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  • The African Impala Can Jump To A Height Of Over ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 100 ratings
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    The African impala can jump to a height of over 10 feet and cover a distance of greater than 30 feet. Yet these magnificent creatures can be kept in an enclosure in any zoo with a 3-foot wall. The animals will not jump if they cannot see where their feet will fall. Faith is the ability to trust ...read more

  • I Am Baptised!  PRO

    Contributed by Philip Gill on Jan 11, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,541 views

    I am Baptised! Apparently Martin Luther, the great 16th figure of the reformation used to take great comfort from these words. When it seemed to him that the whole church had left the precepts of the Gospel, when he was under scrutiny from Church officials as to the truth of his beliefs, ...read more

  • I Remember Billy Graham Going On French ...  PRO

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Mar 17, 2003
    based on 41 ratings
     | 3,211 views

    I remember Billy Graham going on French television and being told by the commentator: "Dr. Graham, you have two minutes to prove to us God exists." To which Billy Graham replied: "I can’t do that but I can tell you what I do know: For God so loved the world that he gave ...read more

  • In An Article Entitled, "Mosaic And Ancient ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jul 3, 2003
     | 2,433 views

    In an article entitled, “Mosaic and Ancient Near Eastern Laws,” (from the www.theology.edu/Eqypt3) we read that the Code of Hammurabbi and the Mosaic code “differ in their moral code.” “In the Hebrew laws, a greater value is generally placed on human life, and the Babylonian code has nothing in it ...read more

  • God Of Second Chances  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 15, 2003
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    Part of a song by Anointed- if you say you’re sorry for all the stuff you do Know that he is ready with a second chance for you Praise the Lord He’s the God of Second Chances You’ll be floored how His love in life enhances You can be restored from your darkest ...read more

  • Tulsa Area Floods: People Coming Together To ...

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Apr 5, 2005
     | 1,993 views

    Tulsa area floods: people coming together to fight rising water. Republicans next to democrats, Catholics next to Pentecostals, blacks next to whites. Put aside minor differences for a greater purpose. Church has the greatest purpose ever given in the life of this world and people outside see ...read more

  • Character Matters In Our Lives. Philosopher ...  PRO

    Contributed by Lynn Malone on Jun 13, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,268 views

    Character matters in our lives. Philosopher Herbert Spencer wrote, “Not education but character is man’s greatest need and man’s greatest safeguard.” Chuck Swindoll wrote, “Character is the moral, ethical, and spiritual undergirding that rests on truth, that reinforces a life in stressful times, ...read more

  • When Spain Led The World (In The 15th Century), ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 2, 2005
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    "When Spain led the world (in the 15th century), their coins reflected their national arrogance and were inscribed Ne Plus Ultra which meant "Nothing Further" - meaning that Spain was the ultimate in all the world. After the discovery of the New World, they realized that they were not the "end of ...read more

  • You Never Know How Much You Really Believe ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,410 views

    You never know how much you really believe anything until its truth or falsehood becomes a matter of life and death. It is easy to say you believe a rope to be strong as long as you are merely using it to cord a box. But suppose you had to hang by that rope over a precipice. ...read more

  • Pastor Training: The Most Common Types Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 2,296 views

    Pastor Training: The most common types of training pastors seek are: · Leadership/management skills – 54% · Church growth – 52% · Prayer/spiritual growth/renewal – 49% · Evangelism/outreach training – 45% · Personal skills training – 28% · Discipleship/small group development – 26% · Worship ...read more

  • You Never Know How Much You Really Believe ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,750 views

    You never know how much you really believe anything until its truth or falsehood becomes a matter of life and death. It is easy to say you believe a rope to be strong as long as you are merely using it to cord a box. But suppose you had to hang by that rope over a precipice. ...read more

  • Quote: "Humility Is An Essential Attitude For ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 4, 2006
     | 3,175 views

    Quote: “Humility is an essential attitude for success in the spiritual life. Any self-conceit, whether nurtured by superior intelligence, wealth, a high position, or the praise of others, is an obstacle on the path. Genuine humility is not posturing. It requires a constant willing-ness to deny ...read more

  • I Believe In Little Children As The Most ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
     | 2,216 views

    "I believe in little children as the most precious gift of Heaven to earth. I believe that they have immortal souls created in the image of God, coming forth from him and to return to him. I believe that in every child are infinite possibilities for good and evil and that the kind of influence with ...read more

  • You May Give Them Your Love But Not Your ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
     | 1,730 views

    "You may give them your love but not your thoughts, for they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, for their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams. You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them like you, ...read more

  • Some Of The World's Greatest And Most Useful ...

    Contributed by Clint Meade on Jun 3, 2007
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    Some of the world’s greatest and most useful people have suffered a physical handicap. Helen Keller was not born blind and deaf, but at nineteen months of age she came down with an illness that caused it. She went on to accomplish much in life that blessed those around her. On September 14, 1964, ...read more

  • Nothing Further

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,272 views

    "When Spain led the world (in the 15th century), their coins reflected their national arrogance and were inscribed Ne Plus Ultra which meant "Nothing Further" - meaning that Spain was the ultimate in all the world. After the discovery of the New World, they realized that they were not the "end of ...read more

  • It Was Told That In One Of His Speeches To The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,869 views

    It was told that in one of his speeches to the soldiers of the first World War, General John J. Pershing said: “I have known Jesus Christ now for forty-seven years, and I could not face life without Him. It is no small thing to know that all the past is forgiven, that help is available from God ...read more

  • C.s Lewis: Tells The Story Of A Wasp Enjoying ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
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    C.S Lewis: tells the story of a wasp enjoying himself sucking the goodness on the the jam whilst the rest of its body has been decapitated – The wasp continues sucking unknowing to its condition. He says it’s a picture of human nature today we enjoy the sweet pleasures of life yet we fail ...read more

  • What Do You Want On Your Tombstone?,

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Aug 14, 2007
     | 1,770 views

    "What do you want on your Tombstone?," Do you remember the 1995 ads where an executioner asks a condemned man. "Cheese and pepperoni," the man replies in a memorable television commercial for the fastest-growing frozen pizza manufacturer in the United States. Seriously what do you want on your ...read more

  • One Out Of Three Children In The United States ...

    Contributed by Kent Kessler on Aug 30, 2007
     | 1,585 views

    One out of three children in the United States are growing up without a father present in the home. Last year in a number of major U.S. cities more children were born out of wedlock than within. The American home is in crisis. Very serious diseases are affecting and infecting our home life. Things ...read more