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  • Signs And Wonders

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 22, 2008
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    SIGNS AND WONDERS A person who is seeking for signs and wonders has turned God into a personal Genie in a Bottle. And because of that, when God fails to come through for them, they often turn away from Him completely. Ted Turner (the founder of CNN and some other enterprises) has been known to ...read more

  • On Meditation

    Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on May 2, 2008
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    ON MEDITATION The Hebrew word translated "meditate" speaks of what a cow does after grazing all day. As she chews the cud over and over again, she extracts every nutrient. In other words, to meditate means to ponder a section of the Word day and night, extracting more from its inexhaustible supply ...read more

  • Several Years Ago I Read A Fictional Novel ...

    Contributed by Timothy Dolan on May 10, 2008
     | 1,658 views

    Several years ago I read a fictional novel called, A Skeleton in God’s Closet. It was about an archeologists’ that claimed that he had found the skeleton of Jesus. The chaos that followed was amazing as churches closed and the earth began to tear itself apart. What if I could convince you that ...read more

  • Two Feet To Follow ...

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Jun 16, 2008
     | 1,584 views

    Two feet to follow us, Where ever our feet may trod; Will they lead to folly’s door, Or will they lead to God? Two eyes to observe what we do, To copy our ways and our tastes; Will they help build a growing world, Or will they add to the waste? Two ear to hear what we say, In pleasure, in ...read more

  • Participating In A Ceremony Of Another Religion

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jul 1, 2008
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    PARTICIPATING IN A CEREMONY OF ANOTHER RELIGION You may remember, a couple of years ago the Mormons opened a new temple in town and all the ministers were invited to go and participate in a clergy dedication ceremony of the local Mormon temple. I had a call from a pastor across town inviting me to ...read more

  • Os Guinness On A Christian Worldview

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
     | 2,648 views

    OS GUINNESS ON A CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW Os Guinness says that a Christian worldview involves believers thinking about anything and everything in a manner that is consistently shaped, directed, and restrained by the truth of God's Word and God's Spirit. Such a Christian worldview encompasses core ...read more

  • Hand In Hand, Not Eye To Eye

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Aug 19, 2006
     | 3,412 views

    HAND IN HAND, NOT EYE TO EYE There is a study by James Dobson that reveals that men use about 25,000 words a day, but women use 50,000. Now, ladies when you say, "My husband just won’t listen to me..." You’ve got to realize he doesn’t have the brain with the capacity to hold as much as you can ...read more

  • We Need To Begin By Defining The Word "Righte...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2008
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    We need to begin by defining the word “righteousness”. Righteousness defined: Root word = “straightness” “conforming to a standard or a norm” In Washington D.C. there is a building called the "National Institute of Standards and Technology." This facility is responsible for storing perfect ...read more

  • Marcus Young And The Bible

    Contributed by Hal Seed on Nov 9, 2012
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    MARCUS YOUNG AND THE BIBLE In the 1890s, Marcus Young moved his family to the country of Burma, which is now called Myanmar. He was digging a well one day when he noticed some mountain tribesmen staring down into the hole he was in. The tribesmen asked him, “Have you brought the book of ...read more

  • What Will Your Legacy Be?  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Van Wyk on Feb 24, 2013
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     | 5,116 views

    WHAT WILL YOUR LEGACY BE? I visited the home of Elvis in Graceland, Tennessee. After so many years after his death, I was amazed at the crowds of people that take the tour and listen to his life’s story. The sad thing is, the story will never change, because he has lived his life and what he has ...read more

  • The Lawyer's Invitation

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jun 1, 2013
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    THE LAWYER'S INVITATION A pastor told the true story of one of his church members, an attorney, who after meditating on several scriptures, decided to cancel the debts of all his clients that had owed him money for more than six months. He drafted a letter explaining his decision and its biblical ...read more

  • What Alcoholics Can Teach Us

    Contributed by Davon Huss on May 31, 2014
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    Philip Yancey interviewed a young alcoholic who had formerly been an active church member, but had allowed Alcoholics Anonymous to replace the church. When questioned why, the young man responded, "Mainly I'm trying to survive, and AA helps me in that struggle far better than any church." ...read more

  • Clean Conscience

    Contributed by Shine Thomas on Jul 24, 2017
     | 6,288 views

    Xaviera Hollander wrote a book with a title: The Happy Hooker. Hollander, a prostitute, sought to silence the people who believe that no prostitute could find joy in what she was doing. In her book, Hollander celebrates the joy that she experienced in her profession, saying that she never felt ...read more

  • Pursuit Of Happiness

    Contributed by Larry Hinkle on Dec 12, 2019
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     | 5,101 views

    A disgruntled early American once complained to Ben Franklin, “so where is all this happiness that the Constitution was supposed to guarantee me?” Franklin is said to have responded, “The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it ...read more

  • Approved Workers

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Dec 2, 2020
     | 1,936 views

    In II Timothy 2:14-20, the Apostle Paul gives five characteristics of those in the Body of Christ who are "approved workers". When believers stand at the Judgment Seat of Christ, there will be only two types of people there: workers who are approved and workers who are not approved. ...read more

  • According To The Associated Press,

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 28, 2009
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    According to the Associated Press, "Philippine troops went house to house Thursday threatening to use force to move hundreds of residents from the steaming slopes of a lava-spilling volcano. Some farmers begged to stay to guard their livestock while their families spent Christmas Eve in a shelter. ...read more

  • Reading Someone Else's Mail

    Contributed by Nigel Heath on Jan 25, 2010
     | 2,845 views

    Reading Someone Else's Mail Have you ever read somebody else's mail? Come on, admit it. Surely there was a time you can remember when you saw an opened letter somewhere and you invented some reason why it would be the responsible thing to do to read it! Or perhaps I'm preaching to a congregation ...read more

  • I Loved Being Invited To The Prayer Meeting ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jan 31, 2010
     | 1,797 views

    I loved being invited to the prayer meeting before Church when I first came to know Jesus personally. We would pray around in a circle one at a time. It was great and I learned the many ways that people prayed, some long and fancy with “Thees” and “Thys” all through them and others just like a ...read more

  • A Pleasing Aroma

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Mar 30, 2010
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    A PLEASING AROMA There was a factory in northern France where lavender for use in perfumes was produced. Each evening as the workers would head for home and walk the streets the little town, the whole village would be filled with the sweet aroma of lavender that had clung to the workers. That's ...read more

  • Born Into The Family

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Apr 26, 2010
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    BORN INTO THE FAMILY Pastor Wayne Cordeiro, in Leading on Empty, writes of his daughter, adopted when only three days old. The apple of his eye, Abby, compromised her faith and morality, making choices that expelled her from college, and for two years was searching for her identity, struggling why ...read more