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  • Your Heart Will Have Beat An Average Of 122,400 ...  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Mar 28, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,794 views

    Your heart will have beat an average of 122,400 times every day. None of us want our heart to ask for a vacation or take a day off; we don’t even want to give it a short “coffee break” to skip a few beats. Doctors understand the heart is critically important to our physical well-being; it is so ...read more

  • The Count Of Monte Cristo Tells The Story Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Ward on Dec 16, 2004
    based on 12 ratings
     | 3,287 views

    The Count of Monte Cristo tells the story of Dantes (James Caviezel) who is unjustly accused and sentenced to life in France’s most dreaded prison. During his years in prison, Dantes’ makes friends with a priest, (Richard Harris) whose godly influence has a huge impact on Dantes’ spiritual ...read more

  • Proper Attitude

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
     | 2,243 views

    PROPER ATTITUDE - Ephesians 5:18-20 >1 Corinthians 10:31 Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for God’s glory. Chuck Swindoll said: “The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude to me is more important than facts. It is more ...read more

  • Possibilities

    Contributed by Bobby Bodenhamer on Oct 17, 2008
     | 3,201 views

    Possibilities He was born into wealth and was raised in a mansion. Today he wears prison gray after being convicted of planting a car bomb that took the lives of two members of his family. His almost unbelievable reversal of circumstances came after he tried to get control of a $10-million family ...read more

  • No Toys For Sister

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jan 5, 2009
     | 1,775 views

    NO TOYS FOR SISTER Two-year-old Sarah and her 13-year-old sister who had been fighting a lot. Sarah’s parents, trying to take advantage of her newfound interest in Santa Claus, reminded the two-year-old that Santa was watching and doesn’t like it when children fight. This had little impact. "I’ll ...read more

  • Many Of Us In This Congregation Have Parents Who ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 25, 2007
     | 664 views

    Many of us in this congregation have parents who are deceased. Have you reflected and given thanks for the positive impact they had on your life? One year we put flowers on the altar in memory of my wife’s parents. Barbara wrote a tribute to them and shared it with you. For the funerals of each ...read more

  • Addicted To Unkind ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 19, 2009
     | 4,168 views

    Addicted to Unkind Words Joseph Telushkin, author of Words That Hurt, Words That Heal, lectures throughout our country on the powerful and often negative impact of words. He often asks those in his audience if they can go 24 hours without saying any unkind words about or to another person. ...read more

  • Called To Testify

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Apr 5, 2011
     | 3,011 views

    CALLED TO TESTIFY In 1981, my father was called as a court witness to testify to a number of thefts that occurred at his employer. Now, we had just moved from Pennsylvania to Minnesota, and dad was brand-new to the job as the corporate purchasing agent. So, dad reports to the CEO on day one, ...read more

  • A Father's Legacy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 30, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,786 views

    A FATHER’S LEGACY Ken Hemphill tells the story of what took place at his church when he was pastor of FBC of Norfolk. He was out on the sidewalk welcoming people as they got out of their cars. About 3rd in line was a father & his teenage son. The father had a golf shirt on, and he evidently was ...read more

  • Please Be My Guest

    Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Aug 29, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 247 views

    My son and I visited Honduras several years ago, just before the pandemic. Compassion Canada workers escorted us to the home of a family that was receiving some of the funds we had raised for our sponsored children. The idea was to see how those gifts had been able to change dramatically the ...read more

  • Author And Pastor Calvin Miller Says He Thinks ...  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Burkey on May 19, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,223 views

    Author and pastor Calvin Miller says he thinks the most vibrant missionaries he has met are medical doctors serving in lonely outposts of the Arab world. These physicians and nurses are aware that in winning a Muslim to Christ, they condemn their converts to ostracism and persecution—even ...read more

  • In 1996, Andrew Meekens, An Elder In The ...  PRO

    Contributed by R. Darrel Davis on Jun 2, 2001
    based on 57 ratings
     | 3,829 views

    In 1996, Andrew Meekens, an elder in the international evangelical church of Addis Ababa was onboard a hijacked Ethiopian airliner which was running out of fuel. It eventually made an emergency crash landing near the Comoros Islands. According to some of those who survived the crash landing, ...read more

  • The Following Is A Quote In A Letter By Dr. Paul ...

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Nov 19, 2004
     | 3,418 views

    The following is a quote in a letter by Dr. Paul Luther, the youngest son of the reformer Martin Luther. “ In the year 1544, my father, in the presence of us all, narrated the whole story of his journey to Rome. He acknowledged with great joy that, in that city, through the Spirit of Jesus Christ, ...read more

  • Since My High School Years, The Message Of The ...  PRO

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Jan 1, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,052 views

    Since my high school years, the message of the Gospel Hymn “God Will Take Care of You” by Civilla D. Martin, have spoken to my heart, especially in times such as these. I would like to share the lyrics of the first stanza and the refrain with you this morning. You may also find the complete text ...read more

  • In His Autobiography, Gandhi Wrote That During ...

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 21, 2008
     | 680 views

    In his autobiography, Gandhi wrote that during his student days he read the Gospels seriously and considered converting to Christianity. He believed that in the teachings of Jesus he could find the solution to the caste system that was dividing the people of India. So one Sunday he decided to ...read more

  • Messiah's Glorious Works

    Contributed by Chris Jordan on Sep 11, 2008
     | 2,005 views

    QUOTE ON DANIEL'S SEVENTIETH WEEK: "The first coming of our Lord is spoken of in (Daniel 9:24-27) as ordained to be before the seventy weeks were finished, and the city (Jerusalem) should be destroyed; and so it was even as the prophet had spoken… Jesus Christ our Lord, the Messiah, came exactly ...read more

  • William Carey: When God Pleases

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010
     | 3,292 views

    WILLIAM CAREY: WHEN GOD PLEASES In 1786 William Carey, a shoemaker/pastor from Northamptonshire, was burdened by the needs of the worlds people. He stood before a counsel of representatives at a ministerial meeting in Northampton. He explained his burden to share the gospel, the good news of Jesus ...read more

  • Sow Indiscriminately

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jul 15, 2017
     | 4,986 views

    In the Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13) Jesus spoke of the kingdom of heaven being like an indiscriminate sower. This contradicts theories surrounding church growth of targeting certain statistically measurable demographics. There is no such target audience in this parable. The seed of the kingdom ...read more

  • A Prayer For Preachers

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Jun 10, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,319 views

    A Prayer for Preachers O God, our Father; you love all your children. Those at home and those away from home. As I proclaim the gospel, may your voice be heard, calling. May Christ our Lord be praised. Good news; hope for the hopeless Good news; love for the broken Good news; forgiveness at the ...read more

  • We Are His Hands And Feet.

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 27, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 911 views

    After World War II, a group of German students volunteered to help rebuild an English cathedral that had been severely damaged by German bombs. As work progressed, they became concerned about a large statue of Jesus, whose arms were out-stretched and beneath which was the inscription: “Come unto ...read more

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