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  • Wahlstrom's Wonder  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2011
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,510 views

    WAHLSTROM'S WONDER I once read about a certain Mr. Wahlstrom who purchased an old bombsight and took it apart to see what made it work. As he began to put it back together, he decided to add to it some spare parts he had from other projects. Over time, friends and neighbors took an interest in the ...read more

  • Warren Wiersbe:

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Apr 17, 2011
     | 1,651 views

    Warren Wiersbe: "Self-preservation is the first law of physical life, but self-sacrifice is ...read more

  • Confused

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Apr 17, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,454 views

    CONFUSED A university student was seen with a large "K" printed on his T-shirt. When someone asked him what the "K" stood for, he said, "Confused." "But," the questioner replied, "you don't spell 'confused' ...read more

  • Self-Remedies

    Contributed by John Putty on Apr 16, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,330 views

    SELF-REMEDIES Not many people enjoy going to the doctor, but according to Reuters, in 1994, one London accountant to that to an extreme. The 63 year old man needed bladder surgery, but he couldn't overcome his fear of doctors and hospitals. So he self-reliantly did what had to be done. He ...read more

  • Words In The Spirit

    Contributed by D. Marie Hamilton on Apr 16, 2011
     | 2,521 views

    WORDS IN THE SPIRIT When I was asked to be the preacher for the North Little Rock Ministerial Alliance Community Thanksgiving Service, I was floored. I didn't think that anybody thought that much about me. I was honored by the gesture, but the moment I said "yes," my nerves got the best of me. I ...read more

  • If I Have Seen Farther Than Others, It Is ...

    Contributed by Billy Nale on Apr 16, 2011
     | 3,772 views

    If I have seen farther than others, it is because I was standing on the ...read more

  • God Made Himself Understandable  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2011
    based on 36 ratings
     | 6,481 views

    GOD MADE HIMSELF UNDERSTANDABLE I read of a story from the famous Danish philosopher from the mid 1800s, a Christian theologian named Soren Kierkegaard. It is a familiar story, a story rewritten by many over the ages in many different forms, yet it is still relevant today. Here’s what he wrote: A ...read more

  • Surprise Gift

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2011
     | 6,722 views

    SURPRISE GIFT When Gabriel Hurles turned six a couple of years ago (January 2009), he was so focused on eating his birthday cake, that he hardly noticed the giant package in the corner of the room. When another child pointed out the large gift, Gabriel ran over and began to tear off the wrapping. ...read more

  • Man Has Yet To Conquer Himself  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2011
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,865 views

    MAN HAS YET TO CONQUER HIMSELF Ravi Zacharias put it well when he said, "In an attempt to be reasonable, man has become irrational. In an attempt to deify himself, he has defaced himself. In an attempt to be free, he has made himself a slave. And like Alexander the Great, he has conquered the ...read more

  • You Come To Me

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2011
     | 5,408 views

    YOU COME TO ME Jimmy, and his son, Davey, were playing in the ocean down in Mexico, while his family -- his wife, daughters, parents, and a cousin -- were on the beach. Suddenly, a rogue riptide swept Davey out to the sea. Immediately Jimmy started to do whatever he could to help Davey get back to ...read more

  • Complicated Directions

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2011
     | 4,201 views

    COMPLICATED DIRECTIONS Matt Woodly, a father of four, talks about buying his children a swing set, about 15 years ago, as an early Christmas present. It was an extra long metal set with two swings, a two-seater swinging bench, a slide, monkey bars, and a series of hanging rings. He thought the ...read more

  • Any Excuse Will Do

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2011
     | 3,939 views

    ANY EXCUSE WILL DO In one of the “Big Three” conferences during World War II, Roosevelt and Churchill were trying to get Stalin to agree with some proposed strategy. When Stalin gave his reason or excuse for not agreeing with them, they said, “That is no reason for your refusal!” Stalin replied ...read more

  • God Is Still On The Throne

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Apr 15, 2011
     | 2,874 views

    GOD IS STILL ON THE THRONE We used to have a song leader in our church in Wiesbaden named Steve who whenever I saw him, I’d ask, “How’s it going Steve?” His response was always the same--he’d say, “God is still on the throne!” He was almost always happy and on top of things when he’d say ...read more

  • If He Hadn't Taken My Son

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Apr 15, 2011
     | 1,531 views

    "IF HE HADN'T TAKEN MY SON" Imagine the following scenario: Three little boys walk into a large electrical compound in Okinawa when the workmen momentarily walks to his truck to get some tools. One of those boys touches a live wire and is instantly electrocuted to death. The parents are ...read more

  • The Miracle Of Sight  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,254 views

    THE MIRACLE OF SIGHT For 51 years Bob Edens was blind. He couldn’t see a thing. His world was a black hall of sounds and smells. He felt his way through five decades of darkness. And then, he could see. A skilled surgeon performed a complicated operation and, for the first time, Bob Edens had ...read more

  • Fitted For Service Through Suffering

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Apr 15, 2011
     | 2,217 views

    FITTED FOR SERVICE THROUGH SUFFERING I grew up as a military brat and later my dad was a missionary to the military. When I was growing up, I was never exposed much to suffering. When we lived overseas, if someone got too sick, they shipped them back to the States, or (when we were stationed in ...read more

  • The Storms Of Matthew 8

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Apr 15, 2011
     | 3,654 views

    THE STORMS OF MATTHEW 8 When I was a teen living in Okinawa, I remember some of my friends and I taking a boat from the main island of Okinawa to visit one of the smaller islands. It was during the typhoon season and though we were not in a typhoon, it was a really, really scary storm. We were in ...read more

  • How Do You Know You're Saved?

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Apr 15, 2011
     | 2,055 views

    HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU'RE SAVED? When I ask some people if they're saved, they sometimes answer, "Well I think so" or "I hope so." What if someone came up to me and asked, "Pastor Sligh, are you married?" Suppose I say, "Well, I think so." You say, "Now wait a minute. You either are or you aren't. I ...read more

  • You Did Not Make The Cross Effective In Your Life ...

    Contributed by Mark Haines on Apr 15, 2011
     | 2,157 views

    You did not make the cross effective in your life by faith. The cross became effective in our life by ...read more

  • Beauty From What He Puts In

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Apr 15, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,552 views

    BEAUTY FROM WHAT HE PUTS IN There once was a brier growing in a ditch when a gardener came along with his spade and dug it up. He dug around it and gently lifted it out of the ground, bringing the brier to ask itself, "What is he doing? Doesn’t he know I’m a worthless brier?" But the gardener ...read more

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