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  • Discipline, Brokenness, And Strength

    Contributed by Pastor Gbenga Shadare on May 4, 2010
     | 3,571 views

    DISCIPLINE, BROKENNESS, AND STRENGTH Discipline is a virtue that is in short supply nowadays. We see men and women demonstrating a dangerous lack of self restraint and discipline. People do things just because they feel like it, ignoring the consequences. What there is no restraint, no discipline ...read more

  • Shame Upon The Father

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 30, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,553 views

    SHAME UPON THE FATHER A man was successful in business and had a well-educated son who was highly respected and honored, like his father. But one day to everyone’s surprise, the young man was charged with embezzlement. At his trial, he appeared nonchalant and arrogant about his sinful actions. ...read more

  • Disciplines: The Decathlon

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
     | 2,934 views

    DISCIPLINES: THE DECATHLON The Olympic decathlon is internationally recognized as the most demanding test of individual athletic ability there is. It is the event that determines the world's greatest all-around athlete. Originating in a contest held at the 708 B.C. Olympiad to single out Greece's ...read more

  • We Need Christ In Good Times And Bad

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2011
     | 2,521 views

    WE NEED CHRIST IN GOOD TIMES AND BAD Presbyterian minister of the 19th century, J. R. Miller, once wrote that "We need Christ just as much in our bright, prosperous, exalted hours as in the days of darkness, adversity, and depression. We are quite in danger of thinking that religion is only for ...read more

  • The Unreligion

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 3, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,899 views

    THE UNRELIGION When Jesus hung on the cross, He cried out, “It is finished!” Jesus did all the work. All that remains for us to do is depend on Him. You see, not only our salvation, but our success in this life is all up to Him. I like the way Dane Ortlund put it in his book, Defiant Grace. ...read more

  • Lincoln Proclaims National Fast Day

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,612 views

    Lincoln Proclaims National Fast Day Abraham Lincoln wrote an address to the nation during the Civil War that was at least as important as the Gettysburg Address. It was his proclamation for a national fast-day, by which he did designate and set apart Thursday the 30th day of April 1863, as a day of ...read more

  • Poem: Don't Quit

    Contributed by Steve Smith on Jul 16, 2007
     | 2,741 views

    POEM: DON’T QUIT When things go wrong as they sometime will, when the road your trudging seems all up hill, When funds are low and debts are high, and you want to smile but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit rest if you must but please don’t quit. Life is queer with it’s twist ...read more

  • After Studying About John Patton On Line I ...

    Contributed by Mark Clarke on Sep 6, 2007
     | 3,393 views

    After studying about John Patton on line I discovered that his steadfastness & success can be traced back to his home life where he lived with ten brothers & sisters in a 3-room cottage under the love & care of his mother and the faithful leadership of his father. Let him tell you in his own ...read more

  • It Is Well With My Soul" Is One Of My Much Loved ...

    Contributed by Paul Dietz on Sep 11, 2007
     | 2,291 views

    "It is Well with My Soul" is one of my much loved hymns. I don’t know if you might be familiar with the chronicle behind it or not, but the man who authored the lyrics of this beautiful hymn lost his whole family at sea. Horatio Spafford, a successful businessman, had dispatched his family ahead of ...read more

  • Leo Tolstoy Once Wrote A Story About A ...

    Contributed by Sherry Proskine on Oct 3, 2007
     | 1,215 views

    Leo Tolstoy once wrote a story about a successful peasant farmer who was not satisfied with his lot. He wanted more of everything. One day he received a fantastic offer. For 1000 rubles, he could buy all the land he could walk around in one day. The only catch to the deal was that he had to be back ...read more

  • Stumbling Block Of Envy

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 4, 2008
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    Stumbling Block of Envy When I was a few months from graduation from seminary, the church I had attended during college had a position open and I was very interested in it. The pastor had become a spiritual mentor to me, and I was hopeful for the opportunity to work with him. When we met to ...read more

  • Work Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
     | 4,016 views

    Work of Love Aleida Huissen, 78, of Rotterdam, Netherlands, has been smoking for 50 years. And for 50 years she has been trying to give up her harmful habit. But she has not been successful—that is, until recently. She has now given up cigarettes, cigars, and pipes. GOODNESS GRACIOUS! The secret? ...read more

  • 3-D Theology

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 20, 2009
     | 1,930 views

    3-D THEOLOGY When people like Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins claim that they can prove that God doesn’t exist, they are making an arrogant mistake. Pardon me while I draw an example from modern animation. When I was a child, the most glorious cartoons were 2-dimensional animations where ...read more

  • Abraham Lincoln And Perseverance

    Contributed by Tyler Edwards on May 11, 2009
     | 5,730 views

    ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND PERSEVERANCE Consider this: There was a man whose life was characterized by failure. At the age of 22, his business failed. At 23, he ran for Legislature but was defeated. So he turned to another business, which failed when he was 24. At 25, things started to turn around ...read more

  • The Following Incident Took Place In 1968 On An ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Cassara on Sep 8, 2001
    based on 33 ratings
     | 2,645 views

    The following incident took place in 1968 on an airliner bound for New York. It started out routine and uneventful. Descending to the destination, the pilot realized the landing gear would not engage. He worked the controls back and forth, trying again and again to make the gear lock down into ...read more

  • It Is The Duty Of Nations As Well As Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Daniel Becker on Sep 15, 2001
    based on 68 ratings
     | 3,728 views

    “It is the duty of nations as well as of men to own their dependence upon the overruling power of God; to confess their sins and transgressions in humble sorrow, yet with assured hope that genuine repentance will lead to mercy and pardon; and to recognize the sublime truth, announced in the Holy ...read more

  • Can You Create This?  PRO

    Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 21, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,909 views

    CAN YOU CREATE THIS? It is a self-balancing, 28-jointed adapter based bi-ped with the following: Millions of warning signals, railroad and conveyor systems…crushers and cranes (of which the arms are magnificent 23-jointed affairs with self-surfacing and lubricating systems); A universally ...read more

  • How Do Your Eyes See It?  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jun 6, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,086 views

    How do your eyes see it? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com so you are a Mother? I see alot different than you do, you see the mud all around you, Ha! I see the diamond in you. You compare yourself to others, and say I can never acheive that level. I say, you are beyond where most ever ...read more

  • John Jay Was A Delegate At That First Continental ...  PRO

    Contributed by George Rennau on Aug 25, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,379 views

    John Jay was a delegate at that first continental congress. At a very young age JAY was one of the smartest and most respected lawyers in the colonies. You may have never heard of John Jay before, but in the early history of U.S. government, Jay was responsible for single handedly averting a war ...read more

  • In 1871, An American Named Heinrich Schliemann ...

    Contributed by Jason Cole on Feb 26, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,487 views

    In 1871, an American named Heinrich Schliemann began excavating an ancient city in Turkey. To the amazement of many, this retired businessman had discovered the lost city of Troy. To-day, you can still see the ruins of its towers and its walls, which were 16 feet thick. According to the Homer’s ...read more