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  • Max Lucado: Angels Were Silent  PRO

    Contributed by Daniel Devilder on Dec 4, 2006
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     | 5,254 views

    Max Lucado (Angels were Silent) Describes how in a similar way we cry out for something to cut through the clutter of life, turning to faith and religion to give us simplicity, instead finding things just as complicated: Enter, religion. We Christians have a solution for the confusion don’t we? ...read more

  • Anyone Can Do That...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,009 views

    "ANYONE CAN DO THAT..." There was a man named Doug Nichols who went to India to be a missionary. While he was just starting to study the language, he became infected with tuberculosis and had to be put in a sanitarium. It was not a very good place to be. It was not very clean and conditions were ...read more

  • A Little Boy Converts His Mother

    Contributed by Dwight L. Moody on Jun 11, 2009
     | 2,464 views

    A LITTLE BOY CONVERTS HIS MOTHER I remember, when on the North Side, I tried to reach a family time and again and failed. One night in the meeting, I noticed one of the little boys of that family. He hadn’t come for any good, however; he was sticking pins in the backs of the other boys. I thought ...read more

  • I'm Not A Christian, So...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 28, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,998 views

    "I'M NOT A CHRISTIAN, SO..." You need to know what is going on in the head of a non-saved or pre-saved person. * "I'm not a Christian, so ... I really don't understand this religious stuff. I did try and read bits of the Bible when I was at school, but found it hard to understand. I never went ...read more

  • Failing To Give Him The Key

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Feb 6, 2010
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    Failing to Give Him the Key The early years of the 19th century were troubled times in the German confederation. Rumors of revolution and rioting had the federated government in panic. Klemens von Metternich, the chief statesman of the confederation, ordered thousands of young men drafted into the ...read more

  • Together Communication And Attitude Have ...

    Contributed by Ricki Lee Brooks on May 5, 2010
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    Together communication and attitude have potential... either for good or for evil. Here’s what we mean… It was attitude that took out yet another marriage. They were in their twenties. They were the parents of two beautiful children. He, however, had a miserable problem. She endured it. The ...read more

  • The Story Of Robert Dick Wilson

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 11, 2010
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     | 2,884 views

    THE STORY OF ROBERT DICK WILSON Robert Dick Wilson was truly a remarkable gentleman. Bible students are indebted to him for the masterful work he did in helping to confirm the credibility of the Old Testament. Robert Wilson was born in 1856; he graduated from Princeton University at the age of ...read more

  • The "Broken" Sheepdog And The Shepherd  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 22, 2011
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    THE "BROKEN" SHEEPDOG AND THE SHEPHERD Philip Keller tells a story in his book, Lessons from a Sheep Dog, about how a bedraggled collie named Lassie came into his possession. One day he happened to notice an ad in the paper that simply said: "Border collie to good owner. Currently uncontrollable ...read more

  • The Tablecloth  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 19, 2012
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     | 2,806 views

    THE TABLECLOTH The brand new pastor and his wife were assigned to their first church in Brooklyn and were to reopen it. They arrived in early October excited about their opportunities. When they saw the church, it was run down and needed a lot of work. They set a goal to have everything done in ...read more

  • Where Is Your Faith?

    Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Dec 25, 2014
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    “A weak faith is weakened by predicaments and catastrophes, whereas a strong faith is strengthened by them.” – Victor Frankl Rain poured down and thunder boomed one dark night in September in Western Oklahoma. It had been a quiet, pleasant evening at the nursing center, and nurses and residents ...read more

  • I Recently Finished The Book, D-Day, By Stephen ...

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Jun 26, 2007
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    I recently finished the book, D-Day, by Stephen Ambrose. D-Day occurred on June 6, 1944 when allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy by ship and plane to defeat Hitler’s evil Nazi Germany. There are literally thousands of stories of bravery and heroism to tell from that day, but I want to ...read more

  • Unsung Heroes-Claudius Lysias

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Aug 22, 2023
     | 726 views

    Introduction: He was a high-ranking officer in the Roman army, mentioned only a couple of times in Scripture. We don’t know if he ever became a Christian, but we do know that he saved the life of Paul the apostle at least twice! Text: Acts 24:22-23, KJV: 22 And when Felix heard these things, ...read more

  • The Power Of The Holy Spirit To Change Lives

    Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Aug 27, 2023
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    Dr. Harry A. Ironside the great evangelist and Bible teacher was living in the San Francisco Bay area working with a group of believers called “Brethren.” One Sunday as he was walking through the city he came upon a group of Salvation Army workers holding a meeting on the corner of Market and Grant ...read more

  • Unsung Heroes: Elijah’s First Servant

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Sep 26, 2024
     | 357 views

    Introduction: One of the least-known unsung heroes was Elijah’s first servant. He’s only mentioned in a couple of Scripture passages, but he was faithful to Elijah. We need more such men with that spirit even today. First, this servant is not named, and besides that, we don’t know anything about ...read more

  • Yes, Virginia, There Is A Jesus  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 10, 2002
    based on 16 ratings
     | 2,715 views

    "YES VIRGINIA, THERE IS A JESUS." It is truly heartwarming to know that millions of people around the world believe in Santa. Sure, most are under four feet tall, but still it’s amazing that so many believe in the big guy in the red suit. Consider the following: Around the globe, today, live ...read more

  • Here Is A Story By An Unknown Author. In The ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 8, 2009
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     | 2,661 views

    Here is a story by an unknown author. In the mountains of Virginia years ago there was a boys’ school class which no teacher could handle. The boys were so rough that the teachers resigned. A young but gray-haired teacher applied for the job. The old school director scanned him up and down, then ...read more

  • Root Beer Thirst --- ...

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Apr 3, 2010
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    Root Beer Thirst --- --- As a kid in High School, I loved to go to amusement parks, and so did my friends. We only had a couple of amusement parks in the SF Bay Area and my high school buddies and I were able to convince our parents to drop us off at one of these amusement parks that was like a six ...read more

  • Healing The Wounds Of War: The Kim Phuc Story

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 4, 2010
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     | 5,249 views

    HEALING THE WOUNDS OF WAR: THE KIM PHUC STORY Probably one of the most well-known pictures to come out of the Vietnam War was Nick Ut’s Pulitzer Prize-winning photo (show picture) of Phan Thi Kim Phuc (pronounced "fuke"). On June 8, 1972, a napalm bomb was dropped on her village, and Kim, who was ...read more

  • Cargo Cults

    Contributed by Craig Sully on Apr 7, 2010
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    CARGO CULTS First noticed in the late 19th century, the concept of the cargo cult came to prominence in the years immediately following WWII. As the Japanese and American armies began to island hop their way to victory and defeat across the Pacific, they literally took over these small territories ...read more

  • The Story Of Ernest Gordon

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 26, 2011
     | 7,172 views

    THE STORY OF ERNEST GORDON There is a book (and now a movie) called To End All Wars that tells of the extraordinary life of Ernest Gordon, a British Army officer captured at sea by the Japanese at the age of 24. Gordon was sent to work on the Burma-Siam railway line that the Japanese were ...read more