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  • Larry Lea, Who Used To Serve As A Pastor In ...

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Mar 6, 2010
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    Larry Lea, who used to serve as a pastor in Rockwall, Texas, has a course on the Lord’s Prayer. When he teaches people how to pray this petition -- “Your kingdom come” -- he asks them to draw an imaginary circle around themselves and not to emerge from that circle until all their priorities are in ...read more

  • Corrie Ten Boom On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 4, 2010
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     | 3,814 views

    Corrie Ten Boom on Prayer It was Corrie Ten Boom who asked, “Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tyre?” I am afraid for too many of us it is the spare tyre, the source we look to only when our journey has ground to a halt, but really, it ought to be our steering wheel, and Jesus teaches us ...read more

  • God's Elect

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Aug 26, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,229 views

    GOD'S ELECT There is no indication anywhere in Scripture that when a man or woman first believes in Jesus for salvation, God says something like, "Oh, look! We hooked another one! Get out the book and write his name down!" God is not taken by surprise, God is not waiting for people to ...read more

  • Good Timing

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jun 22, 2011
     | 2,166 views

    GOOD TIMING Actress Shirley McLaine a new ager, was conducting one of her seminars at the Long Beach Arena teaching people about their own divinity. During the seminar, she had everyone light a candle. They turned off the lights so those candles could be seen shining in the dark. She said, "Just ...read more

  • What We Can Learn From Noah

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 9, 2011
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     | 2,954 views

    WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM NOAH God has much too teach us, one person observed a few things they learned from Noah: 1. Don't miss the boat! 2. Plan ahead. It wasnt raining when Noah built the ark. 3. Stay ready. It was not until Noah was 600 years old that God asked him to do ...read more

  • The Need For Evangelism

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Jan 29, 2013
     | 4,577 views

    THE NEED FOR EVANGELISM A few years ago George Barna reported some amazing facts. Most Americans, including profession Christians, believe that people are inherently good and that there primary purpose is to enjoy life as much as possible. a). 38% believe that it doesn’t matter what religious ...read more

  • Intercessory Prayer

    Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Apr 19, 2018
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     | 7,811 views

    Richard Foster in his book "Prayer: Finding the Hearts True Home", says that intercession is a way of loving others. Intercessory prayer is selfless prayer, even self-giving prayer. "Intercessory prayer is priestly ministry, and one of the most challenging teachings in the New Testament is the ...read more

  • We Can Witness, But We Cannot Convert

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 18, 2019
     | 1,964 views

    We may use all means, by but we cannot command success. We may teach, but we cannot convert. We may show those around us the bread and water of life, but we cannot make them eat and drink it. We may point out the way to eternal life, but we cannot make others walk in it. ‘It is the Spirit that ...read more

  • Once Upon A Time...  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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     | 3,441 views

    Once Upon A Time... ...in 1725 to be exact, a little boy was born and was named John. His sailor father was gone to sea for long periods of time leaving John’s mother to raise him. She was a kind, God-fearing woman who loved him dearly and endeavored to raise him in the love of the Lord, ...read more

  • The Predestination Talks

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009
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     | 4,746 views

    THE PREDESTINATION TALKS Ligon Duncan, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Jackson, MS, tells the following story: I well remember as a fifteen year-old boy at my grandparents’ house, reading through Ephesians 1 with grandmother and granddad and my aunt and the family for our morning ...read more

  • Last Year I Came Across The Story Of Frida ...

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Feb 1, 2010
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    Last year I came across the story of Frida Gashumba. Her autobiography is called ‘Chosen to Die, Destined to Live – A miraculous escape from the Rwandan Genocide’. Her best friend Claudette was Hutu. Frida was Tutsi. One day at school the Head Teacher asked Hutus to stand. He then asked Tutsis to ...read more

  • Bring The Tithe To The Storehouse

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 13, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,862 views

    When I was a young boy, I started mowing yards to make money so I could buy hundreds and hundreds of baseball cards! When I made my first money, my mother reminded me of what God says in the Bible about tithing. "Now, son, the word tithe means one-tenth. God asks us to bring 1 out of every ...read more

  • For Always  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Dec 23, 2001
    based on 228 ratings
     | 4,110 views

    FOR ALWAYS In 1994 two Americans answered an invitation from the Russian Department of Education to teach morals and ethics (based on Biblical principles) in the public schools. They were invited to teach at prisons, businesses, the fire and police departments, and a large orphanage. It was ...read more

  • In 1994 Two Americans Answered An Invitation From ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 1, 2002
    based on 29 ratings
     | 3,031 views

    In 1994 two Americans answered an invitation from the Russian Department of Education to teach morals and ethics (based on Biblical principles) in the public schools. They were invited to teach at prisons, businesses, the fire and police departments, and a large orphanage. It was nearing the ...read more

  • Greater Love Hath No Man That This, That A Man ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 3,457 views

    "Greater love hath no man that this, that a man lay down his life for his friends" (John 15:13). "When we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son" (Romans 5:10). When nations are engaged in deadly strife, it is common for patriots to declare that he who gives his life for ...read more

  • The Goal And Person Of Change

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,528 views

    The Goal and Person Of Change Many find themselves overcome by sins that have brought heartache, turmoil and even isolation. These sinful bondages are playing havoc across all social and economic layers of our nation’s families. Therapists, physicians, scientists and sadly, even some Christian ...read more

  • Satan's Ways

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 5, 2012
     | 5,152 views

    His written speech: This speech was broadcast by legendary ABC Radio commentator Paul Harvey on April 3, 1965: 48 years ago! If I were the Devil . . . I mean, if I were the Prince of Darkness, I would of course, want to engulf the whole earth in darkness. I would have a third of its real estate and ...read more

  • Forgiving One Another — The Monkey Trap

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Feb 10, 2008
     | 5,719 views

    Forgiving One Another -- the Monkey Trap >>I used this as a children’s sermon to open the worship services<< I’m going teach to you something this morning. I’m going to show you how to catch a monkey! Do any of you have wild monkeys running around your neighborhood? Well, in case there ever is ...read more

  • Getting Back On Track

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
     | 2,613 views

    GETTING BACK ON TRACK Jim Baker is back in the pulpit again. "It's awesome to die and come back," he told about 400 worshipers at Way of Life Church, where he was the guest speaker one Sunday. The former PTL Ministries leader presided over a multimillion dollar TV ministry until he resigned amid a ...read more

  • The Secret Of Happiness

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,374 views

    THE SECRET OF HAPPINESS Christopher Parkening is regarded as the world’s greatest classical guitarist, and he’s played guitar with orchestras the world over, even for several presidents in the White House. He’s also a world-class fly-fishing champion. By his own testimony, he writes, "By age 30, ...read more