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  • We Used To Sing A Song Entitled, "Give Me That ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 15, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,262 views

    We used to sing a song entitled, “Give Me That Old Time Religion.” And in the song it says, “It was good for the Hebrew children, and it is good enough for me.” But it wasn’t good enough for the Hebrew children. The faith of Abraham was not adequate for them; God had something more. God had to ...read more

  • You Better Watch Out, You Better Not Cry, You ...  PRO

    Contributed by Scott Weber on Mar 23, 2001
    based on 262 ratings
     | 7,041 views

    "You better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout, I’m telling you why, Santa Claus is coming to town. He’s making a list, checking it twice, gonna find out who’s naughty and nice, Santa Claus is coming to town. He sees you when you’re sleeping. He knows when you’re awake. He knows ...read more

  • Did You Hear About The Man Who Went To The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Feb 14, 2003
    based on 98 ratings
     | 2,109 views

    Did you hear about the man who went to the doctor because he had a severe obesity problem? The doctor examined him very carefully, and said, “I have some good news and some bad news.” “The good news is that there is not anything wrong with your ...read more

  • Love For Our Neighbor

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,816 views

    Love for Our Neighbor John Vianney, 18th Century Pastor, is quoted as saying, “Love for our neighbor consists of three things: to desire the greater good of everyone; to do what good we can when we can; to bear, excuse, and hide other’s faults. The kind of love that Jesus is ...read more

  • Rewards And Punishments

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Oct 12, 2009
     | 3,733 views

    REWARDS AND PUNISHMENTS Hugh Evan Hopkins said "The problem of evil arises largely from the belief that a good God would reward each man according to his deeds and that an almighty God would have no difficulty in carrying this out. The fact that rewards and punishments, in the way of happiness and ...read more

  • To Hold Water  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 22, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,494 views

    TO HOLD WATER There is no substitute for sound, biblical thinking. John Gardner: An excellent plumber is infinitely more admirable than an incompetent theologian. The society which scorns excellence in plumbing because plumbing is a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in theology because it ...read more

  • George Barna On Leadership

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 18, 2010
     | 1,954 views

    GEORGE BARNA ON LEADERSHIP "Leadership is the ability to put the plans into practice, and to accomplish the specified objectives through the skilful management of people, time, and tangible resources. A good leader is one who is able to motivate people; one who is capable of making good decisions, ...read more

  • Leadership Magazine Carried This Story About 4 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 1,050 views

    LEADERSHIP MAGAZINE CARRIED THIS STORY ABOUT 4 YOUNG, BIBLE COLLEGE STUDENTS, WHO WERE RENTING A HOUSE TOGETHER. “ONE SATURDAY MORNING SOMEONE KNOCKED ON THEIR DOOR AND WHEN THEY OPENED IT, THERE STOOD THIS BEDRAGGLED-LOOKING OLD MAN. HIS EYES WERE KIND OF MARBLEIZED, AND HE HAD A SILVERY STUB OF ...read more

  • Wrong Righteousness  PRO

    Contributed by Tylor Cates on Jan 24, 2004
    based on 10 ratings
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    Wrong Righteousness Quote: "If you don’t know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else." - Yogi Berra Text: Romans 10:1-4 Prop: a new US $20 bill (or adapt for local currency) Summary: Some people try to get to heaven on their own by being a good person. The only righteousness that ...read more

  • A Few Weeks Ago I Spent A Lot Of Time Watching ...

    Contributed by Jason Duncan on Oct 30, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,288 views

    A few weeks ago I spent a lot of time watching Ken Burn’s documentary called The War on PBS. The documentary ran for 7 nights and was about 14 ½ hours long. It chronicled the history of WWII not through the eyes of historians or professors but through the eyes of the men who served in Germany and ...read more

  • Giving It All Away—communion Mediation  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 3, 2002
    based on 19 ratings
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    GIVING IT ALL AWAY-- Communion Mediation "In Ernest Gordon’s true account of life in a World War II Japanese prison camp, "Through the Valley of the Kwai," there is a story that never fails to move me. It is about a man who through giving it all away literally transformed a whole camp of ...read more

  • History And Purpose Of Memorial ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 29, 2010
     | 4,738 views

    History and Purpose of Memorial Day We set aside time in America each year to remember some of the important dates of our history. Tomorrow is one of those days: Memorial Day. On May 30, 1868, our country observed the first day memorializing those who had fallen in battle during the Civil War. It ...read more

  • Biochemist, Dr. Duane Gish, Notes, "Evolution Is ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Sep 9, 2002
    based on 31 ratings
     | 2,190 views

    Biochemist, Dr. Duane Gish, notes, "Evolution is the most wasteful, inefficient and cruel method that could ever be devised to create living things ... mutations (the process of evolution) leads almost always to bad outcomes: crippling, sickness, disfigurements and deaths. Good mutations are rare ...read more

  • It Is A Well Known Fact, That Hollywood Is ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    IT IS A WELL KNOWN FACT, THAT HOLLYWOOD IS FIXATED ON A WORLD ENDING SCENARIO, EVIDENCED IN THE 1998 MOVIE: ARMAGEDDON, WHICH CHARACTERIZES GOOD AND EVIL AS AN ASTEROID TWICE THE SIZE OF TEXAS, AND BRUCE WILLIS, THE GOOD GUY, WHO SAVES THE WORLD FROM DESTRUCTION. H. ARMAGEDDON GROSSED $201,573,391 ...read more

  • Remember Me  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 8, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,331 views

    REMEMBER ME Lately I have become concerned about the people I represent. I no longer see the Pride in your eyes that I once seen when I traveled down your streets in the Veterans Day parades and on the 4th of July. The people that once saluted me and those that held their hand over their heart as ...read more

  • A Young Man Enlisted, And Was Sent To His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005
     | 1,855 views

    A young man enlisted, and was sent to his regiment. The first night he was in the barracks with about fifteen other young men, who passed the time playing cards and gambling. Before retiring, he fell on his knees and prayed, and they began to curse him and jeer at him and throw boots at him. So it ...read more

  • In The Movie Saving Private Ryan, A Group Of Army ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 22, 2007
     | 2,511 views

    In the movie Saving Private Ryan, a group of Army Rangers receive a mission to go deep into enemy territory to save Private Ryan. They hit skirmish after skirmish, and some of them are killed along the way. They finally get to where Private Ryan is holed up, and they say, “Come with us. We’re here ...read more

  • No Cross, No Poland  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Apr 7, 2001
    based on 79 ratings
     | 4,518 views

    NO CROSS, NO POLAND Charles Colson in his book Kingdoms In Conflict, tells how before the collapse of communism, the government of Poland issued an order that all crucifixes were to be removed from classroom walls just as they had been banned in factories, hospitals, and other public ...read more

  • In The Power Of The Spirit  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Aug 30, 2002
    based on 29 ratings
     | 4,022 views

    IN THE POWER OF THE SPIRIT As a young man, Oswald Chambers, who wrote the materials that became My Utmost For His Highest, battled a persistent sense of barrenness in his Christian life. He finally wrote: I was getting desperate. I knew no one who had what I wanted; in fact I did not know what ...read more

  • Thanks For The Helmet  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 11, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 6,225 views

    THANKS FOR THE HELMET Cecil Conrad was a farm boy, tired of waking up at the crack of dawn to clean up after cows. He lied about his age, joined the Army and helped free Asia from the Axis. But it was in the next war, battling Communists in Korea, that Conrad might truly have regretted his ...read more