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  • Blinded By The Light  PRO

    Contributed by Harley Jay Nickless on Oct 8, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,373 views

    Blinded by The Light The first thing that blinds us to God’s Truth is the blinding effect of God’s Word Itself. Here’s how it works. High Beams Have you ever had the experience of driving down a dark road at night, come to the crest of a hill only to be blasted by the brilliant high beam lights ...read more

  • It Is Not Enough For The Believer To Begin To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,504 views

    "It is not enough for the believer to begin to pray, nor to pray correctly; nor is it enough to continue for a time to pray. We must patiently, believingly continue in prayer until we obtain an answer. Further, we have not only to continue in prayer until the end, but we have also to believe that ...read more

  • This Past January The Pastors Were At A Retreat ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Perryman on May 10, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,249 views

    This past January the pastors were at a retreat in Duluth and the speaker told of a missionary friend who was trying to reach this group of people in Mexico. They had a difficult time because these villagers had what he phrased “a scarcity mentality.” The missionary said their belief affected ...read more

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

    Contributed by Mark Ferrante on Jan 12, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,210 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

  • What Is The Purpose Of Baptism?

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 3, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,815 views

    What is the purpose of baptism? Steve Atkerson states: “John the Baptist explicitly stated the purpose of his baptism when he said, "I baptize you with water for repentance" (Mt 3:11). Did John baptize them so that they could repent or because they already had repented? That is, was John’s baptism ...read more

  • John Bevere Notes: That When Adam Sinned In The ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 22, 2007
     | 2,551 views

    John Bevere notes: That when Adam sinned in the Garden he not only became subject to decay and death all of creation itself suffered the consequence of Adams choice to sin. i. “Consequently, not only Adam but all creation he was placed over immediately took the nature of death. Prior to Adam’s ...read more

  • The Leo Burnett Advertising Agency ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,439 views

    Illustration: The Leo Burnett advertising agency did a nationwide telephone survey a few years ago on lying, cataloging when we lie, how we lie and why we lie. The results were interesting. Ninety-one percent of all Americans confessed that they regularly lied… One out of every five admitted that ...read more

  • January 6, 1850, Was Bitterly Cold In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,548 views

    January 6, 1850, was bitterly cold in Colchester, England, a hard-biting blizzard keeping most worshipers at home. At the Primitive Methodist Chapel on Artillery Street only about a dozen showed up. When it became apparent that even the pastor would not arrive, a man rose and spoke from Isaiah ...read more

  • Many Years Ago "Guideposts" Magazine Told About ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,891 views

    Many years ago “Guideposts” magazine told about Mary Bower MacKorell, whose doctor suggested she take off several pounds. The diet plans, dietetic food and calorie-counted drinks didn’t work. Once while watching TV and eating, she saw a program about cooking, which pictured luscious ...read more

  • The Story Is Told Of A Terrible Traffic Accident. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 24, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 6,236 views

    The story is told of a terrible traffic accident. Police officers were called to the scene and when they arrived they found a husband, wife, and 2 children lying unconscious in the car. They pulled them from the car, and as they waited for the paramedics to arrive they noticed a monkey in the car ...read more

  • Ill- Keep The Image Sharp - Our Daily Bread - ...

    Contributed by Richard Sharp on Oct 27, 2007
     | 1,966 views

    ILL- Keep the Image Sharp - Our Daily Bread - April 1985 The 19th century French inventor Louis Daguerre was one of the pioneers of photography. In those early days, he could take a picture by exposing a metal plate to light. When the plate was taken out of the camera, however the ...read more

  • Much Of The Credit For The Adoption Of A Later ...

    Contributed by Mike Rexroat on Nov 19, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,959 views

    Much of the credit for the adoption of a later ANNUAL national Thanksgiving Day may be attributed to Mrs. Sarah Joseph Hale, the editor of Godey’s Lady’s Book. For thirty years, she promoted the idea of a national Thanksgiving Day, contacting President after President until President Abraham ...read more

  • America Split Into Three Financial Camps Last ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008
     | 1,923 views

    America split into three financial camps last year that came sharply into focus at Christmas. 1-The Hunker-Down crowd cut back their purchases, uneasy about dwindling dollars and rising debt. Traffic in non-discount retail stores was sluggish as a result. 2-The Full-Speed-Ahead crowd did business ...read more

  • Ignoring The Warnings  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 28, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 6,036 views

    IGNORING THE WARNINGS Listen to this description of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster in northern Ukraine: "There were two electrical engineers in the control room that night, and the best thing that could be said for what they were doing is they were 'playing around' with the machine. They ...read more

  • Breakfast, Lunch, And Dinner Are A Normal Part Of ...

    Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on Jun 26, 2008
     | 3,740 views

    Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are a normal part of the day. We all revolve our days around eating food. You probably wouldn't think of going without physical food for a week or even a day, would you? Food is necessary for physical life. Without food, we become weakened and eventually become ill. ...read more

  • Even Before You Pray, God ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
     | 1,832 views

    EVEN BEFORE YOU PRAY, GOD WORKS Dr. Helen Roseveare, missionary to Zaire, told the following story. "A mother at our mission station died after giving birth to a premature baby. We tried to improvise an incubator to keep the infant alive, but the only hot water bottle we had was beyond repair. So ...read more

  • God's Strategy Or Ours

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 26, 2008
     | 2,346 views

    GOD'S STRATEGY OR OURS Several years ago, I was visiting with two young men from Nagaland, a northeastern region of India. God had moved in a mighty way in the region sending revival to the area. Almost the entire population of the region had come to faith in Christ. The Holy Spirit blew through ...read more

  • Scientists Were Studying The Impact Of A ...

    Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Sep 5, 2008
     | 1,937 views

    Scientists were studying the impact of a high-cholesterol diet on heart disease. To measure this effect, they fed a group of genetically similar rabbits the same high-cholesterol diet. To their amazement, half the rabbits developed heart troubles, while the others were normal, with no noticeable ...read more

  • But That’s Not What Peace Is. That’s Just A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008
     | 2,569 views

    But that’s not what peace is. That’s just a truce. General McArthur said "A truce just says you don’t shoot for awhile. Peace comes when the truth is known, the issue is settled, & the parties embrace each other." Peacemakers don’t just try to stop conflict. They’re doing something far ...read more

  • Be Content To Speak In A Cottage

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009
     | 3,095 views

    BE CONTENT TO SPEAK IN A COTTAGE January 6, 1850, was bitterly cold in Colchester, England, a hard-biting blizzard keeping most worshipers at home. At the Primitive Methodist Chapel on Artillery Street, only about a dozen showed up. When it became apparent that even the pastor would not arrive, an ...read more