologian, Thomas Aquinas, who visited the Vatican in Rome. He was escorted through the fine buildings housing the vast Papal treasury. The Pope, referring to himself as Peter’s ...read more

  • A Prayer For Preachers

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Jun 10, 2019
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    A Prayer for Preachers O God, our Father; you love all your children. Those at home and those away from home. As I proclaim the gospel, may your voice be heard, calling. May Christ our Lord be praised. Good news; hope for the hopeless Good news; love for the broken Good news; forgiveness at the ...read more

  • Royalty Clothed In Rags

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Dec 2, 2020
     | 2,281 views

    “This is the way the Savior came into the world. He did not lay aside His deity; He laid aside His glory. There should have been more than just a few shepherds and angels to welcome Him—all of creation should have been there. Instead of collecting taxes, that fellow Caesar should have been in ...read more

  • Take A Clear Glass Or Cup And Fill It With Dirty ...  PRO

    Contributed by Weston Blankenship on Jul 29, 2007
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     | 3,480 views

    Take a clear glass or cup and fill it with dirty water. Say this is a type of our sinfull soul before God’s forgiveness. Then dump it out in a bucket and say this is Christ forgivness, He cleans out all the sin. Then wash in the cup in a clean bucket. This is a type of baptism in Jesus name. Then ...read more

  • A Couple Taking A Cruise On A Transatlantic Ocean ...

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Sep 17, 2007
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    A couple taking a cruise on a transatlantic ocean liner awoke one morning and saw dark, threatening clouds on the horizon. They decided this would be a good day to have breakfast in the room so they called for room service. When the steward arrived with their meal he made a comment about the ...read more

  • Corrie Ten Boom Was A Dutch Christian Who Was ...

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Sep 18, 2007
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    Corrie ten Boom was a Dutch Christian who was sent with her family to a Nazi prison camp for hiding Jews during World War II. Her family had been fairly well off before the war, but when the Nazis imprisoned her, she lost everything, including her sister. She later said, “I’ve learned that we ...read more

  • A Little Boy Came To The Washington Monument And ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 5, 2007
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    A little boy came to the Washington Monument and noticed a guard standing by it. “I want to but it.” “How much do you have?” asked the guard. “35 cents.” “You need to understand three things,” the guard explained. “First, 35 cents is not enough to purchase the monument; in fact, 35 million ...read more

  • According To The Last United Nations Survey, ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 5, 2007
     | 1,109 views

    According to the last United Nations survey, there are about 12,000 murders in the USA each year. There were all kinds of circumstances behind those murders, but you can be sure of one thing. ANGER was at the heart of all of them. Jesus went straight to the heart of the matter. Dallas ...read more

  • In His Autobiography, Gandhi Wrote That During ...

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 21, 2008
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    In his autobiography, Gandhi wrote that during his student days he read the Gospels seriously and considered converting to Christianity. He believed that in the teachings of Jesus he could find the solution to the caste system that was dividing the people of India. So one Sunday he decided to ...read more

  • Old Story Of Frog That Jumped In A Bucket Of ...

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 24, 2008
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    Old story of frog that jumped in a bucket of milk. Instead of just giving up the frog began to swim and swim and swim. The frog swam so much that the milk turned to butter and the frog hopped out of the bucket. Great story about working so had that you eventually get to where you want to ...read more

  • In The French Revolution, A Young Man Was ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Jan 30, 2008
     | 1,276 views

    In the French revolution, a young man was condemned to the guillotine and shut up in one of the prisons. He was greatly loved by many, but there was someone who loved him more than all the others put together. That one was his own father, and the love he bore his son was proved in this way: when ...read more