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  • The Witch Of Wall ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 13, 2012
     | 3,508 views

    THE WITCH OF WALL STREET Hetty Green, nicknamed "The Witch of Wall Street" (November 21, 1834 – July 3, 1916), was an American businesswoman, known for her frugality during the Gilded Age, as well as for being the first American woman to make a substantial impact on Wall Street. She was born ...read more

  • How Much Is Enough?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
     | 2,216 views

    HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH? Each week Kevin Tunell was required to mail a dollar to a family he'd rather forget. They sued him for $1.5 million but settled for just $936, to be paid a dollar at a time. The family expected the payment each Friday so Tunell would not forget what happened on the first Friday ...read more

  • It Was Thanksgiving Season In The Nursing Home. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Oct 31, 2003
    based on 13 ratings
     | 7,602 views

    It was Thanksgiving season in the nursing home. The small resident population was gathered about their humble Thanksgiving table, and the director asked each in turn to express one thing for which they were thankful. Thanks were expressed for a home in which to stay, families, etc. One little old ...read more

  • Coming To Grips With The Sovereign Will Of God  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,840 views

    COMING TO GRIPS WITH THE SOVEREIGN WILL OF GOD I want to tell you a story about my friend, Jim Pence. Jim is an author who has written several books. But his first novel was titled "Blind Sight" and was published by Tyndale a number of years ago. Jim wrote this book, but he really didn't think it ...read more

  • The Cost Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 16, 2009
     | 7,074 views

    The Cost of Salvation Several years ago, there was 14 year-old girl (Laura Montero) whose appendix burst while she and her family vacationed on a cruise ship off the Baja Coast. The ship was hundreds of miles from help, and the crew sent out a distress call looking for the nearest surgical ...read more

  • The Game

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jul 31, 2010
     | 1,816 views

    GENESIS 19: THE GAME Genesis 19 reads like a VIDEO GAME. It opens with a powerful weapon in the arsenal - Abraham's prayer (Genesis 18:23-32) which provides firecover throughout the story. The two angels that come into town are the heroes on a RESCUE MISSION from HIGH COMMAND called "JUST CAUSE". ...read more

  • There Is A Crew At Our House In Thomasville. ...

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,194 views

    There is a crew at our house in Thomasville. They’ve been working for the past few months putting two new rooms on the back of our house for Mom and Dad to come live there. Next to the house is a dumpster…it is about 8’ x 25’ and full of scrap wood, shingles, discarded Pepsi bottles and sandwich ...read more

  • Missionary Don Richardson Who Served For Many ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Elmore on Nov 29, 2001
    based on 10 ratings
     | 2,925 views

    Missionary Don Richardson who served for many years among the primitive tribes in Papua New Guinea wrote a book entitled “The Peace Child.” He writes how in translating the Scriptures into the native tribesmen language, he could find no words to express how Jesus Christ came to give His life that ...read more

  • A Conspiracy Of Grace

    Contributed by David Selleck on Oct 26, 2006
     | 6,284 views

    In Mike’s book he tells the story of Carl. It was little league and Carl was at bat. It was the last inning, two outs the bases were loaded, and depending on how Carl did, it would decide the winner and the loser of the game...! Carl came from a large family and they were there the mother and ...read more

  • An Obstetrician Approached An Anxious Father In ...

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Dec 10, 2008
     | 2,641 views

    An obstetrician approached an anxious father in the waiting room of a New York City hospital and said, “I am sorry to inform you, but your baby lived but two hours after his birth. We did everything we could to save his life.” As the sympathetic doctor was about to leave, the quick thinking ...read more

  • Many Years Ago A Young Canadian Man, His Wife, ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Apr 12, 2008
     | 879 views

    Many years ago a young Canadian man, his wife, his two children and another young man were pursued by a large pack of wolves When about to be overtaken, they shot some of the wolves This stopped the pack for a short time while they devoured the fallen beasts Again about to be overtaken they cut ...read more

  • I Was Driving The Other Night And Saw A Car With ...

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Nov 29, 2007
     | 1,226 views

    I was driving the other night and saw a car with those stick on characters that depict their family. Usually it has the stick outline of a dad, mom, a couple of kids and maybe a dog. The particular car I saw the other night was different. It began with a phrase followed with a mom and two kids. ...read more

  • Kenya Miracle

    Contributed by Dr. Nicholas M. Muteti on Jun 14, 2011
     | 3,493 views

    KENYA MIRACLE There is a precious family in a certain church in Kenya. Years ago, when the mother and the two young daughters were saved, they were returning home after baptismal service. They were rejoicing as they approached the door. All were singing. The father was a fearful demon-possessed ...read more

  • I'll Never Forget Reading The Economist Robert ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 20, 2002
    based on 39 ratings
     | 3,108 views

    I’ll never forget reading the economist Robert Heilbroner’s walk-through of what it would take to transform the average American home into the typical dwelling of the majority of the world’s inhabitants. We would have to begin by invading the house of our imaginary American family to strip it of ...read more

  • Sabbath Sympathy

    Contributed by Nickolas Kooi on Jun 1, 2018
     | 3,572 views

    Never one to back down from a fight, Jesus takes the bait, and summons the man. He literally says, “Rise in the midst of the group.” And there are two reasons for this request. He wants everyone to see and witness this event. He wants him up and in the middle. The second is this. As a ...read more

  • Gives Us Sight

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,394 views

    GIVES US SIGHT An obstetrician approached an anxious father in the waiting room of a New York City hospital and said, "I am sorry to inform you, but your baby lived but two hours after his birth. We did everything we could to save his life." As the sympathetic doctor was about to leave, the quick ...read more

  • Chris Seiple Writes In An Article Entitled ‘the ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 29, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,247 views

    Chris Seiple writes in an article entitled ‘The Politics of Christmas,’ ‘Westerners, 2,000 years removed from the first Christmas, are tempted to assume that there could hardly be anything more innocent, non-threatening, and "non-political" than a baby in a manger. Yet the birth of a baby that ...read more

  • Homeschool Numbers Approximately 850,000 Children ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006
     | 1,278 views

    Homeschool Numbers Approximately 850,000 children received their education at home in ‘99, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics. However, the National Home Education Research Institute estimates between 1.3 million to 1.7 million ...read more

  • The Most Important Job  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 24, 2002
    based on 13 ratings
     | 1,583 views

    THE MOST IMPORTANT JOB One pastor, Thomas Elliff, decided to spend his entire morning in prayer – no coffee break, no telephone, no meetings – just prayer. He writes, “At noon I opened the door to my study. I discovered a stranger waiting to visit for just a moment. “Pastor,” he said, “You ...read more

  • The Bible And Good Leaders

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 24, 2014
     | 3,315 views

    Gene Getz was leading some Bible studies on the qualifications of church leaders. Two men were there who were new Christians and had little knowledge of the Bible. After a few sessions these two men said, "You know this is the first time we've heard this list of qualifications from the Bible. ...read more

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