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  • What Would You Think About A Person Who Goes To ...

    Contributed by Todd Pugh on Jan 14, 2008
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    What would you think about a person who goes to the airport, with no luggage, no plans, they have no idea were they’re going and they only have enough money to by a one way ticket at random, they get on the plane and hope for the best? I would call that foolish. Yet this is exactly what many do ...read more

  • Sarah Michelle Gellar Star Of Buffy The Vampire ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 27, 2008
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    Sarah Michelle Gellar star of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the Scooby Doo movies said this about spirituality. “I consider myself a spiritual person. I believe in an idea of God, although it’s my own personal ideal. I find most religions interesting, and I’ve been to every kind of denomination: ...read more

  • The Law Of Nature

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2008
     | 2,350 views

    Lewis ended the essay I quoted saying this: “These, then, are the two points I wanted to make. First, that human beings, all over the earth, have this curious idea that they ought to behave in a certain way, and cannot really get rid of it. Secondly, that they do not in fact behave in that way. ...read more

  • There Is A Clash Among The Definitions Of ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 9, 2008
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    There is a clash among the definitions of prudery, modesty and lewdness. Years ago one of our ladies had parked on the top floor of the Raleigh Springs Mall garage. As she left the store, she saw only one other car up there. As she advanced toward her car, this man got out - wearing only his shoes ...read more

  • The Law Of Nature

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2008
     | 2,162 views

    Lewis ended the essay I quoted saying this: "These, then, are the two points I wanted to make. First, that human beings, all over the earth, have this curious idea that they ought to behave in a certain way, and cannot really get rid of it. Secondly, that they do not in fact behave in that way. ...read more

  • To Put The Gift Of Eternity Into Perspective ...

    Contributed by Bryan Fink on Dec 25, 2008
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    To put the gift of eternity into perspective let’s take this roll of Christmas ribbon and unroll it all the way down the hall.(Invite some of the kids to help with this). The ribbon symbolizes eternity. Now, take a pencil such as this and make a mark anywhere on that ribbon. Any idea what that ...read more

  • The Law Of Nature

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 27, 2008
     | 2,440 views

    C. S. Lewis ended an essay saying this: "These, then, are the two points I wanted to make. First, that human beings, all over the earth, have this curious idea that they ought to behave in a certain way, and cannot really get rid of it. Secondly, that they do not in fact behave in that way. They ...read more

  • John Henry Jowett Was Born In Halifax, England In ...

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Feb 6, 2011
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    John Henry Jowett was born in Halifax, England in 1864. He became Congregational pastor. He said on one occasion he saw seventy Salvation Army officers receive their commission for foreign service. That is seventy men being assigned to serve God in a foreign country. John Henry Jowett said not ...read more

  • Safe Sex In My Day

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 7, 2011
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    SAFE SEX IN MY DAY Sex is God's idea and was and is a wonderful blessing within marriage! Reminds me of a grandfather and his grandson on a fishing trip. The subject turned to sex. The grandson, a teenager, asked, "Papa, they didnt have a whole lot of problems with sexual diseases, AIDS, and ...read more

  • What Time Does The Library Open?

    Contributed by Samuel Fulkerson on Aug 23, 2012
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    What time does the library open?" the man on the phone asked. "Nine A.M." came the reply. "And what's the idea of calling me at home in the middle of the night to ask a question like that?" "Not until nine A.M.?" the man asked in a disappointed voice. "No, not till nine A.M.!" the librarian said. ...read more

  • There It Is, The Word Forsake. It Sounds Painful. ...

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Jun 6, 2003
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    There it is, the word forsake. It sounds painful. It produces a mid-air collision with a courtroom gavel that says, “Divorced,” and an emergency room doctor that says, “Dead.” The word means, “to let one down, to desert, abandon, leave in a lurch, leave one helpless.” Kenneth Wuest helps us with ...read more

  • Mcdowell States, "Only 15% Of Churched Youth ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 16, 2005
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     | 1,197 views

    McDowell states, “Only 15% of churched youth disagree with the statement: ‘What is right for one person in a given situation might not be right for another person who encounters the same situation.’ In other words, 85 percent of un-churched kids are liable to reason, ‘Just because it’s wrong for ...read more

  • The Mother Of Seven-Year-Old Karen Was Startled ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    The mother of seven-year-old Karen was startled to find her going through a new Bible storybook and circling the word "God" wherever it appeared on the page. Stifling her urge to reprimand the child for defacing the book, the mother quietly asked, ’Why are you doing that?" Karen answered ...read more

  • Richard Kauffman Says: "The Cross Has Become A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,690 views

    Richard Kauffman says: “The cross has become a piece of jewellery, a beautiful decoration in a church, a symbol of faith. It is difficult for us to pass back through the centuries of tradition to see crucifixion as a form of capital punishment so horrible that polite people would not so much as ...read more

  • Richard Kauffman Says: "The Cross Has Become A ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 6, 2007
     | 723 views

    Richard Kauffman says: "The cross has become a piece of jewellery, a beautiful decoration in a church, a symbol of faith. It is difficult for us to pass back through the centuries of tradition to see crucifixion as a form of capital punishment so horrible that polite people would not so much as ...read more

  • In 1961 The Soviet Union Shocked The World By ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    In 1961 the Soviet Union shocked the world by sending the first man into space. One month later America followed with a 15-minute space flight by Alan Sheppard. Everyone was excited, but that was only the beginning. On September 12, 1961, President John F. Kennedy made a bold, almost unbelievable ...read more

  • Charles Swindoll Has This To Say About This Gift ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 26, 2008
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    Charles Swindoll has this to say about this gift called grace that came from Jesus: "To show grace is to extend favor or kindness to one who doesn’t deserve it and can never earn it. Receiving God’s acceptance by grace always stands in sharp contrast to earning it on the basis of works. Every time ...read more

  • Think Steps, Not Programs

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Oct 5, 2010
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    THINK STEPS, NOT PROGRAMS In his book, Seven Practices of Effective Ministry, Andy Stanley writes: "Think Steps, Not Programs" (p. 88). The idea is this: Instead of having a strategic vision that focuses on programs, you have a strategic vision of a people-process, a pathway that takes people from ...read more

  • 3000 Miles Wide And 3 Inches Deep

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 13, 2012
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    3000 MILES WIDE AND 3 INCHES DEEP According to a 2008 Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, 57 percent of evangelical church attendees said they believe many religions can lead to eternal life. In fact, 70 percent of Americans with at least some religious affiliation shared that idea. The ...read more

  • Banana Man

    Contributed by Daniel King, D. Min. on Jul 25, 2018
     | 2,384 views

    Main Idea: Explains why believers in Christ are called Christians. Verse: “the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch” (Acts 11:26 NKJV). One day a man carrying bananas walked by a house in Central America. A woman cried out, “Hey, banana man!” His name is not banana man. Why does he ...read more