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  • I'd Like A Little More Audience Participation In ...

    Contributed by Darren Mccormick on Feb 26, 2008
     | 1,422 views

    I’d like a little more audience participation in the next few moments. Here’s what I’d like you to do. If you’re 34 years of age or younger---I’d like for you to stand up….some on, go ahead it’ll just take a couple of moments. Okay you can be seated. And I hope you count yourselves as some of ...read more

  • After Pilate Realized Jesus Was Innocent Of The ...

    Contributed by J. Allen Lucas on Mar 17, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,864 views

    After Pilate realized Jesus was innocent of the charges brought before him, he wanted to let Jesus go, but when he told the people what he wanted to do, they got upset. They didn’t want justice, they wanted death! They wanted blood! They wanted the blood of Jesus and they got it! If you want the ...read more

  • There Is A Story Of A Farm Boy Who Accidentally ...

    Contributed by Andy Beech on Mar 29, 2008
     | 1,762 views

    There is a story of a farm boy who accidentally overturned his wagonload of Corn in the road. The farmer who lived nearby came to investigate. "Hey, Willis," he called out, "forget your troubles for a spell and come on in and have dinner with us. Then I’ll help you get the wagon up." "That’s ...read more

  • A.d. 110. Ignatius, Overseer Of The Church In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2008
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    A.D. 110. Ignatius, overseer of the church in Antioch, was arrested and sent to Rome for preaching Christ. Facing martyrdom, he wrote this to the church at Rome. “Now I begin to be a disciple. I care for nothing of visible or invisible things so that I may but win Christ. Let fire and the cross, ...read more

  • Forgiveness Is A Choice And It Is Not Based On ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 7, 2008
     | 1,946 views

    "Forgiveness is a choice and it is not based on feelings." June Hunt in her book How to Forgive When You Don’t Feel Like it. She notes: “Clearly, not a single person on earth is immune from hurt and heartache. Still, that doesn’t mean we have to stay forever distressed, devastated by the ...read more

  • Leading You Home

    Contributed by Dj Castilleja on May 5, 2008
     | 2,306 views

    LEADING YOU HOME In the movie "Apollo 13," astronaut Jim Lovell (played by Tom Hanks) is interviewed by a reporter prior to launch. He asks if Lovell has ever been in a tight situation. Lovell responds that once, as a Navy pilot in a wartime situation, his plane's instrument panel had been shot ...read more

  • The Rabbi And The Tailor

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on May 16, 2008
     | 2,962 views

    THE RABBI AND THE TAILOR There's an old story about a Jewish tailor who met a rabbi on his way out of the synagogue: Rabbi: Well, and what have you been doing in the synagogue? Tailor: I was saying my prayers Rabbi. Rabbi: Fine, and did you confess your sins? Tailor: Yes, Rabbi, I confessed my ...read more

  • The Story Of Walt Disney

    Contributed by Wayne Solomon on Jun 7, 2008
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    The Story of Walt Disney A young man with an artistic talent was born in 1901. He tried to get a business going in 1919 and it crashed in less than a month. Later in 1923 he was at it again but it lasted less than a year and went under. Walt went from investor to investor with a sketch of a mouse ...read more

  • Josh Hamilton & Katy – "Message From God." Back ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jul 22, 2008
     | 1,750 views

    Josh Hamilton & Katy – “Message from God.” Back to baseball – but not about baseball. (www.cbn.com) You might have heard about the player who hit 29 home runs in one round of the Home Run Derby. Some people say he is the best baseball player they have ever seen. But that didn’t last long when ...read more

  • Prayer: It Is ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
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    PRAYER: IT IS TAKEN John Oxtoby, who was affectionately known as "Praying Johnny" was sent to hold a revival in Filey. He stopped under a hedge and he wrestled in prayer for the success of his mission. A passer-by heard Johnny Oxtoby’s prayer: "Will thou make a fool of me, God? I told them at the ...read more

  • Happy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 4,786 views

    HAPPY According to a 12/07 Gallup poll, 84% of Americans are satisfied with the way things are going in their personal life at this time, while 14% are dissatisfied. This ratio has been fairly stable since 1979. The poll asks respondents to choose "very happy," "fairly happy," or "not too happy." ...read more

  • There Were Six People Trapped In A Dark, Cold ...

    Contributed by Rick Bezanson on Jul 31, 2008
     | 1,879 views

    There were six people trapped in a dark, cold cave. They each had a stick of wood. The fire in the middle of the cave was starting to go out. The first woman refused to put her wood in the fire because there was someone she didn’t like in the circle. The next man held onto his stick of wood ...read more

  • Os Guinness On A Christian Worldview

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
     | 2,721 views

    OS GUINNESS ON A CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW Os Guinness says that a Christian worldview involves believers thinking about anything and everything in a manner that is consistently shaped, directed, and restrained by the truth of God's Word and God's Spirit. Such a Christian worldview encompasses core ...read more

  • George Foreman: "The Truth Is, My Relationship ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Aug 27, 2008
     | 3,008 views

    George Foreman: "The truth is, my relationship with God is the reason I have such a positive outlook on life. Before I found Christ I was blind...but when Jesus came into my life, He opened my eyes and started showing me all the good things that I couldn't see previously. God changed my heart and ...read more

  • Too Good For Your Church

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008
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     | 5,481 views

    TOO GOOD FOR YOUR CHURCH A good set of clothes makes all the difference. A Methodist church tried to get a man to attend, but he never did. "Why don't you come?" the minister asked, and the man finally admitted it was because he didn't have proper clothes. So a member of the congregation took him ...read more

  • Being Completely Set Apart For God's Use And ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Sep 10, 2008
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    Being completely set apart for God’s use and being a holistic community means able to define who God is calling us to be both individually and corporately. We may need to say “no” to some good things in order to become what we need to be to reach who God wants us to reach. I believe these seven ...read more

  • In His Autobiography, Mahatma Gandhi Wrote That ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 29, 2008
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    In his autobiography, Mahatma Gandhi wrote that during his student days he read the Gospels seriously and considered converting to Christianity. He believed that in the teachings of Jesus he could find the solution to the caste system that was dividing the people of India. So one Sunday he decided ...read more

  • There Was A Guy Who Died And Was Being Given A ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Sep 30, 2008
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    There was a guy who died and was being given a tour of heaven, and he saw a friend of his drive by in a beautiful Mercedes. He said, "Boy, this is great!" "Oh, yes," St. Peter said, "your friend was really generous on earth; we had a lot to work with. Your transportation up here depends on your ...read more

  • In 1786, Thomas Jefferson And John Adams Went To ...

    Contributed by Jesse Bennett on Oct 4, 2008
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    In 1786, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams went to negotiate with Tripoli’s envoy to London, Ambassador Sidi Haji Abdrahaman or (Sidi Haji Abdul Rahman Adja). Upon inquiring "concerning the ground of the pretensions to make war upon nations who had done them no injury", the ambassador replied: "It ...read more

  • Be More Active In Knowing What You Are Buying And ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Oct 23, 2008
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    Be more active in knowing what you are buying and who you are buying it from. For example, fair trade is a designation used for coffee and tea to not only make sure that justice is done by paying farmers fair wages but they also make sure that these farmers farm responsibly: they take care of the ...read more