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  • A Friend Of Mine Told Me About A Time He Was A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,214 views

    A friend of mine told me about a time he was a youth counselor at church camp. During the week they had various types of activities. They had bible classes, and prayer groups, and hiking, and worship services, and of course some type of sporting competition every day. All the kids were having a ...read more

  • A Very Cold Winter

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,782 views

    A VERY COLD WINTER It was autumn, and the Indians on the remote reservation asked their new Chief if the winter was going to be cold or mild. Since he was an Indian Chief in a modern society, he had never been taught the old secrets. When he looked at the sky, he couldn't tell what the weather was ...read more

  • Messiah Fed The Hungry  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 28, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,314 views

    "MESSIAH" FED THE HUNGRY When Handel wrote "Messiah" he had gone from riches to rags. For 30 years he had entertained Lords and Ladies with his operas. But those days seemed long past. Creditors were at his door. He was depressed. He could not sleep and he was plagued by rheumatism. He feared he ...read more

  • I Heard About A Man Who Went On A Trip To Israel. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Rust on Jul 11, 2001
    based on 110 ratings
     | 1,923 views

    I heard about a man who went on a trip to Israel. He was about to enter the famous and impressive Mann Auditorium in Tel Aviv to take in a concert by the famed Israel Philharmonic. The man was admiring the unique architecture, the sweeping lines of the entrance, and the modern decor throughout the ...read more

  • In An Interview With George Marsden, Professor Of ...

    Contributed by John Quigley on Mar 1, 2005
     | 1,873 views

    In an interview with George Marsden, Professor of History, Notre Dame University, regarding the fundamentalist - modernist controversy of the late 1800’s - early 1900’s the question was asked: "What do you appreciate most about fundamentalists?" Marsden replied thusly: "Fundamentalists are ...read more

  • Who Can Estimate The Value Of God's Gift, When He ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 2,654 views

    Who can estimate the value of God’s gift, when He gave to the world His only begotten Son! It is something unspeakable and incomprehensible. It passes man’s understanding. Two things there are which man has no arithmetic to reckon, and no line to measure. One of these things is the extent of that ...read more

  • When We Come To Talk About The Character Of God, ...

    Contributed by Dwayne Williams on Sep 1, 2006
     | 1,925 views

    When we come to talk about the character of God, we realize that we cannot say everything the bible teaches us about God’s Character at once. We need some way to decide which aspect of God’s character to discuss first, in the same since, do we line up the characteristics by important, by power, or ...read more

  • Why ...

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Mar 26, 2009
     | 1,694 views

    “Why Worry?” A French soldier in World War I carried with him this little receipt for worry: “Of two things, one is certain. Either you are at the front, or you are behind the lines. If you are at the front, of two things one is certain. Either you are exposed to danger, or you are in a safe ...read more

  • Allure Of Lust And Greed

    Contributed by David Baeder on Jun 10, 2009
     | 2,852 views

    ALLURE OF LUST AND GREED Last night they had another one of those Dateline stings. In the sting, an undercover agent poses as a 13-15 year old on the internet, in one of those on-line chat rooms. Almost every man who came to a house to meet an underage girl for immoral purposes had seen previous ...read more

  • Hate

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 7, 2009
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    HATE One of the worst cases of hatred I have ever come across is found in a will written in 1935 by a Mr. Donohoe. It says, "Unto my two daughters, Frances Marie and Denise Victoria, by reason of their unfilial attitude toward a doting father...I leave the sum of $1.00 to each and a father's ...read more

  • Who Can Estimate The Value

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Aug 4, 2007
    based on 1 rating
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    Quote: J.C. Ryle in Foundations of Faith said: Who can estimate the value of God’s gift, when He gave to the world His only begotten Son! It is something unspeakable and incomprehensible. It passes man’s understanding. Two things there are which man has no arithmetic to reckon, and no line to ...read more

  • A Sunday School Teacher Decided To Have Her ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Shafit on Aug 4, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,110 views

    A Sunday school teacher decided to have her young class memorize one of the most quoted passages in the Bible: Psalm 23. She gave the youngsters a month to learn the chapter. Little Rick was excited about the task, but he just couldn’t remember the Psalm. After much practice, he could barely get ...read more

  • You Know, 2006 Was An Interesting Year For The ...

    Contributed by W F on Nov 4, 2007
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     | 1,203 views

    You know, 2006 was an interesting year for the devil. Every 100 years the 6th day of the 6th month ‘06 comes around. “6/6/06” the devil’s birthday perhaps!? There’s a little town in Michigan which cashed in on the occasion too. Located just 90 miles from Detroit is a little town called “Hell.” ...read more

  • Perhaps You Read The Email That Made The Rounds ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 7 ratings
     | 1,709 views

    Perhaps you read the email that made the rounds the week of Sept of 11th. It was called “What a Difference a Day Makes." It is particularly appropriate during our national holiday of Thanksgiving: On Monday, we e-mailed jokes. On Tuesday, we did not. On Monday, we were fussing about praying in ...read more

  • On October 8,1918 Sergeant Alvin C. York Single ...  PRO

    Contributed by Keith Andrews on Jun 5, 2002
    based on 19 ratings
     | 2,271 views

    On October 8,1918 Sergeant Alvin C. York single handedly capture 132 German soldiers which earned him the Congressional Medal of Honor. Definitely, he was a hero to be honored. In this battle he displayed courage and selflessness that is required of heroes. Today’s society doesn’t know truly ...read more

  • Several Years Ago, I Watched A Pbs Special That ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 8, 2003
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,205 views

    Several years ago, I watched a PBS Special that covered the events leading up to the "Battle of the Bulge" during WWII. It was the autumn of 1944 and Germany had been beaten back behind its borders. The Nazi war machine was in tatters and the repeated bombing raids of the Allies all but ...read more

  • Untapped, Unused Resources  PRO

    Contributed by Juan Lane on Apr 21, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,951 views

    (Illustration) I was talking to one of my friends from the islands and he was explaining how the people on his island loved mangos. He went ahead to explain how mangos were also the leading fruit import to the island and how they would raise the prices on mangos at will. The second part to ...read more

  • A Student Named Steve Winger From Lubbock, Tx Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 20, 2007
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     | 2,691 views

    A student named Steve Winger from Lubbock, TX was taking a challenging class in Logic. The course and teacher were known for exacting and demanding exams. The final exam was looming, and the professor mercifully told the class that each student would be permitted to bring in a single 8.5 x 11 inch ...read more

  • Well Over 100 Years Ago, Charles Spurgeon Put It ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 2, 2004
     | 2,113 views

    Well over 100 years ago, Charles Spurgeon put it this way, discussing how conversion can inadvertently make one self-absorbed: “….One of the first works of the Holy Spirit is to make the man look at home, and to consider the condition of his own soul. When the Spirit of God has made a man thus to ...read more

  • What A Friend We Have In Jesus

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2009
     | 2,611 views

    WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS I want to close this message by singing a great hymn of prayer and faith. "What a Friend We Have in Jesus." This hymn was written by Joseph Scriven who lived from 1819 to 1886. Joseph Scriven had wealth, education, a devoted family, and a pleasant life in his native ...read more

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