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  • Lead By Example

    Contributed by John Bright on Oct 3, 2025
     | 136 views

    Lead by example. This is different than ordering folks around. When James and John ask for places of authority, Jesus warns them against acting like the world. Jesus describes what it will look like in the church: Mark 10:43-45 “43 Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become ...read more

  • Three Boys Were Boasting About Their Dads And ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Sep 4, 2004
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     | 14,798 views

    Three boys were boasting about their dads and one boy said, "My dad is so fast, he can shoot an arrow and get to the target before the arrow hits it." The second boy said, "My dad is so fast that he can shoot a rifle at a deer and get to the animal before it falls." The third boy said, "My Dad’s ...read more

  • A Heard About A Man That Took His Wife To A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Oct 27, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,584 views

    A heard about a man that took his wife to a marriage counselor and they told him all their problems. Finally after an hour of listening the counselor got up, walked around the desk, lifted her up out of her chair, and gave her a kiss that took her breath away. He turned to the husband and said, ...read more

  • Southeast Christian Church In Louisville Was A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Dillinger on Jun 3, 2005
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    Southeast Christian church in Louisville was a church of 150 about 40 years ago. A church very much like ours except in a larger city. The church wanted to be a church that was known for dreaming God’s dream. They developed a motto for the next 40 years. “Our dreams need to be so big that they ...read more

  • Alex Grant, Pioneer Missionary To The Straits ...  PRO

    Contributed by Eric Peloquin on Jun 23, 2005
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     | 4,164 views

    Alex Grant, pioneer missionary to the Straits Settlements and China, once got up in a meeting in Singapore, and read solemnly Habakkuk 3:17— “Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines, the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall...yield no meat: the ...read more

  • Creationists Impact Films: The Evolution Fight ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 2,102 views

    Creationists Impact Films: The evolution fight has reached the big, big screen. Several Imax theaters are refusing to show movies that mention the subject—or the Big Bang or the geology of the earth—fearing protests from people who object to films that contradict biblical descriptions of the origin ...read more

  • Online News The Daily Audience Online For News ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006
     | 1,464 views

    Online News The daily audience online for news has grown dramatically since ‘02 - a surge fueled by the rise in home broadband connections. Some 50 million Americans now seek out news on the internet on a typical day. 71% of these news consumers go online for news on the average day, while 59% get ...read more

  • Online News The Daily Audience Online For News ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 18, 2007
     | 896 views

    Online News The daily audience online for news has grown dramatically since ‘02 - a surge fueled by the rise in home broadband connections. Some 50 million Americans now seek out news on the internet on a typical day. 71% of these news consumers go online for news on the average day, while 59% get ...read more

  • You Do Not Pull The Shore To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 24, 2009
     | 2,911 views

    YOU DO NOT PULL THE SHORE TO YOU Prayer is surrender--surrender to the will of God and cooperation with that will. If I throw out a boathook from the boat and catch hold of the shore and pull, do I pull the shore to me, or do I pull myself to the shore? Prayer is not pulling God to my will, but ...read more

  • One October Morning In 2006, A Woman And Her Six ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 22, 2010
     | 1,732 views

    One October morning in 2006, a woman and her six children were forced to witness an attack on their husband and father. His assailants tried to force him to deny Jesus but he refused. He continued to proclaim Christ as Lord and died praying for his family. The family is determined to follow Christ, ...read more

  • God, Our Landlord, Pays Us Rent

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on May 11, 2010
     | 1,729 views

    GOD, OUR LANDLORD, PAYS US RENT Israel could have felt much like John Donne, who wrote, "We are God’s tenants here, and yet here He, our landlord, pays us rents – not yearly, nor quarterly, but hourly and quarterly; every minute He renews His mercy." Remember how Jeremiah put it (Lam. 3:22-23)? ...read more

  • When To Begin Influencing One's Child For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2010
     | 3,052 views

    When to Begin Influencing One’s Child For Christ In a mothers’ meeting there was a big discussion on the theme: “How early in a child’s life ought one to begin to influence him toward God?” After a much spirited debate, a visiting grandmother was asked to make a comment. In essence, she said: “I ...read more

  • Only One Book Left

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010
     | 1,652 views

    ONLY ONE BOOK LEFT When the famous missionary, Dr. David Livingstone, started his trek across Africa he had 73 books in 3 packs, weighing 180 pounds. After the party had gone 300 miles, Livingstone was obliged to throw away some of the books because of the fatigue of those carrying his baggage. As ...read more

  • Living Without Hope

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Mar 17, 2011
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     | 5,535 views

    LIVING WITHOUT HOPE There was one TV spot which we leased and in my opinion crossed all barriers being the most thought-provoking. It pictured a man sitting in a room by himself with the camera coming up from behind him slowly. As the picture slowly panned past the man to show his dejected face, ...read more

  • Eusebius On Christian Compassion  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 2, 2013
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     | 4,271 views

    EUSEBIUS ON CHRISTIAN COMPASSION The Christian conquest of the Roman Empire came not by the sword, but by the preaching of the gospel joined with acts of compassion. In the middle of the 3rd century AD there was a terrible plague and many died. The pagans and doctors left the cities to avoid ...read more

  • In Saudi Arabia Today, Millions Of Muslims Are ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 24, 2007
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     | 1,909 views

    In Saudi Arabia today, millions of Muslims are observing the festival of Eid al-Adha. In this festival, Muslim pilgrims will pass 3 pillars. These pillars represent the Devil. All of the pilgrims there will take turns throwing stones at those pillars. In the past 20 years, over 3200 Muslims ...read more

  • Teen Births Up The U.s. Birth Rate Among Teens ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2008
     | 1,622 views

    Teen Births Up The U.S. birth rate among teens 15 to 19 rose 3% in ’06, the first such increase since ’91. The finding surprised scholars and fueled a debate about whether abstinence-only sexual education efforts are working. Robert Rector, a Heritage Foundation senior research fellow, says that ...read more

  • Traditional Family Rebound The Census Bureau's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
     | 1,536 views

    Traditional Family Rebound The Census Bureau’s report of ’04 surveys says nearly 62% of America’s 73 million children live with both biological parents, within a larger figure of 70% overall living with 2 parents and 66 million living with 2 married parents. The New York Times reports this ...read more

  • Individual Workers, Not It Organizations, Are ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
     | 2,345 views

    Individual workers, not IT organizations, are driving the next wave of technology adoption, notes a Forrester Research report. There is a movement toward user control and individual empowerment in the workplace. Once an isolated minority, these unhappy consumers have entered the mainstream of work ...read more

  • The Rev. Alan Redpath Tells Of A Lady Of His ...

    Contributed by Scott Jensen on Jun 26, 2008
     | 2,099 views

    The Rev. Alan Redpath tells of a lady of his acquaintance who has a little motto over her kitchen sink that reads as follows: “Divine service is conducted here three times daily.” This is the type of industry Christ honors. (1996, c1979). Encyclopedia of 7700 illustrations : A treasury of ...read more