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  • A Sunday School Teacher Told Her Class Of 2nd ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Aug 2, 2004
    based on 15 ratings
     | 6,812 views

    A Sunday School teacher told her class of 2nd graders the story found in Luke 16 of the Rich man and Lazarus. How that when they were here upon the earth the rich man had everything that money could buy and poor Lazarus had to beg for mere crumbs. But when they died, the rich man due to his ...read more

  • I Believe That God Heals Diseases. He Is Jehovah ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jerry Falwell on Mar 7, 2002
    based on 61 ratings
     | 2,656 views

    I believe that God heals diseases. He is Jehovah Raphe, the One who is able to heal. Over twenty years ago I was in the hospital in York, Pennsylvania, when I heard that the doctor had asked Kathy Hughes to sign the donation papers for the vital organs because in their medical opinion Charles ...read more

  • Something Positive Always

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Nov 19, 2006
     | 1,753 views

    SOMETHING POSITIVE ALWAYS When Robinson Crusoe was shipwrecked on a lonely island he thought of both the good and the bad. - He was cast onto a desolate island, but he was still alive, not drowned as all of his ship’s company was. - He was separated from mankind, but he was not starving. - He had ...read more

  • Christ Is

    Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Jun 27, 2009
     | 3,988 views

    **Christ is ** Alive He is our God We should worship him He should be our icon He should be the one we weep for not man We should buy his book Listen to his music Come from far and wide to worship him We need to praise God not man The way of life not death With us in spirit and truth Christ love ...read more

  • What Are You Prepared To Do?

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Apr 24, 2010
     | 2,037 views

    WHAT ARE YOU PREPARED TO DO? In the movie The Untouchables, Eliot Ness, played by Kevin Costner, is frustrated because he cannot bring down Al Capone. So he asks for a street wise Irish beat cop, played by Sean Connery, for his help. The Irish cop agrees under one condition. He said always be ...read more

  • Most Frequent Question Asked Of Ann Landers ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 29, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,211 views

    Most Frequent Question Asked of Ann Landers Answered by Billy Graham When Ann Landers was alive she received 12 million letters a year. 12 million! She was asked what’s the most frequent question she is asked. She said, “What’s wrong with me?” It’s not uncommon to find Billy Graham’s article on the ...read more

  • Good Without God

    Contributed by John Sears on Jul 20, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,915 views

    GOOD WITHOUT GOD An atheist organization recently got into hot water when it put up a billboard that crossed over onto church property. The message on the billboard read, "I can be good without God." What do you think? The funny thing is I agree, I think they are right! They have hit something ...read more

  • Cruel Christians

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2011
     | 4,133 views

    CRUEL CHRISTIANS During the Spanish conquest of Mexico under Hernando Cortez in the early 1500s, a resistance leader named Hatney was captured after a fierce battle and sentenced to be burned alive. After tying him to the stake, his captors urged him to become a Christian so that at his death his ...read more

  • An Organization In Montana Offered A Bounty Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,951 views

    An organization in Montana offered a bounty of five thousand dollars for every wolf captured alive. Two hunters named Sam and Jed decided to head for the hills and make some money capturing wolves. Day and night they scoured the mountains and forests searching for their valuable prey. Exhausted ...read more

  • Life" Magazine Said Muhammed Ali Spoke Of ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Aug 15, 2007
     | 960 views

    “Life” magazine said Muhammed Ali spoke of himself before his 1971 fight with Joe Frazier in this manner: There seems to be some confusion. We’re gonna clear this confusion up on March 8. We’re gonna decide once and for all who is king! There’s not a man alive who can whup me. (He jabs the air ...read more

  • Jeanne Calment, At 120 Years, Was The Oldest ...  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 17, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,764 views

    Jeanne Calment, at 120 years, was the oldest living human whose birth date could be authenticated. When asked to describe her vision for the future, she replied, “Very brief.” When the reporter asked the birthday girl what she like best about being 102 years old, she answered, “Well, there’s no ...read more

  • Bat Infestation  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Sep 19, 2007
    based on 12 ratings
     | 4,194 views

    Illus.: “Bat Infestation” Three pastors got together for coffee one day and found all their churches had bat-infestation problems. “I got so mad,” said one, “I took a shotgun and fired at them. I missed and it made holes in the ceiling. The trustees are still upset with me.” Another pastor ...read more

  • Hope Brings Survival

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2009
     | 3,558 views

    HOPE BRINGS SURVIVAL Viktor Frankl, Austrian psychologist, survived death camps of Nazi Germany. Frankl was determined to know why some survived and some did not. He looked at several factors: health, vitality, family, survival skills, intelligence. He concluded that none of these factors was ...read more

  • Jill Stanek Is A 44 Year Old Nurse Who Worked ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rich Young on Jan 21, 2001
    based on 142 ratings
     | 5,461 views

    JILL STANEK IS A 44 YEAR OLD NURSE WHO WORKED FOR SEVERAL YEARS AT THE CHRIST HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER IN OAK LAWN, ILLINOIS, A CHICAGO SUBURB. SHE CHOSE THIS HOSPITAL BECAUSE OF ITS CHRISTIAN NAME, HOPING THAT SHE WOULDN’T HAVE TO FACE SOME OF THE ETHICAL DILEMMAS REGARDING ABORTION THAT SHE ...read more

  • Dead In Unrighteousness  PRO

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Oct 18, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 9,603 views

    DEAD IN UNRIGHTEOUSNESS Several years ago a movie came out called “Death Becomes Her”. I don’t recommend it. It was dark humor at best, but the few funny parts weren’t worth the cost of the movie rental; much less, a theatre ticket. But the basic premise of the movie turns out to be a great ...read more

  • J.c. Penney Born Again

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 19, 2009
     | 7,677 views

    J.C. PENNEY BORN AGAIN The late great business man and entrepreneur, James Cash Penney (1875 - 1971), founder of the J.C. Penney stores, in his autobiography entitled "Fifty Years with the Golden Rule," tells of his being in the Battle Creek Sanitarium one night when he thought he was dying. He ...read more

  • Answered Prayer Helps Persuade Agnostic While ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 28, 2010
     | 4,115 views

    Answered Prayer Helps Persuade Agnostic While F.B. Meyer on Oceanliner While crossing the Atlantic on an oceanliner, F.B. Meyer was asked to address the first class passengers. At the captain’s request he spoke on "Answered Prayer." An agnostic who was present at the service was asked by his ...read more

  • Life Without Easter  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,031 views

    LIFE WITHOUT EASTER The story is told of a young mother who found herself on the last train out of Poland during Hitler’s regime. She had her first-born toddler and her newborn nursing infant with her. The bombing was fierce, and the train had to stop many times for the passengers to take cover. A ...read more

  • In His Book, First Things First, Author Stephen ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 11, 2001
    based on 123 ratings
     | 8,472 views

    In his book, First Things First, author Stephen Covey write about Viktor Frankl, and Austrian psychologist who survived the death camps of Nazi Germany. Frankl made a startling discovery about why some survived the horrible conditions and some did not. "He looked at several factors - health, ...read more

  • Compromise And Anti-Christ  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 15, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,084 views

    COMPROMISE AND ANTI-CHRIST Religious tolerance is not always a sign of good will. It can be a sign of careless, perhaps hypocritical religious indifference of the most high-handed philosophic relativism. It can also be a mask behind which to hide downright malice. During the Nazi era, for example, ...read more