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  • Order Of The Wooden Cross! ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Oct 10, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,199 views

    Order of the Wooden Cross! (10.11.05--Sacrifice!--1 Chronicles 21:22-24) Recently I was asked this question: “What have you sacrificed lately in light of all the sorrow, desolation and bloodshed that have gripped the world?” It was a challenge from a friend of mine who regularly gives to ...read more

  • Four-Hundred-And-Fifty Years Before Christ Walked ...

    Contributed by Jonathan Twitchell on Dec 7, 2006
     | 2,189 views

    Four-hundred-and-fifty years before Christ walked the earth there lived a philosopher by the name of Zeno. Zeno was best known for his mathematical paradoxes…situations that appear to be impossible or self-contradictory. One of his most famous paradoxes could be stated this way: Let us suppose ...read more

  • You Will Meet An Old Lady

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,172 views

    YOU WILL MEET AN OLD LADY You are going to meet an old lady someday. Down the road ahead, 10, 20, 30 years; she’s waiting for you. You will be catching up with her. What kind of old lady are you going to meet? That is a rather significant question. She may be a seasoned, soft, and gracious lady. ...read more

  • Augustine And The Four States Of Man  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Mar 5, 2012
    based on 19 ratings
     | 6,231 views

    AUGUSTINE AND THE FOUR STATES OF MAN In the 5th century AD, St. Augustine wrote about the "4 States of Man": * The first state of man (the haec sunt prima) is "living according to the flesh -- with reason making no resistance." This can be seen in so many ancient cultures and religions (and ...read more

  • There Was A Lady That Broke Down In The Middle ...

    Contributed by Shane Rodriguez on Nov 8, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,805 views

    There was a lady that broke down in the middle of the desert. As she walked the heat beat down on her and her tongue swelled and her lips cracked from no water. She finally sat down and gave up from walking any further. Later she was found dead from lack of water. The sad thing is a mile north from ...read more

  • When W.e. Sangster Was Appointed General ...

    Contributed by Joel Santos on Sep 23, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,055 views

    When W.E. Sangster was appointed General Secretary of the Home Mission Department of Methodist Church in Britain, he divided labor between his subordinates, assigned each responsibility, and gave up all supervision. He never regretted such trust. It was said of Sangster: “his greatest grasp of ...read more

  • In 1968 I Worked With A Nurse At Bethesda Naval ...

    Contributed by Jack Valentino on May 24, 2005
     | 3,192 views

    In 1968 I worked with a nurse at Bethesda Naval Hospital who told me one day after I had just lost it with a co-worker. “You know you are only as big as the things you let bother you” Although I wasn’t in the mood to hear it at that time, it did impact me. However she didn’t respond much better ...read more

  • Good And Evil Both Increase At Compound ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Cheadle on Nov 18, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,579 views

    "Good and evil both increase at compound interest. That is why the little decisions you and I make every day are of such infinite importance. The smallest good act today is the capture of a strategic point from which, a few months later, you may be able to go on to victories you never dreamed of. ...read more

  • Clarence Jordan, Author Of The "Cotton Patch" New ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 22, 2005
     | 2,395 views

    Clarence Jordan, author of the “Cotton Patch” New Testament translation and founder of the interracial Koinonia farm in Americus, Georgia, was getting a red-carpet tour of another minister’s church. With pride the minister pointed to the rich, imported pews and luxurious decoration. As they stepped ...read more

  • Values Votes Bush Voters Were Significantly More ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006
     | 1,289 views

    Values Votes Bush voters were significantly more likely than Kerry voters to say “moral values” were an important consideration in their presidential votes. The two groups have differing perceptions of government’s role in addressing moral concerns: Bush voters are more than twice as likely to ...read more

  • A Minister Was Speaking About All The Things ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Greene on Jan 23, 2006
    based on 18 ratings
     | 1,724 views

    A minister was speaking about all the things money can’t buy. “Money can’t buy happiness, it can’t buy laughter and money can’t buy love” he told the congregation. Driving his point home he said, “What would you do if I offered you $1,000 not to love your mother and father?” A hush fell over the ...read more

  • Values Votes: Bush Voters Were Significantly More ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2006
     | 1,591 views

    Values Votes: Bush voters were significantly more likely than Kerry voters to say “moral values” were an important consideration in their presidential votes. The two groups have differing perceptions of government’s role in addressing moral concerns: Bush voters are more than twice as likely to ...read more

  • The Clip You Are About To See Is The Inauguration ...

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Apr 9, 2006
     | 1,204 views

    The clip you are about to see is the inauguration of John F. Kennedy—the transfer of leadership from the Republican president, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and the Democrat president, John F. Kennedy. As you watch this clip think about why the formal service is necessary. As you listen to Kennedy’s ...read more

  • The Noted Chinese Christian, Watchmen Nee, Had ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Willis on Dec 14, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,740 views

    The noted Chinese Christian, Watchmen Nee, had this to say about knowing truth: “The normal Christian life must begin with a very definite ‘knowing,’ which is not just knowing something about the truth nor understanding some important doctrine. It’s not an intellectual knowledge at all, but an ...read more

  • Children And Their Fathers

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Jun 16, 2009
     | 5,442 views

    CHILDREN AND THEIR FATHERS An old English proverb tells how important fathers are. It says: "A father is more than a hundred schoolmasters." Fathers are often more appreciated at different ages of their children. Mark Twain had the candour to admit a change in his perception of his father: "When I ...read more

  • On Regret

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 7, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,717 views

    ON REGRET John Greenleaf Whittier, one of our most astute poets, wrote: For of all the sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: 'It might have been.' That is what Regret is all about. The world is full of people who Regret having thoughtlessly chosen the wrong path. Life is a series ...read more

  • Only One Book Left

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010
     | 1,483 views

    ONLY ONE BOOK LEFT When the famous missionary, Dr. David Livingstone, started his trek across Africa he had 73 books in 3 packs, weighing 180 pounds. After the party had gone 300 miles, Livingstone was obliged to throw away some of the books because of the fatigue of those carrying his baggage. As ...read more

  • That Cross Alone

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 29, 2011
     | 2,880 views

    THAT CROSS ALONE Clarence Jordan, author of the "Cotton Patch" New Testament translation, and founder of the interracial Koinonia farm in Americus, Georgia, was getting a red-carpet tour of another minister's church. With pride the minister pointed to the rich, imported furnishings and luxurious ...read more

  • Oops...

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Aug 13, 2011
     | 1,893 views

    OOPS... A secretary was leaving the office one Friday evening when she encountered one of the bosses, Mr. Jones. He was standing in front of a shredder with a piece of paper in his hand. "Listen," said Mr. Jones, "This is important, and my secretary has already left. Can you make this thing ...read more

  • Your Cheatin' Heart

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Aug 12, 2020
     | 1,816 views

    Ft. Knox guards $13 billion in gold. During WWII, the original Declaration of Independence, the original copy of the U.S. Constitution, the first printing of the copy of the Guttenberg Bible, and the original copy of Magna Carta were all moved to Ft. Knox. The security is updated constantly. Not ...read more

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