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  • The Idol Of Tv

    Contributed by John Bright on Feb 2, 2025
     | 342 views

    “I believe that people who are watching television more than (reading) the Word of God are living in idolatry. God wants us to turn off our televisions and turn on the Word of God, to spend time watching His Word, that we will be washed in His Word and conformed into His image and likeness.” ...read more

  • Unintentionally Humorous Texts: Micah’s Misfortunes, Part 1

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Mar 7, 2024
     | 700 views

    Introduction: The days of Israel’s judges, before Samuel and the kingdom, were known as ‘seesaw days”: Israel alternated between being true to the God of Israel, then abandoning Him to worship the idols of other nations. Israel would be oppressed, and then cry out to their God for help, but then ...read more

  • Pennies From Heaven  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Walther on Jul 11, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,329 views

    PENNIES FROM HEAVEN Many of the farms in the state of Nebraska are right on the edge of the fertile plains that receive enough rainfall to produce abundant crops. Some years the yields can be a little lower simply because they are not blessed with as much rain as other farmers. Being so dependent ...read more

  • God Of Second Chances  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 15, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,124 views

    Part of a song by Anointed- if you say you’re sorry for all the stuff you do Know that he is ready with a second chance for you Praise the Lord He’s the God of Second Chances You’ll be floored how His love in life enhances You can be restored from your darkest ...read more

  • Trading Down: The Majority Of Affluent American ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,765 views

    Trading Down: The majority of affluent American consumers only occasionally indulge in luxury across most product categories. That means half of the high income shoppers aren’t likely to buy anything but items on the sale rack or the more affordable brands presumably offered for lower-income ...read more

  • Marketing Myth: There Is The Long-Held Belief ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006
     | 2,029 views

    Marketing Myth: There is the long-held belief that older TV viewers (ages 40 to 50) rarely change brand loyalty. Age Wave research company says boomers are, in fact, more open to new things such as new cell phone technology, Internet shopping, and other products. Marketers shouldn’t fall into ...read more

  • Marketing Myth There Is The Long-Held Belief ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 18, 2007
     | 1,545 views

    Marketing Myth There is the long-held belief that older TV viewers (ages 40 to 50) rarely change brand loyalty. Age Wave research company says boomers are, in fact, more open to new things such as new cell phone technology, Internet shopping, and other products. Marketers shouldn’t fall into the ...read more

  • Shall I Give You Yet Another Reason Why You ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,356 views

    "Shall I give you yet another reason why you should pray? I have preached my very heart out. I could not say any more than I have said. Will not your prayers accomplish that which my preaching fails to do? Is it not likely that the Church has been putting forth its preaching ...read more

  • Good Old Spurgeon Says That Some Of The Promises ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Jul 5, 2008
     | 2,042 views

    Good old Spurgeon says that some of the promises are like the almond tree--they blossom hastily in the very earliest spring. But, he says, there are others, which resemble the mulberry tree- -they, are very slow in putting forth their leaves. Then what is a man to do, if he has a mulberry tree ...read more

  • The Tongues Of ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 29, 2008
     | 4,379 views

    The Tongues of Fire Philo: "Then from the midst of the fire that streamed from heaven there sounded forth to their utter amazement a voice, for the flame became articulate speech in the language familiar to the audience" (Decal. 46), quoted by Ben Witherington III in his commentary, The Acts of the ...read more

  • The Hand Of God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 5,234 views

    I was particularly impressed by the poem that the Queen Mother – who had a wonderful Christian faith – chose for her funeral I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year. “Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.” And he replied: “Go out into the darkness and put your hand ...read more

  • The Lord Has More Need Of Our Weakness Than Of ...

    Contributed by John Petty on Jan 12, 2010
     | 3,266 views

    The Lord has more need of our weakness than of our strength: our strength is often His rival; our weakness, His servant, drawing on His resources, and showing forth His glory. Man’s extremity is God’s opportunity; man’s security is Satan’s opportunity. God’s way is not to take His children out ...read more

  • Ethics Defined

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 19, 2010
     | 2,281 views

    ETHICS DEFINED According to the Jewish Encyclopedia, ethics is, "The science of morals, or of human duty… Applied ethics presents a scheme of action applicable to the various relations of human life and labor, and sets forth what the rights and duties are which are involved in these ...read more

  • Girls Today Are Fixating On Their Flaws, Causing ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,934 views

    Girls Today are fixating on their flaws, causing them to belittle themselves and even take destructive action. The onslaught of messages and images they constantly receive sets an unrealistic standard of beauty. More than 4 in 10 girls and young women only see their flaws when they look in the ...read more

  • Many Don't Want To Serve Except To Serve ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Dec 15, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,520 views

    Many don’t want to serve except to serve themselves. But we all serve something. Some serve the idols of money and materialism. Some serve the idols of addictions. Some serve the idols of entertainment. Some serve gods made in their own image. We are called to remind people that God has created ...read more

  • In The Ragamuffin Gospel, Brennan Manning Puts It ...

    Contributed by Richard Francis on Jan 31, 2009
     | 2,297 views

    In the Ragamuffin Gospel, Brennan Manning puts it like this “In Christ Jesus freedom from fear empowers us to let go of the desire to appear good, so that we can move freely in the mystery of who we really are. Preoccupation with projecting the “nice guy” image, impressing newcomers with our ...read more

  • Sin Is Like A Vacuum Cleaner

    Contributed by Daniel J. Little on Nov 15, 2011
     | 2,687 views

    SIN IS LIKE A VACUUM CLEANER SIN we said, is stretching our will and our actions past the limits of God’s laws. The result is not unlike pulling a vacuum cleaner beyond the length of its cord, you still have the machine (your body) but now it is disconnected from the power that makes it behave ...read more

  • Only In Freedom Can Goodness Occur

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 16, 2013
     | 3,000 views

    Only in freedom can man direct himself toward goodness. Our contemporaries make much of this freedom and pursue it eagerly; and rightly to be sure. Often however they foster it perversely as a license for doing whatever pleases them, even if it is evil. For its part, authentic freedom is an ...read more

  • Is God's Will Always Done? No, Because God Does ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Mills on Sep 26, 2002
    based on 41 ratings
     | 1,980 views

    Is God’s will always done? No, because God does not will for us to sin. As a parent I want my children to be successful and to be a productive member of sciety. Doesn’t every parent want that? Then why are our prisons full to over flowing? Every coach wants every shot to go through the hoop, ...read more

  • Neal Alexander, Publisher And President Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006
     | 1,816 views

    Neal Alexander, Publisher and President of United Methodist Publishing House/Abingdon says, "What is clear is that the yearning and need for spiritual resources is growing. Contemporary life doesn’t make religious experience irrelevant, it makes it indispensable. The further segmentation of our ...read more