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  • A Christian Who Will Not Relinquish A Hateful, ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Feb 23, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,908 views

    A Christian who will not relinquish a hateful, resentful attitude toward someone who has wronged him is a person who knows neither the true glory of his redeemed humanity nor the true glory of God’s gracious divinity An unforgiving Christian is a living contradiction of His new nature in Christ. It ...read more

  • One Sunday As They Drove Home From Church, A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kyle Meador on Jan 15, 2001
    based on 281 ratings
     | 3,219 views

    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 we are. He said ...read more

  • It Is Of The Very Essence Of Faith That We Should ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Gibney on Aug 8, 2002
    based on 31 ratings
     | 1,310 views

    It is of the very essence of faith that we should believe what Jesus says is true! So often we have a kind of vague wistful longing that the promises of Jesus should be true. The only way to enter into them is to ...read more

  • Raquel Welch Was One Of Hollywood's Most Famous ...

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jul 28, 2006
     | 2,159 views

    Raquel Welch was one of Hollywood’s most famous beauties. She said: I’d acquired everything I wanted yet I was totally miserable. I thought it peculiar that I’d obtained everything I wanted as a child: wealth, fame, accomplishment in my career. I had beautiful children, a lifestyle that seemed ...read more

  • Ayn Rand Vs. Christian Community

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2014
     | 4,419 views

    What we observe in that early community of Christians stands in stark contrast to the philosophy of Ayn Rand, who has been getting a lot of press lately. She is known for her belief in what she called Rational Egoism which translates Rational Self-Interest which she described as "The Virtue of ...read more

  • Because I Have Been Given Much

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,276 views

    Because I Have Been Given Much By Grace Nowell Crowell Because I have been given much, I too must give Because of Thy great bounty Lord, each day I live. I shall divide my gifts from Thee With every brother that I see Who has need of help from me. Because I have been sheltered, fed, by Thy good ...read more

  • A Death Blow To Self-Centered False Gospels  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Wiley on Nov 12, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,209 views

    John MacArthur writes: This passage...strikes a death blow to the self-centered false gospels that are so popular in contemporary Christianity. It leaves no room for the gospel of getting, in which God is considered a type of utilitarian genie who jumps to provide a believer's every whim. It ...read more

  • Following Beliefs

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
     | 3,231 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

  • Flood Stories

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Jul 17, 2011
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     | 2,262 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

  • Wouldn't God Show Through?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,808 views

    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 mother replied, "Yes, that’s ...read more

  • Contrary To Much Emphasis Today In The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
     | 2,535 views

    "Contrary to much emphasis today in the evangelical church, true prayer, like true worship, centers on God's glory, not man's needs. True prayer focuses on Thy name, Thy kingdom, Thy will." "We cannot help being exposed to assaults, but we pray that we may not fall and perish under them. The ...read more

  • Dependent On God

    Contributed by Sidney Sumida on Oct 6, 2009
     | 4,660 views

    DEPENDENT ON GOD In the past few decades, there were some huge storms that hit our nation of which were Hurricane Pamela, and Hurricane Katrina, to name a few... (and, yes, not to bias about gender, there was big bad Hurricane Andrew, too). Here in the islands, we have had our share of storms as ...read more

  • Tough Love  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 15, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,327 views

    TOUGH LOVE "Living in this house is like living in hell," screamed the young girl as she stamped her feet on the way upstairs to her room. The mother stood looking at her daughter, a hint of tears forming in her eyes. She wanted to run up the stairs and hug her daughter but she knew the timing ...read more

  • Inside And Outside

    Contributed by Rev Dr Randall M Deal Sr on Jun 7, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,809 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

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

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jul 16, 2007
     | 825 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

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

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Jun 26, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,311 views

    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
     | 3,261 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
     | 1,565 views

    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
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,222 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

  • These Truths Are Not New Truths. There Is No ...  PRO

    Contributed by Emile Wolfaardt on Jul 13, 2001
    based on 84 ratings
     | 4,905 views

    These truths are not new truths. There is no such thing as new truths. If it new it’s not true, and if its true, its not new. There is such a thing as freshly discovered truth, or freshly applied truth, or freshly revealed truth, but there is no such thing as new truth. That is why we receive ...read more