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  • The Bible Tells Us To Be Prepared To Give A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Dec 5, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,297 views

    The Bible tells us to be prepared to give a defense in all things so I searched for some Scriptures that could help in some touch situations you might encounter over the next several weeks: When your wife asks you to help with the decorations —John 2:4, “Dear woman, why do you involve me?” When ...read more

  • One Pastor Performed A Baptism Service In Sort Of ...

    Contributed by Kent Kessler on Dec 27, 2006
     | 2,209 views

    One Pastor performed a baptism service in sort of a special way. He told the people before they came up to the platform to be baptized to take a piece of paper, write down a few of the sins they’ve committed, and fold the paper. When they came up to the platform, there was a large wooden cross on ...read more

  • When My Son Was 3 Years Old He Was Sitting In ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Dec 29, 2006
     | 1,120 views

    When my son was 3 years old he was sitting in his room. We could hear his frustrated voice coming from his room. The vocal frustration grew and grew until finally his mom went to see what the problem was. She walked in the room and saw my son sitting before a pile of blocks on the floor. She ...read more

  • When My Son Was 3 Years Old He Was Sitting In ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Jan 1, 2007
     | 1,356 views

    When my son was 3 years old he was sitting in his room. We could hear his frustrated voice coming from his room. The vocal frustration grew and grew until finally his mom went to see what the problem was. She walked in the room and saw my son sitting before a pile of blocks on the floor. She ...read more

  • In One Of Our Celebrated Greek Tragedies, ...

    Contributed by Gene Edwards on Jan 12, 2007
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    IN ONE OF OUR CELEBRATED GREEK TRAGEDIES, ORESTES, WHO HAD SLAIN HIS MOTHER AS A JUDICIOUS ACT BECAUSE, IN CONJUNCTION WITH HER PARAMOUR, SHE HAD MURDERED HIS FATHER, AGAMEMNON, 1. ON HIS RETURN FROM TROY, IS REPRESENTED AS PURSUED BY THE FURIES. M. IN HIS DISTRESS, APOLLO ADVISES HIM TO GO ...read more

  • Have You Ever Heard Of Lieutenant Hirro Onada? ...  PRO

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jan 16, 2007
    based on 39 ratings
     | 4,133 views

    Have you ever heard of Lieutenant Hirro Onada? He was the last Japanese soldier to surrender after World War II. He was left on the island Lubang in the Philippines in 1944 --- along with three other soldiers. They were left with the command to “carry on the mission even if Japan surrenders.” ...read more

  • When I Lived In San Antonio There Was A Lot Of ...

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jan 27, 2007
     | 2,467 views

    When I lived in San Antonio there was a lot of building going on and limestone was used in building a lot. It was everywhere, Dig a hole and chances are – limestone. I had a chance to watch some of the stone masons in action. These guys were very fast in their work. As they built a wall, or a ...read more

  • I Love Working In My Yard. In Fact My Neighbors ...

    Contributed by A. David Hart on Feb 20, 2007
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     | 2,754 views

    I love working in my yard. In fact my neighbors think that I take yard work all too seriously. I’ll cut my grass and make sure that it is cut in a certain pattern. I make sure that my lines are straight from the lawnmower wheels and my flowers have to be just right. But one day disaster struct. ...read more

  • Too Many Professing Believers Have Given Up On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
     | 1,304 views

    Too many professing believers have given up on God. They’ve dropped the ball. •Many because they were never encouraged. (Gregory Dawson (SC.com) Ben Hooper was born several decades ago as an illegitimate child who never knew his dad. As a result, he was constantly taunted by classmates. When he was ...read more

  • A Story Of Friendship

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,571 views

    Let me read to you; A Story of friendship Out of the furnaces of war come many true stories of sacrificial friendship. One such story tells of two friends in World War I, who were inseparable. They had enlisted together, trained together, were shipped overseas together and fought side-by-side in ...read more

  • Philippine Missionary Fellowship, Inc. Is A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Joel Santos on Sep 23, 2004
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     | 3,631 views

    Philippine Missionary Fellowship, Inc. is a mission-organization founded in 1957. It is now 46 years old. Members, workers, leaders and sponsors have come and go but the mission of the Lord is continuously growing and doing mightily in the sight of God. At present, there are 260 workers in the ...read more

  • So, What Is A Disciple? Is A Disciple A Pupil? ...  PRO

    Contributed by Thomas H on Jan 21, 2005
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    So, what is a disciple? Is a disciple a pupil? Is a disciple a student? Is he or she someone who learns all about the Bible so they will know a lot? So they can rattle off the five points of Calvinism or give a deep discussion on the differences between premillennialism, post millennialism and ...read more

  • Thankfulness/Contentment  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Miller on Jan 25, 2005
    based on 28 ratings
     | 10,110 views

    THANKFULNESS/CONTENTMENT: One day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family. On their return from their ...read more

  • Calling Others To God

    Contributed by Dennis Jones on May 28, 2007
     | 2,708 views

    CALLING OTHERS TO GOD A few years ago a man began feeding the birds on a regular basis in our backyard. At first, some of the birds were greedy. They weren’t sure if there would be enough food to go around. The starlings were especially mean, which doesn’t surprise anyone familiar with birds. They ...read more

  • Calling Others To God

    Contributed by Dennis Jones on May 28, 2007
     | 1,994 views

    CALLING OTHERS TO GOD A few years ago a man began feeding the birds on a regular basis in our backyard. At first, some of the birds were greedy. They weren’t sure if there would be enough food to go around. The starlings were especially mean, which doesn’t surprise anyone familiar with birds. They ...read more

  • In 1871, Tragedy Struck Chicago As Fire Ravaged ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,578 views

    In 1871, tragedy struck Chicago as fire ravaged the city. When it was all over, 300 people were dead and 100,000 were homeless. Horatio Gates Spafford was one of those who tried to help the people of the city get back on their feet. A lawyer who had invested much of his money into the downtown ...read more

  • A Story Was Told About A Business Man Who Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,994 views

    A story was told about a business man who was selling a warehouse and its property. The building had been empty for months and needed repairs. Vandals had damaged the doors, smashed the windows, and strewn trash around the interior. As he showed a prospective buyer the property, the business man ...read more

  • It Takes More Than Just One Pastor In The Church ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,696 views

    It takes more than just one pastor in the church to maintain a spiritual hospital where lost souls can be born again, receive a powerful thirst for the Word of God and learn to say “Jesus teach me to pray.” Jesus knew this and that is why in today’s Scripture He exhorts us to pray for laborers for ...read more

  • I Watched A Documentary A Few Weeks Ago About ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,671 views

    I watched a documentary a few weeks ago about Wal-Mart. I found something very interest out about Sam Walton the founder of Wal-Mart. He had one vision – one goal. You know what that vision was – to capture the consumer market of America. Let me ask you – how many of you have ever shopped at a ...read more

  • In The Year 135 Montanus, A Second Century ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,025 views

    In the year 135 Montanus, a second century Christian, proclaimed himself to be a prophet and prophesied that the New Jerusalem would descend from heaven to earth and take root in what is now Turkey. He was wrong. In 204 a Roman Christian named Hippolytus records that a bishop was convinced that ...read more