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  • The Impact Of A Small Group With A New Vision On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2010
     | 3,961 views

    The Impact of a Small Group with a New Vision on Society Robert Bellah is the Elliott Professor of Sociology, Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. Throughout his academic career, he has been very interested in the influence of religion on society. In an interview in Psychology Today, ...read more

  • I Ran Several Years Of Track In High School. At ...

    Contributed by Sterling Franklin on Jun 21, 2010
     | 1,368 views

    I ran several years of track in high school. At the end of each season, there was a conference meet – a big gathering of schools racing against each other to see who the best was in the area. I came prepared to run on a rubber track, wearing my Nike Air Jasaris, light shoes with hard plastic ...read more

  • Through The Darkness

    Contributed by Ray Mckendry on Feb 14, 2011
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     | 4,097 views

    THROUGH THE DARKNESS (John 1:1-14) It’s a dark night and even though your car headlights are on and shining brightly, you notice how dark it is outside: it’s a dark night. You have been driving through the night, a long way from your home, but you will soon be home. Even after your long drive ...read more

  • Haydn Gives Glory To God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2011
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    HAYDN GIVES GLORY TO GOD Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) was present at the Vienna Music Hall, where his oratorio The Creation was being performed. Weakened by age, the great composer was confined to a wheelchair. As the majestic work moved along, the audience was caught up with tremendous emotion. ...read more

  • God As My Guard  PRO

    Contributed by Dr. Nicholas M. Muteti on Jun 24, 2011
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    GOD AS MY GUARD I remember one time driving on a completely unknown route. It was dark, early in the morning, just after midnight. I didn’t know the way and I thought I can drive ahead and somehow will find the town I was looking for. It was the time when all the routes in Kenya were very poor ...read more

  • What Makes Your Face Shine?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 2, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
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    WHAT MAKES YOUR FACE SHINE? A Hindu trader in India once asked a missionary, "What do you put on your face to make it shine?" With surprise the man of God answered, "I don’t put anything on it!" His questioner began to lose patience and said emphatically, "Yes, you do! All of you who believe in ...read more

  • The Gradual Road To Hell  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 27, 2011
    based on 8 ratings
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    THE GRADUAL ROAD TO HELL In C.S. Lewis’ book The Screwtape Letters, we read the story of an older demon counseling a younger demon. At one point in the book, we read these words: "You will say that these are very small sins, and doubtless, like all young tempters, you are anxious to be able to ...read more

  • The "Going Out"

    Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Feb 26, 2012
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    THE "GOING OUT" We read in John 15:26, "When the Counselor comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father, he will testify about me." The "sending" the "going out" which Jesus refers to here is not like a king sending a servant. It is an extending ...read more

  • Several Years Ago I Read A Story Written By A...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 11, 2015
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    Several years ago I read a story written by a preacher in the Philippine Islands. One day he was passing a large church on Good Friday when he spotted many selling incense, candles, veils and rosaries. He also saw several small boys who were running about selling crosses. He heard them calling, ...read more

  • The Intruder

    Contributed by James Dorman on May 11, 2017
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    One night I was certain that I was about to become the victim of a home invasion. Something had awakened me. I heard a strange noise and became even more alert. As I slowly looked around with my heart thumping I saw him! He was standing there looking at me. I wasn’t sure what to do. I ...read more

  • What Is The Bible?

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Dec 2, 2020
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    What is the Bible? "THIS BOOK contains the mind of God, the state of man, the way of salvation, the doom of sinners and the happiness of believers. Its doctrines are holy, its precepts are binding, its histories are true, and its decisions are immutable. Read it to be wise, believe it to be ...read more

  • I Heard A Story About A Train Traveling Through ...

    Contributed by Randy Brooks on Jun 6, 2007
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    I heard a story about a train traveling through the night in a very violent rainstorm. The lightning flashes were almost blinding, the rain hitting the windows was deafening and the strong gust winds rocked the train from side to side. When the lightening flashed and lighted up the darkness, the ...read more

  • For Centuries People Believed That Aristotle Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    For centuries people believed that Aristotle was right when he said that the heavier an object, the faster it would fall to earth. Aristotle was regarded as the greatest thinker of all time, and surely he would not be wrong. Anyone, of course, could have taken two objects, one heavy and one light, ...read more

  • Ray O'conner - Ultimate Night Fisherman - He ...

    Contributed by Gary Kins on Jun 21, 2007
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    1. Ray O’Conner - Ultimate Night Fisherman - He loved to fish and he loved to teach others how to fish. Owned the home we lived in in Aurora Wisconsin when I was a boy. Ultimate Bullhead Fisherman - Knew where - Favorite sloughs (off the Menomenie River seprating Wisconsin from Michigan?) ... ...read more

  • The Yoke

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 14, 2007
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     | 3,734 views

    Matthew 11:29-30: "Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light" Jesus’ yoke (his commandments) fits us well. The life that he gives us to live is not a bitter, heavy burden; ...read more

  • A Horrifying Event Took Place In San Fran Last ...

    Contributed by Todd Pugh on Jan 14, 2008
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    A horrifying event took place in San Fran last week. A tiger escaped and mauled one man to death and seriously injured two others. They are not yet sure how the tiger got loose. But some of the evidence suggests the wall was too low and the victims were taunting the tiger. The zoo’s ...read more

  • Misdirection In A Football Game Is Fun. ...

    Contributed by David Nuhfer on Jul 16, 2008
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     | 2,519 views

    Misdirection in a football game is fun. Misdirection from Satan is deadly. He has been doing it for thousands of years, from the time in the Garden of Eden when he got Eve to believe that God was holding out on her and Adam, to Exodus when he got the Israelites focused on hating Moses, to the time ...read more

  • Don't Split Over Coffee

    Contributed by Timothy Craver on Aug 11, 2008
     | 2,797 views

    DON'T SPLIT OVER COFFEE Chuck Swindoll, in his book The Grace Awakening, writes of a church that had a vibrant ministry and was having a powerful impact on their community. But then, a disagreement began to form. While it seemed small and insignificant at first, it grew and grew until the church ...read more

  • Years After The Death Of President Calvin ...

    Contributed by Clarence Clough on Sep 15, 2008
     | 1,765 views

    Years after the death of President Calvin Coolidge, this story came to light. In the early days of his presidency, Coolidge awoke one morning in his hotel room to find a cat burglar going through his pockets. Coolidge spoke up, asking the burglar not to take his watch chain because it contained an ...read more

  • Why Not Me?

    Contributed by Michael Wiley on Jan 28, 2009
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     | 3,918 views

    WHY NOT ME? I watched a TV show called, "What Would You Do?" They put actors into everyday situations with hidden cameras to see heat the people around will do. Last week they sent an actor into a grocery store. The actor asks to cut in line. When he gets up to the check out, lights and music ...read more

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