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  • The Legions Of The Unjazzed

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 8, 2011
     | 3,437 views

    THE LEGIONS OF THE UNJAZZED In Dr. David Jeremiah's book "Life Wide Open" he writes about a young man who turned the surfing world upside down in the 1950's. Killer Dana was the most notorious wave in California. When it was really ripping and roaring, the best surfers in the world gave it plenty ...read more

  • Faith In Action

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Oct 13, 2019
     | 7,957 views

    Here is one of othe greatest illustrations of how faith in action brings the favor of God. George Muller of Bristol exemplified the nitty-gritty of a life of faith. After being a wild youth, he was converted in his early twenties. He obeyed God’s call by living a life of faith and obedience. He ...read more

  • Callous, Cold And Conniving Or Restored, Revived And Redeemed?

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 23, 2021
     | 1,587 views

    (Presented on weekend of Martin Luther King Jr. Day before the invitation hymn, hymn of decision) Unlike Jesus, David was not sinless on his way to the wilderness or in the wilderness but he is described as a man after God’s own heart. Something David did that was good is that he attended a ...read more

  • Evil In Us ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 21, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,013 views

    EVIL IN US ALL In 1960, Israeli undercover agents kidnapped one of the worst killers in Hitler’s army from his hideout in South America. His name was Adolf Eichmann. They took him to Israel to stand trial for crimes against humanity. Prosecutors called a long list of witnesses who had either seen ...read more

  • The Significance Of Nazareth  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,294 views

    The Significance of Nazareth "God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee." (Luke 1:26) Many Christian historians tell us that by the time of the birth of Christ, Nazareth had become an unimportant town. It was the home of Joseph and Mary (Luke 2:39) and Nazareth was where the ...read more

  • If Only I Could Sleep Again

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
     | 1,640 views

    "If Only I Could Sleep Again" Bob Pierce, founder of World Vision had advanced leukemia, but he went to visit a colleague in Indonesia before he died. As they were walking through a small village, they came upon a young girl lying on a bamboo mat next to a river. She was dying of cancer and had ...read more

  • What It Means To Die To Self

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 6, 2022
     | 1,348 views

    Self denial becomes a life pattern. Now what does it mean as a Christian?  Here are some practical things.   When you are not forgiven, or neglected, or purposely set aside, and you sting and hurt with the insult or oversight, but your heart is happy and you’re ...read more

  • On The Other Hand?" Mark 13:9-13 Key Verse(S) ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Apr 26, 2005
    based on 12 ratings
     | 3,047 views

    “On The Other Hand?” Mark 13:9-13 Key verse(s) 13:“‘All men will hate you because of me, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved.’” Often times what determines whether or not we are standing tall in this life is measured by the depth of our convictions. There was a time not so long ago ...read more

  • Seven Principles Of Finance For The Believer  PRO

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Feb 6, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,255 views

    Seven Principles of Finance for the Believer By Jim and Pam Elliff One of the most recognizable differences in the believer and the world he lives in is his unusual relationship to money and possessions. However, even serious believers sometimes balk at the seeming extremities in the teaching and ...read more

  • The Following Incident Is Vouched For By A Church ...  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Apr 11, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,008 views

    The following incident is vouched for by a Church of England clergyman who knew all the circumstances. A young woman, who had been brought up in a Christian home and who had often had very serious convictions in regard to the importance of coming to Christ, chose instead to take the way of the ...read more

  • Woodson Armes Was Pastor Of Polytechnic Baptist ...  PRO

    Contributed by Glenn Hickey on Jun 9, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,266 views

    Woodson Armes was pastor of Polytechnic Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas during my seminary years. At a seminary chapel service he told this story from his growing up as a teenager in rural Texas. “As a teenager growing up I really gave my parents a lot of grief. On one particular occasion I ...read more

  • The Picture Series Are Frozen Both In Time And In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Jan 12, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,415 views

    The picture series are frozen both in time and in memory. The scene unfolds from the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Two runners, one American, the other from South Africa, although of British descent. The starter’s pistol fires and around the track the runners race for the finishing line. ...read more

  • Unfailing Love/Commitment  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Miller on Feb 12, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,892 views

    UNFAILING LOVE/COMMITTMENT: The following letter appeared in the Ann Lander’s newspaper column a few years ago. It is a great image of what marital love is like. "Dear Ann Landers: I’m going to tell you about a love story that I witness every time I go to the nursing home to see my husband who ...read more

  • The Botanical Life Of Most Trees Is Amazing. ...

    Contributed by Mike Mcguire on Feb 8, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,320 views

    The botanical life of most trees is amazing. Often when a tree is damaged and the trunk is cut down, a new shoot will come up out of the stump or roots. As long as the roots are healthy, it will try to live. It will put out new shoots and eventually try to flower and reproduce. It keeps adapting to ...read more

  • Listen To This From A Guy Named Per Nilsen, From ...

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Dec 15, 2009
     | 1,074 views

    Listen to this from a guy named Per Nilsen, from Burnsville, Minnesota: Last week my son, Bjorn, got sick. I took his temperature, and it was 102.5 degrees. The Children’s Advil came out. He slugged down the appropriate dose for his size. Forty-five minutes later the fever was down to 100. Just ...read more

  • Two Men, Two Soils  PRO

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jan 28, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,792 views

    TWO MEN, TWO SOILS Two of the men have impacted my life. Both of them died of cancer. For many years one of these men allowed his CIRCUMSTANCES to harden him towards those in his family and towards God. I thought my dad was about as far away from God as he could be. He seemed to be represented ...read more

  • Eating A Bald Eagle  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 4, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,477 views

    EATING A BALD EAGLE A forest ranger is making rounds in a remote part of the wooded reserve when he comes across an unkempt man, sitting at a make-shift campfire, and, to the ranger's astonishment, eating a fish and a bald eagle. The man is consequently put in jail for the crime. He was soon ...read more

  • A Premature Baby Thought To Be Stillborn Was ...

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Apr 22, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,529 views

    A premature baby thought to be stillborn was found by her mother, alive, after 12 hours in a morgue in northern Argentina. Analia Bouter was only six months pregnant when she went into labor and gave birth to a baby girl she'd planned to name Liliana Abigail or Luciana Abigail. The baby was to be ...read more

  • Mother's Face

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jul 28, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,162 views

    MOTHER'S FACE Calvin Miller reminds us of the fable of the little girl whose mother's face was hideously scarred from an early injury. As the little girl grew, made friends, and gained her own identity, she became more and more ashamed of her mother's horrid appearance. As she walked down the ...read more

  • Would You Lay Down Your Life?

    Contributed by Paul Dietz on Sep 13, 2008
     | 3,877 views

    Would You Lay Down Your Life? Did you know that if the interior body temperature of an individual drops two degrees, intense shivering results and that further lowering of temperature produces sluggishness and coma, and finally, at somewhere between 89 and 86°, death ensues? (Source: Wikipedia) ...read more

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