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  • John Newton Was A Man Who Knew Both The Bondage ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Nov 13, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,444 views

    John Newton was a man who knew both the bondage of sin and the liberating power of the Holy Spirit. He was nurtured by a devout Christian mother who prayed that her only son would become a preacher. But she died when John was very young, and he became a sailor, after the example of his ...read more

  • Some Years Back, Before Skin-Grafts Were A Common ...

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Feb 18, 2007
     | 4,638 views

    Some years back, before skin-grafts were a common medical procedure, a certain girl throughout all her life openly showed her shame for the deep scars that covered both of her mother’s hands. The girl was so ashamed of her mother’s hands that she constantly insisted that her mother wear gloves ...read more

  • It Was January 30, 1994 And Super Bowl Xxviii ...

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Feb 25, 2007
     | 1,559 views

    It was January 30, 1994 and Super Bowl XXVIII was being played out at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. The NFC champion Dallas Cowboys had just defeated the AFC champion Buffalo Bills, 30–13. Dallas scored 24 unanswered points in the second half, and Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith was named the ...read more

  • The Best We Could Serve You

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on May 23, 2009
     | 1,882 views

    THE BEST WE COULD SERVE YOU There was once a man who went to the office every day in his expensive car, and made important decisions and signed big contracts. Often, the important man would enjoy business lunches with his clients, and would try to distract the attention of his influential guests ...read more

  • New Your City Mayor Admits Mistake And Silences ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 1, 2009
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    New York City Mayor Admits Mistake and Silences Reporters Back in 1980 New York City Mayor Ed Koch appeared on a local news program in the middle of the city’s financial crisis. Koch had spent over a quarter of a million dollars to put up bike lanes in Manhattan, and they turned out to be a ...read more

  • Ipod ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 14, 2009
     | 3,564 views

    iPod Religion This is right up there with what 10-year-old Joshua wrote to his pastor: “Dear Pastor, My father says I should learn the 10 Commandments. But I don’t think I want to because we have enough rules already in our house.” That’s not as bad as what 11-year-old Ralph wrote: “Dear Pastor, I ...read more

  • Luther's Ink ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 1, 2010
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    LUTHER’S INK STAIN Some of you may know someone who has visited the WARTBURG CASTLE in Eisenach, German. The tour guide regularly points out to the black spot on one of the walls of the room which Luther occupied during his benevolently intended imprisonment. Let me share the legend connected with ...read more

  • I Was Talking To A Man On Friday About Our ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on May 17, 2010
     | 2,680 views

    I was talking to a man on Friday about our Church. He said he didn’t like our way of doing Church. I asked him what he meant and he said that he could not see how a Church could have a band out the front and what appeared to him to be a concert going on and so many people. He said "That’s not my ...read more

  • The Angel And Anthony Burger

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Mar 22, 2011
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    THE ANGEL AND ANTHONY BURGER Anthony Burger died at age 44. Many feel that he is the finest gospel pianist that ever lived. He spent the last ten years playing for the Gaither Vocal Band. He last played on a cruise ship. Fifteen hundred people were on the cruise, vacationing during the day, and ...read more

  • Visited By Angels

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 19, 2012
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    VISITED BY ANGELS Dr. Ralph Harlow tells the story getting away with his wife Marion for a few days to visit family and of walking with his wife through the woods of Ballarvale, MA as Spring was breaking forth. The path that he and Marion were on was spongy as they walked along a beautiful creek. ...read more

  • Inescapable Judgment

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 28, 2012
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    INESCAPABLE JUDGMENT During the winter of 1951, a Montana café owner named Clarence Pellett pulled over to pick up a hitchhiker who appeared cold and frozen while walking during a snowstorm. Once in the car, the hitchhiker Frank Dryman pulled out a gun and ordered Pellett to get out of his ...read more

  • I Know Because I See

    Contributed by Bruce Montgomery on Apr 21, 2008
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     | 2,178 views

    I KNOW BECAUSE I SEE The fingerprints of God are everywhere in nature! Faith - at least in part - is the spiritual seeing or perceiving of the fingerprints on the things he has made. We see the order, the beauty, the greatness, the complexity of what he has made - and these are the evidence that ...read more

  • The Heart Of Mary: Submission To The Lord  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,491 views

    The Heart of Mary: Submission to the Lord "I am the Lord's servant... May it be to me as you have said." (Luke 1:38) The first desire in the child of God who wants to enjoy the favor of God in his life is to die to self and surrender to the will of God in his life. The key word here "servant" ...read more

  • Ever-Flowing Stream Of Grace  PRO

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

  • Return Good For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
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    RETURN GOOD FOR EVIL Let me share with you the story of a lesser known man, Rev. John Perkins. He was a black minister in the South "lived through the worst nightmares of the civil rights movement." Perkins started a church, then a Bible Institute, a radio program, followed by a health clinic, a ...read more

  • The Authors Give Hard Evidence To Back Up There ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 2, 2008
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    The authors give hard evidence to back up there opening statement about the need for healing today. They shared the following statistics from pages 4-7 "Caring for People God’s Way": Marital Discord: Studies show 35% of persons who marry get a divorce, and 18% of those divorced are divorced ...read more

  • The True Christmas Gift

    Contributed by David Rogers on Dec 15, 2008
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    The True Christmas Gift Twas the night before the birth, when all the world did not know what was about to happen Not a creature was stirring, and all men were napping The rabbis were safe and secure in their knowledge Old Herod, the king, the Lord he refused to acknowledge King Herod was ...read more

  • The Test Of Getting To The ...

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Feb 24, 2009
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    THE TEST OF GETTING TO THE TEST In the late 1980’s I was interviewing at various corporations in the San Francisco Bay Area for a position in one of the fast track executive programs that were being offered to recent college graduates, of which I was one. In many of these corporations I would go ...read more

  • Indian Legend Adds "Spook" To Phenomenon

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2007
     | 1,447 views

    Indian Legend Adds "Spook" to Phenomenon This isn’t your typical pay-at-the-gate attraction. In fact, there is no admission charge — it’s free! Some might not even call it an attraction, but don’t say that to the locals of Lake Wales, Florida. Spook Hill is proudly recognized by the town. The ...read more

  • Jim Rhodes: God's Complainer  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 16, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,623 views

    Jim Rhodes: God’s Complainer Driving through Mineral Wells, Texas, one afternoon in 1994, Jim Rhodes noticed many buildings standing vacant due to the shutdown of a local military base. "I always complain to God about things that bother me," says Rhodes, "so I asked him, ’Why aren’t these buildings ...read more