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  • We Have All Heard The "Good New!"..."Bad News!" ...

    Contributed by Byron Maynard on Apr 9, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 19,247 views

    We have all heard the "Good New!"..."Bad News!" aphorisms. Here’s one with a little different twist. I have some "Bad News!...Good News!...Best News!" for you... The bad news, you are dying! It’s no joke, biologist tell us that every day, to some extent, each of us are dying...The cells and atoms ...read more

  • I'm Writing School Reports At The Moment. It's ...  PRO

    Contributed by James Jack on Jun 9, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,036 views

    I’m writing school reports at the moment. It’s something I hate doing. We have a system where you’re expected to write 50-100 words per student so that in the end over all your reports you’ve written tens of thousands of words most of which begin or end with “Johhny needs to be more focused in ...read more

  • Michelangelo The Famous Artist Used A Lamp ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Blizzard on Sep 3, 2001
    based on 46 ratings
     | 3,273 views

    Michelangelo the famous artist used a lamp attached to his head when he painted. The reason he did this was to keep the shadow of himself from being cast onto the canvas. We need to keep Jesus, the light of the world, between us and the canvas of life to keep self from being cast in the way. No ...read more

  • Army Of One Today, Each Soldier Must Learn To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
     | 3,269 views

    Army of One Today, each soldier must learn to manage him or herself and be self-sufficient, on their own in unfamiliar environments. Only 3 of 10 people in their primary recruiting group (males age 17-24) can qualify to be admitted to the Armed Services today. 6 of 10 people surveyed ...read more

  • Love Is The Key  PRO

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 29, 2003
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,261 views

    “LOVE IS THE KEY” (copyrighted by John Gaughan) LOVE IS THE KEY, LOVE IS THE KEY THOUGH I SPEAK IN TONGUES OF ANGELS LOVE IS THE KEY LOVE IS PATIENT LOVE IS KIND, NOT SELF SEEKING LOVE IS BLIND, LOVE IS TRUTHFUL LOVE IS TRUST, TO LOVE YOUR BROTHER IS A MUST. LOVE CAN BREAK, BUT LOVE WILL ...read more

  • For All Of Its Foibles—-Lousy Preaching, ...

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Jan 27, 2010
     | 2,081 views

    "For all of its foibles—-lousy preaching, political infighting, self-centered focus, stagnation, a gaggle of special interest groups—-the pokey local church...is still the most fertile environment for spiritual development. In fact, there can be no genuine spiritual progress without a long-term ...read more

  • Conviction Of Sin

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Aug 28, 2023
     | 1,334 views

    “The new believer will often rest for days or months in the peace which follows the initial decision, but after a while they begin to become aware of “the ground of their heart, which God before would not disclose unto them lest the soul should fail before Him, and the spirit which He had made. Now ...read more

  • Some Years Ago, Richard Foster Wrote A Book In ...

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Feb 20, 2004
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    Some years ago, Richard Foster wrote a book in which he described what he thought were the three most likely forces at work in the lives of modern Americans. His list? Money, sex, and power. And, you know, it’s possible. These things may very well be the base metals we use for forging a belief ...read more

  • Out Of Our Depth

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,852 views

    Out Of Our Depth The 3-year old felt secure in his father’s arms as Dad stood in the middle of the pool. But Dad, for fun, began walking slowly toward the deep end, gently chanting, "Deeper and deeper and deeper," as the water rose higher and higher on the child. The lad’s face registered ...read more

  • Many Of You May Be Familiar With A Movie Filmed A ...

    Contributed by Scott Jensen on Oct 13, 2007
     | 1,491 views

    Many of you may be familiar with a movie filmed a few years ago called “The Matrix.” This movie was about people that lived in a computer generated universe known as the matrix. Most of the people didn’t realize that the world they saw was computer generated. The few that did, wanted to free the ...read more

  • Last Week During Fellowship, I Told Some Of You ...

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Aug 9, 2008
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    Last week during fellowship, I told some of you about a scene from the Dark Knight, the new Batman movie. Have any of you seen the movie? The Joker threatens the city of Gotham, so the mayor decides to begin evacuating the city. The prison is emptied and put on a ferry to carry them away so that ...read more

  • Stella Awards

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 1,592 views

    STELLA AWARDS Several years ago Stella Lieback sued McDonalds for pouring hot coffee on herself. Her grandson was driving the car with Stella in it. At her request, he stopped the car so she could add cream to her coffee. She spilled the coffee on her leg and burned herself. Her lawsuit originally ...read more

  • Are You ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 7, 2009
     | 2,688 views

    ARE YOU SERIOUS? Mr. Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma City purchased a brand new 32-foot Winnebago motor home. On his first trip home, having driven onto the freeway, he set the cruise control at 70 mph and calmly left the drivers seat to go into the back and make himself a cup of coffee. Not ...read more

  • Philosophical Arguments Can Be Very Confusing And ...

    Contributed by Nigel Heath on Aug 12, 2009
     | 2,250 views

    Philosophical arguments can be very confusing and also very convincing. ILLUSTR RC Sproul quotes some research that reveals: ‘Over 90% of students entering college in USA are convinced of, and committed to the relativity of truth’ = That there is no objective reality. What is actually being ...read more

  • Leader Character: Of The 13 "Character Clusters" ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,201 views

    Leader Character: Of the 13 “character clusters” evaluated by the Christian Leader Profile, the Barna Research Group has identified the strongest attributes associated with Christians involved in church leadership are having a conscience that is sensitive to sin, morality, godly demeanor, humility, ...read more

  • In August 1994, A Korean Air Jet Skidded Across ...  PRO

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Sep 6, 2003
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,317 views

    In August 1994, a Korean air jet skidded across a rain-soaked runway and rammed into a safety barricade in Cheju, Korea. All 160 passengers escaped to safety, just moments before the plane exploded into flames. So what caused this near tragedy? According to news reports, the pilot and co-pilot had ...read more

  • Let's Go Back To Their Argument. If The Issue ...

    Contributed by Chris Edmondson on May 28, 2007
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    Let’s go back to their argument. If the issue isn’t really about abortion but a woman’s right to control her own body, then why doesn’t the pro-choice agenda include drugs and prostitution? Aren’t laws against those just as restrictive to a woman’s right to choose what she will and will not do with ...read more

  • Freedom Is A Concept That Is Built Into The Dna ...

    Contributed by Ronnie Knight on May 26, 2008
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    Freedom is a concept that is built into the DNA of our being. This fact is true to the extent that our souls cry out when we find ourselves bound under the weight of tyranny. This truth is expressed clearly in our own past as a people. When found under the tyrannical control of the British crown we ...read more

  • Female ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009
     | 1,415 views

    FEMALE CONSUMERS American women control more than half of commercial and consumer consumption that comprises America’s GDP. Business guru and author Tom Peters says it is "larger than the entire Japanese economy," or in excess of $5 trillion. Also women now comprise the majority of college degree ...read more

  • You Can Worry To Death  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,733 views

    YOU CAN WORRY TO DEATH Chronic worry can cause serious physical problems, such as ulcers, heart attacks, and high blood pressure. Dr. Charles Mayo, of the famous Mayo Clinic, wrote, "Worry affects the circulation, the heart, the glands and the whole nervous system. I have never met a man or known ...read more