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  • Greater Things

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 2, 2011
     | 3,625 views

    GREATER THINGS You know, for me, one of the most intriguing promises Jesus ever made was this: "I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father." John 14:12 Jesus said I will be able to do ...read more

  • Wesley: A Heart Strangely Warmed  PRO

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Nov 28, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,420 views

    WESLEY: A HEART STRANGELY WARMED At the first half of the 18th century, England was also in a mess. Gin and gambling were destroying the lives of poor and rich alike. This was the age of Dick Turpin - crime figures were so high, there was so much danger from highway men and footpads that Horace ...read more

  • Sin: Prison Without Bars

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 15, 2011
     | 3,828 views

    SIN: PRISON WITHOUT BARS It's easy to live in denial--to live in sin and think everything is going our way. So sooner or later God gets our attention. In 1989, Pete Rose, baseball's all-time hit leader, was banished from baseball by Major League Commissioner. [Bart Giamatti]. The ...read more

  • The "Regard For Others" Ethic

    Contributed by Don Berry-Graham on Jan 24, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,124 views

    THE "REGARD FOR OTHERS" ETHIC John Sommerville currently teaches history at the University of Florida. He has been carrying out an exercise with his students for years. He challenges his students with the following thought experiment. Imagine that you see a little old lady coming down the ...read more

  • Staying The Course

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Feb 12, 2012
     | 2,256 views

    STAYING THE COURSE The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed by the President, in the name of Congress, upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at ...read more

  • The Man Who Made A Pet Out Of A Rattlesnake

    Contributed by David Goering on Nov 2, 2019
     | 3,221 views

    ILLUSTRATION: the story of the man who made a pet out of a rattlesnake. The "Memphis Commercial-Appeal" tells of a man across the river in Arkansas who had a pet rattlesnake. He had found it as a baby snake, taking it, fed it, and made a pet of it. The reptile would come when he ...read more

  • A New Year's Devotional

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 4, 2021
     | 2,073 views

    A New Year’s resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other! In fact, here are some startling stats about typical resolutions for the new year in America: • 27% break their resolutions by the first week of January. • 31% lose their resolutions by the second week of January. • 41% ...read more

  • Christian Code Of Conduct  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 3, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,542 views

    CHRISTIAN CODE OF CONDUCT We should all commit ourselves to a code of conduct that glorifies the Lord no matter where we are at in life. Why? Because it will benefit those around us and make God look good. Here are few dimensions to the Christian Code of Conduct: (This code was adapted from a ...read more

  • Man In The Iron ...

    Contributed by Jeff Osborne on Oct 16, 2008
     | 1,785 views

    Man in the Iron Cage In John Bunyan’s book The Pilgrim’s Progress, he tells us of a character, known only as a man in an Iron Cage. This man’s character comes from the verse in Lu 8:13 “They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for ...read more

  • God's Great Faithfulness  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,754 views

    GOD'S GREAT FAITHFULNESS You can find hope in your darkest hour through the faithfulness of God. Harry Teuchert knows this is true. For years Harry had been a successful publisher of materials for churches. Everything in his life seemed to be perfect: A lovely home, a family, a solid future; but ...read more

  • Twin Brothers And A Dollar

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 11, 2009
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    TWIN BROTHERS AND A DOLLAR In his book, The Preaching Event, John Claypool tells a poignant story about identical twin brothers who never married because they enjoyed each other’s company so much. When their father died, they took over his store and ran it together in a joyful collaboration. But ...read more

  • I Have Never Forgotten You

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Feb 12, 2009
     | 3,542 views

    I HAVE NEVER FORGOTTEN YOU On Jan. 27, 2009 and I got to go to part of the state evangelism conference in Ruston, LA. Charles Thornton from Texas was one of the preachers. God is using his life in a fantastic way to help reach people in apartment complexes. Their ministry moves CARES Teams into ...read more

  • A Well Known Christian Wrote, "The Last Days ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,615 views

    • A well known Christian wrote, “the last days are upon us. Weigh carefully the times. Look for Him who is above all time, eternal and invisible.” That was not written by a modern prophecy expert. It was written by a man named Ignatius about 110 A.D., just a couple of decades after the apostle John ...read more

  • There Are Sayings About Every Thing These Days. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,917 views

    There are sayings about every thing these days. Here are some that may cause you to smile and some may even make you laugh. When all else fails, lower your standards. I don’t know, I don’t care, and it doesn’t make any difference. I don’t have any solution but I certainly admire the problem. ...read more

  • The 100-Year Prayer Meeting

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Nov 3, 2007
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     | 4,087 views

    The 100-Year Prayer Meeting In 1722, Count Nicholas Ludwig von Zinzendorf, troubled by the suffering of Christian exiles from Bohemia and Moravia, allowed them to establish a community on his estate in Germany. The center became known as Herrnhut, meaning “Under the Lord’s Watch.” It grew quickly, ...read more

  • To Have Strong Relationships In The Body Of ...

    Contributed by Alan Tison on Feb 27, 2008
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     | 3,771 views

    To have strong relationships in the body of Christ we must deal with our brokenness. How do we deal with brokenness? Individually – Realize we are all broken people. In many stores you find merchandise in a certain section marked with a 2 word phrase. This 2 word phrase is a is a tip off about ...read more

  • A Brain Surgeon On Parenting ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
     | 3,067 views

    A BRAIN SURGEON ON PARENTING INFLUENCE I read a book entitled Gifted Hands, the autobiography of Dr. Ben Carson, Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins hospital in Boston. This is what he writes: "My mother was a remarkable woman who was pregnant and then married at age 13. She worked ...read more

  • God Just Needs A Voice  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,539 views

    GOD JUST NEEDS A VOICE John Stott, a well-known British pastor and theologian, was invited to preach at the University of Sydney in Australia; but after he got there, he lost his voice. He describes his experience as follows: "What can you do with a missionary who has no voice? We had come to ...read more

  • Ignoring The Barriers Of The Past

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 19, 2009
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     | 4,110 views

    IGNORING THE BARRIERS OF THE PAST Every four years, the world’s attention turns to the summer Olympic games. For a few days, men and women from around the globe gather to compete against the best. Amazing records are broken and new ones are set at these games. The Four-Minute-Mile: Just a few ...read more

  • Here's Some Common Sense That Doesn't Sound ...

    Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Oct 24, 2009
     | 2,900 views

    Here’s some common sense that doesn’t sound especially biblical, but it has some really good biblical foundations. Consider these quotes from “The Wisdom of Cowboys”: • A cowboy would say, “Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.” Now this is from ...read more