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  • Lord Use My Time  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 23, 2002
    based on 11 ratings
     | 2,322 views

    LORD USE MY TIME Lord I have time I have plenty of time All the time that you give me The years of my life The days of my years The hours of my days They are all mine Mine to fill, quietly, calmly, But to fill completely, up to the brim, To offer them to you, that of their insipid water You may ...read more

  • D.

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Oct 6, 2009
     | 2,325 views

    “A human being has to work to live but has an insatiable appetite for more. This is common to both wise and foolish. Today the business world contains many clever people who work hard because they are obsessed with piling up money, while on the other side there are those who are ever alert for a ...read more

  • More Than The Sum Of Their Parts

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
     | 1,341 views

    MORE THAN THE SUM OF THEIR PARTS I once read the story is told of a horse pulling contest in Canada. The winning horse in the contest pulled 9,000 pounds The runner up pulled 8,000. Together you’d expect them to pull 17,000 lbs. but not so! When teamed together, they pulled 30,000 lbs – nearly ...read more

  • Dr. Frederic Loomis Faced The Most Difficult ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tom Mccrossan on Jan 21, 2004
    based on 17 ratings
     | 2,641 views

    Dr. Frederic Loomis faced the most difficult decision a physician could ever make--whether to allow a deformed baby to live or die. He had only seconds to decide. Dr. Loomis had delivered hundreds of babies, but this one was different. The infant lay in a breech position, promising at best a ...read more

  • Predestination  PRO

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Mar 19, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,877 views

    PREDESTINATION Rather than predetermining a person’s FATE, predestination predetermines a believer’s FOCUS—that is, God’s eternal purposes, goals and privileges for him. Every instance of the word “predestinate” in the New Testament refers to some purpose, goal or privilege that God has ...read more

  • With Toes Curled Tightly Over The Edge Of The ...  PRO

    Contributed by James Faillace on Jul 17, 2001
    based on 41 ratings
     | 1,795 views

    With toes curled tightly over the edge of the diving board and the refreshing blue water 12 feet below, I found myself at 7 years old for the very first time standing on the high diving board. With friends cheering below, which seemed more like a mile away rather than just 12 feet, I was faced ...read more

  • Cliff Knechtle, An Effective Open-Air Evangelist, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Apr 30, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,364 views

    Cliff Knechtle, an effective open-air evangelist, put it this way: “A person’s coming to Christ is like a chain with many links. There is the first link, middle links, and a last link. There are many influences and conversations that precede a person’s decision to convert to Christ. I know the ...read more

  • In A Recent Ncaa Cross-Country Championship Held ...

    Contributed by Kent Lenard on May 30, 2004
     | 2,529 views

    In a recent NCAA cross-country championship held in Riverside, California, 123 of the 128 runners missed a turn. One competitor, Mike Delcavo, stayed on the 10,000 meter course and began waving for fellow runners to follow him. Delcavo was able to convince only four other runners to go with him. ...read more

  • Marriage And Discipleship: Love In Action

    Contributed by Scott Berry on Aug 13, 2009
     | 3,953 views

    MARRIAGE AND DISCIPLESHIP: LOVE IN ACTION If a groom said ‘I wanna scrap that ‘forsake all others bit’, I’ll have a few affairs but it’ll be ok – I’ll come home to you most nights’ - its not acceptable. Marriage is not about emotion or what you get from the other – its a commitment, a decision to ...read more

  • An Outstanding Concert Violinist Found Her ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,034 views

    : An outstanding concert violinist found her energies consumed by peripheral matters. The violin received the tail end of her day, or was neglected altogether. Success came when she made the decision to concentrate. “I deliberately planned to neglect everything else,” she said, “until my practice ...read more

  • American Missionaries Went To Japan After ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,697 views

    American missionaries went to Japan after WWII/multitudes were coming forward to be saved…seemed to lack genuine conviction. Decisions seemed to be superficial. They came to realize that in the Japanese culture they are taught that when you are conquered, you have a moral obligation to accept the ...read more

  • What Children Hear  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 24, 2002
    based on 25 ratings
     | 4,313 views

    WHAT CHILDREN HEAR I was reading the story of Jesus’ birth to my day-care children one morning. As usual, I stopped to see if they understood. "What do we call the three wise men?" I asked. "The three maggots," replied a bright 5-year-old. "What gift did the MAGI bring baby Jesus?" ...read more

  • He Gave The ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 24, 2010
     | 2,603 views

    He GAVE the Blood! Ed Freeman, quoting Herb Cain, told in the San Francisco Chronicle about a poster for a blood bank. The poster read, “Be a volunteer Blood Donor.” Someone had wisely printed on the poster these words: “That’s the best kind.” If someone is taking your blood, and you are not a ...read more

  • God's Strange Answers

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jul 9, 2010
     | 2,647 views

    GOD'S STRANGE ANSWERS He was a Christian, and he prayed. He asked for strength to do greater things, but he was given infirmity that he might do better things. He asked for riches that he might be happy; he was given poverty that he might be wise. He asked for power that he might have the ...read more

  • Engraved On A Cathedral In Germany

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Apr 2, 2022
     | 524 views

    These words are engraved on a cathedral in Lubeck, Germany: You call Me master and obey Me not, You call Me light and see Me not, You call Me the way and walk Me not, You call Me life and live Me not, You call Me wise and follow Me not, You call Me fair and love Me not, You call Me rich ...read more

  • Understanding Isn’t Faith

    Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 16, 2025
     | 162 views

    The universe is vast. God is infinitely wise. We will never master every “why.” Years ago, I told a friend how much the problem of evil troubled me. “I want to understand how God could permit it.” He listened, then asked—bluntly—“Why do you think you’ll solve what the greatest minds haven’t? Who ...read more

  • Undefiled Eyes

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
     | 3,531 views

    Undefiled Eyes The church that continues the proclaiming of the gospel of Jesus Christ has Christians who long to have undefiled eyes. The first thought that comes to mind regarding undefiled eyes is a child of God who refrains from watching pornography or movies that are full of violence. ...read more

  • Does It Really Help To Worry  PRO

    Contributed by Kevin Taylor on Oct 2, 2002
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,684 views

    DOES IT REALLY HELP TO WORRY:) 40% of all things that we worry about never come to pass. 30% of all our worries involve past decisions that cannot be changed. 12% focus on criticism from others who spoke because they felt inferior. 10% are related to our health, which gets worse when we ...read more

  • Good And Evil Both Increase At Compound ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Cheadle on Nov 18, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,873 views

    "Good and evil both increase at compound interest. That is why the little decisions you and I make every day are of such infinite importance. The smallest good act today is the capture of a strategic point from which, a few months later, you may be able to go on to victories you never dreamed of. ...read more

  • Emotion Is Always More Persuasive Than Logic. Yet ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 2,491 views

    Emotion is always more persuasive than logic. Yet it is even truer for older consumers, says Matt Thornhill President of the Boomer Project. “When you’re young and you’re making a purchase decision, you have to go through a reasoned thought process. But by the time you’re 55, you’ve done that about ...read more