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  • The Bible And Good Leaders

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 24, 2014
     | 3,345 views

    Gene Getz was leading some Bible studies on the qualifications of church leaders. Two men were there who were new Christians and had little knowledge of the Bible. After a few sessions these two men said, "You know this is the first time we've heard this list of qualifications from the Bible. ...read more

  • Remember

    Contributed by Daniel Devilder on Oct 19, 2006
     | 2,754 views

    “remember” Because of what Christ has done for me, and as his disciple, God’s own child, I am to let the peace of Christ RULE in my heart. I was CALLED to PEACE. YOU were CALLED to PEACE. And we find that in Pennsylvania, these people, that many in the world would describe at best ...read more

  • Economist Robert Heilbroner Describes The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 2, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,618 views

    "Economist Robert Heilbroner describes the luxuries a typical American family would have to surrender if they lived among the one billion hungry people in the Third World: We begin by invading the house of our imaginary American family to strip it of its furniture. Everything goes: beds, chairs, ...read more

  • Parents, You Are Accountable For Disciplining ...

    Contributed by Shawn Rose on May 19, 2009
     | 3,031 views

    Parents, you are accountable for disciplining and teaching your children about God, salvation, and how to live and make godly decisions · How important is it? · A Spiritual Clinic, J. Oswald Sanders recorded observations about two Revolutionary War era families from New England, and the differing ...read more

  • Indian Martyr

    Contributed by Rev. Duraimony Dickson on Oct 31, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,093 views

    Devasahayam Pillai was the first Indian martyr to be beatified. He was born in Nilakandan Pillai (1712-1752) into a Hindu family in the Kingdom of Travancore. Pillai, an upper-caste Hindu nair convert to Christianity, was a member of the royal service and was close to King Marthanda Varma, ...read more

  • The Corpse Of Sin  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 25, 2002
    based on 32 ratings
     | 4,067 views

    THE CORPSE OF SIN When he was arrested in February 2002 for dumping off as many as 200 bodies in nearby woods, 28 year old Ray Brent Marsh, the operator of Tri-State Crematory told authorities that the incinerator had not worked for some time. A spokesman for the company that made the ...read more

  • D.w.i.!  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jun 4, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,931 views

    D.W.I.! (06.07.05--Family--Eph. 6:1-4) The American family under assault! Did you know that one out of three children in the United States are growing up without a father present in the home or that last year in a number of major U.S. cities more children were born out of wedlock than within? ...read more

  • The Story Of Frida

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Mar 20, 2009
     | 2,553 views

    THE STORY OF FRIDA Frida Gashumba tells something of her story in her book Frida: Chosen to Die, Destined to Live, a miraculous escape from the Rwandan genocide. Frida was born in 1980. She was a Tutsi, one of the tribes 'created' during colonial rule based primarily upon height, head size, shape ...read more

  • I Was At The Service For Mary Ellen's Father This ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Beehler on Mar 13, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,115 views

    I was at the service for Mary Ellen’s father this past Monday. There was grief. There were tears. But I sensed God’s presence there, as well. Through the grief, when the tears were flowing, He was right there, crying right along with the family and friends, feeling the pain and loss every bit as ...read more

  • Keep The Springs Pure  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 8, 2012
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,989 views

    KEEP THE SPRINGS PURE The family’s water supply came from a spring just a few feet from the house. The pure, cold, sweet water bubbled up through a large pipe about the size of a barrel that had been sunk in the ground. One morning two huge frogs were found in the spring. No one wanted to drink ...read more

  • I Remembered A Story Pastor Dan Rhodes Told Me. ...  PRO

    Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 23, 2000
    based on 112 ratings
     | 2,361 views

    I remembered a story Pastor Dan Rhodes told me. Dan is the pastor of two rural churches in Colorado and stays busy. Like most pastors, he has plenty to do, but by being the pastor of two churches, he has twice the committee meetings, and twice the worship services. As Dan tells the story, his ...read more

  • I Heard A Story From A Preacher Named Paris ...

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Sep 25, 2008
     | 1,881 views

    I heard a story from a preacher named Paris Reidhead in an excellent sermon he preached called Ten Shekels and a Shirt. Reidhead tells about two young Moravian Christians who heard about an atheist British man who owned an island on which he owned 2,000- 3,000 slaves. The man decided that no ...read more

  • Documented In A Book By James Patterson And Peter ...

    Contributed by Stephen Boardman on Oct 20, 2002
     | 2,490 views

    Documented in a book by James Patterson and Peter Kim, The Day America Told the Truth, (1991), Americans were asked: “What are you willing to do for $10,000,000?” Two-thirds of Americans polled would agree to at least one, some to several of the following: § Would abandon their entire family ...read more

  • The Hope Of 3:16  PRO

    Contributed by James Mercer on Dec 8, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,828 views

    THE HOPE OF 3:16 I don’t know about you, but I will be glad to turn the calendar to a new decade in a few weeks. An ongoing war on two fronts, the Great Recession draining our family resources, the growing immorality of our country, tragic accidents and gruesome killers all over the news. The ...read more

  • "I Love You, Daddy. Amen."

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 14, 2014
     | 4,951 views

    James Dobson tells of the time he was away on a business trip. While he was away, and his wife and 2 children were sitting down to eat, his wife turned to their two year old son Ryan and asked if he would like to pray before he and sister ate. The invitation startled the little boy, but he folded ...read more

  • First, Give Your Kids The Luxury Of A Mistake ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,332 views

    First, Give your kids the luxury of a mistake now and then. You made a few growing up. Acceptance by you and approval from you is critical to their healthy development. Second, Give your kids room to come to their own convictions and conclusions. Parents are foundational to success. At the same ...read more

  • Thu Feb 26, ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 2, 2009
     | 594 views

    Thu Feb 26, AP DENVER – A good Samaritan who helped push three people out of the path of a pickup truck before being struck and injured has gotten a strange reward for his good deed: A jaywalking ticket. Family members said 58-year-old bus driver Jim Moffett and another man were helping two elderly ...read more

  • The Novelist, A. J. Cronin, Tells A Story From ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,839 views

    The novelist, A. J. Cronin, tells a story from his own experience as a doctor that catches the wonder of the gift of grace. The Adams family at the close of the Second World War decided to open their home to a little refugee boy with the outlandish name of Paul Piotrostanalzi. The Adams had two ...read more

  • A Silent Kindness

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Feb 27, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,701 views

    Sir Nicholas George Winton – “A Silent Kindness” Nicholas Winton’s parents were German Jews who had moved to London two years before his birth. The family name was Wertheim, but was changed to Winton, they also converted to Christianity, and had Nicholas baptised. Nicholas Winton became a banker ...read more

  • Baptism In Romania  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 8, 2001
    based on 222 ratings
     | 7,215 views

    Back in 1989 the missionary: Gene Dulin wrote: A Romanian Christian told me of a communist government restriction on baptisms. One restraint was that proselytizing - baptizing someone from a non-church family - was forbidden. Another law required that the names of all who were to be baptized ...read more

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