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  • It Just Can't Wait  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2001
    based on 10 ratings
     | 2,834 views

    IT JUST CAN'T WAIT Following the news of ex-Beatle George Harrison’s death, "Today" how anchor Anne Curry interviewed Anthony DeCurtis, a writer for Rolling Stone* magazine. DeCurtis talked at length about Harrison’s search for a meaningful spiritual life. Curry said, "Apparently Harrison was the ...read more

  • Swindoll's Observation: Moses  PRO

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Apr 4, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,667 views

    Swindoll’s observation, MOSES p. 107) I believe there are many who have not responded to God’s call on their lives--many who may miss opportunities to flame brightly for Him, like a radiant city shining on a hilltop. I speak to so many who are waiting for some kind of curious sign in the heavens, ...read more

  • The Big Return On Faithfulness  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 5, 2001
    based on 12 ratings
     | 2,865 views

    THE BIG RETURN ON FAITHFULNESS It was a stormy night in Birmingham, England, and Hudson Taylor was to speak at a meeting at the Severn Street schoolroom. His hostess assured him that nobody would attend on such a stormy night, but Taylor insisted on going. "I must go even if there is no one but ...read more

  • Robert E. Lee, The Southern General In The Civil ...  PRO

    Contributed by Keith Davis on May 5, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,371 views

    Robert E. Lee, the Southern general in the Civil war, was visiting a Kentucky lady. She took him to the remains of a grand old tree at the front of her formerly great mansion. The north and the south had fought a bitter battle right over her front porch, and the limbs and the trunk of that tree had ...read more

  • A Six Word Lesson? A Famous Speech

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jun 6, 2003
     | 1,973 views

    A SIX WORD LESSON? A FAMOUS SPEECH: Sir Winston Churchill speaks at Oxford the University Commencement. As the great statesman addresses the graduates, he steps to the podium, leans on his elbows, looks at the student body, and says: NEVER GIVE UP! --- the crowd raises to their feet and ...read more

  • Truth And Lies  PRO

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Aug 5, 2003
    based on 38 ratings
     | 4,298 views

    Listen to Adrian Rogers: “It is better to be divided by truth than to be united in error. It is better to speak the truth that hurts and then heals, than falsehood that comforts and then kills. It is not love and it is not friendship if we fail to declare the whole counsel of God. It is better ...read more

  • Susannah Wesley's Rules For Raising Children  PRO

    Contributed by Sol Madlambayan on Sep 24, 2003
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,446 views

    “Susannah Wesley’s Rules For Raising Children: 1. Subdue self-will in a child and thus work together with God to save his soul. 2. Teach him/her to pray as soon as he can speak. 3. Give him nothing he cries for and only what is good for him if he asks for it politely. 4. To prevent lying, punish ...read more

  • A Pastor Gets A Humility Check…  PRO

    Contributed by Greg Buchner on May 21, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,468 views

    A pastor gets a humility check… A pastor finally gets an opportunity to speak at a large community association gathering. He feels rather proud that he was asked, so he refuses the check saying that "he felt special enough by being chosen" and that the check should go to a better cause. ...read more

  • Dave Brown, Author Of "Entertaining Ourselves In ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Aug 12, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,118 views

    Dave Brown, author of “Entertaining Ourselves in church” speaks about “Neil Postman, a professor of communications arts and sciences at New York University wrote a fascinating book called, Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business. He says, “Postman doesn’t write as a ...read more

  • Our Favorite Psychologist, Dr. Phil Mcgraw ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Dec 30, 2006
     | 1,128 views

    Our favorite psychologist, Dr. Phil McGraw speaks a truth that is too commonly true for a lot of people. He writes, “Common sense might suggest that one of the easiest steps in getting what you want from life is to “place your order”: to stand up and declare what it is that you desire. Nothing ...read more

  • Give Me New England!

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Mar 3, 2007
     | 869 views

    Give Me New England! For three days Edwards had not eaten a mouthful of food: for three nights he had not closed his eyes in sleep. Over and over again, he had been saying to God, "Give me New England! Give me New England!" and when he arose from his knees, and made his way into the pulpit they say ...read more

  • What Holiness Is Not

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,645 views

    WHAT HOLINESS IS NOT John Charles Ryle, Anglican bishop of Liverpool in the 19th century speaks of holiness. He says, "It is not knowledge...nor great profession...nor doing many things...nor zeal for certain matters in religion..." He continues that holiness is not "morality and outward ...read more

  • Modern-Day Idolatry

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 7, 2009
     | 5,040 views

    MODERN-DAY IDOLATRY A couple of weeks ago one of the men in our Pueblo told about a time when one of the executives in his company made the statement: "This company is our life." He said he couldn't help but speak up. He said, "I'm loyal to the company, but it is NOT my life. God is first in my ...read more

  • Wayne Grudem Writes, "In A Day When It Is Common ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 25, 2010
     | 1,789 views

    Wayne Grudem writes, "In a day when it is common for people to tell us how hard it is to interpret Scripture rightly, we would do well to remember than not once in the Gospels do we ever hear Jesus saying anything like this: 'I see how your problem arose--the Scriptures are not very clear on this ...read more

  • John Adams On Commitment

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 1, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,525 views

    JOHN ADAMS ON COMMITMENT It is easy to stand on the sidelines and say what is wrong with people, our nation, our laws. It is much more difficult to speak up about what is necessary to turn things around. On July 4th, 1776, Adams said in an address before the Continental Congress: "Live or die; ...read more

  • Holy Joy

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Apr 6, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,390 views

    HOLY JOY Richard Foster describes holy joy like this: "Joy, not grit, is the hallmark of holy obedience. ...It is a cheerful revolt against self and pride. ...Utter abandonment to God is done freely and with celebration. And so I urge you to enjoy this ministry of self-surrender. ...The saints ...read more

  • Give Me New England

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,763 views

    Give Me New England For three days Edwards had not eaten a mouthful of food: for three nights he had not closed his eyes in sleep. Over and over again, he had been saying to God, "Give me New England Give me New England" and when he arose from his knees, and made his way into the pulpit they say ...read more

  • The Basics  PRO

    Contributed by Peter Lobmiller on Apr 28, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,454 views

    THE BASICS * We believe in sanctification through the Word of God and by the Holy Spirit, and we believe in personal holiness, purity of heart and life. * We believe in divine healing, through faith in the Name of Jesus Christ, and that healing is included in the Redemption. * We believe in ...read more

  • Max Lucado: Interlock Our Understandings  PRO

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Aug 6, 2013
    based on 8 ratings
     | 9,454 views

    In his book, “Imagine Your Life Without Fear” Max Lucado gives some significant insight when he says, "Questions can make hermits out of us, driving us into hiding. Yet the cave has no answers. Christ distributes courage through community; he dissipates doubts through fellowship. He never deposits ...read more

  • Spiritual Health Test

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 30, 2020
     | 2,669 views

    There are seven questions for self discovery that the great theologian A.W. Tozer encourages us to consider. These questions, if answered honestly, speak volumes about our spiritual health. They are: What do I want most? What do I think about most? How do I use the money that God has given ...read more

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