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  • Finding One's Purpose With God Can Be A Strange ...

    Contributed by Chris Jordan on Apr 14, 2008
     | 2,210 views

    “Finding one’s purpose with God can be a strange and mysterious journey; or, it can be as plain as asking God for a task and then watching your desire for that task grow within you. Problem is, most of us forget to ask God to fill us with a fervent spirit to serve Him. Then, years later, we wake ...read more

  • More Give While Living Americans Are ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
     | 1,342 views

    More Give While Living Americans are increasingly giving their money away while they are still alive, often by creating private foundations and hiring their children to run them or serve on the boards. The number of independent foundations has swelled by 77% in the past 10 years to 63,059, and 9 ...read more

  • Leonard Ravenhill Said He Could Read Hebrews ...

    Contributed by Lay Man on Jun 18, 2008
     | 2,823 views

    Leonard Ravenhill said he could read Hebrews eleven everyday and weep over it. “Of whom the world was not worthy!” they wandered around, sojourning as a different race of men. “Not accepting deliverance!” Oh the stubbornness of their testimony and belief in Christ, they were not willing to accept ...read more

  • Voice Of Authority

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on May 12, 2011
     | 3,002 views

    VOICE OF AUTHORITY When I was serving with YWAM in the summer of 1982, we played a concert at a school in Amsterdam. As the concert ended, the students began to come up to us and talking with us, and believe it or not, some even asked for our autographs. At that moment a tall, thin, man with a ...read more

  • V ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 1,142 views

    VALUED David Neeleman, JetBlue Airways CEO, meets 95% of new employees on their first work day. From day one he demonstrates he values them. He also sets aside one day each week to travel on JetBlue flights, where he serves beverages and cleans planes. In 2002, JetBlue wanted to hire 2,000 team ...read more

  • The United Methodist Church Has Helped Over ...

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 9, 2009
     | 1,173 views

    "The United Methodist Church has helped over 59,000 people who were affected by Hurricane Katrina. Over 45,692 volunteers (3320 teams) volunteers from around the world have served in our disaster recovery ministry. That’s a donation value of $40,468,015. What we have found is that we are not just ...read more

  • When Christian Herter Was Governor Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 27, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,130 views

    When Christian Herter was governor of Massachusetts, he was running hard for a second term in office. One day, after a busy morning chasing votes (and no lunch) he arrived at a church barbecue. It was late afternoon and Herter was famished. As the Governor moved down the serving line, he held out ...read more

  • Lois K. Blanchard Pictures Christ As Still ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,415 views

    Lois K. Blanchard pictures Christ as still walking the streets today. She asks these pointed questions: If Jesus came to your home to spend a day or two-- If he came unexpectedly, I wonder what you’d do? I know you’d give your nicest room to such an honored Guest, And all the food you’d serve to ...read more

  • A Young Man By The Name Of James Taylor Had ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,661 views

    A young man by the name of James Taylor had lived a worldly life, and was a leader in opposing a revival that had swept his neighborhood. The morning of his wedding day he awoke with the words of Joshua 24:15 on his mind. In earlier years he had memorized that verse. Unlike our modern customs, he ...read more

  • Have You Heard The Story Of The Hms Resolute? ...

    Contributed by Michael Carbaugh on Apr 19, 2009
     | 3,403 views

    Have you heard the story of the HMS Resolute? The HMS resolute was a vessel in Royal British vessel rigged for Arctic exploration. In August of 1853 the HMS Resolute got caught in the Arctic ice. After staying the Winter in the Arctic, the Captain of the HMS Resolute ordered the ship to be ...read more

  • A True Story About Frank Abagnale Jr. Who, Before ...

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Dec 28, 2009
     | 3,541 views

    A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. Eventually he was caught in France in 1969 when an Air France attendant recognized his face from a wanted poster. When the ...read more

  • Position Versus Discipleship

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 7, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,229 views

    POSITION VERSUS DISCIPLESHIP C. Gene Wilkes, in his book Jesus on Leadership, says, "Confusion arises when you equate higher 'positions' with leadership . . . As long as 'position' is honored above discipleship -- being a follower -- church leaders will honor the ambitious over the obedient." We ...read more

  • Never Surrender

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Aug 28, 2020
     | 3,097 views

    Acts 5:29 Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men. When the 101st Airborne was surrounded in WWII the Germans asked them to surrender. General Anthony McAuliffe replied, "Nuts!" The Germans tried to figure what that meant and while they ...read more

  • If We Are Truly Full Of Thanks For What God Has ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Nov 26, 2008
     | 1,113 views

    If we are truly full of thanks for what God has done for us and we are truly grateful for the things that God has done which we could not have done for ourselves, then the result is a love for others and a desire to serve others. If our attitude is truly changed, then giving to others and meeting ...read more

  • Misjudging The Composer

    Contributed by Jung Lee on Jan 16, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 454 views

    In a prestigious concert hall, a renowned pianist was scheduled to perform a masterpiece by a legendary composer. The audience, filled with anticipation, settled into their seats as the performance began. However, it quickly became apparent that something was amiss. The pianist, who had been ...read more

  • Against All Those Monks, Who Tried To Think Of ...

    Contributed by Eric Vertein on May 10, 2005
     | 2,821 views

    Against all those monks, who tried to think of the best ways to serve God, stood this one command: “Honor your father and mother.” Luther said, “Where will these poor wretches hide when in the sight of God and all the world they shall blush with shame before a young child who has lived according to ...read more

  • Unfinished Business  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Dec 12, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,072 views

    John Quincy Adams held more important offices than anyone else in the history of the U.S. He served with distinction as president, senator, congressman, minister to major European powers, and participated in various capacities in the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and events leading to the ...read more

  • Why Pastors Change: A New Ellison Research Study ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,100 views

    Why Pastors Change: A new Ellison Research study finds the average American minister has held a paid job in ministry for 19 years and has spent an average of 15.6 of those years as a senior pastor. Typically he or she has been the senior pastor at 3 different churches. 20% change jobs due to a ...read more

  • Pastoral Pay Increases: Compensation For Pastors ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,399 views

    Pastoral Pay Increases: Compensation for pastors has increased faster than inflation over the last 25 years, finds a Duke University Divinity School survey. Median pay for Protestant clergy in the U.S.—including the value of provided housing—is now $40,000, similar to that of school-teachers and ...read more

  • Beulah Church In Lawrence County, Illinois, Was ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Sep 17, 2006
     | 2,190 views

    Beulah Church in Lawrence County, Illinois, was a country Church I served for over four years beginning in 1980. Beulah has never had a financial crisis one reason being the fact that nearly all the Church family tithe. Another reason is that they are missionary minded people. They support I ...read more

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