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  • A Friend Of Mine Told Me About A Time He Was A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,472 views

    A friend of mine told me about a time he was a youth counselor at church camp. During the week they had various types of activities. They had bible classes, and prayer groups, and hiking, and worship services, and of course some type of sporting competition every day. All the kids were having a ...read more

  • One Giant Leap For Mankind  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Dec 10, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,354 views

    ONE GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND ONE OF THE GREAT EVENTS OF THE 20TH CENTURY took place on July 20th, 1969, at exactly 4:17 P.M., EDT, when the Lunar Module "Eagle" landed on the surface of the moon. The Apollo 11 mission was the first manned mission to land on the moon. It was the 5th human spaceflight ...read more

  • How Do You Know You're Saved?

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Apr 15, 2011
     | 2,284 views

    HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU'RE SAVED? When I ask some people if they're saved, they sometimes answer, "Well I think so" or "I hope so." What if someone came up to me and asked, "Pastor Sligh, are you married?" Suppose I say, "Well, I think so." You say, "Now wait a minute. You either are or you aren't. I ...read more

  • One Of The Most Dramatic Symbols Of The New ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steven Chapman on Nov 6, 2000
    based on 84 ratings
     | 2,659 views

    One of the most dramatic symbols of the new political freedoms in the worlds was the tearing down of the Berlin Wall. In 1990, church leaders invited Billy Graham to conduct a rally at the Brandenburg Gate. They said that rock stars, entertainers, and political groups had rallied at the Wall, but ...read more

  • In His Retirement, Thomas Jefferson Founded The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 18, 2001
    based on 61 ratings
     | 1,487 views

    In his retirement, Thomas Jefferson founded the University of Virginia. Because Jefferson trusted that students would take their studies seriously, the code of discipline was lax. Unfortunately, his trust proved misplaced when the misbehavior of students led to a riot in which professors who ...read more

  • William P. Barker Tells Of A Machinist At Ford ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 6, 2001
    based on 144 ratings
     | 3,988 views

    William P. Barker tells of a machinist at Ford Motor Company in Detroit who became a Christian. He responded to the invitation and was baptized. As the Holy Spirit began renewing this man he became convicted of his need to make restitution for some parts and tools he had stolen from the company ...read more

  • It Has Been Said That "There Are None So Blind As ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Mar 20, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,761 views

    It has been said that “there are none so blind as those who refuse to see”. The Morning of the day of the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon was conferring with his general, planning the tactics of the day. After telling him what the infantry should do, he said, “And by tonight Wellington will be in our ...read more

  • The Party Is Over  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 20, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,917 views

    THE PARTY IS OVER Americans experience presidential inaugurations in our nation’s capital every four years. They are gala events, expressions of national pride. All three branches of government are focused on the inauguration of an American president, and there are bands, banners, television ...read more

  • In His Book Dare To Believe, Dan Baumann ...

    Contributed by Rev. Roberto D. Abella on Nov 21, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,273 views

    In his book Dare to Believe, Dan Baumann illustrates the unique experience of knowing that something is ours, yet longing to enjoy it more fully. He explained that at Christmas time he would always do a lot of snooping, trying to find the gift --wrapped presents and figure out what was in them. ...read more

  • Thomas Jefferson Founded The University Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on May 27, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,935 views

    Thomas Jefferson founded the University of Virginia. The misbehavior of students led to a riot in which professors who tried to restore order were attacked. The following day a meeting was held between the university’s board, of which Jefferson was a member, and defiant students. Jefferson began by ...read more

  • The Most Popular Methods Of Evangelizing, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,471 views

    The Most Popular Methods Of Evangelizing, according to a new Barna study, are praying for others’ salvation (43%), living in such a way as to encourage questions about their faith (40% engaged in “lifestyle evangelism”) and interactive conversations about moral and life issues that hopefully lead ...read more

  • I Am Steadfastly For Monogamy. Adultery Is Almost ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 2,474 views

    I am steadfastly for monogamy. Adultery is almost certainly going to make a dent in trust and intimacy, and in many cases I’ve known, it has destroyed them altogether. A woman who is conducting a secret affair has to become deliberately deceitful...like a CIA agent or spy. She can’t just come home ...read more

  • In His Retirement, Thomas Jefferson Founded The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 2,351 views

    In his retirement, Thomas Jefferson founded the University of Virginia. Because Jefferson trusted that students would take their studies seriously, the code of discipline was lax. Unfortunately, his trust proved misplaced when the misbehavior of students led to a riot in which professors who tried ...read more

  • When I Was In The Army They Had What Many Of You ...

    Contributed by James Harden Jr. on Jul 23, 2006
     | 2,061 views

    When I was in the army they had what many of you may have heard night vision goggles in the police department they used them to. These interesting binoculars enabled the soldier to see even in the event there was no light and the area was dark. Impossible no it was very possible for this ...read more

  • I Have Also Witnessed Another Neighbor Being ...

    Contributed by Samson Musyoki on Sep 22, 2007
     | 1,733 views

    I have also witnessed another neighbor being attacked at night in a similar event, but in this case, the robbers couldn’t get into his house for the iron gates were too strong to be broken. And as they were struggling to break open, the police were alerted and came fully armed to shoot at the ...read more

  • Hours Behind The Runner In Front Of Him, The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Joo-Ching Chng on Jan 4, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,265 views

    "Hours behind the runner in front of him, the last marathoner finally entered the Olympic stadium. By that time, the drama of the day’s events was almost over and most of the spectators had gone home. This athlete’s story, however, was still being played out. Limping into the arena, the ...read more

  • Jesus Changed All That. And I Love The Way He Did ...

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Mar 1, 2008
     | 1,084 views

    Jesus changed all that. And I love the way he did it. Talk about detail! John tells us that Jesus “spit on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on the man’s eyes.” Whenever I read these words, I think about another occasion when God did something remarkable with mud. In Genesis 2:7 ...read more

  • In The Not So Distant Past, Was A Movement That ...

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Sep 20, 2008
     | 1,711 views

    In the not so distant past, was a movement that swept across the country that was started by former Colorado University football coach Bill McCartney, called Promise Keepers. It started small, but before long, hundreds of thousands of men would gather for huge conferences that focused on men ...read more

  • Emotion

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Dec 4, 2008
     | 3,447 views

    EMOTION The Bee Gees and Destiny’s Child sang a song called "Emotion". The song is about the sadness of lost love. "In the words of a broken heart it’s just emotion taking me over. Caught up in sorrow lost in the song but if you don’t come back, Come home to me, darling, don’t you know there’s ...read more

  • Defining Moments

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2009
     | 2,276 views

    DEFINING MOMENTS The American director, Ken Burns (Born: 1953), once said; and, I quote: "Good history is a question of survival. Without any past, we will deprive ourselves of the defining impression of our being." The American public servant, Donald Evans (Born: 1946), once said; and, I ...read more