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  • Jacob Koshy Grew Up In Singapore With One Driving ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tony Britt on Feb 6, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
     | 6,998 views

    Jacob Koshy grew up in Singapore with one driving ambition: to be a success in life, to gain all the money and possessions he could. That led him into the world of drugs and gambling, and eventually he became the lord of an international smuggling network. In 1980, he was arrested and placed in a ...read more

  • When God Looks At The Human Heart, He Knows What ...  PRO

    Contributed by James Dunn on Feb 11, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,152 views

    When God looks at the human heart, he knows what he’s looking at. 1 Samuel 16:7 suggests that we don’t and can’t, even when we look at our own hearts. The results of not seeing the heart for what it is can be disastrous. An Illinois man died waiting for a donor kidney a month after his transplant ...read more

  • Worship  PRO

    Contributed by Darren Ethier on Apr 9, 2002
    based on 67 ratings
     | 7,887 views

    ILLUSTRATION The Call to Worship had just been pronounced starting Easter Sunday Morning service in an East Texas church. The choir started its processional, singing "Up from the Grave He Arose" as they marched in perfect step down the center aisle to the front of the church. The last lady was ...read more

  • On October 8,1918 Sergeant Alvin C. York Single ...  PRO

    Contributed by Keith Andrews on Jun 5, 2002
    based on 19 ratings
     | 2,541 views

    On October 8,1918 Sergeant Alvin C. York single handedly capture 132 German soldiers which earned him the Congressional Medal of Honor. Definitely, he was a hero to be honored. In this battle he displayed courage and selflessness that is required of heroes. Today’s society doesn’t know truly ...read more

  • What Is The Goal Of Playing Football?  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Oct 31, 2002
    based on 28 ratings
     | 4,410 views

    WHAT IS THE GOAL OF PLAYING FOOTBALL? Well, of course, we would say winning. But there is a clearer point than winning, it is scoring points. We might score 6 points in a touchdown, three points in a field goal, two points in a safety, or one point in a point after the touch down. WHAT IF I TOLD ...read more

  • As A Minister Was Addressing A Group Of Men, He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,779 views

    As a minister was addressing a group of men, he took a large piece of paper and made a black dot in the center of it with a marking pen. Then he held the paper up before the group and asked them what they saw. One person quickly replied, “I see a black mark.” “Right,” the preacher replied. “What ...read more

  • Sticky Tips: To Better Understand How Consumer ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,265 views

    Sticky Tips: To better understand how consumer eyeballs behave on the Web, Ziff-Davis’ Smart Business Labs teamed up with usability specialists from eyetracking.com to figure out what makes a site more or less sticky—in other words, what makes visitors stay at a site for a longer period of time. ...read more

  • In The September 11th Issue Of The Los Angeles ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 12, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,476 views

    In the September 11th issue of the Los Angeles Times, Patrick Goldstein wrote an article entitled, ‘Five Years Later: Pop Culture of Denial.’ Its subtitle made a very interesting statement, ‘Our fascination with glitz is unabated, and artists remain cautious. We haven’t come to grips with ...read more

  • One Such Symbol Is Located In Washington D.c. ...

    Contributed by Ronnie Knight on Apr 9, 2007
     | 1,495 views

    "One such symbol is located in Washington D.C. High atop Capital Hill sits the Capital Building of the U.S.A. The cornerstone of that building was laid in 1793, but the crowning touch, is the statue that stands on top of the rotunda which is called the “Freedom Lady”. The Freedom Lady was placed ...read more

  • Most Children Are Not Naturally Aggressive. There ...

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Jun 9, 2003
     | 2,276 views

    Most children are not naturally aggressive. There are times when children might seem demanding, impatient or even perhaps unreasonable. They do not usually push themselves into the being the center of attention. I once read the story about a tiny boy who was seated at the dinner table in his high ...read more

  • In Closing I Remember A Time When I Was Walking ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dennis Jones on Oct 8, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,809 views

    In closing I remember a time when I was walking in a town and saw a young lady that was to say the least intoxicated. She was having a serious problem walking, let alone know where she was going, or have a clue of how to get there. I carefully avoided her, as I was embarrassed at the thought of ...read more

  • There Is An Ancient Door On Display In St. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Nov 14, 2004
    based on 12 ratings
     | 3,496 views

    There is an ancient door on display in St. Patrick’s cathedral in Dublin, Ireland. The rough hewn door has a rectangular hole hacked out in its center. It is called the “Door of Reconciliation,” and gives rise to the Irish expression of “chancing one’s arm.” In 1492, two prominent Irish ...read more

  • First, Give Your Kids The Luxury Of A Mistake ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,562 views

    First, Give your kids the luxury of a mistake now and then. You made a few growing up. Acceptance by you and approval from you is critical to their healthy development. Second, Give your kids room to come to their own convictions and conclusions. Parents are foundational to success. At the same ...read more

  • One Friday Afternoon, After A Long Day At The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,045 views

    One Friday afternoon, after a long day at the office you are driving home and you turn the radio on. You hear about a little village in India where a few villagers died suddenly from some kind of mysterious flu. You don’t think much about it, but on Sunday, coming home from church, you hear about ...read more

  • The Call To Worship Had Just Been Pronounced ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,036 views

    “The call to worship had just been pronounced starting Easter Sunday Morning service in an East Texas church. The choir started its processional, singing ‘Up from the Grave He Arose’ as they marched in perfect step down the center aisle to the front of the church. The last lady was wearing shoes ...read more

  • Joseph Was Despised Because Of His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 2,755 views

    Joseph was despised because of his Behavior. (Vv. 8-11) Joseph was despised not for doing evil but for doing good. Joseph typifies the Lord in many ways. Sidlow Baxter observes that he was the beloved son, that he was the rejected servant, and also the exalted Savior. The way that he was despised ...read more

  • Whirpool Galaxy

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jan 12, 2009
     | 1,549 views

    WHIRPOOL GALAXY God breathed out our sun. His word put the earth in its orbit around the sun. But this is really nothing. Our sun is one of between 200 and 400 billion other suns in our galaxy. What is our galaxy called? Milky way. Now I want to show you a picture. [This picture can be found ...read more

  • Christ Was Love  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,333 views

    CHRIST WAS LOVE I read a story that I thought was a perfect illustration as to what the perfect gift looks like at Christmas. It centered on a school Christmas pageant. Of course there was nothing there to make it religious. Only snowmen, reindeer and the like. And so the kindergarten class was ...read more

  • Sir Isaac Newton Was A Very Famous Mathematician ...

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on May 19, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,130 views

    Sir Isaac Newton was a very famous mathematician and scientist who strongly believed in God. However, he had a very close friend who did not believe in God, so Sir Isaac devised a plan to try to convince his friend that God did exist and had created the Universe. One day, he went to a carpentry ...read more

  • Walking On Water In Los Angeles  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 9, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,416 views

    WALKING ON WATER IN LOS ANGELES [James Bryan Smith, The Good and Beautiful Life (InterVarsity Press, 2010), pp. 131-132 | posted 7/05/2010] In the early 1990s, gang violence erupted in Boyle Heights, a section of East Los Angeles. Eight gangs were in conflict in the parish around the Dolores ...read more