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  • Trinity: Eternal Dance  PRO

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Apr 14, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,545 views

    Brian Mclaren says: “I learned that the early church leaders described the Trinity using the term perichoresis (peri-circle, choresis-dance): the Trinity was an eternal dance of Father, Son and Spirit sharing mutual love, honour, happiness, joy and respect. Against this backdrop, God’s act of ...read more

  • No Treachery Is Worse Than Betrayal By A Family ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,447 views

    No treachery is worse than betrayal by a family member or friend. Julius Caesar knew such treachery. Among the conspirators who assassinated the Roman leader on March 15, 44 B. C. was Marcus Junius Brutus. Caesar not only trusted Brutus, he had favored him as a son. According to Roman historians, ...read more

  • No Treachery Is Worse Than Betrayal By A Family ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,228 views

    No treachery is worse than betrayal by a family member or friend. Julius Caesar knew such treachery. Among the conspirators who assassinated the Roman leader on March 15, 44 was Marcus Junius Brutus. Caesar not only trusted Brutus, he had favored him as a son. According to Roman historians, ...read more

  • Duke Ellington, The Late Jazz Musician, Composer ...

    Contributed by Bruce Willis on Jan 11, 2007
     | 2,117 views

    Duke Ellington, the late jazz musician, composer and renowned band leader was once asked to provide a definition of “rhythm.” He responded, “If you got it, you don’t need no definition. And if you don’t have it, ain’t no definition gonna help!” Hopefully vision is not quite that elusive. In ...read more

  • Jim Jones: Whatever You Need

    Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on Aug 27, 2009
     | 1,988 views

    JIM JONES: WHATEVER YOU NEED Jim Jones, leader of the Peoples Temple, who led about 900 people to commit suicide, was quoted by a former follower as saying, "What you need to believe in is what you can see...If you see me as your friend, I’ll be your friend. As you see me as your father, I’ll be ...read more

  • Jesus Makes The Statement

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 10, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,359 views

    Jesus makes the statement “I am the bread of life.” Disbelief sets in on the participants. Even though Jewish tradition and the Talmud had many teachings in Jewish schools on the phrases “eating and drinking” in a metaphorical sense.They criticize His choice of words, they get mad and angry and ...read more

  • Easter In An Anti-God Rally

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Apr 14, 2010
     | 3,981 views

    EASTER IN AN ANTI-GOD RALLY During the early 1920's, a Communist leader named Nikolai Bukharin was sent from Moscow to Kiev to address an anti-God rally. For an hour, he abused and ridiculed the Christian faith until it seemed as if the whole structure of belief was in ruins. Then questions were ...read more

  • The Hero And The Saint

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2010
     | 4,744 views

    THE HERO AND THE SAINT The late great German-born American Jewish rationalist intellectual, popular lecturer and writer, religious leader, and social reformer, Felix Adler (1851 - 1933), starts things off well when he said, "The hero is one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up ...read more

  • What Will They Say?

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 23, 2010
     | 1,948 views

    WHAT WILL THEY SAY? A minister, a priest and a rabbi die and go to heaven for orientation. They are all asked, "When you are in your casket, and friends, family, and congregants are mourning over you, what would you like to hear them say?" The minister says, "I would like to hear them say that I ...read more

  • Targums

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 13, 2010
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     | 1,426 views

    TARGUMS More than 500 years before Jesus was born in Bethlehem, the Jews returned to Judea from their long time of captivity Babylon. About that time, Jewish religious leaders began to write commentaries on various Bible books that they called "Targums." One of these Targums dealt with the ...read more

  • World Hunger Compared To American Diet

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2011
     | 2,726 views

    WORLD HUNGER COMPARED TO AMERICAN DIET Most of us have no idea what it is like to be really hungry. We might use the expression "I’m starving!" But the truth is far from that. • People who starve to death each year in the world: 11 million • Overweight U.S. adults: 34 million • Average calories ...read more

  • Contrary To Much Emphasis Today In The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
     | 2,388 views

    "Contrary to much emphasis today in the evangelical church, true prayer, like true worship, centers on God's glory, not man's needs. True prayer focuses on Thy name, Thy kingdom, Thy will." "We cannot help being exposed to assaults, but we pray that we may not fall and perish under them. The ...read more

  • Self - I Have An Acrostic Which I Came Up This ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 10, 2008
     | 1,635 views

    Self - I have an acrostic which I came up this week for SELF: S = Serving E = Ego L = Living F = Foolishly EGO is: E = Edging G = God O = Out This is what self always does - it pushes God out of focus and places self as “uno” number one to be served and to be appeased. Servant leaders are ...read more

  • Addressing A National Seminar Of Southern Baptist ...

    Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on Jul 25, 2008
     | 1,248 views

    Addressing a national seminar of Southern Baptist leader, George Gallup said, "We find there is very little difference in ethical behavior between churchgoers and those who are not active religiously...The levels of lying, cheating, and stealing are remarkable similar in both groups. Eight out of ...read more

  • Although Douglas Macarthur Graduated From West ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Nov 7, 2002
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,552 views

    "Although Douglas MacArthur graduated from West Point at the top of his class, he continued to prepare himself for service to his country. He studied every military textbook he could get his hands on. He visited battlefields and personally reviewed the tactics which the victors and the losers ...read more

  • When I Was In Seminary I Was Taught That The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bishop Raymond Allan Johnson on Feb 10, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,502 views

    When I was in seminary I was taught that the apostles and prophets were given only to get the Church started in the first century. After that time they were no longer needed. My professors presumed that when the New Testament was completed and accepted by the Church, the foundational role of ...read more

  • False Messiah—rev. Sun Myung Moon

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 10, 2012
     | 3,822 views

    FALSE MESSIAH—REV. SUN MYUNG MOON It amazes me how many religions are in stark opposition to Christianity; and they do not even have God as their leader. In fact, they are just empty philosophies being advanced by empty followers. While members of Congress looked on, Rev. Sun Myung Moon declared ...read more

  • If You Ever Paid Attention To Authors And ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 24, 2007
     | 1,504 views

    If you ever paid attention to authors and composers when we used to sing out of the hymnals, you may remember the name Phillip P. Bliss. He was the second most famous Christian song writer in history. Had he lived as long as his peers, Fanny Crosby, Charles Wesley and Ira ...read more

  • When Nikita Khrushchev Died, A Humorous Story ...  PRO

    Contributed by Trevor Woodget on Apr 23, 2002
    based on 73 ratings
     | 3,643 views

    When Nikita Khrushchev died, a humorous story circulated in political circles. The Communist party who’d cast Mr Khrushchev aside were uncomfortable about burying his body on Soviet soil. So they called the President of the United States, Richard Nixon, asking if the U.S. would take ...read more

  • Accepting The Marginal  PRO

    Contributed by Andrew Hamilton on Oct 26, 2002
    based on 19 ratings
     | 3,086 views

    ACCEPTING THE MARGINAL In speaking to church leaders Dallas Willard says “The leading assumption in the American church today – and the Australian one I’ll add – is that you can be a Christian but not a disciple. That has placed a tremendous burden on a mass of Christians who are not disciples. ...read more

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