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  • Rick Warren Writes In "The Purpose Driven Life," ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Nov 30, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 10,406 views

    Rick Warren writes in “The Purpose Driven Life,” “I have been at the bedside of many people in their final moments, when they stand on the edge of eternity, and I have never heard anyone say, “Bring me my diplomas! I want to look at them one more time. Show me my awards, my medals, that gold watch ...read more

  • Even Mature, Talented, Christian Couples Can Find ...

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Jan 13, 2005
     | 1,764 views

    Even mature, talented, Christian couples can find themselves dealing with conflicts of varying degrees. We know that the great British preacher John Wesley and his wife Mary did not get along. Wesley and Mary Vazeille, a well-to-do widow and mother of four children, were married in 1751. By 1758 ...read more

  • John G. Wendel And His Sisters Were Some Of The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Hensley on Mar 13, 2003
    based on 32 ratings
     | 3,498 views

    John G. Wendel and his sisters were some of the most miserly people of all time. Although they had received a huge inheritance from their parents, they spent very little of it and did all they could to keep their wealth for themselves. John was able to influence five of his six sisters never to ...read more

  • Someone Described Hell As A Place Where People ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dana Chau on May 14, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,324 views

    Someone described hell as a place where people are holding 10-foot long spoons trying to feed themselves. And they starve to death because of their selfishness. But in heaven, people are holding 10-foot long spoons feeding each other. And they not only have full stomachs but also live happy ...read more

  • World Renowned Evangelist Luis Palau, Shares ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,916 views

    World renowned evangelist Luis Palau, shares this personal testimony in his sermon “Go to the Ends of the Earth.” “My family and team have gone to over sixty countries declaring the glory of God. When I first went to the Muslim-, Hindu-, and Buddhist-majority nations, I trembled to do the right ...read more

  • It's Kind Of Like Someone Who Has A Slow Leak In ...

    Contributed by Art Good on Jul 26, 2007
     | 1,118 views

    It’s kind of like someone who has a slow leak in their tire. Each day it loses a little bit of air. And they might even notice it looks a little low. But they don’t take care of it. One morning they go outside and their tire is completely flat! And they think to themselves, “Man, my tire just ...read more

  • A Few Years Ago, The "In-Thing" For The 6 ...

    Contributed by Matthew Sullivan on Feb 18, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,224 views

    A few years ago, the “in-thing” for the 6 year-old set was a group of teenage super-heroes called the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. They were an unlikely hit- originally produced with a very low budget in Japan, then badly dubbed into English. But their appeal was that- while ordinary teenagers by ...read more

  • Oxen, Nuts And Shells  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 31, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,053 views

    OXEN, NUTS AND SHELLS All of us, at one time or another, have heard humorous stories of people who in a moment of frightful crisis will make extravagant promises to Almighty God, to other people; or, to themselves! Then, when the crisis is over or has subsided, they reduce the levels of their ...read more

  • God-Fanatics

    Contributed by David Moore on May 26, 2010
     | 1,286 views

    GOD-FANATICS Did you know that an online survey of 20 000 football fans revealed that 51% said they would starve themselves for a week if that would bring victory in the upcoming World Cup to their national squad. More than 40% offered to give up dating for a year, 7% said they would gladly give ...read more

  • Recently I Laid A Small Circle Of Poison Around A ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 27, 2010
     | 2,293 views

    Recently I laid a small circle of poison around a hill of stinging ants. Thinking the tiny granules of poison were food, the ants began to pick them up and carry them throughout the colony. I returned later to see how well the poison was working. Hundreds of the stinging ants were carrying the ...read more

  • Lost Alasdair

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jul 10, 2011
     | 2,250 views

    LOST ALASDAIR In October 1984 my brother-in-law Alasdair got lost. As a family they had visited Venice – long before I knew them – Sandy and Valerie my in-Laws, Moira my wife who was 14 at the time, and Alasdair who was 11. They were at St. Mark’s square, Venice – at the same time as Queen ...read more

  • One Way Fans Try To Follow Jesus Without Denying ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kevin Karhoff on Mar 4, 2013
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,064 views

    One way fans try to follow Jesus without denying themselves is by compartmentalizing the areas of their lives they don’t want him to have access to. They try to negotiate the terms of the deal. I’ll follow Jesus, but I’m not going to sell my possessions. Don’t ask me to forgive the people who ...read more

  • Road Signs Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 30, 2013
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,950 views

    ROAD SIGNS OF THE FAITH The problem Israel faced is a problem people have faced down through the ages. During World War II, during the Battle of the Bulge, there was a group of German soldiers who dressed themselves in the uniforms of the Allies. These German soldiers used American military ...read more

  • Mere Human Reason

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Sep 17, 2008
     | 2,105 views

    Martin Luther said to Erasmus: "Mere human reason can never comprehend how God is good and merciful; and therefore you make yourself a god of your own fancy, who hardens nobody, condemns nobody, pities everybody. You cannot comprehend how a just God can condemn those who are born in sin, and ...read more

  • Often Times We Are Like The Children On The ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Sep 30, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,461 views

    Often times we are like the children on the Candid Camera episode Years ago on Candid Camera, children were used in an experiment about generosity. The children were placed by themselves in a room with a plate of cookies. On the plate were at least two cookies, there may have been more, but one of ...read more

  • M ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
     | 2,060 views

    Marriage? Through a scheduling mix-up, a man and a woman who had never met before found themselves in the same sleeping-carriage of a train. It’s late, the train is full, and everyone else is already asleep. After the initial embarrassment, they both manage to get to sleep; the woman on the top ...read more

  • Submarine-Style Peace

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,268 views

    SUBMARINE-STYLE PEACE Several years ago a submarine was being tested and had to remain submerged for many hours. When it returned to the harbor, the captain was asked, "How did the terrible storm last night affect you?" The officer looked at him in surprise and exclaimed, "Storm? We didn't even ...read more

  • The Idolatry Of Cell Phones

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 26, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,174 views

    t’s no surprise that 45% of Americans say that their phone is the most valuable possession. What is surprising is how far our obsessions with cell phones go: Over one-third of Americans (36%) say they’d give up their pets to keep their cell phone. 53% say that in a house fire or other disaster, ...read more

  • President Ronald Reagan Gave One Of The Best ...  PRO

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Dec 28, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,701 views

    -President Ronald Reagan gave one of the best ‘Memorial Day’ speeches ever given on the 40th anniversary of the D-Day in 1984. D-Day was the invasion of France that led to the destruction and ultimate surrender of Nazi Germany. “We stand on a lonely, windswept point on the northern shore of ...read more

  • The Significance Of Christmas To Americans  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 10, 2002
    based on 27 ratings
     | 2,929 views

    THE SIGNIFICANCE OF CHRISTMAS TO AMERICANS The Barna Research Group poll, conducted for the Lutheran Hour Ministries found that: 37% of adults in the national survey (88% of whom identified themselves as Christian) said the birth of Jesus is the most important aspect of Christmas. More than ...read more

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