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  • Truth And Lies  PRO

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Aug 5, 2003
    based on 38 ratings
     | 4,854 views

    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, than 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 ...read more

  • My Youngest Brother, Afflicted With Down's ...

    Contributed by John Gerald on Sep 11, 2004
     | 2,673 views

    My youngest brother, afflicted with Down’s Syndrome, could catch and tie up a half ton bull that others were afraid to get near. The bull did not offer to harm him. Mom was busy about her regular duties, but happened to look out toward the lot, and saw the bull standing at a fence post most of the ...read more

  • A Serviceman Wrote About A Bit Of Unintended ...

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Nov 16, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,666 views

    A serviceman wrote about a bit of unintended comedy he witnessed in the army. In happened during a company inspection at the Redstone Arsenal in Alabama. An inspection was being conducted by a colonel. Everything had gone smoothly until the officer came to the man standing next to the soldier who ...read more

  • William Gurnall In His Book "The Christian In ...

    Contributed by Thomas Black on Feb 2, 2005
     | 2,782 views

    William Gurnall in his book "The Christian In Complete Armour" writes: "Ask faith to look through the keyhole of the promise and tell you what it sees there laid up for him that overcomes; ask it to listen and tell you whether it cannot hear the shout of those crowned saints receiving the reward ...read more

  • Recently I Stepped Into The Restroom Next To The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 13, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,823 views

    Recently I stepped into the restroom next to the office where I work. Another employee was standing there with a scowl on his face, and complained to me about the smell in the bathroom. I was rather puzzled. Just by the very nature of their purpose restrooms have a tendency to contain some very ...read more

  • In Discipleship Journal, Carole Mayhall Tells Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
     | 2,747 views

    In Discipleship Journal, Carole Mayhall tells of a woman who went to a diet center to lose weight. The director took her to a full-length mirror. On it he outlined a figure and told her, “This is what I want you to be like at the end of the program.” Days of intense dieting and exercise followed, ...read more

  • The Supreme Test Of Goodness Is Not In The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 2,222 views

    The supreme test of goodness is not in the greater but in the smaller incidents of our character and practice; not what we are when standing in the searchlight of public scrutiny, but when we reach the firelight flicker of our homes; not what we are when some clarion-call rings through the air, ...read more

  • In Discipleship Journal, Carole Mayhall Tells Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 1,979 views

    In Discipleship Journal, Carole Mayhall tells of a woman who went to a diet center to lose weight. The director took her to a full-length mirror. On it he outlined a figure and told her, "This is what I want you to be like at the end of the program." Days of intense dieting and exercise followed, ...read more

  • I'll Never Forget When My Bride Appeared At The ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 13, 2006
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    I’ll never forget when my bride appeared at the end of the aisle. I smiled a big smile -- couldn’t help myself! There were a lot of people happy for different reasons that day, but I was happy that I was taking Carrie Leigh Hart to be my wife! The groom’s joy comes because of the bride -- she ...read more

  • Jesus' Broken Hands

    Contributed by Scott Epperson on Nov 22, 2006
     | 2,853 views

    Illust. Jesus BROKEN HANDS Story told of a large cathedral church that was hit by a earthquake. The disaster destroyed the church, and all that remained was a century old statue of Jesus stand ing with his arms out stretched, only the rubble that fell from the earthquake fell and broke off the ...read more

  • Our Favorite Psychologist, Dr. Phil Mcgraw ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Dec 30, 2006
     | 1,348 views

    Our favorite psychologist, Dr. Phil McGraw speaks a truth that is too commonly true for a lot of people. He writes, “Common sense might suggest that one of the easiest steps in getting what you want from life is to “place your order”: to stand up and declare what it is that you desire. Nothing ...read more

  • Passion And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
     | 6,155 views

    PASSION AND PRODUCTION There were a group of people standing outside a very large and ornate cathedral in Europe and they were admiring the very fine craftsmanship, the detail work, the care and the love that seemed evident in building such a fine place to worship a loving God. One of the men ...read more

  • British Sculptor Sir Jacob Epstein Was Once ...

    Contributed by Bobby Mcdaniel on Feb 27, 2010
     | 1,603 views

    British sculptor Sir Jacob Epstein was once visited in his studio by the eminent author and fellow Briton, George Bernard Shaw. 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 ...read more

  • John Adams On Commitment

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 1, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,164 views

    JOHN ADAMS ON COMMITMENT It is easy to stand on the sidelines and say what is wrong with people, our nation, our laws. It is much more difficult to speak up about what is necessary to turn things around. On July 4th, 1776, Adams said in an address before the Continental Congress: "Live or die; ...read more

  • This Was Not The Despairing Cry Of A Helpless ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,918 views

    “This was not the despairing cry of a helpless martyr. It was not an expression of satisfaction that the end of His sufferings was now reached. It was not the last gasp of a worn-out life. No, it was the declaration on the part of the Divine Redeemer that all for which He came from heaven to earth ...read more

  • The Teachings Of John Wesley Were Very ...

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Jun 22, 2007
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    The teachings of John Wesley were very instrumental in my identifying with the United Methodist approach to practicing the Christian life. Wesley of course was an 18th-century Anglican clergyman and Christian theologian who was an early leader in the Methodist movement. In addition to Wesley’s ...read more

  • The Bigger, The Better

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 25, 2007
     | 1,288 views

    The Bigger the Better Joseph Stowell recounted a story: I was in West Africa—Timbuktu to be exact—and the missionaries were telling me that in that culture the larger the women were the more beautiful they were thought to be. In fact, a young missionary who had a small, trim wife said that the ...read more

  • Truman Was A Folksy Type Person Who Popularized ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 26, 2007
     | 754 views

    Truman was a folksy type person who popularized such phrases as “The buck stops here." That sign sat on his desk in the Oval Office. That saying was derived from the expression “passing the buck,” which was an attempt to pass on responsibility or blame to someone else. Another of his sayings ...read more

  • Ii. Robert Barrantes Is A Pastor In San Jose, ...

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Nov 29, 2007
     | 1,773 views

    ii. Robert Barrantes is a pastor in San Jose, Costa Rica. When he first felt the call of God to plant a church he knew it would be a challenge. God called him to begin a church in one of the toughest parts of San Jose. He came up against severe opposition from the drug peddlers, pimps and bar ...read more

  • I Heard The Story Of A Blind Girl Who Sold ...

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Mar 29, 2008
     | 1,480 views

    I heard the story of a blind girl who sold costume jewelry in a busy airport. Someone running to catch a plane bumped into her stand and knocked everything over and scattered jewelry everywhere. Overwhelmed at trying to gather everything back up she began to cry in frustration. Seeing her plight, a ...read more