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  • The Master Of Religiosity

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Jun 29, 2009
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    THE MASTER OF RELIGIOSITY He made free use of Christian vocabulary. He talked about the blessing of the Almighty and the Christian confessions which would become the pillars of the new government. He assumed the earnestness of a man weighed down by historic responsibility. He handed out pious ...read more

  • I Have Heard The Statement Of Couples Being 'soul ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Jul 10, 2009
     | 1,100 views

    I have heard the statement of couples being ’soul mates’, but I believe when two believers filled with the same Holy Spirit are married, it is God who has joined them together and no one, including the devil should be able to break that tie. In this outline we share a simple message around the ...read more

  • A Paramedic Was Asked On A Local Dallas Tv ...

    Contributed by Tim Adams on Dec 1, 2009
     | 2,704 views

    A paramedic was asked on a local Dallas TV talk-show program: “What was your most unusual and challenging 911 call?” “Recently,” the paramedic began, “we got a call from that big white church on 11th and Walnut. A frantic usher was very concerned that during their worship service an elderly man ...read more

  • God Shows Up In The Humblest Dwellings

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Dec 15, 2009
     | 2,326 views

    GOD SHOWS UP IN THE HUMBLEST DWELLINGS Tommy Welchel describes the miracles of Azusa Street: "The thought that God visited us in a barn to introduce His Son...confounds the minds of scholars a skeptics. These miracles were happening in and old, run-church that once used to house animals. By the ...read more

  • Albert Barnes, An 19th Century Theologian, In His ...

    Contributed by Jesse Roncales on Mar 12, 2010
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    Albert Barnes, an 19th century theologian, in his Notes on the New Testament, affirms this truth, “If a man is not influenced by the meek, pure and holy Spirit of the Lord Jesus, if he is not conformed to His image, if his life does not resemble that of the Saviour, he is a stranger to ...read more

  • God And...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jul 6, 2010
     | 1,961 views

    "GOD AND..." The Heidelberg Catechism puts it succinctly (Q&A #95): Idolatry "…is TO IMAGINE, CLING TO, OR TRUST IN SOMETHING OTHER THAN OR IN ADDITION TO THE ONE TRUE GOD WHO HAS BEEN REVEALED IN GOD’S WORD." Notice that this definition strikes where most of us are – we like to worship 'God and…' ...read more

  • Behind The Mask

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
     | 2,370 views

    BEHIND THE MASK In Basel, Switzerland each year the good Protestant townspeople have a festival in which they all don masks and go through the city doing things and going placed they would never consider doing/going under normal circumstances. The mask, which veiled their identity emboldened them ...read more

  • Fighting The Wolves

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
     | 4,260 views

    FIGHTING THE WOLVES There was a pastor of a local Church who was concerned about some unsavoury business outside his local school. His protests finally led to a court case and the opposing barrister tried to do everything he could to discredit the pastor. "Are you a pastor?" the lawyer ...read more

  • Whyte In Prayer

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 13, 2011
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    WHYTE IN PRAYER Scottish minister Alexander Whyte was known for his uplifting prayers in the pulpit. He always found something for which to be grateful. One Sunday morning the weather was so gloomy that one church member thought, "The preacher certainly won’t think of anything for which to thank ...read more

  • There Was An Ot Professor Who Taught Young People ...

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Jul 5, 2012
     | 3,637 views

    There was an OT professor who taught young people that were preparing for the ministry. At the beginning of the class he would take off his coat and bow. He would bow to the class of his students. Some of his faculty members were upset at this gesture. And he said, "I bow to them because you ...read more

  • Christian Priesthood  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 1, 2013
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     | 3,872 views

    From R. Paul Stevens: Christian priesthood is not a matter of being religious and Mr. Goody two shoes but of serving God and God’s purposes in the nitty gritty everydayness of life in the world, not a matter of sacred times and sacred places but ordinary times and ordinary places, not a matter ...read more

  • Creche And The Second Coming

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Aug 13, 2017
     | 5,121 views

    Marques Silva writes, “In college I was surprised when a close friend explained her family crèche. It wasn’t the style or the model that caused me to pause. It was the addition of a figurine that I had neither seen nor considered before. This particular set included not only the baby Jesus but an ...read more

  • Palm Sunday Funny

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 29, 2021
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     | 9,238 views

    It was Palm Sunday but because of a sore throat, 5 year old Sammy stayed home from church with a babysitter. When the family returned home, they were carrying several palm fronds. Sammy inquired as to what they were for. 'People held them over Jesus' head as he walked by,' his father ...read more

  • Best Tithing Joke Ever!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 31, 2022
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     | 14,865 views

    BEST TITHING JOKE EVER! Two men were marooned on a deserted Island. One man paced back and forth worried and scared while the other man sat back and was sunning himself. The first man said to the second man, "Aren’t you afraid that we are about to die?" "No," said the ...read more

  • Enthronement Of Jesus

    Contributed by John Bright on Jan 5, 2026
     | 29 views

    Enthronement is foreign to us in the United States. We have discussed all the Hallmark movies featuring a reluctant prince who does not want to be enthroned. In the past and in the present, if you live in a culture where there is great political intrigue and folks are trying to take the throne by ...read more

  • A Prayer Nag! (09.28.05--Teach Me To ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Sep 26, 2005
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     | 3,740 views

    A Prayer Nag! (09.28.05--Teach Me to Pray!--Colossians 1:9) Does god ever weary of hearing our prayers? I mean, it’s the same old, same old–day in and day out. Does He really need to hear the same things over and over again? Being a “broken record,” the one that just can’t get over the rut in ...read more

  • One Of The Saddest And Scariest Stories I've Ever ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,873 views

    One of the saddest and scariest stories I’ve ever heard was about a young evangelist. He was just barely 21, on fire for God, effective in his preaching and soul-winning, and in great demand from local churches. He had preached several large crusades and was soon invited to an area-wide effort at ...read more

  • Brad Hightower Shares The Following Thoughts On ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 9, 2008
     | 1,832 views

    Brad Hightower shares the following thoughts on proper worship from http://21stcenturyreformation.blogspot.com/2004/12/jesus-clear-theology-of-worship-part-1.html In John 4 where Jesus articulates a “Clear Theology of Worship”. In fact, Jesus as the great prophet, the one who proclaims the final ...read more

  • The History Of Wwjd

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 9, 2008
     | 3,203 views

    The History of WWJD Wikipedia encyclopedia states this about the common abbreviation WWJD: The phrase "What would Jesus do?" (often abbreviated to WWJD) became popular in the United States in the 1890s and again in 1990s as a personal motto for thousands of Christians who used the phrase as a ...read more

  • Blessings From Hurricane Ike

    Contributed by Keith Broyles on Nov 24, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,426 views

    BLESSINGS FROM HURRICANE IKE Tuesday I went out, by myself at first, but later in the day Cindy went with me, to check on many of you. No, I didn’t make it everywhere, but I did make it out I think to most of the communities where we have members. As I visited with folks, and even more folks ...read more