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  • If People Are Coming.....the Product Must Be Good!

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Mar 1, 2016
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     | 6,046 views

    In his awesome book, Selling Jesus, by Douglas D. Webster, the author gives an incredible quote about the lack of spiritual discernment in American church growth and marketing today: "American Christianity is increasingly tolerant of any and all methods, as long as they bring NUMERICAL results. ...read more

  • Let Our Faith Be In God And Not In The Things Of This World.

    Contributed by Greg Burcham on Sep 2, 2016
     | 7,056 views

    “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.” Revelation 3:20 NKJV What a beautiful verse! Jesus declares His desire to be your Savior and friend. This verse comes at the end of Christ’s rebuke of ...read more

  • A Light In Dark Places

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
     | 7,216 views

    A LIGHT IN DARK PLACES A young girl once consulted with her minister. "I cannot stick it out any longer. I am the only Christian in the factory where I work. I get nothing but taunts and sneers. It is more than I can stand. I am going to resign." "Will you tell me," asked the minister, "where ...read more

  • Who Needs Revival?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2008
     | 2,864 views

    WHO NEEDS REVIVAL? Do I need revival? Consider this checklist and see how you do: 1)Is your heart crowded? Does Christ get ALL your love, or merely one of many pieces? 2)Is your heart cold or calloused? Is your love for Him & others fervent? Constant? 3)Is your heart corrupt? Do you crave or ...read more

  • The Properties Of Healing Are Not Found Just ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 25, 2008
     | 3,228 views

    "The properties of healing are not found just within our bodies. They are also present in our minds and souls. God provided us with the ability to heal from emotional trauma and tragedy. When we lose someone we love, we are devastated; we mourn and grieve while wondering if our days will ever be ...read more

  • Boat Without Oars

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Sep 17, 2008
     | 2,190 views

    Boat Without Oars One day I was goofing off with a friend at the lake shore and we found a boat. It was a sixteen foot long metal tub with no identifying marks on it. The thing had apparently come loose from its moorings somewhere around the lake and come up against the eastern shore. So, being ...read more

  • So What Is A Vision? George Barna Defines It As, ...

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Dec 10, 2008
     | 4,819 views

    So what is a vision? George Barna defines it as, "Vision for ministry is a clear mental image of a preferable future imparted by God to His chosen servants and is based upon an accurate understanding of God, self and circumstances." Vision is more than simply what could be. It’s something that must ...read more

  • Light In Dark Places

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,618 views

    Light in Dark Places A young girl once consulted with her minister. "I cannot stick it out any longer. I am the only Christian in the factory where I work. I get nothing but taunts and sneers. It is more than I can stand. I am going to resign." "Will you tell me," asked the minister, "where ...read more

  • Japanese Christmas

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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     | 5,604 views

    JAPANESE CHRISTMAS I read recently about how Japan celebrates Christmas, which has become a major event over there. They put up decorations, exchange presents, send cards, sing yuletide songs, decorate trees, serve special seasonal treats and make a big fuss over St Nick, Rudolph and Frosty. Their ...read more

  • Gives Us Sight

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    GIVES US SIGHT An obstetrician approached an anxious father in the waiting room of a New York City hospital and said, "I am sorry to inform you, but your baby lived but two hours after his birth. We did everything we could to save his life." As the sympathetic doctor was about to leave, the quick ...read more

  • Lenin Claimed That If Communism Was Implemented ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Lenin claimed that if Communism was implemented there would be bread in every household. Coming from a former communist country we saw that the answer to our problems could not be the Communism. Some of us have witnessed the despair in people’s lives. Communism did never tell us how it would solve ...read more

  • Russ Blowers Is Active In His Local Indianapolis ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,770 views

    Russ Blowers is active in his local Indianapolis Rotary club. At club meetings each week a member gives a brief statement about his job. When it was his turn, Russ said: "I’m with a global enterprise. We have branches in every country in the world. We have our representatives in nearly every ...read more

  • According To An Article From Wikipedia, Those Who ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 25, 2007
     | 760 views

    According to an article from Wikipedia, those who believe that Spontaneous Human Combustion is true describe some of their observations: "According to believers, the phenomenon known as spontaneous human combustion may result in simple burns and blisters to the skin, smoking, or a complete ...read more

  • William Edward Parry Was A British Explorer. In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Doug Lyon on Jul 15, 2007
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     | 2,981 views

    William Edward Parry was a British explorer. In the early 1800s he led an expedition to the Arctic Ocean. They wanted to go farther north to continue their chartings. So they calculated their location by the stars and then started a very difficult and treacherous march north. They walked the ...read more

  • To Him Who Is Thirsty I Will Give Them Without ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Sep 9, 2007
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    To him who is thirsty I will give them without cost...... when our family go out to restaurants or a cafe or pub lunch, Danielle will often ask me to go and get some water, but she doesn’t mean bottled water she means get some tap water because its free. I always feel embarrassed asking for ...read more

  • Bill Gaither's Work Crew

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Sep 16, 2007
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    Illustration: Bill Gaither’s Work Crew Steve Green, who sang six years with Bill and Gloria Gaither, tells about getting to know some of the work crews in the large auditoriums where their concerts were held. The Gaithers prefer concerts-in-the-round, which means extra work for the “riggers,” who ...read more

  • 2 Construction Workers Were Eating Lunch One Day. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Oct 15, 2007
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     | 2,461 views

    2 construction workers were eating lunch one day. One of them says, “I hope I don’t have another meat loaf sandwich. I’m getting tired of meatloaf.” The next day the construction worker opens his sandwich for lunch and says, “Meatloaf sandwich again I hate this stuff!” The third day this guy ...read more

  • Deprived Of God's Light

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
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     | 2,897 views

    DEPRIVED OF GOD’S LIGHT I was reading in one of the CIA espionage or spy books I love to read, and the writer was discussing the strange effects we suffer when we are deprived of sunlight during the winter months. Drs. Michael Terman and Jamie Rifkin wrote: "During the cold war with Russia, B-52 ...read more

  • Can I Serve Your Sentence For You?

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Apr 10, 2022
     | 1,297 views

    Chuck Swindoll once told the story of a seminary student in Chicago who faced a forgiveness test. Although he preferred to work in some kind of ministry, the only job he could find was driving a bus on Chicago's south side. One day a gang of tough teens got on board and refused to pay the ...read more

  • Seven Life Lessons From Samson

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Nov 13, 2022
     | 1,242 views

    Certainly the story of Samson and the prostitute of Gaza stands as a cautionary tale to all of us. Here are some of the obvious lessons: 1) Just because we think we have conquered a certain sin doesn’t mean it will stay conquered forever. 2) The price of long-term spiritual victory is continued ...read more