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  • Simeon  PRO

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Dec 15, 2005
    based on 12 ratings
     | 3,560 views

    The years are catching up to me, Simeon thought as he made his way through the dirt-covered streets of Jerusalem. This was once an easy walk; in the corner of his mind’s eye he recalled himself as a younger man bounding through the alleys, markets, and crowded roads that led to the place of ...read more

  • The One-Dollar Bill  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,471 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

  • The Impact Of Divorce

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,092 views

    THE IMPACT OF DIVORCE Today, there is a generation of children of divorce that has grown up. Elizabeth Marquardt is author of Between Two Worlds: The Inner Lives of Children of Divorce. This scholar, a child of divorce herself, drew from her own experiences and also surveyed 1500 adult children ...read more

  • A Good Name: The Case Of Butch O'hare

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,691 views

    A GOOD NAME: THE CASE OF BUTCH O'HARE His name was Butch O'Hare, one of the heroes of World War II. He was a fighter pilot assigned to an aircraft carrier in the South Pacific. One day his entire squadron was sent on a mission. After he was airborne, he looked at his fuel gauge and realized that ...read more

  • Everything Looks Different

    Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Dec 27, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,821 views

    “We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.” - Thornton Wilder It was the anniversary of the fall of the Soviet Union when he got the call from Moscow. Some of the Russian oil companies had abandoned their wells, left their rigs with the ...read more

  • George Floyd

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jun 11, 2020
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,880 views

    God can use you to make a difference in our broken world no matter your past. Just commit your way to the Lord like Jephthah did and depend on His Holy Spirit. When I think about Jephthah, I think about George Floyd, who was recently murdered in Minneapolis. George was a towering 6-foot by 6-inch ...read more

  • Do Not Hinder Prayer

    Contributed by James Dina on Jul 19, 2020
     | 2,015 views

    Do not hinder prayer. Those that live without prayer in the world, live without God in their lives. “Pour out your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge you, on the peoples who do not call on your name.” (Jeremiah 10:25). To restrain prayer is worse than not to pray. The latter indicate only ...read more

  • Killer Alcohol

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2008
     | 3,060 views

    Killer Alcohol Dr. Adolph Lorenz, a famous surgeon, refused a drink at a banquet. He was asked "Are you a tee-totaler?" He responded, "Yes, my success depends upon my brains being clear, my muscles firm, and my nerves steady. No one can take alcoholic liquor without blunting these physical powers, ...read more

  • The Event Occurred Back In The Early 60's When ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steven Pace on Apr 11, 2002
    based on 26 ratings
     | 1,984 views

    The event occurred back in the early 60’s when Abortion was not a legal option. She was a young High School student. She met a boy that was everything that she dreamed of. She allowed him to have his way with her and she became pregnant. He told her that he had no desire to marry her and was going ...read more

  • Search Committee Report  PRO

    Contributed by David Gant on Feb 14, 2004
    based on 77 ratings
     | 4,011 views

    SEARCH COMMITTEE REPORT We do not have a happy report to give. We have not been able to find a suitable candidate for this church, though we have one promising prospect. Thank you for your suggestions. We have followed up on each one with interviews or by calling at least three references. The ...read more

  • In A Sermon Several Weeks Ago I Referred To A Man ...  PRO

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Mar 8, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,470 views

    In a sermon several weeks ago I referred to a man I couldn’t reach. John was ex-Navy, a heavy drinker and a violent man. He was very personable when you first met him; when he drank enough beer the demons took over. I must confess that, until I met John I always thought people were born with a ...read more

  • A Young Man Learns What's Most Important In Life ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 28, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,632 views

    A young man learns what’s most important in life from the guy next door. It had been some time since Jack had seen the old man. College, girls, career, and life itself got in the way. In fact, Jack moved clear across the country in pursuit of his dreams. There, in the rush of his busy life, Jack ...read more

  • Better Than Silver And Gold By Zachary Fisher, ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 22, 2007
     | 1,293 views

    BETTER THAN SILVER AND GOLD by Zachary Fisher, NY, NY. (Guideposts, 9/92). My father was known as a bricklayer and a builder, but what mattered most to him was his good name. I’m a builder. In my job I constantly find myself facing decisions. Some are easy to make, some are tough. And on some, ...read more

  • The Room

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Jun 7, 2007
     | 1,707 views

    THE ROOM (I DO NOT KNOW THE AUTHOR) In that place between wakefulness and dreams, I found myself in the room. There were no distinguishing features except for the one wall covered with small index card files. They were like the ones in libraries that list titles by author or subject in ...read more

  • I Want To Share A Story From Reader's Digest, ...

    Contributed by Warren Lamb on Oct 23, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,896 views

    I want to share a story from Reader’s Digest, December 2002, which was taken from a story by Lee Hill Kavanaugh, of the Kansas City Star. It goes like this: Perry Bice turned off the engine but remained behind the wheel. Parked in his driveway was a wheelchair-accessible van, a huge red and gold ...read more

  • Jail-Time Repentance

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2012
     | 4,412 views

    JAIL-TIME REPENTANCE I want to share with you a small auto-biographical story that I believe illustrates the type of repentant heart needed to continue in getting rid of guilt. She had always been a good girl so finding herself in this place was unimaginable to her. How was she going to survive ...read more

  • Sudden Tragedy

    Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Dec 27, 2014
     | 5,954 views

    “Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that we see ourselves as we really are.” - Arthur Golden, Memoirs of a Geisha In the early hours of a January morning in Texas years ago, a man was jolted awake to a nightmare; his friend was rushing ...read more

  • Gethsemane

    Contributed by Sam Mccormick on Aug 12, 2017
     | 6,696 views

    Several years ago, I began to reflect on the happenings at Gethsemane. It started when I saw some movie in which an actor did an okay job of portraying Jesus, except that he failed abysmally in his attempt to show what I think Jesus' agony at Gethsemane must have been really like. I realized that ...read more

  • Unsung Heroes: Simeon Of Jerusalem

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Dec 27, 2020
     | 2,001 views

    Introduction: Mary and Joseph weren’t the only ones eagerly awaiting the birth of Jesus. Under the Law of Moses, every male child was to be circumcised. Joseph and Mary took Baby Jesus to the Temple where this surgery would be performed on the Baby. While they were in the Temple, they received ...read more

  • The Real St. Nick  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 9, 2002
    based on 110 ratings
     | 2,227 views

    THE REAL ST NICK A vast multitude was imprisoned in every place," wrote an eyewitness. "The prisons -- prepared for murders and robbers -- were filled with bishops, priests, and deacons ... so there was no longer room for those condemned of crimes."[1] You’d hardly expect to find old St. Nick ...read more

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