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  • Conflict Results When We Perceive That Our ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2001
    based on 67 ratings
     | 1,076 views

    Conflict results when we perceive that our rights or needs are being violated in some way. Most of you probably remember the horrible tragedy that occurred in Massachusetts this past December. On the morning of December 26, 42 year old software tester, Michael McDermott, entered Edgewater ...read more

  • There Was A Young Man Named David Who Killed Six ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 3, 2001
    based on 53 ratings
     | 1,756 views

    There was a young man named David who killed six innocent people in New York. He was finally caught and sent to prison for life. One day a fellow inmate began to tell David that God loved him, and was ready to forgive him for all his sins, even the murders he had committed. It took a while, but ...read more

  • As A Young Doctor In India, Paul Brand Had Made ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jan 1, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,805 views

    As a young doctor in India, Paul Brand had made the groundbreaking medical discovery that leprosy does its damage merely by destroying nerve endings. People who lose pain sensation can inadvertently damage themselves by simple actions as gripping a splintered rake or wearing tight shoes. Pressure ...read more

  • Let Me Share Story With You About Some Church ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mike Dubose on Feb 6, 2002
    based on 18 ratings
     | 3,857 views

    Let me share story with you about some church people… It’s about 4 people in the church whose names were Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody… The church had some financial responsibilities and Everybody was asked to help… Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it… Anybody could have ...read more

  • God's Destruction  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2002
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,294 views

    GOD'S DESTRUCTION Back in May of 1969 a national magazine told the story of Port Royal, Jamaica…. “Cities have been smothered with volcanic ash, leveled by hurricanes, shaken apart by earthquakes. But no disaster quite matches the one that struck Port Royal, Jamaica, at 11:43 a.m., on June 7, ...read more

  • If You Don't Believe In Miracles, Listen To This ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 27, 2003
    based on 73 ratings
     | 2,533 views

    If you don’t believe in miracles, listen to this story. There was a young girl who lived on New York, and her parents didn’t allow her to play in the streets, so she had to play upstairs. Now where she played it was a third floor window and she would always play by this window. One day she was ...read more

  • Your Problem...my Situation  PRO

    Contributed by Karl Ingersoll on Mar 8, 2003
    based on 63 ratings
     | 2,454 views

    Your Problem...My Situation When you get angry it’s because you’re ill-tempered... It just happens that my nerves are bothering me. When you don’t like someone it’s because you’re prejudiced... I just happen to be a good judge of human nature. When you compliment people it’s because you use ...read more

  • 91% Of All Americans Confessed That They ...

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Aug 6, 2003
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    91% of all Americans confessed that they regularly lied. 79% had given out false phone numbers or invented new identities when meeting strangers on airplanes. 20% said they couldn’t get through even one day without going along with a previously manufactured lie. Now here’s what I found most ...read more

  • Until A Few Years Ago, There Were No Laws About ...

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Feb 14, 2004
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     | 2,413 views

    Until a few years ago, there were no laws about child safety seats and automobile restraint systems. Tragically, many young children were not safely belted in their seats, and they died in car accidents. Today, though, laws prohibit children from riding in a car without a child seat facing the ...read more

  • From Crowd To Mob  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 23, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,121 views

    FROM CROWD TO MOB Have you ever seen a mob on TV or movies? They are dangerous, and can become murderous in an instant. People in mobs are like cattle before a stampede. Ever see that? In the movie Red River, John Wayne and his men are moving cattle along the Chisolm trail, and the cattle are ...read more

  • There Was A Military Officer Who Happened To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Martin Kim on Oct 25, 2004
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     | 2,404 views

    There was a military officer who happened to stop by an island in the South Pacific. The military officer discovered that the island was inhabited by cannibals. Cannibals are humans who eat other humans. One day he came cross an old tribal chief. He saw the chief reading the Bible in the ...read more

  • The Shock Of Sin  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 6, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,681 views

    THE SHOCK OF SIN In a book called All Thumbs Guide to VCR’s which is a repair guide for amateurs, author Gene Williams begins with a warning. He writes: “Getting a jolt form the incoming 120 volts ac (120 Vac) is more that just unpleasant; it can be fatal. Studies have shown that it takes very ...read more

  • Like John The Baptist, Charles Spurgeon, A ...

    Contributed by Michael Tkachuk on Jan 3, 2005
     | 4,520 views

    Like John the Baptist, Charles Spurgeon, a Baptist minister, also preached fire and brimstone sermons. For that, he was greatly criticized in the newspapers. Articles appeared regularly disapproving of his methods, his motives, his mannerisms, and his messages. He was made to look like a villain ...read more

  • Why Was He Crying?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 18, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,440 views

    WHY WAS HE CRYING? Do you suppose it could have been a little like rush hour traffic on the big city expressway? One car stops, then all the other cars stop, like a chain reaction. I can just hear the people way back in the crowd that day saying, "What’s the holdup? What is going on? Why don’t ...read more

  • The Year Was 1920. The Scene Was The Examining ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 22, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,444 views

    The year was 1920. The scene was the examining board for selecting missionaries. Standing before the board was a young man named Oswald Smith. One dream dominated his heart. He wanted to be a missionary. Over and over again, he prayed, “Lord, I want to go as a missionary for you. Open a door of ...read more

  • Story By Ray Trygstad  PRO

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Sep 24, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,025 views

    Story by Ray Trygstad There’s a story about three people attending a church service one Sunday morning seeking help through the preaching of the Word. One was a businessman who had failed and was contemplating suicide. The other was a young man whose wages were not sufficient to support his ...read more

  • James Dobson Relates This Essay Written By A 9 ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Oct 25, 2006
     | 971 views

    James Dobson relates this essay written by a 9 year old girl about Grandparents, listen to what she says: "A grandmother is a lady who has no children of her own. She likes other people’s little girls and boys. A grandfather is a man grandmother. He goes for walks with the boys and they talk about ...read more

  • The Movie "Saving Private Ryan" Ends With Captain ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mike Mcguire on Feb 7, 2007
    based on 13 ratings
     | 3,176 views

    The movie "Saving Private Ryan" ends with Captain Miller(Tom Hanks’ character)sitting near a bridge after an attack by German forces. His life is ebbing away as he pulls Ryan (Matt Damon)down toward him. Struggling for breath he whispers, "Earn this, earn this." As Ryan stands his face morphs back ...read more

  • Do You Remember The Symbolism Behind Water ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 3, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,044 views

    Do you remember the symbolism behind Water Baptism? The 2nd step of submersion in Water Baptism deals with a circumcision of the heart according to Francis Anfuso’s booklet Water Baptism he states on page 12: a. In the Old Testament, God established circumcision to be an outward work which ...read more

  • In 1990, There Were Only Three Known Christia...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 3, 2009
     | 1,346 views

    In 1990, there were only three known Christians in Kazakhstan and no Christians in Uzbekistan, but now more than 15,000 in Kazakhstan and 30, 000 in Uzbekistan. There were only 500 Christians in Iran in 1979, but more than one million Iranians believing Jesus Christ today, most of whom meet in ...read more