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  • What About The Foundation?, Citation: Ravi ...  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Sep 27, 2001
    based on 122 ratings
     | 1,904 views

    [What About the Foundation?, Citation: Ravi Zacharias, "If the Foundations Be Destroyed," Preaching Today, Tape No. 142.] A few weeks ago, I did a lectureship at Ohio State University. As I was being driven to the lecture, we passed the new Wexner Art Center. The driver said, "This is a new art ...read more

  • The Beginning Or The End?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 30, 2002
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,513 views

    THE BEGINNING OR THE END? At the close of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, September 15-17, 1787, James Madison penned these words: “Whilst the last members were signing [the Constitution], Dr. [Benjamin] Franklin, looking towards the president’s chair, at the back of ...read more

  • A Young Husband And Wife Had Not Been Married ...

    Contributed by Howard Parnell on Sep 20, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 13,661 views

    A young husband and wife had not been married very long when the husband lost his job. At first he was busy looking for a new job, filling out applications and such. But as time wore on he grew more accustomed to his new role as one of the unemployed. After a few months it got to where he spent ...read more

  • Keeping Satan's Church Alive And Well  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 21, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,773 views

    KEEPING SATAN’S CHURCH ALIVE AND WELL Anton LaVey, who founded the Church of Satan, died Oct. 29 of heart failure at age 67. His daughter, Karla, and girlfriend Blanche Barton kept LaVey’s death a secret for a week so as not to disturb followers during the church’s most important holiday, ...read more

  • A Man Fell Into A Pit…

    Contributed by Michael Hopkins on Aug 25, 2005
    based on 1 rating
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    A man fell into a pit and he couldn’t get out. BUDDHA said: "Your pit is only a state of mind." A HINDU said: "This pit is for purging you and making you more perfect.” CONFUCIUS said: "If you would have listened to me, you would never have fallen into that pit." A NEW AGE PERSON said: "Maybe you ...read more

  • The Attack [of Pearl Harbor] Took Place [december ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Feb 26, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,712 views

    The attack [of Pearl Harbor] took place [December 7, 1941] on a sunny Sunday morning. A minimal contingent of soldiers was on duty at the time. Most offices on the base were closed and many servicemen were on leave for the weekend. New technology, including the new radar mounted on Opana Point, ...read more

  • There Was A Story I Read The Other Day, About 2 ...  PRO

    Contributed by Cameron Smith on Jun 3, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,809 views

    There was a story I read the other day, about 2 friends who were sitting in a pub watching the eleven-o’clock news at night. A report comes on about a man threatening to jump from the 20th floor of a downtown building One friend turns to the other and says, "I’ll bet you ten bucks the guy doesn’t ...read more

  • After The U.s.s. Pueblo Was Captured By The ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Rogers on Aug 1, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
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    After the U.S.S. Pueblo was captured by the North Koreans, the eighty-two surviving crew members were thrown into a brutal captivity. In one particular instance thirteen of the men were required to sit in a rigid manner around a table for hours. After several hours the door was violently flung ...read more

  • A Dad Wanted To Show His Son How Much He Loved ...

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Sep 22, 2006
     | 749 views

    A dad wanted to show his son how much he loved him, so he bought him a brand new Cadillac Escalade. The new SUV was fully loaded with chromed aluminum wheels, leather interior, three DVD players, a touch-screen CD player, a state-of-the-art navigation system, and a sunroof. The dad spared no ...read more

  • A Boy And His Father Were Out Walking On A Cold ...

    Contributed by Stephen Wright on Sep 11, 2004
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    A boy and his father were out walking on a cold day, and the way was slippery. The little fellow’s hands were deep down in the pockets of a brand new coat. His father said to him: " You had better let me take your hand," but he could not persuade the boy to take his hands from the pockets of his ...read more

  • A Father Was Having A Particularly Stressful Day ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A father was having a particularly stressful day at work. So, he decided to take off work a few hours early to watch his son play soccer. His son’s team was made up of boys and girls who were still trying to learn how to play. After a few minutes, the coach blew the whistle and called the players ...read more

  • There Is A Picture Mounted On One Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,126 views

    There is a picture mounted on one of the original Norman pillars of our Church here at St Nicholas’ Church in New Romney, Kent, England. You will find it on the pillar closest to the war memorial at the back of Church and it is about a game of Chess. In the picture, Faust is engaged in a ...read more

  • Awaiting Our Full Adoption  PRO

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jul 10, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,739 views

    AWAITING OUR FULL ADOPTION LAST WEEK I SPOKE ABOUT ROMAN ADOPTION, AND THAT A CHILD WOULD BE TREATED AS HIS OWN CHILD. THIS IS A PICTURE OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO US AS SONS/DAUGHTERS OF GOD: WE ARE ADOPTED INTO THE FAMILY OF GOD. THERE WAS A SECOND ADOPTION PROCESS OFTEN UNDERTAKEN IN ROMAN ...read more

  • Missing The Baby For The Crib  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,472 views

    MISSING THE BABY FOR THE CRIB One night a wife found her husband standing over their infant's crib. As she watched him looking down at their very first baby, she saw on his face a mixture of emotions: ...disbelief, doubt, delight, amazement, enchantment, skepticism. Touched by this unusual ...read more

  • The Father Of A Little Girl Sucked 150ft (46m) ...

    Contributed by Nigel Heath on Sep 16, 2008
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    The father of a little girl sucked 150ft (46m) along an underground drain has told how she had stopped breathing when he pulled her from the River Wear. Leona Baxter, three, was playing in a puddle when she disappeared. She had been washed into the uncovered drain, travelled 150 ft, and was ...read more

  • Casual Christians  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Jul 27, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,299 views

    CASUAL CHRISTIANS Barna defines these folks as those who perceive their Christianity as "faith in moderation. It allows them to feel religious without having to prioritize their faith. Christianity is a low-risk, predictable proposition..., providing a faith perspective that is not demanding. A ...read more

  • Second Fiddle

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 30, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,377 views

    SECOND FIDDLE One of the first conductors born and educated in the United States to receive worldwide acclaim was Leonard Bernstein. He directed the New York Philharmonic, conducted concerts by some of the world's leading orchestras, wrote symphonies, and music for Broadway hits such as West Side ...read more

  • Disturb Us, O Lord  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 8, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
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    DISTURB US, O LORD Sir Frances Drake: "Disturb us, Lord, when we are too well pleased with ourselves, when our dreams have come true because we have dreamed too little, when we arrive safely because we have sailed too close to the shore. Disturb us, Lord, when with the abundance of things we ...read more

  • Understanding The Spiritual Gifts By Dr. Dale A. ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 13, 2011
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    Understanding The Spiritual Gifts By Dr. Dale A. Robbins 1. The ministry of Spiritual Gifts originates in the New Testament, commissioned by our Lord Jesus Christ. After He established His church on the earth and ascended to Heaven, Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to equip His church with power and ...read more

  • Christmas Quotations

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 5, 2012
     | 3,423 views

    CHRISTMAS QUOTATIONS "Christmas is the harvest time of love. Souls are drawn to other souls. All that we have read and thought and hoped comes to fruition at this happy time. Our spirits are astir. We feel within us a strong desire to serve. A strange, subtle force, a new kindness animates man and ...read more