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  • How's Your Faith?  PRO

    Contributed by Clarence Clough on Jan 29, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,313 views

    "How’s Your Faith?" by Victor Knowles-- Paul was concerned about their faith. Five times in ten verses he mentions their faith. How is yours? Notice the different degrees of faith. Which is yours? I. Dead Faith (James 2:17,20,26), II. Little Faith (Matthew 6:30), III. Weak Faith (Rom. ...read more

  • I Am Trying To Prevent Anyone From Saying The ...

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Feb 3, 2005
     | 2,708 views

    "I am trying to prevent anyone from saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him: "I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don’t accept His claim to be God." That is the one thing we must not say. A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said ...read more

  • One Day A Minister Was Having Lunch With A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 23, 2005
    based on 15 ratings
     | 1,821 views

    One day a minister was having lunch with a Catholic friend. He asked him why he prayed through the Virgin Mary. He answered, “It is because she is closer to Jesus than anyone else. She can get His ear and attention.” He said, “Suppose you wanted to have an interview with the president of the U.S. ...read more

  • Why Would We Feel Like It's An Imposition To Go ...  PRO

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 13, 2005
    based on 35 ratings
     | 1,694 views

    Why would we feel like it’s an imposition to go to Church on Christmas Day? How ironic to think of Worshiping Jesus as an interruption to His birthday celebration! It reminds me of a story I heard about a mother who was running furiously from store to store on Christmas Eve … trying to get ...read more

  • After World War Ii, A Group Of ...

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Feb 26, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,411 views

    ILLUSTRATION: After World War II, a group of German students volunteered to help rebuild an English cathedral that had been severely damaged by German bombs. As work progressed, they became concerned about a large statue of Jesus, whose arms were outstretched and beneath which was the inscription: ...read more

  • A Poor Old Widow, Living In The Scottish ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,282 views

    A poor old widow, living in the Scottish Highlands, was called upon one day by a gentleman who had heard that she was in need. The old lady complained of her condition, and remarked that her son was in Australia and doing well. "But does he do nothing to help you?" inquired the visitor. "No, ...read more

  • At Secondary School Children Are Now Taught ...

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Nov 14, 2006
     | 892 views

    At secondary school children are now taught citizenship; how should we behave towards one another and towards the world we live in. What does it mean to be a good citizen? On Sunday 12 November three 13 year old boys knocked on the door of our house. One of them said, “I’m really very sorry. I’ve ...read more

  • I Love My Little Boy, I Want To ...

    Contributed by Scott Epperson on Nov 23, 2006
     | 1,320 views

    Illustration: I love my little boy, I want to give him the very best that I can give him, but sometimes because he is so small and I am so big in order to get my attention, to let me know he wants or needs something, he will pull on my pant leg and I will look down and grab him, lift him up to my ...read more

  • Life Examples: Hosea: A Longing For Intimacy (Hos ...

    Contributed by Nathan Parker on Mar 10, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,636 views

    Life Examples: Hosea: A Longing for Intimacy (Hos 11:8-9) Without questioning God, Hosea obeyed Him and took the prostitute Gomer to be his wife. Though she wandered and repeatedly slipped into unfaithfulness, Hosea obeyed the Lord and did not cast her way. The moving poetry of Hosea reveals the ...read more

  • Forgiveness Is A Gift From God. It Is A Portion ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,266 views

    Forgiveness is a gift from God. It is a portion of His grace. What you have been freely given, you should freely give away. Jesus said in Matthew 6:15 that if we do not forgive others, neither will God forgive us. When the first missionaries arrived in Alberta, they were savagely opposed by a ...read more

  • At A Great Parliament Of Religions, Held At ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    At a great parliament of religions, held at Chicago many years ago, practically every known religion was represented, and many learned discourses were delivered. During one session, Dr. Joseph Cook of Boston suddenly rose and said: "Gentlemen, I beg to introduce to you a woman with great sorrow. ...read more

  • Norman Vincent Peale Would Tell A Story Of What ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,410 views

    Norman Vincent Peale would tell a story of what happened to him as a young boy. He found a cigar on the sidewalk, so he picked it up and took it into an alley and lit her up He said it tasted terrible, but as bad as it was, it still made him feel grown up. Then, he said he saw his dad walking down ...read more

  • Differing Perspectives  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 8, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,141 views

    Differing Perspectives Shortly after the Communist revolution in Cuba, there were strong persuasive attempts at turning the people away from God. In grade schools, teachers would ask their students whether God could live up to His promises or not. Of course, the students said yes. The teacher would ...read more

  • This Past Week Our Family Went To See The Movie ...

    Contributed by David Ward on Dec 30, 2007
     | 1,026 views

    This past week our family went to see the movie “Enchanted,” which is a Disney musical/fantasy/romantic comedy. It’s about a princess who has to choose between two men to be her true love. 3/4 of the way through, my six-year-old son squirmed in his seat and whispered to me "this movie is ...read more

  • Awaiting Our Full Adoption  PRO

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jul 10, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,722 views

    AWAITING OUR FULL ADOPTION LAST WEEK I SPOKE ABOUT ROMAN ADOPTION, AND THAT A CHILD WOULD BE TREATED AS HIS OWN CHILD. THIS IS A PICTURE OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO US AS SONS/DAUGHTERS OF GOD: WE ARE ADOPTED INTO THE FAMILY OF GOD. THERE WAS A SECOND ADOPTION PROCESS OFTEN UNDERTAKEN IN ROMAN ...read more

  • The Tough Questions

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Sep 11, 2008
     | 2,152 views

    The Tough Questions Sandy Perry wrote me on Aug. 15, 2008: Today's paper had an article about the decision of Hope Presybterian to host a tribute to Isaac Hayes. Christians were opposed to the idea of hosting a tribute to a prominent, active Scientologist. One of my coworkers mentioned that all ...read more

  • Wait? -- I Don't Have To Wait!! Why Doesn't God ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Lotze on Sep 27, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,359 views

    Wait? -- I don't have to wait!! Why doesn't God just get up to speed? Well, what if I we're going to go under a surgeons knife to redo my face - but I wanted to stay awake during the operation so that I could freely give out my counsel to the surgeon - and tell him to hurry! Hurry! If he was to ...read more

  • Love As Evangelism

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,087 views

    Love as Evangelism When Henry Stanley went out in 1871 and found Dr. Livingstone, (remember: "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?") he spent some months in his company, but Livingstone never spoke to Stanley about spiritual things. Throughout those months Stanley just watched the old man. Livingstone’s ...read more

  • At The Foot Of The ...

    Contributed by Warren Lamb on Oct 12, 2008
     | 2,203 views

    “At The Foot Of The Cross” A poem by Naomi Durik The ground is level at the foot of the cross God shows no preference there, He sent His dear Son to die for all The sins of the world to bear. The ground is level at the foot of the cross It’s for all who will accept Him by grace, Salvation is ...read more

  • Keeping The Lights Burning

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 2,640 views

    KEEPING THE LIGHTS BURNING Robert Russell, pastor and author, tells a story of how about twenty years ago there was a house near the entrance of his subdivision that kept their Christmas lights burning long after the season was past. They burned through January. Even through the first of February ...read more