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  • Hearing God  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 25, 2002
    based on 19 ratings
     | 6,757 views

    HEARING GOD The New York Times reports that during the attacks of September 11, the communication between rescue workers and their commanding officers was not good. Instead of reaching the workers by radio to warn of the imminent collapse of the Trade Center Towers, a messenger had to be sent ...read more

  • The People Of God

    Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Sep 24, 2007
     | 1,697 views

    The people of God: Individuals, and in a state of distinctness from all the nations amongst which, in their calamitous dispersion, they are scattered; but they have no national existence -- no king, no country, no organization, no government, no political being. Just so the great community of ...read more

  • He's Just Like Jeff  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Mar 25, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 946 views

    The phone rang. “It’s Jimmy. I’m really sick. I’ve got a fever. Can you help me?” Jimmy was one man that the Love In Action ministry helped. He was dying from AIDS. Jeff was angry. He had already put in sixty hours and didn’t want to hear about Jimmy. However, Jeff promised to go right over ...read more

  • God Is Not A Genie  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 11, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 5,902 views

    GOD IS NOT A GENIE An auto dealer, facing bankruptcy, was walking along a beach when he kicked a bottle and out popped a genie. "Thanks for setting me free," said the genie. "To show my appreciation, I’ll grant you one wish." "Okay," said the auto dealer, "I want to be the only foreign car dealer ...read more

  • God's Name

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 20, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,069 views

    GOD'S NAME God is not like a dog. Some dogs, as long as you show them affection or give them treats, they will come running and wag their tails and be just so excited. If we didn’t know there name we could call them "Fido" or "Ginger" or any name and they would respond. We could even call them ...read more

  • The God-Alphabet

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jan 7, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,323 views

    THE GOD-ALPHABET J. Vernon McGee observed: "From an alphabet you make words, and Jesus Christ is called the 'Word of God' -- the full revelation and intelligent ...read more

  • God Will Provide

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jul 3, 2006
     | 4,081 views

    Story: “God Will Provide” Back in the depression days of the early 1930’s, my husband pastored a small country church. We then had three little children. Many times our weekly income was less than $10.00. One day, we found ourselves out of bread and with only some rancid bacon grease for ...read more

  • Struggling With God

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 13, 2009
     | 3,276 views

    STRUGGLING WITH GOD Just because God calls us or permits us to do something, it doesn't mean that we can afford to be complacent about it. Jacob’s return to the land of the promise was risky. If Jacob didn’t learn to be a little less conniving and little less arrogant, the old sibling feud would ...read more

  • He Went To Hell For Me

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Mar 12, 2009
     | 1,708 views

    HE WENT TO HELL FOR ME Kay Arthur, well-known Christian author and speaker, has influenced tens of thousands. As a young girl, she went to church. She wrote, "I would listen to the messages, and go to Sunday School, but I never really committed my life to Jesus." She grew up and got married, ...read more

  • He Must Increase And I Must Decrease

    Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Mar 30, 2023
     | 1,437 views

    HE MUST INCREASE, BUT I MUST DECREASE. When you need assurance of Eternity and answer the Gospel call- He must increase and I must decrease! When He bids you take up your cross and be willing then to give all- He must increase and I must decrease! When the storms of life threaten, and you ...read more

  • Where God Is  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 26, 2013
    based on 2 ratings
     | 8,377 views

    WHERE GOD IS A man offered a little boy, who was returning from a Bible class, a dollar if he would show him where God is. The little boy responded, "Mister, I’ll ...read more

  • God Knows

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Oct 7, 2011
     | 2,397 views

    GOD KNOWS The receiving line at the memorial was very long as Jim and Steph had many family members that came from Texas and Georgia. Halfway through the line, I was introduced to Jim's sister, brother and nephew. They said "Are you the Brad Henry that wrote the devotional about my brother?" I ...read more

  • The Wrath Of God

    Contributed by Jesse Roncales on Mar 12, 2010
     | 3,746 views

    THE WRATH OF GOD Leon Morris, a theologian and New Testament scholar, explains that God's wrath is not "an uncontrollable outburst of passion. It is the reverse of a holy love, a flame which sears but purifies... always exercise with a certain tenderness, for even when He is ...read more

  • Two Gods?

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Aug 17, 2005
     | 2,161 views

    ILLUSTRATION... Two Gods? (personal story) "One a recent trip, I called home to talk to the kids and let them know that I would be home soon. I called at a time when our two boys were asleep and only our four-year old daughter was awake. We chatted for awhile. She began to ask me questions ...read more

  • God With Us

    Contributed by Edward Hardee on Dec 2, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 639 views

    I started out by describing a song that I had been singing all week long. (I used Leaning on the Everlasting Arms but you can use any song). I spent about 5 - 7 minutes giving all the details of the song. The author, the beat, where it is used at, who sung the song, etc. I keep the title ...read more

  • God Is Pro - ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,134 views

    God Is Pro - Choice! He really is! Every day of your life, until you draw your final breath, you will stand at the CrossRoads and be asked to make a choice. Which way will you choose? God has set before you two gates, one wide and one narrow. He has set before you two roads, one broad and one ...read more

  • Struggling With God?

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Jun 17, 2024
     | 428 views

    Here is a wee question, is struggling with God a bad thing? Where is a person's character developed? Did the saints of God become saints before or without struggling with God, without responding to those things in the scriptures or the words of Jesus that offended them, before they repented of ...read more

  • Is God Speaking?  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Beaird on Nov 2, 2000
    based on 206 ratings
     | 5,256 views

    IS GOD SPEAKING? James Hamilton writes: Before refrigerators, people used ice houses to preserve their food. Ice houses had thick walls, no windows, and a tightly fitted door. In winter, when streams and lakes were frozen, large blocks of ice were cut, hauled to the ice houses, and covered ...read more

  • The Priority Of God

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 1, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,737 views

    THE PRIORITY OF GOD Priorities are an issue in the church today, and David Wilkerson addresses this issue with the following thought from his most recent newslatter: "A priority is the importance you place on something. And Christians who neglect prayer have perverted their priorities! Many ...read more

  • The Vessel God ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,607 views

    THE VESSEL GOD USES The Master was searching for a vessel to use; on the shelf there were many--which one would He choose? "Take me", cried the gold one, "I’m shiny and bright, I’m of great value and I do things just right. My beauty and luster will outshine the rest And for someone like ...read more