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  • Belly Up To The Bar?" Romans 13: 1-7: Key ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Aug 18, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,791 views

    “Belly Up to the Bar?” Romans 13: 1-7: Key verse(s): 4a “For he is God’s servant to do you good.” About a decade ago an assembly of Christian leaders came up with this summary of what it means to be a Christian citizen: “It is impossible for a believer to be a good Christian and a bad citizen ...read more

  • Boomerang!  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jul 27, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,381 views

    Boomerang! (07.28.05--Appreciation--Ezra 5: 1-2) “When someone does something good, applaud! You’ll make two people happy.” The life-long motto of film magnate, Samuel Goldwyn, he knew that appreciation was a two-way street. The one who received it benefited as well as the one who gave it. Both ...read more

  • When I Was A Little Girl, I Can Still Remember ...

    Contributed by Elizabeth Stutler on Jul 14, 2007
     | 1,326 views

    When I was a little girl, I can still remember seeing a picture of Jesus. He had curly blonde hair, blue, blue eyes and skin as fair as fair can be. Is that how we picture our Jesus? Do we really grasp how Jesus looked the battering and scars that he bore for us? Sure we see the crown of thorns ...read more

  • Dr. Elmer Towns, In His Book Praying The Lord's ...

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Oct 20, 2007
     | 1,890 views

    Dr. Elmer Towns, in his book Praying The Lord’s Prayer for Spiritual Breakthrough, tells the story of a small son was playing with his french fries, dipping the end of one in the ketchup, and then waving it like a baton. His father was enjoying the moment. Mother had gone to a seminar, so for lunch ...read more

  • Give A Birthday Present To Jesus

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 29, 2007
     | 2,977 views

    Give A Birthday Present To Jesus. One year our church celebrated Christmas by giving a birthday present to Jesus. On the first Sunday in December, I asked the congregation to think about what Jesus Christ really meant to them, and to offer a gift on the altar to symbolize their love for Him and ...read more

  • This Last Week I Started Reading The Book, ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 2, 2008
     | 1,141 views

    This last week I started reading the book, “Pivotal Praying,” - Connecting with God in times of great need. The book is written by John Hull and Tim Elmore. The book has been enlightening to say the least but in chapter 5 Tim shares about how important it is to run to God in prayer when we find ...read more

  • People Are Attempting To Redefine Marriage From ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 10, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,524 views

    People are attempting to redefine marriage from one man and one woman for life, and broadening the definition to include homosexuals. Once that is done, you can move to polygamy and polyandry. Next, what about removing the age restrictions, so that an adult can marry a child? Is there any place to ...read more

  • Saving A ...

    Contributed by James Steen on Jul 14, 2008
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     | 4,023 views

    Saving a Sheep I had an unusual experience last week as I was driving into church. Down the road and at the bottom of the hill from my house lies a sheep farm. As I was driving by, I noticed a lone sheep in the pasture, just standing there with a plastic feed bag over his head and down around his ...read more

  • Thy Great ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
     | 2,299 views

    Thy Great Salvation Sanctification The truths relating to the application of God’s great salvation are grouped under three headings: 1.) Justification; 2.) Regeneration and 3.) Sanctification. The Bible ...read more

  • The Way Of The ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    The Way of the Righteous What They Don’t Do “Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on His law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams ...read more

  • T ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
     | 2,991 views

    Thanksgiving First Thessalonians 5:16-18 says, “Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” On Thanksgiving Day, families gather around their televisions to watch football games ...read more

  • God Is Pro - ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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     | 4,438 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

  • Free, But Still Enslaved

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 20, 2008
     | 4,332 views

    FREE, BUT STILL ENSLAVED William Knibb sailed for Jamaica in November of 1824. He traveled to replace his missionary brother Thomas, who had died just a few months before his departure from England. His school in Jamaica dedicated to the children of slaves prospered. Slaves flocked from the ...read more

  • The Story Of This Song, Oh Holy Night, Began In ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 23, 2008
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     | 3,031 views

    The story of this song, Oh Holy Night, began in the 1840’s in France when a Priest asked a poet named Placide Cappeau de Roquemaure to write a poem for Christmas Mass. Cappeau composed this poem while he was in a carriage on the road to France … and that he titled Cantique de Noel. Cappeau was ...read more

  • Refusal To Believe  PRO

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on May 27, 2009
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    REFUSAL TO BELIEVE I once served a very wealthy congregation. Over the years the different members had donated various items to the church, many of which were quite valuable. The stained glass windows were valued and tens of thousands of dollars each; The communion table was an intricately carved ...read more

  • A Boy's ...

    Contributed by Dwight L. Moody on Jun 11, 2009
     | 2,270 views

    A BOY’S VICTORY I remember when out in Kansas, while holding a meeting, I saw a little boy who came up to the window crying. I went to him and said, "My little boy, what is your trouble?" "Why, Mr. Moody, my mother’s dead, and my father drinks, and they don’t love me, and the Lord won’t have ...read more

  • The Lady Or The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 19, 2009
     | 3,809 views

    The Lady or the Lion By Frank Stockton (edited and revised) In the very olden time there lived a semi-barbaric king, whose ideas were indeed semi-barbaric. The king had a daughter, beautiful and fair… the envy of every woman in the nation. She could have any man in the kingdom… but her heart was ...read more

  • The Guys' ...

    Contributed by Ken Hubbard on Feb 3, 2010
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    The Guys’ Rules We always hear "The Rules" from the female point of view...Now here are the rules from the male side. Please note...these are all numbered “1” on purpose! 1. Men ARE NOT mind readers. 1. Learn to work the toilet seat. You’re a big girl. If it’s up, put it down. We need it up, ...read more

  • Auto Body Repair Ministry--I Have A Friend Back ...

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Feb 9, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,193 views

    - AUTO BODY REPAIR MINISTRY--I have a friend back home, Michael. Michael is without a doubt a man with a call from Jesus Christ into ministry. Michael ministry is owning and running an auto body repair shop. Running an auto body repair shop may sound like the farthest thing there is from a church, ...read more

  • The Empty Assignment

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Mar 31, 2010
     | 2,845 views

    THE EMPTY ASSIGNMENT I was assigned to retrieve box number 673 A. I took my little pink piece of paper with my assignment for the afternoon - find box #673 A, Humana Hospital, February 1970. I had just started to working at this medical file warehouse and so I naively thought that the boss was ...read more