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  • The Wealthy, Unhealthy Church

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 9, 2014
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    THE WEALTHY, UNHEALTHY CHURCH Many writers have told the traditional story of the thirteenth century Catholic theologian, Thomas Aquinas, who visited the Vatican in Rome. He was escorted through the fine buildings housing the vast Papal treasury. The Pope, referring to himself as Peter’s ...read more

  • One Time The Popular Actress Sophia Loren Sobbed ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    One time the popular actress Sophia Loren sobbed to her Italian movie director, Vittorio De Sica, over the theft of some of her jewelry. And he said to her, “Listen to me, Sophia. I am much older than you and, if there is one great truth I have learned about life, it is this: NEVER CRY OVER ...read more

  • I Can't See You

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 12, 2007
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    I Can’t See You One night a house caught fire and a young boy was forced to flee to the roof. The father stood on the ground below with outstretched arms, calling to his son, “Jump! I’ll catch you.” He knew the boy had to jump to save his life. All the boy could see, however, was flame, smoke, and ...read more

  • A Sacrifice Of Praise Will Always Cost You ...

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 16, 2007
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    A sacrifice of praise will always cost you something. It will be a difficult thing to do. It requires trading in our pride, our anger, and most valued of all, our human logic. We will be compelled to voice our words of praise firmly and precisely, even as our logic screams that God has no idea what ...read more

  • Maybe You Have Been Hit With So Much Adversity ...

    Contributed by Darrin Fish on Dec 10, 2007
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    • Maybe you have been hit with so much adversity you feel like the little girl who was riding along on her bike when she bumped her head on the low hanging branch of a tree. • She ran into the house hollering, "Mom, Joey hit me!" • Her Mom looked up from what she was doing and said, "Sissy, Joey ...read more

  • Film: The Green Mile

    Contributed by Steve Smith on Oct 14, 2008
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    Film: The Green Mile Tom Hanks – Paul Edgecomb; Michael Duncan – John Coffey Coffey had the ability to reach inside and remove one's sickness. Hanks had a kidney infection/stone. Coffee reached out and touched him and was able to literally take on that sickness and remove it from Hanks. The ...read more

  • No Faith = No Power

    Contributed by Todd Catteau on Dec 18, 2008
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    No Faith = No Power One night at dinner a man, who had spent many summers in Maine, fascinated his companions by telling of his experiences in a little town named Flagstaff. The town was to be flooded, as part of a large lake for which a dam was being built. In the months before it was to be ...read more

  • Standing Out

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Feb 23, 2009
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    STANDING OUT I remember an experience as a 16-year-old, Salvation Army soldier. I was walking to the church from my house for Bible study. In those days, soldiers wore uniforms to every church function. On route to the church, there were 12 or 15 peers hanging outside the pool hall that I had to ...read more

  • Dwight L. Moody Also Says It Well, "Happiness Is ...  PRO

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Jan 8, 2008
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    Dwight L. Moody also says it well, “Happiness is caused by things that happen around me, and circumstances will mar it; but joy flows right on through trouble; joy flows on through the dark; joy flows in the night as well as in the day; joy flows all through persecution and opposition. It is an ...read more

  • Have You Had The Experience Of Being Asleep Late ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Feb 16, 2008
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    Have you had the experience of being asleep late at night, when everyone is gone to bed, the lights are out and suddenly you hear banging on the door? You shock out of your slumber and wonder what in the blazes is going on? Who would dare knock at this hour of the night? And you’re not sure if ...read more

  • There Was A Story In The Newspaper Some Time Ago ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    There was a story in the newspaper some time ago about a burglar in Gastonia, NC, who broke into an apartment where he washed all the dirty dishes, mopped the kitchen floor, scrubbed the bathtubs and rearranged all of the furniture very neatly. (Some of you might want to leave your door unlocked so ...read more

  • Sinners Pour Out Love For Their Savior

    Contributed by Ryan Reed on May 30, 2008
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    SINNERS POUR OUT LOVE FOR THEIR SAVIOR Leonard Ravenhill tells of going to a worship service at David Wilkerson’s skid-row mission in New York City. There he stood with former prostitutes and drunks and drug addicts and he said a short little man stood up and said, "Let's sing our national ...read more

  • Phillip Keller Writes Of His Experience Of ...

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Mar 29, 2009
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    Phillip Keller writes of his experience of shepherding: "This reminds me of my encounter with cougars. On several occasions these cunning creatures came in among sheep, creating great havoc in the flock. Some were killed, their blood drained and livers eaten. Others were torn open and badly ...read more

  • Paul Hammons ...

    Contributed by David Rumley on Apr 16, 2009
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    Paul Hammons says… We have a tendency to see the past as being better than what it was… The good old days really weren’t all that good. We forget about all the hardships: (The depression, no air conditioning, out houses, no running water). Back in the days before electricity, a tightfisted old ...read more

  • Nancy Leigh Demoss: Arthur Matthews Was Serving ...

    Contributed by David Rumley on Apr 16, 2009
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    Nancy Leigh DeMoss: Arthur Matthews was serving as a missionary in China when the Communists took control. He spent years in house arrest with his wife and daughter, and his writings show what it’s like to embrace the plan and purposes of God in suffering. "An escapist generation reads security, ...read more

  • The Average American Has $9000 In Credit Card ...

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jun 8, 2009
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    The average American has $9000 in credit card debt. $9000, just in credit card debt. That’s not student loans, home mortgages, car payments or anything else. That’s just credit card debt. Why is it, that we who live in the wealthiest country in the world ... live in debt? Do we not have enough? Are ...read more

  • Where I Used To Go To Church!

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on May 4, 2022
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    A man was stranded on a deserted Pacific island for years. Finally, one day a boat comes sailing into view, and the man frantically waves and draws the skipper’s attention. The boat comes near the island and the sailor gets out and greets the stranded man. After a while the sailor asks, ...read more

  • If You Want God's Favor

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 15, 2023
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     | 1,044 views

    "If you want God's favor, there are two ways to relate to him. You can relate to him as an heir, or you can relate to him as a slave. The difference is that a slave tries to become acceptable to his master by presenting him valuable service; but the heir trusts that the inheritance of his ...read more

  • Called To Be Faithful

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 12, 2023
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    Mark Hatfield tells of touring Calcutta with Mother Teresa and visiting the so-called "House of Dying," where sick children are cared for in their last days, and the dispensary, where the poor line up by the hundreds to receive medical attention. Watching Mother Teresa minister to these ...read more

  • Blood Of The Lamb

    Contributed by John Bright on Apr 6, 2025
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    All the Passover lambs were killed by bleeding and the blood was collected in a bowl. Then, it was applied to the door on the two sides and the top. Exodus 12:7 “And they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses where they eat it.” They had ...read more