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  • Copper Wire

    Contributed by Scott Epperson on Nov 12, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,686 views

    Copper Wire illustration : Copper wire can be used for a lot of different purposes, you can use it for a close line, you can bend it and manipulate it around your gate to keep the cows from getting out or whatever but it has much more potential that that. Inside of that copper wire is protons and ...read more

  • One Vote  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 21, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,556 views

    You are wrong if you do not vote. You are to render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s. Our Caesar [in the United States] is a government of the people by the people for the people. One vote may make the difference. ONE VOTE made Oliver Cromwell Lord Protector of the Commonwealth and gave ...read more

  • I Had My Son's 7th Grade Reading Book At Home ...  PRO

    Contributed by Karl Eckhoff on Jan 14, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,798 views

    I had my son’s 7th grade reading book at home this past week and I read a story written by Clifton Davis. You might know Clifton from the TV show entitled Amen. Clifton found success starring as the Reverend on the sitcom from the 1980’s. It wasn’t success, however, that Clifton was encountering ...read more

  • A Fisherman  PRO

    Contributed by Jun Tadena on Aug 25, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,690 views

    A Fisherman During the first and second centuries, the symbol of Christianity was the fish. A present-day Christian decided that a fishhook would be the proper emblem for a soul-winner to use for winning people to Christ, so he had a little golden fishhook made to be worn on the lapel of his coat. ...read more

  • Is Anyone Pure?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,913 views

    Introduction - Is anyone pure? Charles Swindoll in "Growing Deep in the Christian Life," writes about a man who bought fried chicken dinners for himself and his date late one afternoon. The attendant at the fast food outlet, however, inadvertently gave him the proceeds from the day’s business - a ...read more

  • A. Do You See Your Salvation And Even The Living ...

    Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 16, 2009
     | 1,583 views

    a. Do you see your salvation and even the living out your salvation (which the Bible calls sanctification) a miracle or something else? b. I’ll ask a series of 21 questions in which you may respond accordingly. i. Is your salvation a mirage or a miracle? (It’s a Miracle)-unreal ii. Is your ...read more

  • A Young Boy Had To Feed His Father Every Day ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 34 ratings
     | 1,715 views

    A young boy had to feed his father every day when he came home from school. His father had been so injured and couldn’t do many things for himself and to help with things the mother gave him one job to do and that was to feed his father every day, once a day. But on this particular day, the boy, ...read more

  • Imagine, If You Will, Considering The Fuel That ...

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 22, 2009
     | 2,907 views

    Imagine, if you will, considering the fuel that runs most of our society, a gasoline station along the metaphorical road of life. It has two large signs that can be seen from all around. One sign says, “Come on in! Your bill is already paid!” That’s grace—something paid before you ever reach the ...read more

  • But Proffering Our Physical Lives As Living ...

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Aug 11, 2009
     | 2,280 views

    But proffering our physical lives as living sacrifices, we get the benefit of living life to its fullest because we are in agreement with God as to priorities and purpose. We aren’t really giving up our lives. We are learning to stand beside ourselves and see ourselves as God sees us. We see our ...read more

  • History Of The Ship Mv ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 27, 2010
     | 4,588 views

    History of the ship MV Doulos When built for the White Star Line in 1912 the Titanic was the marvel of her age. At nearly 883 feet in length, Titanic was longer than the tallest structures on Earth at the time. Over 1800 people left England on the “unsinkable ship”, but only 675 arrived. After ...read more

  • Sleepless Dads!

    Contributed by Eduardo Quintana on Oct 4, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,086 views

    You’ll probably not get six continuous hours of good sleep ever again. And if you do, you’ll never admit it because it will make your wife mad for the broken-up sleep she got when she got up and took care of the teething child. Dads, there is nothing more comforting to your little one than to have ...read more

  • Give Thanks

    Contributed by Pastor Jon Meade on Nov 18, 2023
     | 770 views

    At 16, a mission to Honduras with my father was an eye-opening experience that left an incredible mark on my soul. I found myself in a foreign land, surrounded by poverty and heart wrenching realities that I had never encountered before. One particular night, our bus pulled into a dimly lit gas ...read more

  • Information From Rev. Bruce Goettsche  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 7, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,666 views

    Information from Rev. Bruce Goettsche: You have probably heard the phrase many times, "timing is everything". There is a great deal of truth in that statement. The difference between a good joke and a bad one is a person’s sense of timing. An appropriate pause makes a joke . . . an inappropriate ...read more

  • Is Venom In Our Veins

    Contributed by Matt Neace on Oct 5, 2018
     | 3,621 views

    Describing the new movie, Venom, Greg Morse writes: He was a journalist once. Eddie Brock investigated corruption, fought on behalf of the oppressed, and tried to make a difference in the world. He was trying to take down evil - until he was "taken" by it. An alien, a symbiote, a hungry beast ...read more

  • Tony Campolo Tells Of A Conversation He Had On An ...

    Contributed by Bruce Montgomery on Apr 17, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,778 views

    Tony Campolo tells of a conversation he had on an airplane: It was one o'clock in the morning when I boarded the red-eye flight going from California to Philadelphia. I was looking forward to getting some rest, but the guy next to me wanted to talk. He asked, "What do you do?" Now when I want to ...read more

  • Do It For Them!" Ephesians 4: 25-32 Key ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Oct 6, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,161 views

    “Do It For Them!” Ephesians 4: 25-32 Key verse(s): 29: “Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification.” Motivation to do or not do something is a curious thing. There are many factors that influence motivation. We can be motivated by the fear of injury or ...read more

  • I'm No Moses!

    Contributed by Anne Benefield on Sep 4, 2008
     | 1,839 views

    "I'm No Moses!" When I received my call to go into ministry, I was praying. Immediately, I rejected the call, telling God that I was a business person, not really minister material. I knew how to speak about marketing. I knew a bit about managing people. I could talk about that. On and on I ...read more

  • God Vs. Voodoo

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 12, 2011
     | 3,568 views

    GOD VS. VOODOO Pastor Mike Breaux tells the story below when his daughter Jodie answered God's call to go into missions work: During her junior year of high school, Jodie struggled to find a faith of her own. She wanted to know in her heart that all of what she'd been taught to believe was true ...read more

  • If Only I Could Sleep Again

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
     | 1,630 views

    "If Only I Could Sleep Again" Bob Pierce, founder of World Vision had advanced leukemia, but he went to visit a colleague in Indonesia before he died. As they were walking through a small village, they came upon a young girl lying on a bamboo mat next to a river. She was dying of cancer and had ...read more

  • Common Bitterness

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Mar 11, 2011
     | 3,716 views

    COMMON BITTERNESS When I was in college, I worked as a youth director at a little church out in the country about an hour’s drive away. There were two families in that congregation that didn’t get along. When they came to worship, they would take up their positions on opposite sides of the room ...read more

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