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  • You Are Not A Christian Until You Receive A New ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,845 views

    You are not a Christian until you receive a new nature and if you receive a new nature there will be evidence. You can educate a pig to stay out of the mud and eat differently but on a hot day with fellow pigs he will resort to his normal nature and dive happily into the mud. If you could give ...read more

  • You Know, Whoever Said, "Timing Is Everything" ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Sep 3, 2005
     | 3,066 views

    You know, whoever said, “Timing is everything” was brilliant. Chuck Noland, in the movie “Cast-Away” understood that. He thought he had his life planned out perfectly, “no worries,” great job, giving his girl an engagement ring... that was just before his plane crashed and he was left on a deserted ...read more

  • Pastor Named John Gossip Once Said About God's ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on Dec 2, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,172 views

    pastor named John Gossip once said about God’s love: The wonderful thing about Christ is that as people looked at Him, followed Him, and watched Him, it became apparent to them that this is what God must be like. They concluded that if there is a God at all, then He must have Christ’s eyes, ...read more

  • One Day God Was Looking Down At Earth And Saw All ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 25 ratings
     | 3,071 views

    One day God was looking down at Earth and saw all of the evil that was going on. He decided to send an angel down to Earth to check it out. So he called one of His best angels and sent the angel to Earth for a time. When the angel returned she told God, yes it is bad on Earth, 95% is bad and 5% ...read more

  • An Item In The May 2, 1985, Kansas City Times ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 9, 2005
     | 2,361 views

    An item in the May 2, 1985, Kansas City Times reminds us of a story you may be able to use in an evangelistic message. The item had to do with the attempt by some fans of O. Henry, the short-story writer, to get a pardon for their hero, who was convicted in 1898 of embezzling $784.08 from the bank ...read more

  • Deep Within California's Remote And Rugged ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,687 views

    "Deep within California’s remote and rugged desert mountain ranges, living on the brink of extinction, less than a thousand bighorn sheep maintain a fragile grip on the future. Their hope lies with the crop of lambs born each winter. In preparation for this moment, ewes wander alone into the rocky ...read more

  • All We Need This Christmas Season  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,289 views

    All We Need This Christmas Season Bow before the manger baby Call upon him now and sing Born of Mary in a stable Near her breast this holy thing He was bound by things created Alive alone to set us free Worshipped by the joyful shepherds Midst the sounds of infant glee Honor him who lay in ...read more

  • I Was 12 Years Old When I Discovered I Had The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Mccoy on Feb 8, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,780 views

    I was 12 years old when I discovered I had the power to knock down my older sister! We were out playing in the new fallen snow. It was all good natured. But, this winter was different. I had had a growth streak & was about the same height of my older sister. In the rough & tumble of having ...read more

  • Well, Why Don't You Treat Me Like You Used To Do? ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Feb 14, 2006
     | 2,607 views

    Well, why don’t you treat me like you used to do? How come you treat me like a worn out shoe? My hair’s still curly and my eyes are still blue. Why don’t you love me like you used to do? Why don’t you spark me like you used to do? And say sweet nothings like you used to do? I’m the same old ...read more

  • Doctors From Coral Gables, Fla., Compared The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 1,587 views

    Doctors from Coral Gables, Fla., compared the efficiency of the heart’s pumping action in 18 men with coronary artery disease to nine healthy controls. Each of the study participants underwent one physical stress test (riding an exercise bicycle) and three mental stress tests (doing math problems ...read more

  • Let Us Suppose We Are Back In The Old Days Of The ...

    Contributed by Michael Fritz on Nov 12, 2006
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    Let us suppose we are back in the old days of the high priest, who took incense into the sanctum and went behind the veil and offered it there. And let us suppose that rubber—the worst-smelling thing I can think of when it burns—had been available in those days. Let us suppose that chips of rubber ...read more

  • It Had Been A Long Hard Winter In The Rockies. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
     | 1,264 views

    It had been a long hard winter in the Rockies. The snow piled deeper and deeper. The temperature dropped below zero and stayed there. The rivers froze over. People were suffering. The Red Cross used helicopters to fly in supplies. After a long hard day, as they were returning to their base, the ...read more

  • How Football Is Relative To Church  PRO

    Contributed by Phil Dyar on Mar 23, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
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    {HOW FOOTBALL IS RELATIVE TO CHURCH} 1.QUATERBACK SNEAK-CHURCH MEMBERS QUIETLY LEAVING DURING THE CLOSING HYMN. 2.DRAW PLAY-WHAT MANY KIDS DO WITH THE ORDER OF SERVICE DURING WORSHIP. 3.HALF TIME-THE PERIOD BETWEEN SUNDAY SCHOOL AND WORSHIP WHEN MANY CHOOSE TO LEAVE. 4.TRAP PLAY-YOU"RE ...read more

  • In 1904 William Borden, Heir To The Borden Dairy ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 27, 2007
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    In 1904 William Borden, heir to the Borden dairy estate, graduated from a Chicago high school a millionaire. His parents gave him a trip around the world. Travelling through Asia, the Middle East, and Europe gave Borden a burden for the world’s hurting people. Writing home, he said, "I’m going to ...read more

  • Some Say It Is Better To Stay In Debt On Your ...

    Contributed by Aaron Mishoe on Apr 2, 2009
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    Some say it is better to stay in debt on your home so you don’t lose the deduction. Let’s look at the math. “If you have a home with a payment of around $900, and the interest portion is $830 per month, you have paid around $10,000 in interest that year, which creates a tax deduction” of around ...read more

  • As Joni Earickson Tada Puts It… The Message He ...

    Contributed by David Rumley on Apr 16, 2009
     | 1,580 views

    AS JONI EARICKSON TADA PUTS IT… The message He wanted to get across was that sin kills; Hell is real, but God is merciful, His kingdom can change you, and I am your passport. And anytime people missed that and started to come to Jesus simply to get their situations fixed, the Savior backed away. I ...read more

  • Let Me Introduce You To An Old Friend You've Know ...

    Contributed by Jesse Bennett on May 3, 2009
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    Let me introduce you to an old friend you’ve know for a long time. A friend is someone that makes you a better person. Sometimes a friend loves you so much he will even hurt you to help you. Proverbs says the wounds of a friend can be trusted, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. Like ...read more

  • One Way To Win: Bet It All

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on May 12, 2009
     | 2,163 views

    ONE WAY TO WIN: BET IT ALL God has the answers that we need. I often see people not trusting in God and truly seeking His face. Worshiping with others and seeking out the answers that we are looking for is often done superficially. We show up once or twice and wonder why "church" doesn't seem to ...read more

  • Maybe God Wants Us To Say Wow

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Jun 25, 2009
     | 2,945 views

    MAYBE GOD WANTS US TO SAY WOW Last week a young man asked me why God made sharks. I could have come up with many scientific answers, but again the point of all this is to give God glory, so I finally answered "Maybe sometimes God just wants us to say wow." I used to wonder why God made mosquitoes ...read more

  • Resentment: Swing At Everything  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,905 views

    RESENTMENT: SWING AT EVERYTHING One year Dave Hagler was working as an umpire in a rec-baseball league in Boulder, Colorado. Unfortunately, Dave got pulled over for speeding one day. He tried to talk the officer out of giving him a ticket. Dave asked for leniency since it could make his insurance ...read more