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  • On A Blustery, Stormy, Winter Day, At The Broad ...  PRO

    Contributed by Manuel Amparo on May 10, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,998 views

    On a blustery, stormy, winter day, at the broad intersection on a busy trunk highway, I noticed a man standing near the side of the road. I was on my way home for lunch. The next day he was there again at the same place, and the next day, and for days following. Blizzards came, with cold weather, ...read more

  • A W Tozer Encouraged People Wanting And Having ...

    Contributed by Richard Francis on Jan 31, 2009
     | 1,901 views

    A W Tozer encouraged people wanting and having a "personal revival" to be seeking God with ALL of their Heart to consider these two points: 1. Get thoroughly dissatisfied with yourself. Complacency is the deadly enemy of spiritual progress. The contented soul is the stagnant soul. When speaking ...read more

  • God's Elect

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Mar 23, 2009
     | 2,948 views

    “Who will bring a charge against God’s elect?” Here is where we have to back up just a step and remember who Paul is talking about and who he is talking to. When he says that God will, with Christ, freely give us all things, the 'us' consists of all those who are referred to in verse 28 and in ...read more

  • Haydn Gives Glory To God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,731 views

    HAYDN GIVES GLORY TO GOD Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) was present at the Vienna Music Hall, where his oratorio The Creation was being performed. Weakened by age, the great composer was confined to a wheelchair. As the majestic work moved along, the audience was caught up with tremendous emotion. ...read more

  • John Wesley's Covenant Prayer

    Contributed by Sylvester Fergusson on Nov 3, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,286 views

    John Wesley’s Covenant Prayer Romans 12:1-2 I am no longer my own, but thine. Put me to what thou wilt, rank me with whom thou wilt. Put me to doing, put me to suffering. Let me be employed by thee or laid aside for thee, Exalted for thee or brought low by thee. Let me be full, let me be ...read more

  • One Day, People Are Going To Forget About The ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jan 7, 2009
     | 1,513 views

    “One day, people are going to forget about the Heisman Trophy, the jump pass and the national championship. One day, this [championship] ring is going to rust. There are only four things that are going to last forever: God, his word, people and rewards.” "Because I’m so passionate about it, and ...read more

  • What Prayer Is…  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Jun 6, 2002
    based on 31 ratings
     | 2,534 views

    What Prayer Is… Prayer is coming into the presence of God… Prayer is entering the throne room of the KING of kings and LORD of lords… Prayer is taking our concerns to the one who cares for me Prayer is to stand on holy ground… Prayer is communicating with the creator of the world…(the one spoke ...read more

  • As We Read This Text, According To Dr. Schmit, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2008
     | 1,237 views

    As we read this text, according to Dr. Schmit, and I quote, “we know that we too are individual members of a large flock of faithful disciples who seek to live as citizens of the kingdom of heaven. In other words, the work we do is never ours alone to accomplish. We do our part and trust that God ...read more

  • As We Read This Text, According To Dr. Schmit, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2008
     | 1,411 views

    As we read this text, according to Dr. Schmit, and I quote, "We know that we too are individual members of a large flock of faithful disciples who seek to live as citizens of the kingdom of heaven. In other words, the work we do is never ours alone to accomplish. We do our part and trust that God ...read more

  • Ever-Flowing Stream Of Grace  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,793 views

    Ever-flowing Stream Of Grace Walk and Not Be Faint: Isaiah 40:31 says, "But those wait for the Lord will gain new strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint" Christians who have close communion with God "...will walk and not ...read more

  • Questions Help You Learn...?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 31, 2010
     | 3,850 views

    QUESTIONS HELP YOU LEARN...? A father and his small son were out walking one day when the lad asked how electricity could go through the wires stretched between the telephone poles. "I don't know," said his father. "I never knew much about electricity." A few blocks farther on, the boy asked ...read more

  • A Young Girl Who Was Writing A Paper For School ...  PRO

    Contributed by Wayne Major on Aug 9, 2003
    based on 17 ratings
     | 2,692 views

    A young girl who was writing a paper for school came to her father and asked, "Dad, what is the difference between anger and exasperation?" The father replied, "It is mostly a matter of degree. Let me show you what I mean." With that the father went to the telephone and dialed a number at random. ...read more

  • Anger Vs. Annoyance  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 3, 2012
    based on 8 ratings
     | 6,333 views

    ANGER VS. ANNOYANCE A young girl who was writing a paper for school came to her father and asked, "Dad, what is the difference between anger and annoyance?" The father replied, "It is mostly a matter of degree. Let me show you what I mean." With that the father went to the telephone and dialed a ...read more

  • Ed Kerr Has Written A Song Entitled "Let Your ...

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Oct 13, 2004
    based on 1 rating
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    Ed Kerr has written a song entitled “Let Your Spirit Fall Here,” a song which perfectly verbalizes the heartfelt desire and plea to receive the help, power, and presence of the Lord God. The song’s chorus says, Let Your Spirit fall here / Wind from Heaven blow Purify our hearts today / Fire of ...read more

  • In Ancient Rome, Crowds By The Tens Of Thousands ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
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    In ancient Rome, crowds by the tens of thousands would gather in the Colosseum to watch as Christians were torn apart by wild animals. Paul Rader, commenting on his visit to this famous landmark, said, “I stood uncovered to the heavens above, where He sits for whom they gladly died, and asked ...read more

  • Game Of Chance

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jul 9, 2010
     | 2,456 views

    GAME OF CHANCE A person recently said to me as they were dying that the Bible was just a series of myths and stories, and if I want to, I can choose to live my life assuming that it is. I can choose to treat heaven like a GAME OF CHANCE and the Bible as something less than a sure thing. I can ...read more

  • God Sends Children For Another Purpose Than ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
     | 2,070 views

    "God sends children for another purpose than merely to keep up the race--to enlarge our hearts; and to make us unselfish and full of kindly sympathies and affections; to give our souls higher aims; to call out all our faculties to extended enterprise and exertion; and to bring round our firesides ...read more

  • We Have A Custom Of Viewing The Body, Not Just ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 27, 2007
     | 881 views

    We have a custom of viewing the body, not just out of curiosity or to judge the mortician’s skill but to face reality. In doing that we grieve, which ventilates our sorrow and helps to bring emotional healing and relief. A young boy in my former pastorate suffered the death of his thirty-year-old ...read more

  • Finding Nemo

    Contributed by Darrin Hunt on Feb 5, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,487 views

    Many of you have seen the movie, “Finding Nemo”. •It’s a powerful story of the love and determination of a caring father. •It’s the story of being lost, and then found. •It’s a story that can help us understand our Heavenly Father and His love for us. In the movie, Nemo’s father Marlin loved him ...read more

  • Humility And Experience

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 20, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 8,598 views

    HUMILITY AND EXPERIENCE Listen to this true story: "My father began teaching business classes at the local prison through a community college. On his first night of class, he started a chapter on banking. During the course of his lecture, the subject of ATMs came up, and he mentioned that, on ...read more