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  • Yet, So Much Communication Is Happening Over ...

    Contributed by Mark Canfield on Nov 9, 2006
     | 1,381 views

    YET, so MUCH Communication is happening over INTERNET - people DON’T SEE Each Other SO - IS OUR COMMUNICATION CLEAR? Personally, I’ve found Email & IM – WORST way to communicate because it doesn’t convey my heart or emotions! New study - University of Chicago confirms / When reading e-mails ...read more

  • Life Is Difficult. You And I Know It To Be True. ...

    Contributed by Randall Bergsma on Dec 19, 2006
     | 1,713 views

    Life is difficult. You and I know it to be true. Christmas can be difficult. Even life in which a person strives diligently to be kind, helpful, and close to God includes difficulty. For example, God walked and talked with Adam and Eve. After sin came in their hearts, God was still God, but ...read more

  • In His Book, An Anthropologist On Mars, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,530 views

    In his book, An Anthropologist on Mars, neurologist Oliver Sacks tells about Virgil, a man who had been blind from early childhood. When he was 50, Virgil underwent surgery and was given the gift of sight. But as he and Dr. Sacks found out, having the physical capacity for sight is not the same as ...read more

  • There Was A Jewish Man Who Became A Christian ...

    Contributed by Rick Bezanson on Oct 17, 2007
     | 1,752 views

    There was a Jewish man who became a Christian missionary. He became a pastor. But his family disowned him for becoming a Christian and refused to see him for fifteen years. Then his father became ill with cancer and asked him to visit him on his death bed. But his father refused to talk about ...read more

  • Daring To Act

    Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Nov 2, 2007
     | 2,748 views

    Illustration Daring to Act It is not the critic who counts, not the person who points out where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the person who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes ...read more

  • What Is Your Attitude When You Wake Up? There ...

    Contributed by Matthew Sullivan on Feb 18, 2008
     | 2,206 views

    What is your attitude when you wake up? There are some who just get out of bed singing, “This is the day the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it.” But there are others who just keep hitting the snooze button each morning. I am a morning person. Since Seminary I have pretty much been ...read more

  • Women Sleep Deprived A National Sleep Foundation ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    Women Sleep Deprived A National Sleep Foundation study finds the majority of American women are continually sleep deprived, either because of young children, biological changes (pregnancy and menopause), stress or pets. The impact on families, personal and professional lives, and society is ...read more

  • The Value Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
     | 3,790 views

    THE VALUE OF STUFF It’s interesting the values people put on stuff. It’s amazing what sells on E-bay. A Brazilian manufacturer put a UFO detector with AA batteries included on E-bay. The detector could detect fluctuations in the earth’s magnetic field caused by visitations from alien spacecraft. ...read more

  • When I Went To University Back In The Eighties, ...

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Nov 19, 2008
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    When I went to university back in the eighties, many people were defaulting on their student loans. I had a relatively small loan of about 7,000 dollars and I certainly didn’t want to pay it back, but the payments were pretty small so I did, and it felt good when it was finally gone. I heard of a ...read more

  • When I Was In Amsterdam, Working As A Missionary ...

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Mar 19, 2009
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    When I was in Amsterdam, working as a missionary with YWAM, a Christian music group came to the city to play at a place called "The Last Watering Hole." A number of us went to hear them play and support them in their mission. While we were there, a who was not a Christian light up a joint. Out of ...read more

  • The Blight Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009
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    THE BLIGHT OF SIN Blight is a destructive plant disease that can infect any plant, even trees. Infected trees exhibit a blackening of the blooms, leaves and twigs, and the whole tree is eventually involved. The blight causes the tree to decay outwardly and the decay can eat all the way to the ...read more

  • Tournier On Faithfulness

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Apr 19, 2009
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    TOURNIER ON FAITHFULNESS Faithfulness means that we admit our sin whenever we are tempted to depend upon something other than God. In this admission, the first step toward authentic repentance, something marvelous takes place. As Swiss psychologist Paul Tournier once shared, "The sense of guilt is ...read more

  • Salvation Brings Forgiveness...for You And For ...

    Contributed by Vonnie E James on Mar 21, 2010
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    SALVATION BRINGS FORGIVENESS...FOR YOU AND FOR OTHERS This person was working in a certain company for may years. However for whatever reason, he was unable to get along well with the Supervisor. The relationship was like trying to stick adhesive tape on a bottle covered with grease. He never ...read more

  • Janet Reno, Attorney General Of The United States ...

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jun 2, 2010
     | 1,670 views

    Janet Reno, Attorney General of the United States during the Clinton administration, was interviewed on “60 Minutes” on June 26, 1999. She seems to hold this ancient opinion of Christians. Here is how she defined a cultist: A cultist is one who has a strong belief in the Bible and the Second ...read more

  • Many Years Ago, When I Was Planting Churches, ...

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Sep 18, 2010
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    Many years ago, when I was planting churches, someone in one of those churches asked me if I would consider opening another church if they paid me $30,000 a year, plus housing and benefits. It was more than I was making at the time, but I told that person, “No, God called me here and now is not ...read more

  • Preaching And Practicing

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Mar 20, 2011
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     | 3,370 views

    PREACHING AND PRACTICING There were two doctors with the same name who lived a few doors apart. One doctor was a Christian and a lay preacher; the other doctor made no profession of faith. One night a rather sick person, who was also a Christian, and wanting help from a fellow believer, knocked ...read more

  • Old Nature

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 15, 2019
     | 4,490 views

    OLD MAN Some time ago, a person I worked with came up to me and said, “if I didn’t know you, I would be terrified to meet you on the street”. If my coworker only knew half of what I’d been, He would never even talk to me. God took the most vile, evil, misguided person in the world and ...read more

  • Six Facts About False Teachers

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Oct 3, 2024
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     | 525 views

    Centuries ago, the prophet Jeremiah gave a brief outline of how the people of God can discern a false prophet in their midst. He gave 6 descriptions for us to remember today: 1. False prophets prophesy lies using the name of God 2. False prophets are not sent or commanded ...read more

  • Is There A Difference?  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Mavis on Jul 26, 2002
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,543 views

    IS THERE A DIFFERENCE? In their recent book "Unveiling Islam," Emir and Ergun Caner, former Sunni Muslims cite the major differences between Islam and Christianity as the "personalness" of God, and "grace as opposed to works." "Jesus Christ ... is ultimately personal and wants to have a ...read more

  • Staying Warm Together  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 28, 2003
    based on 25 ratings
     | 5,244 views

    STAYING WARM TOGETHER In what the news called "The Miracle at Quecreek," nine miners trapped for three days 240 feet underground in a water-filled mine shaft "decided early on they were either going to live or die as a group." The 55 degree (Fahrenheit) water threatened to kill them slowly by ...read more