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  • For 51 Years Bob Edens Was Blind. He Couldn't See ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 4,059 views

    For 51 years Bob Edens was blind. He couldn’t see a thing. His world was a black hall of sounds and smells. He felt his way through five decades of darkness. And then, he could see. A skilled surgeon performed a complicated operation and, for the first time, Bob Edens had sight. He found it ...read more

  • A Dad Wanted To Show His Son How Much He Loved ...

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Sep 22, 2006
     | 798 views

    A dad wanted to show his son how much he loved him, so he bought him a brand new Cadillac Escalade. The new SUV was fully loaded with chromed aluminum wheels, leather interior, three DVD players, a touch-screen CD player, a state-of-the-art navigation system, and a sunroof. The dad spared no ...read more

  • A Pastor From A Bygone Age, Named Arthur John ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dennis Lawrence on Apr 6, 2001
    based on 111 ratings
     | 2,385 views

    A pastor from a bygone age, named Arthur John Gossip, wrote: The wonderful thing about Christ is that as people looked at Him, followed Him, and watched Him, it became apparent to them that this is what God must be like. They concluded that if there is a God at all, then He must have Christ’s ...read more

  • Forgive And Forget. Easier Said Than Done, Right? ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 13, 2001
    based on 93 ratings
     | 4,976 views

    Forgive and forget. Easier said than done, right? Well, now studies are showing forgiveness is not only good theology, but good medicine as sell. According to the latest medical and psychological research, forgiving is good for our souls-and our bodies. People who forgive: benefit from better ...read more

  • During World War Ii, England Needed To Increase ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Sep 5, 2001
    based on 80 ratings
     | 1,636 views

    "During World War II, England needed to increase its production of coal. Winston Churchill called together labor leaders to enlist their support. At the end of his presentation he asked them to picture in their minds a parade which he knew would be held in Piccadilly Circus after the war. First, he ...read more

  • In His Book, "Mere Christianity," C.s. Lewis ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Hamby on Jun 25, 2002
    based on 33 ratings
     | 2,594 views

    In his book, “Mere Christianity,” C.S. Lewis declares, “God is going to invade this earth in force. But what is the good of saying you are on his side then, when you see the whole universe melting away like a dream, and something else - something it never entered your head to conceive - comes ...read more

  • Keeping Satan's Church Alive And Well  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 21, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,840 views

    KEEPING SATAN’S CHURCH ALIVE AND WELL Anton LaVey, who founded the Church of Satan, died Oct. 29 of heart failure at age 67. His daughter, Karla, and girlfriend Blanche Barton kept LaVey’s death a secret for a week so as not to disturb followers during the church’s most important holiday, ...read more

  • Let Me Close Off With A Baptism I Was Able To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Dec 10, 2002
    based on 38 ratings
     | 2,150 views

    Let me close off with a baptism I was able to witness in Lexington. A man after the service was baptized, he was in a wheel chair, he had MS. Before he was baptized into Christ, he shared this story. He said that he was so pumped about being baptized that he woke up at 4 in the morning. And ...read more

  • I Am The New Year  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 23, 2002
    based on 40 ratings
     | 6,501 views

    I AM THE NEW YEAR I am the new year. I am an unspoiled page in your book of time. I am your next chance at the art of living. I am your opportunity to practice what you have learned about life during the last twelve months. All that you sought and didn’t find is hidden in me, waiting for you to ...read more

  • I'd Like You To Listen To This Poem Entitled ...  PRO

    Contributed by Clyde Grimes on Dec 28, 2002
    based on 47 ratings
     | 1,902 views

    I’d like you to listen to this poem entitled Ready for Christmas as I conclude this sermon. “Ready for Christmas,” she said with a sigh As she gave a last touch to the gifts piled high. Then wearily sat for a moment and read Till soon, very soon, she was nodding her head. Then quietly spoke a ...read more

  • God Came Near

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,999 views

    “For 51 years Bob Edens was blind. He couldn’t see a thing. His world was a black hall of sounds and smells. He felt his way through five decades of darkness. And then, he could see. A skilled surgeon performed a complicated operation and, for the first time, Bob Edens had sight. He found it ...read more

  • Saturday At About 2:30 A.m., Wade Hawkins, Jr. ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 19, 2007
     | 752 views

    Saturday at about 2:30 a.m., Wade Hawkins, Jr. and his family were sleeping peacefully in their home when a tornado struck. Ogie, as he is commonly called, and his younger son were sleeping in the master bedroom. His wife had fallen asleep on the couch in the living room, while his eight-year-old ...read more

  • We Can Be So Satisfied Here, We Refuse To Step To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Aug 24, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,791 views

    WE CAN BE SO SATISFIED HERE, WE REFUSE TO STEP TO THERE? Years ago 95% of all watches were SWISS MADE. The watches were mechanical, gears moving to keep time. For several decades all watches were made this way. One day a man was dreaming and came up with a BETTER IDEA! He invented the QUARTZ WATCH, ...read more

  • Fully Furnished!  PRO

    Contributed by Kent Kessler on Aug 30, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,537 views

    Fully furnished! Leander McCormick-Goodheart was a recruiter for the Ford Motor Company in 1944. He toured fifty universities across the United States to recruit the outstanding graduating student of each institution. At Leigh University, he met a young man named Lee and offered him a position at ...read more

  • In Large Part, Jesus Has A Negative Attitude ...

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Oct 10, 2007
     | 2,319 views

    In large part, Jesus has a negative attitude toward wealth. Doesn’t have much of anything good to say about money (Mark 4:19; Matthew 6:19; Luke 12:13; 16:1; 19:1). Jim Bakker, of PTL fame, once the health and wealth and prosperity gospel preacher, said he was convinced by God in a dream, and he ...read more

  • A. E. Whitman Has An Imaginary Preacher Give The ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 9, 2008
     | 1,560 views

    A. E. Whitman has an imaginary preacher give the following report of a visit to the New Jerusalem: “In my wandering, I came upon the museum in the city of our dreams. I went in, and an attendant conducted me round. There was some old armor there, much bruised with battle. “Many things were ...read more

  • It's Up To ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Sep 4, 2009
     | 3,412 views

    It’s Up to You…………… One song can spark a moment, One flower can wake the dream. One tree can start a forest, One bird can herald spring, One smile begins a friendship, One handclasp lifts a soul. One star can guide a ship at sea, One word can frame the goal. One vote can change a nation, One ...read more

  • Reunited

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 23, 2011
     | 1,283 views

    REUNITED This week (1-11) an interesting story hit the presses: A woman who was kidnapped as a newborn 23 years ago says finding her real mother "felt like a dream." Carlina White was just 19 days old when she disappeared from Harlem Hospital in New York. She tells the New York Post that when ...read more

  • Spiritual Carcinogens

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 20, 2011
     | 2,577 views

    SPIRITUAL CARCINOGENS When the Challenger went down nearly 20 years ago, the whole country went around draped in a dark cloud of mourning. Soon the shock gave way to outrage and scandal when it was discovered that cost-cutting and carelessness components that didn’t quite meet the required ...read more

  • The Bride Of Christ

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 21, 2011
     | 4,301 views

    THE BRIDE OF CHRIST When I was a janitor at O.B.C. there were two or three times I had the opportunity to clean the floors in the girls dorms. One thing that astounded me as I went from room to room was the large pin-up pictures and posters of brides on the walls. Some of these girls had ...read more