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  • The Marks Of A Witness  PRO

    Contributed by Edwin Amundson on Jul 26, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,547 views

    The Marks of a Witness 1. A witness must have a first-hand experience of Christ. Hearsay is not acceptable in a court of law, nor in the court of this world?s opinion. People will listen only to what we have personally seen and heard. 2. A witness must be able to express himself verbally. We may ...read more

  • My Friend Norm Is A United Methodist Pastor. A ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Phaneuf on Jul 28, 2003
    based on 61 ratings
     | 3,372 views

    My friend Norm is a United Methodist pastor. A while back Norm was telling me about one of his parishioners -- Bill. Bill was gravely ill in the hospital, and Norm was visiting with him when the doctor came in, and point-blank told the patient: “Bill... you’re dead! There’s no hope. You’d better ...read more

  • A Mother's Love  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 21, 2004
    based on 10 ratings
     | 5,366 views

    A MOTHER'S LOVE One of the most touching elements of the film "The Passion of the Christ" is the mother-son relationship. Every mother can relate to Mary’s total commitment to her son. Here’s the story of a modern day mother and her love for her son, as told by one member of the staff at Campus ...read more

  • I Don't Know What I May Do Tomorrow

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Aug 30, 2004
     | 2,476 views

    "I Don’t Know What I May Do Tomorrow" Many times Christians say, "Of course I know I’m saved now, Paster, but I don’t know what I may do tomorrow. One lady I knew pretty well said this to me. I responded with, "That’s strange, I know what you will do tomorrow." She looked incredulous and I went ...read more

  • In Point Man, Steve Farrar Tells The Story Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Oct 27, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,401 views

    In Point Man, Steve Farrar tells the story of George McCluskey. When McCluskey married and started a family, he decided to invest one hour a day in prayer, because he wanted his kids to follow Christ. After a time, he expanded his prayers to include his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Every ...read more

  • C.s. Lewis' Celebrated Children's Book, The Lion, ...

    Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 14, 2004
     | 3,384 views

    C.S. Lewis’ celebrated children’s book, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, tells of the adventures of four children in the magical kingdom of Narnia. The story is fun, but it’s also an allegory of Christ and salvation, with Christ represented by the lion Aslan. When in Narnia, the children meet ...read more

  • It Depends Whose Hands It's In

    Contributed by Juan Lane on Jun 30, 2005
     | 4,769 views

    Jeffrey Sturdivant IT DEPENDS WHOSE HANDS IT’S IN A basketball in my hands is worth about $19 A basketball in Michael Jordan’s hands is worth about $33 million It depends whose hands it’s in A baseball in my hands is worth about $6 A baseball in Mark McGuire’s hands is worth $19 million It ...read more

  • From Texas History Comes The Story Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005
     | 1,945 views

    From Texas history comes the story of the conversion of Sam Houston. At one tine, the Texas hero was called “The Old Drunk.” While he was governor of Tennessee, his wife left him. In despair he resigned as governor and tried to escape his problems by going to live among Cherokee Indians. He stayed ...read more

  • Crocodile Hunter Illus. ( One Thing To Fight With ...

    Contributed by Scott Epperson on Nov 4, 2006
     | 1,237 views

    Crocodile Hunter ILLUS. ( one thing to fight with something another to kill it) In the news the other day it was reported that the world famous Australian Crocodile Hunter had been killed by a sting ray, really by accident. I loved to watch the Croc Hunter on the animal planet and other ...read more

  • Jeffrey Dahmer Was A Convicted Murderer And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Mar 10, 2007
    based on 10 ratings
     | 2,905 views

    Jeffrey Dahmer was a convicted murderer and cannibal who cooked and ate his victims. You don’t really get much more heinous than that. He was awarded 16 life sentences. While in prison, Dahmer met with Roy Ratcliff, a minister with the Church of Christ in Madison, Wisconsin, and turned his life ...read more

  • Decision Without Procrastination  PRO

    Contributed by Ray Mckendry on Apr 2, 2007
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     | 3,799 views

    “Decision Without Procrastination" "During the early days of the ministry of Dwight L. Moody, the great evangelist launched a series of meetings in Chicago with promise of the largest crowds that he had ever addressed up to that time. He was speaking of the life of Christ, and on the first Sunday ...read more

  • Years Ago Bonnie Chamberlain Wrote A Story In The ...

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Apr 13, 2009
     | 3,275 views

    Years ago Bonnie Chamberlain wrote a story in the Saturday Review that told of an artist who was once commissioned to paint in a Sicilian cathedral a mural depicting the life of Jesus. The painter accepted this task and made it his life’s work. He began by searching for people to be his models for ...read more

  • Smallpox Is An Infectious Disease Unique To ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 8, 2009
     | 1,695 views

    Smallpox is an infectious disease unique to humans. It raises fluid-filled blisters in the skin. How many remember the smallpox vaccination? Do you remember that one big blister on your arm? A person with smallpox has them all over his skin. The image on Google was too hideous to show you. It ...read more

  • Don't Stop Ringing The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009
     | 3,768 views

    DON’T STOP RINGING THE BELL Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore seek not to understand that thou mayest believe, but believe that thou mayest understand. Augustine. A man took his son to the tiny rural community where he grew up. He was disappointed to discover that the little church ...read more

  • Roll-Up-Your-Shirt-Sleeves Christianity  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2009
    based on 10 ratings
     | 6,723 views

    ROLL-UP-YOUR-SHIRT-SLEEVES CHRISTIANITY When DAVE THOMAS died in early 2002, he left behind more than just thousands of Wendy’s restaurants. He also left a legacy of being a practical, hard-working man who was respected for his down-to-earth values. Among the pieces of good advice that have ...read more

  • Poem On Bearing One Another's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 9, 2009
     | 4,997 views

    Poem on Bearing One Another’s Burdens If you’re feeling low and worthless; there seems nothing you can do, Just take courage and remember, there is someone needing you. You were created for a purpose, for a part in God’s great plan Bear ye one another’s burdens so fulfill Christ’s law to man. Are ...read more

  • Sola Fide: By Faith Alone

    Contributed by Timothy Brown on Mar 14, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,346 views

    SOLA FIDE: BY FAITH ALONE To prove his point Paul includes a quotation from Habakkuk 2:4, "The just shall live by faith." It was this text--quoted by Paul in Romans 1:17--that ultimately shook Martin Luther to the core and brought him to saving faith in Jesus Christ. On this point, I quote from a ...read more

  • Purpose In Life

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 11,959 views

    PURPOSE IN LIFE Many years before Abraham Lincoln was elected president, he was a store-keeper in Salem, Illinois. Abe had a rifle displayed in his store that was one of the most beautiful rifles ever made. The barrel was made from the finest steel, the stock from the best walnut wood; and a ...read more

  • What Is Your Purpose?

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Apr 13, 2011
     | 2,813 views

    WHAT IS YOUR PURPOSE? Many years before Abraham Lincoln was elected president, he was a store-keeper in Salem, Illinois. Abe had a rifle displayed in his store that was one of the most beautiful rifles ever made. The barrel was made from the finest steel, the stock from the best walnut wood; and a ...read more

  • The Born-Again Vase

    Contributed by Michael Walther on May 18, 2011
     | 5,341 views

    THE BORN-AGAIN VASE A number of years ago I had the opportunity to tour the Villeroy and Boch porcelain factory in Torgau, Germany. Porcelain is one of the most beautiful and enduring things that human beings can make. Even today much of what we know about ancient cultures comes from what they ...read more