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  • The One True God  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 18, 2002
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,670 views

    THE ONE TRUE GOD "Back in my Bible college days I struck up a friendship with a man from the Far East. Before his conversion to Christianity, the worship of man-made wooden images and human-like deities was a way of life. As a little boy, the question came to his mind one day, 'Why do I worship ...read more

  • Then God Made Dads  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jun 11, 2002
    based on 29 ratings
     | 2,823 views

    THEN GOD MADE DADS When the Lord was creating fathers he started with a tall frame. And an angel standing nearby said, “What kind of father is that? If You’re going to make children so close to the ground, why have you put fathers up so high? He won’t be able to shoot marbles without kneeling. ...read more

  • Gifts From God  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 15, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,754 views

    GIFTS FROM GOD The first barrier to meekness arises whenever we claim as our own what is really a gift of God. To live in meekness, we must try to remember that all we are, have, and can do is a gift. It is an act of arrogance to place ourselves at the center of being and doing. Only God ...read more

  • God's Homing Device  PRO

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Sep 1, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,269 views

    GOD'S HOMING DEVICE It is interesting to note how many creatures of nature have what scientists have called a homing instinct. “The question has sometimes been raised whether or not man ever possessed this same homing instinct and lost it through the ages in his preoccupation with other things”. ...read more

  • The Miracle Of God's Presence  PRO

    Contributed by Scott Sharpes on Sep 5, 2002
    based on 22 ratings
     | 8,055 views

    THE MIRACLE OF GOD’S PRESENCE Lisa Beamer reflects on the loss of her dad in her book, "Let’s Roll." “Slowly I began to understand that the plans God has for us don’t just include ‘good things’, but the whole array of human events. The ‘prospering’ he talks about in the book of Jeremiah is often ...read more

  • God's Forgiveness Is Not For Decoration It Is ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ralph Mayhew on Sep 16, 2002
    based on 18 ratings
     | 4,054 views

    "God’s forgiveness is not for decoration it is for ...read more

  • Finding The Kingdom Of God  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,142 views

    FINDING THE KINGDOM OF GOD "In ’A Confession,’ Leo Tolstoy relates how the drive toward goodness that moved him as a boy was erased by his experiences in society. Later in life, after overwhelming success as a writer, he nevertheless sank into a psychological paralysis brought on by his vision of ...read more

  • What God Says  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Dec 1, 2002
    based on 17 ratings
     | 27,892 views

    WHAT GOD SAYS In the Spring of 1924, Jack Sundine was a four-year-old kid, standing in a line with his father inside the White House, waiting to meet President Calvin Coolidge. As they neared him, Jack noticed that he said something to each visitor as they shook hands. Soon, the thrilling moment ...read more

  • The Left Hand Of God  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jan 17, 2003
    based on 12 ratings
     | 3,099 views

    [The Left Hand of God.] The story is told of a little girl and her mom discussing the morning Sunday school class. The child told her mom that they talked about Jesus going up to heaven and that He is now sitting beside God. As they continued to look at the Sunday School paper, the mother noticed ...read more

  • God Alone Be Praised

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 9, 2003
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,975 views

    GOD ALONE BE PRAISED "But I entreat those who believe in and fear God, whoever deigns to examine or receive this document composed by the obviously unlearned sinner Patrick in Ireland, that nobody shall ever ascribe to my ignorance any trivial thing that I achieved or may have expounded that was ...read more

  • Freedom To Find God  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,342 views

    FREEDOM TO FIND GOD Every president invokes God and asks his blessing. Every president promises, though not always in so many words, to lead according to moral principles rooted in Biblical tradition. The English writer G. K. Chesterton called America a “nation with the soul of a church,” and ...read more

  • Is God Behind This War?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 30, 2003
     | 2,210 views

    ’Is God behind this war?’ Staff Sgt. Larry Hill works with the 123rd Signal Battalion. He’s from Atlanta, and has two young sons. His wife is expecting a baby girl in June. He was told he would never see combat, but has spent the last several days fighting through ambushes with the 3-7th. He sits ...read more

  • Hide And Seek With God  PRO

    Contributed by Ian Johnson on May 30, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,155 views

    When God reveals He is blessing us: When He hides He is building us I used to play hide and seek with my Children: Part of the fun was hiding where they could easily find me: GOD IS LIKE THAT HE ...read more

  • God Comes First  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 30, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,418 views

    GOD COMES FIRST If you’ve never been, I suggest you go sometime to Jamestown, VA. It is one of the earliest English-speaking settlements in the new world, & it has been carefully restored so that we can see what life was like 350 years ago. At Jamestown, you’ll discover many interesting things ...read more

  • God Of Second Chances  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 15, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,677 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

  • The Touch Of God At Christmas  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Dec 8, 2003
    based on 20 ratings
     | 3,416 views

    THE TOUCH OF GOD AT CHRISTMAS This is from a 60 Minutes broadcast from a few years ago. It’s an excerpt of what Harry Reasoner said around Christmas time that I want you to hear. Listen carefully – he said: Eleven years ago I did a little Christmas piece and it seemed like a good idea to repeat ...read more

  • Prayer Is Communicating With God For The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Dec 15, 2003
    based on 12 ratings
     | 2,003 views

    Prayer is communicating with God for the purposes of knowing Him, seeking His heart, and doing His will. It is putting your ear ...read more

  • Without The Grace Of God  PRO

    Contributed by Robbie Bankens on Aug 9, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,433 views

    There is a need and a place for programs. If I told you that the programs did not help me, then I would be lying to you, because they did. But Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous could not keep me clean and sober alone! Without the Grace (the unmerited favor) of God, those programs ...read more

  • Listen To The Word Of God

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 21, 2005
     | 4,783 views

    LISTEN TO THE WORD OF GOD I witnessed something similar to this on an airplane once. I kept hearing outbursts of laughter. The flight was turbulent and bumpy, hardly a reason for humour. But some fellow behind me was cracking up. No one else, just him. Finally I turned to see what was so funny. ...read more

  • Tommy Finding God  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Skinner on Dec 4, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,814 views

    Illustration:Tommy finding God John Powell a professor at Loyola University in Chicago writes about a student in his Theology of Faith class named Tommy: Some twelve years ago, I stood watching my university students file into the classroom for our first session in the Theology of Faith. That ...read more

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