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  • Living Without Hope

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Mar 17, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,689 views

    LIVING WITHOUT HOPE There was one TV spot which we leased and in my opinion crossed all barriers being the most thought-provoking. It pictured a man sitting in a room by himself with the camera coming up from behind him slowly. As the picture slowly panned past the man to show his dejected face, ...read more

  • Voice Of Authority

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on May 12, 2011
     | 3,613 views

    VOICE OF AUTHORITY When I was serving with YWAM in the summer of 1982, we played a concert at a school in Amsterdam. As the concert ended, the students began to come up to us and talking with us, and believe it or not, some even asked for our autographs. At that moment a tall, thin, man with a ...read more

  • Tongue Is Like A Fire

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Aug 9, 2011
     | 4,783 views

    TONGUE IS LIKE A FIRE When we were children, my brother and started a small fire in the field across from our home. We just wanted to burn off some briars and things so that we could clear the field to play. Wow, did we ever clear that field. The wind picked up and before long the fire was ...read more

  • How Big Is Your Frying Pan?  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Casteel on Jun 9, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,031 views

    HOW BIG IS YOUR FRYING PAN? Adrian Rogers tells the following story, "I heard of a fisherman who was fishing; and, if a fish was over 18 inches long, he just threw it back. And, somebody asked him, 'Why do you do that?' He said, 'Well, I only have an 18-inch frying pan.'" Well, I ...read more

  • Praying For Revival - Martin Lloyd-Jones

    Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on May 24, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,140 views

    When did you last hear anyone praying for revival, praying that God might open the windows of heaven and pour out his Spirit? When did you last pray for that yourself? I suggest seriously that we are neglecting this almost entirely. We are guilty of forgetting the authority of the Holy Spirit. . . ...read more

  • During The Course Of His Sermon, A Preacher ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,027 views

    During the course of his sermon, a preacher wanted to emphasize the brevity of life. He took a long pause, then said, “Every member of this church is going to die.” But, to his surprise, a man in the back row responded to this statement with a big smile. Repeat twice, louder…After the sermon he ...read more

  • First, Realize For Us, "The Lord's Coming Is ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Oct 14, 2007
     | 2,577 views

    First, realize for us, "The Lord’s coming is near". For us, the believer, it is temporary while we wait for the reward. We have such a great reward coming even the streets are described as streets of gold. The kingdom of God where there will be perfect love, perfect peace, where every tear wiped ...read more

  • A Rubber Band  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 29, 2007
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     | 5,356 views

    A Rubber Band. A rubber band, if stretched, will return to its normal, relaxed position when the external force is removed. The body’s stress response is also stretched whenever it is subjected to any emergency or demand. The rubber band ought to return to a normal, relaxed state when the demand ...read more

  • Without These Five Confessional Statements – ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Dec 29, 2007
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    “Without these five confessional statements – Scripture alone, Christ alone, grace alone, faith alone, and glory to God alone – we do not have a true church, and certainly not one that will survive for very long. For how can any church be a true and faithful church if it does not stand for ...read more

  • Sitting By The Fire

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Feb 5, 2008
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    Sitting by the Fire An old man sat by an open fire and dreamed the years away, While, outside in the battle of life, many perished in the toils of day. He never did any good, nor did he ever do any wrong. He just sat by the open fire and dreamed the whole day long. Now he’s left a vacant chair and ...read more

  • Israel Was No Fluke

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 8, 2008
     | 1,967 views

    Israel was No Fluke I'm a laid-back White Sox fan. All my life, I have had to deal with being out-numbered by Cubs fans. Both Sox and Cub fans have long dreamt of a City series, where the two teams are competing during the World Series. That could happen this year. Statistically speaking, we ...read more

  • Larnell Harris Sings A Song Entitled I Miss My ...

    Contributed by Kevin Litchfield on Nov 1, 2008
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    Larnell Harris sings a song entitled I Miss my time with You. Listen to the chorus: I miss my time with you, those moments together, I want to be with you each day and it hurts me when you say, you’re too busy busy tryin to serve me but how can you serve me when your spirit’s empty There’s ...read more

  • Dieting An Old Tradition

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 9, 2022
     | 1,177 views

    How long have Americans been obsessed with dieting? I cannot answer that question, but I do have a CD of Eddie Cantor singing, “My Wife is On A Diet” from 1929. It features lyrics like, “No more gravy and potatoes, only lettuce and tomatoes! Where are the pies I adore?” And then there is my 1932 ...read more

  • Tremendous Quote On Self-Esteem

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Mar 15, 2022
     | 1,505 views

    TREMENDOUS QUOTE ON SELF-ESTEEM “For a very long time I considered low self-esteem to be some kind of virtue. But now I realize that the real sin is to deny God’s first love for me....because without claiming that first love and that original goodness for myself, I lose touch with my true self and ...read more

  • There Goes God's Dollar!

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Dec 4, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 951 views

    A young boy was invited to church by one of his friends. On the way out the door, his mother handed him two dollars. Then she said, "There is one for you and for God when they pass the offering plate!" As the boy walked along with his friend, the wind blew one of the dollars right out ...read more

  • Alzheimer's Patient Recalls The Old Rugged ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2010
     | 4,135 views

    Alzheimer’s Patient Recalls The Old Rugged Cross In his book, Reaching the Invisible God, author Philip Yancey tells the story about his wife, Janet, who leads a weekly “Christian Circle” at a local nursing home. An Alzheimer’s patient named Betsy faithfully attends, led there by a staff worker, ...read more

  • John Wesley's ...

    Contributed by Andy Grossman on Jun 3, 2008
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    John Wesley’s Diary: July 7, 1739. — I had an opportunity to talk with him (some preacher friend) of those outward signs which had so often accompanied the inward work of God. I found his objections were chiefly grounded on gross misrepresentations of matter of fact. But the next day he had an ...read more

  • Laus Deo  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,630 views

    LAUS DEO In the middle of Washington DC stands a monument--our national Monument, the Washington Monument. As a history lesson, there are some things you should know about this place. There can never be a building of greater height than the Washington Monument in the DC area. On the aluminum cap ...read more

  • I Know Your ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
     | 3,996 views

    “I Know Your Face” Quite recently a very dear friend suffered the heartbreaking miscarriage of a child. She was devastated by this loss of life and it got me thinking about my own miscarriage some 23 years ago of our first child and how distraught I was. My husband, Terry, and I were not ...read more

  • Some Thoughts On The Death Of A Child

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Nov 1, 2024
     | 438 views

    Introduction: The death of a loved one is never easy to bear. The death of a child is no doubt even worse. Not counting wars, murder, enslavement, or any other heinous act, there were a number of people in both the Old and New Testaments who suffered the death of a child. Thanks be to God, I have ...read more