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  • Getting Fat

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 6, 2019
     | 3,266 views

    JUST GETTING FAT? By Juan Carlos Orte We have a phenomenon in the church today which I call “eternal babyhood of the believer.” We have members of our churches who after years of hearing messages are just the same as always. They continually need a minister to keep after them, changing their ...read more

  • Eat Twinkies Together

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 23, 2019
     | 4,302 views

    A Harvard study of 7,000 people found that the most isolated people were 3 times more likely to die than those with strong relationships. Reporting on the study, John Ortberg writes that “people who had bad health habits (such as smoking, poor eating habits, or alcohol use) but strong social ties ...read more

  • Starving For God

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 23, 2020
     | 3,822 views

    BEATITUDE #4 - "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled." “What Jesus is talking about is no mere reference to hunger which could be satisfied by a mid-morning snack. The thought is that of STARVATION. Are you longing for God like that? ...read more

  • Sulfur ...

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 21, 2009
     | 1,274 views

    Sulfur Caves In Southern Mexico lies the Cueva de Villa Luz, or Cave of the Lighted House. As you make your way to the cave you walk through a veritable paradise of tropical birds and lush rain forest. Underwater the cave is fed by 20 underground springs, beautiful watercourses which teem with tiny ...read more

  • Soldier For Life

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jul 2, 2021
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     | 2,436 views

    While I am honored and privileged to have served in my country's military, my desire now is to serve honorably in the army of Jesus Christ. I want to be able to serve on the battlefield, I want to live the life of a warrior. I am too old to serve my country, but I pray for many years to do ...read more

  • Charles Swindoll In His Book "Three Steps ...  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Jones on Nov 1, 2000
    based on 346 ratings
     | 6,228 views

    Charles Swindoll in his book “Three Steps Forward, Two Steps Back” tells the story of a farmer who wanted to impress his hunting buddies. To impress them, he bought the smartest, most expensive hunting dog he could find. He trained this dog to do things no other dog on earth could do---impossible ...read more

  • When I Was A Small Boy, I Attended Church Every ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,207 views

    When I was a small boy, I attended church every Sunday at a big Gothic Presbyterian bastion in Chicago. The preaching was powerful and the music was great. But for me, the most awesome moment in the morning service was the offertory, when twelve solemn, frock-coated ushers marched in lock-step down ...read more

  • I Want To Begin This Morning By Talking About A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,925 views

    I want to begin this morning by talking about a feud that started towards the end of the civil War in West Virginia and Kentucky. It began in January of 1865 when Harmon McCoy, who had joined the Union army, was found murdered, presumably by a group of men led by William Anderson Hatfield. This ...read more

  • Steinbeck And His Hell-Sermon Experience

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
     | 2,188 views

    STEINBECK AND HIS HELL-SERMON EXPERIENCE In a fascinating story of his journey across the United States, John Steinbeck tells of a Church service he attended during his travels in the State of Vermont. Tongue-in-cheek, he says, "The preacher spoke of Hell as an expert. Not the mush-mush Hell of ...read more

  • 1950's Game,

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 5, 2009
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    1950’s Game, "Going To Jerusalem," Misrepresented the Christian Life Mark 8:33 But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter – same word. “Get behind me, Satan!” he said. “You do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.” (NIV) Peter’s attitude was not only ...read more

  • Prayer Changes ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009
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     | 11,178 views

    PRAYER CHANGES THINGS A lady was out hitting all the local garage sales when she came across an old needlepoint picture that read, "Prayer Changes Lives." She bought it, took it home and began to look for just the right place to hang the new picture. Finally, she decided that it went well in the ...read more

  • When I Look At History I Think Of Another Time ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 21, 2001
    based on 103 ratings
     | 5,247 views

    When I look at history I think of another time when America faced a crisis. The year was 1857. America was at both an economic and spiritual low. Attendance in churches had dwindled and there was a cynicism among many concerning religion. It was in the midst of this spiritual crisis that God gave a ...read more

  • Jan Was On Staff With Athletes In Action. After ...

    Contributed by Kent Kessler on Jan 8, 2007
     | 1,681 views

    Jan was on staff with Athletes in Action. After attending a conference where the importance of listening to unsaved people was stressed, Jan and others were relaxing in the hotel whirlpool. Two adolescent girls joined them in the tub. One of the teens, named Brittany, began passionately telling her ...read more

  • The Wise Farmer Can Usually Depend On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
     | 2,947 views

    "...the wise farmer can usually depend on expected timetables of seedtime and harvest. Not so in the spiritual life. One of the greatest frustrations in the Christian ministry, and principal cause for 'weariness in well doing' is the inability to calculate the spiritual outcome of faithful labors ...read more

  • Questions For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,698 views

    QUESTIONS FOR SELF-EXAMINATION Andrew Murray, whose devotional books are still popular nearly a century after his death, said this: "It is when we face ourselves and face Christ, that we are lost in wonder, love and praise. We need to rediscover the almost lost discipline of self-examination; and ...read more

  • A Couple Of Weeks Of Ago I Was Playing With A ...

    Contributed by Chris Surber on May 29, 2009
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    A couple of weeks of ago I was playing with a friend’s dog who loves to chase a tennis ball; well Jake will chase most any ball if you throw it for him in fact! After I had thrown the ball for him a couple of times I took the ball, gave it a good wind up, and threw it hard, though I never let go ...read more

  • Billy Graham Awarded Golden Congressional Medal

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,415 views

    BILLY GRAHAM AWARDED GOLDEN CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL On Thursday May 2, 1996, Dr. Billy Graham was awarded the Golden Congressional Medal, the highest honor this country can bestow upon an individual - only 263 individuals had ever received this in the history of the United States of America. In his ...read more

  • Holiness Is Developed In Community

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010
    based on 1 rating
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    HOLINESS IS DEVELOPED IN COMMUNITY In the 3rd and 4th Centuries, and even to some extent today, the popular image of holiness was solitude, silence and severity. The really (quote) "holy people" back then were those who lived like hermits, wandering in the desert alone -- fasting, praying and ...read more

  • Sleepless Dads!

    Contributed by Eduardo Quintana on Oct 4, 2015
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     | 2,445 views

    You’ll probably not get six continuous hours of good sleep ever again. And if you do, you’ll never admit it because it will make your wife mad for the broken-up sleep she got when she got up and took care of the teething child. Dads, there is nothing more comforting to your little one than to have ...read more

  • Some Thoughts About The First Easter

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Dec 25, 2019
     | 2,477 views

    Before the first Easter, the world was under a number of separations: --Political distinctions: various nations, but in that time, Roman Empire. Provinces, leaders --Geographical: some traveled far, others stayed near their home territory; Jewish males had to make three trips to Jerusalem ...read more