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  • Imagine Yourself In A Place So Dark You Cannot ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Sep 18, 2009
     | 1,929 views

    "Imagine yourself in a place so dark you cannot see your hand before your face. Either you want it that way because you want to sleep, or because you’re doing something you don’t want anyone else to see, in which case the sudden coming of light would be an irritation to you, or you wish you could ...read more

  • Commitment Or Convenient?

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Oct 14, 2009
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     | 7,369 views

    COMMITMENT OR CONVENIENT? Deacon Wives author Diana Davis writes about Angie and her commitment. Let’s take a look at Angie. She loves her church and is committed to its ministry. She considers herself to be a faithful worshipper. If you take a careful look, however, you’ll find a few gaps in ...read more

  • Christian Maturity: It's In The Details

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 16, 2009
     | 4,391 views

    CHRISTIAN MATURITY: IT'S IN THE DETAILS Ted Williams, who died in 2002 was arguably the best hitter baseball has ever known. He was the last baseball player to hit better than .400 in a season. Upon his death, George Will said in his column "There is no joy in Red Sox Nation, a.k.a. New England, ...read more

  • Courage: Breaking The Barrier

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 19, 2009
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    COURAGE: BREAKING THE BARRIER Seek courage and strength to move out of your comfort zone. You will need it. Even the smallest of changes even if they are for the best disrupts our relational systems. Without courage, without trusted companions, and with strength, growth and maturity will never ...read more

  • Christian Growth Like A Garden

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Nov 3, 2009
     | 3,338 views

    CHRISTIAN GROWTH LIKE A GARDEN I’ve spent some time lately in the veggie garden; I enjoy the sights and sounds of the garden growing. The beans quietly stretching up through the soil, the tomato plant as it battles against the spring cold with its occasional dash of yellow that may grow into a ...read more

  • Pacific Fleet New Testament Stained With Blood Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 9, 2009
     | 3,222 views

    Pacific Fleet New Testament Stained with Blood of Son Christ gives salvation when we meet the terms of pardon listed in His will, just as those under Jewish law were purified when they obeyed the laws and institutions sealed by animal blood. Thus one receives the benefits of Christ’s blood when he ...read more

  • Christian Walk Compared To Learning How To Pitch ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 14, 2009
     | 4,093 views

    Christian Walk Compared to Learning How to Pitch Horseshoes When I married into Charlotte’s family I married into a really close family that liked to spend a lot of time together. Almost every Sunday was spent at Charlotte’s Mom and Dad’s house. There were football or baseball games to watch or ...read more

  • The Greatness Of Jesus

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Nov 17, 2009
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    THE GREATNESS OF JESUS "When the drama of history is over, Jesus Christ will stand alone upon the stage. All the great figures of history – Pharaoh, Alexander the Great, Charlemagne, Churchill, Stalin, Johnson, Mao Tse-tung – will realise ...read more

  • The Incomparable Jesus

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 17, 2009
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    THE INCOMPARABLE JESUS The late great Swiss-born, German-educated American Protestant theologian and historian of the Christian Church, Rev. Philip Schaff (1819 - 1893), once said, "Jesus of Nazareth, without money and arms, conquered more millions than Alexander, Caesar, Mahomet, and Napoleon. ...read more

  • Send Me Anywhere, Only Go With Me

    Contributed by Nathan Ingram on Nov 30, 2009
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    SEND ME ANYWHERE, ONLY GO WITH ME David Livingstone was a pioneer missionary to Africa. His wife died early in their ministry, and he faced stiff opposition to his ministry from his Scottish brethren. He ministered half blind, and walked over 29,000 miles. Listen to these words from his diary: ...read more

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    Contributed by Chris Jordan on Dec 19, 2009
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     | 3,042 views

    STORY: "Puppies for Sale" (Chicken Soup for the Soul). A little boy appeared under the store owner’s sign, "Puppies for sale." "How much are you going to sell the puppies for?" he asked. The store owner replied, "Anywhere from $30 to $50." "I have $2.37," the little boy said, "Can I please look ...read more

  • Devout Vs. Righteous

    Contributed by Chris Gowen on Dec 29, 2009
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    DEVOUT VS. RIGHTEOUS A person might be devout, but not necessarily righteous. During the Christmas season of 2009 a Nigerian terrorist attempted to blow up a plane in Detroit, Michigan. His attempts failed. He was devoted to his ...read more

  • Prior To Rodger Bannister Running The Mile In ...

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Jan 17, 2010
     | 1,462 views

    Prior to Rodger Bannister running the mile in 3’59.4" in 1954 it was believed to be impossible, and that athletes would die in the attempt. The ’four minute barrier’ has since been broken by many athletes, and is now the standard of all professional middle distance runners. In the last 50 years ...read more

  • Saving Blood Drives! Kalani, Kaiser Holding ...

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Jan 25, 2010
     | 1,757 views

    Saving blood drives! Kalani, Kaiser holding life-saving blood drives! Everybody has it! Everybody needs it! „» Cancer „» Heart and blood vessel disease „» Emergencies such as car accidents/burns This red liquid carries oxygen and nutrients to all parts of the body, and carries carbon dioxide ...read more

  • Getting The Fruit For Yourself  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010
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     | 3,431 views

    Getting the Fruit for Yourself A family was driving to Tampa, Florida. As far as the eye could see, orange trees were loaded with fruit. When we stopped for breakfast, I ordered orange juice with my eggs. "I’m sorry," the waitress said. "I can’t bring you orange juice. Our machine is broken." We ...read more

  • When I Was In Samoa I Visited The Home Of The ...

    Contributed by John Perry on Feb 8, 2010
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    When I was in Samoa I visited the home of the famous author Robert Louis Stevenson who was buried on a mountain overlooking the capital of Apia. One night in Scotland where he grew up, just before young Robert got into bed he was peering out through the window of his upstairs bedroom. He was ...read more

  • So When That Adversary Learned Of The New Guy On ...

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 20, 2010
     | 1,726 views

    So when that Adversary learned of the new guy on the Jordan, whom John had baptized amid some sort of theophany, he did his own research. All these human messiahs had come and gone with a few carefully- placed temptation. Even the great King David had succumbed to a foreign woman bathing next ...read more

  • Anthropology And Jesus' Appearance

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 27, 2010
     | 1,866 views

    ANTHROPOLOGY AND JESUS' APPEARANCE This past week I attended a series of lectures at Anderson University in which the presenter, Dr Rodney Sadler, Jr from Union Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina showed this picture. (Slide 2) Source: ...read more

  • First-Born

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 8, 2010
     | 2,011 views

    FIRST-BORN The ancient Rabbis called Yahweh Himself "Firstborn of the World" (Rabbi Bechai cited in Lightfoot’s commentary on Colossians). Rabbis also used firstborn as a Messianic title. "God said, ’As I made Jacob a first-born (Exodus 4:22), so also will I make king Messiah a first-born’ (Psalm ...read more

  • In The Twisted Wreckage Of A Metrolink Train ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 8, 2010
     | 2,175 views

    In the twisted wreckage of a Metrolink train crash, firefighters from Los Angeles Fire Station 27 found a message that brought tears to their eyes. A survivor of the crash, thinking he was dying, had used his own blood to write on the seat in front of him that he loved his wife and kids. Normally, ...read more

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