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  • Be Ready

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
     | 3,957 views

    Typical inscription on a grave in Paul’s day: I was not I became I am not I care ...read more

  • Mr. Goodness And Mr. Mercy

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 31, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,203 views

    MR. GOODNESS AND MR. MERCY A faithful Christian lady told the preacher on her death bed that she felt like two demons were always around her. She said that when she died she felt like those demons were going to escort her to hell. The preacher was disturbed and couldn't understand her terrors. ...read more

  • The Angel And Anthony Burger

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Mar 22, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,694 views

    THE ANGEL AND ANTHONY BURGER Anthony Burger died at age 44. Many feel that he is the finest gospel pianist that ever lived. He spent the last ten years playing for the Gaither Vocal Band. He last played on a cruise ship. Fifteen hundred people were on the cruise, vacationing during the day, and ...read more

  • Temporary Castles  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 28, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,518 views

    TEMPORARY CASTLES "A little boy is on the beach. On his knees he scoops and packs the sand with plastic shovels into a bright red bucket. Then he upends the bucket on the surface and lifts it. And, to the delight of the little architect, a castle tower is created. "All afternoon he will work. ...read more

  • Our Lives Are Like A...

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Jun 14, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,835 views

    OUR LIVES ARE LIKE A... Listen to what the Bible compares our lives to, and as you do, notice that the central theme of each comparison is the idea of the BREVITY of our lives upon this earth: * First, our lives are compared to A VAPOR (James 4:1) - Think about the vapor from a teapot. It is ...read more

  • Roman Historian Livy: "Wealth Has Made Us ...

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Aug 10, 2011
     | 1,817 views

    Roman historian Livy: "Wealth has made us greedy, and self-indulgence has brought us, through every form of sensual excess, to be, if I may so put it, ...read more

  • I Shall Be Alive...

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Aug 11, 2011
     | 1,732 views

    I SHALL BE ALIVE... One of the penetrating churchmen of the past generation was Reverend James Gordon Gilkey. While living in Portland, Oregon, he was told by his physician that he had an incurable disease. Death could not be averted, nor long delayed. What did he do? Here is his own story: "I ...read more

  • Moody's Dying Words  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 21, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,442 views

    MOODY'S DYING WORDS "Earth recedes. Heaven opens before me. If this is death, it is sweet! There is no valley here. God is calling me, and I must go." "No, no, Father," said Moody's son, "You are dreaming." "I am not dreaming," replied Moody. "I have been within the gates. I have seen the ...read more

  • What Would You Like To Hear?  PRO

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Sep 27, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,458 views

    WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR? Four friends were talking about death. One of them asked the other three, "When you are in your casket and people are mourning you, what would you like to hear them say about you?" The first man said, "I'd like to hear them say that I was a fine physician in my time ...read more

  • The Machine Wears Out

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 8, 2011
     | 1,560 views

    THE MACHINE WEARS OUT President Woodrow Wilson experienced the devastation of World War I, he suffered a stroke which severely weakened him, 3 years after leaving office he died. His last words were, "The machinery ...read more

  • A Mayor In Brazil, Da Silva Was Seeking To Make ...

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 10, 2011
     | 1,450 views

    A mayor in Brazil, Da Silva was seeking to make its citizens get adequate health care and solve the problem of a lack of burial space. He proposed that a fine or jail time for the family of those who had family members who died too ...read more

  • I Want To Go Home

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 11, 2011
     | 3,910 views

    I WANT TO GO HOME Fred Smith, an influential Christian businessman was seriously ill in the summer of 2004. He was hospitalized, semiconscious, and not expected to live. Periodically he would mutter, "I want to go home, I want to go home." After an emotional family conference, the family ...read more

  • Not Allowed To Die  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 22, 2012
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,972 views

    NOT ALLOWED TO DIE Back in March of 2008, the mayor of a city in SW France had a problem. It seems his village was running out of space. Not in housing, nor in the retail district, nor even at City Hall. It seems they were running out of space... in the cemetery. There was no room for any more ...read more

  • What Is Man's Life Made Up Of?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 1, 2012
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,304 views

    WHAT IS MAN'S LIFE MADE UP OF? One person said: Man's life is made up of 20 years of his mother asking him where he is going, 50 years of his wife asking him where he has been, and one hour at his funeral when everyone wonders where ...read more

  • Dead People Everywhere

    Contributed by Jeff Gauss on Jun 29, 2012
     | 2,272 views

    DEAD PEOPLE EVERYWHERE Sometimes the most basic truths of Christianity can be quite confusing. Take for instance the first time little Suzy attended a funeral service. The minister used the phrase, "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust." Suzy didn't understand so she asked her grandma, who was with her, ...read more

  • Vernon And Joey

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Oct 13, 2012
     | 3,668 views

    It is fitting that we begin with a true story involving three main characters: an elderly man nearing death, a kindhearted woman in robust health, and a deceased boy very much alive. Five months earlier, physicians had diagnosed sixty-five-year-old Vernon Samuels with terminal lung cancer. They ...read more

  • If We Abide By The Principles ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,981 views

    Illustration: "If we abide by the principles taught in the Bible, our country will go on prospering and to prosper, but if we and our posterity ignore its instructions and authority, no man can tell how sudden a catastrophe ...read more

  • A Person's Last Words Are Important. We Hang On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,364 views

    A person’s last words are important. We hang on to the dying words of those closest to us. We pass on the final words of great leaders for the next generation. It’s as if we are waiting for them to sum everything up in a few final statements. Some are famous: Nathan Hale (1755-1776) – "I only ...read more

  • I Began To Understand God's Omnipotent Power," ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 4,657 views

    "I began to understand God’s omnipotent power," Struecker said. "He was orchestrating every single bullet that was fired that night. ... The peace that I had was not only for my own life, but for the lives of my soldiers. If any of them were to get shot, then that was part of God’s sovereign plan." ...read more

  • Max Lucado Says, "The Bible Has Been Banned, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,333 views

    Max Lucado says, “The Bible has been banned, burned, scoffed, and ridiculed. Scholars have mocked it as foolish. Kings have branded it as illegal. A thousand times over, the grave has been dug and the dirge has begun, but somehow the Bible never stays in the grave. Not only has it survived, it has ...read more

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