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  • There Is No Substitute Or Shortcut To Gain The ...

    Contributed by Ian Johnson on Dec 15, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,555 views

    There is no substitute or shortcut to gain the measure of God you desire in your life. Time before God in His presence releases the store house of heaven that is full of blessings and opens the flood gate of revelation you desire! Intimacy with the living God is the hall mark of every great man or ...read more

  • I Sometimes Like To Ask Skeptics Of The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Caley on Dec 26, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,305 views

    I sometimes like to ask skeptics of the Christ-story what percent of the knowledge available in the world they have: "Do you think you know even one percent of all there is to be known in the universe?" Invariably they reply they don’t know even one percent. Then I’ll ask, "Is it possible that ...read more

  • Robert Tuttle, In His Book Can We Talk Explains ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Grayless on Feb 15, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,818 views

    Robert Tuttle, in his book Can We Talk explains that people the world over have four needs that don’t change transculturally. He calls them the “Universal Spiritual Laws of Cross Culture.” 1. Everyone needs to measure up to some kind of law. 2. We all have an innate need ...read more

  • The Fear Of Man Is Being More Impressed With ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Oct 28, 2008
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     | 3,058 views

    "The fear of man is being more impressed with man's reaction to our actions than with God's reaction. That's bondage. When we have the fear of God upon us, we are impressed only with God's reaction. We are freed from the concern of what people think. That's freedom! That's release! That's great ...read more

  • A Pro-Choice Feminist And A Pro-Life ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,941 views

    A pro-choice feminist and a pro-life conservative were debating the relative merits of the sanctity of life issue. Sensing victory in the debate, the feminist declared, "You don’t understand, we’ve won in the White House, and we’ve won in the courthouse. Face it, it’s over, the fat ...read more

  • Afraid Of The Unknown

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 27, 2011
     | 2,728 views

    AFRAID OF THE UNKNOWN Those things we have never seen or experienced can seem overwhelming. On the old maps, back before the world was understood in modern terms, cartographers, map makers, would put down what they knew, but at the edges of the map, beyond which they had no knowledge or ...read more

  • It's Not The Water  PRO

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Sep 29, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,955 views

    IT'S NOT THE WATER Little Betsy had faithfully attended baptism classes. Her mother, wanting to be sure her daughter understood its significance, asked, "Honey, what does baptism mean?" "Well, it isn't the water that makes you clean ..." she began. Smiling, Mother thought, Yes, she ...read more

  • Things You'd Love To Say At Work But Can't  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 26, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,727 views

    Things You’d Love to Say at Work But Can’t • How about never? Is never good for you? • I’ll try being nicer if you’ll try being smarter. • It sounds like English, but I can’t understand a word you’re saying. • Ah … I see the screw-up fairy has visited us again. • I like you. You remind me of ...read more

  • Hocus Pocus  PRO

    Contributed by Doug Johnston on Mar 14, 2001
    based on 102 ratings
     | 4,564 views

    Hocus Pocus Salvation can be difficult to understand, especially when it’s not clearly explained. During the Middle Ages, the most educated people in European villages was usually the priest. He was a source of information and help, as well as the one holding the keys to heaven. The people ...read more

  • Making People Pray  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 14, 2002
    based on 23 ratings
     | 2,566 views

    MAKING PEOPLE PRAY A bus driver and a minister were standing in line to get into heaven. The bus driver approached the gate and St. Peter said, "Welcome, I understand you were a bus driver. Since I’m in charge of housing, I believe I have found the perfect place for you. See that mansion over the ...read more

  • Someone Once Said: A Bible In The Hand Is Worth ...  PRO

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Jul 18, 2003
    based on 27 ratings
     | 3,405 views

    - Someone once said: A Bible in the hand is worth two in the bookcase. - And someone else said: A Bible stored in the mind is worth a dozen stored in the bottom of one’s trunk. - Here’s a pop quiz: Which of the following aren’t in the Bible? -Cleanliness is next to godliness - God helps those who ...read more

  • Years Ago There Was A Gentleman Whose Hobby Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Nov 24, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,502 views

    Years ago there was a gentleman whose hobby was collecting old books. He was a guest in a friend’s home one evening, and while waiting was invited to browse around his host’s library. In doing so, he came upon a rare book. On mentioning it to the friend, he was told to take the book as a gift ...read more

  • Martyn Lloyd-Jones On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 22, 2010
     | 4,231 views

    Martyn Lloyd-Jones on Sin We tend to think of sin as we see it in rags and in the gutters of life. We look at a drunkard, poor fellow, and we say, there is sin. But that is not the essence of sin. To have a real picture and a true understanding of sin, you must look at some great saint, some ...read more

  • An Angel Story

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Aug 3, 2010
     | 3,706 views

    AN ANGEL STORY Julie and the kids were on their way home from the park when it happened. Ben was only about 5 years old and happily walking and running ahead on the edge of the road. There was no footpath beside the road, but he was still on the grassy area. Then he must have seen our house on the ...read more

  • C.s. Lewis Defends The Faith

    Contributed by Mark Haines on Apr 5, 2011
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    C.S. LEWIS DEFENDS THE FAITH C. S. Lewis is probably best known today as the author of The Chronicles of Narnia because that series of children's books have been made into movies. Lewis wrote many other books, including one entitled, Mere Christianity. In that book he tries to explain and ...read more

  • Possessions

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Apr 9, 2006
     | 2,476 views

    ILLUSTRATION The test of a financial loss would reveal whether or not we are depending on God and whether or not we understand that our possessions belong to him. Once the great evangelist John Wesley was on a trip, he got word that fire had destroyed his home. Instead of being upset, he declared ...read more

  • When You Read A Book You Have A Desire To Ask The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 5, 2002
    based on 17 ratings
     | 606 views

    When you Read a book you have a desire to ask the author what he meant. The Holy Spirit, the Author of the Bible, is in your heart. When you’re studying the Scriptures and you get into something you don’t understand, you’ve got the privilege of talking to the Author and asking the Holy Spirit to ...read more

  • Patience  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 11, 2003
    based on 25 ratings
     | 7,305 views

    Patience: 1. Is the ability to sit back and wait for an expected outcome without experiencing anxiety, tension, or frustration. 2. Is the ability let go of your need for immediate gratification and be willing to wait. 3. Patience is the trait that displays tolerance, compassion, understanding, and ...read more

  • Story Is Told About An Old Farm Couple Who Were ...  PRO

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Feb 17, 2003
    based on 64 ratings
     | 2,997 views

    Story is told about an old farm couple who were driving along in their pickup and she says, “We never sit all snuggled up in the truck like we used to.” He looks over at her and replies “I haven’t moved” When we discover as a church or as individual ...read more

  • Video Illustration From "Men In Black" Start ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 15, 2004
     | 2,049 views

    Video Illustration from “Men In Black” Start time 1:11:48 Scene is an old man and a dog at a booth. Jay and Kay are in a desperate race to track down the stolen galaxy. Searching for information, the Men in Black interrogate an alien (disguised as a dog), who is quick to point out just how limited ...read more

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