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  • You Remember The Singing Group Milli Vanilli? ...

    Contributed by Abraham Shanklin on May 18, 2003
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     | 3,638 views

    You remember the singing group Milli Vanilli? They were a big sensation until someone exposed them as a fake because the guys were lip-synching instead of singing themselves. I’d like to suggest that the lesson to be learned for us is instead of trying to lip-synch the Christian life, faking our ...read more

  • The Mantle Of Righteousness That Comes With ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tom Doubt on Jul 11, 2003
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,037 views

    The mantle of righteousness that comes with forgiveness is made of vertical and horizontal threads. The vertical threads are the relationship between us and the Lord, representing our restored relationship. Horizontal threads are the relationships we have with others, established by our forgiving ...read more

  • In The Movie Peter Pan (With It Recent New ...  PRO

    Contributed by Douglas Vincent on May 28, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,489 views

    In the movie Peter Pan (with it recent new release) we see the common picture of Wendy the captive of Captain Hook, and like we have grow to expect Peter flies to the rescue, cuts the bonds, wins her liberty and brings her to safety. This is our picture of a Savior, and that is what we want from ...read more

  • Many Years Ago, Chinese Farmers Theorized That ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Nov 16, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 6,686 views

    Many years ago, Chinese farmers theorized that they could eat their big potatoes and use the small ones for seed. Consequently, they ate the big potatoes and planted the small potatoes. As a result of this practice over the years, nature eventually reduced the size of all the potatoes they ...read more

  • Sieze The Day  PRO

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Dec 20, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,810 views

    Shakespeare once wrote: "there is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries." The Latins had a phrase that expressed the same idea: "Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero," which ...read more

  • A Few Years Ago, Dr. Paul Vitz, Then Professor Of ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Oct 12, 2005
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     | 2,531 views

    A few years ago, Dr. Paul Vitz, then professor of psychology at New York University, worked with a committee that examined sixty social studies and history textbooks used in public schools across the United States. The committee was amazed to find that almost every reference to the Christian ...read more

  • Pastor David Legge Says About This Truth That ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on Dec 2, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,919 views

    Pastor David Legge says about this truth that “This power of God is different for it tells us that there’s no prayer too hard for him to answer! There’s no problem too difficult for Him to solve! There’s no need too great for Him to supply! There’s no passion too strong for Him to subdue, no ...read more

  • I Had Been Teaching My Three-Year Old Daughter, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,749 views

    I had been teaching my three-year old daughter, Caitlin, the Lord’s Prayer. For several evenings at bedtime, she would repeat after me the lines from the prayer. Finally, she decided to go solo. I listened with pride as she carefully enunciated each word, right up to the end of the prayer: "Lead ...read more

  • Home Schooling: Brian Ray, President Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
     | 1,200 views

    Home Schooling: Brian Ray, President of the National Home Education Research Institute estimates 1 to 2 million children representing 2% to 4% of all U.S. school children are taught at home. 96% of colleges reported a steady or higher number of home-schooled applicants last year. In ’00 50% of U.S. ...read more

  • C. Swindoll, "Even Though Your Past Is Soiled, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 20, 2006
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     | 3,909 views

    c. Swindoll, “Even though your past is soiled, anyone can find a new beginning with God…Don’t get stuck on where you were. Don’t waste your time focusing on what you used to be. Remember, the hope we have in Christ means then a brighter tomorrow. The sins are forgiven. The shame is cancelled out. ...read more

  • Years Ago, When I Worked In The Hospital's ...

    Contributed by Darrin Hunt on Feb 19, 2007
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     | 2,262 views

    Years ago, when I worked in the hospital’s Emergency Room, the Chief ER doctor, who was also one of my elders in my church, loved to have me help him sew up his patients so we could "discuss" spiritual things between us. Obviously, the patients, who didn’t ...read more

  • Churches Can Learn From Small Businesses That ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
     | 1,248 views

    Churches can learn from small businesses that have been operating for less than 10 years in that they use the Web for marketing far more than their older counterparts, according to a Kelsey Group study. Younger businesses are particularly heavy users of e-mail and Internet Yellow Pages, but also ...read more

  • Video Church- About 1,000 Churches, Mostly ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
     | 1,728 views

    Video Church- About 1,000 churches, mostly evangelical, use remote feeds, live or via DVD. In ‘05, 91% of mega-churches used the technology, up from 65% in ‘00, states a Hartford Seminary survey. Many Christians have taken to “godcasts” through video churches. Video technology allows leaders of ...read more

  • When I Was A Student At Asbury College In The ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Apr 7, 2007
     | 1,976 views

    When I was a student at Asbury College in the late 1960s, we used to sing the old Gospel Chorus: Let’s talk about Jesus The King of Kings is He, The Lord of Lords Supreme throughout eternity, The Great I AM the Way, the Truth the Life the door Let’s talk about Jesus more and more. On His Glorious ...read more

  • Because Our Sins Of Prejudice Have Been Paid For, ...

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Aug 9, 2008
     | 2,195 views

    Because our sins of prejudice have been paid for, God calls us to judge correctly. In the movie "Shallow Hal" Hal, played by Jack Black, sees people based on their outward beauty. He is then hypnotized by the self-help guru, Tony Robbins. For the rest of the movie, he sees the people around him ...read more

  • I Wonder To What Extent God Is Telling His ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Aug 1, 2009
     | 792 views

    I wonder to what extent God is telling his disciples that when we want greatness and recognition we need to walk the road of service because it gets our feet on the ground to what really matters about life and what really matters to Him. The road of service removes the vain desires for glory and ...read more

  • Abraham Lincoln's Attitude On Restoring The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2009
     | 7,424 views

    Abraham Lincoln’s Attitude On Restoring the South God does not hold our old sins against us, nor does He act like forgiveness is a favor to us, even though it is. When President Lincoln was asked how he would treat the rebellious southerners when they were defeated, he said, “I will ...read more

  • In The Twisted Wreckage Of A Metrolink Train ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 8, 2010
     | 2,151 views

    In the twisted wreckage of a Metrolink train crash, firefighters from Los Angeles Fire Station 27 found a message that brought tears to their eyes. A survivor of the crash, thinking he was dying, had used his own blood to write on the seat in front of him that he loved his wife and kids. Normally, ...read more

  • Our Will Is Ours

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 28, 2010
     | 1,555 views

    OUR WILL IS OURS "We have no direct control over our feelings, but we have over our will. Our wills are ours, to make them God's. God does not hold us responsible for what we feel, but for what we will. In His sight we're not what we feel, but what we will. Let us, therefore, not live in the ...read more

  • God Wants To Trade

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 7, 2019
     | 2,569 views

    God wants to trade your dry barren ground for a fertile garden ; He wants to trade your weeds for beautiful flowers ; He wants to take our anxiety and give us assurance (everything is all right) ; He wants to give us faith instead of fear ; He wants to take your curses and give you blessings ; He ...read more

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