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  • No Roads Required  PRO

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Nov 9, 2010
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    NO ROADS REQUIRED David Livingstone charted great paths for mission in Africa. One time a missionary society wrote him a letter saying, "We have some people who would like to join you. Do you have some easy access roads to get where you are?" Dr. Livingstone wrote back, "If you have men who will ...read more

  • Which Church Is Yours?

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
     | 1,595 views

    WHICH CHURCH IS YOURS? There's a cartoon with a picture of two men rowing boats. One was wearing a dog collar and in his hands was a punting pole. Also in the boat were rows and rows of people cheering him on. In the other boat, the man rowing, also wearing a dog collar, had in his hands a ...read more

  • What Is Spiritual Maturity?

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 29, 2010
     | 4,485 views

    WHAT IS SPIRITUAL MATURITY? In our Pueblo group we asked how we could define spiritual maturity? Someone said, "Being spiritually mature probably means you don't try to figure out whether the people around you are spiritually mature or not." Someone else said, "It's all I can do to figure ...read more

  • Prayer Is A Gauge

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 23, 2011
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    PRAYER IS A GAUGE Spurgeon: The condition of the church may be very accurately gauged by its prayer meetings. So is the prayer meeting a grace-ometer, and from it we may judge of the amount of divine working among a people. If God be near a church, it must pray. And if He be not there, one of the ...read more

  • Not Enough Chapels

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 16, 2012
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    NOT ENOUGH CHAPELS An elderly woman was being conducted through a great cathedral in Europe. The guide spoke of its beauty of design, calling attention to the statues and painting. The woman was unimpressed. At the conclusion of the tour she asked the guide, "How many souls have been saved here ...read more

  • Not Ready

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Apr 9, 2012
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    NOT READY After a presentation on the Evidences of God in Science four physics professors came up to Hugh Ross afterwards. Hugh asked if any of them could deny any of what had been presented. They said they could not. He then asked, "Why are you not ready to accept the conclusions?" One said ...read more

  • That's Business

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 9, 2015
     | 3,760 views

    Holiness means we love what God loves and we hate what God hates. Some people are like the man who said to a preacher: “I’ve got religion.” “That’s wonderful! Are you going to lay aside all sin?” “Yes, indeed!” “Are you going to attend church?” “Yes, indeed!” Are you going to help the ...read more

  • Prayer And Revival - Jonathan Edwards

    Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on May 24, 2018
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     | 2,292 views

    Here are only a few examples: It is God’s will through his wonderful grace, that the prayers of his saints should be one of the great principal means of carrying on the designs of Christ’s kingdom in the world. When God has something very great to accomplish for his church, it is his will that ...read more

  • A Powerful Preacher Was Reported To Have ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A powerful preacher was reported to have preached on this passage from Luke’s Gospel and he had explained that not everyone that thinks they will, will get into heaven. Some people will be locked out and destined for eternal torment in Hell where, he said, “There will be weeping and gnashing of ...read more

  • Dr. L. R. Scarborough Preached A Revival In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Dr. L. R. Scarborough preached a revival in Texas many years ago. He said, “I want every one of you who was led to Christ by someone in this audience to go shake hands with that one.” More than twenty people went to shake hands with one simple, plainly dressed woman. Her name was Mary Truett, the ...read more

  • Dr. Walter Wilson, Ever On The Alert To Speak To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Dr. Walter Wilson, ever on the alert to speak to men about their souls, asked an attendant at a service station who had filled his car with gas: “How did sin get in Sinclair?” pointing to the lighted sign atop the gas pump. “I do not know, sir, how sin got into Sinclair; but, sir, I ...read more

  • Right After The 9/11 Attacks, The President ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Right after the 9/11 attacks, the president addressed the nation. He said, “A great people have been moved to defend a great nation. Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot shake the foundation of America” In other words, “even though we just ...read more

  • Annie Armstrong Was Called Indefatigable. She ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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     | 2,615 views

    Annie Armstrong was called indefatigable. She never tired of serving God and serving People. In 1893 because of her belief in the powerful hand of God to change lives and our world she wrote over 18,000 letters many by hand. She was the driving force in founding the lottie Moon Christmas offering, ...read more

  • He Is The Second-String Quarterback On His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,123 views

    He is the second-string quarterback on his junior high football team. She is a housewife who substitutes for teachers at the elementary school down the street. The nurse has her beeper clipped to her blue jeans as she shops for groceries. The vice-president is surrounded by those who protect him as ...read more

  • A Woman Drove Her Pickup Truck To The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A woman drove her pickup truck to the fairgrounds pulling a horse trailer. She was trying to back into a space. On one side was a ditch and it was a very narrow space she was trying to back into. She would pull up and then back up. Soon people began to stand around watching her. She was getting ...read more

  • Richard Halverson, The Chaplain Of The U. S. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Richard Halverson, the chaplain of the U. S. Senate, pointed out something that bothers a lot of people and excites a few. He said, “Jesus Christ said more about money than about any other single thing because, when it comes to a man’s real nature, money is of first importance. Money is an exact ...read more

  • Known By The Likeness

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,904 views

    ((Bill Morgan?)) says that On a wall near the main entrance to the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, is a portrait with the following inscription: "James Butler Bonham--no picture of him exists. This portrait is of his nephew, Major James Bonham, deceased, who greatly resembled his uncle. It is placed ...read more

  • Years Ago, When Speaker Of The House Sam Rayburn ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Years ago, when speaker of the house Sam Rayburn heard he had terminal cancer, he shocked everyone when he announced he was going back to his small town in Bonham, Texas. People said to him: "They have the finest facilities in Washington, D. C. Why go back to that little town?" Rayburn’s response ...read more

  • When America First Entered Baghdad And Overthrew ...

    Contributed by Darrin Hunt on Jul 2, 2007
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    When America first entered Baghdad and overthrew Saddam, the people cheered. Shortly after, however, their cheers turned to jeers and anger. The crowd in Jerusalem had seen and heard about Jesus, the Prophet/King/Messiah. Some of them had been healed. Others had been fed. All had jumped on the ...read more

  • Success Is An Idol When Success Becomes An ...

    Contributed by William Hooper on Jul 12, 2007
     | 2,837 views

    Success is an idol when success becomes an obsession. You may get to the top of the ladder of success, only to discover you’re on the wrong ladder. Success is an idol that can consume you. Many business people are driven. They become workaholics. Doctors in Japan have found a significant ...read more