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  • God's Word Described  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 14, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,031 views

    GOD’S WORD DESCRIBED An unknown writer said, "This Book is the mind of God, the state of man, the way of salvation, the doom of sinners, and the happiness of believers. Its doctrines are holy, its precepts are binding; its histories are true, and its decisions are immutable. Read it to be wise, ...read more

  • The Yanov Torah

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Mar 13, 2013
     | 2,294 views

    THE YANOV TORAH During World War II, Jewish inmates of the Yanov labor camp in occupied Poland defied their Nazi guards, secretly conducting religious services inside their darkened barracks. To observe their ritual, the Jews had cut religious scrolls into sections, bound the parchment pieces ...read more

  • Missing

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Feb 6, 2008
     | 1,732 views

    I know what the tears in heaven will be when a mom looks for children and there’s one she can’t see after searching each mansion and her child she can’t find to know that one’s missing and lost for all time there will be such great heartache like none ever known to look at the circle and find one ...read more

  • Bono Of U2 Has Used His Status To Increase The ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jul 30, 2007
     | 806 views

    Bono of U2 has used his status to increase the Kingdom of God here and now. In 1982, thorugh the Live Aid and Band-Aid he helped Ethiopians. But not only that he traveled there to make sure the funds were used honestly and effectively. What he saw changed his life. He worked at an orphanage for ...read more

  • The Old Man With The Rags  PRO

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Nov 5, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,037 views

    THE OLD MAN WITH THE RAGS A beggar lived near the king’s palace. One day he saw a proclamation posted outside the palace gate. The king was giving a great dinner. Anyone dressed in royal garments are welcome. The beggar went on his way. He looked at the rags he was wearing and sighed. Slowly ...read more

  • A Man Got A Job As A Night Watchman At A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,060 views

    A man got a job as a night watchman at a factory. There had been a lot of thefts by the workers on the night shift and so every morning when the night shift workers passed through his gate it was his job to check their bags and pockets to make sure that nothing was being stolen. Things were going ...read more

  • 57 Cents  PRO

    Contributed by Scott Sharpes on Feb 16, 2002
    based on 212 ratings
     | 2,324 views

    57 CENTS One afternoon a little girl, who had eagerly wished to go, turned back from the Sunday-school door, crying bitterly because there was no more room . . . [I] asked her why it was that she was crying, and she sobbingly replied that it was because they could not let her into the ...read more

  • Hudson Taylor And True Friendship

    Contributed by Rolando Delgado on Sep 22, 2010
     | 2,143 views

    HUDSON TAYLOR AND TRUE FRIENDSHIP (Translation follows) Hay una breve reflexión sobre esto en la vida de Hudson Taylor. Después de haber estado largo tiempo en China, lejos de su país y de su esposa, él vino a casa y su esposa lo fue a recibir al barco. Tomaron un transporte juntos, y, desde ...read more

  • A Man Dies And Goes To Heaven. Of Course, St. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 27 ratings
     | 4,354 views

    A man dies and goes to heaven. Of course, St. Peter meets him at the pearly gates. St. Peter says, "Here’s how it works. You need 100 points to make it into heaven. You tell me all the good things you’ve done, and I give you a certain number of points for each item, depending on how good it was. ...read more

  • Arguably, No Landmark In On The West Coast Is ...

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Mar 13, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,750 views

    Arguably, no landmark in on the west coast is more famous or readily recognizable than the Golden Gate Bridge. It is an amazing wonder of architectural work. Most would not know that the south pier rests on the San Andreas Fault line. What a contrast between flexibility and strength. In his ...read more

  • The Foundation Made The Difference  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 5, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,682 views

    THE FOUNDATION MADE THE DIFFERENCE On Oct. 17, 1989, a massive earthquake struck the San Francisco area. Buildings built on solid ground sustained much less damage than those built on shaky ground. The south pier of the Golden Gate Bridge sits directly on top of the San Andreas fault, yet it is ...read more

  • Hiding The Word Of God

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Jan 10, 2012
     | 3,581 views

    HIDING THE WORD OF GOD During World War II, Jewish inmates of the Yanov labor camp in occupied Poland defied their Nazi guards, secretly conducting religious services inside their darkened barracks. To observe their ritual, the Jews had cut religious scrolls into sections, bound the parchment ...read more

  • By The Power Of His Holy Spirit Filling And ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Jul 2, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,143 views

    By the power of His Holy Spirit filling and empowering us, let us fulfill the fervor of Dorothea Day’s poem “My Captain”: Out of the night that dazzles me, Bright as the sun from pole to pole, I thank the God I know to be For Christ the conqueror of my soul. Since His the sway of ...read more

  • One Day, Marty Was Knocking On Some Doors To Hand ...

    Contributed by Traci Loewe on Jul 30, 2007
     | 1,771 views

    One day, Marty was knocking on some doors to hand out some flyers for their churches upcoming Bible camp. Marty noticed a young lady watching TV in her apartment. There were some old toys outside of her door, so it was obvious to him she might have some children that could come to camp. Marty ...read more

  • Love Your Neighbour

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Oct 12, 2021
     | 1,705 views

    Canadian Folk singer (and believer) Bruce Cockburn wrote this song for his church in San Franciso. The story is told in Christianity Today, October 12, 2021. ORDERS; (Bruce Cockburn) The just the merciful the cruel The stumbling well-intentioned fool The deft the oaf the witless pawn The golden ...read more

  • Do You Have Enough Points To Get To Heaven?

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 12, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,922 views

    I heard a story the other day about a guy who died and stood before the gates of heaven. An angel met him and said, “We have a new plan for getting into heaven. We’re now using a point system and you need 1,000 to enter.” The man told the angel that this would be no problem as he started rattling ...read more

  • Why Does God Hate Divorce? Listen To Some ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 18, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,296 views

    Why does God hate divorce? Listen to some ramifications of divorce, taken from Biblical Counseling for Today - Watson Pages 187-188 -- Watson notes: Dobson commissioned his Focus on the Family staff to conduct a broad based survey of existing research concerning marital status. “From a social ...read more

  • We Are Not ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2009
     | 1,245 views

    WE ARE NOT INVINCIBLE "Humanly speaking, this was a time when God’s glory was discounted, and His people were not a testimony to His great Name." Sinclair Ferguson’s "Isaac’s Storm" is a very interesting book about the hurricane that wiped out Galveston in 1900. One of the main plot lines of the ...read more

  • We Are To Work While We Wait. A Gardener For A ...  PRO

    Contributed by E. Lee James on Oct 19, 2001
    based on 162 ratings
     | 3,619 views

    We are to work while we wait. A gardener for a large estate in northern Italy was conducting a visitor through the castle and the beautiful, well-groomed grounds. As the visitor had lunch with the gardener and his wife, he commended them for the beautiful way they were keeping the gardens. He ...read more

  • The Fellowship Of The Unashamed  PRO

    Contributed by Larry White on Jan 11, 2002
    based on 19 ratings
     | 4,567 views

    THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE UNASHAMED "I’m part of the fellowship of the unashamed. The dye has been cast. I have stepped over the line, the decision has been made. I am a disciple of Jesus Christ. I won’t look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be still. My past is redeemed, my present makes ...read more