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  • Ever Since Our Fathers Died, Everything Goes On ...  PRO

    Contributed by Harold Orndorff on May 25, 2004
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     | 2,868 views

    "Ever since our fathers died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation." This charge could be summarized by saying, "If Jesus is coming back, what’s taking Him so long?" This is a question that has been asked not only by skeptics, but by believers who have assumed that Jesus ...read more

  • Praying 'til They Change

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 1, 2004
     | 4,915 views

    PRAYING TIL THEY CHANGE “George Mueller, the founder of a great Christian orphanage work in England in the 1800’s, was a powerful man of prayer. He knew the importance of keeping at prayer evne when the answer seemed delayed. When he was young he began praying that two of his friends might be ...read more

  • Before Calfed Bank Turned Into Citibank, There ...

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Jun 17, 2003
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,212 views

    Before CalFed Bank turned into Citibank, there was an advertisement that showed a toddler driving a parent crazy, and then words that suggest that while CalFed cannot help you take control of your child, it can at least help you take control of your finances. Children have ways of bringing ...read more

  • When I Was A Single Parent In Georgia One Of My ...

    Contributed by James Harden Jr. on Jul 23, 2006
     | 1,419 views

    When I was a single parent in Georgia one of my boys and my daughters passions were to go to the monster truck show. I mean we made it a date every year. And well with type of crowd and noise they just look forward to it. At this time Gerard who is my ten year old now was only two. And he was ...read more

  • If Danny Simpson Had Known More About Guns, He ...

    Contributed by David Ward on Sep 25, 2006
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     | 15,320 views

    If Danny Simpson had known more about guns, he might not have needed to rob the bank. But in 1990, in Ottawa, Canada, this 24-year-old went to jail, and his gun went to a museum. He was arrested for robbing a bank of $6,000 and then sent to jail for six years. He had used a .45 caliber Colt ...read more

  • In Case You Haven't Heard It Well Known Former ...

    Contributed by Tim Richards on Oct 19, 2006
     | 1,633 views

    In case you haven’t heard it well known former football coach and present day broadcaster, John Madden, is being inducted in the Pro-Football Hall of Fame. I saw part of an interview with him this week. He talked about how as a coach he used to work 18 hour days and travel 6 months each year. Then ...read more

  • This Is Real – Jesus Is Alive

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 27, 2006
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    This is real – Jesus is alive. I few years ago I along with others prayed for a man who was miraculously healed. Turns out the very moment that we were praying the man was fully healed. I mean jumping out of the hospital bed – pull out the tubes healed. His family urgently called that afternoon ...read more

  • Millions Of People Upon This Planet This ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Oct 28, 2006
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    Millions of people upon this planet this Christmas will celebrate with big celebration’s, but they will completly miss the point of the celebrations. Could you imagine returning home to find your house decortated top to bottom with lights and party decorations and when you get to the door you ...read more

  • Perserverance  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Nov 13, 2006
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    Perserverance: In Sydney, Australia you can climb the Sydney Harbor bridge...for a fee of course $145 per person... This opportunity is available because a gentleman by the name of Paul Cave had the vision to establish the business Bridge Climb... At one stage it looked like the business would ...read more

  • Surprise Attack

    Contributed by James Chandler on Feb 20, 2007
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    Earlier this week, I was wrestling my 14 year old son. I accomplished the near impossible feat of tackling and pinning him to the floor. Just when I thought that victory was mine, my 12 year son decided to jump in and throw himself onto my back. I was ...read more

  • In The Beginning Of The Twentieth Century A Young ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 15, 2007
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    In the beginning of the twentieth century a young graduate of Cornell University was engaged in a most amazing effort to win the entire world to Jesus Christ. His name was John R. Mott. During his years as secretary of the World Student Volunteer Movement, Mott’s travels took him everywhere: to ...read more

  • A Giving Testimony

    Contributed by Tom Conant on Apr 3, 2009
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    A GIVING TESTIMONY I have experienced this both personally and in our church. As a church, when we began to support missions with faith promises – God began to pour blessings to our church. Last year we gave more to missions than ever before, and the church income was more than ever, nearly ...read more

  • Not One Thanked Him  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2009
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     | 4,431 views

    NOT ONE THANKED HIM Edward Spencer was a ministerial student in Evanston, Illinois, and also a member of a life-saving squad during his school years. In 1860, a ship went aground on the shore of Lake Michigan near Evanston, and Spencer waded again and again into the frigid waters to rescue ...read more

  • Ask Jesus To Come To Your ...

    Contributed by Tim Harlow on May 13, 2009
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    ASK JESUS TO COME TO YOUR MARRIAGE Some years ago on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson an 8 year old boy from West Virginia and who was rescued from a coal mine was a guest. Through their conversation it became obvious he went to church a lot, so Johnny asked him if he attended Sunday school ...read more

  • Focusing On The Law Just Arouses More Desire To ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 9, 2009
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    Focusing on the LAW just arouses more desire to BREAK the law. Back when our first grandchild was about a year old, we hadn’t yet bought a gate for the bottom of the stairs. We put everything we could find in front of those stairs. (Show picture of 1 year old morgan climbing stairs) You can’t ...read more

  • Still Going Strong

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Apr 7, 2010
     | 1,933 views

    STILL GOING STRONG I was speaking to a man yesterday who is 95 years old. He still has all his mental faculties and is fascinating to speak with. Many old people can be rigid in their thinking but he has an ability to be flexible, and when you speak with him, you know that He has a deep ...read more

  • God Uses People Like Derrick

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 17, 2011
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    GOD USES PEOPLE LIKE DERRICK In Dayton, Ohio, attorney Derrick Farmer gave a motivational talk to at-risk teens. Derrick is 48 years old and has been an attorney since 1999. Now, what was unusual about this event was that it was picketed by 30 Dayton police officers. Why? When Derrick was 16 years ...read more

  • Continuing In Blindness

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Apr 6, 2011
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    CONTINUING IN BLINDNESS One of the greatest tragedies for people would be to live in darkness when they could live in the light. Rose Crawford had been blind for 50 years. Then she had an operation in an Ontario hospital. She said, "I just can't believe it," as the doctor lifted the bandages from ...read more

  • The Occult, The Supernatural, And Teenagers

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2011
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    THE OCCULT, THE SUPERNATURAL, AND TEENAGERS In 2006, researcher George Barna came out with the top 12 most significant or surprising faith findings for that year. Coming in second was this report: "Three out of every four teenagers have engaged in at least one type of psychic or witchcraft-related ...read more

  • The Boy And D. L. Moody

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 4, 2012
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    THE BOY AND D. L. MOODY Many years ago, D. L. Moody was going to speak at a church. A nine year old boy heard about the engagement and went to hear Moody. He got there early and went in the Church. A man escorted him immediately out. "This is for adults. Besides, you are not properly dressed and ...read more