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  • God's Loving Son  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Nov 15, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,723 views

    Illus.: “God’s Loving Son” A certain rich man died and left no heirs. When his household goods were auctioned off, an elderly lady dressed in shabby garments was the only one to bid on the picture of the dead man’s son. It had been greatly cherished by the wealthy father because his only child ...read more

  • They That Know God Will Be Humble, And They That ...

    Contributed by Matthew Grise on Nov 22, 2006
     | 4,292 views

    They that know God will be humble, and they that know ...read more

  • Too Big For God

    Contributed by Scott Epperson on Jan 1, 2007
     | 2,128 views

    TO BIG FOR GOD Remember when you first came to God compelled by the Holy Ghost you were found in sin and conceived by grace and mercy. Remember your first breath of the life everything look so much brighter and you had hope and faith in nothing else but in Christ. I remember the feeling of the ...read more

  • Work In God's Kingdom  PRO

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Jan 23, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,932 views

    WORK IN GOD’S KINGDOM John Stott tells a joke against his vocation: a clefgyman is the last person in the world to write about work. For, as everybody knows, he has not done an honest day’s work in his life. As the old saying goes, he is ‘six days invisible and one day incomprehensible!’ The ...read more

  • It Is Not Success That God Rewards But ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
     | 2,979 views

    It is not success that God rewards but faithfulness ...read more

  • The Touch Of God At Christmas  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Dec 8, 2003
    based on 20 ratings
     | 3,908 views

    THE TOUCH OF GOD AT CHRISTMAS This is from a 60 Minutes broadcast from a few years ago. It’s an excerpt of what Harry Reasoner said around Christmas time that I want you to hear. Listen carefully – he said: Eleven years ago I did a little Christmas piece and it seemed like a good idea to repeat ...read more

  • Prayer Is Communicating With God For The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Dec 15, 2003
    based on 12 ratings
     | 2,366 views

    Prayer is communicating with God for the purposes of knowing Him, seeking His heart, and doing His will. It is putting your ear ...read more

  • Hearing God Correctly

    Contributed by Raymond Petzholt on Mar 25, 2004
     | 707 views

    “In a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honor, and some to dishonor. If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honor, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good ...read more

  • The Eternal Word Of God  PRO

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 2, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,140 views

    As Jack Hayford describes, Consider the one thing this world which you and I can touch that has "eternity" written into its fabric. It’s the Word of God. Every time I take a Bible in hand, I hold eternity, because the life-force inherent in that Word exceeds ...read more

  • God Has The Right

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Oct 13, 2004
     | 2,232 views

    • Henry Blackaby writes, "He has a right to interrupt your life. He is Lord. When you accepted Him as Lord, you gave Him the right ...read more

  • A Heart Focused On God  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 16, 2004
    based on 21 ratings
     | 6,820 views

    A HEART FOCUSED ON GOD One writer (Warren Wiersbe) wrote a book called Victorious Christian about a woman named Fanny Crosby. Crosby was the author of over 8000 songs including several that we sang today. In fact she wrote so many that she had to write under pseudonymns just so she could get more ...read more

  • What God Chooses

    Contributed by David Rogers on Nov 23, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,987 views

    What God chooses, HE cleanses What God cleanses, He molds What God molds, He fills What ...read more

  • Winning People For God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 3, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,446 views

    WINNING PEOPLE FOR GOD One Sunday evening, William Booth was walking in London with his son, Bramwell, who was then 12 or 13 years old. The father surprised the son by taking him to a tavern! The place was crowded with men and women. Some of them were drunk. Some of them were loud. And the air was ...read more

  • The Living God Is My ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,360 views

    The living God is my ...read more

  • The Person God Blesses

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
     | 4,610 views

    What do we notice about the person God blesses? The person God blesses has had a conversion to God’s ways. Where do I get this concept? I get it from Abram’s name change. When we first meet him he is known as "Abram." After an encounter with God (Gen. 17:5) he is known as "Abraham." In the Bible a ...read more

  • A View Of God's Glory

    Contributed by N A on Apr 5, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,470 views

    QUOTE: Charles Spurgeon, A View of God’s Glory. “Now, what attribute is God about to show to Moses? His petition is, “Show me thy glory.” Will God show him his justice? His holiness? His wrath? His power? No. Hear the still small voice – “I will make all my goodness pass before you.” Ah! ...read more

  • God Is Not Just Love

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Apr 7, 2008
     | 2,004 views

    It is true God is Love. But God is also jealous I found 18 different occurrences where God is called Jealous, or the scripture refers to His Jealousy. Exodus 34:14 even says His name is Jealous; For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God: God is ...read more

  • If I Were God

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Apr 12, 2008
     | 729 views

    IF I WERE GOD If I were God….How many times have you heard people say that? “If I were God I would have everyone love everyone else, eliminate war, eliminate poverty and win the lottery.” Yeh, that’s just what we need, some thirty five year old running the universe. Have you ever thought that? ...read more

  • God Lights The Way

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 22, 2008
     | 2,937 views

    GOD LIGHTS THE WAY My brother-in-law has a friend named Pedro. The first time Pedro ever read the Bible, was when he was in prison. But once he "saw the light," he couldn't get enough of it. He read the entire Bible through in a matter of weeks. He would hold the Bible kind-of under the table ...read more

  • God Positioning System

    Contributed by Anne Benefield on Apr 22, 2008
     | 5,384 views

    GOD POSITIONING SYSTEM I was thinking a lot about this idea that Jesus is the way. He doesn't just tell us the way, He shows us. He is kind of like one of those GPS navigation system. GPS stands for the "Global Positioning System" that was originally designed for military use, but now is open ...read more