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  • Graham's Flame In His Hand

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Nov 17, 2008
     | 2,414 views

    GRAHAM'S FLAME IN HIS HAND Billy Graham said this, "When I was a young biblical study major in college, I had questions that many young believers have. I struggled with what I thought were inconsistencies in the word of God, and therefore I had little power in my ministry. My anointing was ...read more

  • Joseph's Deliverance Showed God's Protection. (V. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
     | 3,102 views

    Joseph’s deliverance showed God’s Protection. (V. 28a) God spared Joseph’s life, and through these adverse circumstances, that are recorded in our text, God is overseeing his safety. This is the sovereign purpose of God at work. The Midianites and the Ishmeelites only saw Joseph as a business ...read more

  • Joseph’s Deliverance Showed God’s Protection. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 2,059 views

    Joseph’s deliverance showed God’s Protection. (V. 28a) God spared Joseph’s life, and through these adverse circumstances, that are recorded in our text, God is overseeing his safety. This is the sovereign purpose of God at work. The Midianites and the Ishmeelites only saw Joseph as a ...read more

  • Stealing His Glory

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,252 views

    STEALING HIS GLORY Recently, we heard about what happened in the capital in Washington State. OLYMPIA, Wash. -- An atheist group unveiled an anti-religion placard/sign in the state Capitol, joining a Christian Nativity scene and "holiday tree" on display during December. The atheists' sign was ...read more

  • In Early 1874 An Inventor Named Elisha Gray ...

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Apr 24, 2007
     | 1,570 views

    In early 1874 an inventor named Elisha Gray transmitted a few musical notes over a telegraph wire. He thought to himself, "If I can send music, perhaps I could send the human voice." The NEW YORK TIMES reported predictions of a "talking telegraph", and the public began to grow eager for ...read more

  • As A Young Father, One Of The Great Delights I ...

    Contributed by John Montgomery on Jun 9, 2007
     | 1,563 views

    As a young father, one of the great delights I had was putting the presents for my children under the Christmas tree each year. The bigger ones that required assembly would always make the night a little longer than it should have been, because I always prided myself in my ability to figure out ...read more

  • Christian People Are Prayerful  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,975 views

    E.M. Bounds says in his book on prayer: Nothing distinguishes the children of God so clearly and strongly as prayer. It is the one infallible mark and test of being a Christian. Christian people are prayerful. The worldly-minded are prayer less. Christians call on God. The world ignores God and ...read more

  • A Young Man By The Name Of James Taylor Had ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
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    A young man by the name of James Taylor had lived a worldly life, and was a leader in opposing a revival that had swept his neighborhood. The morning of his wedding day he awoke with the words of Joshua 24:15 on his mind. In earlier years he had memorized that verse. Unlike our modern customs, he ...read more

  • There's An Interesting New Phenomenon In The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,020 views

    There’s an interesting new phenomenon in the church world today. Churches are starting to hire Church Consultants --- the same way companies have hired consultants for years. Consultants are trained as problem solvers. They provide fresh eyes and new perspectives when businesses or churches face ...read more

  • My Friends, If You See A Temptation Coming, And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 24, 2007
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     | 3,091 views

    My friends, if you see a temptation coming, and you can avoid it, run! Don’t wait around, don’t play around, run. You drop a match in your lap, you don’t sit there and wonder how long it can sit there before it burns you. You get rid of it. … > 1 Samuel 17:48 When the Philistine started ...read more

  • We Were In Spain A Few Weeks Ago And We Went To A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Simon Mattholie on Sep 10, 2007
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     | 1,948 views

    We were in Spain a few weeks ago and we went to a water park to keep the kids happy. Now I don’t mind swimming, but I don’t do heights – really. Anyway, Dom my youngest decides that he and I are going to go down some of the water shoots - there was one called the black hole, and actually it was ...read more

  • Many Of You May Be Familiar With A Movie Filmed A ...

    Contributed by Scott Jensen on Oct 13, 2007
     | 1,470 views

    Many of you may be familiar with a movie filmed a few years ago called “The Matrix.” This movie was about people that lived in a computer generated universe known as the matrix. Most of the people didn’t realize that the world they saw was computer generated. The few that did, wanted to free the ...read more

  • Outragious Claims" By Lee Strobel

    Contributed by Steve Smith on Dec 15, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,351 views

    ILLUSTRATION: “Outragious Claims” by Lee Stroble A Story from Maggie “Do you understand that you represent Jesus to me? Do you know, do you understand that when you treat me with gentleness, it raises the question in my mind that maybe He is gentle, too. Maybe He isn’t someone who laughs when I am ...read more

  • Position Versus Discipleship

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 7, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,700 views

    POSITION VERSUS DISCIPLESHIP C. Gene Wilkes, in his book Jesus on Leadership, says, "Confusion arises when you equate higher 'positions' with leadership . . . As long as 'position' is honored above discipleship -- being a follower -- church leaders will honor the ambitious over the obedient." We ...read more

  • Authority Vs. Power  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2014
    based on 2 ratings
     | 9,580 views

    AUTHORITY VS. POWER There's a difference between power and authority. If you have authority, but no power, your authority is useless. A government man was taking geological readings for the Department of the Interior. He approached one farmer and said, "I've been authorized by the government to ...read more

  • The Importance Of Forgiveness

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,362 views

    Life assurance is far more valuable and important than life insurance. One famous atheist said, "The one thing I envy about you Christians is that you have someone to forgive you." A man by the name of Val Patterson died on July 12th of this year due to cancer. He knew the end was coming, so he ...read more

  • Don't Blame The Judge

    Contributed by Tim Smith on May 11, 2014
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     | 5,538 views

    God has done everything He possibly can to keep you out of Hell and still leave you as a person with free will. Now some Christians argue otherwise that it is in fact God who sends people to hell. Peculiar Pilgrim blog writes, "No one would choose to go into hell ... Not one person would decide to ...read more

  • Preaching Fluff Versus Quality

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jun 8, 2017
     | 4,596 views

    I once lived in a town where there were two preachers who were polar opposites. The one was very charismatic and enthusiastic. But, he did not preach the Bible. I asked him one day why he didn't preach the Bible. His answer was that the people could read their Bibles at home. He preached ...read more

  • Consecrated To Do God's Will

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Jul 25, 2017
     | 8,063 views

    Years ago a young girl entered a little Presbyterian Church out of curiosity. There she heard the gospel for the first time and was converted. She later heard God’s call on her life to go to China as a missionary. She was the only daughter of a multi-millionaire. She was socially prominent and ...read more

  • Deliverance

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 14, 2019
     | 3,945 views

    DELIVERANCE Use your imagination this morning, we are in a small boat with JESUS. We have set sail from Galilee and are heading across the Sea of Galilee to the other shore. We are unsure where Jesus is leading us, but we trust Him and know he has a reason. We are approaching the other shore ...read more