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  • Hope In The Storm  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 14, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 9,548 views

    HOPE IN THE STORM Fresh out of Oxford, John Wesley was perplexed over England's complicated social problems: slavery, economic uncertainties, corruption, drunkenness, gambling, and prostitution. This deeply religious, sensitive soul became a parish minister and, subsequently, a missionary to ...read more

  • Karl Loved To Follow His Dad Around. From An ...  PRO

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Apr 15, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,117 views

    Karl loved to follow his dad around. From an early age, Hirschel always found young Karl at his heels. The shelves of books in Hirschel’s Law study fascinated young Karl and the lad quizzed His dad to annoyance. The book Hirschel seemed to love the most was the Torah, the Hebrew Book of Law. ...read more

  • When The Immanuel Baptist Church First Called ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Richards on Sep 2, 2004
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,877 views

    When the Immanuel Baptist Church first called Pastor Waite he quickly made his way to each home. Letting people know that he wanted to know anything about the people that would be helpful in his ministry. It wasn’t long before the new pastor knew most of the church secrets. When it came to getting ...read more

  • Healing

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Aug 19, 2019
     | 5,934 views

    Frederick Buechner, from Wishful Thinking The Gospels depict Jesus as having spent a surprising amount of time healing people. Although, like the author of Job before him, he specifically rejected the theory that sickness was God's way of getting even with sinners (John 9:1-3), he nonetheless ...read more

  • A Recent Gallup Poll Revealed That A Nationwide ...  PRO

    Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 23, 2000
    based on 122 ratings
     | 2,145 views

    A recent Gallup Poll revealed that a nationwide survey of parents of children ages 7-12 that family time has decreased since 1976. The percentage of respondents who engaged frequently in attending religious services together decreased from 38 percent in 1976 to 29 percent in 1997. The percentage ...read more

  • James Michener, Writing In His Book, The Source, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Apr 7, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,253 views

    James Michener, writing in his book, The Source, tells the story of a man named Urbaal, who was a farmer living about 2200 B.C. He worshiped two gods, one a god of death, the other a goddess of fertility. One day, the temple priests tell Urbaal to bring his young son to the temple for ...read more

  • He Knows Your Need

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2003
     | 2,684 views

    HE KNOWS YOUR NEED There was a popular religious movement around the time of the founding of our country called Deism. Deism was opposed to Christianity’s personal idea of God. They believed that God created the world, but that he wound it up like a clock and then left it to attend to other ...read more

  • What Can We See From Paul's Life In Regards To ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 22, 2008
     | 1,347 views

    What can we see from Paul’s life in regards to the impact of the resurrected Christ? One commentator noted: “The truth and power of the resurrected Christ had brought three great changes in Paul. 1) First was deep recognition of sin. For the first time he realized how far his external religious ...read more

  • During My Undergraduate Studies Some Years Ago, I ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Apr 26, 2009
     | 1,180 views

    During my undergraduate studies some years ago, I interviewed a lady whose religious belief was a hybrid of different religions. She spoke of trying to climb to a higher consciousness as her spiritual guide (which was an apparition that looked like an embryo with thousands of tentacles protruding ...read more

  • The Day After The Wedding, We Had To Drop Luke ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 23, 2009
     | 1,770 views

    The day after the wedding, we had to drop Luke off at Moody. Right in back of the visitor’s parking lot was a Pakistani cafeteria. A real dive, but dives often have the best food. I ordered my favorite, goat; Luke had fish and Marylu and Hannah- chicken. As I was standing in line, the small ...read more

  • No One Would Take Him

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jan 4, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,708 views

    NO ONE WOULD TAKE HIM In 1952 a probation officer in New York City tried to find an organization that would assist in the adoption of a twelve-year-old boy. Although the child had a religious background, none of the major denominations would assist in his adoption. Said the officer later, "His ...read more

  • A Child's View Of God

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Feb 26, 2011
     | 2,003 views

    A CHILD'S VIEW OF GOD Many of you know that I did not grow up in the church. My family was not religious, and so, we seldom spoke of God. Still in all, even as a child, I had some conception of God. I don’t know where I got it or how I picked it up, but I had an undeveloped, primitive theology. I ...read more

  • Said Musa

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Mar 10, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,563 views

    SAID MUSA I have recently been exchanging letters with our MP John Baron regarding a man named Said Musa. Some of you know about his situation. Said is an Afghan convert from Islam to Christianity. In May 2010 he was arrested during a crackdown on converts because under Islamic religious law it is ...read more

  • At Night No One Would See Him (Nicodemus). At ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kevin Karhoff on Feb 18, 2013
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,765 views

    At night no one would see him (Nicodemus). At night he would avoid awkward questions from the other religious leaders. At night he could spend time with Jesus without anyone knowing. If he could speak with Jesus at night when no one was around, maybe he could begin a relationship with Jesus ...read more

  • If He Had Different Gods  PRO

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Jul 1, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,381 views

    IF HE HAD DIFFERENT GODS James Michener, writing in his book, The Source, tells the story of a man named Urbaal, who, was a farmer living about 2200 B.C. He worshiped two gods, one a god of death, the other a goddess of fertility. One day, the temple priests tell Urbaal to bring his young son to ...read more

  • Why Did You Throw The Old Man Out???

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 30, 2020
     | 3,103 views

    Mercy is giving them a piece of your heart, not a "piece of your mind". There's a legend about a rabbi who welcomed a weary traveler into his home for a night of rest. After learning that his guest was almost a hundred years old, the rabbi asked about his religious beliefs. The man ...read more

  • Birds Of ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
     | 3,588 views

    Birds of Feather Flock Together Many in America will tell you that they are Christians because they believe in Jesus Christ. Others attempt to proclaim their faith in Him by becoming members of a local church that they may or may not regularly attend. They have convinced themselves as long as ...read more

  • J. P. Moreland, In His Book Apologetic ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Oct 13, 2002
    based on 75 ratings
     | 5,391 views

    J. P. Moreland, in his book Apologetic Reasoning and the Christian Mind, tells of an experience that illustrates the importance of truth: “One afternoon I was sharing the gospel in a student’s dorm room at the University of Vermont. The student began to espouse ethical relativism: ‘Whatever is ...read more

  • God: Missing In Action From American History By ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 10, 2006
     | 1,994 views

    God: Missing in Action from American History by David Barton (First published in the June 2005 issue of The NRB Magazine magazine): American history today has become a dreary academic subject. Yet, most who are bored by American history view Bible history quite differently: they love the stories of ...read more

  • A Prayer For Deliverance  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,519 views

    A Prayer for Deliverance 1. Personally affirm your faith in Christ: “Lord Jesus Christ, I believe You are the Son of God and the only way to God – that You died on the cross for my sins and rose again so that I might be forgiven and receive eternal life.” 2. Humble yourself: “I renounce all ...read more