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  • Flood Stories

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Jul 17, 2011
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     | 2,188 views

    FLOOD STORIES One evidence that the Genesis flood was a real event is the prevalence of flood stories in other ancient cultures, remnants of the story passed on by Noah’s descendants, stories corrupted as his descendants forgot the one true God. The Mesopotamian flood story describes their gods ...read more

  • Following Beliefs

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
     | 3,130 views

    FOLLOWING BELIEFS 68% of Americans 13-24 follow their own religious and spiritual beliefs, but think other religious beliefs could be true as well. Just 31% strongly believe their religious beliefs are true and ...read more

  • If You Have Ever Flown Into Lax Airport (Los ...

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jul 16, 2007
     | 802 views

    If you have ever flown into LAX airport (Los Angeles Int’l) then you may have heard your pilot make an interesting comment after landing. Your pilot might have said something like “This landing was made without any human help.” What does this mean? LAX has some interesting technology. When a ...read more

  • Inside And Outside

    Contributed by Rev Dr Randall M Deal Sr on Jun 7, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,750 views

    INSIDE AND OUTSIDE The little girl one Sunday as her family drove home from church, she turned to her mother and said, "Mommy, there’s something about the preacher’s message this morning that I don’t understand." The mother said, "Oh? What is it?" The little girl replied, "Well, he said that God ...read more

  • The Falsities Of Mormon Author Betty Eadie

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 18, 2010
    based on 1 rating
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    THE FALSITIES OF MORMON AUTHOR BETTY EADIE The idea of hell and judgment are nowhere to be found in Betty Eadie’s bestseller, Embraced By The Light, on the N.Y. Times bestseller list for more than 40 weeks, including 5 weeks as #1. In November 1973 Eadie allegedly died after undergoing a ...read more

  • A.w. Tozer Said, "We Are Called To An ...  PRO

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Jun 26, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
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    A.W. Tozer said, "We are called to an everlasting preoccupation with God." God is worthy of our worship. One of the ways that you can be reasonably assured of your salvation is your desire to worship. Knowing the true God, and ...read more

  • Does He Show Through?  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,194 views

    Does He Show Through? One Sunday on their way home from church, a little girl turned to her mother and said, "Mommy, the preacher’s sermon this morning confused me." The mother said, "Oh? Why is that?" The little girl replied, "Well, he said that God is bigger than we are. Is that true?" The ...read more

  • Just Over 5 Months Ago, On Nov 2, 2007, The ...

    Contributed by Joe La Rue on Mar 18, 2008
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    Just over 5 months ago, on Nov 2, 2007, the remains of Sarah Symonds, who died in 1821, were reported stolen from the Bible Hill Cemetery in Hillsboro, New Hampshire. The grave was excavated with a rectangular hole dug 5 and a half feet deep. Dirt was piled up on either side of the hole, and the ...read more

  • Love Is Kindled In A Flame, And Ardency Is Its ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006
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     | 2,167 views

    "Love is kindled in a flame, and ardency is its life. Flame is the air which true Christian experience breathes. It feeds on fire; it can withstand anything rather than a feeble flame; but when the surrounding atmosphere is frigid or lukewarm, it ...read more

  • The Thieves Broke In At Night. It Was A Large ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Mar 22, 2005
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    The thieves broke in at night. It was a large department store in a major metropolitan area. They got in, stayed long enough to do the crime, and scurried away undetected. It is not what you think. They took nothing. Not one item was missing. No merchandise stolen. No money removed. What they did ...read more

  • We Have Been Freed From Our Sinful Past  PRO

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Feb 28, 2006
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    WE HAVE BEEN FREED FROM OUR SINFUL PAST Two brothers were convicted of stealing sheep. For their crime they were each branded on the forehead with the letters "ST," for "sheep thief." One brother immediately ran away from the area and attempted to build a new life in another country. Even ...read more

  • Adrian Dieleman Tells The Story Of One Man's ...

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jan 28, 2007
     | 2,278 views

    Adrian Dieleman tells the story of one man’s transformation: “Oscar Cervantes is a dramatic example of the Spirit’s power to transform lives. As a child, Oscar began to get into trouble. Then as he got older, he was jailed 17 times for brutal crimes. Prison psychiatrists said he was beyond ...read more

  • Victor Hugo's Novel "Les Miserables" Tells A ...

    Contributed by Rev Paul Kerans on Mar 1, 2007
     | 2,045 views

    Victor Hugo’s Novel “Les Miserables” tells a story of a man named Jean Valjean, who served nineteen years of hard labour for the crime of stealing bread. When he was finally released, Valjean was a hardened, tough ex-convict. But one day his life was transformed by forgiveness. A kind bishop ...read more

  • An Emergency-Room Doctor Wrote, "Recently We Saw ...  PRO

    Contributed by Curtis Rowe on Aug 4, 2008
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     | 4,080 views

    An Emergency-room doctor wrote, "Recently we saw another preview of hell in the Parkland Hospital in Dallas. A woman struck down by a drunken driver. A college student lying semi-conscious following a head on collision with another drunk driver who himself was critically injured. The drunk's ...read more

  • On May 18, 1992, Time Magazine Put Roger Keith ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
     | 1,674 views

    On May 18, 1992, Time magazine put Roger Keith Coleman on its cover with the caption: “This man might be innocent. This man is due to die.” Reporter Jill Smolowe began her story by asking, “Must this man die? . . . That could be a tragic mistake.” Two days later Mr. Coleman was executed for ...read more

  • W. A. Criswell Tells Of A Man, In The Days Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,740 views

    W. A. Criswell tells of a man, in the days of Queen Victoria, who was sentenced to life in prison for a crime he did not commit. A friend on the outside, convinced of his innocence, worked untiringly for his release. Finally, after years of research, the friend found the information he ...read more

  • Africaner' Was The Nickname Given To A Local ...

    Contributed by Jaco Bester on Apr 2, 2009
     | 1,586 views

    ‘Africaner’ was the nickname given to a local desperado of Namaqualand in the 1800’s. He was such a hardened character that the governor at Cape Town offered five hundred pounds as a reward to anyone that could deliver him, dead or alive. He and his men were the terror of that part of South Africa, ...read more

  • No Rest For The Unforgiving

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Mar 19, 2010
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    NO REST FOR THE UNFORGIVING Somewhere in the recesses of my memory is the recollection of a movie. It’s a Western; I know that much. I can’t remember the title of the movie, but I remember the story line. The hero is a law man, and he is transporting a convicted murderer across the treacherous ...read more

  • Does He Show?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,685 views

    DOES HE SHOW? One Sunday as they drove home from church, a little girl turned to her mother and said, "Mommy, there’s something about the preacher’s message this morning that I don’t understand." The mother said, "Oh? What is it?" The little girl replied, "Well, he said that God is bigger than ...read more

  • The Exclusivity Of The Christian Faith Is Not A ...

    Contributed by Scott Weber on Dec 21, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,051 views

    The exclusivity of the Christian faith is not a popular claim in our culture. We are told we should consider all religions equally valid. Barbara Walters had a special on television this past Tuesday about heaven. In it she interviewed several “religious experts.” But the ones she is drawn to ...read more