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  • Remember To Look At The Possibilities In The Area ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 24, 2007
     | 1,181 views

    Remember to look at the possibilities in the area you see. (You see some things but don’t actually look at them.) We used the FedEx logo during our Gripped For Greatness campaign last year. We asked if you saw all you were looking at. Between the last two letters of FedEx you can see an arrow ...read more

  • There Was A Pastor, Who After The Usual Sunday ...

    Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Jan 20, 2010
     | 2,191 views

    There was a Pastor, who after the usual Sunday Evening Hymns, stood up, walked over to the pulpit and, before he gave his sermon for the evening, briefly introduced a guest minister who was in service that evening. In the introduction, the Pastor told the congregation that the guest minister was ...read more

  • James Montgomery Boice On Eternal ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 30, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,443 views

    James Montgomery Boice on Eternal Security James Montgomery Boice has a wonderful picture to show how Jesus preserves believers for all eternity: I have sometimes thought that what Jesus did in uttering these words was like something a carpenter often does. Sometimes in rough carpentry a workman ...read more

  • No One Is Fool Enough To Choose War Instead Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 1,681 views

    "No one is fool enough to choose war instead of peace. For in peace sons bury fathers, ...read more

  • The Marks Of A Witness  PRO

    Contributed by Edwin Amundson on Jul 26, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,103 views

    The Marks of a Witness 1. A witness must have a first-hand experience of Christ. Hearsay is not acceptable in a court of law, nor in the court of this world?s opinion. People will listen only to what we have personally seen and heard. 2. A witness must be able to express himself verbally. We may ...read more

  • In James Michener's "Hawaii", Nyuk Tsin Kee ...

    Contributed by Scott Chambers on Apr 23, 2007
     | 2,628 views

    In James Michener’s “Hawaii”, Nyuk Tsin Kee stands before the officer in her examination for United States citizenship. She has relentlessly driven herself to prepare for this exam. More than anything else, she wants to become a citizen of America. But now she is strangely silent. When the ...read more

  • Redeemed, Redeemed, Redeemed...

    Contributed by Bob Gillchrest on Dec 1, 2008
     | 4,883 views

    REDEEMED, REDEEMED, REDEEMED... A.J. Gordon was the great Baptist pastor of the Clarendon Church in Boston, Massachusetts. One day he met a young boy in front of the sanctuary carrying a rusty cage in which several birds fluttered nervously. Gordon inquired, "Son, where did you get those birds?" ...read more

  • The Heart Of Worship

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,810 views

    THE HEART OF WORSHIP In late 1990's in Watford, England, Matt Redman's church had a high caliber praise band and worship team, yet the pastor knew that the congregation had lost its way in worship. So the Pastor asked "When you come through the doors on a Sunday, what are you bringing as your ...read more

  • Paul's Thorn In The Flesh Like Catfish With ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 10, 2009
     | 7,009 views

    Paul’s Thorn in the Flesh Like Catfish with Codfish Years ago in the northeastern United States codfish was a big commercial business. There is a market for eastern cod all over, especially on the West Coast. The demand posed a problem to the shippers. At first they froze the cod, then shipped them ...read more

  • Gordon Brown, Englands Prime Minister Described A ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on May 4, 2010
     | 1,586 views

    Gordon Brown, Englands Prime Minister described a widow as a "BIGOTED WOMAN" recently. He meant it to be a private comment but was picked up by a microphone he was wearing. Mrs Duffy asked some questions to Mr Brown regarding immigration, and cornered him with questions about the budget deficit. ...read more

  • Un Estudio De La Impaciencia

    Contributed by Luis Marquez on Jun 19, 2012
     | 2,124 views

    UN ESTUDIO DE LA IMPACIENCIA en 2006 encontró: • se necesita un promedio de 17 minutos para la mayoría de las personas para perder la paciencia en una cola o línea de espera. • En el teléfono, se tarda alrededor de 9 minutos para la mayoría de las personas en perder la paciencia. • Las ...read more

  • Bold Witness

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Sep 25, 2016
     | 8,395 views

    Hugh Hewitt in his book “The Embarassed Believer” contends that most Christian are embarrassed believers. They do not talk about their faith or church. They don’t have Bibles on the corner of their desks. They never engage others in spiritual conversations. And the result has been the dramatic ...read more

  • 26 Year Old Kyle Macdonald Had A Red Paper Clip ...  PRO

    Contributed by W F on Nov 25, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,510 views

    26 year old Kyle MacDonald had a red paper clip and a dream: Could he use the community power of the Internet to barter that paper clip for something better, and trade that thing for something else — and so on and so on until he had a house? He advertised the paperclip on craigslist.com and two ...read more

  • The Vineyard Caretaker

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jan 29, 2008
     | 2,123 views

    THE VINEYARD CARETAKER Mark 11:27-12:12 In high school I was on the track team – I was a sprinter. Our coach would make us sprinters run long distance as well as run sprints for practice. We hated running long distance, it was so boring, it was so tedious, we felt it was against our nature. But ...read more

  • Remember Our Survivors  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 3, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,483 views

    REMEMBER OUR SURVIVORS Can you hear me? Can you hear my friends and I? We’re crying out to you from underneath the rubble and debris, from down under the dust and stones... please tell us that we have not been left alone- please comfort our souls to know that though we cannot return, that you will ...read more

  • Ask Your Dad  PRO

    Contributed by James Chandler on Mar 31, 2003
    based on 46 ratings
     | 2,869 views

    ASK YOUR DAD A father watched out the kitchen window as his 7 year old son played in the backyard sand box. He watched him moving several large rocks out of the sandbox. There was one very big rock that was giving his little boy a great deal of trouble. He watched his son move the rock to the ...read more

  • But Jesus Walked  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 3, 2002
    based on 25 ratings
     | 4,512 views

    BUT JESUS WALKED On his sixteenth birthday a son approached his father and said, "Dad, I’m sixteen now. When I get my license, can I drive the family car?" His dad looked at him and said, "Son, driving the car takes maturity, and first, you must prove that you are responsible enough. And one way ...read more

  • With A Timid Voice And Idolizing Eyes, The Little ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 2,669 views

    With a timid voice and idolizing eyes, the little boy greeted his father as he returned from work, "Daddy, how much do you make an hour?" Greatly surprised, but giving his boy a glaring look, the father said: "Look, son, not even your mother knows that. Don’t bother me now, I’m tired." "But ...read more

  • No One Would Be Foolish Enough To Choose War ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 1,858 views

    "No one would be foolish enough to choose war over peace in peace sons bury their fathers, but ...read more

  • Years Ago, A Very Wealthy Man Shared With His ...

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 20, 2007
     | 2,011 views

    Years ago, a very wealthy man shared with his devoted young son a passion for art collecting. Together they travelled the world, adding only the finest art treasures to their collection. Priceless works by Picasso, Van Gogh, Monet and many others adorned the walls of the family estate. The ...read more

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