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  • If It Don't Rain  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 16, 2002
    based on 71 ratings
     | 2,737 views

    If It Don’t Rain I would climb the highest mountain Swim the deepest ocean too I would crawl the hottest desert I’d do anything for you I would leap the tallest building I’d bear any trial or pain There’s no limit to my love And ...read more

  • I Remember Billy Graham Going On French ...  PRO

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Mar 17, 2003
    based on 41 ratings
     | 3,136 views

    I remember Billy Graham going on French television and being told by the commentator: "Dr. Graham, you have two minutes to prove to us God exists." To which Billy Graham replied: "I can’t do that but I can tell you what I do know: For God so loved the world that he gave ...read more

  • In The John Wayne Movie, "She Wore A Yellow ...

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Jun 22, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,651 views

    In the John Wayne movie, "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon," The John Wayne character is noted for telling people, "never apologize, mister, it's a sign of weakness." I hate to tell you this, but as much as I love John Wayne movies, his character is dead wrong on this one. When we’re ...read more

  • God Of Second Chances  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 15, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,041 views

    Part of a song by Anointed- if you say you’re sorry for all the stuff you do Know that he is ready with a second chance for you Praise the Lord He’s the God of Second Chances You’ll be floored how His love in life enhances You can be restored from your darkest ...read more

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

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 26, 2005
     | 1,394 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

  • The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe" C. S. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dan Waite on Nov 25, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,789 views

    “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” C. S. Lewis noted that the effect of the rule of the White Witch, which represents evil, is to cause it to be “always winter but never Christmas.” Winter eventually wears on even those who love it. It becomes burdensome and is occasionally ...read more

  • A Three-Year-Old Girl Was Listening Intently To ...  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Feb 26, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,983 views

    A three-year-old girl was listening intently to the children’s sermon one Sunday morning at her church. The minister explained that God wants everyone to get along and love each other. He said, “God wants us all to be one.” To which the little girl replied, “But I don’t want to ...read more

  • Certainly No One In Recent History Has Been More ...

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jan 21, 2007
     | 1,455 views

    Certainly no one in recent history has been more of an example of “Christ transforming Culture” than Martin Luther King, Jr. In his book Strength to Love, he wrote: “The church must be reminded that it is not the master or the servant of the state, but rather the conscience of the state. It must ...read more

  • The Cowboys Prayer Oh Lord, Ive Never Lived ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 2,143 views

    "The Cowboys Prayer Oh Lord, Ive never lived where churches grow. I love creation better as it stood That day You finished it so long ago And looked upon Your work and called it good. I know that others find You in the light Thats sifted down through tinted window ...read more

  • Doormat For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
     | 3,601 views

    DOORMAT FOR GOD Oswald Chambers confessed, "If I work for God because I know it brings me the good opinion of those whose good opinion I wish to have, I am a Pharisee. If I love Jesus Christ, I will serve humanity, though men and women treat me like a ...read more

  • Tolerate

    Contributed by Thomas Donelan on Jun 1, 2010
     | 3,236 views

    TOLERATE To tolerate means I can disagree with you while still respecting you. One person is a Republican, another Democrat. We put aside our differences and get along. One person is a (Florida) Gator, another a (FSU) Seminole. We put aside our differences and get along. Some ...read more

  • Avoiding Sales

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2012
     | 3,060 views

    AVOIDING SALES The Houston Chronicle, Sept. 25, 1995 records the following quote. As a man sat contemplating the impending expenses of Christmas, his wife burst through the door with an armload of packages. She gleefully remarked, "You told me to stay away from all of those sales so ...read more

  • Character And Witness

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 15, 2012
     | 6,130 views

    CHARACTER AND WITNESS John Bunyan said of Christians: "When all their garments are white the world will count them His," and the skeptical German poet Heinrich Heine said to Christians, "You show me your redeemed life and I might be inclined to believe in your Redeemer." The authentic life that ...read more

  • The Italian Freedom Fighter Garibaldi Offered ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,261 views

    The Italian freedom fighter Garibaldi offered his men only hunger and death to free Italy. Garibaldi had an incredibly committed volunteer army. He would appeal for recruits in these terms: “I offer neither pay, nor quarters, nor provisions; I offer hunger, thirst, forced marches, ...read more

  • A.w. Tozer Said Something Quite Insightful In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
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    A.W. Tozer said something quite insightful in terms of overall service: Before the judgment seat of Christ my service will not be judged by how much I have done but by how much of me there is in it. No man gives at all until he has given all. No man gives anything ...read more

  • Forgiveness Is Strength

    Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Sep 24, 2007
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    Illustrations: Forgiveness Is Strength Christian forgiveness should not be a refusal of strength, but rather ought to manifest an alternative power; Christian love, whether of neighbors or of enemies, should be a sign not of repressed anger and hatred but of anger and hatred confronted and, ...read more

  • I Was Woke Up At 4am One Morning And Could Only ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Jul 17, 2008
     | 1,660 views

    I was Woke up at 4am one morning and could only think of one possible person to pray for. I felt no real burden or annointing. I did and went back to sleep. I asked them about it. They said they were thinking of crashing their car into a tree to kill ...read more

  • Going The Second Mile

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 20, 2008
     | 3,044 views

    GOING THE SECOND MILE A salesman called his wife from a coin-operated phone in a distant city, finished the conversation, said good-bye, and replaced the receiver. As he was walking away, the phone rang. He went back and answered it, expecting to be informed of extra charges. But the ...read more

  • Va Baily Wrote About The Time He Realized The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ryan Johnson on Mar 6, 2002
    based on 15 ratings
     | 2,523 views

    VA Baily wrote about the time he realized the plan and purpose of life. I hurried into the local department store to grab some last minute Christmas gifts. I looked at all the people and grumbled to myself, "I am going to be in here forever." Christmas was beginning to become such a drag. I kinda ...read more

  • Step Into The Image Of Christ!" Hebrews 5:1-9 ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Feb 14, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,646 views

    “Step Into The Image of Christ!” Hebrews 5:1-9 Key verse(s): 8-9:“Although he was a son, he learned obedience from what he suffered and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him . . .” Why do we love the Constitution so! A document that is nearly 220 ...read more