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  • A Pastor Friend Asked Me To Go With Him To ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Nov 15, 2007
     | 777 views

    A pastor friend asked me to go with him to cleanse a house for a church member that keep having apparations in his house. They lived alone but people kept seeing people in his house when no one was there. We prayed through the house annoiting it with oil and dedicating it to Jesus, and commanded ...read more

  • Devil Says "I'll Make Your Music Career Take Off ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 21, 2008
     | 1,526 views

    Devil says “I’ll make your music career take off if you quit singing gospel” “I’ll make you popular if you Party and have sex” “I’ll make your self esteem higher if you sleep with a lot of people” “I’ll give ...read more

  • Anger, Is About Loss: The Loss Of Power, The Loss ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Apr 7, 2008
     | 1,713 views

    Anger, is about loss: the loss of power, the loss of eligibility (or being left out), the loss of influence, the loss of purpose, and the loss of dignity. All of us have experienced and will continue to experience these types of losses in our lives until we die. The question is, ‘How do we ...read more

  • Worst ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 1,576 views

    WORST PLACE North Korea is the worst place in the world for Christians to live, according to Open Doors’ 2008 World Watch List. North Korea has led the list for six years in a row, with more arrests of Christians in 2007 than in 2006. Saudi Arabia is in second place ...read more

  • The Economics Professor At The University Was ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 29, 2008
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    The economics professor at the university was invited by the Farm Bureau to talk about finance. He thought he did a wonderful job of covering only the basics in about 45 minutes. At the end the farmer who was presiding gave his evaluation. “We would all do well to live by ...read more

  • Don't Divorce Your Unsaved Husband Or Wife. Why? ...  PRO

    Contributed by Doug Lyon on Sep 11, 2004
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     | 3,120 views

    Don’t divorce your unsaved husband or wife. Why? Paul gives this reason: The believer may have a positive, spiritual influence on their unbelieving mate. The unbeliever may get saved due to the believing spouse’s example and lifestyle. 1 Corinthians 7:14: “For the unbelieving husband has been ...read more

  • The Mother Of A Nine-Year-Old Boy Named Mark ...  PRO

    Contributed by Eric Darr on Apr 11, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,474 views

    The mother of a nine-year-old boy named Mark received a phone call in the middle of the afternoon. It was the teacher from her son’s school. "Mrs. Smith, something unusual happened today in your son’s third grade class. Your son did something that surprised me so much that I thought you should know ...read more

  • Such Knowledge Is To Wonderful For Me; It Is ...

    Contributed by Greg Buchner on Apr 26, 2005
     | 2,223 views

    “Such knowledge is to wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain it.” – Psalm 139:6 When my I first read Psalm 139:6, my mind drifted back to the movie entitled, “A Few Good Men” with Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson. Tom’s role as Lt. Kaffee, a hot-shot attorney who comes to the defense of two ...read more

  • The Mother Of A Nine-Year-Old Kentucky Boy Named ...

    Contributed by David Ward on Jan 23, 2006
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    The mother of a nine-year-old Kentucky boy named Mark received a phone call in the middle of the afternoon. It was the teacher from her son’s school. "Mrs. Smith, something unusual happened today in your son’s third grade class. Your son did something that surprised me so much that I thought you ...read more

  • Let's Take A Look At Society's Honest View Of The ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jun 26, 2006
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    Let’s take a look at society’s honest view of the early church by reviewing this letter from antiquity: For Christians are not distinguished from the rest of mankind by country, or by speech, or by dress. For they do not dwell in cities of their own, or use a different language, or practice a ...read more

  • Yates Pool Is A Famous Oil Field In West Texas. ...

    Contributed by Steven Angus on Sep 26, 2006
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    Yates Pool is a famous oil field in West Texas. During the Great Depression of the 1930’s, this field was a sheep ranch owned by a man named Ira Yates. Because of Yates’ inability to make enough money on his ranching operation to make his mortgage payment, he was in danger of losing his ...read more

  • In 1902, And Eventually Received The Title "Poet ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Sep 27, 2006
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    in 1902, and eventually received the title “Poet Laureate of Michigan.” His poem “Sermons We See,” drives home the urgency of being a good, Christlike role model for others to follow: I’d rather see a sermon than hear one any day; I’d rather one should walk with me than merely tell the way. ...read more

  • Ron Willingham In His Book Life Is What You Make ...

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Dec 18, 2006
     | 1,585 views

    Ron Willingham in his book Life Is What You Make It, tells a story that took place about 30 years ago about a member of the Central Church of Christ in Amarillo, TX named Giles Tate who had a SERVANT’S HEART. One day while going home from work, Giles saw two children playing in a VACANT LOT. ...read more

  • The Bounty's Bible  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Jan 25, 2007
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,834 views

    The Bounty’s Bible The English ship Bounty, commanded by Lt. William Bligh, journeyed to the South Pacific in 1787. Many signed on considering the voyage a trip to paradise. Bligh appointed a young friend, Fletcher Christian, to the post of second in command. The Bounty stayed in Tahiti for 6 ...read more

  • Holiness Is Developed In Community

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010
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     | 4,213 views

    HOLINESS IS DEVELOPED IN COMMUNITY In the 3rd and 4th Centuries, and even to some extent today, the popular image of holiness was solitude, silence and severity. The really (quote) "holy people" back then were those who lived like hermits, wandering in the desert alone -- fasting, praying and ...read more

  • Dad, Tom And Jerry, And Touched By An Angel

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Apr 17, 2011
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    DAD, TOM AND JERRY, AND TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL When I was growing up, in order to instill a work ethic in me, my dad had several short maxims he repeated many times in my life. He'd tell me, "Son, there's no free lunch." -- In this life, that is so true. He'd also remind me, "Chuck, never forget: ...read more

  • We All Have To Run

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 11, 2011
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    WE ALL HAVE TO RUN First of all, let’s establish one immutable fact--we all have to run; we have no choice. An intelligence far above our own; and the circumstances which have been placed upon us, dictate that we all must run just to survive. Out on the grassy plains of the African Savannah lives ...read more

  • Pardoned Fugitive

    Contributed by Roger Byrd on Jul 17, 2021
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    He was an unlikely criminal. In the difficult days after World War I, many veterans like Robert Elliot Burns had taken to “riding the rails” in search of work. A native of New Jersey, Burns had found the times very trying so when a friend told him of a job, he immediately agreed. The problem was ...read more

  • I Think Jesus Still Performs Personal Miracles ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 9, 2008
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    I think Jesus still performs personal miracles for His followers so we can learn to put trust Him. These kinds of miracles don’t make the headlines. They may not mean much to anyone else. These are the little things that show us God cares about even the little details of our live … and that He ...read more

  • In The Context Of Eternity

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 16, 2008
     | 2,912 views

    In the Context of Eternity "There are numerous individuals in church unaware that they will give an account of what they've done in their short stay on earth. Many have the erroneous idea that all future judgment is eradicated by their salvation. Indeed, Jesus blood cleanses us from the sins that ...read more