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  • Note, Praying Friends Are Valuable Friends; It ...

    Contributed by N A on Aug 9, 2008
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    "Note, Praying friends are valuable friends; it is good to have an intimacy with and an interest in those that have fellowship with God and an interest at the throne of grace; and it well becomes the greatest and best of men to desire the assistance of the prayers of others for them. St. Paul often ...read more

  • A Nine Year Old Girl Came Into The Room Of Her ...

    Contributed by Mark Wood on Feb 18, 2006
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    A nine year old girl came into the room of her very sick mother. Thinking her mother was asleep the little girl unfolded the blanket and covered her mother up. The mother said, It was not long ago that I was Covering you up and taking care of you. This little girl paused and ...read more

  • Some Years Ago I Was In A Discussion With A ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 3, 2010
     | 2,540 views

    Some years ago I was in a discussion with a member of the so-called Unity Church of Christianity. He said he believed the same thing I did - Unity - Jesus is the Way-Shower. We follow His example of a good life. Christianity – Jesus is the Way to God. Jesus gives us new life by dying for our ...read more

  • The Chinese Character For "Righteousness" Is ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,900 views

    The Chinese character for "righteousness" is most interesting. It is composed of two separate characters one standing for a lamb, the other for me. When "lamb" is placed directly above "me," a new character "righteousness" is formed. This is a helpful picture of the grace of God. Between me, the ...read more

  • Many People Find Doing God's Will Hard. Rosa ...

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Feb 18, 2007
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    Many people find doing God’s will hard. Rosa Parks found it hard when she was arrested on December 1, 1955 for refusing to give her bus seat to a white man. It is difficult to imagine such an arrest taking place today, just a little over 50 years later. But that is because her simple act of ...read more

  • Winston Churchill's Ever Patient Wife Told Him ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
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    Winston Churchill’s ever patient wife told him that him that loosing the election immediately after the war might be a blessing in disguise. His response was ’at the moment its certainly very well disguised’ But a few months later saw it differently ’I feel a great sense of relief...others having ...read more

  • The Unreligion

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 3, 2013
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    THE UNRELIGION When Jesus hung on the cross, He cried out, “It is finished!” Jesus did all the work. All that remains for us to do is depend on Him. You see, not only our salvation, but our success in this life is all up to Him. I like the way Dane Ortlund put it in his book, Defiant Grace. ...read more

  • Amazing ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
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    Amazing Grace In every country, on every day, there is man trying to work his way into favor with God. Many years ago the Grand Rapids Press covered this story… "Conversation to Hindu Faith Is Tortuous." "A West German businessman has completed his conversion to the Hindu faith by piercing ...read more

  • There Was A Man Named Don Quixote. Don Got A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 2, 2002
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    There was a man named Don Quixote. Don got a horse and a sword and when off to fight giants? Don thought windmills were giants and wasted his efforts and skills not on the enemy, but tilting windmills. He was so determined to fight windmills and kill them all. ...read more

  • The Latino Population In The U.s. Constitutes The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006
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    The Latino Population in the U.S. constitutes the 5th largest Hispanic population group in the world, just behind Argentina. By ‘25 it will be #2, behind only Mexico. Our Hispanic population grows by 2.5 people every minute. They now comprise 13% of the ...read more

  • No Tv For Tots The American Academy Of Pediatrics ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 14, 2007
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    No TV For Tots The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends children under the age of 2 watch no TV. That means no Baby Bach. No Smart Baby. No Baby Genius. A recent report concludes, there’s no evidence these products make babies smarter, but there is reason to believe that, ...read more

  • No Tv For Tots The American Academy Of Pediatrics ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
     | 1,502 views

    No TV For Tots The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends children under the age of 2 watch no TV. That means no Baby Bach. No Smart Baby. No Baby Genius. A recent report concludes, there’s no evidence these products make babies smarter, but there is reason to believe that, ...read more

  • Getting In/Out Of The Boat

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 27, 2010
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    GETTING IN/OUT OF THE BOAT In our life journey with God, there are moments when we are to get out of the boat because our faith and trust in the Lord needs to grow. But, there are also moments when we need to get back in the boat because we need to rest and be ...read more

  • Phil Jenkins Observes That Many Christians In ...

    Contributed by Rick Bezanson on Oct 17, 2007
     | 1,198 views

    Phil Jenkins observes that many Christians in the Northern hemisphere really do not trust or believe the words in the Bible. As a result there are few miracles and many churches are dying. On the other hand, Christians in the Southern hemisphere, (Central America, South America, Africa, & Asia) do ...read more

  • Though Many Of Us Have Seen Pictures Of A Huge ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 18, 2001
    based on 51 ratings
     | 2,772 views

    Though many of us have seen pictures of a huge eagle’s nest high in the branches of a tree or in the crag of a cliff, few of us have gotten a glimpse inside. When a mother eagle builds her nest she starts with thorns, broken branches, sharp rocks, and a number of other items that seem entirely ...read more

  • No Marriage—no Divorce: Couples Who Once Might ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    No Marriage—No Divorce: Couples who once might have wed and then divorced now are not marrying at all, reports The State of our Unions 2005, an annual report issued by the National Marriage Project at Rutgers University. The U.S. divorce rate is 17.7 per 1,000 married women, down from 22.6 in ‘80. ...read more

  • A Vanished Friend

    Contributed by Paul Humphrey on Feb 22, 2006
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    Around the corner I have a friend, In this great city that has no end; Yet days go by and weeks rush on, And before I know it, a year is gone, And I never see my old friend’s face. For life is a swift and terrible race. He knows I like him just as well As in the days when I rang his bell And he ...read more

  • The Banyan Tree

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 11, 2012
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    THE BANYAN TREE The Banyan is native to India, but they can be found in the United States and other parts of the world, especially Asia. It grows as a young tree and then, as it gets larger, the heavy limbs put forth roots which drop to the ground to form a secondary trunk to support the large ...read more

  • Reflecting The Light  PRO

    Contributed by Everette Pafford on Feb 27, 2014
    based on 6 ratings
     | 8,671 views

    REFLECTING THE LIGHT A well-known Bible teacher has just finished speaking to a large class of business people on the Christians' responsibility to be light in the world. He had emphasized the as believers we all have the obligation to reflect the Light in the world, the Lord Jesus. After the ...read more

  • For Several Years, Controversy Had Centered On A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Joey Nelson on Aug 6, 2001
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,862 views

    For several years, controversy had centered on a strange monk from Wittenberg. Political and religious leaders felt that his teachings, which included salvation by grace through faith alone in Christ alone, might spark a rebellion. Accused of heresy, he stood trial on April 17, 1521. He never ...read more