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  • But The Joy For Most Of Us Has Proven Fleeting ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 13, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,536 views

    But the joy for most of us has proven fleeting because we find that we need to be forgiven again and again and again. Christ died for us, but we remain (so we believe) deeply marred. It actually ends up producing a great deal of guilt. “After all that Christ has done for you … and now you’re ...read more

  • Living God

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 6, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,112 views

    As C.S. Lewis describes… “Men are reluctant to pass over from the notion of an abstract and negative deity to the living God. It is always shocking to meet life where we thought we were alone. “Look out!” we cry, “it’s alive.” And therefore this is the very point at which so many draw back…I ...read more

  • Super Bowl Statistics  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 9, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,061 views

    Super Bowl Statistics: Today is the day of the “Big Game” Super Bowl 39 one of the most watched programs in the world. An estimated 89.6 million people in the U.S. last year watched the New England Patriots’ Super Bowl victory over the Carolina Panthers, it was a slight increase from 2003’s game. ...read more

  • The Blind Songwriter, Ken Medema, Wrote The Cry ...

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 23, 2005
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     | 2,696 views

    The blind songwriter, Ken Medema, wrote the cry of our hearts when he wrote these words: "If this is not a place where tears are understood, Then where shall I go to cry? And if this is not a place where my spirit can take wings, Then where shall I go to fly? I don’t need another place for tryin’ ...read more

  • What's That?' Said Lucy, Clutching Susan's Arm. ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Nov 2, 2005
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    "’What’s that?’ said Lucy, clutching Susan’s arm. ’I - I feel afraid to turn around,’ said Susan; ’something awful is happening.’ The rising of the sun had made everything look so different - all colours and shadows were changed - that for a moment they didn’t see the important thing. Then they ...read more

  • Differing Teen Personalities: Researcher George ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
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     | 1,598 views

    Differing Teen Personalities: Researcher George Barna says American teens fall into four personality niches. Nearly half are Interactives—highly personable and develop their lifestyle according to relational possibilities and parameters. They operates with a stream of consciousness approach to ...read more

  • Brown Is Right About One Thing (And Not Much ...

    Contributed by Scott Weber on Mar 14, 2006
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     | 3,423 views

    Brown is right about one thing (and not much more). In the course of Christian history, few events loom larger than the Council of Nicea in 325. When the newly converted Roman Emperor Constantine called bishops from around the world to present-day Turkey, the church had reached a theological ...read more

  • In 1987, All Of America Stopped To Watch A ...

    Contributed by David Dykes on Oct 9, 2006
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     | 4,099 views

    In 1987, all of America stopped to watch a real-life drama unfolded in Midland, Texas. Eighteen month old Jessica McClure fell down an abandoned well and was trapped. Millions of Americans watched the story of Baby Jessica unfold. To the relief of everyone, Jessica came out of the well on October ...read more

  • New York State Sociologists Studied Two ...

    Contributed by Dan Brown on Nov 27, 2006
     | 2,617 views

    New York state sociologists studied two families-the Max Jukes family and the family of Jonathan Edwards. The head of the Max Jukes family (not his real name), was an unbeliever, a man with no obvious sense of morals, and he married a girl with similar values. Among the known descendants of the ...read more

  • One Day A Grasshopper Decided To Play With A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Ferrante on Jan 12, 2007
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     | 2,166 views

    ONE DAY A GRASSHOPPER DECIDED TO PLAY WITH A HARMLESS LOOKING SPIDER. SO, HE CRAWLED SLOWLY IN THE HOT SUN AND CAME WITH IN A FEW INCHES OF MR. SPIDER. THEN, HE GRADUALLY CAME WITH IN A VERY SHORT DISTANCE OF THE SPIDER. AND THEN, SLOWLY BUT WITH APPARENT DELIBERATION, THE GRASSHOPPER REACHED ...read more

  • The Guys We'll Watch Play Today Are Tough, But ...

    Contributed by Ben Randall on Feb 4, 2007
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    The guys we’ll watch play today are tough, but let me tell you of some real tough guys, in fact they may well be the toughest football team in American history. - They came from the University of the South, in Sewannee Tennessee. In the last six days of the season, they were scheduled to play five ...read more

  • 5 Ways To Get Rid Of Your Pastor  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 9, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,632 views

    5 WAYS TO GET RID OF YOUR PASTOR John R. Rice told of five ways to get rid of your pastor that you might should think about. 1. Sit on the front pew, smile and say AMEN real loud. Your pastor will preach himself to death. 2. Compliment your Pastor often, pat him on the back, brag on how well he ...read more

  • The Last Samurai

    Contributed by Jordan Lumbard on Jun 5, 2007
     | 1,998 views

    PLAY VIDEO CLIP – THE LAST SAMURAI The Battle of Thermopylae took place in 480 B.C, - With only 300 Spartan Warriors defending their post against a 1 Million man Persian army. - The Spartans put up the most brave and determinied resistance, taking their stand on a little hill, and fighting in a ...read more

  • Justin Armour

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Justin Armour The September/October 1996 Issue of Campus Life ran a story about Justin Armour, wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills. Before he played his first pro game, Justin joined some teammates for a night on the town. They ended up by the docs, where one by one his teammates started ...read more

  • Let Me Give You An Example Of The Kind Of Faith ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Let me give you an example of the kind of faith and trust that is necessary to become a Christian. The world-famous acrobat, Blondin, was born in France in 1824. His real name was Jean Francois Gravalet. Over the years, he became famous throughout Europe and America. In London he once played a ...read more

  • Its Critical That We Keep In View Were We Are ...

    Contributed by Richard Francis on Feb 29, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,213 views

    Its critical that we keep in view were we are going, on a recent trip to the USA I made a mistake on not doing that. I wanted to travel to Bloomington, so booked the flights arrived at the airport, stood for an hour in freezing winds waiting for a taxi, was praying for one to arrive and for me to ...read more

  • Metamorphosis

    Contributed by Paul Dietz on Aug 16, 2008
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    Metamorphosis In a world filled with sweet scents and blue sky, Lives the gentle, uplifting butterfly, Whose metamorphosis has this truth to teach: Our aspirations are within our reach. For this fluttering flyer of soaring worth Was at one time a creature that crawled the earth. When she climbed ...read more

  • In The 1500s, Martin Luther Wrote "The Bondage Of ...

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Sep 30, 2008
     | 3,035 views

    In the 1500s, Martin Luther wrote "The Bondage of the Will" to defend the Biblical teaching of the depravity of our nature and our slavery to sin. Luther's work was in answer to the writings of Erasmus on free will. Of Erasmus' defense of free will, Luther wrote: "Your book struck me as so ...read more

  • Lee Strobel Story

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 3,935 views

    LEE STROBEL STORY I have been fascinated by the testimony and story of Lee Strobel. Lee was a journalist for the Chicago Tribune. By his own testimony he was ruthless. He liked his high end lifestyle of work, travel and partying. By his own admission he was an atheist. He had no time for his ...read more

  • Amazed By Jesus

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2009
     | 3,794 views

    AMAZED BY JESUS Many years ago – in the confines of a barracks room, a young sailor decided not to go out partying with his friends. He invested that evening reading the Bible - very specifically – reading the Gospel of John. The room was mostly dark except for the light of the little study desk ...read more