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  • Holy Father, We Gather Together To Ask Your ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 26, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,527 views

    Holy Father, We gather together to ask your blessing this Thanksgiving Day; God bless America, land that I love; You stand beside us in times of need, as of September 11, giving Peace and Love to all; Stand beside her and guide her, through the night with the Light from above; Your ...read more

  • A Farmer Went Into His House One Day To Tell His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 7, 2003
     | 1,140 views

    A farmer went into his house one day to tell his wife and family some good news. "The cow just gave birth to twin calves, one red and one white," he said. "We must give one of these calves to the Lord. We will bring them up together, and when the time comes, we will sell one and keep the proceeds ...read more

  • Charles Colson Writes In His Book, How Shall We ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 23, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,062 views

    Charles Colson writes in his book, How Shall We Live, the solution to the modern day identity crisis of the American Christian. "How do we redeem a culture? How do we rise to the opportunity before us at the start of a new millennium? The answer is simple: from the inside out. From the individual ...read more

  • He Lived A Life Of Dashed Hopes And Shattered ...

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on May 18, 2004
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     | 4,430 views

    He lived a life of dashed hopes and shattered dreams. His mother died when just a boy. He had to work in the fields to help his family. He only attended school sporadically, but read every book he could get his hands on. His business ventures and political career failed, and he became a surveyor to ...read more

  • Who's Job Is It?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,083 views

    “Who’s Job is it?” This is a story about four people EVERYBODY, SOMEBODY, ANYBODY, and NOBODY. There was an important job to be done and EVERYBODY thought SOMEBODY would do it. ANYBODY could have done it, but NOBODY did it. SOMEBODY got angry about this because it was EVERYBODY’S job. EVERYBODY ...read more

  • Ten, Twenty Years Ago, We Knew What Sin Was. Sin ...  PRO

    Contributed by Martin Kim on Oct 25, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,406 views

    Ten, twenty years ago, we knew what sin was. Sin was sin and we called it by its right name. But in this day, in terms of modern pop psychology, sin is decreasing. What do I mean? A parent who kills their child is not seen as responsible because they themselves have been abused as a child. A ...read more

  • Some Things To Be Thankful For This ...  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Burkey on May 19, 2005
    based on 21 ratings
     | 3,909 views

    Some Things To Be Thankful For This Thanksgiving. 1. Be thankful for automatic dishwashers. They make it possible to get out of the kitchen before the family come in for their after-dinner snacks. 2. Be thankful for husbands who attack small repair jobs around the house. They usually make them big ...read more

  • The Author, C.s. Lewis, Was Writing An Analogy. ...

    Contributed by Dean Johnson on Dec 6, 2005
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    The author, C.S. Lewis, was writing an analogy. He was saying “This is our world--it is not the way it is supposed to be.” Why is there so much hate and distrust between people at your work or school or family? Why do mothers miscarry, and why are babies born with deformities? Why is there so ...read more

  • Women Dominate Christian Ranks: Barna Research ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
     | 1,414 views

    Women Dominate Christian Ranks: Barna Research reports that 46% of the nation’s women have beliefs that classify them as born again, versus 36% of men, meaning there are 11 to 13 million more born again women than men in the U.S. This helps explain why women account for nearly 80% of all Christian ...read more

  • Willie Nelson Has Purchased The Methodist Church ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 20, 2006
     | 1,109 views

    Willie Nelson has purchased the Methodist church of his youth in Abbott, Texas. Nelson, 73, had a celebration with guests that included longtime parishioners, friends and family for prayers and gospel singing. "Sister Bobbie and I have been going to this church since we were born," Nelson said. ...read more

  • A Christian Man And His Wife Lost Their Young Son ...  PRO

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Apr 5, 2007
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     | 1,773 views

    A Christian man and his wife lost their young SON in a TRAGIC ACCIDENT on Good Friday in 1996. The boy’s funeral was on Easter Sunday. During the MEMORIAL service the father got up and shared with his family and friends that Easter had taken on a new importance. "Until you stare death ...read more

  • Charlotte Elliott Learned An Important Lesson ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,846 views

    Charlotte Elliott learned an important lesson about Jesus one sleepless night in 1834. She was an invalid, so when her family held a bazaar in Brighton, England, to raise money to build a school, she could only watch from afar. That night she was overwhelmed by her helplessness and could not ...read more

  • Back Where We Started

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Apr 25, 2011
     | 2,533 views

    BACK WHERE WE STARTED I have a photograph, taken of my father’s father around 1910, when he was about 28. I put that photograph next to a photo of me that was taken when I was 30. The poses were just about the same. And surprisingly, the only real different between the two photos is that he was ...read more

  • Miracle Story

    Contributed by Dr. Nicholas M. Muteti on Jun 20, 2011
     | 5,875 views

    MIRACLE STORY Many years ago in Kenya, a parent of one of my students came to me and told me what God did for their family. His daughter was born with serious physical problems. Doctors said that she will not be able to give birth her entire life. Her father and mother began to pray fervently for ...read more

  • Grace In A Cell Phone

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 27, 2011
     | 2,293 views

    GRACE IN A CELL PHONE I remember a grace moment one morning when I got a call from Susan on a cell phone. You see, Susan doesn’t own a cell phone, but on that day when she was driving to work and the tread on one of her tires disintegrated on the freeway, a gracious man with a cell phone pulled ...read more

  • While Numerous U.s. Churches Have Been Adding ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
     | 1,733 views

    While numerous U.S. churches have been adding Spanish services to meet the needs of new immigrants, an increasing number of Hispanic congregations are starting English services. It's an effort to meet the demands of second- and third-generation Hispanics, keep families together and reach ...read more

  • Holy Father, We Gather Together To Ask Your ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 3, 2008
     | 1,310 views

    Holy Father, We gather together to ask your blessing this Thanksgiving Day; God bless America, land that I love; You stand beside us in times of need, as of September 11, giving Peace and Love to all; Stand beside her and guide her, through the night with the Light from above; Your ...read more

  • The Bottom Line Is That Christianity Has Always ...

    Contributed by Danny Presswood on Jan 4, 2009
     | 1,162 views

    The bottom line is that Christianity has always been at odds with culture and the world system. But all too often the church today is trying to win a war without really knowing where the battle is actually being fought. The WAR is NOT about separation of Church and State. The WAR is NOT about ...read more

  • Marriage ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,003 views

    MARRIAGE SAVERS A study published in the 6/08 Journal of Marriage and Family found that strong faith in God by itself won’t protect against marital infidelity. But a study by Fuller Seminary researchers David Atkins and Deborah Kessel found that regular church attendance does make a difference. ...read more

  • Recent Studies In Psychology Suggest That The ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 11, 2008
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     | 1,023 views

    Recent studies in psychology suggest that the pursuit of self-interest may not be the clearest path to the greater good or personal happiness, as so widely assumed. When researchers study what makes us happy, they find that it is not personal wealth, the strength of the stock market, inflation, ...read more