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  • One Day A Minister Was Having Lunch With A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 23, 2005
    based on 15 ratings
     | 1,818 views

    One day a minister was having lunch with a Catholic friend. He asked him why he prayed through the Virgin Mary. He answered, “It is because she is closer to Jesus than anyone else. She can get His ear and attention.” He said, “Suppose you wanted to have an interview with the president of the U.S. ...read more

  • Pastor Named John Gossip Once Said About God's ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on Dec 2, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,131 views

    pastor named John Gossip once said about God’s love: The wonderful thing about Christ is that as people looked at Him, followed Him, and watched Him, it became apparent to them that this is what God must be like. They concluded that if there is a God at all, then He must have Christ’s eyes, ...read more

  • In His Book, Science Speaks, Peter Stoner Applies ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,984 views

    In his book, Science Speaks, Peter Stoner applies the modern science of probability to just eight prophecies regarding Christ. He says, “The chance that any man might have ...fulfilled all eight prophecies is one in 10 to the 17th. That would be 1 in 100,000,000,000,000,000.” (one hundred ...read more

  • Making The Connection: A Recent Survey By Harris ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,631 views

    Making the Connection: A recent survey by Harris Interactive revealed that electronics are bringing families together. The survey found that parents and their children enjoy using technology to work together on activities such as assembling virtual photo albums and creating holiday e-greetings. ...read more

  • In His Book, Science Speaks, Peter Stoner Applies ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,404 views

    In his book, Science Speaks, Peter Stoner applies the modern science of probability to just eight prophecies regarding Christ. He says, "The chance that any man might have ...fulfilled all eight prophecies is one in 10 to the 17th. That would be 1 in 100,000,000,000,000,000." (one hundred ...read more

  • You've Done Some Great Things? God Says, "Really? ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jun 24, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,986 views

    You’ve done some great things? God says, "Really? Maybe, like Bruce Nolan, you ought to try to do God’s job. {Video Clip: Bruce Almighty - Start: Chp. 8 - 0:35:45 - Stop: Chp. 8 - 0:37:26 = 1:41} Now, I know of no where other than the movies that God ever let someone do his job but he did ...read more

  • A 6 Year Girl In Our Church Had The Greatest ...

    Contributed by David Moore on Jan 16, 2007
     | 1,405 views

    A 6 year girl in our church had the greatest insight. While remodeling the back of there house, an old piano became the subject of conversation. Being an upright piano the kids had grown to like the looks of it. Because it had been in a room that was exposed to the differences of hot and cold ...read more

  • Civil War General Desires Baptism After Being ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 24, 2009
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    Civil War General Desires Baptism After being Mortally Wounded Gen. William Nelson, a Union general in the Civil War, was consumed with the battles in Kentucky when a brawl ended up in his being shot, mortally, in the chest. He had faced many battles, but the fatal blow came while he was relaxing ...read more

  • Card-Carrying Authority

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 22, 2010
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     | 5,212 views

    CARD-CARRYING AUTHORITY A Department of Water Resources representative stops at a Texas ranch and talks with an old rancher. He tells the rancher, "I need to inspect your ranch for your water allocation." The old rancher says, "Okay, but don't go in that field over there." The Water ...read more

  • Prepared To ...

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Aug 6, 2010
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    Prepared to serve. Joshua died at 110 years old in 1380 B.C. He assumed leadership around 1406 B.C. Therefore, he was around 85 years old when he took command from Moses!Before Joshua ever took the reigns, he had been a servant, a soldier and a spy. Some feel that you can make a man by giving him ...read more

  • The World Is Without Hope

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jun 5, 2011
     | 3,778 views

    THE WORLD IS WITHOUT HOPE In Kurt Vonnegut’s novel, Cat’s Cradle, an important book comes to light. It is titled, "What Can a Thoughtful Man Hope for Mankind on Earth, Given the Experience of the Past Million Years?" The chief character is anxious to read it. But when he does, he finds that it ...read more

  • Patience Is A Virtue

    Contributed by Pastor Randall Timblin on Aug 20, 2018
    based on 1 rating
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    My Mother always used to say, 'Only Fools rush in, son!' As I grew and matured, I heard that a lot less because I started to see the wisdom in what she had said and the foolishness in which I, as a young man, was a prime example. Matter-of-fact, if you had looked up foolishness, you would ...read more

  • Probability Of Prophecies Fulfilled

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 21, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,026 views

    Probability of Prophecies Fulfilled In his book, Science Speaks, Peter Stoner applies the modern science of probability to just eight prophecies regarding Christ. He says, “The chance that any man might have ...fulfilled all eight prophecies is one in 10 to the 17th. That would be 1 in ...read more

  • Anne Rice Is One Of The Most Widely Read Authors ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Apr 8, 2008
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    Anne Rice is one of the most widely read authors in the world. Her bestsellers—most notably, her series of gothic books called "The Vampire Chronicles"—have sold over 100 million copies. After spending most of her adult life a self-described atheist, Rice converted back to Christianity in 1996. She ...read more

  • Submission Is A Two-Way Street

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on May 3, 2008
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    SUBMISSION IS A TWO-WAY STREET Several years ago, while ministering in Florida, I was about to speak in chapel for our Church’s preschool, and my wife was supposed to lead singing. But it was time to start and Deb was on the phone, and I became impatient. So, when I went out to the auditorium, our ...read more

  • The Musings Of A Child Through The Years:  PRO

    Contributed by Ricky Johnson on Jun 15, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,048 views

    The musings of a child through the years: 4 years old: my Dad can do anything 7 years old: my Dad knows a lot, a whole lot 9 years old: my dad doesn’t know quite everything 12 years old: Oh well, naturally Dad does not know that either 14 years old: my Dad is so out of step with ...read more

  • I Was Reading About Ty Cobb. Other Than Babe ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    I was reading about Ty Cobb. Other than Babe Ruth, he was probably the greatest baseball player who ever lived. He had 4,191 hits in his career. But the biggest hit he ever made was while he was on his death bed. On July 17th, 1961, with tears in His eyes, he welcomed Jesus Christ as the Lord of ...read more

  • Ambassador To The King—communion Meditation  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 24, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,970 views

    AMBASSADOR TO THE KING-- Communion Meditation "I served on the board of a Christian college for several years. During that time, the government of Swaziland wanted to recruit Christian school teachers to come to their country and help them set up a Christian school system. Swaziland is a ...read more

  • I've Been Reading A Very Powerful Book, Tortured ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jun 2, 2009
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    I’ve been reading a very powerful book, Tortured for Christ, which is a testimony from a follower of Jesus who suffered immensely in Romania after the communist takeover. Originally published 30 years ago, it is still very powerful. Richard Wurmbrand was a faithful servant of Christ in the ...read more

  • I'm Always Fascinated By The Stories Of People ...

    Contributed by Bret Toman on May 20, 2010
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    I'm always fascinated by the stories of people who win large sums of money in lotteries. A large majority of whom wish they had never won. Willie Hurt of Lansing, Mich., won $3.1 million in 1989. Two years later he was broke and charged with murder. His lawyer says Hurt spent his fortune on a ...read more