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  • This Was The Best Wine They Had Ever Tasted

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Apr 5, 2008
     | 2,017 views

    This was the best wine they had ever tasted Jesus took wash water, and turned it into GOOD WINE I don’t drink enough water They say you should drink 8 glasses a day I have a hard time drinking enough water. I don’t like the taste of water That is why God invented Diet Dr Pepper These people didn’t ...read more

  • The Importance Of Perspective  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 13, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,936 views

    THE IMPORTANCE OF PERSPECTIVE When I think of perspective I am often reminded of a conversation between me and my son in the summer he turned four. That spring, Mark had asked for a spot in the family garden to call his own. He turned the soil, broke the clumps, and planted his favorite ...read more

  • When Things Go Wrong  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 19, 2012
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,769 views

    WHEN THINGS GO WRONG Several years ago, Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Bob Patterson described one of his pitches, which the Cincinnati Reds’ Barry Larkin hit for a game-winning home run: "It was a cross between a screwball and a change-up. It was a screw-up." (Wall Street Journal, 7/9/96; ...read more

  • Why Study The Book Of Esther?

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Aug 21, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 998 views

    WHY STUDY THIS BOOK? • To learn important lessons about the Providence of God – especially His ability to preserve His people, despite the severity of threats from formidable adversaries. • To encourage us to continue to trust in God and His Providence when circumstances around us seem darkest ...read more

  • During The 19th Century More Than Half Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 24, 2004
     | 929 views

    During the 19th century more than half of the infants died in their first year of life from a disease called marasmus, a Greek word meaning “wasting away.” As late as the 1920’s …the death rate for infants under one year of age in various U.S. foundling institutions was close to 100%! Dr. Henry ...read more

  • One Of The Things All The Gurus Of Preaching Say ...

    Contributed by Christopher Lanham on Apr 29, 2004
     | 1,827 views

    One of the things all the gurus of preaching say is a necessary trait for successful preaching is to be vulnerable, transparent – to show the people you’re preaching to that you share their struggles. Allow me to be transparent for a moment. There is a good reason why this passage has become ...read more

  • 2. Story From Book The History Of Prayer In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 17, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,055 views

    2. Story from book The History of Prayer in America One Nation Under God by James P. Moore Jr: On the eve of the battle that preceded the brutal Death march of Bataan. The Reverend William Thomas Cummings, a Catholic Priest, delivered a stirring field sermon. Looking into the faces of the troops, ...read more

  • Mortification  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,118 views

    Mortification Romans 8:13 says, "For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live." (King James) Mortification is the special ministry that enables the child of God to overcome those evil desires that could destroy the ...read more

  • The Stewardship Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,743 views

    THE STEWARDSHIP OF TIME John Taylor recently invented a clock called the chronophage. Literally it means "time eater." It was donated to Corpus Christi College at Cambridge. It combines the Greek word for time, "chronos," and the word "phageo," meaning "to eat". A monster-looking grasshopper with ...read more

  • The Church Has Never Been On Fire Before  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 16, 2002
    based on 69 ratings
     | 3,598 views

    The Church Has Never Been On Fire Before By Dan Adkins One Night At Almost Midnight, We Heard Tile Sirens Roar Everybody In The Neighborhood Was Looking Out Their Door Then In Bathrobes And Curlers, They Gathered Round To See The Church Was Going Up In Flames, It Burned ’Til Way Past Three Now ...read more

  • The British Busted Up Of A Terrorist Plot - One ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 12, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,781 views

    The British busted up of a terrorist plot - one that was within days of blowing up as many as 10 U.S. airliners somewhere over the Atlantic - demonstrates once again that we have two enemies in the War on Terror. These enemies are the terrorists themselves and our own complacency. It’s almost ...read more

  • Years Ago, While Traveling Down Highway 23 In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 18, 2002
    based on 17 ratings
     | 2,101 views

    Years ago, while traveling down Highway 23 in eastern Kentucky, we would pass by a beautiful brick church. It was in an ideal location. The church was closed and the windows were broken out, there had not been services there for many years. I pondered one day -- wonder what happened to that ...read more

  • Golf Beginner  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 12, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,542 views

    *Golf Beginner* A retiree was given a set of golf clubs by his co-workers. Thinking he’d try the game, he asked the local pro for lessons, explaining that he knew nothing whatever of the game. The pro showed him the stance and swing, then said "Just hit the ball toward the flag on the first ...read more

  • B. A Little Boy Was Sitting Next To An Elderly ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 1, 2003
     | 2,718 views

    B. A little boy was sitting next to an elderly Christian man beside a river. “Will you teach me to pray?” the boy asked. “Are you sure that you want to learn?” The Christian saint asked. “Yes, of course.” With that the holy man grabbed the boy’s neck and plunged his head into the water. He ...read more

  • Love Makes  PRO

    Contributed by Mike Leiter on Sep 2, 2003
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,169 views

    Love makes obedience a thing of joy! To do the will of one we like to please Is never hardship, though it tax our strength; Each privilege of service love will seize! Love makes us loyal, glad to do or go, And eager to defend a name or cause; Love takes the drudgery from common work, And asks ...read more

  • How Many Here Have Ever Seen The Classic Movie, ...

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 21, 2005
     | 1,761 views

    How many here have ever seen the classic movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life”? George Bailey (played by Jimmy Stewart) wonders if his life really matters. He feels like a failure. In his sacrifice for others he has not attained his dreams. At his point of crisis he meets up with an angel named ...read more

  • Bible Fact & Fiction: Tyndale House In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
     | 1,998 views

    Bible Fact & Fiction: Tyndale House in cooperation with the Barna Research Group discovered the following about American adults: · 80% name the Bible as the most influential book in human history. · 58% believe the Bible to be totally accurate in all it teaches. · 91% of all households own at least ...read more

  • Quote From Generation Me By Jean Twenge- Young ...  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 8, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,202 views

    Quote from Generation Me by Jean Twenge- Young people have learned these self-lessons very well. In a letter to her fans in 2004, Britney Spears, 23, listed her priorities as "Myself, my husband, Kevin, and starting a family." We don’t have to hear that twice to get the point. We take it for ...read more

  • Surprise Attack

    Contributed by James Chandler on Feb 20, 2007
     | 3,896 views

    Earlier this week, I was wrestling my 14 year old son. I accomplished the near impossible feat of tackling and pinning him to the floor. Just when I thought that victory was mine, my 12 year son decided to jump in and throw himself onto my back. I was ...read more

  • Jim Cymbala Stated In His Book Breakthrough ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 29, 2007
     | 2,531 views

    Jim Cymbala stated in his book Breakthrough Prayer, “The God who delights to show mercy is near, waiting for us to call on his name” (page 54).He adds "Today prayer for personal guidance is almost a lost art. Our tendency is to run around doing what we think best and then ask God to bless our ...read more