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  • Before You Lead Me, Where Are You Going?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 24, 2009
    based on 13 ratings
     | 6,455 views

    BEFORE YOU LEAD ME, WHERE ARE YOU GOING? I heard the story of the woman driving through a snowstorm just outside of Denver. She was completely lost and struggling under the hazardous weather conditions. She was relieved when she happened upon a snowplow. Since she was lost she decided to follow ...read more

  • Casual Christians  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Jul 27, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,380 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

  • David, Jerusalem And D-Day  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Oct 6, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,874 views

    DAVID, JERUSALEM AND D-DAY The 65th Anniversary of D-Day was observed June 6th. It was the largest single day amphibious invasion of all time. With nearly 200,000 troops involved; 160,000 would land on the 50 mile stretch of beaches known as Normandy. There were many obstacles that day: the ...read more

  • Prayer For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,164 views

    Prayer for Compassion Then we can pray a prayer like David Mains prayed years ago. He was once pastor of the Circle Urban Church, an inner city church in Chicago, and one day, in the course of his ministry among such great need, he prayed, “Lord, let me see the world as you see it, and break my ...read more

  • Salt Enhances The Flavor Of African ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 8, 2009
     | 4,452 views

    Salt Enhances the Flavor of African Food Two thousand years ago salt was used primarily for two reasons, to preserve and to season. And while preservation was the most critical in a practical sense the flavouring benefits of NaCl or sodium chloride can never be underestimated. A number years ago ...read more

  • Eddy Stone Lighthouse Rebuilt On Rock And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 10, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,489 views

    Eddy Stone Lighthouse Rebuilt on Rock and Survives The first beacon of the Eddy Stone Lighthouse for the English Channel off the coast of Plymouth was placed there over 250 years ago to warn ships of the dangerous reefs. Winstanley, the architect who built it, was so confident of it’s strength ...read more

  • American Dream: Double What You Have

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 30, 2009
     | 1,659 views

    AMERICAN DREAM: DOUBLE WHAT YOU HAVE Don Jaques notes from his sermon "The Secret of Contentment" on sermoncentral.com the following: About 10 years ago, there was a story in U.S. News and World Report. Some of the information in this story is probably just as relevant today, ten years later, as ...read more

  • Cost Of The American ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 30, 2009
     | 2,753 views

    Cost of the American Dream About 10 years ago, there was a story in U.S. News and World Report. Some of the information in this story is probably just as relevant today, ten years later, as it was then. The story was about the so-called “American Dream.” I guess that would include owning your own ...read more

  • Giving Up Is Better Than Ecstasy

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Dec 4, 2009
     | 1,511 views

    GIVING UP IS BETTER THAN ECSTASY Scott Peck writes in his book "The Road Less Traveled: "I spent much of my ninth summer on a bicycle. About a mile from our house the road went down a steep hill and turned sharply at the bottom. Coasting down the hill one morning, I felt my gathering speed to be ...read more

  • My Mum Suffered From Corns On Her Foot. She Was ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 28, 2009
     | 1,909 views

    My Mum suffered from corns on her foot. She was totally frustrated with this callused patch of hard, thickened skin and could not get relief. One day I invited her to Church and a woman spoke on healing. Invitations were given to come forward but my Mum, although interested in everything the woman ...read more

  • As A Young Man, Augustine Packed A Lot Of Life ...

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jan 11, 2010
     | 1,586 views

    As a young man, AUGUSTINE packed a lot of life into a few years. He was a brilliant professor on the fast track with powerful Roman politicians. Yet despite his success and pursuit of pleasure, his soul was restless. His mother was a devout Christian, but Augustine wasn't interested in ...read more

  • Prior To Rodger Bannister Running The Mile In ...

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Jan 17, 2010
     | 1,723 views

    Prior to Rodger Bannister running the mile in 3’59.4" in 1954 it was believed to be impossible, and that athletes would die in the attempt. The ’four minute barrier’ has since been broken by many athletes, and is now the standard of all professional middle distance runners. In the last 50 years ...read more

  • We Are Living In A Time In Which Millions Of ...

    Contributed by Antonio Silveira on Jan 30, 2010
     | 2,106 views

    We are living in a time in which millions of people are exploring alternatives to traditional Western Medicine. This has been called an “holistic health explosion”. We realize, of course, that traditional Western Medicine is very valuable and, for most of us, when we get sick, it is the first place ...read more

  • My Way Or The Wrong Way  PRO

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Feb 17, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,051 views

    MY WAY OR THE WRONG WAY How many of you remember the game show that used to be on TV called "Let's Make A Deal"? I believe it was Monty Hall who would tempt people with what was behind different doors, or he would show them a wad of cash and say you can have the cash or choose what's behind door ...read more

  • Picked From The Fire

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Feb 25, 2010
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    PICKED FROM THE FIRE John Wesley never forgot a terrible night of his childhood. He was only six years old at the time, and he had awakened in the family's old rectory to find it ablaze from top to bottom. Everyone else had been dragged from the building, but by some extraordinary oversight he ...read more

  • Blackaby Shares From His Book "The Power Of ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 26, 2010
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    Blackaby shares from his book “The Power of the Call” pages 10-14 on a clear picture of what one looks like who is called by God into pastoral ministry: i. The pastor is chosen ii. He is chosen by God iii. He is chosen by God to be His servant iv. He is chosen by God to shepherd His people v. He ...read more

  • Cracking Down More?

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 6, 2010
     | 1,730 views

    CRACKING DOWN MORE? Louisiana does not have a good track record when it comes to corruption. Based on numbers from a Justice Department report in 2009, Louisiana is the most corrupt state, with 7.67 convictions per 100,000 residents over nine years. U.S. Rep. William Jefferson was busted in a ...read more

  • Brezhnev's Wife Defies Atheism

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2010
    based on 1 rating
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    BREZHNEV'S WIFE DEFIES ATHEISM As Vice President, George Bush represented the U.S. at the funeral of former Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. Bush was deeply moved by a silent protest carried out by Brezhnev’s widow. She stood motionless by the coffin until seconds before it was closed. Then, just ...read more

  • Have You Ever Been In A Parade? It’s A Fun ...

    Contributed by Mark Pierce on May 26, 2010
     | 4,605 views

    Have you ever been in a parade? It’s a fun thing to do. When I was a boy scout I was in several parades. Today I want to talk about one of the most famous parades in history - Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. A parade takes some preparation. Every year we love to watch the tournament of ...read more

  • Themistocles Harnesses The Wind To Help Win The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 27, 2010
     | 3,871 views

    Themistocles harnesses the wind to help win the Greek naval battle at Salamis They shall mount up with wings as eagles.”] Themistocles, who led the Greeks in the famous naval battle of Salamis, for some reason unknown to his troops, delayed the engagement. It was expected that he would avail ...read more