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  • In The Best Selling Book "She Said Yes!" Missy ...  PRO

    Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 23, 2000
    based on 111 ratings
     | 3,257 views

    In the best selling book "She said Yes!" Missy Bernall tells the story of her daughter Cassie, one of the students killed at Columbine High School. Cassie grew up in church, she came from a nice family, had friends and a nice life. Then it all changed. When Cassie entered high school (not ...read more

  • The Government Of Polish Prime Minister ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 2,126 views

    The government of Polish Prime Minister Jaruzelski had ordered crucifixes removed from classroom walls, just as they had been banned in factories, hospitals, and other public institutions. Catholic bishops attacked the ban that had stirred waves of anger and resentment all across Poland. Ultimately ...read more

  • God Will Provide

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jul 3, 2006
     | 4,534 views

    Story: “God Will Provide” Back in the depression days of the early 1930’s, my husband pastored a small country church. We then had three little children. Many times our weekly income was less than $10.00. One day, we found ourselves out of bread and with only some rancid bacon grease for ...read more

  • What Are The "Priorities" At Your House?  PRO

    Contributed by David Parks on Sep 18, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,591 views

    WHAT ARE THE "PRIORITIES" AT YOUR HOUSE? WHAT PRIORITIES WILL BE ESTABLISHED IN OUR CHILDREN WHEN THE FOLLOWING HAPPEN? 1. We are early for the game but late to the worship. 2. We see to it that our children do their homework but never check to seek if Bible lessons are completed, 3. They are not ...read more

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

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Mar 10, 2007
    based on 10 ratings
     | 2,998 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

  • Genesis 37: God Knew Joseph Needed A Pit Stop If ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 3, 2007
     | 2,028 views

    Genesis 37: God knew Joseph needed a Pit Stop if his dreams were ever going to become reality. It makes me think of a young couple who had life going along just like they’d Dreamed. They were happily married with 2 good jobs and 2 healthy little children. Then --- unexpectedly of course --- ...read more

  • The City Told Us They Were Going To Bury The ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Apr 9, 2007
     | 584 views

    The city told us they were going to bury the lines in the front of the first church I pastored. But, they said they would redo anything they damaged in front. They tore up most of the landscaping in front. Finally came the time to replace what had been destroyed. Trucks filled with granite ...read more

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

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,255 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 families, ...read more

  • I Had The Privilege To Speak On The Phone With ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Sep 14, 2005
     | 1,903 views

    I had the privilege to speak on the phone with Jim Difford whom is working with the Louisiana Baptist Convention. In the midst of disaster they and many other churches are getting to minister to Christ by meeting the needs of the hungry, providing shelter, clothing and helping the physically ...read more

  • Evans On The Virgin Birth

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,011 views

    EVANS ON THE VIRGIN BIRTH Dr. William Evans, who pastored College Church from 1906-1909, was an unusually accomplished man. He had the entire King James Version of the Bible memorized as well as the New Testament of the American Standard Version. Dr. Evans also authored over fifty books. His son, ...read more

  • Freedom In Marriage Lies In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 3, 2010
     | 3,811 views

    Freedom in Marriage Lies in Submission In the movie The Poseidon Adventure, the ocean liner S.S. Poseidon is on the open sea when it hits a tidal wave and tips over. Because of the air trapped inside the ocean liner, it floats upside down. In the confusion, the survivors can’t figure out what’s ...read more

  • Your Mess Becomes Your Message

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 21, 2011
     | 3,078 views

    YOUR MESS BECOMES YOUR MESSAGE Joe Almanza grew up in a family of organized crime called the Mexican Mafia: "We were supplying most of the heroin for the Southern and Midwestern US. I became addicted to heroin. I went to many drug addiction agencies. I sold some heroin to an undercover agent ...read more

  • The Man Who Loved To Work

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 25, 2011
     | 1,232 views

    THE MAN WHO LOVED TO WORK John Ortberg states: "Once there was a man who loved to work. He loved creating value. He loved the way his work made him grow. He didn’t always like the problem he ran into, but he felt joy when he came up with a solution that...well, worked. He loved being a part of a ...read more

  • Trees Don't Struggle To Grow

    Contributed by Christopher Lanham on Jun 9, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,173 views

    TREES DON'T STRUGGLE TO GROW Rich Ratts, former pastor of Grace Community Church here in Jackson and a now a church planter in Traverse City, once spoke at a pastor’s appreciation breakfast I attended. He began by talking about a cheery orchard outside his window. One night when he couldn’t go ...read more

  • The Silent Sermon  PRO

    Contributed by Bishop Johnathan Hester on Nov 17, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 8,699 views

    THE SILENT SERMON A member of a certain church, who previously had been attending Services regularly, stopped going. After a few weeks, the preacher decided to visit him. It was a chilly evening. The preacher found the man at home alone, sitting before a blazing fire. Guessing the reason for ...read more

  • The Missionary Service Of Henry ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 16, 2012
     | 4,070 views

    THE MISSIONARY SERVICE OF HENRY MARTYN Henry Martyn had already done more than his share of missionary service in India by his late 20s when he announced he was going to Persia. Doctors had told him that the heat would kill him if he stayed in India, and the heat in Persia was worse. Martyn ...read more

  • Who Will You Reach? Blind Auditions

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Apr 6, 2013
     | 2,372 views

    WHO WILL YOU REACH? BLIND AUDITIONS In 1997 Princeton University conducted an experiment using orchestra auditions as their guinea pig. It was discovered that different people were selected when the auditions were performed from behind a sheet or curtain rather than when the orchestra auditions ...read more

  • Get In The Game: Be A Disciple For Christ

    Contributed by Pastor Randall Timblin on Oct 23, 2017
     | 4,043 views

    Discipleship is never easy. It’s not something that you are born with. However, when you are born again, it is something you should plan on doing. Discipleship can be as simple as sharing your testimony with others. Some of us don’t even have a testimony but should. What were you like ...read more

  • Saved From The Guttermost To The Uttermost

    Contributed by Dr. David Hallum on Sep 11, 2019
     | 4,165 views

    Introduction: Larry Johnson was an oil field hand. Big, loud, cursing, drinking, woman chasing and completely anti-God. He worked on one of the dirtiest jobs in the old field – he ran a workover crew. Those guys NEVER came home clean. They were covered in grime, sludge and oil from head to toe ...read more

  • Never Surrender

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Aug 28, 2020
     | 4,113 views

    Acts 5:29 Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men. When the 101st Airborne was surrounded in WWII the Germans asked them to surrender. General Anthony McAuliffe replied, "Nuts!" The Germans tried to figure what that meant and while they ...read more