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  • There Is No God. All Of The Wonders Around Us ...

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 28, 2004
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     | 10,776 views

    There is no God. All of the wonders around us are accidental. No almighty hand made a thousand billion stars. They made themselves. No power keeps them on their steady course. The earth spins itself to keep the oceans from falling off toward the sun. Infants teach themselves to cry when they are ...read more

  • When A Believer Considers How Much God Has ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 30, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,179 views

    When a believer considers how much God has forgiven him, he is able to extend pardon to others no matter what they have done. A Christian husband found this to be true when his wife, who had become an alcoholic, told him of an affair she had had with his best friend 10 years earlier. She said she ...read more

  • In Closing I Remember A Time When I Was Walking ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dennis Jones on Oct 8, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,840 views

    In closing I remember a time when I was walking in a town and saw a young lady that was to say the least intoxicated. She was having a serious problem walking, let alone know where she was going, or have a clue of how to get there. I carefully avoided her, as I was embarrassed at the thought of ...read more

  • The Command Came, "On Your Mark, Get Set," And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Richards on Dec 1, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 13,424 views

    The command came, "On your mark, get set," and then the pistol cracked and the race was on. A fine athlete sprang to the lead, and when the race was over he had broke the state record. Only a few other runners even finished the race. Many dropped out when they saw they could not win. As the field ...read more

  • Calling Others To God

    Contributed by Dennis Jones on May 28, 2007
     | 2,713 views

    CALLING OTHERS TO GOD A few years ago a man began feeding the birds on a regular basis in our backyard. At first, some of the birds were greedy. They weren’t sure if there would be enough food to go around. The starlings were especially mean, which doesn’t surprise anyone familiar with birds. They ...read more

  • Calling Others To God

    Contributed by Dennis Jones on May 28, 2007
     | 1,996 views

    CALLING OTHERS TO GOD A few years ago a man began feeding the birds on a regular basis in our backyard. At first, some of the birds were greedy. They weren’t sure if there would be enough food to go around. The starlings were especially mean, which doesn’t surprise anyone familiar with birds. They ...read more

  • Just Over A Year Ago, Kerry Packer Died. You've ...

    Contributed by James Jack on Jun 9, 2007
     | 1,440 views

    Just over a year ago, Kerry Packer died. You’ve probably all heard of him. Richest man in Australia, he was. When he died there were memorial services, TV specials, an outpouring of praise for this “Great Australian”. Now I’m not going to compare Packer to an Adolf Hitler, but he was like many ...read more

  • One Of God's Great Partners In The 1930's And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,432 views

    One of God’s great partners in the 1930’s and 40’s who did exactly this – helped lead people to belief – was Dr. Harry Ironside. Not only did he author more than 60 books (and one hymn, Overshadowed), but he also pastored Moody Memorial Church in Chicago for 18 years. On one occasion while he was ...read more

  • Richard Wurmbrand Tells The Story Of A Church ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Richard Wurmbrand tells the story of a church leader he met while imprisoned in Romania. He was sentenced to 22 years for his goodness. The man, his wife, and six small children were eating breakfast when the police burst into his home. They had just read Psalm 23. When the police arrested him, the ...read more

  • The Gift Of Us

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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     | 4,459 views

    The Gift of Us Marjorie Tallcott was married and had one child during the Great Depression. The family managed to scrape their way through, but as Christmas approached one year Marjorie and her husband were disappointed that they would not be able to buy any presents. A week before Christmas they ...read more

  • The Truth Is Successful People Have Failed Just ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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     | 1,600 views

    The truth is successful people have failed just as much if not more, but they get back up and try again. Unsuccessful people are the ones who refuse to get up and that’s when they are defeated. The major league baseball player with the most strikeouts totaling 1316 is the same player that set a ...read more

  • One Friday Afternoon, After A Long Day At The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,093 views

    One Friday afternoon, after a long day at the office you are driving home and you turn the radio on. You hear about a little village in India where a few villagers died suddenly from some kind of mysterious flu. You don’t think much about it, but on Sunday, coming home from church, you hear about ...read more

  • On Tithing

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 10,875 views

    On Tithing: W.A. Criswell tells of an ambitious young man who told his pastor he’d promised God a tithe of his income. They prayed for God to bless his career. At that time he was making $40.00 per week and tithing $4.00. God did just that and in a few years his income increased and he was tithing ...read more

  • A Group Of Geography Students Studied The "Seven ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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     | 1,791 views

    A group of geography students studied the "Seven Wonders of the World." At the end of the lecture, the students were asked to list what they considered to be the present-day seven wonders of the world. Although there was some disagreement, the following got the most votes: 1) the Great Pyramids of ...read more

  • A Woman Was In The Process Of Suing Her Husband ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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     | 2,480 views

    A woman was in the process of suing her husband for divorce. She told the judge that she had done her best to get her husband to change his ways, but that he just wouldn’t do it. Referring to Paul’s words about being nice to your enemies, which is found in the 12th chapter of Romans the judge asked ...read more

  • Imagine A Ship Filled With People Crossing The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Imagine a ship filled with people crossing the Atlantic. In the middle of the ocean the captain announces that the ship is sinking and that everyone must leave the big, towering ship and get into the little lifeboats being lowered over the sides of the boat into the swelling ocean. a. One person ...read more

  • In India There Is A Bible Institute Run By Dr. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,777 views

    In India there is a Bible Institute run by Dr. Samuel Thomas – a modern day hero of the Christian faith. Each year this Bible Institute has a commencement ceremony where students who have finished their studies are together for one final time before leaving this institute as graduates. What is so ...read more

  • In A Small Church On The U.s. East Coast A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In a small church on the U.S. East Coast a pastor delivered a sermon on abortion, and after the service a German man who lived in Nazi Germany told of his experience: I lived in Germany during the Nazi Holocaust. I considered myself a Christian. We heard stories of what was happening to the Jews, ...read more

  • In The Movie Glory Road, Basketball Coach Don ...

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Jun 22, 2007
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     | 1,954 views

    In the movie Glory Road, Basketball Coach Don Haskins, was just a small-town family man trying to make an unforgettable mark in his first job as a collegiate basketball coach. He got a coaching job with the Texas Western miners. He went on the recruiting trail to find the best talent in the land, ...read more

  • Best Lawyer Story Of The Year, Decade And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 7, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,812 views

    BEST LAWYER STORY OF THE YEAR, DECADE AND PROBABLY THE CENTURY. Charlotte, North Carolina. A lawyer purchased a box of very rare and expensive cigars, and then insured them against, among other things, fire. Within a month, having smoked his entire stockpile of these great cigars and without yet ...read more