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  • Called To Be Faithful  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 5, 2001
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,598 views

    CALLED TO BE FAITHFUL Mark Hatfield tells of touring Calcutta with Mother Teresa and visiting the so-called "House of Dying," where sick children are cared for in their last days, and the dispensary, where the poor line up by the hundreds to receive medical attention. Watching Mother Teresa ...read more

  • I'm Going To Give You A Quick Quiz. Don't Worry, ...

    Contributed by Brian Stevenson on Nov 24, 2006
     | 2,406 views

    I’m going to give you a quick quiz. Don’t worry, it’s easy! I’ll give you a word and you give me the opposite. READY? The opposite of Fast is… Slow. The opposite of Long is… Short. The opposite of Cold is… Hot. The opposite of Young is… Old. The opposite of Soft is… Hard. The opposite of Sour ...read more

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    Contributed by Chris Jordan on Jul 25, 2009
     | 2,151 views

    QUOTE: “Barnabas shines as one of the most mature, reliable, loveable leaders of the early church. And right here Luke shows us how Barnabas’ trusted ministry began—with a demonstrated freedom from the love of things, and a heart of love for the poor. He sold his field and gave all the proceeds to ...read more

  • Alcohol Use

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 12, 2012
     | 1,674 views

    ALCOHOL USE According to MSNBC, “Alcohol abuse kills some 75,000 Americans each year and shortens the lives of these people by an average of 30 years, a U.S. government study suggested Thursday. Excessive alcohol consumption is the third leading cause of preventable death in the United States ...read more

  • Today In Yellow Springs, Ohio, People Are Still ...  PRO

    Contributed by Keith Broyles on Oct 4, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,460 views

    Today in Yellow Springs, Ohio, people are still receiving Christmas presents from ex-slave Wheeling Gaunt, who was born in 1812 and who died in 1894. Just before he died, he deeded nine acres of land at the south edge of the village to the town of Yellow Springs, the proceeds of which were to buy ...read more

  • A Young Man Once Fell In Love With A Girl And Saw ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Sep 11, 2008
     | 1,235 views

    A young man once fell in love with a girl and saw the starlight in her eyes when he proposed. He bought a ring to give her but he was poor, and it wasn’t a very big diamond. He said to her apologetically, "It is not a very big stone." But she replied, "It is as big as we make it." If you are ...read more

  • Called To Be Faithful

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 12, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,088 views

    Mark Hatfield tells of touring Calcutta with Mother Teresa and visiting the so-called "House of Dying," where sick children are cared for in their last days, and the dispensary, where the poor line up by the hundreds to receive medical attention. Watching Mother Teresa minister to these ...read more

  • I Would Like To Share With You This Morning, A ...

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Aug 8, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,853 views

    I would like to share with you this morning, a brief description of a Charlie Chaplin’s movie, "City Lights". Chaplin plays a little vagabond tramp who opens himself to anyone who opens their door to him. He becomes a vehicle for salvation for both a poor blind girl and a rich man. The rich man is ...read more

  • J. Wilbur Chapman Meets General Booth Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2009
     | 3,536 views

    J. Wilbur Chapman Meets General Booth of Salvation Army A willingness to obey is the first step toward spiritual understanding John 7:17 Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee. When J. Wilbur Chapman was in London, he had an opportunity to meet General ...read more

  • We Might Shake Our Heads At Such Blatant ...  PRO

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Oct 11, 2007
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,064 views

    We might shake our heads at such blatant hypocrisy, but the truth is most people fail to live up to their own Words. One prime example of this might be Karl Marx who wrote the Communist Manifesto in 1848. Marx’ had --- and still has --- millions of followers. His Philosophy has shaped (and some ...read more

  • Nearly A Century Ago, A Famous English Preacher ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Sloat on Apr 3, 2001
    based on 113 ratings
     | 2,105 views

    Nearly a century ago, a famous English preacher described in vivid detail the practice of one particular lord of the manor. Every year on Christmas day, this lord gave all the poor people who were his subjects a generous basket of food. Every person brought a basket with him and the lord’s custom ...read more

  • The Importance Of Really Living The Christian ...  PRO

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Jun 28, 2001
    based on 59 ratings
     | 2,576 views

    The importance of really living the Christian life is illustrated in the life of the famous author Mark Twain. Church leaders were largely to blame for his becoming hostile to the Bible and the Christian faith. As he grew up, he knew elders and deacons who owned slaves and abused them. He heard men ...read more

  • Dr. H. A. Ironside, In His Lectures On Acts, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Aug 3, 2001
    based on 26 ratings
     | 2,510 views

    Dr. H. A. Ironside, in his Lectures on Acts, recalls the story his mother told about his own dear father’s dying hour. The mother said, "Your father had this passage running through his mind. He kept repeating it constantly. ‘A great sheet and wild beasts and-and…’ He could not seem to get the next ...read more

  • The Breath Of Masochism  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 22, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,796 views

    THE BREATH OF MASOCHISM Some psychologists and psychiatrists, following Freud’s lead, point to the Beatitudes as proof of Jesus’ imbalance. Said one distinguished British psychologist, in a speech prepared for the Royal Society of Medicine: “The spirit of self-sacrifice which permeates ...read more

  • Ngisc Commissioner Richard C. Leone - June ...  PRO

    Contributed by Don Mcclain on Jan 22, 2003
    based on 33 ratings
     | 1,472 views

    NGISC Commissioner Richard C. Leone - June 2001: "In my view, state lotteries have paved the way for great increases in legalized gambling. They have promoted the notion of beating the odds, they have been able to advertise while others have not, and they have propagated the myth that gambling is ...read more

  • The Boundaries Of Moral Propriety Have Expanded ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 2,187 views

    The Boundaries Of Moral Propriety have expanded in the last year, as more Americans today than a year ago say the death penalty, embryonic stem cell research, and having a baby out of wedlock are morally acceptable. At the same time, Gallup’s annual Values and Beliefs Survey shows Americans are ...read more

  • A Song By The Nelson Brothers. Apparently ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 16, 2006
     | 1,091 views

    a song by the Nelson Brothers. Apparently there’s this poor guy who has a self-centered girlfriend, and he’s tired of her always directing the conversation to her favorite subject…herself! So the song goes: Enough about you baby-let’s talk about me You don’t even have a clue lately what I really ...read more

  • Mistakes And The Certainty Of Son Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 27, 2009
     | 3,180 views

    Mistakes and the Certainty of Son of Man The late great English theologian and divine, Frederick William Robertson (1816 - 1853), once said, "Life, like war, is a series of mistakes, and he [or, she] is not the best Christian nor the best general who makes the fewest mistakes. Poor mediocrity may ...read more

  • Wikipedia On Sheep

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Aug 1, 2011
     | 2,970 views

    WIKIPEDIA ON SHEEP Wikipedia states, "Sheep have good hearing and are sensitive to noise when being handled. Sheep have horizontal slit-shaped pupils, possessing excellent peripheral vision with visual fields of approximately 270° to 320°, sheep can see behind themselves without turning their ...read more

  • The Curious Just Shows Up To Church But Doesnt ...

    Contributed by Kelly Benton on Mar 15, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,926 views

    The Curious just shows up to church but doesnt try to get involved in the church. They show up physically but are absent spiritually. These types of people are much like the employee that comes to work to only punch the time card but are totally non-dedicated to the job. They expect to recieve ...read more

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