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  • Revival Is The Visitation Of God, Which Brings To ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 30, 2009
     | 1,610 views

    Revival is the visitation of God, which brings to life Christians who have been sleeping and restores a deep sense of God’s near presence and holiness. Thence springs a vivid sense of sin and a profound exercise of heart in repentance, praise, and love, with an evangelistic outflow. Each revival ...read more

  • Non-Christians Can Be Happy  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 23, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,941 views

    NON-CHRISTIANS CAN BE HAPPY I didn't say that non-Christians can't be happy or that they can't be content. Sure they can be happy...as long as life goes the way they want it to go. As long as our health is good, we enjoy our job, people love us and the sky is blue, anybody can be fairly content ...read more

  • A Doctor Goes To A Party One Night And Sees One ...

    Contributed by Lynn Floyd on Sep 22, 2003
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,038 views

    A doctor goes to a party one night and sees one of his patients out on the dance floor with a beautiful woman. The doctor goes up to his patient and asks, “What are you doing?” The patient responded, “I’m just following your advice!” “What advice?,” the doctor replied. “You told me to find a hot ...read more

  • If You Have Ever Gone To See The Harlem ...  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 16, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,637 views

    If you have ever gone to see the Harlem Globetrotters you get two teams for the price of one. The second is called the Washington Generals. They have one purpose: Be doormats for the Globetrotters. The passively get stomped in basketball. It is their job to lose. God did not call he church to ...read more

  • Finding Detroit  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,913 views

    FINDING DETROIT Mary Brumbaugh’s husband, an airline pilot, often has difficulty locating items around the house. One day he asked Mary where the salt was. Annoyed, she responded, "How on earth can you find Detroit at night in a blizzard, but you can’t find the salt in your own kitchen?" "Well, ...read more

  • I. Quote: Evangelism Is Not What We Tell People, ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 27, 2006
     | 1,119 views

    i. Quote: Evangelism is not what we tell people, unless what we tell is totally consistent with who we are. It is who we are that is going to make the difference. If we do not truly enjoy our faith, nobody is going to catch the fire of enjoyment from us. If our lives are not totally centered on ...read more

  • That's Right – "Slavery" Is The Primary Word Used ...

    Contributed by Todd Stiles on Nov 14, 2006
     | 1,823 views

    That’s right – “slavery” is the primary word used to talk about service or ministry in the Bible. In fact, let me bring you up to speed on our most biblical title: “doulos!” That’s right…you’re a doulos! Simply a slave. Feel better now, don’t you? • Paul calls himself this every time, along with ...read more

  • When I Was In Business It Was The Accepted ...  PRO

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Dec 19, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,538 views

    When I was in business it was the accepted practice, for employees to have an annual appraisal. It can be painful, but let’s face it, no-one like to be told that they’re less than perfect! I think believers in Jesus need it more often than once a year, even if it’s only a self-appraisal. In ...read more

  • St. Augustine Once Said, "It Was Pride That ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,190 views

    St. Augustine once said, “It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men angels.” I would change that by saying, “It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men acceptable before God.” Paul W. Powell, the former President of the Annuity ...read more

  • Wouldn't It Be Wonderful If Someone Secretly ...

    Contributed by Gerald Albers on Nov 9, 2007
     | 1,837 views

    Wouldn’t it be wonderful if someone secretly deposited one million dollars into your checking account? But, did you know the million dollars would do you no good until you knew it was there? In the book of Ephesians there are many treasures, but they will do you no good until you discover that ...read more

  • Php 3:14 I Press Toward The Mark For The Prize Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
     | 2,510 views

    Php 3:14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. As a bowler that carried a 200 average I understand what Paul was saying. Many bowlers start throwing the ball for the pins, they will do very poorly. Some have learned to throw the ball to the arrows and do ...read more

  • Six Hundred Teenagers Found In New England's ...

    Contributed by Shawn Rose on May 10, 2009
     | 1,225 views

    Six hundred teenagers found in New England’s prisons gave these startling facts as to why they were there:  Six out of ten had fathers who drank to excess.  Many had mothers in the same condition.  Three out of four were permitted by parents to come and go as they pleased. ...read more

  • Seductive Idols

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2009
     | 4,386 views

    SEDUCTIVE IDOLS "The seductiveness of a nearby idol for the Christian is that it promises to get things done, to be powerful, to make good changes -- but by means that conflict with God's means." pg. 44, Richard Keyes, No God, But God by Os Guinness "Idols are not just on pagan altars, but in ...read more

  • I Was Working With Some Particularly Complex Lab ...

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 13, 2010
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    I was working with some particularly complex lab equipment last week, and it was not doing what I needed it to do. After I got it working, I realized that the words I was muttering under my breath as I struggled with it were not songs of thanksgiving. I won’t quote myself. But I am reminded by ...read more

  • Sports Idolatry

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Aug 30, 2010
     | 4,921 views

    Here’s a little statistic published in 1998 in The Economist that I use in my Ethics class at DePaul. According to the article, “Superhuman Heroes,” a survey of 198 top athletes conducted in 1995 had more than 50% stating that they would be willing to take a drug that would help them win every ...read more

  • If You Can't Beat ‘em?" Philippians 1: 12-14 Key ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jan 5, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,922 views

    “If You Can’t Beat ‘Em?” Philippians 1: 12-14 Key verse(s): 14:“Because of my chains, most of the brothers in the Lord have been encouraged to speak the word of God more courageously and fearlessly.” If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em! We’ve all said it at times when it just seemed hopeless and there ...read more

  • Just Wanted To Tell You I Love You  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,931 views

    JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU I LOVE YOU Paul Powell tells the story of a well-known preacher from years ago. His name was Carter Jones. Carter had a small room in the attic of his home that he used as a place of prayer. When he was especially burdened, he would make his way up the winding staircase to ...read more

  • Selling Your Cow  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on May 31, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,711 views

    Daniel Overdorf: One of my older sisters and her husband served for 12 years as missionaries to Haiti. Among various other ministries, such as church plants, a school and feeding programs, they discipled a few young men who today lead various churches and ministries. One participant in this was ...read more

  • Robin Williams Who Said, "Death Is ...  PRO

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 23, 2000
    based on 133 ratings
     | 2,417 views

    Robin Williams who said, “Death is nature’s way of saying, Your table’s ready.” And David Niven who said “I won’t go, I’ll kick and scream and make a terrible fuss” And oh how human was Woody Allens thought when he said “I’m not afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens.” But ...read more

  • C. S. Lewis Recounts That When He First Started ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
     | 1,918 views

    C. S. Lewis recounts that when he first started going to church he disliked the hymns, which he considered to be fifth-rate poems set to sixth-rate music. But as he continued, he said, "I realized that the hymns (which were just sixth-rate music) were, nevertheless, being sung with devotion and ...read more