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  • Do Whatever The Champion Does

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 24, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,488 views

    DO WHATEVER THE CHAMPION DOES In 1976, Finland’s Lasse Viren made Olympic history when he became the first man to win both the 5,000 and 10,000 meter races in successive Olympiads. After his victory, his coach decided to take on the record of the legendary Emil Zatopek. Earlier in the century at ...read more

  • An Unforgettable Moment

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,317 views

    AN UNFORGETTABLE MOMENT In those times in our lives when we receive big news, whatever that might be, our minds are forever imprinted with the emotion and excitement captured in that moment. We hear of an upcoming marriage, a baby on the way, an acceptance to school, whatever it might be – and ...read more

  • Arthur's Envy

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 8, 2011
     | 3,237 views

    ARTHUR'S ENVY When I served on staff at Rayne Memorial UMC on St. Charles Avenue, a young man named Arthur began attending. Arthur was a nice guy but was different, both in appearance and in personality. Arthur got involved in the young adult ministry I had started at the church and was accepted ...read more

  • Chippie's Story  PRO

    Contributed by Scott Spencer on Nov 14, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,943 views

    CHIPPIE'S STORY Max Lucado shares the story of a parakeet named Chippie. Chippie’s owner decided to clean his cage...with a vacuum cleaner. She was almost finished when the phone rang, so she turned around to answer it. Before she knew it, Chippie was gone. In a panic she ripped open the vacuum ...read more

  • Of A Sister In Faith Losing Her Valuable Purse ...

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Dec 22, 2011
     | 1,587 views

    Of a Sister in faith losing her valuable purse and then miraculously recovering it. Two years ago, the ladies of our Church went to buy some gifts in a busy market for Church widows and orphans during Christmas time. Mission accomplished, when they returned to the Church, one Sister in faith found ...read more

  • From Atheist And Skeptic To Believer--The Case Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 8, 2012
     | 3,358 views

    FROM ATHEIST AND SKEPTIC TO BELIEVER--THE CASE OF LEE STROBEL Lee Strobel was a Yale Law School graduate and a journalist for the Chicago Tribune. When he was a skeptic and an atheist, he undertook an investigation into the claims of so called "prophets." He set out to debunk the prophecies of ...read more

  • 10th Birthday

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 16, 2014
     | 4,347 views

    Donald Whitney tells us of his 10th birthday. He invited 8 friends. They played football and basketball, enjoyed hot dogs and hamburgers, then devoured ice cream and cake. “The climax was a gift from me to them. Nothing was too good for my friends. I was going to pay their way to the most ...read more

  • Get In The Wheelbarrow!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 18, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,506 views

    On June 30, 1859, one of the greatest tight-rope walkers in history, Charles Blondin, became the first man in history to walk across Niagara Falls. Approximately 25,000 people watched him walk a 1,000-foot line suspended above the raging falls without any safety nets. When he safely reached the ...read more

  • The First Billionaire  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 33 ratings
     | 4,224 views

    The First Billionaire The very first person to reach the status of billionaire was a man who knew how to set goals and follow through. At the age of 23, he had become a millionaire, by the age of 50 a billionaire. Every decision, attitude, and relationship was tailored to create his personal power ...read more

  • Basics Of Sikh Faith  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 10, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,648 views

    BASICS OF SIKH FAITH There are currently about 18 million who practice the Sikh Faith. The Founder, Guru Nanak (1469-1539 C.E.) was the first of Sikhism’s 10 Gurus, a lineage of holy teachers that continued until the end of the 17th century. The Gurus are understood to be the mediators of divine ...read more

  • The Love Of Christ  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Sep 23, 2002
    based on 26 ratings
     | 6,742 views

    THE LOVE OF CHRIST I want to tell you of a modern day Damascus road experience that some of you may find hard to believe. It is reported in an article by Fred Markert in the current issue of Pray Magazine. Fred is the International Director of YWAM’s Strategic Frontiers, a group that focuses on ...read more

  • A Real Heroine  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 26, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,896 views

    A REAL HEROINE As you walk down the red carpet, a frenzied mob swarms around you, demanding your autograph. The reporters are snapping your picture, nearly blinding you. Every ten feet, a television crew stops you for an interview. Have you just become the hottest newest star? No, you’re at ...read more

  • Bill Wilson Is Founder And Senior Pastor Of ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Dec 9, 2006
     | 1,786 views

    Bill Wilson is founder and Senior Pastor of Metro Ministries based out of New York City, ministering to the five boroughs of New York, with expanding ministry around the world. When Bill Wilson was a boy, he was walking with his mom one day and they sat on a culvert to rest. His mom then got up ...read more

  • Not A Time For Weak-Hearted Preaching

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 1, 2007
     | 2,073 views

    Not A Time For Weak-Hearted Preaching By Fred Jackson and Jody Brown November 22, 2002 (Agape Press) - A well known Bible teacher and author is calling on pastors to confront false beliefs from the pulpit. John MacArthur says no epoch in history has witnessed the rise of as many dangerous belief ...read more

  • The Late Rev. Dr. John Rowan Claypool Iv Served ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Feb 3, 2008
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    The late Rev. Dr. John Rowan Claypool IV served as a pastor for 47 years, first in Southern Baptist Congregations in the South and then from 1986 to 2000 as the Rector of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Birmingham, Alabama. In his sermon entitled “The Future and Forgetting,” he shares this ...read more

  • With Regard To Alcohol Abuse

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,940 views

    With regard to alcohol abuse: 1. Currently, nearly 14 million Americans—1 in every 13 adults-abuse alcohol or are alcoholic. 2. Several million more adults engage in risky drinking patterns that could lead to alcohol problems. 3. Even more scary and sad is how young people are when they get ...read more

  • Heroes Who Can't Swim

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,500 views

    HEROES WHO CAN'T SWIM Paul Harvey tells the story of Ray Blankenship preparing his breakfast and gazing out the window, when he saw a small girl being swept along in the rain-flooded drainage ditch beside his Andover, Ohio, home. Blankenship knew that farther downstream, the ditch disappeared with ...read more

  • The Eagle And The Mouse  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 1, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,371 views

    THE EAGLE AND THE MOUSE There is an old story of an eagle who, on an early morning during the spring thaw, soared high above the forest looking for something to eat. As he followed the course of a river he looked down and spied a small rodent, trapped on a piece of ice that had broken free and was ...read more

  • The Value Of The Rock

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 25, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,657 views

    THE VALUE OF THE ROCK There is an old story told of an occasion in 1799 when a twelve year old boy named Conrad Reed skipped church and went fishing in Little Meadow Creek on the family farm near Fayetteville, North Carolina. In an attempt to spear a fish young Conrad Reed missed but his spear ...read more

  • Monogamy Syndrome  PRO

    Contributed by Tim White on Feb 15, 2013
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,042 views

    MONOGAMY SYNDROME Where at one time, having sexual relations outside marriage was considered liberating, current studies show that it damages one's ability to trust, affecting future relationship, one's respect for self, affecting every decision and diminishing the value of right decisions, and ...read more