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  • The Being We Call God Is Unique. His Name Is I ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 8, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,381 views

    The being we call God is unique. His name is I AM, it is not God. The astrologer worships his footstool -- The sun worshiper loves just, one small star. The animist, the works of His hands The Satanist prays to a created and lesser being. The materialist is consumed by a temporary condition ...read more

  • Anytime We Are Engaged In A Work For God, We Are ...  PRO

    Contributed by Warren Lamb on Oct 22, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,199 views

    Anytime we are engaged in a work for God, we are likely to encounter the poison-tipped arrows of ridicule. A barrage of truth mingled with lies, innuendo, malicious gossip and implied threats is the normal experience of leaders. Malice arises from fear, and fear is a common response to someone ...read more

  • During Our Ministry In The Middle-East At One Of ...

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on May 13, 2010
     | 1,565 views

    During our ministry in the Middle-East at one of the underground churches a gentleman used to walk around 5 miles to attend that worship and fellowship. He had a lowly job at a remote construction site in the wilderness and could not afford to buy a conveyance for himself. He did not know any other ...read more

  • A Heart For ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 1, 2010
     | 6,496 views

    A Heart for Praise Louis Albert Banks tells of an elderly Christian man, a fine singer, who learned that he had cancer of the tongue and that surgery was required. In the hospital after everything was ready for the operation, the man said to the doctor, “Are you sure I will never sing again?” The ...read more

  • Don't Waste Your Life

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 20, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,062 views

    DON'T WASTE YOUR LIFE In his book Don’t Waste Your Life, John Piper recounts a story his father often told of his days as a fiery Baptist evangelist. It is the story of a man who came to saving faith in Jesus Christ near the end of his earthly existence. Piper writes: "The church had prayed for ...read more

  • I Wish You Had Helped Me

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 4, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,741 views

    I WISH YOU HAD HELPED ME Two soldiers, traveling together, were set upon by a robber. The one fled away; the other stood his ground, and defended himself with his stout right hand. The robber being slain, the timid companion runs up and draws his sword, and then, throwing back his traveling ...read more

  • Faith In The Colombian Jungle

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Aug 10, 2011
     | 2,359 views

    FAITH IN THE COLOMBIAN JUNGLE A man named Bruce Olson went to Colombia many years ago as a missionary to the headhunters in the far southern jungle, near the border with Brazil. The book that tells his story is Bruchko, the name the Indians called him since they couldn't wrap their tongues around ...read more

  • Taste Is All Wrong

    Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on Nov 29, 2011
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    TASTE IS ALL WRONG I remember one of the stories from the Chronicles of Narnia from the book "The Last Battle." It was the story of a number of dwarfs who just didn't believe in Aslan (who represented Jesus Christ in all the books). They were blind to reality refusing to be "taken in" by those ...read more

  • Hostile Heart

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 8, 2012
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    HOSTILE HEART Beware the hostile heart. That's the warning of Dr. Redford Williams from Duke University's Behavioral Medicine Research Center. He has been saying for years that having a hostile personalities can kill us--most often by heart disease but also by injuries and accidents. Anger speeds ...read more

  • Funny Church Feuds

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 31, 2022
     | 2,674 views

    Church feuds are not uncommon, especially among cliques in the congregation. But when the pastor and worship leader get into it, stand aside. In one church, the preacher preached one weekend on commitment, and how you should dedicate yourselves to service. The worship leader then led the choir in ...read more

  • Small Words, Profound Effect  PRO

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Jan 12, 2003
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     | 16,446 views

    SMALL WORDS, PROFOUND EFFECT "The tongue has the power of life and death . . . " That may sound a bit extreme to you; a bit exaggerated. How could mere words kill anyone? But consider this. You’re probably familiar with Karen Carpenter, the popular singer from the seventies who died in 1983 of ...read more

  • Maybe When You Were At Camp Or In The Boy Or Girl ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jan 20, 2006
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     | 1,669 views

    Maybe when you were at camp or in the boy or girl scouts you sang... "One dark night when we were all in bed, old lady O’Leary lit a lantern in her shed. And when the cow kicked it over, she winked her eye and said, "It’ll be a hot time in the ole town tonight." And we’d yell, "Fire-Fire-Fire." It ...read more

  • Wolf Licks Bloodied Knife To Death  PRO

    Contributed by James Pless on Jun 20, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,431 views

    Wolf Licks Bloodied Knife To Death Radio personality Paul Harvey tells the story of how an Eskimo kills a wolf. The account is grisly, yet it offers fresh insight into the consuming, self-destructive nature of sin. "First, the Eskimo coats his knife blade with animal blood and allows it to ...read more

  • Everyone Needs This List To ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Aug 20, 2009
     | 2,530 views

    Everyone Needs this List to Live. * The most destructive habit: Worry, * The greatest Joy: Giving, * The greatest loss: Loss of self-respect, * The most satisfying work: Helping others, * The ugliest personality trait: Selfishness, * The most endangered species: Dedicated ...read more

  • The First And Second Great Revival

    Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on May 24, 2018
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     | 4,180 views

    The first recorded revival in Christian history happened from a prayer meeting that took place with a handful of disciples in the upper room (Acts 1:14). The result of that prayer meeting was that they were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them ...read more

  • Most Of Us Have Had A Peter Moment, A Moment Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,923 views

    Most of us have had a Peter moment, a moment of spiritual strength followed by a moment of spiritual defeat. I remember returning from Texas after being baptized for the remission of my sins. I was on fire for God. I remember going down to Bridgewater to the County fair for a few days to stay with ...read more

  • A Body Is Not Crippled 'til Its Heart Has Ceased ...

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jan 22, 2009
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    A body is not crippled ’til its heart has ceased to praise. Louis Albert Banks tells of an elderly Christian man, a fine singer, who learned that he had cancer of the tongue and that surgery was required. In the hospital after everything was ready for the operation, the man said to the doctor, "Are ...read more

  • With My Last ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
     | 3,913 views

    WITH MY LAST SONG Louis Albert Banks tells of an elderly Christian man, a fine singer, who learned that he had cancer of the tongue and that surgery was required. In the hospital, after everything was ready for the operation, the man said to the doctor, "Are you sure I will never sing again?" The ...read more

  • Today, Is Father's Day "Happy Father's Day!" I ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Jun 26, 2002
    based on 18 ratings
     | 13,346 views

    Today, is Father’s Day “Happy Father’s Day!” I thought I’d start out today by sharing a few precious dad moments.. Moments that would only happen to a dad and only a dad would appreciate… PRECIOUS DAD MOMENT #1 One night a wife found her husband standing over their newborn baby’s crib. ...read more

  • A Farmer Was Walking Through The Forest One Day ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 12, 2003
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,209 views

    A farmer was walking through the forest one day when he found a young eagle that was hurt. The farmer saved the eagle from the dangers of the forest. He took it home and put it in his chicken lot where it soon learned to eat and behave like the chickens. One day a Forest Ranger passed by the ...read more