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  • We Tend To Copy

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 19, 2006
     | 683 views

    We Tend to Copy Some years ago, musicians noted that errand boys in a certain part of London all whistled out of tune as they went about their work. It was talked about and someone suggested that it was because the bells of Westminster were slightly out of tune. Something had gone wrong with the ...read more

    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • And Then There Is The Issue Of His Leaving The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Dec 1, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 971 views

    And then there is the issue of His leaving the rich communion that He enjoyed with His Father. C.S. Lewis addressed this when he wrote, "Lying at your feet is your dog. Imagine, for the moment, that your dog and every dog is in deep distress. Some of us love dogs very much. If it would help all the ...read more

    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Media Danger For Kids Just-Released Medical ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 14, 2007
     | 1,436 views

    Media Danger For Kids Just-released medical studies find constant exposure to media may be harmful to children. The studies link TV and video games to a host of modern youth ills, including obesity, sexual activity, consumerism, and antisocial behavior. The more TV 3rd-and-4th-graders watch, the ...read more

  • Media Danger For Kids Just-Released Medical ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 18, 2007
     | 1,446 views

    Media Danger For Kids Just-released medical studies find constant exposure to media may be harmful to children. The studies link TV and video games to a host of modern youth ills, including obesity, sexual activity, consumerism, and antisocial behavior. The more TV 3rd-and-4th-graders watch, the ...read more

  • Bible Scholar And Author D. A. Carson Tells Of A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,428 views

    Bible scholar and author D. A. Carson tells of a time when he and a friend were going to the beach for some much-needed peace and quiet, but when they got there they found a horde of high school kids celebrating graduation with lots of beer, loud music and, shall we say, public displays of ...read more

  • I Think That It Safe To Say That Sometimes We ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 3, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 1,479 views

    I think that it safe to say that sometimes we have the same kind of feelings about the church like Goldilocks had about the bears’ home. On the one hand, we love the church and can’t live without her. On the other hand, we find sermons boring, the music either too old or too new, the people too ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • One Young Man Asked, "I Am In Earnest About ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 27, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,053 views

    One young man asked, "I am in earnest about forsaking ’the world’ and following Christ. But I am puzzled about worldly things. What is it I must forsake?” "Colored clothes, for one thing. Get rid of everything in your wardrobe that is not white. Stop sleeping on a soft pillow. Sell your musical ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

  • Singer Pavarotti  PRO

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jan 24, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,061 views

    SINGER PAVAROTTI There was a time in Pavarotti’s life when he wasn’t sure whether to be singer or a music teacher. So he asked his father, "Shall I be a teacher or a singer?" His father replied, "Son, if you try to sit on two chairs, you will fall between them. For life, you must choose one ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • A Woman And Her Young Daughter Were Attending ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,523 views

    A woman and her young daughter were attending the wedding of a relative. This was the first time the little girl had ever seen a wedding ceremony. She was in awe by the pomp and beauty of everything; the music, the formal atmosphere, the decorations, the bride and groom and their attendants in fine ...read more

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  • I've Been Set Afire By Ed Stetzer's Book, ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 31, 2007
     | 1,530 views

    I’ve been set afire by Ed Stetzer’s book, Comeback Churches. He did a study that examined 324 churches from 10 denominations that recently experienced renewed growth by conversion after a significant period of plateau and/or decline. Not all comeback churches were contemporary. Many were blended. ...read more

    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Origins Of Carnival  PRO

    Contributed by Vonnie E James on Aug 27, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,102 views

    Origins of Carnival The origins of carnival date back to the ancient Greek spring festival in honor of Dionysus, the god of wine. The Romans adopted the celebration with Bacchanalia (feasts in honor of Bacchus, the Roman equivalent to Dionysus), and Saturnalia, where slaves and their masters would ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Why Not Me?

    Contributed by Michael Wiley on Jan 28, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,182 views

    WHY NOT ME? I watched a TV show called, "What Would You Do?" They put actors into everyday situations with hidden cameras to see heat the people around will do. Last week they sent an actor into a grocery store. The actor asks to cut in line. When he gets up to the check out, lights and music ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Haydn Gives Glory To God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,532 views

    HAYDN GIVES GLORY TO GOD Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) was present at the Vienna Music Hall, where his oratorio The Creation was being performed. Weakened by age, the great composer was confined to a wheelchair. As the majestic work moved along, the audience was caught up with tremendous emotion. ...read more

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  • Years Ago I Read An Autobiography Of A Lady ...

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Apr 2, 2012
     | 2,560 views

    Years ago I read an autobiography of a lady named Patty Roberts. She had been the wife of Richard Roberts and the daughter in law of Oral Roberts. She and Richard were often the musical portion of Oral Roberts television specials. Patty had a simple faith and struggled with the financial aspect ...read more

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  • Is It A Weight Or A Wing?

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Dec 2, 2020
     | 1,894 views

    “The race of the Christian life is not fought well or run well by asking, "what's wrong with this or that?" but by asking, "is it in the way of greater faith, greater love, and greater purity? Not: “Is it a sin?” But: “Does it help me run the race! Is it in the way? ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Fire Of The Holy Spirit

    Contributed by Samuel M on Jul 17, 2024
     | 815 views

    The New Testament church (during Pentecost) did not have good instruments, equipment’s, music, and large buildings, but they had the fire of the Holy Spirit. This fire produced many miracles and wonders. When the shadow of disciples fell on people, they were healed. There was fire in the preachers, ...read more

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  • The Unquenchable Worshipper, Matt ...

    Contributed by Roger Nelmes on Jan 30, 2008
     | 3,574 views

    Illustration: The Unquenchable Worshipper, Matt Redman Regal Books; Ventura California, ©2001 When we come together as congregations, we can just as easily get thrown off course. A few years back in our church, we realized some of the things we thought were helping us in our worship were ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • The Lord Gave Me This Message This Past Tuesday, ...

    Contributed by William Noel on Dec 31, 2006
     | 2,478 views

    The Lord gave me this message this past Tuesday, while at a home school choir concert. · I have to admit, the style of music that they sing is not what I normally listen to. · Also, since Sis. Noel takes the kids to their weekly rehearsals, I didn’t know anyone there. · And to top it off, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Compassion In An Inner-City ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 18, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,365 views

    Compassion in an Inner-City Church Feed the dogs. Touch the dumb, and find faith in places where you least expect it. This is what truly brings pleasure to our Lord, much more than any outward show of self-righteousness. There is church in the inner-city of Chicago that for me demonstrates this ...read more

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  • On A Scale Of 1 To 10, How Optimistic Are You ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Emmert on May 7, 2001
    based on 66 ratings
     | 2,216 views

    On a scale of 1 to 10, how optimistic are you about your future? In that great mid-life crisis movie, City Slickers, Billy Crystal’s character Mitch attends career day at his son’s grade school. Mitch is anything but optimistic. His son had told everyone that his dad was a submarine captain, but ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist