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  • Weaken My Conscience

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Sep 15, 2010
     | 2,807 views

    WEAKEN MY CONSCIENCE A man was talking to his psychiatrist. He said, "I've been misbehaving and my conscience is bothering me." The doctor responded, "And you want something that will strengthen your will power?" The man replied, "Actually I was thinking of something that would weaken my ...read more

  • Corrupt Form Of Godliness

    Contributed by Charles Jones on Sep 6, 2011
     | 3,110 views

    CORRUPT FORM OF GODLINESS Their are individuals who are hanging around the Church that don't know God, "they have a form of godliness but they are denying the power thereof." The Bible gives us a word about 2 people who were in this kind of predicament. In 1 Samuel 2:12-36 with focus ...read more

  • The Ship Of The Church

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 9, 2012
     | 2,070 views

    THE SHIP OF THE CHURCH In Wheat That Springeth Green, author J.F. Powers has one of his characters say, "This is a big old ship. She creaks, she rocks, she rolls, and at times she makes you want to throw up. But she gets where she’s going. Always has, always ...read more

  • The Key To Happiness  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 17, 2002
    based on 32 ratings
     | 4,755 views

    THE KEY TO HAPPINESS Gratitude is nothing less than the key to happiness. For this penetrating insight into gratefulness, I am grateful to Dennis Prager, author of the shrewd and perceptive "Happiness is a Serious Problem." "There is a 'secret to happiness,'" Prager writes, "and it is ...read more

  • Ernest B. Beevers Tell Us A Story How A Friend Of ...

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on May 19, 2003
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    Ernest B. Beevers tell us a story how a friend of his named Herbert Jackson was a new missionary. He was assigned a car that would not start without a push. After pondering his problem, he devised a plan. He went to the school near his home, got permission to take some children out of class, and ...read more

  • About A Year Ago I Heard That Deion Sanders, The ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 15, 2004
     | 1,867 views

    About a year ago I heard that Deion Sanders, the sensational defensive back for the Dallas Cowboys, had gotten saved. Then I saw him do an interview with ESPN about a month ago, and I saw a big difference in him and I know someone had mentored or discipled him. I bought his autobiography, Power, ...read more

  • Opening Video Illustration From Video's That ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 29, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,879 views

    Opening video illustration from Video’s That Teach, page 62, 63: The Empire Strikes Back The Movie: This is the second film of the Star Wars trilogy. Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) receives his first training as a Jedi knight… This Clip (over 5 minutes) Start 1:17:01 – Stop 1: 22:12 Luke ...read more

  • Evil Rasputin

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Feb 2, 2008
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    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

  • The Early Church Of God Reformers Believed That ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jul 15, 2008
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    The early Church of God reformers believed that at a second point in time after we begin believing in Jesus, God Himself sends His Spirit to guide and direct in order to surrender our entire lives into His care. They found many people believed in Jesus but then experienced God in such a profound ...read more

  • Hardly Safe: The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Oct 28, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,065 views

    HARDLY SAFE: THE LION THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE If you have ever been through a tornado. ... One personal encounter with a power that before was only theoretical can make all the difference. You live differently after that. You respect the power. You live in awe of its presence and tremble ...read more

  • River Of God

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Jun 5, 2011
     | 1,892 views

    RIVER OF GOD Ever since moving to the valley, my eyes have been drawn to the mountains and the river. There’s days in the summer months when I ride my bike to the river, and gaze at the its powerful flow. It’s fascinating for me to watch the river at different stages. Sometimes it looks ...read more

  • God Is Not An Assistant  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 23, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,879 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

  • David Yarborough Tells The Story From One Of Max ...

    Contributed by Bobby Mcdaniel on Feb 6, 2010
     | 2,049 views

    David Yarborough tells the story from one of Max Lucado’s books of a lady who had a small house on the seashore of Ireland at the turn of the century was quite wealthy but also quite frugal. The people were surprised, then, when she decided to be among the first to have electricity in her home. ...read more

  • How To Put Out A Fire

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 20, 2022
     | 1,519 views

    It was Pentecost Sunday. As the congregation filed into the church, the ushers handed each person a bright red carnation to symbolize the day's festive spirit. The people listened attentively to the reading of the Pentecost story from the Book of Acts about how the disciples had heard “what ...read more

  • 65279;on April 28, 1999, Just Eight Days After ...  PRO

    Contributed by Stan Martin on Aug 25, 2003
    based on 39 ratings
     | 3,953 views

    On April 28, 1999, just eight days after the Columbine shooting, shock rock singer Marilyn Manson was scheduled to perform a concert in Iowa City, Iowa. And since Manson’s music was prominent in the lives of Columbine killers Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, there was a lot of emotion ...read more

  • Lights Are On, But No One's Home---If Any Of You ...

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Mar 23, 2010
     | 1,923 views

    LIGHTS ARE ON, BUT NO ONE'S HOME---If any of you have ever owned an electric lawn mower, you know that electric lawn mowers tend to not be very powerful. Electric lawn mowers, as a whole, are underpowered garden tools. I have an electric lawn mower now and it isn’t very powerful, all I can say is ...read more

  • Deion Sanders Seemed To Have It All. He Was An ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Aug 30, 2004
     | 808 views

    Deion Sanders seemed to have it all. He was an all pro corner back for the Dallas Cowboys, and a outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds. He had money, fame, and power. However, when his wife filed for divorce his world fell apart. He ran his sports car off of a high embankment ...read more

  • I Heard A Scientist Explaining The Mystery Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 90 ratings
     | 5,471 views

    I heard a scientist explaining the mystery of "black holes" in the universe. They are stars which have collapsed and so do not emit light but nevertheless are a powerful force although not visible. The scientist likened it to a dance floor, with the ladies in white dresses and the men all in ...read more

  • A Hymn From The Catholic Liturgy Of The Hours

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Apr 20, 2005
     | 1,463 views

    a Hymn from the Catholic Liturgy of the Hours Spirit of God, on the waste and the darkness Hov’ring in power as creation began, Drawing forth beauty from clay and from chaos Breathing God’s life in the nostrils of man, Come and sow life in the waste of our being, Pray in us, form us as sons ...read more

  • At Home I Have An 18th Century Commentary On The ...

    Contributed by Joanna Beveridge on Nov 22, 2006
     | 1,232 views

    At home I have an 18th century commentary on the Gospels. I turned to the place which mentions the story of the lost sheep and it says “A sheep, once it has strayed away, is a creature remarkably stupid and heedless; it goes wandering on without any power or inclination to return back, though each ...read more