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  • Then He Appeared  PRO

    Contributed by John Shaw on Dec 2, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,600 views

    Then he appeared THE TRAMP SAID HE had walked 70 miles from a dry brook in Israel SAID His name was ...... something Jewish and unprouncable Slicker or HE..LIKE..HER .......Whatever SAID his name meant .. My god is Jehovah SAID he had shut up the skies Stopped the rain Him ...read more

  • The Way To Approach This, It Seems To Me, Is To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 21, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 1,839 views

    “The way to approach this, it seems to me, is to remind ourselves that the Holy Spirit is a Person. The Holy Spirit is not just an influence. So many seem to talk about being filled with the Spirit as if the Holy Spirit were some kind of liquid. They talk about having an ‘empty vessel’, an empty ...read more

  • Maybe You Remember The End Of The Movie ...  PRO

    Contributed by Peter Schmidt on Nov 23, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,264 views

    Maybe you remember the end of the movie Braveheart. William Wallace, the Scottish hero, is being tortured. The king wants him and his people to give into his power and rule. But Wallace suffers through it. He won’t give in. And the very last word that he shouts as he marshals all his strength is he ...read more

  • Ted Turner, Most Of You Have Heard Of Ted Turner. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Apr 28, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,525 views

    Ted Turner, Most of you have heard of Ted Turner. He is the founder of CNN, TNT, TBS, etc. He is a very successful businessman, a billionaire and a well-known critic of Christianity. In fact he has publicly stated, "Christianity is for losers." What is not so well known is how Mr. Turner became ...read more

  • Defining Deviancy Down

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 15, 2007
     | 786 views

    Defining Deviancy Down U.S. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan recently published a disturbing essay entitled “Defining Deviancy Down.” In the November 22 issue of The New Republic, commentator Charles Krauthammer writes that “Moynihan’s powerful point is that with the moral deregulation of the ...read more

  • Some Years Ago, On New Year's Day During The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,524 views

    Some years ago, on New Year’s Day during the Tournament of Roses Parade, a beautiful float sputtered and quit. It was out of gas. The entire parade was stalled until someone could find a gas can and get this giant, flower-covered float moving again. The ironic thing was this float represented the ...read more

  • Tavern Vs Church  PRO

    Contributed by Ervin Kimrey on Jul 17, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,632 views

    "Tavern vs Church" The story is told of a man who got a permit to open the first tavern in a small town. The members of a local church were strongly opposed to the bar, so they began to pray that God would intervene. A few days before the tavern was scheduled to open, lightning hit the ...read more

  • In The Movie: "The Bear" A Bear Cub Whose Mother ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sharon Stonestreet on Aug 23, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,521 views

    In the movie: “The Bear” a bear cub whose mother died took up with a male bear. They traveled together. One of my favorite parts happened when they got separated and the little bear came upon a mountain lion. When the mountain lion came at the cub he stood up trying to scare it away. The mountain ...read more

  • Real Strength Never Impairs Beauty Or Harmony, ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Sep 11, 2007
     | 1,498 views

    “Real strength never impairs beauty or harmony, but it often bestows it; and in everything imposingly beautiful, strength has much to do with the magic. Take away the tied tendons that all over seem bursting from the marble in the carved Hercules, and its charm would be gone…When Angelo paints ...read more

  • On Day 6 Of Ill-Fated Apollo 13 Mission The ...

    Contributed by Ronald Thorington on Jan 1, 2008
     | 2,030 views

    On day 6 of ill-fated Apollo 13 mission the astronauts needed to make a critical course correction. If they failed they might never return to earth. To conserve power, the onboard computer that steered the craft had been shut down. yet the astronauts needed to conduct a 39 second burst of the main ...read more

  • The Way Of Sanctification Is The Way Of Spiritual ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
     | 4,097 views

    The way of sanctification is the way of spiritual refreshment from the presence of the Lord. Picture your house when you go away for an extended vacation. You shut up the house and close all the blinds. While you’re gone the air becomes stale and musty. When you return the first thing you do is ...read more

  • The Wild Duck Over Norway  PRO

    Contributed by Arliss Beavers on Aug 8, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,981 views

    THE WILD DUCK OVER NORWAY A wild duck over Norway left the wild pack of ducks who were flying in formation. He swooped down low to a barn yard to investigate the free kernels of corn thrown upon the ground and stays too long until he grows horribly fat. Each year, he hears his wild pack returning ...read more

  • Let Me Give You Another Example Of How God Is On ...

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jan 19, 2009
     | 1,593 views

    Let me give you another example of how God is on the move. Haiti is a state that made a pact with the devil three hundred years. It is renown as a centre of witchcraft, voodoo and satanic worship. In 1991 Christians went to the most traditional satanic voodoo field in Haiti and were "violent in ...read more

  • A Few Years Ago, When The New Volkswagen Beetle ...

    Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Jan 28, 2009
     | 2,132 views

    A few years ago, when the new Volkswagen Beetle was introduced, one feature that received lots of attention was the claim to be burglarproof. Volkswagen bragged there was no way anybody could steal their car. To demonstrate their point, VW hired a highly skilled burglar and called a news ...read more

  • Miracles Are Beyond Our ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Feb 8, 2009
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    Miracles are beyond our ability... "In the early 1980’s, Carol Cymbala decided to “make a little tape for the church,” and when she had trouble finding enough appropriate songs, she began writing them. Although she cannot read or write music, the Lord has given her a special gift to direct and ...read more

  • What We Do Not Know  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2009
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,500 views

    WHAT WE DO NOT KNOW F.B. Meyer once said that when we see a brother or sister in sin, there are three things we do not know: First, we do not know how hard he or she tried not to sin. Second, we do not know the power of the forces that assailed him or her. Thirdly, we also do not know what we ...read more

  • Yet, In A Way Ray Was A Hero (At Least By Our ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Feb 19, 2009
     | 1,409 views

    Yet, in a way Ray was a hero (at least by our culture’s standards). He was selfish. He was self-centered. He was egotistical. He was self-absorbed and was focused too much on power, privileges, and the pleasures that excessive wealth could bring. I say he was a hero because basically Rehoboam was ...read more

  • I Might Point Out The Difference Between A ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 25, 2009
     | 1,197 views

    I might point out the difference between a passion for excellence and a passion for power. The desire for excellence is a gift of God, much needed in society. It is characterized by respect for quality and a yearning to use God’s gifts in a way that pleases him. Recall the words of Antonio ...read more

  • On March 5, 1994, Deputy Sheriff Lloyd Prescott ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 3, 2009
     | 1,234 views

    On March 5, 1994, Deputy Sheriff Lloyd Prescott was teaching a class for police officers in the Salt Lake City Library. As he stepped into the hallway, he noticed a gunman herding eighteen hostages into the next room. Dressed in street clothes, Prescott joined the group as the nineteenth hostage, ...read more

  • The Spirit Is Like The Wind

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 8, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,547 views

    THE SPIRIT IS LIKE THE WIND Dr. J. Henry Jowett, the well-known English preacher, was talking to an old salt about sailing a ship and he asked him, "Will you explain to me the phenomenon of the wind?" The seaman replied, "I don’t know what you mean, sir." Jowett persisted, "Well, how do you ...read more