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  • Connection Is Key

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 26, 2011
     | 4,670 views

    CONNECTION IS KEY Henry Cloud in How People Grow writes, "Virtually every emotional and psychological problem, from addictions to depression, has alienation or emotional isolation at its core or close to it. Recovery from these problems involves helping people get more connected to each other at ...read more

  • Christ Assumed A True Body Of Our Nature. And ...

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 3, 2012
     | 2,107 views

    Christ assumed a true body of our nature. And because it is the special feature of friendship to live together with friends, He promises us His bodily presence as a reward... Yet meanwhile in our pilgrimage He does not deprive us of His bodily presence but unites us with Himself in this sacrament ...read more

  • Texas Longhorn Sermon!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 6, 2014
     | 3,539 views

    TEXAS LONGHORN SERMON! Being raised in Dallas, Texas.......I am very familiar with Texas and Longhorns. But, have you ever heard of the definition of a TEXAS LONGHORN sermon? If you have any pastor friends from Texas.....this one is for you! A TEXAS LONGHORN sermon is............a sermon ...read more

  • Mission

    Contributed by Don Berry-Graham on Mar 1, 2016
     | 4,617 views

    Or what about the missionaries preaching in Africa from Revelation 3:20 (ESV), “Behold, I stand at the door and knock,” without knowing that in this African context only thieves knock on doors to see if anyone is home. Friends, on the other hand, announce their presence by calling out. So these ...read more

  • Statistics On Lying

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 4,006 views

    Our Daily Bread published an article on lying in the August 28, 1992 edition. In that devotional reading, it stated that lying seems to be a way of life for many people: “We lie at the drop of a hat. The book The Day American Told the Truth says that 91 percent of those surveyed lie routinely ...read more

  • Chuck Swindoll

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,157 views

    Chuck Swindoll- When the Ritz-Carlton Hotels won a prestigious award; I had the opportunity to congratulate the owner of that organization, Mr. William Johnson, my good friend who lives in Atlanta. In typical humility and his wonderful “Southern drawl,” Bill gave others the credit. He added that ...read more

  • There Once Was A Muslim Who Became A Christian ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,597 views

    There once was a Muslim who became a Christian in Africa. Some of his friends asked him, “Why have you become a Christian?” He answered, “Well, its like this. Suppose you were going down the road and suddenly the road forked in two directions, and you didn’t know which way to go, and there at ...read more

  • I Remember Forgetting

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 12, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,646 views

    I Remember Forgetting Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, was reminded one day of a vicious deed that someone had done to her years before. But she acted as if she had never even heard of the incident. “Don’t you remember it?” her friend asked. “No,” came Barton’s reply, “I ...read more

  • As A Third-Century Man Was Anticipating Death, ...

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 27, 2008
     | 1,777 views

    As a third-century man was anticipating death, he penned these last words to a friend: "It’s a bad world, an incredibly bad world. But I have discovered in the midst of it a quiet and holy people who have learned a great secret. They have found a joy which is a thousand times better than any ...read more

  • The New Golden Rule For Business, First Developed ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 2,005 views

    The New Golden Rule for business, first developed by Fred Reichheld, loyalty expert and author, is the one statistic that increasingly is taken most seriously by investors. Originally dubbed the Net Promoter Score, it could also be called the Customer Evangelism Score. It may be the most revealing ...read more

  • How People Find A Church

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
     | 1,419 views

    HOW PEOPLE FIND A CHURCH 55% of unchurched people and 64% of church switchers find a church through recommendation from friends or family. 49% of unchurched people and 83% of church switchers do so from an in-person visit. 25% of unchurched and 21% of church switchers find or visit a churches ...read more

  • Your Death Day Is Better Than Your Birthday  PRO

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Jun 6, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,281 views

    Your death day is better than your birthday. A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth (Ecclesiastes 7:1 KJV) In the book Facing Death, Billy Graham tells of when he heard of the death Corrie ten Boom. She was a remarkable woman who hid Jews ...read more

  • There Are Times When People Are Not Ready For ...  PRO

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Nov 24, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,682 views

    There are times when people are not ready for what happens, even though they should be ready. My friend Curt Hatch went to Moody Bible Institute. He paid his own way by working at a night job. Curt had to choose, at times, which classes in which he would stay awake. One of those was not a first ...read more

  • This Is How Vision Works With God. There Was A ...

    Contributed by Harold Simpson on Jul 13, 2004
     | 4,026 views

    This is how vision works with God. There was a businessman who lived during the depression. In one moment he lost his business, his family, his wife, and house. The only thing he had left to hold on to was his faith. While out walking one day he observed some construction workers building a ...read more

  • Philippine Girl

    Contributed by John Harvey on Nov 2, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,008 views

    **Philippine Girl-{page 33} The Christians surrounding the girl’s bed were sad. Because of her extensive internal injuries doctors could do nothing for her. Weeks ago, the believers had bought her a white dress to celebrate her new life and pure heart in Christ Jesus. Her father had not been ...read more

  • You Share Christ By Imitating Christ. A Story Is ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Mavis on Oct 27, 2000
    based on 102 ratings
     | 17,883 views

    You share Christ by imitating Christ. A story is told – by Fredrick Beuchner I believe – called “The Happy Hypocrite." It is a story about a man who was born with an awful facial deformity. He grew up alone and lonely. When reaching adulthood, he decided to move from his town to begin a new life. ...read more

  • Many Years Ago I Attended A Birthday Party For My ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 4, 2001
    based on 11 ratings
     | 1,493 views

    Many years ago I attended a birthday party for my gay friend and co-worker, Julian. Sixty gay men and four straight women had gathered to celebrate in a high-rise penthouse with a dramatic sweeping view of San Francisco Bay. Greeting me warmly, Julian exuberantly kissed me on both cheeks ...read more

  • Sam Rayburn Was Speaker Of The House Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,578 views

    Sam Rayburn was Speaker of the House of Representatives longer than any other man in our history. There is a story about him that reveals the kind of man he really was. The teenage daughter of a friend of his died suddenly one night. Early the next morning the man heard a knock on his door, and, ...read more

  • Why Am I Here?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
     | 2,655 views

    WHY AM I HERE? "Many years ago I attended a birthday party for my gay friend and co-worker, Julian. Sixty gay men and four straight women had gathered to celebrate in a high-rise penthouse with a dramatic sweeping view of the San Francisco Bay. Greeting me warmly, Julian exuberantly kissed me on ...read more

  • Many Of You Remember The Moving Final Scene Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Apr 13, 2002
    based on 60 ratings
     | 2,389 views

    Many of you remember the moving final scene of the Steven Spielberg’s movie Schindler’s List where Oscar Schindler, the Polish businessman, used a portion of his fortune to put the names of Jews on a work list that would keep them from going to concentration camps. Faces, - those who escaped ...read more

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