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  • Openness Is Essentially The Willingness To Grow, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 2,658 views

    Openness is essentially the willingness to grow, a distaste for ruts, eagerly standing on top-toe for a better view of what tomorrow brings. A man once bought a new radio, brought it home, placed it on the refrigerator, plugged it in, turned it to WSM in Nashville (home of the Grand Ole Opry), and ...read more

  • A Christian Man And His Wife Lost Their Young Son ...  PRO

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Apr 5, 2007
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     | 1,592 views

    A Christian man and his wife lost their young SON in a TRAGIC ACCIDENT on Good Friday in 1996. The boy’s funeral was on Easter Sunday. During the MEMORIAL service the father got up and shared with his family and friends that Easter had taken on a new importance. "Until you stare death ...read more

  • Women Feel Used With Casual ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009
     | 2,426 views

    WOMEN FEEL USED WITH CASUAL SEX For decades many have claimed that the sexual and feminist revolutions freed women to enjoy casual sex without fear of adverse consequences. Yet according to Professor Anne Campbell from Durham University in the UK, the negative feelings reported by women after ...read more

  • God's Love Is With You

    Contributed by Richard Francis on May 10, 2009
     | 3,923 views

    GOD'S LOVE IS WITH YOU God’s promise is not that we will not suffer or have grief, pain and trouble; his promise is more amazing than that. It is that he will be with us in all of those moments, he will never leave us and forsake us. God loves us too much to leave us to face these moments alone. ...read more

  • History Books Report That Ww Ii Began On Sept 1, ...

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Dec 15, 2009
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    History books report that WW II began on Sept 1, 1939 when German armies invaded Poland. The original plan was to invade on August 26th. The order was sent out to stand down because of a last minute change in plans. All units but one received the news. That unit moved forward on the 26th, ...read more

  • Beer Into Bread

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Apr 21, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,792 views

    BEER INTO BREAD There was a young boy in his school class, and his teacher was telling them how foolish the Bible is and the stories written in the Bible. In particular, she pointed out the story where Jesus turned the water into wine. She asked the boy to stand up and said, "Surely you do not ...read more

  • Comfortable In The Presence Of Majesty

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 17, 2011
     | 2,522 views

    COMFORTABLE IN THE PRESENCE OF MAJESTY It isn’t good to be too comfortable in the presence of majesty. There is a story about a man named Lear who was hired to give Queen Victoria art lessons. Things were going well, and Lear started to feel quite at home in the palace. He enjoyed standing in ...read more

  • Dying In The Ocean Of Grace

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 14, 2011
     | 2,602 views

    DYING IN THE OCEAN OF GRACE Dr. Gerstner, "Christ has done everything necessary for his [sinners] salvation. Nothing now stands between the sinner and God but the sinner's good works. Nothing can keep him from Christ but his delusion that he has good works of his own that can satisfy God. If men ...read more

  • There's A Story About Two Rabbis In The Talmud, ...

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Jun 3, 2007
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    There’s a story about two rabbis in the Talmud, Hillel and Shammai. Hillel was patient and understanding, and more conceptual than his counterpart, Shammai, who was an engineer, or mathematician, in his mindset. According to the story, a gentile went to Shammai and said he would convert to Judaism ...read more

  • Rembrandt, The Famous Dutch Artist, Painted His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Rembrandt, the famous Dutch artist, painted his famous “Three Crosses” in 1653. The painting presents a harsh DEPICTION of the CRUCIFIXION of Jesus hanging lifeless between two thieves. At the foot of the cross are SOLDIERS and ONLOOKERS. As you scan the CROWD gathered at the FOOT of the CROSS, ...read more

  • The Huge Redwood Trees In California Are ...

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 18, 2007
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    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

  • Just Hours Before His Crucifixion, Jesus Showed ...

    Contributed by J. Allen Lucas on Mar 17, 2008
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    Just hours before His crucifixion, Jesus showed His love once again for mankind by sitting down and serving His disciples. While they bickered among themselves as to who was the greatest among them, Jesus set about the task of ministry. It was not a glorious position of preaching or standing in ...read more

  • Listen To Adrian Rogers: "It Is Better To Be ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    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, then 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 to ...read more

  • Following World War Ii Some German Students ...

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008
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    Following World War II some German students volunteered to help rebuild a cathedral in England, one that had been badly damaged by the Luftwaffe bombings. As the work progressed, they weren’t sure how to best restore a large statue of Jesus with arms outstretched and bearing the familiar ...read more

  • Plan Your Life

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Oct 24, 2008
     | 4,607 views

    PLAN YOUR LIFE A famous British writer George Bernard Shaw once visited a sculptor Sir Jacob Epstein at his studio. The visitor noticed a huge block of stone standing in one corner and asked what it was for. "I don’t know yet. I’m still making plans." Shaw was astounded. "You mean you plan your ...read more

  • 2008 Politics

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 10, 2008
     | 1,525 views

    2008 POLITICS This time around, our American bishops weren't cowering in a corner–they were telling everyone that politicians who fail to defend the most defenseless humans–preborn babies–and who want to use your tax money and mine to murder these children–are not worthy of our vote. And even ...read more

  • T ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,765 views

    TOAST An explorer in the deepest Amazon suddenly finds himself surrounded by a bloodthirsty group of natives. Upon surveying his situation, he says quietly to himself, "I’m toast." A ray of light breaks forth from the sky and a voice booms out: "No, you are NOT toast. Pick up that stone in front ...read more

  • What Is The Will Of God For Me?

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Feb 8, 2009
     | 1,561 views

    WHAT IS THE WILL OF GOD FOR ME? I have said many times over the past 50 years of international ministry to God's people when asked, "What is the Will of God for me? and how can I know it and do it?" I have said that, in a nutshell, the Will of God is the Word of God--and the Word of God is the ...read more

  • The Children Were Lined Up In The Cafeteria Of A ...

    Contributed by David Gant on Oct 22, 2006
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     | 2,264 views

    The children were lined up in the cafeteria of a Christian elementary school for lunch. At the head of the table was a large pile of apples. Someone made a note, and posted on the apple tray: "Take only ONE. God is watching." Moving further along the lunch line, at the other end of the table ...read more

  • Here Are Some Funny Philosophies I Found While ...

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Jun 10, 2009
     | 3,273 views

    Here are some funny philosophies I found while working on this message: “To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there’s no music, no choreography, and the dancers hit each other.” “It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man.” ...read more

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