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  • We Should Be Striving On A Daily Basis To Worship ...

    Contributed by Mark Thometz on Aug 27, 2012
     | 1,926 views

    We should be striving on a daily basis to worship God in new, loving and exciting ways. It's very easy to become comfortable in our worship. We have that thing on Sunday and sometimes Wednesday and we may even dust off our Bible every now and then to read it. What about feeding the hungry as ...read more

  • Getting Too Far From The Source  PRO

    Contributed by Choe Sergent on Apr 17, 2013
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,471 views

    GETTING TOO FAR FROM THE SOURCE The county hired a new person to paint fresh yellow lines down the middle of all the county roads. The first day this man painted an astonishing 10 miles of road with new double yellow lines down the middle. This was a record! No one had ever painted ten miles of ...read more

  • God Is Not An Assistant  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 23, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,345 views

    ARE YOU LOOKING FOR AN ASSISTANT? Tim Keller, a pastor in Manhattan, New York, said that in 1970 a Sunday school teacher changed his life with a simple illustration. The teacher said, “Let’s assume the distance between the earth and the sun (92 million miles) was reduced to the thickness of this ...read more

  • Going Outside The Wire  PRO

    Contributed by Joseph Richard on Nov 10, 2013
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,447 views

    "Going Outside The Wire" Scripture(s): Job. 1:8-12; 2:1-6 "Going outside the wire" is a term that has been used by military members who are deployed in a hostile and dangerous environment such as Iraq or Afghanistan. It means you leave the safety and protection of the Camp or Base and travel on ...read more

  • Trials

    Contributed by Tim Smith on May 28, 2015
     | 6,924 views

    Sam Dixon was the General Secretary of the United Methodist Committee on Relief. He died under the rubble in the Montana Hotel of Haiti, serving God while meeting with other relief agencies to work together to better help the Haitian people. When one serves God so faithfully and suddenly is killed, ...read more

  • Out Of Tune

    Contributed by Daniel King, D. Min. on Aug 1, 2018
     | 2,650 views

    Main Idea: God is perfect and He cannot tolerate any sin in His presence. Verse: “As for God, His way is perfect” (Psalms 18:30 NKJV). Illustration: Once there was a famous conductor who was asked to direct a world class orchestra. He chose a famous piece of music and the orchestra gathered ...read more

  • Room At The Cross For You

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 1, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,886 views

    On the deck of a sinking ship stood an African slave- the last man on board. He was to be the last person to get on the last lifeboat. The life boat was loaded to the water line. The slave had something in his arms and the sailors refused to take him until he let that go. He pressed to his ...read more

  • Soap And Salvation

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 2, 2022
     | 2,330 views

    A skeptic sneeringly said, "The gospel has lost its power. While thousands profess Christ, nothing much is happening as a result." But it's not the fault of the gospel. It's because people make a profession but have no possession. It's not enough to acknowledge the truth of ...read more

  • I'm A Fan Of The Television Show "24". It Has ...

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 7, 2007
     | 898 views

    I’m a fan of the television show "24". It has more fast-moving action packed into an hour than any show I have ever seen. The lead character, special agent Jack Bauer, is on the run practically the entire show. He has no sooner solved one crisis than another rises. The title "24" is taken from ...read more

  • Taking The Plunge—readers' Digest Online, As ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,995 views

    Taking the Plunge—Readers’ Digest Online, As Kids See It, Stephen McCormack, St. Joachim, ON, 1997 "To my five-year-old son, Alex, jumping off the diving board that first time seemed an insurmountable challenge. He was too timid to manage it that day. On the drive home I tried to bolster his ...read more

  • During One Summer While I Was In Seminary, I ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,428 views

    During one summer while I was in seminary, I worked as a chaplain at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, MD. I discovered while I was there that there were one group of people who were really open to prayer and to hearing about the need for Christ in their lives. Who were they? Men in the cardiac ...read more

  • Chuck Swindoll Tells About A Study Of Teenagers ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,997 views

    Chuck Swindoll tells about a study of teenagers and peer pressure. The design of the study was simple. They brought groups of ten adolescents into a room for a test. Each group was instructed to raise their hands when the teacher pointed to the longest line on three separate charts. What one person ...read more

  • Two Longstanding Church Members Were Out In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,209 views

    Two longstanding church members were out in their boat fishing and they had taken a new Christian with them that day. They were discussing their faith and their devotion to God. As they were talking, one man’s hat blew into the water. So he stood up, calmly stepped onto the water, walked over to ...read more

  • George Barna Leads A Christian Research Group And ...

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Jun 28, 2007
     | 1,093 views

    George Barna leads a Christian research group and discovered some things about Christian beliefs. In his research during 1996 and 1997, Barna discovered that many professing Christians believe that people are inherently good, that our primary purpose is to enjoy life, and that our most important ...read more

  • An Undertaker Ask A Local New Minister To Preach ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 21, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,947 views

    An undertaker ask a local new minister to preach a funeral for a person of no friends, money, or known relatives. The funeral director felt so bad already at the cheap coffin. The new minister responded gladly. The directions were vague and 8 miles into a wooded area and set for 2pm. Panically, ...read more

  • I Read Of A Remarkable Story Of God's ...

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 18, 2000
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    I read of a remarkable story of God’s providential care. Police in Nepal saved the lives of Christians by arresting them! A musical team from an Indian church travelled to Tikapur, Nepal, to attend a church conference. Hours before they were scheduled to return to India, police arrested the team ...read more

  • The Following Poem By Ruth Harmes Catkins ...

    Contributed by Steve Greene on Nov 11, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,385 views

    The following poem by Ruth Harmes Catkins portrays the pain a troubled marriage can cause. It’s called "He Said...She Said": "Another marriage is shattered, Lord, the divorce will be final next week. He said it was the breakdown of communication and the subtle infiltration of boredom. She ...read more

  • This Week You May Have Seen The Story Of Maria ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 10, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,162 views

    This week you may have seen the story of Maria Headley. Like many people, playwright Maria Headley had had her fill of terrible dates. Discouraged and looking for love, she decided the time had come for her to eliminate her own (clearly not adequately discriminating) taste from the equation. ...read more

  • A Few Weeks Ago, I Shared Some Questions That ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 7, 2008
     | 734 views

    A few weeks ago, I shared some questions that Gordon MacDonald believes are being asked by people at different stages of life. Now not only did those questions really interest me and cause me to think about the questions that I am asking at this point in my life, the story that MacDonald opened the ...read more

  • Evil Rasputin

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Feb 2, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,295 views

    Evil Rasputin Gregory Rasputin, the “Mad Monk of Russia” managed to get a strong hold on the royal family of his day. Some believe the corrupting power he exerted was a contributing factor in the takeover of communism. By currying the favor of the court he was able to influence many decisions ...read more