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  • Love Is The Key  PRO

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 29, 2003
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,263 views

    “LOVE IS THE KEY” (copyrighted by John Gaughan) LOVE IS THE KEY, LOVE IS THE KEY THOUGH I SPEAK IN TONGUES OF ANGELS LOVE IS THE KEY LOVE IS PATIENT LOVE IS KIND, NOT SELF SEEKING LOVE IS BLIND, LOVE IS TRUTHFUL LOVE IS TRUST, TO LOVE YOUR BROTHER IS A MUST. LOVE CAN BREAK, BUT LOVE WILL ...read more

  • Army Of One Today, Each Soldier Must Learn To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
     | 3,271 views

    Army of One Today, each soldier must learn to manage him or herself and be self-sufficient, on their own in unfamiliar environments. Only 3 of 10 people in their primary recruiting group (males age 17-24) can qualify to be admitted to the Armed Services today. 6 of 10 people surveyed ...read more

  • Liberty = Vigilance  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 24, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,212 views

    LIBERTY = VIGILANCE In 1790 John Philpot Curran said, "The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he break, servitude is at once the consequence of his crime and the punishment of his guilt." Thomas Jefferson condensed Curran’s advice with the ...read more

  • The Authority Of The Body

    Contributed by Major Gerardo Balmori on Apr 2, 2011
     | 3,249 views

    THE AUTHORITY OF THE BODY When Preacher John Wesley was a student at Oxford Unversity, he was shocked by the amount of drinking done by the students. (Wonder what he would think about college students today?) After writing to his mother, Susanna Wesley, for her counsel, he received the following ...read more

  • Silver Lining

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 19, 2011
     | 1,110 views

    SILVER LINING We have in the English language a proverb, "Every cloud has a silver lining," It comes from John Milton's masque (dramatic entertainment) 'Comus' (1634). 'Was I deceiv'd, or did a sable cloud/ Turn forth her silver lining on the night?' The proverb means that out of a negative ...read more

  • When A Surgeon Enters An Operating Theater, He ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,677 views

    WHEN A SURGEON ENTERS AN OPERATING THEATER, HE IS CAREFUL TO WORK IN A STERILE ENVIRONMENT, BY SCRUBBING HIS HANDS; WEARING A STERILIZED GOWN AND MASK TO PROTECT THE PATIENT AND HIMSELF, FROM ANY GERMS OR BACTERIA. L. THE THEOLOGICAL IMPLICATION IS THAT WE SHOULD HATE SIN, BECAUSE THE ONLY WAY WE ...read more

  • We Have Preached About The Youth, Now It Is Time ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,634 views

    We have preached about the youth, now it is time to look at the senor citizens. William Gladstone was 83 when he was the prime minister of England. Michael Angelo was still painting a t age 90. John Wesley was preaching at the age of 88. Thomas Edison at 90 was still inventing. J.C. Penney was ...read more

  • Conviction Of Sin

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Aug 28, 2023
     | 1,335 views

    “The new believer will often rest for days or months in the peace which follows the initial decision, but after a while they begin to become aware of “the ground of their heart, which God before would not disclose unto them lest the soul should fail before Him, and the spirit which He had made. Now ...read more

  • The Beatles Rebellion  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 15, 2002
    based on 16 ratings
     | 4,410 views

    THE BEATLES REBELLION The Beatles rebellion against the God of the Bible goes way back for most of them! One example is the fact that John Lennon was taken to Sunday School by his Aunt Mimi. He even sang in the choir. But, by age 11, John was permanently barred from Sunday services in his aunt’s ...read more

  • And It Came To Pass...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2011
    based on 22 ratings
     | 17,321 views

    AND IT CAME TO PASS... "The Bible is alive, it speaks to me; it has feet, it runs after me; it has hands, it lays hold of me." -- Martin Luther During a Sunday class the question was asked, "In your time of discouragement, what is your favourite Scripture?" A young man said, "The Lord is my ...read more

  • Freezing To Death Can Actually Make You Feel Warm...

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Mar 22, 2024
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     | 453 views

    The man huddled on the cabin floor was slowly freezing to death. It was high in the Rockies in southwestern Alberta, and outside a blizzard raged. John Elliott had logged miles that day through the deep snows of the mountain passes. As he checked for avalanches and as dusk and exhaustion overcame ...read more

  • On March 30th Of 1981 When Then President Ronald ...  PRO

    Contributed by Scott Carson on Mar 29, 2001
    based on 110 ratings
     | 2,400 views

    On March 30th of 1981 when then President Ronald Reagan was shot in the left side of his chest by a deranged John Hinckley Jr., Reagan was rushed to George Washington University Hospital. When one of the doctors told the President that they were going to operate on him, Reagan, with his ...read more

  • The African Impala Can Jump To A Height Of Over ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 100 ratings
     | 2,998 views

    The African impala can jump to a height of over 10 feet and cover a distance of greater than 30 feet. Yet these magnificent creatures can be kept in an enclosure in any zoo with a 3-foot wall. The animals will not jump if they cannot see where their feet will fall. Faith is the ability to trust ...read more

  • You Could Be Home With A Difficult Teenager, At ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 26, 2005
     | 1,456 views

    You could be home with a difficult teenager, at work with a demanding boss or gossipy co-worker; struggling with a customer’s complaints. Whatever the interaction, remind yourself, “School is in session. I’m in God’s school, and this person is the curriculum. What can I learn about love? What ...read more

  • Geo. Washington "It Is Impossible To Rightly ...

    Contributed by Timothy Mills on Sep 18, 2006
     | 1,420 views

    Geo. Washington “It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God & the Bible.” ’Stonewall’ Jackson “The Bible is the rock upon which our republic rests.” John Adams “We have no government armed in power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality & religion. … Our ...read more

  • God's Love Is Everything

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 18, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,817 views

    GOD'S LOVE IS EVERYTHING The Pope tells us that "For the Church, instructed by the Gospel, charity is everything because, as Saint John teaches (cf. 1 Jn 4:8, 16) and as I recalled in my first Encyclical Letter, 'God is love'...: everything has its origin in God’s love, everything is shaped by it, ...read more

  • The Testimony Of Jesus Is The Spirit Of ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Aug 11, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,761 views

    “The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy”. This means that prophecy at its very heart is designed to unfold the beauty and loveliness of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. In the present age, therefore, the Spirit of God is not only to glorify Christ but to show believers things to come ...read more

  • How To Make Someone A Soul-Winner  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,503 views

    HOW TO MAKE SOMEONE A SOUL-WINNER General William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, once told his students, "If I had my choice, I wouldn’t send you to school, I’d send you to Hell for five minutes, and you’d come back real soul ...read more

  • After The Decision

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 11, 2011
     | 3,000 views

    AFTER THE DECISION John Wesley, talking of the conversion process, said that the new believer will often rest for days or months in the peace which follows the initial decision, but after a while they begin to become aware of "the ground of their heart, which God before would not disclose unto ...read more

  • Not That Amazing

    Contributed by Bruce B. Miller on Dec 22, 2011
     | 3,101 views

    NOT THAT AMAZING While reading John 3 to her little daughter, a mother paused after the 16th verse and exclaimed, "Don't you think that's amazing, dear?" The child looked up in surprise and said, "No!" Thinking she might have misunderstood, the mother repeated the question. Again the girl ...read more