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  • The Resurrection Is The Keystone Of The Arch On ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,391 views

    "The Resurrection is the keystone of the arch on which our faith is supported. If Christ has not risen, we must impeach all those witnesses for lying. If Christ has not risen, we have no proof that the crucifixion of Jesus differed from that of the two thieves who suffered ...read more

  • Why Did He Do That?

    Contributed by Danny Presswood on Jan 26, 2009
     | 3,957 views

    WHY DID HE DO THAT? In his book "Evidence that demands a Verdict," Josh McDowell describes what Jesus went through on our behalf. It started with "a sleepless night with no food. Then Jesus endured the mockery of two trials; He was slapped, mocked, spat upon, and ridiculed with a robe, a ...read more

  • A Good Illustration Of This Comes From An Old ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Feb 26, 2003
    based on 52 ratings
     | 3,749 views

    A good illustration of this comes from an old parable of the end time judgment with all the people who have ever lived being brought before God. Not submitting to God they come with a complaint. One group made the claim that they suffered persecution. They had died in gas chambers and concentration ...read more

  • Unsung Heroines-Pilate’s Wife

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Jun 4, 2022
     | 591 views

    Introduction: Some women can be unsung heroines even if they were not believers at the time. Such a woman is the wife of Pontius Pilate, the Roman official overseeing Israel at the time. Text, Matthew 27:19, KJV: 19 When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have ...read more

  • Poem: Praise The Lord  PRO

    Contributed by Billy Kryger on Nov 11, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,827 views

    Poem: Praise The Lord Praise Him when the sun is shining, When the winds of trouble blow, When you see no silver lining, On the clouds that hand so low. Praise illumines clouds of sorrow, Turns the gray skies into gold, Giving promise of a ‘morrow Bright with blessings manifold. Praise Him when ...read more

  • Truth And Lies  PRO

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Aug 5, 2003
    based on 38 ratings
     | 4,364 views

    Listen to Adrian Rogers: “It is better to be divided by truth than to be united in error. It is better to speak the truth that hurts and then heals, than falsehood that comforts and then kills. It is not love and it is not friendship if we fail to declare the whole counsel of God. It is better ...read more

  • Rest Your Whole Weight On God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,405 views

    Rest your whole weight on God a. Ill: There once was a man, named John Paton, who was translating the Bible for a South Seas island tribe. John Paton discovered that the natives had no word for trust or faith. One day a native who had been working hard came into the missionary’s house, flopped ...read more

  • From The Top 10 Comebacks Of All Time

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 24, 2007
     | 949 views

    From the Top 10 Comebacks of all time: The Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers met during the 1972 NFL playoffs. Going into the fourth quarter, San Francisco had a comfortable 28-13 cushion. The Cowboys’ quarterback was replaced in the fourth period by some guy named Roger Staubach, who ...read more

  • What Makes A Christian

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Sep 28, 2009
     | 2,032 views

    WHAT MAKES A CHRISTIAN "The true Christian desires less and less of the things and comforts and pursuits and goals of this world, and desires more and more the things that are eternal, that are pleasing to God, that are divine in nature. What do you witness in the people around you who claim to be ...read more

  • Charles Malik, Former Lebanese Ambassador To The ...

    Contributed by Norman Lawrence on Nov 23, 2009
     | 2,781 views

    Charles Malik, former Lebanese ambassador to the United Nations, asked in a speech: “What has been the greatest American contribution to the rest of the world? Has it been money? Has it been food? Has it been medical skill? Has it been military might? Has it been industrial know-how?” Then he ...read more

  • Are You Ready?

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Aug 11, 2011
     | 3,230 views

    ARE YOU READY? Are you ready to dwell in the “house of the Lord forever”? If not then ask yourself why? Most of us cling on to something that is sinful just because we are comfortable here. That is like asking a baby to experience life outside the womb. They would say “No Way” I have a great ...read more

  • Grow Out Of Your Shell

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Jun 21, 2008
     | 2,113 views

    GROW OUT OF YOUR SHELL From time to time lobsters have to leave their shell in order to grow. They need their shell to protect them, yet if they do not abandon it the old shell would become their prison – and finally their casket. We are not much different from lobsters. To change and grow we ...read more

  • Bill Graham ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008
     | 1,183 views

    Bill Graham said: “We are rich in the things that perish, but poor in the things of the spirit. We are rich in gadgets, but poor in faith. We are rich in goods, but poor in grace. We are rich in know-how, but poor in character. We are rich in words, but poor in deeds.” Jesus said that our ...read more

  • Billy Graham ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 2,383 views

    Billy Graham said: “We are rich in the things that perish, but poor in the things of the spirit. We are rich in gadgets, but poor in faith. We are rich in goods, but poor in grace. We are rich in know-how, but poor in character. We are rich in words, but poor in deeds.” Jesus said that our ...read more

  • Writer & Speaker Joni Erickson Tada Was Paralyzed ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Apr 5, 2001
    based on 151 ratings
     | 4,323 views

    Writer & speaker Joni Erickson Tada was paralyzed from the neck down in a diving accident. In her book Secret Strength, Joni wrote about facing temptation. I was in my late 20’s, single, and with every prospect of remaining so. Sometimes lust or a bit of fantasizing would seem so inviting and so ...read more

  • A Church Moves On

    Contributed by Michael Walther on Jul 29, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,568 views

    A CHURCH MOVES ON "Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good" (Romans 12.21). A church that was already struggling financially suffered a loss of $5,000 which one of its members had embezzled. This put the church in even greater peril because of its difficulty in meeting financial ...read more

  • Depression: Aetna Plans To Cover The Cost Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,755 views

    Depression: Aetna plans to cover the cost of depression screenings by primary-care physicians. The bottom line is to squeeze higher productivity from workers by spotting and treating depression early. According to some researchers, over ten times as many people in the U.S. and Europe ...read more

  • Farley Wrote This In His Book Outrageous Mercy ...  PRO

    Contributed by Pete Pawelek on Mar 19, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 1,641 views

    Farley wrote this in his book Outrageous Mercy “The Cross is our teacher. The cross is a window through which we learn everything we need to know about God, humanity, wisdom, worship, the purpose of suffering, the purpose of life, and a host of other issues. If you knew nothing else but the ...read more

  • 1 Pet 2:23 When They Hurled Their Insults At ...

    Contributed by Steven Cannon on Jan 15, 2007
     | 1,225 views

    1 Pet 2:23 When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly. He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we ...read more

  • The Efficient Use Of Pain  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002
    based on 10 ratings
     | 2,292 views

    THE EFFICIENT USE OF PAIN God does not waste an ounce of our pain or a drop of our tears; suffering doesn’t come our way for no reason, and He seems especially efficient at using what we endure to mold our character. If we are malleable, He takes our bumps and bruises ...read more

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