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  • Spiritual Lasik

    Contributed by David Heflin on Feb 13, 2007
     | 1,641 views

    Spiritual Lasik I have heard people talk about how LASIK dramatically changed the way they saw everything. They could see with greater focus and vividness, in a way they never imagined. Lasik harnesses the power of light in the form of a laser. It is heat that cuts into the retina to correct the ...read more

  • I Heard About A Church That Had Bought A New ...

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Jan 10, 2008
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     | 2,616 views

    I heard about a church that had bought a new organ, and they invited a talented musician to play that organ during the dedication recital for that organ. The organist came and sat down at the organ to begin playing. And as soon as he touched one of the keys there was silence - nothing. A ...read more

  • Plug-In Pollution

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 1,456 views

    PLUG-IN POLLUTION The expected introduction of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles could cut U.S. gasoline use but could also increase air pollution in some areas. A plug-in's lower tailpipe emissions may be offset by smokestack emissions from the utility plants supplying electricity to recharge the ...read more

  • Individual Workers, Not It Organizations, Are ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
     | 2,113 views

    Individual workers, not IT organizations, are driving the next wave of technology adoption, notes a Forrester Research report. There is a movement toward user control and individual empowerment in the workplace. Once an isolated minority, these unhappy consumers have entered the mainstream of work ...read more

  • Seductive Idols

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2009
     | 4,138 views

    SEDUCTIVE IDOLS "The seductiveness of a nearby idol for the Christian is that it promises to get things done, to be powerful, to make good changes -- but by means that conflict with God's means." pg. 44, Richard Keyes, No God, But God by Os Guinness "Idols are not just on pagan altars, but in ...read more

  • Dead Church

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 14, 2010
     | 2,393 views

    DEAD CHURCH William James of Harvard once said, "There were some people for whom religion was a dull habit, while to others, it was acute fever." By appearances it was a Church of an acute fever. But by assessment it was a Church of a dull habit. The impressive prayers that were prayed went no ...read more

  • God Anoints Men Of Prayer  PRO

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jan 9, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,989 views

    GOD ANOINTS MEN OF PRAYER E. M. Bounds says in his classic book, The Power of Prayer: "Men are God's method. The Church is looking for better methods; God is looking for better men...What the Church needs today is not more machinery or better, not new organizations or more and novel methods, but ...read more

  • Peale And Paul

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Aug 3, 2011
     | 2,213 views

    PEALE AND PAUL Many of you are familiar with Norman Vincent Peale’s book, The Power of Positive Living. It’s a good book. It won’t get you to heaven, but it will really help you approach life with the right kind of outlook. Dr. Vance Havner was asked one time to compare the writings of Norman ...read more

  • Hey, Do You Ever Wonder Why God Gave Wings To ...

    Contributed by Ed Lu on Oct 22, 2011
     | 3,616 views

    Hey, do you ever wonder why God gave wings to chicken? Can’t fly. Can’t float. God gave chicken wings for people! In fact, chicken wings are the most expensive part of the chicken. Wings cost almost as much as the whole chicken nowadays. Ever feel like a wing on a chicken? Don’t think you can do ...read more

  • Method Is Not What Matters Most  PRO

    Contributed by David Parks on Jun 1, 2012
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     | 2,943 views

    METHOD IS NOT WHAT MATTERS MOST "Among the many myths of modernity, none has been more devastating to the church than the belief that method is what matters most in ministry. And nowhere has this myth been more pernicious than in preaching. Steeped in homiletical method, preaching is now more ...read more

  • Encouraging Others

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Jul 18, 2017
     | 5,529 views

    After analyzing many surveys, J. C. Staehle found that the principle causes of unrest among workers, were the following: 1. Failure to give credit for suggestions. 2. Failure to correct grievances. 3. Failure to encourage. 4. Criticizing employees in front of other people. 5. Failure to ask ...read more

  • Warning To America

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Dec 2, 2020
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    “If America upholds God's eternal standards and follows His unchanging ways, then it will be blessed with His favor...His protection...His prosperity....but if America should depart from the ways of God, if it should disregard His eternal standards, then the smiles of heaven, the blessings of ...read more

  • Igdaliah, A Man Of God

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Jun 21, 2020
     | 2,635 views

    Text: Jeremiah. 35:4, KJV: And I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which (was) by the chamber of the princes, which (was) above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door: Thoughts: Igdaliah ...read more

  • There Was A Church That Had A Young Lady That Had ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dennis Jones on Jun 10, 2003
    based on 17 ratings
     | 5,014 views

    There was a church that had a young lady that had started attending the church. She had more than a checkered past to say the least. She had turned her life over to the Lord and had dedicated the rest of her life to serving and following Jesus. She had worked very hard to not let her past get in ...read more

  • In September Of 1982, My Mother Passed Away Very ...

    Contributed by Stephen Ring on Apr 9, 2004
     | 2,960 views

    In September of 1982, my Mother passed away very unexpectedly. Through a series of events, I was actually spending the weekend at my parent’s home sick with a stomach flu, in order that my wife would be able to work and get a good night’s sleep. Early on the Sunday morning, my mother had a stroke ...read more

  • I Heard About A Woman Whose Dad Owned A Grocery ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jun 4, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,517 views

    I heard about a woman whose dad owned a grocery store when she was growing up, and several times a week the milkman would come to deliver milk to the store, and every time he saw her he would say, "How is my little Miss America doing today? So beautiful, so talented." Everyday, he would stack the ...read more

  • Chapters 40 Through 66 Of Isaiah Were Revealed To ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Dec 17, 2006
     | 1,614 views

    Chapters 40 through 66 of Isaiah were revealed to him during the final years of his life. They provide us many details about the ministry of our Messiah and His Coming Kingdom. Isaiah 40:12 presents the Messiah as our Divine Creator: Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand And ...read more

  • That In Fact, Jesus Is Prophecy Fulfilled For He ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 3,225 views

    That in fact, Jesus is prophecy fulfilled for He fulfilled almost 200 Old Testament prophecies! What are the odds of a man even fulfilling just a few prophecies? Dr. Peter Stoner, Professor Emeritus of Science at Westmont College, authored a book entitled Science Speaks, (Moody Press, 1969, P.109) ...read more

  • Revival Is The Visitation Of God, Which Brings To ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 30, 2009
     | 1,509 views

    Revival is the visitation of God, which brings to life Christians who have been sleeping and restores a deep sense of God’s near presence and holiness. Thence springs a vivid sense of sin and a profound exercise of heart in repentance, praise, and love, with an evangelistic outflow. Each revival ...read more

  • Addicted To Unkind ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 19, 2009
     | 4,144 views

    Addicted to Unkind Words Joseph Telushkin, author of Words That Hurt, Words That Heal, lectures throughout our country on the powerful and often negative impact of words. He often asks those in his audience if they can go 24 hours without saying any unkind words about or to another person. ...read more

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