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  • I Was Shamed This Week As I Read About The First ...

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jul 15, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,432 views

    I was shamed this week as I read about the first time a Hindu chaplain, Rajan Zed, attempted to offer a prayer in the Senate. He was booed and shouted down by three Christians who bellowed out Scriptures to the man and anyone else who could hear. They screamed: “No Lord but Jesus Christ,” and ...read more

  • Growing ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009
     | 3,516 views

    GROWING PLURALISM Most Americans don’t believe their religious tradition is the only way to eternal life, even if their denomination teaches otherwise, finds a Pew Forum study. 57% of evangelical church-attenders believe many religions can lead to eternal life. 70% of Americans with a religious ...read more

  • Accepting Forgiveness Can Be Difficult

    Contributed by Greg Bond on Dec 28, 2009
     | 2,913 views

    ACCEPTING FORGIVENESS CAN BE DIFFICULT I’m sure that many of you, just looking at this title, already have emotions running through your mind. Maybe accepting forgiveness from God and acceptance into His fellowship, is something you have struggled with personally, or you know one person, or ...read more

  • J. B. Phillips Writes In The Preface To The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Duane Smith on Jul 18, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 6,314 views

    J. B. Phillips writes in the preface to The Young Church in Action, that one cannot spend several months in close study of this book, “without being profoundly stirred and, to be honest, disturbed. The reader is stirred,” he says, “because he is seeing Christianity, the real thing, in action for ...read more

  • First Of All, In The First Century And Probably ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jul 21, 2008
     | 1,515 views

    First of all, in the first century and probably two hundred years or so before, there were many groups who claimed that the Messiah had come. They all had a charismatic leader that usually called people to a revolution to overthrow the Romans. But this is what happened every single time. Rome came ...read more

  • Two Longstanding Church Members Were Out In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,226 views

    Two longstanding church members were out in their boat fishing and they had taken a new Christian with them that day. They were discussing their faith and their devotion to God. As they were talking, one man’s hat blew into the water. So he stood up, calmly stepped onto the water, walked over to ...read more

  • Running With A Stopwatch

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 15, 2012
     | 4,228 views

    RUNNING WITH A STOPWATCH Long-distance runner Paavo Nurmi of Finland was an Olympic champion, winning twelve medals (nine of them gold) in the 1920, 1924, and 1928 Games. Nurmi was famous not only for his achievements, but also for running with a stopwatch in his hand to check his performance. ...read more

  • There Are Various Winds In The Earth. Each Wind ...

    Contributed by Bode Ayodele on Sep 5, 2007
     | 2,106 views

    There are various winds in the earth. Each wind serves a specific purpose. Going through the bible you will notice that each type of wind is called by its specific name. We also ...read more

  • Prince Caspian Is About A Crucial Theme Of The ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Dec 15, 2008
     | 2,188 views

    Prince Caspian is about a crucial theme of the gospel of God’s kingdom—reconciliation. It is about the reconciliation between High King Peter and Prince Caspian. [view clip] It is the reconciliation that Prince Caspian has with his hatred and anger from his past. But most of all it about the ...read more

  • Be Creative In Your Marriage

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Jan 27, 2005
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    Be creative in your marriage. Refer to the letter Sullivan Ballou wrote to his wife on july 14, 1861, one week before he died in the first battle of Bull Run: "It is my prayer that I shall return to my loved ones unharmed. If I do not, my dear Sarah, never forget how much I loved you nor that when ...read more

  • While Life Is Present, It Is Precious, But, For ...

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Mar 7, 2008
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    While life is present, it is precious, but, for all its value, it is also fragile. If you take a moment to think about the animation of the human body, I can’t help but believe that you must be in awe. Take the simplest of operations. You are going to open your car door and get inside. You walk ...read more

  • Is It Worth It?

    Contributed by Michael Buckingham on Jul 1, 2011
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    IS IT WORTH IT? I see a young soldier, he looks barely 18 to me, he has got fear in his eyes, but he has one goal... to get glory and honour... I see him, going through his training, a hard routine, 20 press-ups followed by 30 crunches, then an hour jogging, and then more push-ups, by the end of ...read more

  • Revelation Vs. Lord Of The Rings  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 30, 2002
    based on 47 ratings
     | 4,058 views

    Revelation vs. Lord of the Rings Many, many people, Christians and non-Christians alike, say they find the Book of the Revelation ‘uncomfortable’. They find much of the imagery disturbing, and are put off by the concept of God’s judgement on the world. Yet in recent days millions of people have ...read more

  • Measuring Up  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 25, 2002
    based on 30 ratings
     | 7,034 views

    MEASURING UP In Washington D.C. there is a building called the "National Institute of Standards & Technology." This facility is responsible for storing perfect samples of weights and measurements. They have what are called “prototypes” of pound weights and kilograms. Measuring rods for ...read more

  • Marin Luther: The Sale Of Indulgences Was Just ...

    Contributed by Mark Bogen on Nov 9, 2005
     | 1,871 views

    Marin Luther: The sale of indulgences was just one of many issues that I had with the church, and with whom I disagreed. Of course, church leaders tried to get me to recant my positions and teachings. I stood in front of several hearings to make my case and present my argument. The one that ...read more

  • As A Young Boy My Father Took Me Out Pheasant ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 9, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,178 views

    As a young boy my father took me out pheasant hunting. We didn’t have a dog and as I was too young to fire a gun I took on the role of the dog. It was a few hours until we found a pheasant under a fence row. I was sent in to flush the bird. As it took wing a shot rang out. Feathers exploded ...read more

  • The Bible's Influence On American History

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2011
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    THE BIBLE'S INFLUENCE ON AMERICAN HISTORY Pastor Jack Graham tells of a speaking engagement in Philadelphia he made recently and slipping downtown to Independence Hall to reflect on the founding of our nation. He said, "As you move around the historical sites of that city you see the Word of God ...read more

  • Forgive Us Our Debts...  PRO

    Contributed by Rick Mccarley on Apr 30, 2002
    based on 172 ratings
     | 6,028 views

    FORGIVE US OUR DEBTS... A pastor friend recently told the true story of one of his church members, an attorney, who after meditating on several scriptures, decided to cancel the debts of all his clients that had owed him money for more than 6 months. He drafted a letter explaining his decision and ...read more

  • Gentle Dogmatism  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 18, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,658 views

    GENTLE DOGMATISM We have gotten accustomed to the blurred puffs of gray fog that pass for doctrine in churches and expect nothing better. From some previously unimpeachable sources are now coming vague statements consisting of a milky admixture of Scripture, science, and human sentiment that is ...read more

  • A Gentle Dogmatism

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Aug 11, 2009
     | 2,565 views

    A GENTLE DOGMATISM A. W. Tozer said, "We have gotten accustomed to the blurred puffs of gray fog that pass for doctrine in churches and expect nothing better. From some previously unimpeachable sources are now coming vague statements consisting of a milky admixture of Scripture, science, and ...read more