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  • Is The Doctor Behind?" Psalm 13:1-6 Key ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on May 30, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,112 views

    “Is the Doctor Behind?” Psalm 13:1-6 Key verse(s) 5:“But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.” Waiting is not something that comes natural to me. When I am put to wait, the time drags by so slowly, so tediously. While other more accommodating individuals are able ...read more

  • The Impact Of The Sexual Sins On This Society: ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 12, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,006 views

    The Impact of the sexual sins on this society: Noel Hornor states: Sex is everywhere. It permeates the movies and the television programs we watch, the music we hear, the magazines and books we read, the talk shows we listen to. Society, it seems, is obsessed with sex. Perhaps never has society had ...read more

  • Swim Club

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Oct 23, 2006
     | 1,367 views

    Swim Club There once was a swim club in a certain town. It was very popular because everyone in town wanted to be a good swimmer. The founders of the club had worked very hard to raise the money and do the work of building a beautiful swimming pool inside a very stylish building. They ...read more

  • John Griffith Lived Through The Great Depression. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Nov 6, 2000
    based on 261 ratings
     | 3,103 views

    John Griffith lived through the Great Depression. He got a job on the edge of the Mississippi caring for one of those great, huge railroad bridges that cross that mighty river. John brought his 8-year-old son, Greg, to work with him to see what Daddy did all day. The little boy was wide-eyed ...read more

  • Baby Steps!" Numbers 33: 1-49 Key Verse(S): 2a: ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 29, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,899 views

    “Baby Steps!” Numbers 33: 1-49 Key verse(s): 2a: “At the Lord’s command Moses recorded the stages in their journey . . .” I opened up the paper the other day and there staring me right in the face was a “huge success.” The newspaper was focusing on people who had made it; you know, those who ...read more

  • French Fries  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 24, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,737 views

    French Fries Like many modern fathers, I never seem to have enough time to spend with my children. So I was pleased that I had to "watch" the two boys last Saturday. We ran a couple of errands, got the car washed, and then they decided it was time for lunch. I asked them where they wanted to ...read more

  • What Happens When We Learn About A Really Bad ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,596 views

    What happens when we learn about a really bad guy repenting? It happens all the time in prison ministry, yet many of us think those people aren’t worth saving. They had more chances than most of us are willing to give them, yet God hasn’t given up on them. Jeffrey Dahmer was a convicted murderer ...read more

  • Illustration] Some Of You Are Aware That Robin ...

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 3, 2008
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    -[Illustration] Some of you are aware that Robin and I are in the middle of a house hunt. We would like to buy a house, and live there for quite awhile, if the Lord is willing. We have wanted to buy a home all along, but I just always assumed that we did not really have the buying power to purchase ...read more

  • You Have The Time?

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jan 22, 2008
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    YOU HAVE THE TIME? Years ago, I was in the library at Seminary doing some research and this quite old and distinguished gentleman, obviously someone of great stature, he approaches me and asks, “Peter, can you tell me what time it is?” I was quite taken back. I had been at Seminary for less than a ...read more

  • D) How Does The Earth Compare In Size And Space ...

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Jan 22, 2008
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    d) How does the earth compare in size and space to our sun’s closest neighbor star Proxima Centauri? 1. Proxima Centauri is a red dwar star and part of the Alpha Centauri star system. This closest neighbor is 4.22 light years away or 270,000 times farther than the earth is from the sun. If the ...read more

  • One Word  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Brown on Mar 11, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,589 views

    One Word I sat down one day and began to think about what word I would choose if I could only choose one word to describe myself; one word which would describe me better than any other word. Many words immediately began to pour into my mind. I could think of so many aspects of my life that I ...read more

  • Does Evil Exist?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 2,914 views

    DOES EVIL EXIST? Romans 8:28 We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him... Sometimes we just want things to turn out well--especially in a bad situation. Before Tom left for deployment to Iraq, he prayed that God will guide him in doing good in a land full of ...read more

  • A Little Boy Converts His Mother

    Contributed by Dwight L. Moody on Jun 11, 2009
     | 2,734 views

    A LITTLE BOY CONVERTS HIS MOTHER I remember, when on the North Side, I tried to reach a family time and again and failed. One night in the meeting, I noticed one of the little boys of that family. He hadn’t come for any good, however; he was sticking pins in the backs of the other boys. I thought ...read more

  • A Good Friend Of Mine, Who Has Been Sober And ...

    Contributed by Daryl Grimes on Sep 25, 2009
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    A good friend of mine, who has been sober and drug-free now for many, many years shared his testimony with me several years ago. After being caught in the 1970’s as a teenager with cocaine his dream of becoming a Major League Baseball Player was over. He used this discouragement and depression as ...read more

  • I'm Not A Christian, So...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 28, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,193 views

    "I'M NOT A CHRISTIAN, SO..." You need to know what is going on in the head of a non-saved or pre-saved person. * "I'm not a Christian, so ... I really don't understand this religious stuff. I did try and read bits of the Bible when I was at school, but found it hard to understand. I never went ...read more

  • Firmes En La Fe Y Mansedumbre En Predicación ...

    Contributed by Major Gerardo Balmori on Mar 22, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,406 views

    Firmes en la fe y mansedumbre en PREDICACIÓN (Translation follows) ¿Cómo actúa usted cuando alguien no le escucha? ¿Cómo le responde cuando creen tener la razón por encima de Dios y su Palabra? ¿Se pelea y discute con la persona? Si usted hace eso, ya tiene perdida la batalla. B. Aunque no ...read more

  • John Mccain's Personal Account At The Republican ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 6, 2010
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    John McCain’s Personal Account at the Republican National Convention of Being a POW in Viet Nam I suggest we can learn something from John McCain’s personal testimony segment of his speech. The Republican nominee said: Long ago, something unusual happened to me that taught me the most valuable ...read more

  • The "Broken" Sheepdog And The Shepherd  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 22, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
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    THE "BROKEN" SHEEPDOG AND THE SHEPHERD Philip Keller tells a story in his book, Lessons from a Sheep Dog, about how a bedraggled collie named Lassie came into his possession. One day he happened to notice an ad in the paper that simply said: "Border collie to good owner. Currently uncontrollable ...read more

  • Lord Have Mercy Me

    Contributed by D. Marie Hamilton on May 21, 2011
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    LORD HAVE MERCY ME I am a huge fan of the Christian band Mercy Me. They are my favorite band of all time! My favorite CD is Almost There. Those worship and praise songs inspire me to stay in the race even when I want to quit because working for the Lord can be overwhelming. I'm strengthen by ...read more

  • The Parable Of The Fig Tree  PRO

    Contributed by Ty Tamasaka on Jul 26, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 9,175 views

    THE PARABLE OF THE FIG TREE 6 "Then Jesus told this story: 'A man planted a fig tree in his garden and came again and again to see if there was any fruit on it, but he was always disappointed. 7 Finally, he said to his gardener, 'I’ve waited three years, and there hasn’t been a single fig! Cut it ...read more