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  • In The Movie "Shawshank Redemption," An Old ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Sep 10, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,010 views

    In the movie “Shawshank Redemption,” an old prisoner, Brooks Handlin, acts unreasonable and threatens to take another prisoner’s life. They find out that the reason Brooks has reacted this way is that he’s scared. Scared because his parole has been approved. You see those outside of Shawshank see ...read more

  • Beware Of Human Add Ons; It's Like When You Go To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jan 20, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 989 views

    Beware of human add ons; It’s like when you go to a store like Wal Mart or Makro and you buy loads of stuff and you think its really cheap till you go through the check out and you find out they havent added the VAT on until you ready to pay as you go through the check out.. There is a big add on ...read more

  • Fellowship Of The Unashamed

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Mar 10, 2007
     | 3,267 views

    Pastor Paul Ciniraj of India wrote these words: “I’m a part of the fellowship of the unashamed. I have the power of the Holy Spirit. The dye has been cast. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made. I’m a disciple of Jesus. I won’t look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be ...read more

  • Tim Peck Is The Minister Of The Life Bible ...  PRO

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Aug 20, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 915 views

    Tim Peck is the minister of the Life Bible Fellowship Church of Upland California. Listen to his thoughts about wasting opportunities: The older I get, the more I realize that there’s a lot of waste when you’re young. The young have so much idealism, but so little wisdom. They have boundless ...read more

  • Fight For Joy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,510 views

    Fight for Joy John Piper offers 15 Biblical things we must do to fight for joy. (I can only list them today, and commend to you his book, "When I Don’t Desire God.") This list reminds me that faith does not produce inactivity, but God-centered activity: 1) Realize that authentic joy in God is a ...read more

  • Google: Thinking On A Grand ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009
     | 2,446 views

    GOOGLE: THINKING ON A GRAND SCALE If I were to ask you to pick a number, any number, what number would you choose? (Pause) How many picked a number between 1 and 100? How about 100 and 1,000? Or maybe you picked an even higher number. Anyone pick a number over one million? If you didn’t, why ...read more

  • J. Wilbur Chapman Meets General Booth Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2009
     | 3,513 views

    J. Wilbur Chapman Meets General Booth of Salvation Army A willingness to obey is the first step toward spiritual understanding John 7:17 Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee. When J. Wilbur Chapman was in London, he had an opportunity to meet General ...read more

  • Forgotten Steps

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 7, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,413 views

    FORGOTTEN STEPS A man who was not an architect decided to draw the plans for his new home. He was very proud of what he had done. He hired a builder with the firm understanding that he would follow the blueprints exactly. "You may not like my plans, but they suit me. So don't even try to ...read more

  • Washington Monument Setbacks

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 18, 2012
     | 3,234 views

    WASHINGTON MONUMENT SETBACKS In the pursuit of our dreams, there are often setbacks along the way. In 1836, the fledgling Washington National Monument Society announced that they had chosen Robert Mills' plans for the construction of a monument to our nation's first president. Mills had slaved ...read more

  • Architectural Design By Touch

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 8, 2012
     | 3,088 views

    ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN BY TOUCH Three years ago (2008), Chris Downey had just started a promising architectural job at a successful design firm. A few weeks after he took the job, he noticed that there was something wrong with his vision. The doctors told him he had a tumor wrapped around his optic ...read more

  • Not Long After Paul Was In Prison There Was A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Jul 21, 2003
    based on 10 ratings
     | 2,363 views

    Not long after Paul was in prison there was a man, one of the early church fathers, by the name of Pollycarp. He lived his life for the sake and the glory of God. At eighty-six years old the officials called upon him. Even before this he had a vision that he was to by martyred. He could have fled ...read more

  • The Deception Of Effective Leadership  PRO

    Contributed by Dana Visneskie on Feb 9, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,916 views

    Research from Barna concerning Leadership: The Deception of Effective Leadership Most pastors are content with the way things are going in their ministry. A national survey among pastors revealed that a majority feel they are doing an excellent or good job in leading people spiritually in ...read more

  • In His Brilliant New Book, Catching The Light, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,639 views

    In his brilliant new book, Catching the Light, quantum physicist Arthur Zojanc writes of what he describes as the "entwined history of light and mind" (correctly described by one admirer as the "two ultimate metaphors of the human spirit"). For our purposes, his initial chapter is most helpful. ...read more

  • Two Boys Grew Up Together. They Were Close ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Willis on Dec 29, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,089 views

    Two boys grew up together. They were close friends as children, but as they entered their teen years their paths began to diverge and they ended up in very different places. Ernie was always in trouble. He began by shoplifting small things from stores and worked his way up to stealing cars. ...read more

  • Last Sunday, I Was Truly Blessed. Some Of You ...

    Contributed by William Noel on Dec 31, 2006
     | 1,675 views

    Last Sunday, I was truly blessed. Some of you know, that I was battling with high blood pressure during Sunday School and Church. I had a headache. My vision was a little blurred. And, I felt all-around lousy. Up until last Sunday, I had denied having high blood pressure. · I know high blood ...read more

  • Aron Ralston Did. The 27 Year-Old Mountain ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,208 views

    Aron Ralston did. The 27 year-old mountain climber spends his holidays climbing the Rocky Mountains. He’s done it over 45 times, alone, and always in the winter – most of the time after midnight. Life on the edge is nothing new for him. But life under an 800 pound boulder? He was climbing off one ...read more

  • Winston Churchill: And Where Were You?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,472 views

    Winston Churchill: "And where were you?" In the early days of World War II, Winston Churchill called Britain’s coal miners together. A great crisis had arisen. The miners were not getting out enough coal to fuel the factories that produced the planes, ships, etc., so desperately needed. When the ...read more

  • John Bevere In His Book "The Bait Of Satan" Says, ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 17, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,175 views

    John Bevere in his book “The Bait of Satan” says, “Our response to an offense determines our future (page 4). i. Paul understood this principle clearly and this is why he warns this church against the spirit of offense and those who practice it. ii. John states, “Many are unable to function ...read more

  • There Were Two Boys Who Grew Up Together. They ...

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jan 26, 2009
     | 3,245 views

    There were two boys who grew up together. They were close friends as children, but as they entered their teen years their paths began to diverge and they ended up in very different places. Ernie was always in trouble. He began by shoplifting small things from stores and worked his way up to ...read more

  • Don Sutton's Motivation  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jun 1, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,828 views

    DON SUTTON'S MOTIVATION Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Don Sutton hadn’t won a game in 8 weeks. The press was suggesting that he be dropped from the starting lineup. The future looked bleak, and Sutton felt terrible. Then, before a game, Dodgers manager Walter Alston tapped him on the shoulder. "I’d ...read more

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