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  • Be Rich Toward God  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Bauer on Aug 1, 2007
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     | 2,731 views

    Be rich toward God. Grandparents are often accused of spoiling the grandchildren Why? The children see grandpa sitting on the floor playing with his toddler grandchildren. The son or daughter is shocked and jealous: "Dad, I’m surprised. You never got down on the floor and played with ...read more

  • Lay Down The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
     | 2,041 views

    LAY DOWN THE LOAD The army of Alexander the Great was advancing on Persia. At one critical point, it appeared that his troops might be defeated. The soldiers had taken so much plunder from their previous campaigns that they had become weighted down and were losing their effectiveness in ...read more

  • Law Is Love

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,862 views

    LAW IS LOVE We have a little 10 lb. Sheltie-Poo at home, and we all love him. He thinks he’s so macho as he stands in our bay window, looking out at the street. A big German Shepherd walks his owner down our sidewalk every day, and our little Teddy goes nuts trying to get thru that window and take ...read more

  • In His Book Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis Helps ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Apr 24, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,308 views

    In his book Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis helps us gain balance when he says, “If anyone thinks that Christians regard unchastity (sexual sin) as the supreme vice, he is quite wrong. The sins of the flesh are bad, but they are the least bad of all sins. All the worst pleasures are purely ...read more

  • In Ancient Rome, Military Commanders Who Had Been ...

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Feb 25, 2007
     | 1,291 views

    In ancient Rome, military commanders who had been victorious in battle, killing at least 5,000 enemy troops, were honored publicly in a huge civil and religious ceremony called a Roman Triumph. The “triumphator,” as he was called, was paraded through the city ahead of his troops. In front of him ...read more

  • Saved And Saving - D. L. Moody Shared ...

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 14, 2009
     | 1,784 views

    SAVED AND SAVING - D. L. Moody shared this: One day I saw a steel engraving that I liked very much. I thought it was the finest thing I ever had seen, at the time, and I bought it. It was a picture of a woman coming out of the water, and clinging with both arms to the cross. There she came out ...read more

  • The House Of Shammai Say, A Man May Not Put Away ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 16, 2009
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    "The house of Shammai say, a man may not put away his wife, unless he finds some uncleanness in her, according to Deu. 24:1. The house of Hillel say, if she should spoil his food, (that is, as Jarchi and Bartenora explain it, burns it either at the fire, or with salt, i.e. over-roasts or over-salts ...read more

  • When King Louis Xiv Of France Was Dethroned, ...

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Jun 25, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,398 views

    When King Louis XIV of France was dethroned, someone kidnapped his son. They tried to spoil him and dethrone him. The people who captured him exposed him to vulgar language, excessive alcohol and women—anything to feed his passions and to try to keep him from fulfilling his destiny. After 6 months ...read more

  • When King Louis Xiv Of France Was Dethroned, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Jul 10, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,116 views

    When King Louis XIV of France was dethroned, someone kidnapped his son. They tried to spoil him and dethrone him. The people who captured him exposed him to vulgar language, excessive alcohol and women—anything to feed his passions and to try to keep him from fulfilling his destiny. After 6 months ...read more

  • In Ancient Rome, Military Commanders Who Had ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,891 views

    In ancient Rome, military commanders who had been victorious in battle, killing at least 5,000 enemy troops, were honored publicly in a huge civil and religious ceremony called a Roman Triumph. The “triumphator,” as he was called, was paraded through the city ahead of his troops. In front of him ...read more

  • Duct Tape Is One Of Those Invaluable Items That ...

    Contributed by Danny Pinksen on Jun 28, 2007
     | 1,282 views

    Duct Tape is one of those invaluable items that is able to solve many of life’s little problems. We have seen some examples in the video we just watched. In recent years, Red Green has certainly increased the sales of duct tape. He used duct tape for many of the contraptions that he developed. Red ...read more

  • Unsung Heroes: The Four Great Men Of Samaria

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Nov 11, 2022
     | 431 views

    Introduction: There was war between the kingdoms of Israel and Judah, where Israelites on each side fought, died, were captured and who knows what else. In this battle, the northern kingdom of Israel had won a great victory and were headed back home, loaded with the spoils of war. But that joy ...read more

  • One Of The Modern Day Heroes Of Faith Is George ...

    Contributed by Tom Osterkamp on Mar 26, 2007
     | 2,035 views

    One of the modern day heroes of faith is George Mueller. George Mueller started many orphanages without raising the funds to do so. He simply trusted God to do the work and keep it going. On more than one occasion God provided for those orphans in a miraculous way. On one occasion they had no ...read more

  • Heaven, A Permanent Place  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,494 views

    Heaven, A Permanent Place Jesus said, "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in Me. In My Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and ...read more

  • The Bait Of Satan

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 1, 2006
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    John Bevere taught us from the “Bait of Satan” They (Christians) think churches are like cafeterias; they can pick and choose what they like! They feel the freedom to stay as long as there are no problems. But this does not agree at all with what the Bible teaches. You are not the one who chooses ...read more

  • We Are Told In One Of The Greek Histories That ...

    Contributed by Matthew Sullivan on Feb 19, 2008
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    We are told in one of the Greek histories that the wife of on of the generals of Cyrus, ruler of Persia, was accused of treachery and was condemned to die. At first her husband didn’t know what was taking place. But as soon as he heard about it he rushed to the palace and burst into the throne ...read more

  • C.s. Lewis On The Law Of Nature

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2008
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    C.S. LEWIS ON THE LAW OF NATURE "Whenever you find a man who says he does not believe in a real Right and Wrong, you will find the same man going back on this a moment later. He may break his promise to you, but if you try breaking one to him he will be complaining ‘It’s not fair’ before you can ...read more

  • The Perfect Church  PRO

    Contributed by James Chandler on Jun 29, 2003
    based on 20 ratings
     | 3,646 views

    The Perfect Church Mavis Williams If you should find the perfect church Without one fault or smear, For goodness sake! Don’t join that church; You’d spoil the atmosphere. If you should find the perfect church Where all anxieties cease Then pass it by, lest joining it You’d mar the masterpiece. If ...read more

  • A Bit Of Knife Blade

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Oct 23, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,107 views

    Rev. John McNeil told the following story: A ship once wrecked on the Irish coast. The captain was a careful one. Nor had the weather been of so severe a kind to explain the wide distance the ship had swerved from her course. The ship went down, but so much interest was attached to the disaster ...read more

  • Money Money Money  PRO

    Contributed by Tom Conant on Apr 3, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,514 views

    MONEY MONEY MONEY Money magazine declared money was the number one obsession of Americans. Newsweek reports there is a new plane of consciousness called "transcendental acquisition." Its cover story of 8/27/01 tells of a woman saddled with debt who charged a diving trip to French East Indies. ...read more