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  • In The Last Hour, While We Were In Sunday School ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 3, 2008
     | 1,225 views

    In the last hour, while we were in Sunday school -- or any hour, for that matter, here is what typically happens in this world. 2,738 people died from starvation 342 people died from malaria 76 mothers died from childbirth 9,582 babies died from induced abortion 8,898 infants and children were ...read more

  • Manna To A Teen's Soul

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Nov 16, 2008
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     | 2,380 views

    MANNA TO A TEEN'S SOUL Mr. Redden was a part of the church of my childhood; he’s now with the Lord. One time he was a chaperone for our youth group. He was very much on the edge of a great spiritual defeat. I was only about 12 or 13, but Mr. Redden found himself sharing his tough time with me. I ...read more

  • Jesus In My ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,499 views

    JESUS IN MY HEART A little 9-year-old girl came home from VBS one day. She proudly told her parents and little brother that, "Jesus is living in my heart now!" Mom and Dad were so proud, and made a big deal out of it. Later that day, her little brother said something she didn’t like, and she ...read more

  • All I Need To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
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    ALL I NEED TO KNOW A Sunday school teacher gave his class an assignment to learn the 23rd Psalm by next Sunday, because each was going to recite it to the whole church. A little boy named Bobby, just couldn’t get it all in his head, he struggled all week long. Finally Sunday comes and the church ...read more

  • Annie The Bishop

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Aug 27, 2009
     | 2,501 views

    ANNIE THE BISHOP The resident "bishop" in our house is Annie the wonder-dog. At one point she was a 65-pound running machine. At age 92 (in dog years) her spine has so much arthritis she needs twice the normal human dose of prednisone just to walk. She is not healthy; she cannot do what she was ...read more

  • Missionary, Fred Craddock, Buys Pastries For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 12, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,079 views

    Missionary, Fred Craddock, buys pastries for German-Jewish Refugees In the 1940s, Fred Craddock began serving as a missionary to India. When World War II ended, Craddock’s church wired him funds for a steamer ticket to return home. Arriving in his port of departure on Christmas day, Craddock ...read more

  • Parents Of Young Soldier Killed In Action Donate ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 19, 2009
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     | 3,809 views

    Parents of Young Soldier Killed in Action Donate to a Church as a Memorial "The parents of a young soldier killed in action gave their church a gift of money as a memorial for their son. During the presentation service, the mother of another soldier overseas whispered to her husband, "Let’s give ...read more

  • Image Is Not Everything But It Sure Helps To Send ...

    Contributed by John Perry on Apr 17, 2010
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    Image is not everything but it sure helps to send a positive message to people. Tom was a man in our church. He was from the old school & believed that he needed to live his everyday life dressed in a suit & tie. Naturally he would come to church in his suit & tie. A suit that looked as though he ...read more

  • A Young Girl Got Saved In A Powerful Revival That ...

    Contributed by Steven Spence on Jul 20, 2010
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    A YOUNG GIRL GOT SAVED IN A POWERFUL REVIVAL THAT WAS BEING HELD AT HER CHURCH. AND THAT AFTERNOON SHE WAS RUNNING THROUGH THE HOUSE SINGING AND DANCING AND JUST FULL OF JOY. WHEN HER GRANDFATHER STOPPED HER. AND SAID... “YOU OUGHT TO BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF. YOU JUST JOINED THE CHURCH AND ...read more

  • The Old Rugged Cross

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Dec 4, 2011
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    THE OLD RUGGED CROSS About an hour away from where I used to live in Coventry (England), there is a little village called Bredwardine. It is in the county of Herefordshire. A lady who attended the Anglican Church in that village died, and in her will she left some money for the Church. As well as ...read more

  • First-Century Fire

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on May 16, 2012
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    FIRST-CENTURY FIRE Billy Graham, that great and uncompromising preacher, once in a Revival meeting held at Los Angeles, shared a passionate message on the Early Church, outlining what needs to be done for the Churches of modern era to become more effective. While many were moved by it, some ...read more

  • Faith Like That

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jul 2, 2012
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    FAITH LIKE THAT The bishop's car ran out of petrol. His wife, who was a passenger remembered seeing a garage half a mile back down the road. He got out the car and started to search the boot of the car for a container, but the only one he could find was his baby grandson's potty - so that had to ...read more

  • Joining For The Perks

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Nov 13, 2012
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    JOINING FOR THE PERKS Lay down our lives? You mean total sacrifice? Partial commitment is not allowed. I remember a man in a church I attended long ago who had a grandson who was in the Army and his grandson was about to be deployed into a war zone. This man got up in church and with tears ...read more

  • The Meaning Of Life. The Wasted Years Of Life. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kevin Karhoff on Mar 23, 2013
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     | 4,497 views

    The meaning of life. The wasted years of life. The poor choices of life. God answers the mess of life with one word: grace. We talk as though we understand the term. The bank gives us a grace period. The seedy politician falls from grace. Musicians speak of a grace note. We describe an ...read more

  • The "repenters"

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 19, 2022
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    It is interesting that before the "Iron Curtain" went down, the believers in the anti-Christian Communist countries were often known as "Repenters." Why? Because they were not just "professors", but "possessors", and showed the Spirit of Christ was in them ...read more

  • Fire Of The Holy Spirit

    Contributed by Samuel M on Jul 17, 2024
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    The New Testament church (during Pentecost) did not have good instruments, equipment’s, music, and large buildings, but they had the fire of the Holy Spirit. This fire produced many miracles and wonders. When the shadow of disciples fell on people, they were healed. There was fire in the preachers, ...read more

  • A Cartoon By Joe Mckeever...  PRO

    Contributed by Aaron Householder on Sep 30, 2004
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    A cartoon by Joe McKeever... A smiling woman greeting a surprised pastor as she leaves church says, "All my life I heard pastors say they were ...read more

  • Giving Potential If Americans Who Identify With ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
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    Giving Potential If Americans who identify with the historically Christian church increased their giving to an average of 10% of income; there could be an additional $78 billion dollars available ...read more

  • How Little Chance The Holy Ghost Has Nowadays. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006
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    "How little chance the Holy Ghost has nowadays. The churches and missionary societies have so bound Him in red tape that they practically ask Him to sit in a ...read more

  • C. We Must Position Ourselves To Be A Prophetic ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Jan 30, 2008
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    C. We must position ourselves to be a prophetic voice to our generation. D. We may not know the future but we know who holds the future. E. On a ...read more