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  • Jesus The Perfect Man  PRO

    Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Jul 3, 2016
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,614 views

    Harry Ironside, the Bible teacher, told of a visit to Palestine years ago by a man named Joseph Flax. He had an opportunity to address a gathering of Jews and Arabs and took for the subject of his address the first Psalm. He read it and then he asked the question: "Who is this blessed man of whom ...read more

  • Listen To The Description Of A Spirit-Filled Life ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Mar 17, 2008
     | 2,317 views

    Listen to the description of a spirit-filled life by the ’Sunday Times’ journalist Matthew Parris – a man, who is by his own confession, not a Christian. “The New Testament offers a picture of God, who does not sound at all vague. He has sent His Son to earth. He has distinct plans for each of us ...read more

  • I Can Face Anything

    Contributed by Bruce Montgomery on Apr 17, 2008
     | 2,072 views

    I CAN FACE ANYTHING In a gruesome Nazi prison camp in WWII, Corrie ten Boom and her sister Betsie had just arrived at Ravensbruck, where new prisoners were being searched. Corrie was hiding a Bible under her dress. It did bulge out obviously through my dress; but I prayed, "Lord, cause now ...read more

  • Lo! I Am With Thee

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on May 18, 2008
     | 1,893 views

    LO! I AM WITH THEE David Livingstone had spent sixteen years in Africa. The white man was surrounded by hostile, angry natives in the heart of Africa. He was in danger of losing his life and contemplated fleeing in the night. But something happened that changed his mind and gave him peace in his ...read more

  • Breakfast, Lunch, And Dinner Are A Normal Part Of ...

    Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on Jun 26, 2008
     | 3,677 views

    Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are a normal part of the day. We all revolve our days around eating food. You probably wouldn't think of going without physical food for a week or even a day, would you? Food is necessary for physical life. Without food, we become weakened and eventually become ill. ...read more

  • Sunbeam  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,861 views

    SUNBEAM This illustration concerns an incident one day when C.S. Lewis was in the tool shed in his garden. He noticed a sunbeam shining across the shed. It was showing up the dust particles. He must have seen the same thing many times before, but this time he was captivated by it. He traced the ...read more

  • In One Of My Sources, I Read This About The ‘wise ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 27, 2008
     | 1,872 views

    In one of my sources, I read this about the ‘wise men’ and some of it was news to me! "Not much is known about these astrologers (traditionally called wise men). We don't know where they came from or how many there were. Tradition says they were men of high position from Parthia, near the site of ...read more

  • In The 1500s, Martin Luther Wrote "The Bondage Of ...

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Sep 30, 2008
     | 2,971 views

    In the 1500s, Martin Luther wrote "The Bondage of the Will" to defend the Biblical teaching of the depravity of our nature and our slavery to sin. Luther's work was in answer to the writings of Erasmus on free will. Of Erasmus' defense of free will, Luther wrote: "Your book struck me as so ...read more

  • What Changed At Easter?  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 16, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,439 views

    What Changed at Easter? Quest Study Bible notes this about the question, "What changed at Easter, this pivotal point in history?" "The resurrection vindicated Jesus' claims about himself, that he was the Son of God in the flesh, the fulfillment of God’s dealings with humankind. No longer would ...read more

  • I Collected A Few Quotes From Our Nation's ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Oct 17, 2008
     | 1,239 views

    I collected a few quotes from our Nation’s Founders that illustrate how much they expected Christians to influence the nation. (These are just a few of the many quotes I could have used!) Benjamin Franklin wrote, “Whoever shall introduce into the public affairs the principles of primitive ...read more

  • Make Sure We Were Abiding

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2009
     | 6,858 views

    MAKE SURE WE WERE ABIDING Stuart Briscoe, author and long-time pastor of Elmbrook Church in Brookfield, Wisconsin, tells about the time he traveled to Poland during the cold war. He was involved in several weeks of itinerant ministry, and one winter day his sponsors drove him in the dead of night ...read more

  • Answered Prayer On A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009
     | 5,118 views

    ANSWERED PRAYER ON A PLANE WELLINGTON, New Zealand--Grant Stubbs and Owen Wilson were flying up the sloping valley of Pelorus Sound in New Zealand, admiring the beautiful panoramic view. Then there was a cough. "Bless you, Owen." "For what, Grant?" "Your cough." "I didn’t cough." "Oh." Then ...read more

  • Jehovah's Witnesses And Mormons

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,444 views

    JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES AND MORMONS New studies reveal most adult Witnesses have made a personal commitment to Christ they consider important in their life, but only 10% base their hope of salvation on a confession of sins and acceptance of Jesus as savior. 61% of Jehovah’s Witnesses, vs. 42% of ...read more

  • Remember False Guilt Attacks The Person And The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Greene on Apr 12, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,665 views

    Remember false guilt attacks the person and the Holy Spirit attacks the problem. A young boy was going to spend the evening at a friend¡¦s house. His father asked that he call home once he arrived so that the father could be assured that his son had arrived safely. As the evening wore on, this ...read more

  • A Striking Christmas Card Was Once Published ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,653 views

    A striking Christmas card was once published with the title "If Christ Had Not Come". It was founded upon our Savior’s words "If I had not come." The card represented a pastor’s falling into a short sleep in his study on Christmas morning and dreaming of a world into which Jesus had never come. ...read more

  • Pauline Just Returned To The States After Being ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,637 views

    Pauline just returned to the States after being in Portugal for 4 months. She told my wife the other day that while she was there she felt like God wanted her to teach a ladies’ bible study on Wednesday mornings. So she did but after a while she felt God was telling her that on Wednesday mornings ...read more

  • There Is A Poem Entitled "A Prayer For The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,510 views

    There is a poem entitled “A Prayer For the Future” quoted by Sir Frances Drake, it said and I quote, Disturb us, Lord, when we are too well pleased with ourselves, when our dreams have come true because we have dreamed too little, when we arrive safely because we have sailed too close to the ...read more

  • Song - Jesus Loves Me, Senior Version *author ...  PRO

    Contributed by William Akehurst on Jun 28, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,113 views

    SONG - JESUS LOVES ME, Senior Version *Author Unknown* Jesus loves me, this I know, Though my hair is white as snow. Though my sight is growing dim, Still He bids me trust in Him. (CHORUS) YES, JESUS LOVES ME... YES, JESUS LOVES ME... YES, JESUS LOVES ME FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO. ...read more

  • By Life Or By Death

    Contributed by Steve Smith on Jul 16, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,548 views

    ILLUSTRATION: BY LIFE OR BY DEATH John Piper, in his book, “Future Grace”, reprinted a letter by Carl Lundquist, former president of Bethel College and Seminary. In 1988, the doctors told him he had a rare form of cancer which invaded the skin over his entire body and ended his life three years ...read more

  • Three Chefs Were Working In A Restaurant One Day, ...

    Contributed by Richard Sharp on Nov 9, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,680 views

    Three chefs were working in a restaurant one day, when their kitchen supervisor approached them with an order, and instructions on how to properly prepare it. The first chef looked at the instructions, and said "You can show a recipe to 100 different people, and each of them get a different ...read more