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  • The Young Pastor Came Before His Congregation And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 28, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,145 views

    The young pastor came before his congregation and began to preach his sermon. God had placed it on his heart to begin a series on loving God, loving others. He preached his heart out, making points and using illustrations that moved people to tears and emotion. The pastor came to the end of the ...read more

  • On October 1, 1947 Chuck Yeager Became The First ...

    Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Aug 11, 2009
     | 1,979 views

    On October 1, 1947 Chuck Yeager became the first person to break the sound barrier when he flew the Bell X-1 rocket plane to a speed of MACH 1 at an altitude of 45,000 feet. In aerodynamics, the sound barrier is the apparent physical boundary stopping large objects from becoming supersonic. But ...read more

  • Anyone Who Knows The History Of The Adventist ...  PRO

    Contributed by Adam Deibert on May 7, 2004
    based on 12 ratings
     | 2,638 views

    Anyone who knows the history of the Adventist church knows that our founders started out believing they knew when Jesus would return. As they studied the prophecies of the Word of God, they became convinced that His return was imminent. When it didn’t happen as expected – that day we mark as the ...read more

  • Missing Out  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,039 views

    MISSING OUT Leith Anderson, a pastor, shares an experience of disappointment. As a boy, he grew up outside of New York City and was an avid fan of the old Brooklyn Dodgers. One day his father took him to a World Series game between the Dodgers and the Yankees. He was so excited, and he just knew ...read more

  • The New York Yankees Had Been The World Champions ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 24, 2007
     | 804 views

    The New York Yankees had been the world champions in baseball 26 times when they came to the American League Championship Series in 2004. They trampled the Boston Red Sox by taking the first three games of the championship playoffs. The third game was a complete drubbing at 19-8. But after Game ...read more

  • A Friend In Montana Told Me About A Sheepherder ...  PRO

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Feb 13, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,136 views

    A friend in Montana told me about a sheepherder who discovered oil on his land and became enormously rich. One of the first things he bought was a Rolls Royce limousine, the kind usually driven by a chauffeur who sits in front of a glass partition. When the sheepherder brought this splendid car in ...read more

  • I Was Singing  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 20, 2001
    based on 114 ratings
     | 2,918 views

    I WAS SINGING A number of years ago Orel Hirscheiser was pitching for the Los Angeles Dodgers. They had just won the World Series, & Orel had been named “The most valuable player of the series.” One of the TV shows about the series showed him in the dugout just before the 9th inning started. ...read more

  • A Number Of Years Ago Orel Hirschheiser Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 27, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,878 views

    A number of years ago Orel Hirschheiser was pitching for the Los Angeles Dodgers. They had just won the World Series, & Orel had been named “The most valuable player of the series.” One of the TV shows about the series showed him in the dugout just before the 9th inning started. He was leaning ...read more

  • Orel Hershiser, Singer

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Sep 29, 2011
     | 2,774 views

    OREL HERSHISER, SINGER A number of years ago Orel Hershiser was pitching for the Los Angeles Dodgers. They had just won the World Series, and Orel had been named the most valuable player of the series. One of the TV shows about the series showed him in the dugout just before the ninth inning ...read more

  • Second Coming Of Jesus

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Aug 13, 2017
    based on 2 ratings
     | 8,940 views

    In the 19th century, there was a wave of enthusiasm for prophecies predicting the actual date for the Second Coming of Christ. One such prophecy was an Adventist leader name William Miller. After studying Daniel 8, Miller predicted that Christ would return on March 21, 1842, but then revised the ...read more

  • Major Osipovich, An Air Force Pilot For The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2011
     | 3,550 views

    Major Osipovich, an Air Force pilot for the former USSR, planned to give a talk at his children's school about peace. That meant he would have to take some time off during the day to give his talk, so he volunteered for night duty. That’s how Major Osipovich found himself patrolling the skies over ...read more

  • The Accident Already Occurred

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 3, 2012
     | 3,609 views

    THE ACCIDENT ALREADY OCCURRED There’s a phrase in military aviation which goes like this: "The accident already occurred, we're just waiting for the plane to arrive at the crash site." What does that mean? It means the accident occurred miles before the actual accident occurred, when the pilot or ...read more

  • Proud Former Famous Athlete Humbled At Nursing ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2009
     | 3,101 views

    Proud Former Famous Athlete Humbled at Nursing Home We have a choice of either humbling ourselves or being humiliated. There was an elderly man who was once a famous, award-winning athlete in track and field. He had a room full of plaques and statues and framed certificates. Years after retiring ...read more

  • The Light Of Hope  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 9,999 views

    THE LIGHT OF HOPE As Craig T. Kocher in his commentary on our text states, "Christian hope is fundamentally different from optimism. Christian hope locks its steely eyes on the devastation of the world around it, and readily acknowledges that things may not get better. Christian hope does not bury ...read more

  • The Witness Of Orel Hershiser On The Tonight ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 8, 2009
     | 7,504 views

    The Witness of Orel Hershiser on the Tonight Show About 15 years ago, Orel Hershiser was pitching for the Los Angeles Dodgers. They had just won the World Series. And Orel had been named the Most Valuable Player. One of the TV shows about the series showed him in the dugout just before the 9th ...read more

  • The Root Of Sin Is Selfishness—‘i Will' And Not ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Feb 19, 2009
     | 2,159 views

    “The root of sin is selfishness—‘I will’ and not ‘Thy will’” (Warren W. Wiersbe, Warren Wiersbe’s “Be” Series: Old & New Testaments, as found in ...read more

  • Joy And Peace From A Child

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Aug 13, 2017
     | 5,449 views

    Dr. Bryant Kirkland, pastor of 5th Ave. Pres. Church in NY was traveling to do a series of sermons on the west coast. He needed time on that 3 hour flight to study and prepare, so he buckled down and let everyone near me feel the tension. His body language said, "Don't bother me, I'm a busy man ...read more

  • J.vernon Mcgee Said About Babylon In His ...

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jan 16, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,391 views

    J.Vernon McGee said about Babylon in his commentary that "Babylon was known as the fountainhead of pagan religion, the womb of heathen idols." (McGee, "The Prophet Daniel" Thru ...read more

  • There’s A New "Reality" Tv Show On Fox ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Olson on Mar 14, 2001
    based on 191 ratings
     | 3,052 views

    There’s a new "reality" TV show on Fox Network called "Temptation Island" that is the subject of discussion these days. Many people are very upset about it and various groups are fighting against it. Temptation Island is a short-order unscripted series in which four unmarried couples travel to ...read more

  • Baseball Legend Cal Ripken, Jr. Was Interviewed ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,793 views

    Baseball legend Cal Ripken, Jr. was interviewed about his success as a baseball player. Many believe he is one of the greatest players in baseball history, but his individual success was not what mattered most to him. In the interview, he said: “I’d much rather be referred to not as an individually ...read more

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