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  • The Seven Steps Of Temptation  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Mar 11, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 7,701 views

    THE SEVEN STEPS OF TEMPTATION: · Tempted – The thought of evil NOT A SIN YET!!! · Drawn away – strong imagination · Lust – self gratification and desire · Entice – weakening of the will · Lust conceived – yielding to that desire / carrying out the thought. · Sin – committing the act missing ...read more

  • Religious Children's Books Are Being Buoyed By ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,641 views

    Religious Children’s Books are being buoyed by the overall strong sales of religious books, particularly Christian while much of the publishing industry is flat. General market publishers such as Simon & Shuster and Golden Books are releasing numerous new ...read more

  • I Cannot Praise A Fugitive And Cloistered ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 1,575 views

    "I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue, unexercised and unbreathed, that never sallies out and sees her adversity, but slinks out of the race where that immortal garland is to be run for, not without dust and heat." John Milton, Courage - ...read more

  • The Disciples Were Men Who Had Been Led To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
     | 1,825 views

    "The disciples were men who had been led to despair of themselves. At the beginning of their three-years class of instruction they had to give-up all they possessed, but it was only at the end of that time that they began to give up themselves. They had given up their ...read more

  • Someone Once Asked, "Ever Notice That The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,276 views

    Someone once asked, “Ever notice that the whisper of temptation can be heard farther than the loudest call of duty?” And it is when we think we are strong in our faith that we have a tendency to live life on the edge of our faith, right ...read more

  • It Is My Joy In Life To Find At Every Turning ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,955 views

    "It is my joy in life to find At every turning of the road The strong arms of a comrade kind To help me onward with my load. And since I have no gold to give And love alone can make amends, My ...read more

  • A Certain Courthouse In Ohio Stands In A Unique ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,743 views

    A certain courthouse in Ohio stands in a unique location. Raindrops that fall on the north side of the building go into Lake Ontario and the Gulf of St. Lawrence, while those falling on the south side go into the Mississippi River and Gulf of Mexico. At precisely the point of the peak of the roof, ...read more

  • The Huge Redwood Trees In California Are ...

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 17, 2007
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     | 3,162 views

    The huge redwood trees in California are amazing. • They are the largest living things on earth and the tallest trees in the world. • Some of them are 100m high and more than 2,500 years old. • You would think that trees that large would have a tremendous root system, reaching down deep into the ...read more

  • Two Rabbis Disputing The Question Maintained: ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 19, 2008
     | 1,992 views

    Two Rabbis disputing the question maintained: one, that it was not fit to come within a hundred cubits of a leper; the other, within four cubits, when he stood between them and the wind. Another would not eat an egg if laid in a courtyard where a leper was. One, when he saw a leper, assailed him ...read more

  • Passion For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2008
     | 5,662 views

    Passion for God A. W. Tozer said, “God dwells in a state of perpetual enthusiasm. He is delighted with all that is good and lovingly concerned about all that is wrong. He pursues His labors always in a fullness of holy zeal. No wonder the Spirit came at Pentecost as a sound of a rushing mighty ...read more

  • Dig In And Hang On

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jan 16, 2009
     | 1,639 views

    DIG IN AND HANG ON When I read Hebrews 6:13-20, I am always reminded of a story I heard years ago, from a young man telling about his trip down a foreign river. A storm came up suddenly and the banks were too high to climb, so he and his friend guided their small craft to the river's edge where, ...read more

  • Whitening Fast

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Feb 13, 2012
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    WHITENING FAST When Dr. Rees was waiting to preach, a friend commended to him, "You sure are whitening fast!" He got up and said this from the pulpit: "There is a little white flower that comes up through the earth at this season of the year - sometimes it comes up through the snow and frost; but ...read more

  • Friendship Factor" A New Gallup Study ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,072 views

    Friendship Factor" A new Gallup study commissioned by Group Publishing shows that people with close friendships in their church are very satisfied with their congregation, less likely to leave their place of worship, and have a strong friendship with God. Church members who have a best friend at ...read more

  • The Following Conversation Occurred Between A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 16, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,356 views

    The following conversation occurred between a canary in a cage and a lark on the window sill. The lark looked in at the canary and asked, "What is you Purpose?" "My purpose is to eat seed." "What for?" "So I can be strong." "What for?" "So I can sing," answered the canary. "What for?" continued the ...read more

  • See To It That When Morning Breaks You Go To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,442 views

    "See to it that when morning breaks you go to God for sustenance for your spiritual life. That will make you strong against the allurements of the Devil. So many people turn out to face the temptations of the day spiritually unfed, spiritually hungry, and therefore they are attacked by all kinds of ...read more

  • Marital Fidelity ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009
     | 1,602 views

    MARITAL FIDELITY PREDICTOR A Fuller Theological Seminary study reveals attendance at religious services predicts marital fidelity. Attending services can create a strong network of relationships within the religious community that can provide social support to spouses. It also exposes an ...read more

  • You Can Tell What We're Going Through When You ...  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Sullivan on Feb 19, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,469 views

    You can tell what we’re going through when you come over to our house and check out the bookshelf. We’ve got James Dobson’s entire library: “Dare to Discipline”, “The Strong Willed Child”; “Parenting isn’t for Cowards.” I can’t tell you that I’ve actually read them all! We’ve got others, “How to ...read more

  • The Weak Ones

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Feb 20, 2008
     | 3,388 views

    1 Peter 5:8 – Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Any of you watch those nature shows? Growing up, we’d always watch “Mutual of Omaha’s ‘Wild Kingdom,’” with Marlin Perkins. Remember that? We loved that show. My ...read more

  • The Stress Of Uncertainty

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 10, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 8,401 views

    THE STRESS OF UNCERTAINTY Daniel Gilbert (a psychologist at Harvard), citing a recent Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, said "that Americans are smiling less and worrying more than they were a year ago, that happiness is down and sadness is up, that we are getting less sleep and smoking more ...read more

  • On The Anvil

    Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Jun 26, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,003 views

    With a strong forearm, the apron-clad blacksmith puts his tongs into the fire, grasps the heated metal, and places it on the anvil. His keen eye examines the glowing piece. He sees what the tool is now and envisions what he wants it to be - sharper, flatter, wider, longer. With a clear picture in ...read more