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  • Words In The Spirit

    Contributed by D. Marie Hamilton on Apr 16, 2011
     | 2,465 views

    WORDS IN THE SPIRIT When I was asked to be the preacher for the North Little Rock Ministerial Alliance Community Thanksgiving Service, I was floored. I didn't think that anybody thought that much about me. I was honored by the gesture, but the moment I said "yes," my nerves got the best of me. I ...read more

  • Adding To The Word

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 22, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,838 views

    ADDING TO THE WORD Years ago, my Dad's physician told him to take one aspirin a day for his heart. My Dad was a very smart man, but he figured if one aspirin is good, two would be better. So my dad "added" to the word of his physician, and day after day my dad took two aspirin. Everything went ...read more

  • Loss For Words

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 27, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,701 views

    LOSS FOR WORDS Once when Red Skelton was being interviewed he was asked if he ever was at a loss for words. He hesitated a minute then said, "I dreamed I died and went to heaven. Just as I was taken ...read more

  • The Word Of God

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 9, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,904 views

    ILLUS: (I had 6 plastic see through pitchers on stage… one of which was full of water. Holding up an empty pitcher I said…) Imagine this empty pitcher represents that nation of Israel. (I began to pour water from the full pitcher into the empty one). God poured out His will and wisdom into them. ...read more

  • Last Words

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Feb 6, 2013
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    LAST WORDS My father worked for the railroad when I was younger. One night a train was backing up to hook up to some other cars and one man was not watching. He was in the way and the train made the connection right through his body. He did not die immediately, but he knew he had only a short ...read more

  • Words Matter

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 23, 2014
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     | 5,925 views

    WORDS MATTER The Book of James in the New Testament reminds us that words can direct, delight or destroy (ch. 3). Is this true? Look no further than to what happened in Germany in WWII. For every word in Hitler’s poisonous book, Mein Kampf, it cost the life of 125 people. Here are some words to ...read more

  • The Living Word

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Aug 13, 2017
     | 3,917 views

    Ravi Zacharias tells of ministering in Vietnam in 1971, and one of his interpreters was Hien Pham, an energetic young Christian. He had worked as a translator with the American forces, and was of immense help both to them and to missionaries such as myself. Hien and I traveled the length of the ...read more

  • The Light Of The Word

    Contributed by Taiwo Oyadiran on Mar 23, 2019
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,073 views

    I like to tell this story about my son as a 2-year-old. I always liked to give him a shower/bath and like most kids that age, he liked playing with the water. Many times, when there’s water and soap on his head and face, he, of course, had to close his eyes. That part he didn’t like. No kid would ...read more

  • Words Are The Voice Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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     | 2,612 views

    Words are the voice of ...read more

  • Preach The Word  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,144 views

    PREACH THE WORD I am greatly diappointed in the preachers of today, With their logic and their ethics, their aristocratic way; With their science and their theories and their new theology, Full of everything but Jesus and His love for you and me. There is plenty in the Bible for preachers of ...read more

  • The Power Of A Word

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Sep 17, 2007
     | 2,970 views

    “A careless word may kindle strife, A cruel word may wreck a life; A bitter word may hate instill, A brutal word may smite and kill; A gracious word may smooth the way A joyous word may light the ...read more

  • One Word  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Brown on Mar 11, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,956 views

    One Word I sat down one day and began to think about what word I would choose if I could only choose one word to describe myself; one word which would describe me better than any other word. Many words immediately began to pour into my mind. I could think of so many aspects of my life that I ...read more

  • Words Of Comfort

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,140 views

    Words of Comfort Heaven Benjamin Franklin has often been quoted as saying, "In this world, nothing is certain but death and taxes." Many have figured out ways to get out of paying taxes, legal or otherwise, but no one has yet been able to avoid the certainty of death. Sooner or later you are ...read more

  • Spelling A Word

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Oct 27, 2008
     | 2,607 views

    SPELLING A WORD A woman died and went to heaven but when she arrived at the "Pearly Gates," she found Peter. "Before you can come in, you have to spell a word," he said. "What word?" she asked. "Any word?" "L-O-V-E. Love," she said. "Come on in. But I was wondering if you'd do me a quick ...read more

  • Be Doers Of The Word

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Oct 8, 2022
     | 2,980 views

    There is a made-up story about a man who had a dream about heaven. The story is not true but the point it illustrates is true. In this story a man had a dream he died and went to heaven. He toured heaven and it was marvelous just as he imagined it would be. He sees mansions, streets of gold and ...read more

  • The Word Advent Comes From The Latin Word, ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Weeks on Dec 9, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,820 views

    The word Advent comes from the Latin word, “advenire”, conjugated as “adventus” which is a combination word of “ad” meaning, “to” or “toward” and “venire”, “come” which is conjugated as ventus, which means more specifically, “coming”. Combining them gets us literally, “toward the coming.” The ...read more

  • The Word "Paradise" Is A Persian Word Meaning "A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Mar 16, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,247 views

    The word "Paradise" is a Persian word meaning "a walled garden". When a Persian king wished to do one of his subjects a very special honour he made him a “companion of the garden” and he was chosen to walk in the royal garden with the king. It was more than immortality that Jesus promised the ...read more

  • Never Answer An Angry Word With An Angry Word. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 2,409 views

    Never answer an angry word with an angry word. Its the second one ...read more

  • Why Is The F*** Word And And The Sh** Word Used ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jan 7, 2010
     | 2,335 views

    "Why is the F*** word and and the Sh** word used so freely today? Jesus doesn’t directly include this in what He says about oaths in Matthew 5 but it is there by way of application and other passages enlarge on this area of sin, so I am taking a detour. The spirit of what Jesus is saying in Matthew ...read more

  • The Word "Baptize" Comes From The Greek Word ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 25, 2009
     | 1,584 views

    The word “baptize” comes from the Greek word baptizo. It is just a common, ordinary, household word in the Greek language, which has been in use through the centuries. In Greek literature there are some typical examples of the use of the ordinary Greek word baptizo. Aristotle, who lived 384-322 ...read more

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