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  • Higher Standard Of God

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jul 6, 2009
     | 2,133 views

    HIGHER STANDARD OF GOD Paul very much emphasized that we are responsible to others. Not responsible for them but to them. We are held to a high standard (at least we should be) by our own conscience, by others, and by God. Too often we make excuses such as not knowing that something was ...read more

  • Years Ago I Was Invited Out To A Farm In West ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 25, 2009
     | 2,055 views

    Years ago I was invited out to a farm in West Wyalong, in NSW. It was night when we arrived and after eating, the farmer invited us out to the barn. He had a large torch and shone it around the floor. At first I didn’t realize what I was looking at. The floor seemed to be moving in waves. The waves ...read more

  • Cinderella Man Tells The True Story Of Boxing ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jan 4, 2010
     | 2,980 views

    Cinderella Man tells the true story of boxing legend James J. Braddock (Russell Crowe), who made an incredible comeback during the Great Depression. Injured and arthritic, Braddock’s promising career was cut short, and he had to go on public assistance when he couldn’t get work at the docks in New ...read more

  • Purest Most Average Things In Life Are The ...

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Feb 9, 2010
     | 1,700 views

    PUREST MOST AVERAGE things in life are the best. In high school I had the opportunity to spend a week on a working dairy farm with a couple other high school kids from my church. Though it was a family operation it was a big dairy farm. The farm milked cows 24 hours a day. They had so many cows, ...read more

  • False ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 1, 2010
     | 4,166 views

    False Healers Shortly before I came to the United States in 1983 I attended a “healing” meeting in Cape Town, South Africa. It was winter and the meeting was held outside in a very large tent. We all wore winter coats. The preacher, who had a large following in South Africa, preached a message that ...read more

  • Holiness Is Developed In Community

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010
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     | 3,833 views

    HOLINESS IS DEVELOPED IN COMMUNITY In the 3rd and 4th Centuries, and even to some extent today, the popular image of holiness was solitude, silence and severity. The really (quote) "holy people" back then were those who lived like hermits, wandering in the desert alone -- fasting, praying and ...read more

  • I Wish I Could Live Life Over Again

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Jun 14, 2011
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     | 2,139 views

    I WISH I COULD LIVE LIFE OVER AGAIN I remember when I was an assistant pastor in TN visiting a man who had lived his whole life in sin and selfishness. He finally came to the Lord in his sixties. When he was diagnosed with cancer, I went to visit him at his home shortly before his death. The day ...read more

  • Go To God – He Is The Source Of Our Goodness On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
     | 2,198 views

    Go to God – he is the source of our goodness on this earth. Matthew 7:11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! Story: This story about Hudson Taylor – a well known missionary ...read more

  • Fathers, Serve With Intensity  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,041 views

    "Fathers, Serve With Intensity" The Bible gives four Christian character traits that can build a lasting legacy for the Lord. The second is to live a life that serves with intensity. Colossians 3:23-24 says, "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not men, ...read more

  • Questions For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
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     | 3,321 views

    QUESTIONS FOR SELF-EXAMINATION Andrew Murray, whose devotional books are still popular nearly a century after his death, said this: "It is when we face ourselves and face Christ, that we are lost in wonder, love and praise. We need to rediscover the almost lost discipline of self-examination; and ...read more

  • Good Gifts

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,355 views

    GOOD GIFTS Go to God--he is the source of our goodness on this earth. Matthew 7:11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! This story about Hudson Taylor, a well-known ...read more

  • A Little Boy Converts His Mother

    Contributed by Dwight L. Moody on Jun 11, 2009
     | 2,329 views

    A LITTLE BOY CONVERTS HIS MOTHER I remember, when on the North Side, I tried to reach a family time and again and failed. One night in the meeting, I noticed one of the little boys of that family. He hadn’t come for any good, however; he was sticking pins in the backs of the other boys. I thought ...read more

  • The Harvest Is Ripe  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 22, 2009
    based on 13 ratings
     | 9,407 views

    THE HARVEST IS RIPE The Harvest is ripe -- Here's proof: Wycliffe: Vision 2025 Translation projects started in every language on the planet by 2025. Worldwide evangelism: In "The Faith Equation," Dr. Marvin Bittinger, Professor of Mathematics at Purdue University and author of over 175 college ...read more

  • William Hinson, Sr. Retired Pastor Of First ...

    Contributed by Steven Angus on May 31, 2006
     | 3,165 views

    William Hinson, Sr. retired pastor of First United Methodist Church in Houston, the largest church in American Methodism, tells the story about a time when he was going to Columbia, South Carolina to preach in a revival. He had not slept well the night before and had gotten up that morning and ...read more

  • The Courage Of Shannon Wray  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 11, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,162 views

    THE COURAGE OF SHANNON WRAY After winning a hard fought battle over an attempt to censor religious references from her speech, Shannon Wray delivered her non-censored salutatorian speech on Friday during the Hollidaysburg Area High School graduation ceremony. Shannon was represented by Mat ...read more

  • In 1949, Following The Defeat Of Nazi Germany In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Black on Jan 30, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,245 views

    In 1949, following the defeat of Nazi Germany in WW II and the re-organization of Europe, the nation of Germany was divided into East & West. In the East a communist government was set up under the influence of the Soviet Union. In the West a free, democratic government was set up and benefitted ...read more

  • We Live In An Incredible World That Has Been ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,785 views

    We live in an incredible world that has been wonderfully designed and marvelously created by God. When the last tubes of the Lincoln Tunnel under the Hudson River for the Pennsylvania Railroad were about to be joined in 1927, a young civil engineer named Richardson was chosen for the task because ...read more

  • During The Victorian Era, One How-To-Do-It-Right ...

    Contributed by Warren Lamb on Jun 23, 2007
     | 1,421 views

    During the Victorian era, one how-to-do-it-right manual was Lady Gough’s Book of Etiquette. In this volume, putting books by male authors next to books by female authors was forbidden – unless the authors were married. • Different parts of the United States, as well as other parts of the world, ...read more

  • How To Be ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2009
     | 3,519 views

    HOW TO BE RENEWED William Hinson, Sr. retired pastor of First United Methodist Church in Houston, the largest church in American Methodism tells the story about a time when he was going to Columbia, South Carolina to preach in a revival. He had not slept well the night before and had gotten up ...read more

  • My Eldest Daughter, Julia Is A Customer Service ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Aug 1, 2009
     | 1,309 views

    My eldest daughter, Julia is a customer service agent for a cell phone company. While Julia receives calls from customers who are complaining and unhappy about a lot of things, Janine, who works at a dairy bar, gets all the happy people! I don’t need to tell you how unreasonable and sometimes ...read more

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