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  • For Those Who Are Single And Wish To Marry, You ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 10, 2007
     | 712 views

    For those who are single and wish to marry, you must pray, prepare yourself as a bride is to be adorned for her husband (Rev. 21:2, 19:7-8) and go where you are called. You must discover your gifts, develop your gifts and demonstrate your gifts. This thereby attracts the mate that best first with ...read more

  • I Remember Well When The Holy Spirit Helped Me ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Willis on Nov 29, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,443 views

    I remember well when the Holy Spirit helped me come to a conviction that I was a sinner and needed a Savior. I was a young adult of 20, married, and the father of one child at the time. I had been running with the boys and come to the place of desiring a divorce from my wife. Also, I was doing ...read more

  • In The City Of Mashed, Pastor Soodman, A Muslim ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009
     | 3,815 views

    In the city of Mashed, Pastor Soodman, a Muslim convert was hung for his faith in Christ. His assistant took over the leadership of the church. The assistant was arrested and released, but each week was interrogated by the authorities. The pressure was intense, and his wife feared he might break. ...read more

  • Peter  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,011 views

    Peter Among many other saints, the blessed apostle Peter was condemned to death, and crucified, as some do write, at Rome; albeit some others, and not without cause, do doubt thereof. Hegesippus saith that Nero sought matter against Peter to put him to death; which, when the people perceived, they ...read more

  • The Answer Seems Obvious You Take The Selfish ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Wilson on Sep 28, 2007
    based on 16 ratings
     | 2,260 views

    The answer seems obvious you take the selfish test. So here we go: 1. If the last time you said “I love you” and really meant it, you were looking in a mirror you might have a problem with self. 2. If your most memorable vacation only required one airline ticket you might have a problem with ...read more

  • Some Time Ago An 18-Year-Old Girl From Washington ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Archer on Aug 16, 2001
    based on 226 ratings
     | 3,065 views

    Some time ago an 18-year-old girl from Washington state attended a worship service. For the first time in her life she heard the gospel message. The following Tuesday the members of the church received a letter from her. It read: Dear Church members: Last Sunday I attended your church, and I heard ...read more

  • I've Been Reading The Book By Don Richardson, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Jun 24, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,424 views

    I’ve been reading the book by Don Richardson, "Eternity In Their Hearts." In the book, Richardson tells of how God implants His plan for mankind’s eternity into their culture. In one section, he wrote about the difficulty missionaries had in communicating the good news of Jesus Christ to the ...read more

  • Love's Challenges  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2004
    based on 20 ratings
     | 5,060 views

    LOVE’S CHALLENGES (Based on John 13:35) What joy to love the saints above When I get home to glory. To love below, the saints I know, Well, that’s another story! To love mankind I always find To be a simple task. To have love for the man next door Is more than one should ask! Love’s full and ...read more

  • The Highest Honour A Nation Can Bestow Upon One ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Jan 22, 2007
     | 1,529 views

    The highest honour a nation can bestow upon one of her sons is to name him “The Father of his country.” This is a title given to heroes as far back in history as the Roman Empire. “When a Roman citizen had done some brave, beautiful deed of infinite value and of noble self-denial, while soldiers ...read more

  • The Practice Of ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Aug 6, 2009
     | 1,930 views

    The Practice of Restitution. Do those lofty ideals ever get put into practice? Yes, by specific individuals. Years ago we had in this church a man who had been saved after beginning to attend here. He was serious about Christ and had a strong desire to witness for Christ. The apostle Peter gave a ...read more

  • Community Stores Refuse Kind Acts Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 9, 2009
     | 3,121 views

    Community Stores Refuse Kind Acts of Service The story is told of a minister who was organizing opportunities for people in his church to do small acts of kindness as a demonstration of Christ’s love in the community. 1. He phoned several neighborhood grocery stores and Laundromats and asked for ...read more

  • Church Is A Hospital For Sinners  PRO

    Contributed by James Vilgos on Nov 18, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,154 views

    Church is a Hospital for sinners: A Some are content with placebos, fake medicines that you think are healing you so you feel good. Things that get you excited like music, a joke in the sermon, an emotional speaker things that they receive as entertainment and you think that is the Holy ...read more

  • The Best Bible Translation  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jan 30, 2004
    based on 16 ratings
     | 2,996 views

    [Illustration] Four ministers were discussing the pros and cons of various Bible translations and paraphrases. Eventually each stated which version, in his opinion, was the best. The first minister said he used the King James because the Old English style is beautiful and produces the most reverent ...read more

  • The Captain Is My Daddy

    Contributed by Paul Steen on Dec 24, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,757 views

    A little boy was standing on the banks of the Mississippi River waving and shouting at a steamboat that was going by. He was beckoning the steamboat to come to shore. A stranger came by and said, “That's foolish young man. The boat will never come ashore for you. The captain is too busy to ...read more

  • Former Nfl Player Pat Tillman's Name Has Been In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jun 6, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,927 views

    Former NFL player Pat Tillman’s name has been in the news a lot lately. He played football for Arizona State University and then the Arizona Cardinals. But he had voluntarily enlisted with the Army Rangers following the terrorist attacks on September 11; turning down a $3.6 million contract with ...read more

  • Stress And Leadership  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,862 views

    Traits characteristic of the stress-prone: 1. Plans day unrealistically 2. First to arrive, last to leave 3. Always in a hurry 4. Makes no plan for relaxation 5. Feels guilty about doing anything other than work 6. Sees unforeseen problem as a setback or disaster 7. Is always thinking about ...read more

  • Ok, You Pull Into Your Driveway. You Have Had A ...

    Contributed by Robert Rose on Sep 27, 2005
     | 1,883 views

    Ok, you pull into your driveway. You have had a long day at work, and all that is on your mind right now is, you want to veg out in your favorite chair and take in some tube. When you pull into your drive way you notice ice on your driveway. As you carefully enter the house you notice that your ...read more

  • Glutton-Free Communion

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 14, 2014
     | 5,486 views

    Our staff recently started a new ministry to our church family by offering "gluten-free" bread for the Lord's Supper. It has been very successful and our staff has received a lot of affirmation because of this ministry. However, we didn't start off very well.......thanks to the Senior Pastor! ...read more

  • The Authority Of Jesus

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Nov 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,872 views

    The Authority of Jesus Years ago I was on a trip to Israel with my seminary. We were taking a tour of Jerusalem and the church of the Holy Sepulcher. As we walked through the section controlled by the Ethiopian Orthodox, the monks ignored us, it was as if we didn’t exist. Then our professor told ...read more

  • A Heavily Booked Commercial Flight ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kevin Taylor on Oct 20, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,207 views

    ILLUSTRATION: A heavily booked commercial flight out of Denver was canceled, and a single agent was rebooking a long line of inconvenienced travelers. Suddenly an angry passenger pushed his way to the front and slapped his ticket down on the counter. "I have to be on this flight and it has to be ...read more

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