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  • All Because Of Prayer

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2001
     | 2,129 views

    ALL BECAUSE OF PRAYER It’s a wonderful story about prayer, about a faith that can sustain people in good times and in bad times," said President Bush Monday, summarizing the tale of Heather Mercer and Dayna Curry, the two Shelter Now workers held by the Taliban for three months. As Mercer and ...read more

  • A Couple Of Weeks Ago, Our Small Group Got ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,007 views

    A couple of weeks ago, our small group got together for a movie night. We watched “Unbreakable,” the latest movie from the writer and director of “The Sixth Sense.” In this movie, Bruce Willis discovers that he has a special gift, but he doesn’t yet know how to use it. So his new friend, played by ...read more

  • Listing The Comebacks  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Apr 2, 2002
    based on 16 ratings
     | 2,534 views

    LISTING THE COMEBACKS The 2001 World Series between the New York Yankees and the Arizona Diamondbacks will go down as that of the comeback. So in the November 12, 2001 issue of Sports Illustrated, they ranked the 10 greatest comebacks in world history. Among those making the list: 1. Muhammad ...read more

  • Go Where The People Are  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 1,829 views

    GO WHERE THE PEOPLE ARE The latest movie from the writer and director of “The Sixth Sense” is titled “Unbreakable.” In this movie, Bruce Willis discovers that he has a special gift, but he doesn’t yet know how to use it. So his new friend, played by Samuel L. Jackson gives him this advice: “Go ...read more

  • Light The Night  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 21, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,116 views

    LIGHT THE NIGHT- It’s a night of darkness. It’s a night of evil. It’s a night the Devil claims as his own. It’s called —“The Festival of the Dead,” better known as Halloween. Occultists honor this night. Christians abhor this night, for it dishonors God and pays tribute to Satan. On the other ...read more

  • Just Like Mom's

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 5, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,626 views

    JUST LIKE MOM’S Cathy Thomas, a former associate at the Orange County Register in Santa Ana, California, is a cooking teacher of considerable repute. She calls herself, however, "no stranger to the gastronomic adventures of Mother’s Day." Back when it was first in vogue during the 1980s, she ...read more

  • Let Me Tell You About Neroli Endacott. While ...

    Contributed by W F on Jun 12, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,913 views

    Let me tell you about Neroli Endacott. While others her age can kick back, relax, shoo the kids out the door, and consider retirement - - 59 year old Neroli (who lives on the Gold Coast in Australia), fills her days being mum to some of that states most "at risk" children. Since 1999 she has cared ...read more

  • But We Seem To Live In Two Different Worlds, The ...

    Contributed by Lynn Malone on Jun 13, 2005
     | 1,950 views

    But we seem to live in two different worlds, the rich and the poor. A striking example is shared by Brett Blair, a pastor in the Kentucky Annual Conference. Blair shared that some years ago before the death of Mother Theresa, a television special depicted the grim human conditions that were a ...read more

  • When Pope Julius I Authorized December 25 To Be ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
     | 4,059 views

    When Pope Julius I authorized December 25 to be celebrated as the birthday of Jesus in A.D. 353, who would have ever thought that it would become what it is today. When Professor Charles Follen lit candles on the first Christmas tree in America in 1832, who would have ever thought that the ...read more

  • When Pope Julius I Authorized December 25 To Be ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 2,232 views

    When Pope Julius I authorized December 25 to be celebrated as the birthday of Jesus in A.D. 353, who would have ever thought that it would become what it is today. When Professor Charles Follen lit candles on the first Christmas tree in America in 1832, who would have ever thought that the ...read more

  • Let's Say That Right Now You Had A $100 Bill In ...

    Contributed by Michael Fritz on Nov 3, 2006
     | 1,404 views

    Let’s say that right now you had a $100 bill in your pocket and I asked you to give it to me for this glass of water. You would probably say that I was crazy or at least wonder what was so special about it. But let’s change the picture a little bit, Imagine that you have been walking for days and ...read more

  • The Fallacy Of Misplaced Concreteness" Is A ...

    Contributed by John Tung on Mar 28, 2007
     | 1,194 views

    “The fallacy of misplaced concreteness” is a concept developed by Alfred North Whitehead, a philosopher who specialized in mathematics. And an example of what this says is that in a 2-dimensional world, giving the x and y axis location of a point is sufficient to precisely locate that point. But ...read more

  • Mosquito Repellent Hides A Person From The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 17, 2009
     | 4,835 views

    Mosquito Repellent Hides a Person from the Insects Sensors In Hebrew the word ñÈúÇø (say’-ther) literally means “a hiding place - to cover, to hide covertly or secretly”. In fact Psalm 32:7 it is translated as “hiding place” - “You are my hiding place: you will protect me from trouble and surround ...read more

  • Nfl Players Are Some Of The Strongest Most ...

    Contributed by Roger Miller on Apr 27, 2010
     | 1,458 views

    NFL Players are Some of the strongest most disciplined athletes in the world-and exactly who you would want to walk with you down a dark alley! But look at Michael Vick and Big Ben and you know for a fact they are weaklings against sin! They are a worthless savior! It is a reminder that all ...read more

  • Born Again Tree

    Contributed by Erik Stadler on Jan 6, 2011
     | 7,148 views

    BORN AGAIN TREE Back when I was growing up we had a tree in our back yard. And is often the case after a storm the tree’s trunk cracked and blew down. There wasn’t anything we could do to save that tree. So my father borrowed a chain saw and cut down the tree right at the bottom so that all ...read more

  • Gold In Heaven

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jun 16, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,760 views

    GOLD IN HEAVEN There was a rich man who was distressed on hearing he could take none of his riches to heaven. He pleaded with God to make an exception. Finally, God said, "Okay, whatever you can fit into a garbage bag can be brought in." The man immediately thought of gold. He joyfully went and ...read more

  • Downward Trends In U.s. Christianity

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 15, 2012
     | 3,624 views

    DOWNWARD TRENDS IN U.S. CHRISTIANITY In George Barna's new book on U.S. Christians called Futurecast, he tracks annual changes from 1991 to 2011 and shows that all the major trend lines of religious belief and behavior ran downward except two: More people claim they have accepted Jesus as their ...read more

  • Glutton-Free Communion

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 14, 2014
     | 5,776 views

    Our staff recently started a new ministry to our church family by offering "gluten-free" bread for the Lord's Supper. It has been very successful and our staff has received a lot of affirmation because of this ministry. However, we didn't start off very well.......thanks to the Senior Pastor! ...read more

  • The New Never Gets Old

    Contributed by Charlie Roberts on May 5, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,032 views

    Saw a guy with his new car the other day, or at least it sure seemed new the way he admired it walking away backwards from it almost to the point of stumbling over the curb. You know one thing we like to do, is show off the new. I could relate with the man, he couldn’t stop looking at the shiny ...read more

  • When Preachers Get Together, Someone May ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Jul 21, 2007
     | 1,330 views

    When preachers get together, someone may comment, “That will preach.” Inspiration for a sermon comes from many people and places. A few weeks ago in our Academy for Christian Training and Service one of our readings for reflection came from the book YEARING TO KNOW GOD’S WILL by Danny E. Morris, ...read more