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  • Counterfeit Gospel  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Aug 18, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,460 views

    COUNTERFEIT GOSPEL Counterfeit money is lacking in authority—-it does not have the backing of the federal government. A good counterfeiter can dupe some people into accepting his copywork as legitimate currency. But eventually, when the fake money is brought before the authorities, it will be ...read more

  • Let's Do A Very Unscientific Poll...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Dec 3, 2008
     | 2,176 views

    Let's do a very unscientific poll... With a raise of a hand, please respond, as you feel comfortable in doing: How many would be more content if they had more money? How many would be more content if they had less stuff? How many would be more content if they had a lighter schedule? How many would ...read more

  • Blood Is Thicker Than Water  PRO

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Mar 25, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,167 views

    BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER At some point or another you may have used this familiar phrase - Blood is thicker than water. The context in which we use it is to describe the meaning that blood-related families are more important than anyone else. R. Richard Pustelniak, congregational leader for the ...read more

  • I'd Give More Praise  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 18, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,113 views

    "I'D GIVE MORE PRAISE" The Duke of Wellington, the British military leader who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo, was not an easy man to serve under. He was brilliant, demanding, and not one to shower his subordinates with compliments. Yet even Wellington realized that his methods left something to be ...read more

  • The Love For God's House

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Apr 14, 2010
     | 3,648 views

    THE LOVE FOR GOD'S HOUSE No wonder the Psalmist longed for God’s House. It is sad that many people, even some who claim to know Christ, take so little interest in His church-—the Church He purchased with His own blood. Some people only show up on important occasions in life. The only time the ...read more

  • A Professing Christian Justifies Her ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 6, 2010
     | 4,657 views

    A Professing Christian Justifies Her Adultery Oprah Winfrey had a program with women who were having affairs with married men. When the women were challenged on the morality of their adultery, one woman said, “Wait a minute. I’m a Christian, but I want everyone to know that my personal life and my ...read more

  • Starbucks Society

    Contributed by Erik Stadler on Jan 12, 2011
     | 1,600 views

    STARBUCKS SOCIETY Sometimes people describe today as the culture of "Starbucks" or the "iPod" society? We have been taught to look at ourselves as individuals, and the preferences of the individual are more important than the group. At Starbucks you can stand behind somebody and they can rattle I ...read more

  • The Worst Boss Ever

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 11, 2018
     | 2,107 views

    What if you had a boss that demanded that you check in with him every ten minutes no matter what? What if he required that even if you were in the middle of other important work in your office? What if he demanded that whether you were at the office or at home? What if he required that even if ...read more

  • Prayer

    Contributed by Roy Fowler on Sep 13, 2020
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     | 4,912 views

    This statement is many times use as a stand alone statement without regards to the actual meaning. When the context has to be considered and an understanding of who God is and his teachings are most important. A famous Bible scholar John Gill puts it this way: For whatever is asked in faith, ...read more

  • You Have The Time?

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jan 22, 2008
     | 885 views

    YOU HAVE THE TIME? Years ago, I was in the library at Seminary doing some research and this quite old and distinguished gentleman, obviously someone of great stature, he approaches me and asks, “Peter, can you tell me what time it is?” I was quite taken back. I had been at Seminary for less than a ...read more

  • Dire Warnings?

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Mar 24, 2020
     | 3,732 views

    Once upon a time. . . . sorry, folks, I couldn’t resist that one. But it wasn’t that long ago that people paid their bills by writing a check and then mailing said item and bill to the address provided. That was true of car insurance, utility bills, credit card bills, among other things. Now, one ...read more

  • Pastor Doug Forsberg, An Associate At Bethany ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Knight on May 2, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,775 views

    Pastor Doug Forsberg, an associate at Bethany First Church of the Nazarene recently spoke of an experience he had while pastoring a small church in Florida. It involved a member of his church, an older gentleman by the name of Benny. Now Benny was about ninety-nine to one hundred years old and he ...read more

  • Give God The Big Stuff, Too

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Aug 5, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,555 views

    GIVE GOD THE BIG STUFF, TOO I am mechanically inept and every once in a while I try to do some mechanical thing. Sometimes it's as simple as trying to put up a light fixture. Inevitably it fights back and doesn't go easily. I start getting frustrated and forcing the issue, usually making it worse. ...read more

  • Call To War

    Contributed by Sam Higgs on Sep 29, 2011
     | 3,105 views

    CALL TO WAR Have you ever heard the "trumpet" call to do battle in our culture? On every side we are bombarded with things and teachings that are anti-God. There is the lasciviousness where "free-sex" reigns as supreme. It is the Christian’s God ordained duty to confront this sin against God ...read more

  • Under The Influence

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Apr 13, 2012
     | 5,008 views

    UNDER THE INFLUENCE David Kupelian's book The Marketing of Evil, published in 2005, is an eye-opening study of what we face today. I wish every parent would read it. Does anyone here remember what happened to Robert Bauman in 1980? He was elected in 1973 as representative of the First ...read more

  • Mom's Ten Commandments  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 5, 2002
    based on 18 ratings
     | 4,538 views

    MOM’S TEN COMMANDMENTS Sick people belong in bed. Thank-you notes, thank-you notes, thank-you notes. Everyone needs a nap everyday. Get your hair off your face. Stand up staight. Look people in the eye when you meet them. Good table manners are important in case you get invited to a rich ...read more

  • An Old Man Who Was Severely Injured Lost 3/4 Of ...

    Contributed by Lisa Delay on Mar 27, 2005
     | 2,338 views

    An old man who was severely injured lost 3/4 of his blood volume. While he stayed in the hospital to recuperate, aides came to check him. They discovered him out of bed and on the floor on his hands and knees. Concerned, they queried him. The man replied that he had accidentally spilled water and ...read more

  • Motivational Speaker, Jim Mccormick, Is A Former ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on May 29, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,121 views

    Motivational speaker, Jim McCormick, is a former corporate Chief Operating Officer, MBA, and holder of three skydiving World Records and member of a successful skydiving expedition to the North Pole. He observes: “Salespeople and managers who consistently perform at a higher level have certain ...read more

  • The White Witch Played On Ed's Cravings For ...

    Contributed by Randall Bergsma on Dec 1, 2005
     | 1,760 views

    The White Witch played on Ed’s cravings for pleasure and importance. She magically gives him enchanted Turkish Delight, and the more he eats, the more he wants.(anybody been there?) She promised to make him a King of Narnia, and then he could eat all the Turkish delight he wanted. (Sound ...read more

  • Lady Nancy Astor, The First Woman Ever Seated In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005
     | 2,320 views

    Lady Nancy Astor, the first woman ever seated in the British House of Commons, encountered a lot of male antagonism – but proved herself capable of giving as well as receiving in that arena. Once, at a formal dinner, Lady Astor said to her neighbor that she considered men to be more conceited than ...read more