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  • God's Plan In Adam's Line  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Collins on Sep 7, 2009
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     | 4,624 views

    GOD'S PLAN IN ADAM'S LINE If we take a look at the first 10 names of the redemptive lineage from Adam – Noah, we see God has a plan for all mankind and His plan includes every individual. Are you ready for this? Are you sure? Let this change your life… Genesis 5 We start with Adam and look at ...read more

  • I Get A Cut On My Hand And I Put A Band-Aid On It ...

    Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Sep 8, 2009
     | 3,601 views

    I get a cut on my hand and I put a band-aid on it and show it to my wife. And she says, "It’s OK, don’t worry. It’s just a little cut." The next day I take the band-aide off and show it to her and she says, "Yes, it’s really healing. It looks good." But I say, "No, it’s not." And so I pop it open ...read more

  • Two Prayers We Prayed For Our ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 7, 2009
     | 1,008 views

    Two Prayers we prayed for our kids: I want to recommend a prayer Susan and I prayed while raising our kids. We asked God to do this for our kids: "Maximize the effect of the things we do right - and minimize the effect of the things we do wrong." Of course we usually thought of praying that ...read more

  • Billy Graham's Daughter On 9/11

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 26, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,439 views

    BILLY GRAHAM'S DAUGHTER ON 9/11 Just after 9/11, Billy Graham’s daughter, Anne, was interviewed by the Early Show on CBS. The interviewer asked, "How could God let something like this happen?" She answered, "I believe God is deeply saddened by this just as we are, but for years we’ve been ...read more

  • In March 2009, A 62-Year Old Woman Was Charged ...

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jun 23, 2010
     | 1,982 views

    In March 2009, a 62-year old woman was charged with stealing more than $73,000 from her church in the state of Washington. When the detectives interrogated her, she told them: “Satan had a big part in the theft.” It sounds like she was saying that the devil made her do it. Satan may have played a ...read more

  • Richard Calson On Forgiveness

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 2, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,242 views

    RICHARD CALSON ON FORGIVENESS Let me conclude with in the words of Dr. Richard P. Carlson, Professor of Biblical Studies at Gettysburg Seminary: "God’s forgiveness in Jesus Christ is a scandal. It goes out to sinners regardless of their religious or social standing. It breaks into human existence ...read more

  • Keep On ...

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Oct 15, 2010
     | 2,136 views

    “Keep On Praying!” “Though the foe of right oppress, Keep on praying; God is ever near to bless, Keep on praying; Let not fear your heart appall, Naught of evil can befall, Stronger is your God than all. Keep on praying. “Pilgrim, have you weary grown? Keep on praying; God is still upon the ...read more

  • Laugh Or Die

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 27, 2010
     | 1,734 views

    LAUGH OR DIE In writing about Lincoln’s Civil War years, author Richard Hanser says that on September 22, 1862, the War Cabinet was summoned to the White House for a special session. Lincoln was reading a book as everyone came in. Secretary of War Stanton later said this of the meeting: ...read more

  • Samuel Chadwick: Guiding His Life By The Bible

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 19, 2011
     | 3,971 views

    SAMUEL CHADWICK: GUIDING HIS LIFE BY THE BIBLE Let me conclude by sharing something written many years ago by Samuel Chadwick. "I have guided my life by the Bible for more than sixty years, and I tell you there is no book like it. It is a miracle of literature, a perennial spring of wisdom, a ...read more

  • Swimming With The Sharks

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jul 2, 2011
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     | 4,626 views

    SWIMMING WITH THE SHARKS There's an old story of a rich guy who threw a party at his mansion. One of his pride and joys was his new saltwater pool in which he had the ability to let swim in various specious of ocean fish. He had the party assemble along the edge of the pool as he ...read more

  • Help Yourself First

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Aug 16, 2011
     | 2,795 views

    HELP YOURSELF FIRST When an airliner loses cabin pressure the oxygen masks drop. You are told by the flight crew to put the mask on yourself before putting it on your child. You would think the child would be first. But if you pass out before you get the child’s mask on then both of you are ...read more

  • Time To A Pig

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 7, 2011
     | 3,156 views

    TIME TO A PIG Reminds me of a man who was walking past a farm, and noticed a farmer feeding pigs in a most extraordinary manner. The farmer would lift a pig up to a nearby apple tree, and the pig would eat the apples off the tree directly. The farmer would move the pig from one apple to another ...read more

  • The Grizzly And The Skunk

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Dec 31, 2011
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     | 2,707 views

    THE GRIZZLY AND THE SKUNK Dale Carnegie once noted that there was only animal that the grizzly bear would allow to eat with him. That animal is the skunk. Grizzly bears in Yellowstone Park often come to eat at the place where garbage is dumped. This huge bear can fight and beat almost any animal ...read more

  • Eating The Wealth Of A Nation

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Jul 12, 2012
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     | 2,149 views

    EATING THE WEALTH OF A NATION Cleopatra made a bet with Mark Antony. She said, "I bet you, I can eat the wealth of an entire nation in one meal." And Mark Antony said, "Okay, I will take you up on the bet. Let me see you take the wealth of an entire nation in one meal." According to Plyne, he ...read more

  • God Is Not An Editor

    Contributed by David Tack on Oct 17, 2012
     | 2,348 views

    GOD IS NOT AN EDITOR "God is looking for common ordinary people like you and me who are willing to let Him use as He sees fit. He wants to write our story, He doesn’t want to be our editor. But, we want to write the story and then we call God in as our editor. When the story gets messy then we ...read more

  • Years Ago, When I Was A Youth Minister, We ...

    Contributed by Mike Gilbert on Jan 12, 2008
     | 1,322 views

    Years ago, when I was a youth minister, we offered a free trip to youth camp to any teenager who could decipher the new name of the Youth Newsletter: The W.E.E.L.Y.D.O.T.L.I.S.T. -- We got all kinds of guesses, but out of several hundred teenagers who tried, no one figured it out. Sure enough, on ...read more

  • Sharing Our Faith Is Full-Time Employment…. So ...

    Contributed by Noel Atkinson on Mar 3, 2008
     | 1,285 views

    Sharing our faith is full-time employment…. So many think that it’s a Sunday morning, 9:30-2:00 job and maybe an hour or two on Wednesday nights… But the Bible lets us know “that Satan the adversary is roaming to and fro as a lion seeking whom he may devour…” And if you know anything about lions, ...read more

  • A Prayer For Wells Of Salvation

    Contributed by Richard Francis on Mar 29, 2008
     | 1,988 views

    A prayer for wells of Salvation: Lord God, amighty God I ask by your creative power that you would open the hearts of all who hear and read these words to your son Jesus Christ, Lord Jesus I pray that we would let you into our hearts by faith and surrender to you and Lord I ask as you promise that ...read more

  • Why? Look At The Israelites, He Parted The Seas, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2008
     | 1,374 views

    Why? Look at the Israelites, he parted the seas, let them cross, while he blocked the Egyptians from attacking with pillars of fire, and when they were across, the Egyptians pursued them and he brought the walls of water down on them. Now think of it in another sense, think about it, he set our ...read more

  • Cadillac Through And Through

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Nov 12, 2008
     | 2,729 views

    CADILLAC THROUGH AND THROUGH It is kind of like a brand new Cadillac. Inside, it has all the latest features installed. As it rolls off the assembly line at GM it has everything you would expect in a Caddy: Top of the line electronics, voice activated GPS navigation system, great surround sound ...read more

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