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  • Religious Practice Varies By Race: A New Barna ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006
     | 1,617 views

    Religious Practice Varies By Race: A new Barna survey examined 8 elements of religious behavior (reading the Bible, praying to God, giving money to churches and watching Christian television) and discovered that blacks are the most religiously active racial group. Blacks were also notably less ...read more

  • Recently I Heard An Amazing Story Of Human ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jan 29, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,598 views

    Recently I heard an amazing story of human strength. Four soldiers in Afghanistan were riding in a jeep when suddenly they were ambushed. They were on a narrow mountain road and the only way out was to go in the opposite direction, but there wasn’t room to turn the jeep around without going over ...read more

  • As For Me — "Henry"

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2009
     | 2,678 views

    AS FOR ME -- "Henry" Dangling over eternity are many unlearned souls, Gripping the bands of God’s mercy, Stretching them all they can go, Living the most deceptive nightmare, As it is written, they are living a lie, They can’t even allow themselves the luxury of breaking down to cry, Unable to ...read more

  • The Bible Changes Lives

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009
     | 2,794 views

    THE BIBLE CHANGES LIVES Research consistently shows what a person believes translates into behavior. A major survey of more than 3,700 teens involved in evangelical churches reveals that, compared to teens who possess a solid, biblical belief system, young people who lack such basic biblical ...read more

  • Beginning And Ending

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Aug 11, 2009
     | 2,297 views

    BEGINNING AND ENDING A Connecticut Baptist named A. Roger Williams (a modern pastor, not the one who founded Rhode Island) once preached, "It is true that if religion begins with the individual--it begins, but if it ends with the individual--it ends." [A. Roger Williams, "The Kingdom of God," in ...read more

  • Sin Separates Us From God And From Each Other. I ...

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Aug 24, 2009
     | 3,795 views

    Sin separates us from God and from each other. I recently read about an interesting scientific phenomenon with fluorophores. Fluorophores are molecules that glow when they are excited by the right kind of light source. They’re usually found in amino acids and proteins. (There is an illustration at: ...read more

  • Search And Rescue

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 21, 2009
     | 5,462 views

    SEARCH AND RESCUE There is a group of people I hope we never have to meet. They’re job is hard, exciting, frightening and important all at the same time. They do SAR; Search and Rescue. They work near Reno, Nevada and work ski resorts and desert rescue. They pull people off of Mt. Hood, find lost ...read more

  • A Child's Sincere Worship Heard In A Man's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,930 views

    A Child’s Sincere Worship Heard in a Man’s Dream A man was carried in a dream to a church. In his vision he saw the organist vigorously playing the organ, but no sound was heard. The choir and congregation began to sing, but their voices were not heard. Then the minister began, energetically, to ...read more

  • I'm Now Just Another Number In The System Of

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Feb 22, 2010
     | 1,666 views

    I'm now just another number in the system of "New Start". I made a phone call for Unemployment Benefits yesterday, while I am looking for a ministry opportunity. It took me a long time to get through and I was asked by a computer a series of questions before speaking personally to someone. Then the ...read more

  • Philip Henry's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 29, 2010
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    Philip Henry’s Romance D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones tells the story of Philip Henry, the father of Matthew Henry the commentator. He and a young lady had fallen in love with each other. She belonged to a “higher” level of society than he did, and although she had become a Christian and therefore regarded ...read more

  • Commitment And Loyalty To Christ Likened To A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 7, 2010
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    Commitment and Loyalty to Christ Likened to a Trapeze Artist John Ortberg (Faith & Doubt, p. 169-170) says the word trapeze describes the bar between the ropes of a trapeze artist in the circus. It’s a Greek word, meaning table. It’s used in the New Testament when Jesus gathers his friends around ...read more

  • Sir William Ramsey And The Accuracy Of Luke

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2011
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    SIR WILLIAM RAMSEY AND THE ACCURACY OF LUKE Late 1800's/early 1900's Sir William Ramsey was a well-known archaeologist and historian. He was professor of humanities at Aberdeen University. He was considered to be the world's most imminent scholar on Asia-Minor, and it's geography and history. He ...read more

  • Do You Think You're The Only One That's Made ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 1, 2007
     | 861 views

    Do you think you’re the only one that’s made mistakes? Hardly. Imagine if you had been the president of a Michigan bank who advised Henry Ford’s lawyer not to invest in the new motor company, assuring him, "The horse is here to stay, but the automobile is only a novelty." Or there was ...read more

  • The Image Of God In Human Beings Is Like A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 3, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,664 views

    The image of God in Human beings is like a sponge. Sponges are useful creations. They are, we would say, Good. But human beings after the fall are like a sponge that has been dipped in crude oil. The sponge is still there – it is still “good” but there is no where in the sponge that the oil is ...read more

  • Here Are Some Rules To Live By - Marcus ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,289 views

    Here are some RULES TO LIVE BY - Marcus Aurelius, the great Roman philosopher, identified the following traits of a successful person: Consciousness of an honest purpose in life. A just estimate of himself and everyone else. Frequent self-examinations. Steady obedience to what he knows to be right. ...read more

  • One Day A Large Male Lion Decided To Make Sure ...  PRO

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Jun 29, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 1,878 views

    "One day a large male lion decided to make sure that all the other animals knew he was the master of the jungle so he went to the gazelle and roared, ’Who is the king of the jungle?’ Trembling, the gazelle answered, ’Why, you are, mighty lion.’ He went next to the zebra and roared, ’Who is the king ...read more

  • Emptiness

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 23, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,155 views

    Emptiness One of the most common refrains we hear from those who have reached the pinnacle of success is that of the emptiness that still stalks their lives, all their successes notwithstanding. That sort of confession is at least one reason the question of meaning is so central in life’s pursuit. ...read more

  • Throw Off Your Old Evil Nature Which Is Rotten ...

    Contributed by Doane Brubaker on Jan 14, 2008
     | 1,632 views

    "Throw off your old evil nature which is rotten through and through, full of lust and deception. Instead, there must be a spiritual renewal of your thoughts and attitudes. You must display a new nature because you are a new person, created in God’s likeness — righteous, holy, and true." (Eph ...read more

  • Rick Warren And Colossians 3:2

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jan 5, 2009
     | 3,196 views

    RICK WARREN AND COLOSSIANS 3:2 Rick Warren's Purpose Driven Life book earned $9 million in first quarter of its release. Rick told God he didn’t need the money, it wasn’t about the money. What did he do? He searched the Bible. Here’s his answer to his interview with David Kuo of Beliefnet. "I ...read more

  • Commissioning Oath

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Jun 20, 2011
     | 3,814 views

    COMMISSIONING OATH When I hear the word "commission," the first thing that comes to my mind is the commission military officers receive when they enter into service. Commissioned officers derive their authority directly from a sovereign power and, as such, hold a commission charging them with the ...read more

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