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  • Moving Into Diversity  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 15, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,913 views

    MOVING INTO DIVERSITY Newer neighborhoods rate best on diversity, report says Fast-growing cities in the West and South - which drew residents to neighborhoods built after passage of fair-housing laws - are among the US’s most racially diverse, according to a Census Bureau report. Still, it ...read more

  • If It Moves, Sin!

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Dec 4, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,522 views

    Chuck Swindoll writes: “One of my favorite stories comes from a man who used to be in our church. He and his wife were close friends of our family, but they have now moved to another part of the country. We really miss their joyful presence. When he was a youth worker many years ago in an ethnic ...read more

  • Moving The Fence

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 25, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,683 views

    Moving The Fence Another story from World War II is that of a group of American soldiers who lost their buddy in battle. They carried his body to the only cemetery in the area, which happened to be Catholic. When the priest was told that the dead man was not Catholic he said, "I am sorry, but he ...read more

  • Moving The Fence

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2009
     | 3,225 views

    MOVING THE FENCE Millard Erickson wrote, "The church is the repository of grace...it possesses the gospel, the good news of salvation" During World War II, some American soldiers took the body of their buddy to a local cemetery. The priest stopped them saying, "You can't bury your friend here if ...read more

  • Moving Day

    Contributed by Doug Lyon on Mar 7, 2009
     | 2,800 views

    MOVING DAY Shortly before his death, Dr. M. R. De Haan, founder of Radio Bible Class, took great comfort from an article written by J. E. Campbell. The article spoke of death in a unique way: "Moving day is coming. Just when the van will stop at our home we do not know—-but for everyone it is ...read more

  • Moving And Friendships

    Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on Aug 27, 2009
     | 2,329 views

    MOVING AND FRIENDSHIPS We live in a society where people, especially young adults, move so often they don’t have time to develop deep friendships. My mom and step father lived in the place where I grew up for about 25 years. During that 25 years, I moved ...read more

  • A Church Moves On

    Contributed by Michael Walther on Jul 29, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,415 views

    A CHURCH MOVES ON "Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good" (Romans 12.21). A church that was already struggling financially suffered a loss of $5,000 which one of its members had embezzled. This put the church in even greater peril because of its difficulty in meeting financial ...read more

  • Moved By Grace

    Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Apr 20, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 755 views

    The word itself... grace... has become trite and debased through misuse and overuse. It does not move us the way it moved our early Christian ancestors. In some European countries, certain high ecclesiastical officials are still called, Your Grace. Sportswriters spoke of Michael Jordan's easy ...read more

  • Fear Moves Us

    Contributed by Robert Clark on Jun 19, 2009
     | 2,199 views

    FEAR MOVES US Fear is used by those with a platform to move us in the direction they desire. Fear sells (magazines, newspapers, TV ratings/ads...). Fear wins political contests. Fear is used by parents. And all too often fear is used by the church. Illustration: Print articles add up to $543M. ...read more

  • It Moves, For All That!

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Nov 21, 2010
     | 725 views

    IT MOVES, FOR ALL THAT! Galileo, in 1609, began experiments which led to the invention of the telescope. His first instrument had for its tube, a piece of leaden organ pipe, and a magnifying power of three diameters. In 1611 he visited Rome, and showed the clergy and others the wonders of the ...read more

  • Make The First Move

    Contributed by Dr. Zachary Sizemore on May 17, 2011
     | 2,443 views

    MAKE THE FIRST MOVE Many years ago I was preaching in a little mountain church in a close community. There was a division between two men in the church over a cow. Their families had been at odds, and they had brought the argument into the church. One of the men bought a cow and the other man ...read more

  • Moving Forward For Christ

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jan 30, 2018
     | 6,406 views

    *The early church kept moving ahead. And we can too! In spite of our enemies, in spite of the setbacks, we can still move forward for the Lord Jesus Christ! *In February of 2007, a deadly tornado struck central Florida. And it smashed almost everything in its path. The storm struck at the worst ...read more

  • Young Christian Was Attempting To Get Into The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Oct 12, 2007
    based on 33 ratings
     | 4,597 views

    Young Christian was attempting to get into the peach growing business. He had worked hard and invested everything he had in a peach orchard which had blossomed beautifully, but then came a frost, and it destroyed his entire crop. He did not go to church the next Sunday nor the next. So his pastor ...read more

  • A Small Congregation In The Foothills Of The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Mar 25, 2010
    based on 10 ratings
     | 6,469 views

    A small congregation in the foothills of the Great Smokies built a new sanctuary on a piece of land willed to them by a church member. Ten days before the new church was to open, the local building inspector informed the pastor that the parking lot was inadequate for the size of the building. Until ...read more

  • He Moved Into The Ward With Us  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 25, 2001
    based on 65 ratings
     | 1,354 views

    He Moved Into the Ward With Us. Dr. John Rosen, a psychiatrist in New York City, is well known For his work with catatonic schizophrenics. Normally doctors remain separate and aloof from their patients. Dr. Rosen moves into the ward with them. He places his bed among their beds. He lives the life ...read more

  • God Moves In A Mysterious Way  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on May 20, 2002
    based on 55 ratings
     | 2,392 views

    Title: God Moves in a Mysterious Way The hymn God Moves in a Mysterious Way has been a source of great comfort and blessing to many of God’s people since William Cowper wrote it in the 18th century. Yet few people know of the unusual circumstances that led to its composition. William ...read more

  • There Was A Family Who Decided To Move To The ...  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jul 26, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,682 views

    There was a family who decided to move to the country. They bought a ranch and made plans to raise cattle. They completed the relocation process and set about building their ranch, and about six months later some friends came to see them. They wanted to see the ranch and the cattle. The friend said ...read more

  • We Are Not To Be Isolated But Insulated, Moving ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 8, 2003
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,735 views

    We are not to be isolated but insulated, moving in the midst of evil but untouched by it. Separation is contact without contamination. Jesus was “holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners” (Heb. 7:26), yet He ...read more

  • A Couple Moved Into A Community. The Wife Was A ...

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Oct 10, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,256 views

    A couple moved into a community. The wife was a backslid Christian, the husband had never received Christ. They were visited a couple of times by members of the local church. They became almost abusive in stating that they wanted to be left alone. One day the wife was looking out the front window ...read more

  • Don't Move The Piano  PRO

    Contributed by James Chandler on Jan 10, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,454 views

    A new preacher at the local church walked into the auditorium of His new church. He thought it would be best to move the piano from the right side of the stage to the left side of the stage, so he moved it. Soon after he was fired for the disruption caused by the new ...read more