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  • Misconceptions

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Aug 3, 2009
     | 1,299 views

    Jesus confronts all those misconceptions and says you can pray, this is how you do it (“Our Father”), and God does hear you. God is not out to punish you or play tricks on you by giving you poison when you need and ask for food. You don’t have to jump through all these man-made hoops. Ask, seek, ...read more

  • Addicted To Unkind ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 19, 2009
     | 4,342 views

    Addicted to Unkind Words Joseph Telushkin, author of Words That Hurt, Words That Heal, lectures throughout our country on the powerful and often negative impact of words. He often asks those in his audience if they can go 24 hours without saying any unkind words about or to another person. ...read more

  • They Are Who We Thought They ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 11, 2009
     | 3,190 views

    “They are who we thought they were.” How many have heard the apparently new cliché: "They are who we thought they were" “Normally quiet Arizona Cardinals coach Dennis Green first uttered this trademarked phrase during a swear-filled, post-game tirade in 2006. When he was asked what he thought of ...read more

  • In The Spring Of 1851, He Accepted A Newly ...

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Dec 8, 2009
     | 1,889 views

    In the spring of 1851, he accepted a newly created teaching position at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI), in Lexington, Virginia. He became Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy and Instructor of Artillery. Despite the high quality of his work, he was not popular as a teacher. His ...read more

  • The Only Thing About Christmas That Bothers Me Is ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 22, 2009
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    The only thing about Christmas that bothers me is that people see Jesus as a baby, meek and mild but they don’t see Him for all that He really is. It always used to bother me that I was called a gentle man. I longed to be seen as strong and courageous and visionary, but people mainly see me as ...read more

  • My Mother Has A Fairly Rare Heart Condition Known ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 25, 2009
     | 2,436 views

    My mother has a fairly rare heart condition known as Hypertropic Cardiomyopathy. It is a disease of the muscle of the heart in which a portion of the muscle of the heart is thickened without any obvious cause. It’s a leading cause of sudden cardiac death in any age group and causes disabling ...read more

  • It Wasn't Long Ago In Australia We Saw Race ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 25, 2009
     | 1,122 views

    It wasn’t long ago in Australia we saw race horses being put down because of a disease that spread through the racing industry, threatening the lives of people also. Whatever the plague was in Egypt, it was severe, contagious and fatal. The only animals under the Lord’s quarantine were those in the ...read more

  • Years Ago In California There Was An Ag Minister ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 23, 2010
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    Years ago in California there was an AG minister named Ralph Mahoney, who was the head of World Missionary Assistance Plan. Also, every summer he ran camp meetings in California and Oregon. A group of people would register for a week’s meetings, which were financed by receiving offerings each ...read more

  • Your Best Isn't Good Enough

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 28, 2010
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    YOUR BEST ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH A pastor once went to a barber to get a haircut. All through the haircut, the pastor wanted to witness to the barber, but the barber kept talking non-stop and gave the pastor no chance to interrupt. Later, when the pastor was paying for the haircut, he asked the barber ...read more

  • Gordon Brown, Englands Prime Minister Described A ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on May 4, 2010
     | 1,663 views

    Gordon Brown, Englands Prime Minister described a widow as a "BIGOTED WOMAN" recently. He meant it to be a private comment but was picked up by a microphone he was wearing. Mrs Duffy asked some questions to Mr Brown regarding immigration, and cornered him with questions about the budget deficit. ...read more

  • Earl S. Taylor Witnesses An Eclipse On Mission ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 15, 2010
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    Earl S. Taylor Witnesses an Eclipse On Mission Field in India There is an old saying that states, “It’s better to light a candle than curse the darkness.” I think that is what Jesus was saying.” That it’s better to come to the light, to come to Him, than to sit in the darkness of our sinful hearts ...read more

  • Lost And Found

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Mar 15, 2011
     | 4,561 views

    LOST AND FOUND Our tummies rumbled --it was time for lunch. "What do ya say we head-in," I asked, as the girls strapped in. We careened down the mountain and caught the chairlift. My baby and I rode on one chair, behind her two, older sisters in another. The view ahead would make a great shot, ...read more

  • The Story Of Faith Hope

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 17, 2011
     | 2,219 views

    THE STORY OF FAITH HOPE Myah Hope was given the news that she was pregnant. Like most mothers to be, she dreamed of what giving birth to a child and raising them would be like. But when she was 19 weeks pregnant, she was told that something was wrong with her baby's head. The doctor said that ...read more

  • Reality Therapy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2011
     | 2,868 views

    REALITY THERAPY Aaron was an eleven-year-old boy whose behavior was described by Dr. William Glasser, his psychiatrist, as horrible. In his book, Reality Therapy, Glasser says Aaron was the most obnoxious child he had ever met. The boy would kick, scream, run away and hide, become withdrawn, ...read more

  • Pizarro's Critical Moment

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on May 19, 2011
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    PIZARRO'S CRITICAL MOMENT All great undertakings begin with a critical moment--a moment when a decision is made and someone launches himself into a never-to-be forgotten enterprise. FRANCISCO PIZARRO, the noted Spanish explorer, faced such a moment. He languished with his men on a small island ...read more

  • Harry And The Mountain

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jun 22, 2011
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    HARRY AND THE MOUNTAIN On March 17th of 1980, a radical thing took place in the state of Washington, something that hadn’t happened in at least 123 years. It started when an earthquake registering 4.1 on the Richter scale was reported near Mt. St. Helens in S.W Washington. Forest rangers were ...read more

  • Christ In Me

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jun 26, 2011
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     | 4,366 views

    CHRIST IN ME A preacher friend of mine named Mike told of his conversion to Christ. He told me his family was known throughout the community as the worst examples of humanity. The parents were irresponsible. The kids were troublemakers. They lived like animals, even eating food out of ...read more

  • Prayer For Thieves  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 4, 2011
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     | 4,038 views

    PRAYER FOR THIEVES About 12 years ago, three men broke into our church building here. They didn't steal much, and they didn't really damage all that much (they broke a couple of doors, and stole a few small items) but we called the police and reported the incident. After the police left, our youth ...read more

  • Your First Love

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Oct 28, 2011
     | 2,507 views

    YOUR FIRST LOVE Jesus' first remedy for the Church in Ephesus was too "REMEMBER." Rev. 2:5 says, "Remember therefore from where you are fallen..." Remember what it was like during the honeymoon stage? Go back in your mind to a time when passion prevailed in your spiritual life. Relive it and ...read more

  • Twilight Zone: Satan's Release

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 7, 2011
     | 3,328 views

    TWILIGHT ZONE: SATAN'S RELEASE In a classic Twilight Zone episode from 1960, an American on a walking trip through central Europe gets caught in a raging storm. Staggering through the blinding rain, he chances upon an imposing medieval castle. It is a hermitage for a brotherhood of monks. The ...read more