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  • The Top 10 Issues Facing Today's Family (1) ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,967 views

    The Top 10 Issues Facing Today’s Family (1) Anti-Christian Culture: Stripping away of Christian heritage and traditional values. (2) Divorce: The ongoing wave of broken marriages and families both in and out of the church. (3) Busyness: Participation in numerous activities crowding out quality ...read more

  • The Evangelist, Lieghton Ford Was Speaking At An ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Apr 11, 2002
    based on 66 ratings
     | 2,746 views

    The evangelist, Lieghton Ford was speaking at an open-air crusade in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Billy Graham was to speak the next night and had arrived a day early. He came incognito and sat on the grass at the rear of the crowd. Because he was wearing a hat and dark glasses, no one recognized him. ...read more

  • The 5th Grade Bible School Class Was Reading ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Aug 2, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,050 views

    The 5th grade Bible School class was reading about the tremendous crowds that followed Jesus during his earthly ministry. “Why do you think so many people wanted to be around Jesus?” the teacher asked. One boys hand shot up- “Because Jesus had money?” “No,” the teacher replied, “in fact Jesus was ...read more

  • Eating It All  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 23, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,119 views

    EATING IT ALL Charles Spence’s son was a Baltimore Ravens season-ticket holder, and he thought taking his seven-year-old daughter to a game would be a good bonding experience. But once there, she found the food vendors much more enticing than what was taking place on the field, so his son bought ...read more

  • When The Infidel Robert G. Ingersoll Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,180 views

    When the infidel Robert G. Ingersoll was delivering his lectures against Christ and the Bible, his speaking ability usually assured him of a large crowd. One night after an inflammatory speech in which he severely attacked man’s faith in the Savior, he dramatically took out his watch and said, ...read more

  • I Read About One Lady That Was The Church ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,513 views

    I read about one lady that was the church organist. The church was having a 6:30 am Sunrise service. The woman over-slept and at 6:31, the pastor called to see if she was on her way. She jumped up out of bed, hastily got ready, and arrived about 30 minutes late. The next year, her phone rang at ...read more

  • Jesus Was Thirsty

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,624 views

    Jesus said, "I am thirsty." No wonder he was thirsty. Loss of blood. Exposure. Heat. Exhaustion. Dehydration. He’s been on the cross now for 6 hours. The sweat rolls off him like buckets. It’s hot. And the flies are buzzing around him. The crowds taunting him. The blood mixes with the sweat as it ...read more

  • Sometimes People Think God Does Not Know What ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 21, 2008
     | 2,766 views

    Sometimes people think God does not know what they are thinking. But He knows that some people are just "using" God, but they really detest Him. At a tea for officers and their wives, the commanding general of a base delivered a seemingly endless oration. A young lieutenant grumbled to the woman ...read more

  • Results Were Not As We Hoped

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Apr 4, 2009
     | 2,449 views

    RESULTS WERE NOT AS WE HOPED On 16 January 2008 Newcastle United FC celebrated the return of former manager Kevin Keegan, known as 'King Kev.' A BBC sport website said: "He is back at Newcastle, much to the delight of the majority of the club's fans." A sign of how highly regarded Keegan was on ...read more

  • Most Of Us Have Never Been To Nisswa, Minnesota, ...

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Apr 23, 2009
     | 1,544 views

    Most of us have never been to Nisswa, Minnesota, but I, for one, would like to go there someday. And when I go, I need to plan to stay over for Wednesday night. Not that I want to go to church there (Sorry about that, Chief!). No, the reason I want to visit Nisswa is for the Turtle Races. Every ...read more

  • Poem On Risk

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 28, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,906 views

    POEM ON RISK This is a poem on risk from a classroom wall: To laugh is to risk appearing the fool To weep is to risk appearing sentimental To reach out for another is to risk involvement To expose feelings is to risk exposing, your true self To place your ideas, your dreams before a crowd is to ...read more

  • More Than A Golf Ball

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2011
     | 3,164 views

    MORE THAN A GOLF BALL Curtis Strange, one of the golfers in the Master’s Tournament, teed up on the 12th hole and hit a beautiful shot. It rolled right up and dropped in the cup for a hole-in-one. The crowd went crazy with applause and cheering. Then Curtis Strange did an interesting thing. He ...read more

  • Play For The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
     | 2,868 views

    PLAY FOR THE MASTER The young man had waited for this moment for many months even years. He had practiced and practiced. It was his premiere appearance as a concert violinist. The audience heard much about his amazing talent, and they packed out the prestigious concert hall to hear him. They ...read more

  • There Was A Boy Who Was Adopted By A Christian ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 24, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,422 views

    There was a boy who was adopted by a Christian couple. When that boy became a teenager he started to hang around the wrong crowd. He got involved with drugs and the wrong kind of girls. He broke his curfew and was just rebellious. That couple went and talked to the preacher. They asked the ...read more

  • The Other 19 Percent

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2009
    based on 1 rating
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    THE OTHER 19 PERCENT Even if they’re unsure of it, most people want to believe in Heaven, and most people have some concept of it. TIME took a poll 10 years ago, and 81% of the people they surveyed said they believed in the existence of Heaven, where people lived forever with God after they ...read more

  • Love Your Enemies: Forgiveness In Rwanda

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,317 views

    Love Your Enemies: Forgiveness in Rwanda Bishop John Rucyahana, a Tutsi Rwandan, found Christ while growing up as an exile from his native Rwanda. I like the way he describes His conversion: "I did not accept Jesus. Jesus graciously met me and accepted me." This is a man who understands how we ...read more

  • Angels Of Reconciliation  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 26, 2012
    based on 11 ratings
     | 9,712 views

    ANGELS OF RECONCILIATION With his life in disarray, Steven Lavaggi sat on his bedroom’s wooden floor, and began searching his Bible for answers. His wife had just left him to marry a writer for The Rolling Stone Magazine. Ten days later, Steven discovered his son was stricken with Juvenile ...read more

  • Artist, Steven Lavaggi

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 21, 2012
     | 2,815 views

    With his life in disarray, Steven Lavaggi sat on his bedroom’s wooden floor, and began searching his Bible for answers. His wife had just left him to marry a writer for The Rolling Stone Magazine. Ten days later, Steven discovered his son was stricken with Juvenile Diabetes. Then he lost his ...read more

  • During World War Ii, England Needed To Increase ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Sep 5, 2001
    based on 80 ratings
     | 1,598 views

    "During World War II, England needed to increase its production of coal. Winston Churchill called together labor leaders to enlist their support. At the end of his presentation he asked them to picture in their minds a parade which he knew would be held in Piccadilly Circus after the war. First, he ...read more

  • Gordon Macdonald Shared About A Time When He And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Sep 8, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,601 views

    Gordon MacDonald shared about a time when he and his daughter, Kristy attended the New Year’s Eve celebration at the InterVarsity Urban Missionary Convention in 1976. The night closed with a Communion Service. After the benediction, 17,000 students began to head for the arena portals and their ...read more