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  • The True Christmas Gift

    Contributed by David Rogers on Dec 15, 2008
     | 3,395 views

    The True Christmas Gift Twas the night before the birth, when all the world did not know what was about to happen Not a creature was stirring, and all men were napping The rabbis were safe and secure in their knowledge Old Herod, the king, the Lord he refused to acknowledge King Herod was ...read more

  • On January 8, 1956 Jim Elliot, Along With Four ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 1,332 views

    On January 8, 1956 Jim Elliot, along with four other missionaries was killed while trying to bring this Good News of Christ to the Waodoni people of the Auca Indians in Ecuador. In his journal published in a book titled SHADOW OF THE ALMIGHTY, Jim wrote these words: “One doesn’t learn to speak ...read more

  • Listening To The Master's Voice  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,197 views

    LISTENING TO THE MASTER'S VOICE One of the first exposes of the beliefs of our future ministers was made by Redbook magazine in August of 1961. The publishers hired one of the top pollsters in the nation to survey a full representation of our seminaries which are supposedly preparing men for ...read more

  • The Gospel Is Offensive

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Jun 24, 2011
     | 3,668 views

    THE GOSPEL IS OFFENSIVE There is something about the gospel that is inherently offensive. I don’t like saying that, and you may not like hearing it. But it is incontestable. The gospel puts some people off. Take David and Roland, two high school friends of mine. David was what you might call a ...read more

  • The One-Dollar Bill  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,453 views

    THE ONE-DOLLAR BILL Take out a one dollar bill and look at it. The one dollar bill you’re looking at first came off the presses in 1957 in its present design. This so-called paper money is in fact a cotton and linen blend, with red and blue minute silk fibers running through it. It is actually ...read more

  • Misapplied Scriptures: Amos 3:7

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Oct 2, 2023
     | 606 views

    Introduction: Like many believers, I didn’t spend too much time reading the Bible, let alone doing serious study, for many of my years as a believer. It seems some religious leaders or devout followers know this and use verses such as this one to prove a point. If true believers don’t have a ...read more

  • Fishing Story  PRO

    Contributed by Brent Williams on Jun 19, 2001
    based on 89 ratings
     | 6,051 views

    Fishing Story Story # 1: Jimmy an orphan from a foster home, is fishing by himself on the end of a pier. Full of curiosity like most ten year olds, he leans over the edge to look at an insect crawling next to him and falls into the water. Unable to swim, he frantically splashes and screams, ...read more

  • Fear, Love, Joy  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 7, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,662 views

    FEAR, LOVE, JOY In the movie First Knight, Lancelot (played by Richard Gere) is a wanderer and highly skilled swordsman who fights for whoever will pay him. Seeing a princess and her entourage under attack in the woods, he decides to save her. Attracted to the princess, Guinevere, he later visits ...read more

  • America's Faith Changing: George Barna Has ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 2,307 views

    America’s Faith Changing: George Barna has discovered discernible faith transitions have occurred across various subgroups. Young Adults—When Baby Busters (born between ‘65 and ‘83) enter a new life stage, a 1st marriage or parenthood, religious faith stabilizes. Since ’96 7% more attend Sunday ...read more

  • One Day I Received A Telephone Call From A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 22, 2004
    based on 18 ratings
     | 2,342 views

    One day I received a telephone call from a friend. He was working for his doctorate in one of the most prestigious theological seminaries in America. He asked if I would go with him to call on the head of the seminary, who was also his professor. He explained to me that hisprofessor was a good ...read more

  • Paul Harvey Wrote In Guidepost Magazine About His ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ted Mulder on Nov 20, 2004
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,750 views

    Paul Harvey wrote in Guidepost Magazine about his own baptism. He said that even though he had received almost every reward for his broadcasting ability that he still felt empty inside. One summer, however, he & his wife were vacationing in a place called Cave Creek, AZ. Sunday morning came & ...read more

  • C ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
     | 909 views

    CHRISTIANS? Let’s go for a second to the lastest Barna Poll on Born Again Christians. In order to do this we need to understand a little information about what they consider to be a Born Again Christian. In Barna Research Group studies, born again Christians are not defined on the basis of ...read more

  • Mother's Face

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jul 28, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,082 views

    MOTHER'S FACE Calvin Miller reminds us of the fable of the little girl whose mother's face was hideously scarred from an early injury. As the little girl grew, made friends, and gained her own identity, she became more and more ashamed of her mother's horrid appearance. As she walked down the ...read more

  • Water ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
     | 3,504 views

    WATER SOURCE The story is told about an Englishman living in Cairo who visited an Arab Chief in Arabia. The Englishman was treated with such kindness and royalty that he invited the Chief to visit him in Cairo, Egypt. He promised to show him the great sights of the city. The Arab Chief made the ...read more

  • On The Pharisees

    Contributed by Tim Smith on May 11, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,326 views

    Who are the Pharisees? In 332 BC, Alexander the Great conquered the Middle East, bringing Greek culture and philosophy to Israel. By 200 BC, Greek philosophy and its worldview called Helenism were significantly impacting Jewish young men. More and more of them were abandoning the Hebrew faith and ...read more

  • The Faith Of Stonewall Jackson

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 8, 2021
     | 1,524 views

    There is a scene in the Civil War motion picture Gods and Generals that is telling. The movie follows the rise and fall of Civil War hero General Thomas Jackson, and does not try to hide his Christianity. Throughout the picture, Jackson's dependence on God is shown, but never more strikingly ...read more

  • Praying For Reagan  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 29, 2002
    based on 15 ratings
     | 2,504 views

    PRAYING FOR REAGAN Peggy Noonan, in her book "When Character Was King" shares a facinating story about President Reagan and his belief in Prayer: "'Do you know about his ulcer?' Nancy Reagan asked me. We were talking about his early days in the governship. He came home a few months into ...read more

  • This Week We Are Hearing Stories Both Repeated, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Oct 3, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,034 views

    This week we are hearing stories both repeated, and updated in print, on TV, over the radio, and on the Internet about the tragic events of a year ago. TV cameras and microphones are again going to be pointed in the faces of survivors and surviving family members who will again relive in the public ...read more

  • Allah Or Jesus?  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Mavis on Dec 15, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,622 views

    Allah or Jesus? Last month I attended my annual training session that’s required for mai ntaining my state prison security clearance. During the training session there was a presentation by three speakers representing the Roman Catholic, Protestant and Muslim faiths who explained their belief ...read more

  • Don Richardson Spent Several Frustrating Years ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Weeks on Dec 9, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,699 views

    Don Richardson spent several frustrating years among the Sawi tribe in New Guinea. He had come from America as an anthropologist/missionary, hoping to bring the Christian message to a nearly stone-age tribe. But his message kept colliding with the tribe’s unusual beliefs. Christian values of love ...read more

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