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  • The Application Of Misplaced Desires Eventually ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 24, 2002
    based on 38 ratings
     | 1,467 views

    The application of misplaced desires eventually becomes a cycle of addiction where stimulating encounters, relief, and the mad search for new experiences become ingrained in the recesses of the mind. The insatiable appetite to acquire, to own, to indulge, to take pleasure, to consume, is ...read more

  • Your Body Contains…

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Jan 29, 2007
     | 1,604 views

    Your body contains about: 1. Enough iron to make a small nail, 2. Enough salt to fill an ordinary shaker 3. Enough sugar to fill a small bowl 4. Enough lime to whitewash a small chicken coop 5. Enough phosphorus to make a dozen matches 6. Enough fat to ...read more

  • Tony Campolo Is A Baptist Professor And Preacher ...

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Sep 6, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,324 views

    Tony Campolo is a Baptist professor and preacher who has the gall to insist that we look at things, even sacred cows, from a truly Christian perspective. He’s a compelling motivational speaker who speaks to many kinds of audiences. He once was invited to speak at a sales conference sponsored by a ...read more

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

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 15, 2010
     | 2,813 views

    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

  • You Could Be Home With A Difficult Teenager, At ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 26, 2005
     | 1,356 views

    You could be home with a difficult teenager, at work with a demanding boss or gossipy co-worker; struggling with a customer’s complaints. Whatever the interaction, remind yourself, “School is in session. I’m in God’s school, and this person is the curriculum. What can I learn about love? What ...read more

  • Prayer To Us Is Not Practical; It Is Stupid, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 2,449 views

    "Prayer to us is not practical; it is stupid, and until we do see that prayer is stupid, that is, stupid from the ordinary, natural, common sense point of view, we will never pray. It is absurd to think that God is going to alter things in answer to prayer. But that is what Jesus says He will do. ...read more

  • Time

    Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Jan 2, 2015
     | 8,026 views

    Where has the time gone? There is a time for everything but, that never seem to bother me when I was young. But as I get older I consider almost everything in time. It’s time to take my medicine, it’s time to go to the doctor, it’s time for this or time for that. One of the few things Brenda and I ...read more

  • Dave Brown, Author Of "Entertaining Ourselves In ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Aug 12, 2005
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    Dave Brown, author of “Entertaining Ourselves in church” speaks about “Neil Postman, a professor of communications arts and sciences at New York University wrote a fascinating book called, Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business. He says, “Postman doesn’t write as a ...read more

  • Two Tombstones

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2010
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    TWO TOMBSTONES A tombstone in a small English village reads, "Here lies a miser who lived for himself, And cared for nothing but gathering wealth. Now where he is or how he fares, Nobody knows and nobody cares." In contrast, a plain tombstone in the courtyard at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London ...read more

  • Silence And Solitude: Jesus Example

    Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Dec 16, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,731 views

    Jesus made a habit of withdrawing to "the Hills" or "a lonely place" or "the wilderness" or "a high mountain" or the Garden of Gethsemane. He went to these places before he chose his disciples, after he heard of his cousin John's beheading, after feeding the 5000, after healing a leper, for the ...read more

  • Pastoring Is Like Being On The Weather Channel. ...

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Apr 5, 2005
     | 2,109 views

    Pastoring is like being on the weather channel. When I definitely want to hear the weather I turn there. When dangerous weather occurs the weather bulletins are on multiple channels. It is too important of news to limit to one station. God didn’t limit the gospel to one station, people should ...read more

  • Generations And The Bible  PRO

    Contributed by Billy Nale on Oct 19, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,729 views

    GENERATIONS AND THE BIBLE A new research report from the Barna Group examines recent nationwide studies on how different generations of American adults view and use the Bible. For the purposes of this research, the Mosaic generation refers to adults who are currently ages 18 to 25; Busters are ...read more

  • Enablement For Uncommon Things

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Dec 2, 2004
     | 1,574 views

    Enablement for Uncommon Things Peter F. Drucker: No organization can depend on genius; the supply is always scarce and unreliable. It is the test of an organization to make ordinary human beings perform better than they seem capable of, to bring out whatever strength there is in its members, and ...read more

  • Samuel Chadwick -- There Is No Power Like That ...

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 15, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,418 views

    Samuel Chadwick -- There is no power like that of prevailing prayer—of Abraham pleading for Sodom, Jacob wrestling in the stillness of the night, Moses standing in the breach, Hannah intoxicated with sorrow, David heartbroken with remorse and grief, Jesus in sweat of blood. Add to this list form ...read more

  • Samuel Chadwick -- There Is No Power Like That ...  PRO

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 15, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
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    Samuel Chadwick -- There is no power like that of prevailing prayer—of Abraham pleading for Sodom, Jacob wrestling in the stillness of the night, Moses standing in the breach, Hannah intoxicated with sorrow, David heartbroken with remorse and grief, Jesus in the sweat of blood. Add to this list ...read more

  • Jim Elliot -- (October 8, 1927 – January 8, 1956) ...

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Dec 28, 2011
     | 2,223 views

    Jim Elliot -- (October 8, 1927 – January 8, 1956) was an evangelical Christian missionary to Ecuador who, along with four others, was killed while attempting to evangelize the Waodani people through efforts known as Operation Auca. "He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain that which ...read more

  • Intercessory Prayer

    Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Apr 19, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,624 views

    Richard Foster in his book "Prayer: Finding the Hearts True Home", says that intercession is a way of loving others. Intercessory prayer is selfless prayer, even self-giving prayer. "Intercessory prayer is priestly ministry, and one of the most challenging teachings in the New Testament is the ...read more

  • Am I Dangerous?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 1,983 views

    Am I Dangerous? "Utterly ordinary, so commonplace: while we profess to know a power the 20th century cannot reckon with. We are all sideliners, coaching and criticizing the real wrestlers while content to set by and leave the enemies of God unchallenged. We are spiritual pacifists, conscientious ...read more

  • Psychologist David Burns Notes That It Is Not ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 24, 2003
     | 2,087 views

    Psychologist David Burns notes that it is not another person’s compliment or approval that makes us feel good; rather, it is our belief that there is validity to the compliment. …We are not passive victims of other’s opinions. Their opinions are powerless until we validate them. No one’s approval ...read more

  • During Wwii, Soldiers Were Often Given Bibles To ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Dykes on Oct 15, 2006
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     | 3,497 views

    During WWII, soldiers were often given Bibles to take into battle. I recall one veteran showing me his. A German bullet punctured it and traveled halfway through until it stopped in Psalm 91. What does Psalm 91:11 say? “For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.” ...read more