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  • Death Of The Son

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on Jun 4, 2004
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     | 15,627 views

    DEATH OF THE SON There is an old story about a man by the name of John Griffith, who lived in Oklahoma in 1929 and lost all he had in the stock market. He moved to Mississippi where he took a job as bridge tender for a railroad trestle. In 1937 he was involved in a horrific accident. One day his 8 ...read more

  • God Moment: Wow Impact

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 10, 2009
     | 2,698 views

    GOD MOMENT: WOW IMPACT Chilly Chilton is the Sr. Pastor of Real Church in the inner city of Detroit. His church people have to listen 3 times a day to the Muslims call to prayer as it is broadcasted through the air waves. Chilly founded Real Church in June 2004. His community is called Hamtramck. ...read more

  • Since Isaiah (And Later, The New Testament ...

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Aug 31, 2009
     | 2,157 views

    Since Isaiah (and later, the New Testament writers) spoke of God’s "tested" keystone (cornerstone?) or foundation stone in terms of depending upon God rather than what anyone else says or promises, it might be good to look at the importance of "foundations" and Jesus Christ as our "tested" ...read more

  • Alexander Smith's Biblical Community

    Contributed by Paul Collins on Sep 7, 2009
     | 3,174 views

    ALEXANDER SMITH'S BIBLICAL COMMUNITY The Bounty was a British ship which set sail from England in 1787, bound for the South Seas. The idea was that those on board would spend some time among the islands, transplanting fruit-bearing and food-bearing trees, and doing other things to make some of the ...read more

  • As A Family We Recently Made Use Of A Disposable ...

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Sep 14, 2009
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    As a family we recently made use of a disposable barbeque. We’ve owned proper barbeques in the past but we haven’t had one for a few years so when my wife suggested a few weeks ago that I should barbeque some burgers in the garden I remembered that we had a few disposable barbeques in the garage. ...read more

  • O In Peter Schaeffer's Play ...

    Contributed by David Rumley on Oct 28, 2009
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    o In Peter Schaeffer’s Play Amadeus o Story of Salieri  Makes a prayer before God…  I would offer up secretly the proudest prayer a boy could think of. “Lord, make me a great composer! Let me celebrate your glory through music – and be celebrated myself! Make me famous through the ...read more

  • Rare Italian Automobile Good Only For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 24, 2009
     | 3,099 views

    Rare Italian Automobile Good Only for Show I heard this week about a very, very special automobile. It was built in the 1920’s by the Italian manufacturer Bugatti, and it was designed to be sold to the outrageously wealthy. This car was equipped with 450 horses under the hood; it was some 22 feet ...read more

  • So What Does This Gentle Restoration Or ...

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Dec 4, 2009
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    So what does this gentle restoration or correction look like? Well here’s what it doesn’t look like, from a real example I observed: “How could you be so stupid, did you grow up with wolves? You are going to pay for this buster, and you’re going to straight to hell where you belong.” I have left ...read more

  • Married But Not Engaged

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jan 6, 2010
     | 2,286 views

    MARRIED BUT NOT ENGAGED Years ago, Julie and I began to have difficulty in our marriage. I was spending all my time pastoring a small Church, and our relationship was being neglected. It suffered to the point where I needed to take time out of ministry, and we needed to do some repair work. That ...read more

  • In Robert J. Morgan’s Book, The Promise, He ...

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on Jan 9, 2010
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    In Robert J. Morgan’s book, The Promise, he tells the story of John Peterson. When John was a teenager he had a remarkable singing voice and was in high demand as a performer. His greatest ambition was to become a famous vocalist. “Only in singing did I feel competent and confident,” he wrote. ...read more

  • Haddon Robinson Told A Story Of A Mother And Her ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jan 18, 2010
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    Haddon Robinson told a story of a mother and her son. The father died when the boy was young. This was back before television, when folks spent evenings listening to the radio or reading to one another. They both enjoyed listening to good music. In his early twenties, he met a young woman at the ...read more

  • I Have Prayed For A Sick Lady Who Had Cancer, And ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Feb 26, 2010
     | 1,983 views

    I have prayed for a sick lady who had cancer, and she died. In fact more than one person I have prayed for has died and not been healed. Do you want someone like me to pray for you? Why weren't they healed? Not enough faith? I prayed for a wonderful Pastor who had cancer who was involved in doing ...read more

  • Still Preparing When The Party Is Over

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Mar 21, 2010
     | 1,568 views

    STILL PREPARING WHEN THE PARTY IS OVER My youngest grandson had his first birthday recently. My daughter wanted to make it special for him and she invited all her friends with young children to come. SHE SPENT WEEKS PLANNING THIS PARTY. We spent a good week just setting it up. We wanted it to be a ...read more

  • The Old Tree

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 4, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,493 views

    THE OLD TREE There is an old proverb about the leader of a city who would take daily walks to gain peace of mind and inspiration from nature. One day, the burdens of his position had his mind more disturbed than normal, and the old man found himself walking much further than usual. Eventually he ...read more

  • Location, Location, Location

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Apr 15, 2010
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    LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION Back in 1991, I did an internship as a hospital chaplain in Philadelphia. At that time, AIDS was a new thing, and honestly, the hospital wasn’t sure how to handle people with AIDS, they were not sure what precautions to take when treating AIDS patients, so they took ...read more

  • The Absence Of A Loving Father  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
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    THE ABSENCE OF A LOVING FATHER Dr. Paul Vitz, Professor of Psychology at New York University, studied the lives of more than a dozen of the world's most influential atheists over the last four centuries. As a result, Vitz discovered they all had one thing in common: defective relationships with ...read more

  • Minister The Word  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Nov 27, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,802 views

    MINISTER THE WORD There are valid ministries which are pleasing to the Lord such as, missions, youth ministries, local church services and ministerial alliances. However, there are two ministries that are often set on the back burner. The ministry of truly preaching the whole council of God's ...read more

  • Sanctity Of Human Life

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 6, 2010
     | 2,735 views

    SANCTITY OF HUMAN LIFE There's plenty of evidence of blatant disregard for human life today. Terrorism and suicide bombers? Capital punishment? Human trafficking. Abortion? So what is God thinking when He asks Abraham to take his only son, the son he loves, and to sacrifice him as a burnt ...read more

  • Survival: What Would You Take?  PRO

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jan 4, 2011
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     | 2,333 views

    SURVIVAL: WHAT WOULD YOU TAKE? About 20 years ago I went on a training conference when I was working as a Patent Attorney for a Swiss multinational company called Sandoz. And one of the conundrums they set us to test our ingenuity was this: You are in a plane flying over the desert and as you are ...read more

  • Two Men, Two Soils  PRO

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jan 28, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,201 views

    TWO MEN, TWO SOILS Two of the men have impacted my life. Both of them died of cancer. For many years one of these men allowed his CIRCUMSTANCES to harden him towards those in his family and towards God. I thought my dad was about as far away from God as he could be. He seemed to be represented ...read more