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  • Washington's Proclamation  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 16, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,045 views

    WASHINGTON’S PROCLAMATION In 1789, our nation’s first President, George Washington, issued the following proclamation: Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and ...read more

  • I Remember A Speaker At One Of The Chapel ...  PRO

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jan 28, 2005
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     | 4,856 views

    I remember a speaker at one of the chapel services at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, where I went to seminary. Having being introduced as our main Missions Conference speaker for the week, he asked us to pray with him. We all bowed in prayer and, after a pregnant pause, John Stensether ...read more

  • A Small Church In Virginia Needed To Have A New ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Aug 25, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,893 views

    A small church in Virginia needed to have a new roof in the worst of ways, but there was no money in their account. Most of the congregation was very poor except for the local banker. He was an ornery old cuss, and he would be the first in church so he could always sit in the back pew by the ...read more

  • Cable Television Mogul Ted Turner Criticized ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
     | 1,664 views

    Cable television mogul Ted Turner criticized fundamentalist Christianity and said Jesus probably would “be sick at his stomach” over the way his ideas have been “twisted,” the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Turner made his remarks Friday evening at a banquet in Orlando, Fla., where he was ...read more

  • Church Signs From Beliefnet.com  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 15, 2006
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    Church Signs from beliefnet.com "Beat the Christmas rush, come to church this Sunday!" "Don’t wait for the hearse to take you to church." "Don’t give up. Moses was once a basket case." "Life has many choices. Eternity has two. What’s yours?" "Worry is interest paid on trouble before it is ...read more

  • Cable Television Mogul Ted Turner Criticized ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,928 views

    Cable television mogul Ted Turner criticized fundamentalist Christianity and said Jesus probably would "be sick at his stomach" over the way his ideas have been "twisted," the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Turner made his remarks Friday evening at a banquet in Orlando, Fla., where he was ...read more

  • As I Was Out Running This Morning With This Bible ...

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jul 26, 2006
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    As I was out running this morning with this Bible passage fresh in my thinking and my praying, I was aware that I cannot run and run and run without stopping. There is a limit to my running. After about 4 miles I have to stop. Not only do I have to stop but I also need to wait 2 or 3 days before I ...read more

  • As We Approach The 5th Anniversary Of ...

    Contributed by John Donnelly on Aug 30, 2006
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    . As we approach the 5th anniversary of September 11th next month, some of you may have been to seen the movie entitled, “World Trade Center.” · This movie points to many of the heroes of that infamous day. One of them was Port Authority Police Officer William Jimero. He willingly went into ...read more

  • Missionary Hudson Taylor Sailed To His Mission In ...

    Contributed by Robbie Parsons on Nov 6, 2006
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    Missionary Hudson Taylor sailed to his mission in China. Very close to the shore of cannibal islands the ship lost wind, and it was slowly drifting shoreward unable to go about. The savages were eagerly anticipating a feast. The captain came to Mr. Taylor and asked him to pray for the help of ...read more

  • Ask For A Volunteer. Give Them The Radio And Ask ...  PRO

    Contributed by Alistair Wearring on Jan 20, 2007
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    Ask for a volunteer. Give them the radio and ask them to turn it on. What can they hear? (This should be nothing more than a hiss.) Then ask your volunteer to turn the tuning dial. Stop them when a programme can be clearly heard. God wants us to hear what he is saying, but it is no use just ...read more

  • Christian Country There's A New Wave Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
     | 1,519 views

    Christian Country There’s a new wave of faith-based, Nashville sounds. Whether it’s Carrie Underwood’s prayerful Jesus, Take the Wheel or Brooks & Dunn’s nostalgic Believe, country charts are sounding like Sunday morning. The reason, says David Fillingim, Shorter College religion and philosophy ...read more

  • Pastor Prays Honestly After Loss Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 30, 2009
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    Pastor Prays Honestly After Loss of Son O The Beauty of Honest prayer (I think God prefers angry honesty vs. flowery fakeness) Heard a story this week of a pastor who lost his precious little son in a tragic accident. Told how he drove the freeways of Los Angeles in the grief of that loss. Said… ...read more

  • Obedience, Not Understanding

    Contributed by Chris Kelly on Sep 29, 2010
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     | 7,407 views

    OBEDIENCE, NOT UNDERSTANDING Our denomination has a Pastor’s Retreat every year up in the mountains of S. Cal. As I was walking to breakfast one morning, I came across a monument that explained that when Billy Graham first started preaching, he was confused and had some doubts about God’s Word. ...read more

  • If You Want It Bad Enough

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 10, 2011
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    IF YOU WANT IT BAD ENOUGH When a person first comes to faith in Christ and gets a taste of His grace, they can’t get enough of the Bible. Pat Summerall, the well-known sports announcer, trusted Christ with his life and overcame alcohol in the late 60’s. As he describes his life with Christ, he ...read more

  • For Blessings Already Received

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Feb 23, 2012
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    FOR BLESSINGS ALREADY RECEIVED "Returning thanks for blessings already received increases our faith and enables us to approach God with new boldness and new assurance. Doubtless the reason so many have so little faith when they pray is because they take so little time to meditate upon and thank ...read more

  • The Meaning Of Life. The Wasted Years Of Life. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kevin Karhoff on Mar 23, 2013
    based on 2 ratings
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    The meaning of life. The wasted years of life. The poor choices of life. God answers the mess of life with one word: grace. We talk as though we understand the term. The bank gives us a grace period. The seedy politician falls from grace. Musicians speak of a grace note. We describe an ...read more

  • Losing

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 13, 2021
     | 2,569 views

    Read a book by Pat Conroy entitled My Losing Season. In that book Conroy recounts the season in 1967 when he played point guard for the Citadel college basketball team. In his book Conroy contrasts the lessons from winning from those learned from losing. “Winning,” he writes, “makes you think ...read more

  • Story: At The Very Start Of His Ministry In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Aug 18, 2007
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    Story: At the very start of his ministry in Florence, Savonarola the Italian political reformer (1452-1498) noticed an elderly woman who used to come and pray regularly before that statue of the Virgin Mary. One day, Savonarola took an elderly priest aside , who had been serving in the ...read more

  • A While Ago My Wife Had A Job Evaluation From Her ...

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 16, 2007
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    A while ago my wife had a job evaluation from her employer. Her boss commended her for doing a good job, and she received a nominal raise in pay. Nothing that would change her lifestyle, but an increase in pay none the less. Upon leaving the evaluation she said to her boss, “Thank you for the ...read more

  • Praying For Them For Years

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on May 3, 2008
     | 1,872 views

    PRAYING FOR THEM FOR YEARS David Stone is a preacher I know, and his mother changed my prayers for my children. She says that from day one she prayed that God would just surround them with an envelope of protection from Satan. But... she also prayed from day one for the girl that one day Dave ...read more