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  • On An Icy Winter's Night Two Weeks Before ...

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Dec 20, 2007
     | 2,418 views

    On an ICY winter’s night two weeks before Christmas, 1987, a PREACHER was impatiently waiting at the O’Hare Airport in Chicago. All FLIGHTS has been CANCELED due to FOG and FREEZING RAIN. The TERMINAL was in BEDLAM. Thousands of people were CLUSTERED at the TICKET COUNTERS demanding projected ...read more

  • This Past Week I Watched Part Of An Interview ...

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 3, 2008
     | 1,387 views

    -This past week I watched part of an interview with a medical expert about this bird flu that is spreading around our world. The govt. has already suggested that people should stock a couple of month’s supply of such things as canned tuna and powdered milk. This is not to throw anybody into a ...read more

  • Someone Might Say, "Well, God Does Not Raise ...

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 10, 2008
     | 1,880 views

    -Someone might say, “Well, God does not raise dead people anymore.” I would agree that it is not very common, but the Lord still does it. I have told some of you about my own experience with death. When I was between 1 & 2 years old, I got a hold of a piece of wood from an old orchard sprayer tank. ...read more

  • Sometime Immediate Responses Are The Best Way To ...

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Mar 29, 2008
     | 1,079 views

    Sometime immediate responses are the best way to deal with a situation. I remember being a young Marine at Infantry training school in the coastal mountains of San Diego – I know it sounds like such tough duty just a few miles from the beaches of San Diego, California! Trust me, it was more ...read more

  • Love Of Christ: "We Don't Believe"  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 21, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,012 views

    LOVE OF CHRIST: "WE DON’T BELIEVE" Fred Craddock once told the story of Oswald Goltar. He was a missionary sent to preach the gospel in India near the end of World War II. After many months the time came for a trip back home. His church wired him the money to book passage on a steamer, but when he ...read more

  • A Vigilant ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
     | 2,502 views

    A Vigilant Nation The Foundation of a Nation That Truly Says “In God We Trust” * * * * * * * * Vigilance has never come easy, and America has always had her share of enemies. Many today still remember the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and every day in some way we are reminded of ...read more

  • The Week Before Last I Made A Trip To Lincoln, ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Aug 20, 2008
     | 1,360 views

    The week before last I made a trip to Lincoln, Illinois. I drove Dallas and Alpha’s car up there and left it off for them. (It was an 18-hour road trip, but I actually enjoyed most of it. The reason I enjoyed it was not JUST that I was driving a red SAAB with lots of pickup --- that got 35 miles ...read more

  • Fight For Joy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 8,556 views

    Fight for Joy John Piper offers 15 Biblical things we must do to fight for joy. (I can only list them today, and commend to you his book, "When I Don’t Desire God.") This list reminds me that faith does not produce inactivity, but God-centered activity: 1) Realize that authentic joy in God is a ...read more

  • A Boy And Christmas

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 29, 2008
     | 5,464 views

    A BOY AND CHRISTMAS An eight-year-old boy describes his father's celebration of Christmas: Dad just finished putting up the Christmas lights. Dad likes to put up the Christmas lights. He puts them all over the house. He puts them all over the yard, too. He puts them in the trees and puts ...read more

  • I Don't Remember  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Dec 31, 2008
    based on 12 ratings
     | 2,985 views

    "I DON'T REMEMBER." Some will accept that they are going to heaven but not that they are forgiven while they still live on this earth. Bruce Larson tells the true story of a Catholic priest living in the Philippines, a much-loved man of God who once carried a secret burden of long-past sin buried ...read more

  • Put God First And Give Him What Is ...

    Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Jan 12, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,125 views

    Put God first and give Him what is His! “Now about the collection for God’s people: Do what I told the Galatian churches to do. On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will have ...read more

  • Silent When Needed

    Contributed by Wayne Presnell on Feb 10, 2009
     | 2,071 views

    SILENT WHEN NEEDED In the late 1990’s, our family lived in a split level apartment in Union Township, just north of Cincinnati, OH. It was a great location in many ways: it was close to a major freeway, but not so close that we had to listen to its traffic; it was just five minutes from the ...read more

  • A Nail Among The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 11, 2009
     | 3,401 views

    A NAIL AMONG THE COINS Emil Mettler was a restaurateur in London who was a close friend of Albert Schweitzer. Mettler would not allow a Christian worker to pay for a meal. He once opened his register in the presence of a Secretary of the London Missionary Society. The Secretary was astonished to ...read more

  • Giving: George Muller

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 11, 2009
     | 2,919 views

    GIVING: GEORGE MULLER George Muller pastored his first church at the age of 25 (1830) and was paid $275.00 a year. He learned through the next five years to trust God for His provision. George Muller began a ministry in 1835 for orphaned children based entirely upon God for support. April, 1836 ...read more

  • Tools In The Hands Of The Carpenter  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,564 views

    TOOLS IN THE HANDS OF THE CARPENTER A group of tools once came together for a meeting with Mr. Hammer presiding. Brother Screwdriver said, "Brother Hammer must go, because he is always making noise, always knocking." Hammer said, "Brother Screwdriver has to go, because you have to turn him around ...read more

  • A Young, New Preacher Went To Visit An Older, ...

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 21, 2009
     | 1,439 views

    A young, new preacher went to visit an older, more seasoned preacher for guidance because he felt stressed over the trials of pasturing a church. The older preacher took him out to his back yard -- walked up to a rosebush and handed the young preacher a rosebud and told him to open it without ...read more

  • Following Jesus Is Not Easy. Being Faithful Is ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Feb 23, 2009
     | 5,251 views

    Following Jesus is not easy. Being faithful is not easy. Giving and sacrificing. Generosity. Showing kindness and love. Being faithful and consistent. Offering praises and worship even when you don’t feel like it can be a huge sacrifice. You will most likely be rejected at some point. You might ...read more

  • Fishing With A Net

    Contributed by John Bright on May 12, 2023
     | 2,018 views

    Dr. Daniel B. Wallace has taught Greek and New Testament courses on a graduate school level since 1979. He wrote about this idea based on Matthew 4 “19 He said to them, “Follow me, and I will turn you into fishers of people.” 20 They left their nets immediately and followed him.” “It’s strange ...read more

  • Giving

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Nov 22, 2023
     | 1,712 views

    I was raised in the church. My dad pastored 65 years. I graduated college and was married. We returned home for Christmas. We all gathered around the tree. I remembered my speedometer and God’s goodness. My wife and mom handed out the presents. Each family member had several gifts. In the ...read more

  • Jewish Weddings And The Return Of Christ

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Nov 30, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,196 views

    An understanding of the Rapture can be gained from understanding the Jewish Wedding Tradition. IN THE JEWISH WEDDING TRADITION, • As the young man becomes of age to marry, • He builds a room onto his father’s house, • So there will be a place • For him and his bride to live. WHEN THE YOUNG ...read more