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  • A Famous Actor Was An After Dinner Speaker At A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jul 9, 2001
    based on 254 ratings
     | 8,343 views

    A famous actor was an after dinner speaker at a big function and when he stood up to speak, he invited his audience to choose a poem for him to recite. There was a long silence until a retired clergyman raised his hand and asked for Psalm 23. The actor was slightly taken back, but agreed to do ...read more

  • I Believe That God Heals Diseases. He Is Jehovah ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jerry Falwell on Mar 7, 2002
    based on 61 ratings
     | 2,798 views

    I believe that God heals diseases. He is Jehovah Raphe, the One who is able to heal. Over twenty years ago I was in the hospital in York, Pennsylvania, when I heard that the doctor had asked Kathy Hughes to sign the donation papers for the vital organs because in their medical opinion Charles ...read more

  • Someone Put It This Way: "A Preacher Teaches, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,975 views

    Someone put it this way: “A preacher teaches, though he must solicit his own class. He heals, though without pills or knife. He is sometimes a lawyer, often a social worker, something of an editor. He is a bit of a philosopher and entertainer. He is a salesman, a decorative piece for public ...read more

  • Max Lucado Explains What It Looks Like Existing ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 15, 2008
     | 832 views

    Max Lucado explains what it looks like existing in the dead zone: 1. “When we attempt to swap roles with God and tell him we can eat (think, say, do, control, own, hurt, inhale, ingest, demand) anything we want, we die two deaths. Adam and Eve did. They died physically, eventually, and spiritually, ...read more

  • Internal ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010
     | 3,524 views

    Internal Audit My wife Tina is an internal auditor for T. Marzetti. When she walks into a plant to do an audit she can tell a lot about that plant by what she sees. If she finds that the financials, employment records, inventory, and quality control aspects of the plant are good it is an indication ...read more

  • Higher Ground

    Contributed by John Putty on Apr 5, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,819 views

    HIGHER GROUND The old hymn, “Higher Ground” is a spiritual declaration of one determined man Johnson Oatman, Jr. put to music! While some refuse to believe that our personal faith plays any real role in our spiritual growth and in experiencing Christian victory, in all my 20 years of preaching ...read more

  • But What An Incredible Gift From God Your Body ...  PRO

    Contributed by Everette Pafford on Apr 15, 2002
    based on 56 ratings
     | 2,509 views

    But what an incredible gift from God your body is! If you compared it to a machine no other machine comes even close to its design, precision and functionality. Consider the skeleton system. Two hundred and six bones compose the skeleton, about half of which are in the hands and feet. Most of ...read more

  • Many, I Am Afraid, Think That Being A Christian ...

    Contributed by Dale Krueger on Feb 9, 2009
     | 1,883 views

    "Many, I am afraid, think that being a Christian is primarily just a personal individual thing, like something that will benefit me. Even a church can be a very selfish venture if it is meant only to enhance the members. A congregation is not a religious club run for the benefit of the members." ...read more

  • Sociological Community

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Mar 5, 2009
     | 2,831 views

    SOCIOLOGICAL COMMUNITY I would like to begin this morning with the definition of the word community. A community is "a local grouping within which people carry out a full round of life activities." A community includes: (1) a grouping of people (2) within a geographical area (3) with a ...read more

  • Starved To Death  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,095 views

    Somewhere recently I read of a tribe of natives in a South American jungle who learned that the leaves of certain trees would give them extra energy and strength and would keep them from getting hungry. So they began to eat them regularly. They seemed strong, energetic and seldom got hungry. A few ...read more

  • Strong Small Churches - The Bigger A Church ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
     | 4,163 views

    Strong Small Churches - The bigger a church grows, the worse it becomes both in quality and in its capability to reach new people. This surprising finding comes out of a Germany -based Institute of Church Development study of churches worldwide. In churches with attendance of less than 100, 31% of ...read more

  • Mentoring As A Church Practice  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on May 18, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,005 views

    MENTORING AS A CHURCH PRACTICE "...In most churches, the congregation pays the pastor to preach, win the lost, and build up the saved—-while the church members function as cheerleaders (if they are enthusiastic) or spectators. The "converts" are won, baptized, and given the right hand of ...read more

  • The Need For Human Relationships Is A Deep As ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jan 22, 2009
     | 2,605 views

    “The need for human relationships is a deep as anything humans experience. Infants who are given adequate amounts of food and water die if they do not receive human contact. Adults surrounded by people all day long cry out for friendships that will break down the walls of loneliness around them. ...read more

  • Your Brain Makes Up Only About 2% Of Your Body ...  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Mar 28, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,728 views

    Your brain makes up only about 2% of your body weight, but it uses about 25% of the oxygen within your blood. Why does your brain require one fourth of your body’s need for oxygen? Because it is always active. In addition to controlling the function of your body, the brain cells and nerve fibers ...read more

  • In The Winter Of 1976, John Jordan, Together With ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Aug 15, 2007
     | 1,705 views

    In the winter of 1976, John Jordan, together with three of his friends, decided to photograph Niagara Falls. They went to Goat Island to enjoy the icy beauty. While there Jordan and two others climbed the drifts that covered protective railings, then fell into the ice along the shore about 200 ...read more

  • Church As A Spectator Sport

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 5, 2011
     | 6,795 views

    CHURCH AS A SPECTATOR SPORT A British pastor and author made this observation a few years ago. I think it’s still accurate. D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones said, "Men and women no longer...exercise in sport as they used to. Instead, people tend to sit in crowds and just watch other people play. ...And I ...read more

  • Object Lesson: Lego Bricks

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 26, 2012
     | 6,729 views

    OBJECT LESSON: LEGO BRICKS When you came in you received Lego building blocks of differing sizes and shapes. I’ve got a challenge for you; I want you to build something with your Lego blocks but there is one condition, you cannot use anybody else’s Lego block. Now what can you build with one Lego ...read more

  • Forgive And Forget. Easier Said Than Done, Right? ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 13, 2001
    based on 93 ratings
     | 4,934 views

    Forgive and forget. Easier said than done, right? Well, now studies are showing forgiveness is not only good theology, but good medicine as sell. According to the latest medical and psychological research, forgiving is good for our souls-and our bodies. People who forgive: benefit from better ...read more

  • The Attack [of Pearl Harbor] Took Place [december ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Feb 26, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,756 views

    The attack [of Pearl Harbor] took place [December 7, 1941] on a sunny Sunday morning. A minimal contingent of soldiers was on duty at the time. Most offices on the base were closed and many servicemen were on leave for the weekend. New technology, including the new radar mounted on Opana Point, ...read more

  • Being One With Other Christians Is Much Like A ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 8, 2008
     | 1,354 views

    Being one with other Christians is much like a biological body. In any flesh-and-bones body, there are a variety of cells. There are nerve cells, blood cells, muscle cells, and many others, each having a distinct function. The body operates smoothly, not because the cells get together and vote on ...read more