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  • Words Matter

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 23, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,446 views

    WORDS MATTER The Book of James in the New Testament reminds us that words can direct, delight or destroy (ch. 3). Is this true? Look no further than to what happened in Germany in WWII. For every word in Hitler’s poisonous book, Mein Kampf, it cost the life of 125 people. Here are some words to ...read more

  • Then We Can Have A Revival

    Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Apr 22, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,242 views

    If all the sleeping folk will wake up, If all the lukewarm folk will get fired up, If all the dishonest folk will confess up, If all the disgruntled folk will cheer up, If all the depressed folk will cheer up, If all the estranged folk will make up, If all the gossipers will shut up, If all true ...read more

  • Andrew Murray The Great South African 19th ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,713 views

    Andrew Murray the great South African 19th Century preacher put it like this: The Spirit teaches me to yield my will entirely to the Will of the Father. He opens my ear to wait in great gentleness and teachableness of soul for what the Father has day by day to speak and teach. He discovers to me ...read more

  • Revival — If?  PRO

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Aug 4, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,249 views

    Revival -- If? If all the sleeping folk will wake up, If all the lukewarm folk will fire up, If all the dishonest folk will confess up, If all the disgruntled folk will cheer up, If all the depressed folk will cheer up, If all the estranged folk will make up, If all the ...read more

  • Being A Friend Of God Makes Us Better Friends To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 1, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,653 views

    Being a friend of God makes us better friends to each other. We need friends. If we find ourselves longing for someone to talk to, a true friend to whom we can bare our souls, we are not alone. Recently, a Duke University researcher concluded that 25% of Americans have no one with whom they can ...read more

  • Aristides [early 2nd Century Ad]: They ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
     | 1,605 views

    Aristides [early 2nd century AD]: They [Christians] love one another. They do not overlook the widow, and they save the orphan. He who has ministers ungrudgingly to him who does not have. When they see strangers, they take him under their own roof and rejoice over him as a true brother, for they do ...read more

  • Tune Into The Gospel

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,425 views

    TUNE INTO THE GOSPEL Right now, there are thousands of radio stations broadcasting through the air all over the U.S. Some have news shows, others play a variety of musical styles; commercials are blaring while other stations broadcast sporting events. But if you do not tune in, those radio ...read more

  • Our Youngest Daughter, Kimberly, Had Only Been ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Nov 24, 2008
     | 1,427 views

    Our youngest daughter, Kimberly, had only been married a year when she told us, “I don’t know why people say the first year is so hard. All you have to do is be nice to each other.” We laughed, of course, because … after all … they were still just newlyweds. But really, what she said is true. ...read more

  • If God Has Promised Something To You Through His ...

    Contributed by Dillon Burroughs on Mar 9, 2009
     | 2,227 views

    If God has promised something to you through His Word, it will come to pass. Dr. John Walvoord served as president at Dallas Seminary for 34 years and was known as an authority on the area of Bible prophecy. He calculated after an exhaustive study of the Scriptures that half of the prophecies of ...read more

  • Why Would Christians Choose To Sin Rather Than ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,847 views

    Why would Christians choose to sin rather than choose what they know God wants them to do? Four answers are commonly given today. 1. Some would point to Romans 8:16 and explain that Christians who willfully sin have forgotten their true identity as "children of God." While it is true that ...read more

  • The Meaning Of Thirst  PRO

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Jun 6, 2003
    based on 36 ratings
     | 9,207 views

    THE MEANING OF THIRST Do you know the importance of water to our physical bodies? When our bodies fail to retain the right amount of water, dehydration sets in. It is the water in our body that determines the vitality, strength, and energy associated with daily living. Think about these facts ...read more

  • John Jay Was A Delegate At That First Continental ...  PRO

    Contributed by George Rennau on Aug 25, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,440 views

    John Jay was a delegate at that first continental congress. At a very young age JAY was one of the smartest and most respected lawyers in the colonies. You may have never heard of John Jay before, but in the early history of U.S. government, Jay was responsible for single handedly averting a war ...read more

  • The Master Of The Storm

    Contributed by Monte Brown on Aug 23, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,790 views

    THE MASTER OF THE STORM By James Rowe Out on the ocean of life we sail, Battered by many a raging gale, Yet we are sure that we shall prevail, No storm can His ship over whelm Billows may threaten and winds may blow, Courage and faith we shall always show; Nothing can harm us as on we go, ...read more

  • The Story Of The Good Pizza (Names Changed To ...

    Contributed by Robbie Parsons on Nov 5, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,308 views

    THE STORY OF THE GOOD PIZZA (names changed to protect people) Our young three year old daughter loves the locally owned Sherry’s Gustavo’s Pizza Store. We eat at the buffet almost every week. She eats one slice of pepperoni and one slice of "sweet pizza", crust with cinnamon and iced glaze. One ...read more

  • The Gift Of Standing By - Donald Grey Barnhouse ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 27, 2007
     | 1,555 views

    THE GIFT OF STANDING BY - Donald Grey Barnhouse told the story (supposedly true) about Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes. When he moved to Washington, D.C., to take up his duties as Chief Justice, he transferred his membership letter to a Baptist Church in the area. His father had been a Baptist ...read more

  • I Thought He Was Talking To You

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Oct 10, 2011
     | 2,964 views

    I THOUGHT HE WAS TALKING TO YOU At the height of a political corruption trial, the prosecuting attorney attacked a witness. "Isn't it true," he bellowed, "that you accepted five thousand dollars to compromise this case?" The witness stared out the window, as though he hadn't heard the ...read more

  • We Often Don't Realize How Good We Have It Here ...

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on Dec 1, 2011
     | 3,475 views

    We often don't realize how good we have it here in America. The film, End of Spear, tells the true story of five missionaries--including Jim Elliot and Nathan Saint--who were speared to death by the murderous Waodani tribesman living in the jungles of Ecuador. Amazingly, the wives and children of ...read more

  • A Lesson From A Light Bulb  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 5, 2012
    based on 5 ratings
     | 9,144 views

    A LESSON FROM A LIGHT BULB A missionary in Africa lived in his central mission which had a small generator to supply current for his church and a small rectory. Some natives from an outlying mission came to visit the pastor. They noticed the electric light hanging from the ceiling of his living ...read more

  • Toy Story: Friendship

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jun 23, 2012
     | 3,739 views

    TOY STORY: FRIENDSHIP "As iron sharpens iron so one man sharpens another." (Proverbs 27:17) Henry Ford said, "My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me." And what's true of a good church is true of a good friend; they love you and they help you aspire to grow and be whole. Have ...read more

  • Solid Ground

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Aug 13, 2012
     | 2,610 views

    SOLID GROUND On May 4th, just two months ago, the Lambro family woke to find the backyard of their Windermere home gone. Overnight a sinkhole had formed that grew to more than 100 x 50 feet and swallowed a hammock and 4 trees. Last month, on June 21st, Susan Minutillo left her house to run a ...read more