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  • Biblical Illiteracy: A New Gallup Poll Finds ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,746 views

    Biblical Illiteracy: A new Gallup Poll finds fewer than half of youths know that Jesus turned water into wine at the Cana wedding, and nearly two-thirds couldn’t identify a quote from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. About one in 10 thought Moses was one of the 12 apostles. Results from a comprehensive ...read more

  • In His Book, "Half Time," Bob Buford Tells The ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 29, 2006
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    In his book, "Half Time," Bob Buford tells the story of meeting a renowned management consultant at a critical point in his life to determine what course the rest of his life would take. The man, named Mike, asked Buford one simple question, ‘What’s in the box?’ The point of this question was to ...read more

  • One By One

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Feb 21, 2006
     | 2,877 views

    Taking today’s problems one by one, instead of diving into the things in this life that concern us tomorrow, is the best way of avoiding have all the troubles in life collapsing on us at the same time. In 480 B.C. the outmanned army of Sparta’s King Leonidas held off the Persian troops of Xerxes by ...read more

  • She Was A Hindu; But All The Same, An Active ...

    Contributed by Sajeev Painunkal, Sj on Apr 9, 2006
     | 2,476 views

    She was a Hindu; but all the same, an active member of the Students’ Christian Movement. Then the shocking news came that she was diagnosed with cancer. She was admitted in a hospital. When we went to see her, I expected her to be very bitter. At such a young age to get such a sickness! But ...read more

  • As Vice President, George Bush Represented The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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    As Vice President, George Bush represented the U.S. at the funeral of former Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. Bush was deeply moved by a silent protest carried out by Brezhnev’s widow. She stood motionless by the coffin until seconds before it was closed. Then, just as the soldiers touched the lid, ...read more

  • History Tells Us That The Early Church Could Not ...

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Apr 23, 2006
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    History tells us that the early church could not help themselves but tell of the resurrection of Jesus. I don’t know how many of you have seen the film ‘Liar, Liar’ starring Jim Carrey? The Film was made about 6 years ago and Jim Carrey plays a lawyer who tells lots of lies. He gets lots of results ...read more

  • I Am Trying To Prevent Anyone Saying The Really ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on May 24, 2006
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    “I am trying to prevent anyone saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him: ‘I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don’t accept his claim to be God.’ That is the one thing we must not say, A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said ...read more

  • Several Years Ago There Was A Movie Entitled ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 19, 2006
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    Several years ago there was a movie entitled "Fatal Attraction" in which a man finds himself attracted to another woman. He yields to this temptation, no doubt thinking that it will be a brief encounter. Instead, he finds himself trapped in an affair that threatens to destroy his entire life. Why ...read more

  • Church For Fanatics

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 20, 2006
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    Church For Fanatics One man wrote "I was a supply preacher for a small town Texas Church, coming in early Sunday, preaching a sermon to the congregation, and then leaving after lunch. Arriving early one Sunday I sat down at a local donut shop, opened my Bible and went over my sermon notes. " A man ...read more

  • George Mueller Kept Praying Too. When George ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
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     | 6,373 views

    George Mueller kept praying too. When George Mueller was a young convert he began praying daily for five friends to come to know Christ as Savior. Two friends became Christians within two years of his own conversion. But it seemed as if his prayers for the remaining three friends would never be ...read more

  • Singer Sheryl Crow Said Recently, In A New York ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Mar 4, 2007
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    Singer Sheryl Crow said recently, in a New York Post interview: “I believe in God. I believe in Jesus and Buddha and Mohammed and all those that were enlightened. I wouldn’t say necessarily that I’m a strict Christian. I’m not sure I believe in heaven.” Sheryl Crow is where many people are ...read more

  • Tony Campolo Says That His Wife Is A Brilliant ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 21, 2001
    based on 174 ratings
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    Tony Campolo says that his wife is a brilliant woman. She has a PHD & is capable of pursuing a very profitable career. But she elected to stay home with her children when they were young. Her decision didn’t bother her at all except when other women would ask, “What do you do?” She would ...read more

  • Michael Billester Once Gave A Bible To A Humble ...  PRO

    Contributed by Scott Carson on Apr 8, 2001
    based on 123 ratings
     | 3,836 views

    Michael Billester once gave a Bible to a humble villager in eastern Poland. Returning a few years later, he learned that 200 people had become believers through the use of that one Bible. When this group of believers gathered to hear him preach, he suggested that before he spoke he would like each ...read more

  • Dr. W.a. Criswell Wrote In His Book, Standing ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    . DR. W.A. CRISWELL WROTE IN HIS BOOK, STANDING ON THE PROMISES: HOW YOU CAN TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A LIVE AND DEAD CHURCH, “LIVE CHURCHES ARE FILLED WITH FOLKS WITH BIBLES IN THEIR HANDS. DEAD CHURCHES ARE NOT LIVE CHURCHES HAVE NOISY CHILDREN AND YOUTH. DEAD CHURCHES DO NOT LIVE CHURCHES ...read more

  • A Great Philosopher (Kierkegaard) Told A Parable ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A great philosopher (Kierkegaard) told a parable about geese that is a good illustration of these jaw-bones. Every seventh day these geese would parade to a corner of the yard where their most eloquent orator sat upon the fence and spoke about the wonders of being a goose. He told them the great ...read more

  • During Napoleon's Austrian Campaign His Army ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    During Napoleon’s Austrian campaign his army advanced to within six miles of Feldkirch. It looked as though Bonaparte’s men would take Feldkirch without resistance. But as Napoleon’s army advanced toward their objective in the night, the Christians of Feldkirch gathered in a little church to pray. ...read more

  • On March 6, 1987, Eamon Coughlan, The Irish ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    On March 6, 1987, Eamon Coughlan, the Irish world record holder at 1500 meters, was running in a qualifying heat at the World Indoor Track Championships in Indianapolis. With two and a half laps left, he was tripped. He fell, but he got up and with great effort managed to catch the leaders. With ...read more

  • My Neighbors Bible

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    My Neighbors Bible I am my neighbor’s Bible He reads me when we meet Today he reads me in my home Tomorrow on the Street He may be a relative or friend, Or slight acquaintence be He may not even know my name Yet he is reading me And pray who is this neighbor Who reads me day by day to learn ...read more

  • Movie Usher

    Contributed by Jim Heidebrecht on Jun 21, 2007
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    MOVIE USHER: Use their flashlight to show you the way in a dark place. If something goes wrong, everyone looks to the guy who has been identified as knowing the way – by his jacket, his name tag, his silly hat, and his light There was a young man working as an usher, and his manager asked ...read more

  • The Culture Has Wrongly Insisted That Faith And ...

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Sep 13, 2007
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    The culture has wrongly insisted that faith and reason are incompatible. One of the classes that I took in my undergraduate degree in Religion at Liberty University was a biology class which dealt with the issues of evolution and creation from a scientific and a biblical view point. The ...read more